The death of Christ is their meritorious cause; the Spirit of God and his effectual grace their efficient, working instrumentally with power by the word and ordinances.
To know Christ entails accepting his will as norm. When we feel this we draw back, startled for it means the cross. The it is better to say honestly: __ can__ yet,_ than to mouth pious phrases. Slow there with the large words __elf-suffender,_ and __acrifice._ It is better to admit our weakness and ask him to teach us strength.
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To know Christ entails accepting his will as norm. When we feel this we draw back, startled for it means the cross. The it is better to say honestly: __ can__ yet,_ than to mouth pious phrases. Slow there with the large words __elf-suffender,_ and __acrifice._ It is better to admit our weakness and ask him to teach us strength.
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