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2. Love. X not only came because He was sent but because he wanted to come. The duty was a pleasure. "In the volumes of the book it is written of me "delight &c". Love involved the same as duty. It encompassed the whole race. it incarnated itself. it made him active. it led to sacrifice and held him to his object Ills "X not a masterpiece of moral art. no lonely statue on a lofty pedestal extorting praise" Our love is expected to be like X's - not the same in extent but in kind | 2. Love. X not only came because He was sent but because he wanted to come. The duty was a pleasure. "In the volumes of the book it is written of me "delight &c". Love involved the same as duty. It encompassed the whole race. it incarnated itself. it made him active. it led to sacrifice and held him to his object Ills "X not a masterpiece of moral art. no lonely statue on a lofty pedestal extorting praise" Our love is expected to be like X's - not the same in extent but in kind Ills. Dew drop cannot hold the Sun but it can a ray of light | ||
3. Gratitude - Was X inspired by gratitude? "In that hour Jesus rejoiced in Spirit &c Lu 10-21 "Father I thank thee that thou hast heard me" John 11-41 | 3. Gratitude - Was X inspired by gratitude? "In that hour Jesus rejoiced in Spirit &c Lu 10-21 "Father I thank thee that thou hast heard me" John 11-41 | ||
The sense of what has been done for us is a mighty impulse - | The sense of what has been done for us is a mighty impulse - Ills - "Every drop of my blood thanks you" said a liberated prisoner to the man who had effected his release | ||
Ills - ingratitude. Prov. - The Earth produces nothing more detestable than an ungr[ateful] man "Were the whole realm of nature mine" &c "That were a present far too small | |||
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2. Love. X not only came because He was sent but because he wanted to come. The duty was a pleasure. "In the volumes of the book it is written of me "delight &c". Love involved the same as duty. It encompassed the whole race. it incarnated itself. it made him active. it led to sacrifice and held him to his object Ills "X not a masterpiece of moral art. no lonely statue on a lofty pedestal extorting praise" Our love is expected to be like X's - not the same in extent but in kind Ills. Dew drop cannot hold the Sun but it can a ray of light 3. Gratitude - Was X inspired by gratitude? "In that hour Jesus rejoiced in Spirit &c Lu 10-21 "Father I thank thee that thou hast heard me" John 11-41 The sense of what has been done for us is a mighty impulse - Ills - "Every drop of my blood thanks you" said a liberated prisoner to the man who had effected his release
Ills - ingratitude. Prov. - The Earth produces nothing more detestable than an ungr[ateful] man "Were the whole realm of nature mine" &c "That were a present far too small