"Light views of sin give slight views of the sacrifice of Calvary, of the need for propitiation, and of the dread future penalty on willful wrong-doing."

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“Law operates in Nature.”

“Let us, therefore, not live in the summer‑house of emotion, but in the central citadel of the will, wholly yielded and devoted to the will of God.”

“Impressions within and His word without are always corroborated by His Providence around, and we should quietly wait until these three focus into one point.”

“We must be in much prayer for guidance.”

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