"The cross is not only imposed upon the saints as their burden, but bequeathed unto them as their legacy. It is given unto them as an honor and privilege."

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“There may be some tenderness in the conscience and yet the will be a very stone; and as long as the will stands out, there is no broken heart.”

“He who knows what it is to enjoy God will dread His loss; he who has seen His face will fear to see His back.”

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