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 cannot know  how  much  she  loved  Him. Such as  these would wish  to  be  all  for  Jesus,  but  they  wish  it  if  God  will be satisfied  with  a  divided  love — if  God  would  accept  of  a service  of  their  own,  and  not  the  one  He  desires.

They would  like  to  be  perfect,  but  only  in  their  own imperfect way;  they  wish  to  rely  on  human  prudence,  and if anything  overtax  their  strength,  they  lose  courage  and are frightened  at  the  least  difficulty.

Vain are  the  desires,  frivolous  are  the  pretexts,  of  a  heart steeped in  tepidity.

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Howsoever long  you  may  have  lived,  howsoever  persevering you  have  been  in  doing  well,  oh! do not  say,  " It  is enough,  I  am  all  right  now; "  for  this  would  be  as  much as  to  say,  " It  is  sufficient,  I  will  now  begin  to  slacken  and fall  off."

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On Psalm lxix.