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 not divest himself entirely of anxiety—for while in the body this to a certain extent will continue—yet he learns to moderate it, and to feel an assurance that there is something geod in store for him, when he has been prepared for its enjoyment; and in the meantime, the present state has its portion of enjoyment, and he strives to leave "the morrow to take thought for the things of itself." Active and industrious, he discharges the duties of his station with fidelity; and with the Word of Truth as his weapon of warfare, he goes forward contending against evil, and his perception of peace becomes more and more delightful.

True peace is the arrangement in heavenly order of all the affections and thoughts. The soul of man is not to be considered as a part of the man, but as the entire man, the man himself. The soul of man consists of two faculties: the will, with its almost innumerable affections; and the understanding, with its almost equally innumerable thoughts. These two faculties of will and understanding exist by the constant inflowing of life or love from the Lord into the will; and of wisdom or truth from the Lord into the understanding. This twofold life is never intermitted; and as we suffer these two degrees of life to operate upon us, so are we kept in conjunction with the Lord; that is, as we are obedient to the Divine and living truths of God's most holy Word, becoming his faithful servants, we enjoy the happiness of the Divine presence, for "where He is, there also shall his servant be."