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in those Things which you have begun by the Inspiration of the Holy Ghost, not abandoning your Perfection as is the Custom with some, but avoiding all the Snares of Darkness, strive ever after Things more Perfect. Most high is your Perfection, above Man and the Strength of Man, and it excels in its Brightness the Perfection of your Fore-*fathers. Have no Doubt or Fear concerning the Kingdom of Heaven, for you already hold the Earnest of Future Inheritance and a Pledge of