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154: O thou son of the Kingdom! Thy most agreeable ...
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O thou son of the Kingdom! Thy most agreeable letters, with their pleasing style, ever gladden our hearts.
When the song is of the Kingdom, it rejoiceth the soul.
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Praise thou God that thou hast travelled to that country
[Germany]
for the purpose of raising up His Word and spreading
abroad the holy fragrance of His Kingdom, and that thou
art serving as a gardener in the gardens of heaven. Erelong
shall thine efforts be crowned with success.
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O thou son of the Kingdom! All things are beneficial if
joined with the love of God; and without His love all things
are harmful, and act as a veil between man and the Lord of
the Kingdom. When His love is there, every bitterness
turneth sweet, and every bounty rendereth a wholesome
pleasure. For example, a melody, sweet to the ear, bringeth
the very spirit of life to a heart in love with God, yet
staineth with lust a soul engrossed in sensual desires. And
every branch of learning, conjoined with the love of
God, is approved and worthy of praise; but bereft of His
love, learning is barren--indeed, it bringeth on madness.
Every kind of knowledge, every science, is as a tree: if the
fruit of it be the love of God, then is it a blessed tree, but if
not, that tree is but dried-up wood, and shall only feed the
fire.
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O thou loyal servant of God and thou spiritual healer of
man! Whensoever thou dost attend a patient, turn thy face
toward the Lord of the heavenly Kingdom, ask the Holy
Spirit to come to thine aid, then heal thou the sickness.
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