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Chapter 40

           

           "Menmaketheirownchoiceandformtheirownfutures,"hesaid—"Andneverletthemdaretosaytheyarenotfreetochoose!FromtheuttermostreachesofhighHeaventheSpiritofGoddescendedtothemasMan—fromtheuttermostdepthsoflowestHell,I,theSpiritofRebellion,come—equallyasMan!ButtheGod-in-Manwasrejectedandslain—I,theDevil-in-Manliveon,foreveracceptedandadored!Man’schoicethisis—notGod’sormine!Werethisself-seekinghumanraceoncetorejectmeutterly,IshouldexistnomoreasIam—norwouldtheyexistwhoarewithme.Listen,whileItraceyourcareer!—itisacopyofthelivesofmanymen;—andjudgehowlittlethepowersofHeavencanhavetodowithyou!—howmuchthepowersofHell!"

           Ishudderedinvoluntarily;—dimlyIbegantorealizetheawfulnatureofthisunearthlyinterview.

           "You,GeoffreyTempest,areamaninwhomaThoughtofGodwasonceimplanted—thatsubtlefireornoteofmusicoutofheavencalledGenius.Sogreatagiftisrarelybestowedonanymortal—andwoebetidehim,whohavingreceivedit,holdsitasofmerepersonalvalue,tobeusedforSelfandnotforGod!Divinelawsmovedyougentlyintherightpathofstudy—thepathofsuffering,ofdisappointment,ofself-denialandpoverty—foronlybythesethingsishumanitymadenobleandtrainedinthewaysofperfection.Throughpainandenduringlabourthesoulisarmedforbattle,andstrengthenedforconquest.

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