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Chapter XXXV

           IfIlistenedtohumanpride,Ishouldsaynomoretoyouofmarriagewithme;butIlistentomyduty,andkeepsteadilyinviewmyfirstaim—todoallthingstothegloryofGod. MyMasterwaslong-suffering:sowillIbe. Icannotgiveyouuptoperditionasavesselofwrath:repent—resolve,whilethereisyettime. Remember,wearebidtoworkwhileitisday—warnedthat‘thenightcomethwhennomanshallwork. ’RememberthefateofDives,whohadhisgoodthingsinthislife. Godgiveyoustrengthtochoosethatbetterpartwhichshallnotbetakenfromyou!" 

           Helaidhishandonmyheadasheutteredthelastwords. Hehadspokenearnestly,mildly:hislookwasnot,indeed,thatofaloverbeholdinghismistress,butitwasthatofapastorrecallinghiswanderingsheep—orbetter,ofaguardianangelwatchingthesoulforwhichheisresponsible. Allmenoftalent,whethertheybemenoffeelingornot;whethertheybezealots,oraspirants,ordespots—providedonlytheybesincere—havetheirsublimemoments,whentheysubdueandrule. IfeltvenerationforSt.John—venerationsostrongthatitsimpetusthrustmeatoncetothepointIhadsolongshunned. Iwastemptedtoceasestrugglingwithhim—torushdownthetorrentofhiswillintothegulfofhisexistence,andtherelosemyown. IwasalmostashardbesetbyhimnowasIhadbeenoncebefore,inadifferentway,byanother. Iwasafoolbothtimes. Tohaveyieldedthenwouldhavebeenanerrorofprinciple;tohaveyieldednowwouldhavebeenanerrorofjudgment. 

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