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Chapter XXXV

           IfIlistenedtohumanpride,Ishouldsaynomoretoyouofmarriagewithme;butIlistentomyduty,andkeepsteadilyinviewmyfirstaimtodoallthingstothegloryofGod. MyMasterwaslong-suffering:sowillIbe. Icannotgiveyouuptoperditionasavesselofwrath:repentresolve,whilethereisyettime. Remember,wearebidtoworkwhileitisdaywarnedthat‘thenightcomethwhennomanshallwork. RememberthefateofDives,whohadhisgoodthingsinthislife. Godgiveyoustrengthtochoosethatbetterpartwhichshallnotbetakenfromyou!" 

           Helaidhishandonmyheadasheutteredthelastwords. Hehadspokenearnestly,mildly:hislookwasnot,indeed,thatofaloverbeholdinghismistress,butitwasthatofapastorrecallinghiswanderingsheeporbetter,ofaguardianangelwatchingthesoulforwhichheisresponsible. Allmenoftalent,whethertheybemenoffeelingornot;whethertheybezealots,oraspirants,ordespotsprovidedonlytheybesincerehavetheirsublimemoments,whentheysubdueandrule. IfeltvenerationforSt.JohnvenerationsostrongthatitsimpetusthrustmeatoncetothepointIhadsolongshunned. Iwastemptedtoceasestrugglingwithhimtorushdownthetorrentofhiswillintothegulfofhisexistence,andtherelosemyown. IwasalmostashardbesetbyhimnowasIhadbeenoncebefore,inadifferentway,byanother. Iwasafoolbothtimes. Tohaveyieldedthenwouldhavebeenanerrorofprinciple;tohaveyieldednowwouldhavebeenanerrorofjudgment. 

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