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... natural appetite , even though my nature is good in itself , tends in one way or another to keep alive in me the illusion that is opposed to God's reality living within me . Even though my natural acts are good they have a tendency ...
... natural appetite , even though my nature is good in itself , tends in one way or another to keep alive in me the illusion that is opposed to God's reality living within me . Even though my natural acts are good they have a tendency ...
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... natural experience . But also there is nothing within reach of reason to argue that they are disconnected . The statements which demand the assent of faith are simply neutral to reason . We have no natural evidence why they should be ...
... natural experience . But also there is nothing within reach of reason to argue that they are disconnected . The statements which demand the assent of faith are simply neutral to reason . We have no natural evidence why they should be ...
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... natural experience is like sleep com- pared with the awakening which is contemplation . The keenest and surest natural certitude is a dream com- pared to this serene comprehension . Our souls rise up from our earth like Jacob wak- ing ...
... natural experience is like sleep com- pared with the awakening which is contemplation . The keenest and surest natural certitude is a dream com- pared to this serene comprehension . Our souls rise up from our earth like Jacob wak- ing ...
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AUTHORS NOTE | 13 |
SEEDS OF CONTEMPLATION | 17 |
EVERYTHING THAT IS IS HOLY | 20 |
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