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Excerpt from The Christian Graces, Faith, Hope and Love, Vol. 2 The situation and circumstances of the Christian during his state of discipline and probation upon earth, are singularly, awfully, and perilously, critical. His attention is divided between two worlds. He is placed amidst the scenes, the duties, the possessions, the trials of the one, all of which are ever appealing to the senses, and urging their claims upon the faculties and instincts of our nature, claims which he cannot, dare not, altogether resist or neglect; and yet amidst these objects always present to him, he is, upon peril of his immortal soul, supremely to value, pursue, and enjoy the objects of the other world, of which he knows nothing but by report. He must not neglect one just and proper interest of this life, to which he is related by ties both various and tender and yet he must regard, practically and constantly, as his highest interest, the life that is to come. He must, to a certain extent, mind the things on earth, and yet his affections must be set on things in heaven: the visible must not be neglected, yet the invisible must be supremely regarded: the temporal must be attended to in due season and measure, and yet the eternal must predominate. If this is easy, nothing is difficult. If this can be readily accomplished, how is it that so few succeed in accomplishing it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.