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Eachoneisallinalltohimself; forhebeingdead, , butbyit.
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"Allthatisintheworldisthelustoftheflesh, orthelustoftheeyes, ortheprideoflife; libidosentiendi, libidosciendi, libidodominandi."[172]Wretchedisthecursedlandwhichthesethreeriversoffireenflameratherthanwater![173] Happytheywho, ontheserivers, arenotoverwhelmednorcarriedaway, butareimmovablyfixed, notstandingbutseatedonalowandsecurebase, whencetheydonotrisebeforethelight, but, havingrestedinpeace, stretchouttheirhandstoHim, whomustliftthemup, andmakethemstanduprightandfirmintheporchesoftheholyJerusalem! Therepridecannolongerassailthemnorcastthemdown; andyettheyweep, nottoseeallthoseperishablethingssweptawaybythetorrents, butattheremembranceoftheirlovedcountry, theheavenlyJerusalem, whichtheyrememberwithoutceasingduringtheirprolongedexile.
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TheriversofBabylonrushandfallandsweepaway.
OholySion, whereallisfirmandnothingfalls!
Wemustsituponthewaters, notunderthemorinthem, butonthem; andnotstandingbutseated; beingseatedtobehumble, .
Letusseeifthispleasureisstableortransitory; ifitpassaway, itisariverofBabylon.
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Thelustoftheflesh, thelustoftheeyes, pride, etc.—Therearethreeordersofthings: theflesh, thespirit, ; ; ; theyhaverighteousnessastheirobject.
Godmustreignoverall, ; inintellectualmatters, inquiryspecially; inwisdom, , butitisnottheplaceforpride; foringrantingtoamanthatheislearned, , foritcannotbegrantedtoamanthathehasmadehimselfwise, andthatheiswrongtobeproud; , andthatiswhyQuigloriatur, inDominoglorietur.[174]
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