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The Prince of Light and the Prince of Darkness in Conflict
The Prince of Light and the Prince of Darkness in Conflict Author:Alexander Balloch Grosart Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: ' I Pray you, Reader, as one fellow-Christian may another, in the name of our great Master, to give all the force you can, by Example, to His divine precepts ; n... more »either to give your affections to wealth nor rank, but to that which cometh of the Father and returneth to Him. And excuse not yourself by saying, "What can one man do?" Does the rain-drop which refreshes the flower ask itself, What can I do, a single rain-drop ? No. It does its heavenly Master's will, and refreshes at least one flower; and its fellows do the like, and thus all are quickened. Let each think only of doing what is right, and if each does but this, the whole is well cared for.' enrg GcEIison, [Preface to ' Mad Moments,' p. 17. The most matter/ill of modern overlooked Poetry. 2 vols. izmo, 1833 (Malta).] ' A King lived long ago, In the morning of the world, When earth was nigher heaven than now : And the king's locks curled, Disparting o'er a forehead fullt As the milk-white space 'twixt horn and horn Of some sacrificial bull— Only calm as a babe new born.' JSobett ISr ('Pifpa Passes.') The Temptation Of Christ. Matthew iv. i-n. (a) 1. 'Then Jesus1 was led up2 within' the wilderness under The Spirit,6 in order to be tempted6 under7 the Devil.8 2. ' And having fasted days forty and nights forty,' afterwards He was hungry.10 3. 'And being come to Him, the Tempter11 said, Ifu Son Thou be of The God,13 speak," in order that these, the stones, may become loaves.15 4. ' But He answering spake,le It is written, Not upon bread alone shall live the man,17 but upon every word proceeding through the mouth of God.18 5. ' Then the Devil took Him with him19 unto the Holy City, and sets Him upon the wing20 of the Temple, 6. ' And says to Him, If Son Thou be of The God, c...« less