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The New Life. 1. Of the denial of the natural understanding Tersteegen says: "God and His truth are never known aright, save by such an one as, by the dying of his carnal nature, his inclinations, passions, and will, is made very earnest and silent ; and by the abandonment of the manifold deliberations of the understanding, has become very simple and childlike. We must give our heart and our will entirely to God, forsaking our own will in all things, releasing ourselves especially from the manifold imaginations and activities of the understanding, even in spiritual things, that it ma}' collect itself silently in the heart, and dwell as in the heart with God. Not in the head, but in the heart, does the true understanding display itself in acquiring the knowledge of God. In the head are the barren ideas of truth : in the heart is found the living truth itself, the anointing that teaches us all things. In the heart is found the living fountain of light. Any one that lives in a heart entertained with God, will often, with a glance of the eye, discern more truth than another with the greatest exertion." 2. Read the above passage with care : you will find in it the reason why we have several times said, that when you read or pray you must at every opportunity keep quiet for a little and set yourself in entire silence before God. This is necessary, to bring the activity of the natural understanding to silence and to set the heart open before God, that He may speak there. In the heart is the temple where worship in spirit and truth takes place. Distrust, deny your understanding in spiritual things. The natural understanding is in the head : the spiritual understanding is in the heart, the temple of God. O preserve in the temple of God a holy silence before His countenance : then He will speak. 3. "The peculiar mark of Christian self-denial is inward cheerfulness and joy in the midst of privation. The word of God makes unceasing joy a duty. This gladsome disposition, which, hailing from eternity, has all change and vicissitude under foot, will hold its ground, not only in times of severe suffering, but also in the self-denial of every day and hour that is inseparable from the Christian life." 4. What all am I to deny ? Deny yourself How shall I know where and when to deny myself? Do so always and in every- 224
Self-Denial. thing. And if you do not rightly understand that answer, know that no one can give you the right explanation of it but Jesus Himself. To imitate Him, to be taught of Him, is the only -way to self-denial. Only when Jesus comes in, does self go out. 15 72$
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TRANSLATOR'S NOTE. A GLANCE at the
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PREFACE, IN intercourse with young
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Preface. could have little counsel
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Preface. have been previously searc
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CONTENTS. PAGE I. THE NEW LIFE I3 I
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1. THE NEW LIFE. " For God so loved
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The New Life. spirit of docility, t
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' II. THE MILK OF THE WORD. " As ne
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The Milk of the Word. can be sustai
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The Milk of the Word. always to bel
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God's Word in Our Heart. There it i
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God's Word in Our Heart. love I Thy
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Faith. to what God has said or prom
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Faith. God has promised, He is able
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V. THE POWER OF GOD'S WORD. " Faith
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The Power of God's Word. the word c
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The Power of God's Word. the Son wi
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God's Gift of His Son. revival, or
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God^sGiftofHis Son. King. Thou, Lor
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Jesus' Surrender of Himself. falls
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Jesus* Surrender of Himself. 1. It
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Children of God. your want and nece
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Children of God. If by the grace of
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' : Our Surrender to Jesus. given m
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Our Surrender to Jesus. And what He
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A Saviour from Sin. on this account
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; A Saviour from Sin. The very humb
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The Confession of Sin. God, yes, Go
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The Confession of Sin. Thee with si
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; The Forgiveness of Sins. will for
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— The Forgiveness of Sins. ». Ab
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The Cleansing of Sin. heart in -whi
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The Cleansing of Sin. given you, is
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; Holiness. sin, -whereby He keeps
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Holiness. Young Christian, the Thre
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— ; • XV. RIGHTEOUSNESS. " He h
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Righteousness. ness ; ^ how Paul, w
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— — XVI. LOVE. ** A new command
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Jesus Love. I will love him ; I do
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: Love. the Spirit in you is the po
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Humility. glory rest upon himself.*
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Humility. the Holy Spirit who dwell
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THIS XVIII. STUMBI^INGS. •• In
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Stumblings. your weakness to Him, a
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*Matt ix. 23 ; i John v. 3, 4. 91 J
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Jesus the Keeper. " The Lord is thy
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XX. POWER AND WEAKNESS. " He hath s
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Power and Weakness. of His Lord. He
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XXI. THE LIFE OF FEELING. * We walk
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" The Life of Feeling. word will wo
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John xvi. 9, 14. 103 XXII. THE HOI.
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The Holy Ghost. And then shall the
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The Holy Ghost. Spirit. By faith, n
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: The Leading of the Spirit. ing. "
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The Leading of the Spirit, ing : it
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— XXIV. GRIEVING THE SPIRIT. " Gr
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Grieving the Spirit. Jesus and of t
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Grieving the Spirit. tainly, papa "
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^ Flesh and Spirit. So long as ther
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Flesh and Spirit. 1. In order to un
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Flesh and Spirit. the Lord Jesus to
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The I,ife of Faith. eous shall live
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The Life of Faith. 2. " Without fai
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The Might of Satan. head of the wor
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^ The Might of Satan. mingle with t
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XXVIII. THE CONFI.ICT OF THE CHRIST
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; The Conflict of the Christian. we
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The Conflict of the Christian. to c
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Be a Blessing. gives to you for oth
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Be a Blessing. 1. God is the great,
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Personal Work. blessing to them.* T
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— Personal Work. But above all—
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XXXI. MISSIONARY WORK. "And He said
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Missionary Work. millions of heathe
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Missionary Work. deavor to obey the
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— XXXIL LIGHT AND JOYFULNESS. " B
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: Ligli.t and Joyfulness. we confes
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— XXXIII. CHASTISEMENT. "Blessed
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Chastisement. glory to the promises
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Chastisement. 4. This is holiness :
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Prayer. whether you can pray at all
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Prayer. Fatherly love, the complete
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XXXV. THE PRAYER MEETING, " Again I
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: The Prayer Meeting. the righteous
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The Prayer Meeting. 1. There are ma
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Page 215 and 216: ; XI.IV. OBEDIENCE. " Now therefore
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Page 225 and 226: Self-Denial. the activity of our un
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Page 245 and 246: and — GROWTH. " So is the kingdom
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Page 251 and 252: Searching the Scriptures. spiritual
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