| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians by Martin Luther: pains to earn hell than the martyrs of Christ to obtain heaven. Theirs is a
double misfortune. First they torture themselves on earth with self-
inflicted penances and finally when they die they gain the reward of eternal
damnation.
VERSE 2. Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ
shall profit you nothing.
Paul is incensed at the thought of the tyranny of the Law. His antagonism
to the Law is a personal matter with him. "Behold, I, Paul," he says, "I who
have received the Gospel not from men, but by the revelation of Jesus
Christ: I who have been commissioned from above to preach the Gospel to
you: I Paul say to you, If you submit to circumcision Christ will profit you
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Hiero by Xenophon: [10] i.e. the choreutai.
[11] Sc. the choro-didaskaloi, or chorus-masters.
[12] {ta antitupa}, "the repellent obverse," "the seamy side." Cf.
Theogn. 1244, {ethos ekhon solion pistios antitupon}. "Hell." VI.
iii. 11.
[13] Or, "Well then, what reason is there why other matters of
political concern--all other branches of our civic life, in fact--
should not be carried out on this same principle?"
All states as units are divided into tribes ({thulas}), or regiments
({moras}), or companies ({lokhous}), and there are officers
({arkhontes}) appointed in command of each division.[14]
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Lemorne Versus Huell by Elizabeth Drew Stoddard: said was to be made for me; for Mrs. Bliss, one of our hotel
acquaintances, had offered to chaperon me to the great ball which
would come off in a few days, and she had accepted the offer for
me.
"There will be no chance for you to take a walk instead," she
finished with.
"I can not dance, you know."
"But you will be *there*."
I was sent to a dress-maker of Mrs. Bliss's recommending; but I
ordered the dress to be made after my own design, long plain
sleeves, and high plain corsage, and requested that it should not
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