| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Smalcald Articles by Dr. Martin Luther: conversely, to omit good and do evil.
Again, that man by his natural powers can observe and keep
[do] all the commands of God.
Again, that, by his natural powers, man can love God above all
things and his neighbor as himself.
Again, if a man does as much as is in him, God certainly
grants him His grace.
Again, if he wishes to go to the Sacrament, there is no need
of a good intention to do good, but it is sufficient if he has
not a wicked purpose to commit sin; so entirely good is his
nature and so efficacious the Sacrament.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Falk by Joseph Conrad: fluchte Kerl came in the morning like a "tam'
ropper," making a great noise, and took him away.
His mate was not prepared, his ship was moored
fast--he protested it was shameful to come upon
a man in that way. Shameful! Yet such was the
power Falk had on the river that when I suggested
in a chilling tone that he might have simply refused
to have his ship moved, Hermann was quite startled
at the idea. I never realised so well before that this
is an age of steam. The exclusive possession of a
marine boiler had given Falk the whiphand of us
Falk |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Rig Veda: oil, the Purifier.
2 Like a steed neighing eager for the pasture, when he hath
stepped
forth from the great enclosure:
Then the wind following blows upon his splendour, and, straight,
the
path is black which thou hast travelled.
3 From thee a Bull but newly born, O Agni, the kindled everlasting
flames rise upward.
Aloft to heaven thy ruddy smoke ascendeth: Agni, thou speedest
to the
The Rig Veda |
