| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Smalcald Articles by Dr. Martin Luther: purgatory, the monastic life, one's own works and [fictitious]
divine worship (for this is the very Papacy [upon each of
which the Papacy is altogether founded and is standing]), and
condemns, murders and tortures all Christians who do not exalt
and honor these abominations [of the Pope] above all things.
Therefore, just as little as we can worship the devil himself
as Lord and God, we can endure his apostle, the Pope, or
Antichrist, in his rule as head or lord. For to lie and to
kill, and to destroy body and soul eternally, that is wherein
his papal government really consists, as I have very clearly
shown in many books.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Bride of Lammermoor by Walter Scott: amenable? for I must needs say, that at Ravenswood Castle, now
pertaining to my master the Lord Keeper, ye have not left behind
ye the most compliant set of tenantry."
"Ah! but Mr. Lockhard," replied Caleb, "ye must consider there
has been a change of hands, and the auld lord might expect twa
turns frae them, when the new-comer canna get ane. A dour and
fractious set they were, thae tenants of Ravenswood, and ill to
live wi' when they dinna ken their master; and if your master
put them mad ance, the whole country will not put them down."
"Troth," said Mr. Lockhard, "an such be the case, I think the
wisest thing for us a ' wad be to hammer up a match between your
The Bride of Lammermoor |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Men of Iron by Howard Pyle: sight and a pleasant one. The day was warm and balmy, and the
yellow sunlight fell in waving uncertain patches of light,
dappling the table-cloth, and twinkling and sparkling upon the
dishes, cups, and flagons.
At the head of the table sat a young man some three or four years
older than Myles, dressed in a full suit of rich blue brocaded
velvet, embroidered with gold-thread and trimmed with black fur.
His face, which was turned towards them as they mounted from the
lawn to the little stone-flagged terrace, was frank and open; the
cheeks smooth and fair; the eyes dark and blue. He was tall and
rather slight, and wore his thick yellow hair hanging to his
Men of Iron |
