| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from An Open Letter on Translating by Dr. Martin Luther: inserted the word "solum" (alone) in Rom. 3 as the text itself,
and St. Paul's meaning, urgently necessitated and demanded it. He
is dealing with the main point of Christian doctrine in this
passage - namely that we are justified by faith in Christ without
any works of the Law. In fact, he rejects all works so completely
as to say that the works of the Law, though it is God's law and
word, do not aid us in justification. Using Abraham as an
example, he argues that Abraham was so justified without works
that even the highest work, which had been commanded by God, over
and above all others, namely circumcision, did not aid him in
justification. Instead, Abraham was justified without
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Elizabeth and her German Garden by Marie Annette Beauchamp: and when all our fortitude is needed to enable us to bear our
temporary inferiority patiently, without being forced besides
to assume an attitude of eager and grovelling politeness towards
the angel in the house."
There was a pause.
"I didn't know you could talk so much, Sage," said Irais at length.
"What would you have women do, then?" asked Minora meekly.
Irais began to beat her foot up and down again,--what did it
matter what Men of Wrath would have us do? "There are not,"
continued Minora, blushing, "husbands enough for every one,
and the rest must do something."
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Michael Strogoff by Jules Verne: should he appeal to them.
"My horses will remain in my carriage," said Michael,
but without raising his tone more than would be suitable
for a plain Irkutsk merchant.
The traveler advanced towards Michael and laid his hand
heavily on his shoulder. "Is it so?" he said roughly.
"You will not give up your horses to me?"
"No," answered Michael.
"Very well, they shall belong to whichever of us is able
to start. Defend yourself; I shall not spare you!"
So saying, the traveler drew his saber from its sheath,
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