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I saw that God was greatly displeased with the least manifestation of
selfishness on the part of his professed people, for whom Jesus has not
spared his own precious life. Every selfish, covetous individual will
fall out by the way. Like Judas, who sold his Lord, they will sell good
principles, and a noble, generous disposition for a little of earth’s gain.
All such will be sifted out from God’s people. Those who want heaven,
must, with every energy they possess, be encouraging the principles
of heaven. And instead of their
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soul’s withering up with selfishness, they should be expanding with
benevolence, and every opportunity should be improved in doing good
to one another, and increasing and growing more and more into the
principles of heaven. Jesus was held up to me as the perfect pattern.
His life was without selfish interest, and was marked with disinterested
benevolence.
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