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She don made me understand that I mus' give hit a chance; break the curse there is only one way!" "What way, Becky?" Angela was whispering as if she and the old woman near her were conspiring together. "Hit mus' go where no one knows no one ever can know. It's the knowin' that damns us-all. Folks knowin' an' expectin' an' helpin' the curse. Hit's got to start fresh an' no one knowin'."
Doubtless no; nor yet in his act of eternal reprobation neither: it is grace that saveth the elect, but sin that damns the rest: it is superabundant grace that causeth the elect to close with the tenders of life, and live; and it is the aboundings of sin that holds off the reprobate from the rational, necessary, and absolute tenders, of grace.
'I've no positive information; we shall hear when he: comes back, Victor replied hurriedly. 'He got a drenching of all the damns in the British service from his. Generalissimo one day at a Review, for a trooper's negligence-button or stock missing, or something; and off goes Dartrey to his hut, and breaks his sword, and sends in his resignation. Good soldier lost.
Happy he who has learned the gospel according to Jesus, as reported by John that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all! Happy he who finds God his refuge from all the lies that are told for him, and in his name! But it is love that saves, and not opinion that damns; and let the Master himself deal with the weeds in his garden as with the tares in his field.
'I've no positive information; we shall hear when he: comes back, Victor replied hurriedly. 'He got a drenching of all the damns in the British service from his. Generalissimo one day at a Review, for a trooper's negligence-button or stock missing, or something; and off goes Dartrey to his hut, and breaks his sword, and sends in his resignation. Good soldier lost.
Whatever demoralizes the home, degrades the community, and crushes out idealism also damns the souls of little children.
Whatever Rienzi's sins, whatever his unpopularity, their freedom, their laws, their republic, were at stake; and these they surrendered to one hundred and fifty hirelings! This is the fact that damns them! But Rienzi was not unpopular when he addressed and conjured them: they found no fault with him.
As Duff's declarations grew in violence they became more and more elaborately decorated with profanity. In the full tide of their conversation a quiet voice broke in: "Too many 'damns." "What!" exclaimed Duff. "I beg your pardon!" said Sandy. "Too many 'damns," said Barry, looking quietly at Duff. "Dams? Where?" said Duff, looking about. "Beaver dams, do you mean?" enquired Sandy.
"Why and wherefore?" rejoined she; and he replied "The why is that all the livelong day thou tormentest thy hubby; and he keeps calling on 'eaven for aid until sleep is strange to me even from evenin' till mawnin', and he prays and damns, cussing us two, me and thee, causing me disquiet and much bother: were this not so, I should long ago have got my health; and it is this which prevents my answering thee."
Parsons, and ministers, and even priests, have all been at him; but it is useless: he curses and damns them right and left, and won't be attended by any one but her hadn't you betther try him, Mr. M'Slime? May be you might succeed. Who knows but a little of the 'Spiritual Food for Babes of Grace' might sarve him as well as others. There's a case for you.
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