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At one time I should be fervent, at another not; now disquieted, and again at peace, and tempted; but I must hope in Him, and fear not. I was one day thinking whether it was a want of detachment in me to take pleasure in the company of those who had the care of my soul, and to have an affection for them, and to comfort myself with those whom I see to be very great servants of God.
We talk to you of Louvain and Rheims in the hope of enlisting you on our side or prejudicing you against the Germans, forgetting how sorely you must be tempted to say as you look on at what we are doing, "Well, if European literature, as represented by the library of Louvain, and European religion, as represented by the Cathedral of Rheims, have not got us beyond this, in God's name let them perish."
But Laide would not be tempted. "No, come on to bed," she said. The woman continued to insist. They argued for a long time, La Noyelle repeating the words, "a little glass." "I want to go to sleep," said one of the girls in bed. "How long is this going to keep up? And we got to be up early tomorrow." "Oh, Lord! and it's like this every Sunday," sighed another.
He had another plan in his mind at the same time, and between the two he ended by accomplishing nothing. While he kept one eye on Albany, he kept the other on Philadelphia. He had not relished being driven back across New Jersey by Washington, and the hope of defeating that general in battle, and then pushing on to the "rebel capital" strongly tempted him.
Though he was of the warrior caste and naturally brought into association with princes, he was not on that account tempted to play a part in politics, for to the Hindus, then as now, renunciation of the world was indispensable for serious religion and there is no instance of a teacher obtaining a hearing among them without such renunciation as a preliminary.
Nevertheless there were occasions during momentary halts to recover breath, or when clear bubbling springs tempted them to drink when the prolonged silence was broken. "Putty stiff work dis hill-climbin', massa," said Ebony, during one of these brief halts, as he wiped the perspiration from his sable brow with the back of his hand. "Lucky I's used to it." "Used to it?" repeated Mark. "Yes.
But it was you who tempted her to leave her convent. I cannot but think that you should marry her. There is nothing for you but marriage. You must change your life. Think of the constant sin you are living in." "But I don't believe in sin." With a gesture that declared a non-admission of such a state of soul, John hesitated, and then he said "The beastliness of it!"
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities: but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. The exhortation is that we shall come boldly to the throne of grace: 'Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace. In all we have an intimation of five things.
Yours is elsewhere, and you are welcome to it!" "Ah," murmured Bernard, giving him a long look and turning away, "it is well for you that I am willing still to regard you as my best friend!" Gordon went on, more passionately, to Angela. "He put me off my guard I can't call it anything else. I know I gave him a great chance I encouraged him, urged him, tempted him.
To refresh itself, the weary soul makes an effort to recall the last part of the vision, its soaring flight through a stormy nocturnal sky to meet descending angels. And he reflects dimly: "If this fate awaits me, why should I repine? Though I be tempted I shall not be conquered, and though I be conquered still God will raise me up again.
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