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...sin, if not the criminality, of any deed really depends on the malignity or ill-will that marked the doing...
...that we must be careful to separate Christ's struggle from ours, for with him duty and inclination were alike, while with us it is to be found that there is little inclination but a stern sense of duty which prompts us to struggle against wrong. A confession of sin is necessary for our character and a confession of ignorance necessary for the development of our morals...
...English language that is at the same time comprehensive and reliable. This is probably because of the lack of agreement among writers on the subject. Knowledge of economic literature is, however, necessary to a full comprehension of most of the insurrections and revolutions of history; and since sin came into the world there has been no more prolific source of popular discontent than abusive taxation, The systems of taxation in China are extremely lenient and simple and this state of things is probably the foundation of the internal peace and content that has so long reigned in that country...
...seventh and first of the eighth chapters of St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans: "For the good that I would, I do not; but the evil which I would not, that I do" No sine are really small, but on the contrary are perilous and unhappy. Some sins come to us from a bad heart and thus leave us in a condition more susceptible to sin than before. Thus it is that there are two lives open to us. We must either live in sprit by loving God or live in the flesh, a selfish existence...
...kingdom come: Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven." This is the most universal prayer of mankind; it includes everything that can be asked for from God. It confesses the imperfection of the human being, of human institutions. It acknowledges the prevalence of weakness, sin and despair in the human heart. At the same time it expresses an unfaltering trust in the goodness and justice of God. It even expresses a belief that in the end the kingdom of the Lord will put an end to the sin and misery of the human race. Every good...