"Either therefore you must so far renounce your Christianity as to say that you need never perform any of these good works of Charity, or you must own that you are to perform them all your life in as high a degree as possible. There is no middle way to be taken..."
-William Law, A Serious Call To A Devout and Holy Life
These are just some thoughts. I'm going to try really hard to keep these short, even just a line, if I'm able. Also, if I find a good quote from someone else, I'll put that in as well.
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Friday, December 5, 2008
No Deed Without Intention
“If you will stop and ask yourself why you are not as godly as the primitive Christians were, your own heart will tell you that it is neither through ignorance or inability, but purely because you never thoroughly intended it.”
-William Law
-William Law
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