It is impossible to look into the Bible with the most ordinary attention without feeling that we have got into a moral atmosphere quite different from that which we breathe in the world, and in the world's literature.
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Thomas Erskine Quote
“The movement of the soul along the path of duty, under the influence of holy love to God, constitutes what we call good works.”
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