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are so long and so slow in giving up our hearts to Thee. And then Thou
wilt not permit our enjoyment of Thee without our paying well for so
precious a possession. There is nothing in all the world wherewith to
buy the shedding abroad of Thy love in our heart, but our heart's love.
If, however, we did what we could, not clinging with our hearts to
anything whatsoever in this world, but having our treasure and our
conversation in heaven, then this blessedness would soon be ours, as all
Thy saints testify. God never withholds Himself from him who pays this
price and who perseveres in seeking Him. He will, little by little, and
now and then, strengthen and restore that soul, till at last it is
victorious. If he who enters on this road only does violence enough to
himself, with the help of God, he will not only go to heaven himself, but
he will not go alone: he will take others with him. God will give him,
as to a good leader, those who will go after him. Only, let not any man
of prayer ever expect to enjoy his whole reward here.
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