95:3 For the Lord is a great God and a great King above all gods.
AELW 11:253-4
"Here he removes the impulses that get in the way and adds those that move forward. And they are so wonderful and powerful that he who is not moved and freed from his hindrances is without doubt beyond hope and a son of unbelief. By these impulses he makes void all four emotions of the flesh, which are fear, hope, joy, sadness. These arise out of love and hate, two from each. Love produces hope of future good and joy in present good. Hatred begets fear of the future evil and sadness in present evil. By these emotions man is hindered from approaching Christ, for because V 11, p 254 by them he clings to earthly things. Therefore he here attracts love and excludes fear. And he tries to introduce the opposite. But I am venturing into a great sea. This passage is deep indeed"
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