Drunkenness, The Ruin Of Reason, The Destruction

When Our Lord Says, 'i Have Not Spoken Of Myself' (jn. 12:49), And Again, 'as The Father Said To Me, So I Speak' (jn. 12:50), And 'the Word Which You Hear Is Not Mine, But The Father's Who Sent Me' (jn. 14:24), And In Another Place, 'as The Father Commanded Me, Even So I Do' (jn. 14:31), It Is Not Because He Lacks Deliberate Purpose Or Power Of Initiative, Nor Yet Because He Has To Wait For The Preconcerted Key-note, That He Employs Language Of This Kind. His Object Is To Make It Plain That His Own Will Is Connected In Indissoluble Union With The Father.

To Whom Does Our God Say, 'in Our Image' (gen. 1:26), To Whom If It Is Not To Him Who Is 'the Brightness Of His Glory And The Express Image Of His Person' (heb. 1:3), 'the Image Of The Invisible God' (col. 1:15)? It Is Then To His Living Image, To Him Who Has Said 'i And My Father Are One' (jn. 10:30), 'he Who Has Seen Me Has Seen The Father' (jn. 14:9), That God Says, 'let Us Make Man In Our Image'.

Human Life Is But Of Brief Duration. 'all Flesh Is Grass, And All The Goodliness Thereof Is As The Flower Of The Field. The Grass Withers, The Flower Fades; But The Word Of Our God Shall Stand Forever' (isa. 40:6, 8). Let Us Hold Fast To The Commandment That Abides, And Despise The Unreality That Passes Away.

Every Evil Is A Sickness Of Soul, But Virtue Offers The Cause Of Its Health.

... The More Have Been Your Trials, Look For A More Perfect Reward From Your Just Judge. Do Not Take Your Present Troubles Ill. Do Not Lose Hope. Yet A Little While And Your Helper Will Come To You And Will Not Tarry (cf. Hab. 2:3).