Spiritual Experiences Minor (Buss) n. 4614

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4614. When [any one] possesses, and accepts, and believes principles of truth, or truths of faith, then, although their operation, so long as he lives in the body, is insensible, yet, still, the Lord infuses blessing therein, which, if he does not perceive in the life of the body, yet he does in the other life: and then, [the state is] better still, when he has put restraint upon his natural disposition, and begins to shun, and hold in aversion, evil delights. But time is needed; for this cannot take place in a moment. Much time is needed to change delights in this manner; for they belong to the life derived from childhood.


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