Heavenly Doctrine (Chadwick) n. 180

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180. An illustration of what is meant by the internal man being master and the external the servant, and vice versa, would be this. If someone's good consists in pleasure, gain and luxury, and he takes delight in hatred and revenge, seeking within himself for reasons to justify himself, then his external man is master and his internal is servant. But when someone feels goodness and pleasure in good thoughts and good intentions, and is honest and fair, and outwardly speaks and behaves to others likewise, then his internal man is master and his external is servant.


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