Spiritual Experiences-Word Exp. n. 219

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219. 5460. For fright has the effect that one humbles oneself to the lowest level, prostrating oneself to the earth, and making oneself nothing; yet the fear has no other effect than to cause people to acknowledge their sin, for when they recover from the fear, they are of the same disposition as before. This is what fear accomplishes, [Humbling; Fear]


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