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The Christian’s faith had many mysteries too. The uncreated Holy Three in One; Divine Incarnate, Human in Divine; The inward call; the Sanctifying Dew; Coming unseen, unseen departing thence; Anew creating all, and yet not heard; Compelling, yet not felt:—mysterious these; Not that Jehovah to conceal them wished; Not that Religion wished. The Christian faith, Unlike the timorous creeds of Pagan priest, Was frank, stood forth to view, invited all To prove, examine, search, investigate, And gave herself a light to see her by. Mysterious these—because too large for eye Of man, too long for human arm to mete.
The Christian’s faith had many mysteries too. The uncreated Holy Three in One; Divine Incarnate, Human in Divine; The inward call; the Sanctifying Dew; Coming unseen, unseen departing thence; Anew creating all, and yet not heard; Compelling, yet not felt:—mysterious these; Not that Jehovah to conceal them wished; Not that Religion wished. The Christian faith, Unlike the timorous creeds of Pagan priest, Was frank, stood forth to view, invited all To prove, examine, search, investigate, And gave herself a light to see her by. Mysterious these—because too large for eye Of man, too long for human arm to mete.
In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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- In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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Page 122 · printed citation: Pollok · subject: CHRISTIANITY
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