| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Augsburg Confession by Philip Melanchthon: the law, the ceremonies of the new law, the changing of the
Sabbath-day, which all have sprung from the false belief that
there must needs be in the Church a service like to the
Levitical, and that Christ had given commission to the
Apostles and bishops to devise new ceremonies as necessary to
salvation. These errors crept into the Church when the
righteousness of faith was not taught clearly enough. Some
dispute that the keeping of the Lord's Day is not indeed of
divine right, but in a manner so. They prescribe concerning
holy-days, how far it is lawful to work. What else are such
disputations than snares of consciences? For although they
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Lay Morals by Robert Louis Stevenson: in the windows and from the open door; moving lights and
shadows testified to the activity of servants bearing
lanterns. The clank of pails, the stamping of hoofs on the
firm causeway, the jingle of harness, and, last of all, the
energetic hissing of a groom, began to fall upon her ear. By
the stir you would have thought the mail was at the door, but
it was still too early in the night. The down mail was not
due at the 'Green Dragon' for hard upon an hour; the up mail
from Scotland not before two in the black morning.
Nance entered the yard somewhat dazzled. Sam, the tall
ostler, was polishing a curb-chain wit sand; the lantern at
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Black Dwarf by Walter Scott: neighbourhood of the spot, resolving next day to send workmen to
put them up. But his purpose was anticipated, for in the
evening, during the night, and early in the morning, the Dwarf
had laboured so hard, and with such ingenuity, that he had nearly
completed the adjustment of the rafters. His next labour was to
cut rushes and thatch his dwelling, a task which he performed
with singular dexterity.
As he seemed averse to receive any aid beyond the occasional
assistance of a passenger, materials suitable to his purpose, and
tools, were supplied to him, in the use of which he proved to be
skilful. He constructed the door and window of his cot, he
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