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But is it an act, or a gradual process, this "putting off the old man?" BUT IS IT AN ACT OR A GRADUAL PROCESS THIS PUTTING OFF THE OLD MAN
His open grave is the open way into a life, wherein our rising powers can develop into all their spring vigour. The sap--the will--the "ego"--is withdrawn from the former existence, its aims and desires, and is sent into the new. It is given over to the other side: we hold to it that this is now our life, the only one that has the right to be. We reckon ourselves dead to the old; we reckon ourselves alive to the new; "putting off" the former, "putting on" the latter. Take a practical instance. An old habit of doubting and fearing asserts itself in your soul, alive and strong. You have two things to do. Close the door upon the doubt: shut your eyes to it: reckon yourself dead to it. And then reckon into life the new-born growth of faith in your soul, and put all your force into believing: lift up your eyes to the God in Whom you believe: believe in the teeth of everything, as if the cause for doubt were not there. Then the sap, ceasing from feeding the old shoot, will flow into the new. S HOLD IT THERE BY FAITH AND WILL AND HIS OPEN GRAVE IS THE OPEN WAY INTO A LIFE WHEREIN OUR RISING POWERS CAN DEVELOP INTO ALL THEIR SPRING VIGOR THE SAP THE WILL THE EGO IS WITHDRAWN FROM THE FORMER EXISTENCE IT AIMS AND DESIRES AND IS SENT INTO THE NEW IT IS GIVEN OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE WE HOLD TO IT THAT THIS IS NOW OUR LIFE THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THE RIGHT TO BE WE RECKON OURSELVES DEAD TO THE OLD WE RECKON OURSELVES ALIVE TO THE NEW PUTTING OFF THE FORMER PUTTING ON THE LATTER TAKE A PRACTICAL INSTANCE AN OLD HABIT OF DOUBTING AND FEARING ASSERTS ITSELF IN YOUR SOUL ALIVE AND STRONG YOU HAVE TWO THINGS TO DO CLOSE THE DOOR UPON THE DOUBT SHUT YOUR EYES TO IT RECKON YOURSELF DEAD TO IT AND THEN RECKON INTO LIFE THE NEW BORN GROWTH OF FAITH IN YOUR SOUL AND PUT ALL YOUR FORCE INTO BELIEVING LIFT UP YOUR EYES TO THE GOD IN WHOM YOU BELIEVE BELIEVE IN THE TEETH OF EVERYTHING AS IF THE CAUSE FOR DOUBT WERE NOT THERE THEN THE SAP CEASING FROM FEEDING THE OLD SHOOT WILL FLOW INTO THE NEW
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