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received and enjoyed the truth of the assembly, but that they

were not in spiritual power in the kingdom, and that this was

the secret of all the feebleness and failure. A very striking

testimony from a man of God!

C. A. Coates (‘Letters’, p.70)

He said to the man, the thief, ‘Today shalt thou be with me in

paradise’—and Paul had an addition to that—“To depart, and

to be with Christ; which is far better”, Philippians 1: 23, better

even than the very best thing here; and Paul had learned to

say that, and has taught us to say it too. How often we do say

it, and say it victoriously, at the grave’s mouth; and we can

continue to say it, until the Lord is pleased to take us to

Himself.

J. Taylor (Vol. 58, p.167)

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