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... preparation for war , the preliminary self - conquest of the successful soldier or captain of men ( as for instance Cromwell ) . It is a preparation hardly to be distinguished from war , and for Satan it is the actual war . In his ...
... preparation for war , the preliminary self - conquest of the successful soldier or captain of men ( as for instance Cromwell ) . It is a preparation hardly to be distinguished from war , and for Satan it is the actual war . In his ...
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... preparation that looks forward to a real return to the source of existence , as far beyond the immediate barrage of ... prepared us for a long contest , the sudden brush , abrupt and possibly final , catches the reader unprepared ; in ...
... preparation that looks forward to a real return to the source of existence , as far beyond the immediate barrage of ... prepared us for a long contest , the sudden brush , abrupt and possibly final , catches the reader unprepared ; in ...
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... preparation was preparation to act in the world , to act God's will and love in the world . All of the hero's descent into the self and all of the antagonist's offers of transcend- ence have clearly recognized , and reiterated , this ...
... preparation was preparation to act in the world , to act God's will and love in the world . All of the hero's descent into the self and all of the antagonist's offers of transcend- ence have clearly recognized , and reiterated , this ...
Contents
SOME PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS | 3 |
THE VIRTUES | 17 |
PREPARATIONS AND THE FIRST ENCOUNTER | 36 |
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