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GOD (2) “Why call me Lord, Lord, and do not the
things which I say " (Luke, vi. 46). (3) “And he that taketh not his cross, and
followeth after me, is not worthy of me"
(Matt. x. 38) (4) "And I seek not mine own glory” (John,
viii. 50). (5) "Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise
perish” (Luke, xiji. 3). (6) "The blessed are they that bear the word of
God and keep it” (Luke, xi. 28). As for Hinduism, it has always taught that'salvation was to be had by knowledge and works, but not by the favour or grace of another. Wherever you find grace referred to in this connection in the scriptural text, you will find it to bear reference to the in-dwelling divinity of the soul itself, though the true significancy of words is more likely to be concealed by the employment of a mystic and mystifying symbolism, as a setting.
In very truth, Omniscience, Immortality and Joy are the natural attributes of the soul itself; hence there can be no obtaining them from without. They have to be brought out from within by the removal of impurities, not to be acquired by purchase or otherwise from another. The bonds, even, that debar us from the realisation of these inborn, inherent perfections of ours are not destructible otherwise than by one's
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