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of God; and that temptations incident to fullness or immoderation of appetite are shattered by abstinence."-A.N.C.L. vol. xi. p. 256.
"Now you have received your mouth, O man, for the purpose of devouring your food and imbibing your drink: why not, however, for the higher purpose of uttering speech, so as to distinguish yourself from all other animals? Why not rather for preaching (the gospel of) God, that so you may become even His priest and advocate before men?"-(Teltullianus) A.N.C.L. vol. xv. p. 328.
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Especially does fasting empty the soul of matter and make it, along with the body, pure and light for the divine words."A.N.C.L. vol. xxiv. p. 121.
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"The vivid remembrance of death is a check on diet and when the diet is lessened the passions are diminished along with it."A.N.C.L. vol. xxiv. p. 166.
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Repentance, then, becomes capable of wiping out every sin -A.N.C.L. vol. xxiv. p. 164.
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Some of the precepts would appear at first sight to be rather severe, but it is to be borne in mind that the complete separation of spirit from matter cannot be brought about by lolling in an armchair. To tone down this severity the path in Jainism has been divided into a preliminary one and one that is more advanced. In Christianity, the distinction between the higher and the lower paths could not be observed always in teaching, because of the opposition of the hostile masses. In Jainism, the teaching was completely given. The householder is allowed to marry, for instance; but the saint must observe absolute celibacy. In Christianity both. injunctions are given out, but without pointing out the distinction' of paths to which each of them appertains.
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and there be eunuchs which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake."-Matt. xix. 12.
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For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Where
