Jainism Christianity and Science

Author(s): Champat Rai Jain
Publisher: The Indian Press Allahabad

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FAITH, KNOWLEDGE AND CONDUCT
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earnest about their conversion and repentance, and to be taken up with the adornment of their souls for the future with the worthiest ornaments, such as the doctrines of truth, the grace of chastity, the splendour of righteousness, the fairness of piety, and all other things with which it becomes a reasonable mind to be adorned. Then, besides, they should break off from ungeemly and unbelieving companions, and keep .company with the faithful, and frequent those 886emblies in which subjects are handled relating to chastity, righteousness and piety; to pray to God always heartily, and to ask of Him those things which ought to be asked of God; to give the to Him; to repent truly of their past doings; in some measur is possible, by deeds of mercy towards the poor, to help their peni. tence : for by these means pardon will be more easily bestowed, and mercy will be sooner shown to the merciful. . . God does not ask
ey of you, but a merciful heart and a pious mind."-(Recognitions of Clement) A.N.C.L. vol. ui. pp. 459 and 456.
"But ye are not able to endure the austerity of salvation ... And be not afraid lest the multitude of pleasing objects which rise before you withdraw you from wisdom. You yourself will spontaneously burmount the frivolousness of custom, as boys, when they have become men throw aside their toys." (Clement) A.N.C.L. vol. iv. p. 98.
"... so also those who are diseased in soul require a peda. gogue to core our maladies; and then a teacher, to train and guide the soul to all requisite knowledge when it is made able to admit the revelation of the Word. Eagerly desiring, then, to perfect us by a graduation conducive to salvation, suited for efficacious disci. pline, a beautiful arrangement is observed by the all-benignant who first exhorts, then trains, and finally teaches." (Clement) A.N.O.L vol. 1v. p. 114.
"... And so far, he says, no one any longer lives after the flesh. For that is not life, but death. For Christ also, that He, might show this, ceased to live after the flesh."--(Clementine Fragments, pt. 11) A.N.C.L. vol. xxiv, pp. 178-179.
"It is impossible for a man to be steadily good except by his own choice. For he that is made good by compulsion of another is not good; for he is not what he is by his own choice. For it is the freedom of each one that makes true goodness and reveals real