Prepared Hearing
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Luke 8:18
Take heed therefore how you hear: for whoever has, to him shall be given; and whoever has not…
There is a common consent among mankind that there should be some preparedness for worship. I see the visible signs of it here to-day. Before the Sabbath dawned you began to prepare clean linen and brighter garments than those of common days. It is but an outward and common matter; still, within the shell there lieth a kernel. My counsel to you is — cleanse your hearts rather than your garments.
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