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<p>'''All doctrine, all experience, all precept''' centre, as one <br />
          grand harmonious whole, in the glorious Person of the <br />
          Son of God. From Him they all come; to Him they all flow. <br />
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          Severed from Him . . .<br />
          <strong>doctrine </strong>is seen to be but a withered branch;<br />
          <strong>experience </strong>but a delusive dream;<br />
          <strong>precept </strong>but a legal service. <br />
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          But His light enlightening, His life quickening, His power <br />
          attending the word of His grace—<strong>doctrine</strong> is seen to be <br />
          no longer doctrine dry and dead, but glorious truth; <br />
          <strong>experience </strong>to be not a mere matter of fluctuating feeling, <br />
          but a blessed reality, as the very kingdom of God set up <br />
          with a divine power in the heart; and <strong>obedience </strong>not a <br />
          legal duty, but a high, holy, and acceptable service.