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<p><strong>The fatal mistake of thousands</strong> is to offer <br />
  unto God the fruits of the <strong>flesh</strong>—instead of <br />
  the fruits of the<strong> Spirit</strong>. <br />
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  Fleshly holiness, <br />
  fleshly exertions, fleshly prayers, <br />
  fleshly duties, <br />
  fleshly religious forms, <br />
  fleshly zeal—<br />
  these are what men consider good works, <br />
  and present them as such to God. <br />
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  But well may He &quot;who is of purer eyes than to<br />
  behold evil, and cannot look on iniquity&quot;, say <br />
  to all such fleshly workers, &quot;If you offer the <strong>blind </strong><br />
  for sacrifice, is it not evil? And if you offer the <br />
  <strong>crippled</strong> and the <strong>diseased</strong>, is it not evil?&quot; <br />
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  All that the flesh can do is evil, for &quot;every <br />
  imagination of man's heart is only evil continually;&quot; <br />
  and to present <strong>the fruits of this filthy heart</strong> to the<br />
  Lord of hosts, is &quot;to offer defiled food upon His altar.&quot; <br />
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  A broken heart, <br />
  a contrite spirit, <br />
  a tender conscience, <br />
  a filial fear of God, <br />
  a desire to please Him, <br />
  a dread to offend the great God of heaven, <br />
  a sense of the evil of sin, <br />
  a desire to be delivered from sin's dominion, <br />
  a mourning over our repeated backsliding, <br />
  grief at being so often entangled in our lusts and passions, <br />
  an acquaintance with our helplessness and weakness, <br />
  simplicity and godly sincerity, <br />
  a hanging upon grace for daily supplies, <br />
  watching the hand of Providence, <br />
  a singleness of eye to the glory of God,<br />
  —these are a few of the fruits of the Spirit.
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