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<p>&quot;This world is fading away, along with everything <br />
          it craves! But the man who does the will of God<br />
          lives forever.&quot; 1 John 2:17<br />
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          Compared with spiritual and eternal blessings, we <br />
          see <strong>how vain and empty are all earthly things</strong>. <br />
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          <strong>What vain toys!</strong> <br />
          <strong><br />
            What idle dreams!<br />
            <br />
            What passing shadows! </strong><br />
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          We wonder at the folly of men in hunting after <br />
          such vain shows—and spending <strong>time</strong>, <strong>health</strong>, <br />
          <strong>money</strong>, and <strong>life </strong>itself, in a pursuit of nothing <br />
          but misery and destruction!<strong><br />
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            </strong>We care little for the opinion of men as to what <br />
          is good or great—but much for what God has <br />
          stamped His own approval upon, such as . . .<br />
          a tender conscience,<br />
          a broken heart,<br />
          a contrite spirit,<br />
          a humble mind,<br />
          a separation from the world,<br />
          a submission to His holy will,<br />
          a meek endurance of the cross,<br />
          a conformity to Christ's suffering image,<br />
          and a living to God's glory.<p>&quot;This world is fading away, along with everything <br />
          it craves! But the man who does the will of God<br />
          lives forever.&quot; 1 John 2:17