With the children on Sundays, through eye-gate, and ear-gate into the city of child-soul . Magnet and Larger Nails. 88 THE magnet draws these nails, the earth also draws them. That is thereason why these smaller nails, when they fall from the magnet,fall to the earth; because the earth draws them. The earthdraws with so much greater force and power upon these large nailsthan the magnet draws that I cannot raise them by the magnet. It is on this account that they con-tinue to hold fast to the earthrather than to the magnet. This represents the peoplewho have grown old; who havelarge ca
With the children on Sundays, through eye-gate, and ear-gate into the city of child-soul . Magnet and Larger Nails. 88 THE magnet draws these nails, the earth also draws them. That is thereason why these smaller nails, when they fall from the magnet,fall to the earth; because the earth draws them. The earthdraws with so much greater force and power upon these large nailsthan the magnet draws that I cannot raise them by the magnet. It is on this account that they con-tinue to hold fast to the earthrather than to the magnet. This represents the peoplewho have grown old; who havelarge cares and responsibilities;who have become worldly-minded; who are drawn awayby the deceitfulness of richesand the lust of other things,and who, although they feel adesire to do right, yet have astronger desire to do that which is not well-pleasing in the sight ofGod. Now, here are some old crooked, rusty nails. Let us seewhat effect the presence of the magnet will have upon them. Justas we might have expected. These rusty nails do not seem to feelthe power or the influence of the magnets presence. If I place themagnet up again
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