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With that which knows ...
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It may seem to be a small thing to think deliberately of God and things
eternal in place of thoughts of mortality and things temporal; yet to do
so is of importance for it is only thus that we can enter into eternal life,
through becoming at one with that which knows no decay.
I take it to mean as becoming one with HIM who knows no decay, otherwise with God, but the author wrote "with that which", so it sounds like he was thinking of something not of someone. Do you have any idea what he might have wanted to say by "with that which knows no decay"?
It may seem to be a small thing to think deliberately of God and things
eternal in place of thoughts of mortality and things temporal; yet to do
so is of importance for it is only thus that we can enter into eternal life,
through becoming at one with that which knows no decay.
I take it to mean as becoming one with HIM who knows no decay, otherwise with God, but the author wrote "with that which", so it sounds like he was thinking of something not of someone. Do you have any idea what he might have wanted to say by "with that which knows no decay"?
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This is an excellent example of fairly poor writing. The author lived in the 19th century and I wonder if his words have not been edited for this latest edition of his book (The Power of Thought By Thomas Henry Hamblin 2007)? In any case, "Him" would be preferable (as you have so correctly pointed out).
- This is an excellent example of fairly poor writing.
- The author lived in the 19th century and I wonder if his words have not been edited for this latest edition of his book (The Power of Thought By Thomas Henry Hamblin 2007)?
- In any case, "Him" would be preferable (as you have so correctly pointed out).
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This is an excellent example of fairly poor writing.
The author lived in the 19th century and I wonder if his words have not been edited for this latest edition of his book (The Power of Thought By Thomas Henry Hamblin 2007)?
In any case, "Him" would be preferable (as you have so correctly pointed out).
The author lived in the 19th century and I wonder if his words have not been edited for this latest edition of his book (The Power of Thought By Thomas Henry Hamblin 2007)?
In any case, "Him" would be preferable (as you have so correctly pointed out).
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