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Often appears with: scripture and its interpretation · unchangeable divine knowledge · the nature and attributes of God · soul’s restlessness without god · sin, guilt, and repentance · imagery of exclusion · higher and lower waters · despair · covenant of works · angelic vision of god
Usually: narrative (1) · reflection (1) · the stranger's arrival (1) · the test or trial (1) · detachment (1) · resignation (1) · wonder (1)
He distinguishes higher “waters” where angels always behold God, explains Scripture’s permanence despite passing preachers and heavens, and describes his soul’s lack as needing the unchangeable Light.
to serve Thee for nought. Let me understand them, good Father: grant this to me, who am placed under them: because for those placed under them, hast Thou established them. Other waters there be above this firmament, I believe immortal, and separated from earthly corruption. Let them praise Thy Name, let them praise Thee, the supercelestial people, Thine angels, who have no need to gaze up at this firmament, or by re…
Bunyan depicts assaults of the tempter as he alternates between despair and covenant-works thinking, reflects on Scripture’s permanence, then walks in a town musing on his sin, feeling the world’s tiles and stones “banish” him.
lay guilt upon, and also add continual affliction and shame upon my soul. _The dread of them was upon me*, *and I trembled at God’s Samuels_. 1 Sam. xvi. 4. 184. Now also the tempter began afresh to mock my soul another way, saying, *That Christ indeed did pity my case*, _and was sorry for my loss*; *but forasmuch as I had sinned and transgressed as I had done_, *He could by no means help me*, *nor save me from wha…