Sit down in the kingdom of God; literally, recline in the kingdom of God, as at a joyous feast. The salvation of men does not depend upon either their outward position or the number or variety of their privileges, but upon the manner in which they improve them. Many who have had small advantages, and have moreover been despised and neglected, will be saved, because they have faithfully improved their opportunities; while others, who have had great advantages but neglected them, will be lost. Thus the contrast between men's standing in this world and in the world to come will be, in many cases, inconceivable great.

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