<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:'Courier New', courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div></div><div><br> </div><div><i><h3 class="post-title entry-title"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://eleventary.blogspot.com/2009/06/jc-ryles-lament.html">J.C. Ryle's Lament</a> </h3><div class="post-header-line-1"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#FF0000"><b>"There is no duty in religion so neglected as private prayer." </b></font></div></i></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family:Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><br><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><font size="2" face="Tahoma">----- Forwarded Message ----<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> "macknlinda@aol.com" <macknlinda@aol.com><br><b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Macknlinda@aol.com<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Fri, May 7, 2010 7:06:12 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Daily Thoughts: The World vs. Christ<br></font><br>
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<div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Perpetua;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The spirit of the world is hatred; that of Christ is love: the spirit of the world is vexation; that of Christ is pleasure: the spirit of the world is sorrow; that of Christ is joy: the spirit of the world is evil, and that of Christ is good: the spirit of the world will never satisfy us, but Christ’s Spirit is all satisfaction: the spirit of the world is misery, but that of Christ is ease. </font></span></div>
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