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,illu/ration3 ,title page               
,he>t's-ease  f  ,phillips ,brooks      
,,copyright1 #aiji1 ,,by  ,,cupples     
,,leon ,,company  ,,new ,,york          
,illu/ration3 ,fl[]s   ,happ9ess is     
p]fectly holl[ unless !re is a mean+    
beh9d x1 unless x tells ( int5tion      
some:]e1 unless x means love4  ,eat &   
dr9k & be m]ry is n ! end ( x all4      
,illu/ration3 ,fl[]s   ,:oev]1 by a     
,*ri/ian ^w he speaks or by a ,*ri/ian  
life he lives1 br+s a new s\l to see !  
p]fect life & take ! p]fect grace1 has  
p\r$ out ( 8 full h&s a bless+ on 8     
bro!r t leaves utt]ly out ( sight any   
gift t ri*es c be/[ on pov]ty4  ,we want
 a fai?1 a tru?1 a grace to help u n[1  
444 & we c h x4  ,"o :o 0 man1 yet      
mighti] ?an man1 has walk$ ! vale be=e  
u4  ,e attempt to d "r has a t5d5cy to  
reveal to u m spiritual ways ( do+ "r1 &
 our ne$ ( spiritual helps 9 do+ x4  ,! 
?\ght ( life is l t unt\*$ l9e we call !

 sky1 b :i*1 :5 we try to rea* x1 proves
 to be n "o s+le l9e1 b an inf9ite dep? 
444 /or$ ) :at /range uses & b5efactions
 we d>e n say4  ,"s m5's fai? only makes
 itself visible2 o!r m5's light5s ev]y?+
 )9 its rea*4   ,illu/ration3 ,fl[]s    
,!re is positive pro( 9 ! s+le sunbeam (
 ! exi/5ce ( ! sun4  ,/rike ,god's iron 
on ! anvil1 see ,god's goods across !   
c\nt]1 put ,god's weal? 9 circulation1  
tea* ,god's *ildr5 9 ! s*ool1--s %all ! 
du/ ( y\r labor build itself into a     
little sanctu>y :]e y & ,god may dwell  
toge!r4  ,make tru? y\r fri5d & guide 9 
all y\r h\rly bus9ess1--tru? ( plan1 &  
purpose1 & labor444  ,:oev] w n b[ be=e 
?is mon>* y h cr[n$1 let him be rebel to
 y4  ,if y are n spiritually m9d$1 d n  
wait = my/]i\s light & vision4  ,g &    
give up y\r de>e/ s94  ,g & d :at is "r4
  ,g & put y\rself ?or\ghly into ! p[] (
 ! hol9ess ( duty4  ,all ! _w is an     
utt]ance ( ! ,almighty4   ,illu/ration3 
,*]ubs1 fl[]s   ,x seems s f> (f1 t     
,cross ( ,jesus1 & x really is s ne>6   

,= x is lift$ up s high t ! waves ( "t  
roll unhe$$ & unmean+ at its foot4  ,x  
is ! p[] ( p]fection = u to-day4   ,ea* 
high a*ievem5t is a sign & tok5 ( ! :ole
 nature's possibility4  ,:at a piece ( !
 man 0 = t %9+ mom5t1 x is ! duty ( !   
:ole man to be always4  ,may we n daily 
tread ! same pa?s ( hol9ess & sorr[1 joy
 & love1 t ,*ri/ has trodd51 & see ,8   
foot/eps on !m /ill8  ,ev5 if y h to =ce
 y\rself to y\r duty1--/ill1 d x4  ,d   
y\r duty1 ev5 if duty be we>isome & h>d1
 = !n y are 9 ! place :]e x c become    
joy\s & easy to y4  ,we mu/ answ] = our 
actions2 ,god w answ] = our p[]s4       
,illu/ration3 ,gravey>d sc5e   ,"s day  
c]ta9ly ! fog %all rise1 ! cl\ds %all   
scatt]1 & 9 ! p]fect enlight5m5t ( ! o!r
 life ! s\l %all see its ,"l1 & be      
?ankful = e d>ke/ /ep t we took t[>ds   
,him "h4  ,devotion is l ! c&le :i*     
,mi*ael ,angelo us$ to c>ry /uck on 8   
=ehead 9 a pa/e-bo>d cap1 & :i* kept 8  
own %ad[ f be+ ca/ ^u 8 "w :5 he 0 hew+ 
out 8 /atues4  ,david's pilgrims1 go+   

?r\gh ! vale ( mis]y1 use x = a well4   
444  ,:5 !y grew ?ir/y !y look$ n m]ely 
f>!r on into ! he>t ( ! future1 b deep] 
d[n into ! bosom ( ! pres5t4  ,! s5se ( 
evil 9 life does n d5y1 b implies !     
noble/ capacities 9 m54  ,man mu/ be a  
ray ( ! great sun%9e "u ^: t\* "s       
special fl[] may op51 & "s special fruit
 fill itself ) heal?y & nutriti\s juice1
 "s little corn] ( ! field gr[ ri*4     
,any hone/ task is capable ( be+ s      
l>gely conceiv$ t he :o ent]s into x may
 see1 /ret*+ be=e him1 ! promise ( ?+s  
to d & be1 t w /ir 8 en?usiasm & satisfy
 8 be/ desires4  ,y\r life _c be        
frivol\s or vulg> unless y are frivol\s 
or vulg>4  ,he :o compla9s ( 8          
circum/ances really compla9s ( himself1 
& is 8 own accus]4  ,god is z will+ t y 
%\ld read y\r lesson 9 ! sunlight z 9 ! 
/orm4  ,heav5 at la/ w be ! p]fect sight
 ( ,*ri/4   ,illu/ration3 ,fl[]s   ,a   
life ) no int5tion ( ,god 9 x mu/ be    
%all[4  ,! ?\ghtful trad] believes t    
,trade1 9 its ideal1 is g5]\s &         

beautiful4  ,x is ! reality t he makes (
 x1 by ! way 9 :i* he does x1 t seems to
 him sordid4  ,"* is ! div9e/ ?+ on e>?4
  ,x is ! "o ?+ t y c put into ! %op or 
into ! /udy1 & be sure t ! fire is go+  
to burn4  ,nev] does human nature seem s
 glori\s & s wick$ all at once z :5 we  
/& be=e ! cross ( ,jesus6  ,! mo/       
en?usia/ic hopes1 ! mo/ pr(\nd          
humiliation1 h f\nd _! inspiration !re4 
,! only way to run f ,god is to run to  
,him4 ,! ,inf9ite ,k is also ! ,inf9ite 
,pity4   ,illu/ration3 ,h\se & y>d      
,illu/ration3 ,/ream & fl[]s   ,n simply
 ,8 com+ & ,8 go+1 n simply ,8 bir?1 or 
dea?1 b ! liv+1 total life ( ,jesus is !
 _w's salvation4  ,& ! ,book 9 :i* ,8   
life %9es orb$ & di/9ct is ! _w's       
treasure4  ,rememb] we are debtors to ! 
,good by bir?1 b rememb] we may become  
debtors to ! ,bad by life2 & bo?        
debts--( s]vice & allegiance--mu/ be    
paid alike4  ,n m]ely a ,voice to be    
he>d1 b a ,fri5d to be lov$1 a ,%eph]d  
to be foll[$1 a ,bread to be eat51--s   

does ! ,*ri/ ( ! ,gospels pres5t        
,himself 9 ^w & sacram5t & e pres5tation
 ( ,8 p]sonality4  ,! t5t-life is ! true
 life until ! build+ ( ,god1 ! h\se n   
made ) h&s1 is rea*$4   ,illu/ration3   
,fl[]s   ,! vision>y is ! man :o has no 
pres5t2 ! drudge is ! man :o has no     
future4  ,to be sav$ f be+ ei!r1--t c   
come only by jo9+ a cle>1 %>p1 solid "w 
to l>ge hopes & great ambitions4  ,does 
n ! s\l1 f9d+ ! he>t ( its suff]+ full (
 joy1 =get ! m]e r\gh outside 9 :i* t   
he>t ( joy 0 fold$8  ,ideality1         
magnanimity & brav]y--^! are :at make ! 
h]oes4  ,! mat]iali/1 ! sceptic & !     
c[>d--he _c be a h]o4  ,to believe is ! 
true glory ( exi/5ce4  ,to disbelieve is
 to give ourselves into ! p[] ( dea?1 & 
j s f> to cease f liv+4  ,x is only 9   
poor m5 & 9 ! l[] ?+s t success         
increases self-conceit4  ,9 e high "w & 
9 m5 wor?y ( x1 success is always sure  
to br+ humility4  ,our /r5g? is measur$ 
by our pla/ic p[]444 ,bricks & mort> are
 mort> & bricks until ! ar*itect c make 

!m into some?+ else4  ,a man :o lives   
"r1 & is "r1 has m p[] 9 8 sil5ce ?an   
ano!r man by 8 words4  ,oh6 believe me t
 no man lives at 8 be/ to :om life is n 
becom+ bett] & bett]1 always aw>e (     
great] & great] =ces1 capable ( div9] & 
div9] de$s & joys4   ,illu/ration3      
,sunset & pond   ,god is omnipot5t1 &   
man is immortal4 ,!re=e be pati5t & "w4 
,! end %all c]ta9ly be joy1 n sorr[4  ,!
 /one %all roll away & ! dead come =?4  
,optimism is a belief 9 a great purpose 
und]ly+ ! _w = good1 absolutely c]ta9 to
 fulfil itself some:]e1 someh[4  ,t mu/ 
h be5 :at ,god saw :5 ,he look$ ^u ! _w 
& call$ x good4  ,a hundr$ m5 /& on !   
%ore & say3 ,!re is no l& beyond4  ,"o  
brave & tru/ful man l ,columbus1        
believes t ! complete _w is complete1 & 
sails = a fair l& beyond ! sea1 & f9ds  
x4  ,put y\r fai? :]e x w be safe2 & !  
only place :]e a fai? ev] c be safe is 9
 ! %r9e ( an action4   ,illu/ration3    
,fl[]s   ,i mu/ h "s notion 9 g5]al (   
:at ,i am alive =1 or ,i _c live rightly

 f h\r to h\r ?is ev5+ & to-morr[ morn+4
  ,give our lives room to gr[ to tru?1 &
 !y w gr[ to symmetry2 give !m leave to 
rip51 & !y w ri*5 too4  ,! only real way
 to prep>e to meet ?y ,god is to live ) 
?y ,god s t to meet ,him %all be no?+   
/range4  ,x is n good = a man to devote 
himself to prep>ation = dy+4  ,x is     
prep>ation = liv+ t y ne$4  ,our virtue 
%\ld n be a de$1 or a "w1 b a gr[?--a   
gr[? l a tree's1 always ris+ high] f its
 own inw>d /r5g? & sap4  ,! mom5t t !   
face is turn$ away f ! dead pa/1 & looks
 t[>d ! liv+ future1 a new p[] comes4   
,hope is awake1 & hope is inf9ite4      
,illu/ration3 ,fl[]s   ,! graci\s m]cy t
 b9ds ,omnipot5ce a will+ s]vant to e   
humble pray]6  ,self-re/ra9t & hone/y & 
indep5d5ce1 if !y are ! cr[n ^u ! head (
 a b5ignant despotism1 are ! v lifeblood
 9 ! ve9s ( a self-gov]n+ republic4  ,to
 be calm & s]5e1 & yet to be full (     
en]gy & hope ( high] ?+s1--?is comes to 
him ^: life aims at ! absolute4  ,if y  
_c argue1 live6  ,be true & pure & l(ty 

& dev\t1 & ,he :o ev] seeks ! s\ls ( m5 
%all f9d ,8 way to "s ( !m ?r\gh y4  ,:5
 a man means to be hone/ solely because 
hone/y is "r1 & n because hone/y is     
pr(itable1 !re is a p]petual & beautiful
 t5d5cy ( 8 hone/y to ref9e & deep5     
itself4  ,dep5d5ce ^u ,god makes !      
indep5d5ce ( m5 9 :i* are lib]ty &      
c\rage4   ,illu/ration3 ,fl[]s          
,illu/ration3 ,fl[]s   ,!re is a type ( 
univ]sal human life 9 h>mony ) ! be/    
life ( all ! ages1 9 tune ) ! sublime/ &
 f9e/ spiritual music ( ! univ]se1 :i* y
 c live 9 y\r p>lor & y\r %op4  ,no     
beauty is really beautiful :i* 9 any way
 h9d]s righte\sness or weak5s spiritual 
life4  ,to e he>t's exp]i5ce comes its  
"t ( des]t-j\rney+s4444  ,x eats its    
manna 9 ! wild]ness4  ,y c "k no?+ :i* y
 d n rev]5ce4 ,y c see no?+ be=e :i* y d
 n veil y\r eyes4  ,rep5tance = safety1 
ev5 = cleanness1 is n complete4  ,! true
 motive is t ,god may be glorifi$ 9 u4  
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