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(2) [centered]

He was not great in goodness
only – but in deeds of enterprise
wh. [which] other men had not dreamed of,
or only dreamed of – and he
was such a man here that he
prospered ~

The doctrine wh. [which] I draw from
the text, is, that – Is the duty
of men & communities to pros-
-per. ––––––

I 1 It is our duty to prosper
in religious things.

Made to live, act, enjoy God.
Souls are adapted to this.
Joy in God the end –
Service to God the means