“ a man must not, for knowledge, of his own will encounter temptation! ”
George MacDonald, Lilith (1895). copy citation
| Author | George MacDonald |
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| Source | Lilith |
| Topic | temptation encounters |
| Date | 1895 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1640/1640-h/1640-h.htm |
Context
“The seemingly inscrutable in her I would fain penetrate: to understand something of her mode of being would be to look into marvels such as imagination could never have suggested! In this I was too daring: a man must not, for knowledge, of his own will encounter temptation! On the other hand, I had reinstated an evil force about to perish, and was, to the extent of my opposing faculty, accountable for what mischief might ensue! I had learned that she was the enemy of children:”
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