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—lies Completing the sentence: "...what before [my] eyes lies..." before me, written and investigated in such a manner as if I had known nothing of it beforehand. It may also be that all sorts of evil rumors should spread about me; what more is there to it? Do I intend to be pleasing to men? If I were yet pleasing to men, I would not be the servant of Christ, Galatians 1:10. Human judgment original: "Menschen-Tage"—literally "human days." This is a theological idiom based on 1 Corinthians 4:3, referring to a human court or worldly opinion as opposed to the "Day of the Lord" or God's judgment. may always be far from me, provided only that the glory of GOD is spread and the course of truth is advanced. Yes, let all the world mock, let them laugh; GOD, my salvation, will quickly put them to shame! Farewell, truth-loving reader, and pray daily and hourly with me:

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