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You draw near to this sacrament on false grounds, if you believe tLat it is saving in itself; if you expect beneiit from mere outward participation; if you seek to declare yourself better than others; if you would gain a reputation of goodness among men; or if you use it as a means of further ing any worldly purpose.
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