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and a light burden. He does not praise hardship or suffering. He praises faith and freedom. It will help you into a mighty understanding of Spirit to covenant with Spirit for the action of the Holy Spirit with you in this perfect fashion.
Do not covenant with the Spirit for pain or suffering. In Spirit there is no such manner of dealing. The Pietists (1700 A.D.) told the Spirit they were willing to suffer. The Spirit never asked them nor anyone to suffer, but, as they covenanted for suffering, they got it. A certain pastor of an English mission was very much pleased that he got his expenses paid by praying for them, and had about $14.00 left over. As all the wealth of the earth was offered him you can see that he was not especially honoring God by having such a little bit at his disposal.
*Sit down by yourself, and honestly and lovingly say:
I hereby covenant with the Holy Spirit for my life,
and I will do nothing to preserve my life;
my life is the life of the Spirit.
Notes on the Covenant
*The covenants, or agreements, are stated from the standpoint of the principle of Truth. Mrs. Hopkins points out the relation between Truth reasoning and action in the following quotations:
"One does not have to strive to carry out his Truth by stopping his factory when he hears that all clothing should be made out of the Word of Truth. No, he sees that his knowledge is all the power he needs to exercise. He need not stop eating to show how long God will keep him alive without food. His knowledge will regulate his actions. All should be accomplished by the irresistible action of Principle."
-- Bible Lesson 49
"In Truth there are no criminals. In Spirit there is no need of prisons and reformatories. Spirit and Truth are all. Shall we then dose up our prisons and reformatories? Our first duty is to know the Truth about them. "Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." It is not for you to try to change the externals. You are
