How willingly then should we part with our sins for Christ, and do our duty to Him! O that we could in our measures part as willingly with our lusts, as He did with His blood! He parted with His blood when He needed not, and shall not we with our sins, when we ought to do so, for our own safety, as well as for His glory. Since Christ came to redeem us from the slavery of the devil, and strike off the chains of captivity, He that will remain in them, when Christ with so much pains and affection hath shed His blood to unloose them, prefers the devil and sin before a Savior.

Stephen Charnock

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Alcohol, Beverages	1	Pint

INGREDIENTS

1		Cinnamon stick
2		Cloves
1	ts	Ground coriander seed
1	c	Vodka
1/2	c	Brandy
1/2	c	Sugar syrup (see recipe)

INSTRUCTIONS

Steep all herbs in alcohol for 2 weeks. Strain and filter until clear and
add sugar syrup to taste. Let stand 1 week and its ready to serve. Makes a
nice hot drink when added to boiling water. Yield: 1 pint plus
:        Container: Quart jar

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It is probable that in most of us the spiritual life is impoverished and stunted because we give so little place to gratitude. It is more important to thank God for blessings received than to pray for them beforehand. For that forward-looking prayer, though right as an expression of dependence upon God, is still self-centered in part, at least, of its interest; there is something we hope to gain by our prayer. But the backward-looking act of thanksgiving is quite free from this. In itself it is quite selfless. Thus it is akin to love. All our love to God is in response to his love for us; it never starts on our side. "We love, because he first loved us" (1 John 4:19).

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