As it is difficult to convey an idea of color to the blind, or of music to the deaf, so it is difficult to describe to a natural man the peculiar perceptions of one whose eyes have been opened by the Spirit. And the difficulty is not diminished but increased by the fact, that he has a kind of knowledge which is common to him with the true believer, and which is too apt to be mistaken for that which the Gospel requires. Perhaps the nearest approach that we can make to an explanation may be by asking you to conceive of a man who sees, but has no sense of beauty, or of a man who hears, but has no sense of harmony; just such is the case of a natural man, who sees the truth without perceiving its spiritual excellence, and on whose ear the sound of the Gospel falls without awakening music in his soul. Saving knowledge is not a knowledge of the dead letter or outward form of the Gospel, but a knowledge of the truth in “the light, and lustre, and glory of it;” “gustful knowledge” (Thomas Halyburton), which has in it a relish of the truth as excellent: “O taste and see that the Lord is good.”

James Buchanan

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Grains		Vegetables	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	String Beans
1	lg	Fat Clove of Garlic
2	tb	Sunflower oil
1	c	Water
		Salt and Pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Take a handful of beans, lay them flat and cut of the ends. Do the same
with the other end, then the rest of the beans. Wash them. Heat the oil in
a large frying pan, preferably one in which you can lay all the beans in
one layer, and put in the beans and finely chopped garlic. Turn for two or
three minutes until well coated in garlic and oil. Pour in just enough
water to cover and turn the heat up to maximum. The water will boil away as
the beans cook - it will take no more than seven or eight minutes. Once the
beans started to sizzle as the water boils away, sprinkle them generously
with salt and black pepper. When the water has completely evaporated the
beans are ready.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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