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      <title>From The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James: By their fruits ye shall know them, not...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>From <em>The Varieties of Religious Experience</em> by William James:</p>
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  <p>By their fruits ye shall know them, not by their roots…. The ROOTS of a man’s virtue are inaccessible to us. No appearances whatever are infallible proofs of grace. Our practice is the only sure evidence, even to ourselves, that we are genuinely Christians.</p>
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