For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened:
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Interpretation
Good purposes are like buds and blossoms, pleasant to behold, and give hopes of good fruit; but they are lost, and signify nothing without good deeds. Good beginnings are well; but we lose the benefit, unless there is perseverance.
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This thought runs through 2 Corinthians 8:13-17.