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   "... since man is of twofold nature, soul and body, the purification [of   
   baptism] also is two-fold, the one incorporeal for the incorporeal part,   
   and the other bodily for the body: the water cleanses the body, and the   
   Spirit seals the soul; that we may draw near unto God, 'having our heart   
   sprinkled' by the Spirit, 'and our body washed with pure water' (Heb.   
   10:22). When going down, therefore, into the water, think not of the bare   
   element, but look for salvation by the power of the Holy Spirit: for   
   without both you cannot possibly be made perfect. It is not I that say   
   this, but the Lord Jesus Christ, who has the power in this matter: for He   
   says, 'Except a man be born anew', and He adds these words, 'of water and   
   of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God'."   
      
   St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures.   
      
   "The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, And his tongue talks of justice.   
   The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide."   
   Psalm 37:30-31   
      
   Draw nigh unto God and He will draw nigh unto you.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)