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God, then observe) Neither shall they say, Lo, there! Or then!
For lo! the Kingdom of God is within you (Luke xvii. 21). (The
Kingdom of God is the perfecting of your spirit, the conformity of
your life with His will, for the Lord is perfect and good.) First of
all, beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy (Luke
xii. 1). For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall
exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no
wise enter into the Kingdom of Heaven (Matt. v. 20). And when ye
pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and
pray in the synagogues; but thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine
inner chamber, and having shut the door, pray to the Father, which
is in secret (thy inmost heart) (Matt. vi. 5, 6). Worship God in spirit
and truth (John iv. 24) (but serve Him not in temples, not with such
spiritual songs, which have pleased yourselves, or by not keeping
God’s commandments, and by vain sacrifices). But when thou doest
alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth (Matt,
vi. 3). Swear not at all (Matt. v. 34). Look not after a woman to
lust after her (not even in your heart) (Matt. v. 28). Do not exalt
yourself (Matt, xxiii. 12). Do not lord it over each other (Luke xxii.
24). For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the
sight of God (Luke xvi. 15). Not so shall it be among you, but
whosoever would become great among you, shall be your minister
(servant) (Matt. xx. 26). My peace I give unto you; not as the world
giveth give I unto you (not by compulsion, but voluntarily); let not
your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful (John xiv. 27). Verily,
verily, I say unto you, if any man keep my word, he shall never see
death (John viii. 51). The words I have spoken unto you are spirit
and are life (John vi. 63).
These things could be allowed no longer by the authorities.
The Procureur-General of the Holy Synod, Pobiedanostseff, and
his party concocted a scheme of getting Prince Khilkov out of
the way by giving him living burial in the monastery of
Solavetsky, which is on the White Sea, in the government of
Archangel. But by the intervention of prominent friends this
was altered to banisishment to Trans-Caucasia.
It is easy to make a legal pretext in Russia. In 1890 the
Governor of Kharkov ordered the Prince to move to that city.
He refused. In 1892 the ispravnik (chief of police) in the city
of Sovini summoned him to receive an order from the Minister
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