THE SOUL 
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because self-sentiency is the center of the heart, the 
fruitional focus of the soul’s life. 
The chief labor of the will dwells in its self- 
sentiency, the sentimental ground in which all senti- 
ments are implanted and cultivated in order to bear 
the sacrificial fruit of holy life. 
For this reason the sentiments which the will has 
chosen, acquired and placed in its heart constitute 
the real property of the soul, which neither God nor 
man can destroy without the consent of the soul's 
will. 
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[n this fact the freedom of the will is seen most 
clearly. Sentiments cannot be wholly given away 
nor can they be taken away. They constitute the 
most deeply inrooted property of the soul. They 
can however be uplifted by divine operation or de- 
based by willful rejection of the divine operation in 
conscience. 
In what relation is consciousness to self-conscious- 
ness ? 
Consciousness relates to self-consciousness as does 
the movement to the motor. Consciousness is the 
course of self-consciousness by which the self-con- 
scious will obtains general knowledge. 
The principle of intellect lies in self-consciousness, 
as the integral part of the soul’s will, while intellect.