On Jan 24, 1:26*pm, "booboo £ ¥ 0/00 "
wrote:
must pardon Him this saying:
Quid debui?207 "Accuse me, " said God in Isaiah.

"God must fulfil His promises," etc.

Men owe it to God to accept the religion which He sends. God owes it to men
not to lead them into error. Now, they would be led into error, if the
workers of miracles announced a doctrine which should not appear evidently
false to the light of common sense, and if a greater worker of miracles had
not already wamed men not to believe them.

Thus, if there were divisions in the Church, and the Arians, for example,
who declared themselves founded on Scripture just as the Catholics, had done
miracles, and not the Catholics, men should have been led into error.

For, as a man, who announces to us the secrets of God, is not worthy to be
believed on his private authority, and that is why the ungodly doubt him; so
when a man, as a token of the communion which he has with God, raises the
dead, foretells the future, removes the seas, heals the sick, there is none
so wicked as not to bow to him, and the incredulity of Pharaoh and the
Pharisees is the effect of a supernatural obduracy.

When, therefore, we see miracles and a doctrine not suspicious, both on one
side, there is no difficulty. But when we see miracles and suspicious
doctrine on the same side, we must then see which is the clearest. Jesus
Christ was suspected.

Bar

getting rid of moss: You didn't say what parts of your body are
encrusted with the moss but here are a few ideas (I used to be a
medic) First, prepare a boiling 50% solution of potassium hydroxide
and rain water (distilled is OK if that's all you have) Four or five
gallons should be sufficient as long as your case isn't chronic. If
the vegetation is confined to your armpits and crotch areas (from
reading your post, it sounds as if that's the complaint) a thorough
shaving is the first order of business and necessary for best
results.
After closely shaving the pits and pubes, fill a galvanized #3 wash
tub with the hot hydroxide solution and carefully sit in the tub.
Don't be discouraged if you feel some minor irritation at first; "this
too shall pass", as the Good Book says.
Using a large handful of coarse steel wool, gently rub away the now
loosened vegetation from the afflicted area. Work quickly because the
steel may have a tendency to disintegrate. Now, if you can manage it,
assume a kneeling position in the tub resting the elbows on the bottom
to facilitate scrubbing the armpit areas. A word of caution he:
DON"T get any of this healing solution in your mouth. It has produced
an allergic reaction in some folks. If you get some in the eyes, the
solution is easily neutralized with a quick eyewash of fuming nitric
acid. A shotglass full per eye should do the trick. If you are a
Cyclops, use two glasses in the eye.

If any of this is unclear, please write again and good luck. Moss
afflictions can be a real heartache.

Benjamin Spock (Consultant to the stars)