Soren Kierkegaard 
Edifying Discourses [PDF ebook] 
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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Thou plain man [wrote Kierkegaard toward the close of his life]! The Christianity of the New Testament is infinitely high; but observe that it is not high in such a sense that it has to do with the difference between man and man with respect to intel lectual capacity, etc. No, it is for all. Thou plain man! I have not separated my life from thine; thou knowest it, I have lived in the street, am known to all.