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1 0, 9 | report of this narrative may suitably be given in the
2 0, 12 | proportion. Please God they may have done me some good!'
3 0, 18 | two things go together) may best be shown by describing
4 0, 21 | reaches the Third Mansions may still fall back, it has
5 0, 24 | with in some detail. They may be purely exterior -- bodily
6 0, 24 | spiritual direction. Or they may come partly or wholly from
7 0, 25 | Here dwells the King -- "it may be called another Heaven":
8 0, 26 | chapter, is noteworthy) may contain as many as a million
9 0, 36 | observance of her Rule, we may well marvel at the serenity
10 0, 40 | A few words may be added on the copies and
11 0, 40 | bears the date 1577 -- which may refer to the year of the
12 0, 40 | Introduction, above), this date may be taken as falling between
13 0, 46 | a great physical strain. May He Who has helped me by
14 0, 48 | not through malice. This may be taken as certain, and
15 0, 48 | have been, subject to her. May He be for ever blessed and
16 0, 49 | successful in anything that I may say, they will of course
17 1 | by the help of which this may be understood; describes
18 1, 1 | however acute our intellects may be, They will no more be
19 1, 2 | what good qualities there may be in our souls, or Who
20 1, 3 | order that His greatness may be made known, as we see
21 1, 3 | Magdalen, and in order that we may praise Him in His creatures. ~
22 1, 4 | It may be said that these things
23 1, 7 | and God grant no Christian may ever speak to Him so! At
24 1, 9 | matters concerning prayer. May it please the Lord to enable
25 2, 1 | none of the good works it may do will be of any avail29
26 2, 2 | everyone should realize this. May you be no less anxious,
27 2, 3 | clear that, although the sun may be shining upon it, its
28 2, 5 | the things not done by it. May God, in His mercy, deliver
29 2, 6 | everything. So perhaps it may be the Lord's will that
30 2, 6 | be brought to our notice. May He be pleased of His goodness
31 2, 8 | However high a state the soul may have attained, self-knowledge
32 2, 12 | vanquished, although it may desire not to offend God
33 2, 12 | desire not to offend God and may perform good works. Those
34 2, 12 | His saints, so that these may do battle for them, since
35 2, 12 | our help to come from God. May His Majesty grant us this
36 2, 13 | greatest importance to us. May the Lord grant that something
37 2, 15 | are concerned, are free; may it please the Lord to make
38 2, 17 | from indiscreet zeal, which may do us great harm: let each
39 2, 18 | others (which sometimes may not be imperfections at
40 2, 18 | though perhaps our ignorance may lead us to make the worst
41 2, 18 | make the worst of them) it may lose its own peace of mind
42 1, 4 | however feeble such prayers may be God values them highly.
43 1, 5 | for however many years it may live, it can never hope
44 1, 7 | Give it light so that it may see how all its welfare
45 1, 7 | welfare consists in this and may flee from evil companionship.
46 1, 9 | You may think that you will be full
47 1, 9 | As I shall say later, you may be quite sure that this
48 1, 9 | reptiles to bite us, so that we may learn better how to be on
49 1, 11 | our profit, even though we may find no one to teach us.
50 1, 11 | day -- please God that it may come to realize this. ~
51 1, 12 | arouse us to love this Lord? May it please His Majesty to
52 1 | however lofty a state we may reach, and of how good it
53 1, 2 | not for our hope that we may lose it for Thy sake, or
54 1, 3 | obedience has laid upon me!62 May it please the Lord that,
55 1, 3 | being done for His sake, you may gain some profit from it
56 1, 3 | some profit from it and may ask Him to pardon this wretched
57 1, 5 | Yet even on earth a king may have many vassals and they
58 1, 7 | It may seem to us that we have
59 1, 7 | although, like Saint Peter, we may have left only our nets,
60 1, 8 | these periods of aridity may teach you to be humble,
61 1, 8 | His will, with which it may be more content than others
62 1, 8 | knowest all truth, that we may know ourselves. ~
63 2 | of what the author thinks may result from them; and of
64 2, 3 | some of them so that we may learn to understand and
65 2, 4 | leave all for His sake? It may be, of course, that he is
66 2, 5 | however good his intention may be (and good it must be,
67 2, 6 | itself which they possess may not be thought less of,
68 2, 8 | that by means of it they may serve Our Lord -- and there
69 2, 9 | with good speed so that we may see the Lord. Although we
70 2, 9 | from making progress. We may think we have advanced only
71 2, 10 | remaining Mansions, so that we may prepare to enter them. ~
72 2, 11 | very great deal, though I may be wrong. I will tell you
73 2, 11 | one, yet none the less it may be of some use, for, once
74 2, 13 | who knows us, so that we may learn to know ourselves.
75 2, 13 | It makes us feel that we may emulate their flights and
76 2, 13 | determined such persons may be not to offend the Lord,
77 2, 14 | comportment and behaviour may be better than theirs, but
78 2, 14 | help others, sisters, we may make many mistakes, and
79 2, 14 | of great profit to them. May He be for ever blessed. ~
80 1, 1 | speak for me, so that you may understand what I shall
81 1, 1 | know how to explain them. May His Majesty undertake this
82 1, 4 | it seems to me that we may describe as sweetness what
83 1, 4 | from numerous things that may happen to us here on earth.
84 1, 5 | to make my meaning plain: may the Lord explain it for
85 1, 10 | presence of God. Yet the soul may perhaps be wholly united
86 1, 11 | great velocity. Please God I may remember to explain the
87 1, 11 | trouble in my head so that I may understand it better, for
88 1, 13 | all the trials which we may have to suffer in this life
89 1, 14 | troublesome thing for me, it may perhaps be so for you as
90 1, 14 | in another, hoping that I may succeed in making you realize
91 1, 14 | necessary it is, so that you may not grow restless and distressed.
92 1, 15 | and seasons. The poor soul may not be to blame for this,
93 2, 1 | read it through again. It may even be that everything
94 2, 6 | enlargement of the heart may, I think, be of some help
95 2, 6 | in that way so that you may understand it. People who
96 2, 7 | It may be that in writing of these
97 2, 7 | then and now, of course, I may be mistaken in all this,
98 2, 9 | We may leave out of account occasions
99 2, 9 | mean that, however much we may practise meditation, however
100 2, 10 | We are His, sisters; may He do with us as He will
101 2, 10 | even know how to desire. May He be for ever praised and
102 3, 2 | able to tell you, though I may perhaps be intelligible
103 3, 7 | although in such a case one may not be striving to cease
104 3, 9 | lost, however far a man may have climbed towards the
105 3, 10 | the devil great harm and may well bring great advantage
106 3, 10 | to the Church of God. He may see nothing else in them
107 3, 10 | free from these perils. May God free you from pride
108 3, 10 | and grant that the devil may not counterfeit these favours.
109 3, 13 | really comes from God, there may be languor, both interior
110 3, 13 | while. Although the soul may become absorbed again, yet
111 3, 13 | absence and after a while He may well be pleased to restore
112 3, 14 | There may also be some who are so
113 3, 14 | him fewer opportunities. May He be for ever praised.
114 1 | with God. Describes how we may know that we are not mistaken
115 1, 1 | Heaven, my Lord, that I may enlighten these Thy servants,
116 1, 2 | fault if we miss anything may He also show us the road
117 1, 2 | to our souls so that we may dig until we find this hidden
118 1, 3 | to think, even though it may desire to do so). There
119 1, 3 | to the world so that it may live more fully in God.
120 1, 3 | write sense, so that we may give great praise to the
121 1, 5 | I fear I may be leaving you confused
122 1, 6 | you will think that you may be mistaken, and that these
123 1, 8 | although for years God may never grant it that favour
124 1, 10 | Himself; and, in order that He may the better show us His wonders,
125 1, 11 | comprehend His marvels. May He be for ever praised.
126 2, 5 | it is to die. This house may be understood here to mean
127 2, 6 | can do, with God's favour. May His Majesty Himself be our
128 2, 13 | and dost ask that Thy wax may offer no impediment. ~
129 2, 14 | in this state so that it may know itself to be His. He
130 3, 1 | Even after losing this, it may still desire others to profit,
131 3, 2 | From this, sisters, we may deduce that, if we are to
132 3, 5 | just as pleasures do; they may even arise from charity,
133 3, 7 | entered the religious life may think he has done everything.
134 3, 7 | although late in the day we may fulfil our obligations and
135 3, 8 | for a God Who is so great! May His Majesty be pleased to
136 3, 8 | give us grace so that we may deserve to reach this state,
137 3, 9 | loving God, although we may have good reasons for believing
138 3, 11 | heed to the resolutions he may have made when he was alone.
139 3, 12 | necessary, fast so that she may have your food, not so much
140 3, 13 | here, we should be lost. May the Lord grant us never
141 3, 13 | which I have described. It may be that you have experienced
142 3, 13 | everything, even though this may cause you to forgo your
143 3, 13 | much your physical powers may rebel. If the opportunity
144 4, 1 | last Mansion. God grant I may remember it then and find
145 4, 1 | all be very confused and I may possibly say a few things
146 4, 3 | meet again so that they may learn to appreciate each
147 4, 3 | better, and that, as we may say, they shall meet together,147
148 4, 5 | a great mistake we make! May the Lord in His mercy give
149 4, 6 | two things about which you may ask me, or be in doubt.
150 4, 6 | such peril that your soul may be lost, when you are so
151 4, 7 | reason the Lord permits this may possibly be so that He may
152 4, 7 | may possibly be so that He may observe the behaviour of
153 4, 9 | sleep again. And so that you may see, daughters, how Our
154 4, 9 | for such great favours. It may have been by Our Lord's
155 4, 10 | May He be pleased to enable
156 4, 10 | God and Lord and Spouse. May it please His Majesty that
157 1, 4 | it that anything good it may have does not come from
158 1, 4 | it is not, so that they may be profited. The fourth
159 1, 4 | come afterwards what may. ~
160 1, 6 | mean -- however many a soul may suffer: I repeat that it
161 1, 10 | come to his aid so that he may torture her soul the more.
162 1, 14 | fails those who hope in Him. May He be blessed for ever.
163 2, 5 | and must not fear that it may be deception; let his chief
164 2, 5 | have felt well rewarded. May He be blessed for ever and
165 2, 6 | It may be that you wonder why greater
166 2, 7 | other occasions the devil may create fancies of the kind,
167 2, 7 | interior of the soul. I may conceivably be mistaken;
168 3 | a few signs by which we may know when this favour is,
169 3, 1 | favour than the others, may also be more perilous. For
170 3, 1 | often, indeed -- this may be a fancy, especially in
171 3, 2 | the devil, although this may not be so with them. One
172 3, 4 | saying about locutions, these may come from God, in any of
173 3, 4 | have mentioned, or they may equally well come from the
174 3, 4 | Pharisees: any good you may gain will depend upon how
175 3, 4 | devil himself. The words may, in fact, come only from
176 3, 4 | be resisted so that they may gradually cease; and cease
177 3, 7 | weighty and learned they may be -- we do not bear so
178 3, 7 | although our understanding may hesitate about it, yet within
179 3, 7 | which cannot be overcome. It may seem to the soul that everything
180 3, 7 | belief that, though God may use other means incomprehensible
181 3, 7 | things going badly astray. It may be some time since it heard
182 3, 8 | unfortunate happenings which may persuade the soul that they
183 3, 8 | though all other hopes may be dead, this spark of certainty
184 3, 8 | itself, even though this may be of very great consequence
185 3, 9 | come true; such a person may himself have to suffer great
186 3, 10 | at times, indeed, they may even be asleep), he thinks
187 3, 10 | resemble those of a dream. It may also happen that, when such
188 3, 11 | signs already described, one may be very confident that they
189 3, 11 | of God, even though one may understand the locutions
190 3, 11 | better and better and it may become evident that they
191 3, 16 | locution one single word may contain a world of meaning
192 3, 17 | whatever the locutions may say. ~
193 3, 18 | need not be afraid, but may rest confidently in the
194 3, 19 | It may be that those whom the Lord
195 3, 19 | it has no other choice. May His Divine Majesty grant
196 3, 19 | ourselves, as I have said: Amen. May He grant that I have succeeded
197 3, 19 | attempted to explain and that I may have given some help to
198 4, 1 | and many more, so that it may have the courage to achieve
199 4, 3 | springs into new life. One may piously believe that the
200 4, 4 | knowledge of His Majesty. This may seem impossible; because,
201 4, 6 | It may be that some of you do not
202 4, 6 | over me; and although it may seem irrelevant there may
203 4, 6 | may seem irrelevant there may possibly be souls who will
204 4, 9 | by becoming so. This part may be only a small one, but
205 4, 9 | remains open so that we may enter. Blessed be such great
206 4, 11 | wretched creatures we are, and may they give us clearer sight,
207 4, 11 | wretchedness, so that we may please His Majesty in everything. ~
208 4, 12 | to have those to whom He may give them, and His riches
209 4, 15 | and every way in which He may be pleased to employ it!
210 4, 16 | realize that their suffering may perhaps not be attributed
211 4, 16 | to its proper cause but may be made an occasion for
212 4, 16 | honour. But her soul they may not attack, for unless,
213 4, 17 | this, so that its nature may be understood, since the
214 4, 18 | later on are not believed. May He be for ever blessed and
215 5, 1 | resignation, so that Our Lord may do with the soul as He wills.
216 5, 6 | He may perhaps answer it as He
217 5, 6 | state than for any other. May the Lord, of His own bounty,
218 5, 7 | transport of the spirit, it may be said to be of such a
219 5, 9 | is to travel, so that it may suffer the trials of this
220 5, 9 | obtain its rest. Although you may think that a thing which
221 5, 12 | rewarded; so too say I. May He Who can give so much
222 5, 12 | be for ever praised. And may it please His Majesty to
223 6 | grants to the soul so that He may use it to sing His praises.~
224 6, 2 | is afraid that the devil may be going to deceive her
225 6, 2 | Heaven) that, try as she may, she feels unable to desire
226 6, 4 | dispose things so that she may be able to do something
227 6, 4 | though she is, so that men may realize that nothing she
228 6, 4 | does comes from herself and may give Thee praise. Cost what
229 6, 4 | Thee praise. Cost what it may, it is this that she desires,
230 6, 5 | experience was not feigned. You may ask why I use the word "
231 6, 5 | realize that any usefulness it may have had has been a gift
232 6, 6 | oppressive, the thoughts may be deflected from them.
233 6, 6 | possible. To do this, however, may be to injure the health,
234 6, 7 | not be so in reality. It may even be the case (I mean
235 6, 7 | weaken them, so that they may be unable either to practise
236 6, 8 | beneficial as shedding tears may I not be deceived myself?
237 6, 8 | myself? Yes, of course I may; but, believe me, I am not
238 6, 8 | strong, however hard my heart may be, it distils as if in
239 6, 8 | will be that, although it may harm the body, it cannot (
240 6, 10 | grants you this favour, you may give Him hearty praise and
241 6, 10 | joy to all, so that they may help it to praise Our Lord,
242 6, 13 | May it please His Majesty often
243 6, 13 | we cannot acquire it. It may last for a whole day, and
244 6, 13 | than to do as she does? And may all the creatures join with
245 7 | however spiritual people may be, it is a great mistake
246 7, 4 | by the thought that they may lose God, but this happens
247 7, 4 | Their sole fear is that God may let them out of His hand
248 7, 4 | of His hand and that they may then offend Him, and thus
249 7, 5 | However favoured by God a soul may be, I should not think it
250 7, 6 | that this is a good way. I may be wrong and we may all
251 7, 6 | way. I may be wrong and we may all be meaning the same
252 7, 6 | about it again, so that you may walk very warily. And observe
253 7, 6 | are not very intelligent may do a great deal of harm. ~
254 7, 7 | from everything corporeal, may remain permanently enkindled
255 7, 7 | seeth my Father."191 It may be said that these words
256 7, 9 | however sublime our prayer may be, we shall have to do
257 7, 10 | once already. At first it may be that the Lord will not
258 7, 11 | these things, and here they may to some extent be right,
259 7, 11 | not understand me, and it may very well be that I do not
260 7, 13 | attained greater heights. This may not be so with everyone,
261 7, 14 | trials, so that we, too, may bear them perfectly. The
262 7, 14 | afflictions although sometimes we may be forsaking our own pleasures
263 7, 14 | prioress, in order that she may give you some work which
264 7, 16 | all blessings come to us. May He be praised for ever.
265 8, 1 | order, sisters, that you may the better appreciate the
266 8, 2 | It may happen that, while the soul
267 8, 4 | be a good witness and you may be sure that everything
268 8, 7 | visions cause in the soul may be observed by any one of
269 8, 8 | so that he in his turn may give it to you. ~
270 8, 9 | leading a good life, she may think your soul is safe,
271 8, 10 | we have formed on earth. May He be for ever praised.
272 9, 1 | already described. This may well be the case; but when
273 9, 2 | lent it to us so that we may benefit by it, he has kept
274 9, 7 | for, however long this may take us, the time will be
275 9, 7 | its weakness so that this may be united with His greatness
276 9, 7(202) | though to English ears it may sound artificial. See Introduction,
277 9, 10 | from God. However often it may be told that this is not
278 9, 10 | induced to fear that it may have been mistaken. Later,
279 9, 10 | he wields less power. He may be able to reveal something
280 9, 11 | has granted such a favour may be unable to describe it,
281 9, 11 | perfectly well, even though he may be without experience. ~
282 9, 12 | actions, however trivial these may be. If you do this, you
283 9, 19 | that in all things His will may be done. ~
284 9, 21 | In the sixth place, you may well find that the very
285 9, 22 | His hands so that His will may be done in us; if we cling
286 9, 24 | to this very willingly. May He be for ever praised Who
287 10, 1 | others, so that His Majesty may take His delight in it and
288 10, 1 | it and at the same time may comfort it. There is no
289 10, 1 | them, so that you, sisters, may understand their nature
290 10, 1 | am doing this so that you may not suppose everything you
291 10, 2 | When the Lord so wills, it may happen that the soul will
292 10, 5 | It may also happen that, very suddenly
293 10, 7 | he is walking in truth. May it please God, sisters,
294 11, 1 | before; for, although she may have been receiving these
295 11, 3 | However patient a sufferer she may be, and however accustomed
296 11, 4 | acute pain in one spot; we may have many other pains but
297 11, 7 | understand this so that we may be more conscious of how
298 11, 7 | in which by His mercy we may hope that He will set us
299 11, 10 | fear of any trials which may befall it; for by comparison
300 11, 12 | you are now going to see. May He be for ever blessed and
301 11, 12 | be for ever blessed and may all creatures praise Him.
302 1, 1 | things in such a way that we may come to learn of them; for
303 1, 1 | it be His Majesty's will, may it please Him to guide my
304 1, 1 | give me to understand how I may tell you some of the many
305 1, 2 | this favour, so that you may understand how important
306 1, 2 | whatever your judgment about it may be, it has seemed to me
307 1, 2 | better. At all events I may perhaps be dead when this
308 1, 3 | like them and that the Lord may have mercy on them also. ~
309 1, 6 | the soul,216 so that it may see and understand something
310 1, 6 | we hold by faith the soul may be said here to grasp219
311 1, 6(218) | life, if so raised by God, may lose the use of his senses
312 1, 8 | This may lead you to think that such
313 1, 8 | carefully than ever, so that she may displease Him in nothing. ~
314 1, 9 | light which accompanies it may not be so clear, the soul
315 1, 9 | that they are there. It may be asked if, when the light
316 2, 1 | sacred Humanity, so that it may clearly understand what
317 2, 3 | of that love, so that we may praise His greatness. For
318 2, 4 | become two again, or the wick may be withdrawn from the wax.
319 2, 5 | This, I think, the soul may say here, for it is here
320 2, 6 | become so, the same thing may be said, with even greater
321 2, 8 | and take away its peace. I may seem to be giving the impression
322 2, 9 | comparisons: God grant they may be of some value, but, if
323 2, 10 | further. Our whole body may be in pain, yet if our head
324 3, 2 | And thus, happen what may, she does not mind in the
325 3, 7 | now gives it these others. May He be blessed and praised
326 3, 9 | engaged in conversation. It may often happen that Our Lord
327 3, 10 | that this sublime favour may be counterfeited by the
328 3, 12 | not know what the reason may be, but, when the Lord begins
329 3, 12 | equipped the soul, or it may be that, for reasons which
330 3, 15 | live longer so that they may serve Him because of the
331 3, 16 | them forget everything. May He be for ever blessed and
332 4, 2 | the slightest move which may deflect it from its resolve.
333 4, 2 | for one reason, so that it may always be humble; for another,
334 4, 2 | for another, so that it may the better realize what
335 4, 2 | favour it is receiving, and may praise Him. ~
336 4, 3 | and the thought that they may commit some without knowing
337 4, 3 | man that feareth God."246 May His Majesty always protect
338 4, 3 | beseech Him to do so, that we may not offend Him; this is
339 4, 3 | security that we can have. May He be for ever praised.
340 4, 4 | sometimes said here, so that we may be able to imitate Him in
341 4, 7 | making these resolutions we may be too weak to carry them
342 4, 9 | nothing worse than this may happen -- for, as you know,
343 4, 10 | You may think that I am speaking
344 4, 10 | beginners, and that later on one may rest: but, as I have already
345 4, 10 | derived from trials, which may indeed have been means whereby
346 4, 12 | possible way, so that they may be saved and may praise
347 4, 12 | that they may be saved and may praise Him for ever. ~
348 4, 14 | The other thing you may say is that you are unable
349 4, 14 | ways within our power, we may rest content with having
350 4, 15 | which for any one of you may be shorter than you think,
351 4, 15 | upon the Cross, so that it may have the value won for it
352 4, 15 | our actions in themselves may be trivial. ~
353 4, 16 | May it please His Majesty, my
354 4, 16 | us all to meet where we may praise Him and to give me
355 4, 18 | that, however strong you may think yourselves, you cannot
356 4, 18 | fifth, and thenceforward you may serve Him by going to these
357 4, 19(255)| suppose, however, that there may have been two autographs