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  1   2,      3|        frequently happen, through obedience at the order of her director,
  2   2,      4|    injustices, and performed Your obedience, Eternal Father, which You
  3   2,      6|          he came to transgress My obedience imposed on him, and became
  4   2,      7|          therein, transgressed My obedience, and merited eternal death
  5   2,     19|    servitude, imposing on Himself obedience to do away the disobedience
  6   3,      1|     reason except (note well) for obedience or charity's sake. For no
  7   3,     11|           is declared, by it, the obedience of the Word, showing them
  8   3,     11|    showing them the perfection of obedience, which shines in my Truth,
  9   3,     11|          in my Truth, who for the obedience that I imposed upon Him,
 10   3,     20|       Cross, and accomplished the obedience which was imposed on Him
 11   3,     32|     Shepherd who, to fulfill Your obedience, laid down His life for
 12   4        |                     A TREATISE OF OBEDIENCE ~
 13   4,      1|       Here begins the treatise of obedience, and first of where obedience
 14   4,      1|     obedience, and first of where obedience may be found, and what it
 15   4,      1|         accompanies and nourishes obedience. ~
 16   4,      1|           And if you ask Me where obedience is to be found, and what
 17   4,      1|          the Cross. What destroys obedience? Look at the first man and
 18   4,      1|         cause which destroyed the obedience imposed on him by Me, the
 19   4,      1|          him of the perfection of obedience, giving him instead disobedience,
 20   4,      1|          virtue. But observe that obedience may be kept in two ways,
 21   4,      1|        was unlocked by the key of obedience, which had been fastened
 22   4,      1|         his End, took the keys of obedience and placed them in the hands
 23   4,      1|        left you this sweet key of obedience; for as you know He left
 24   4,      1|        and whoever is outside His obedience is in a state of damnation,
 25   4,      1|   proceeds. What caused the great obedience of the Word? The love which
 26   4,      1|        enamored along the road of obedience, lit up with the light of
 27   4,      1|            which is the marrow of obedience, and a demonstrative sign,
 28   4,      1|          given her as a sister to obedience, and so closely united them
 29   4,      1|       humble in proportion to her obedience. This humility is the foster-mother
 30   4,      1|           she feeds the virtue of obedience. Her raiment given her by
 31   4,      1|          enamored, fulfilling the obedience imposed on Him by Me, His
 32   4,      1|    Wherefore in Him you will find obedience perfectly accomplished.
 33   4,      1|  companion virtue proceeding from obedience and humility, so I tell
 34   4,      2|                               How obedience is the key with which Heaven
 35   4,      2|         and of the excellences of obedience. ~
 36   4,      2|       that I have shown you where obedience is to be found, and whence
 37   4,      2|      disobedient together, and of obedience in general, which is the
 38   4,      2|          in general, which is the obedience of the precepts; and in
 39   4,      2|        your faith is founded upon obedience, for by it you prove your
 40   4,      2|           detraction of him. This obedience is of such excellence that
 41   4,      2|            and casting the key of obedience into the mud of impurity,
 42   4,      2|        come and taken this key of obedience in His hands and purified
 43   4,      2|         having spoiled the key of obedience, you do not think of mending
 44   4,      2|           will hasten, the key of obedience in your hand, to open the
 45   4,      2|           who take up this key of obedience, having seen by the light
 46   4,      2|        for patience was united to obedience, and their impatience proves
 47   4,      2|      their impatience proves that obedience does not dwell in their
 48   4,      2|        are not satisfied, because obedience has ordered him to desire
 49   4,      2|        has chosen as spouse Queen Obedience, the appointed key of heaven,
 50   4,      2|      peace and quiet. Oh! blessed obedience! you voyage without fatigue,
 51   4,      2|          as not to transgress the obedience of the Word, nor abandon
 52   4,      3|          Word repaired the key of obedience, but worldly men devoid
 53   4,      3|        horses, without the bit of obedience, go from bad to worse, from
 54   4,      3|         his finding of the key of obedience to the moment of his death,
 55   4,      3|      through which they abandoned obedience, and fell into disobedience.
 56   4,      3|          and Giver of this law of obedience. Observing this law in this
 57   4,      3|        virtue of which the key of obedience has lost its rust, so that,
 58   4,      3|            take, then, the key of obedience with the light of faith,
 59   4,      3|     darkness or cold, but observe obedience in the fire of love, so
 60   4,      4|      those who have such love for obedience that they do not remain
 61   4,      4|          content with the general obedience of precepts, but take on
 62   4,      4|           themselves a particular obedience. ~
 63   4,      4|      amorous fire of love towards obedience burns so high (which fire
 64   4,      4|         of the Law with a general obedience as you are all obliged to
 65   4,      4|           themselves a particular obedience, following the greatest
 66   4,      4|      themselves under the yoke of obedience in holy religion, or, without
 67   4,      4|           chosen the most perfect obedience. I have already spoken to
 68   4,      4|          already spoken to you of obedience in general, and as I know
 69   4,      4|       particular and most perfect obedience, I will now relate to you
 70   4,      4|           you, these two kinds of obedience are so closely united together
 71   4,      4|       have told you where general obedience is to be found and whence
 72   4,      4|         to you of this particular obedience, not altering, however,
 73   4,      5|        from general to particular obedience; and of the excellence of
 74   4,      5|          submitted to the yoke of obedience, to the Commandments, following
 75   4,      5|           in this general kind of obedience will advance to the second
 76   4,      5|        perfectly observed general obedience. And even if she should
 77   4,      5|          herself in the virtue of obedience; indeed, most of those who
 78   4,      5|       persevere therein with true obedience. This ship is rich, so that
 79   4,      5|        possessions and to fail in obedience, their temporal substance
 80   4,      5|        wishes his sons to observe obedience and do their duty, and since
 81   4,      5|         it, with true and perfect obedience, although today it is badly
 82   4,      5|         where pride is, can be no obedience. I have already told you
 83   4,      5|           is in proportion to his obedience, and his obedience to his
 84   4,      5|         to his obedience, and his obedience to his humility, and similarly,
 85   4,      5|           transgresses the vow of obedience, it rarely happens that
 86   4,      5|           with the three ropes of obedience, continence, and true poverty;
 87   4,      6|          that places suitable for obedience have been found, namely,
 88   4,      6|       thus shown you the place of obedience and its perfection, I will
 89   4,      6|          will speak to you of the obedience and of the disobedience
 90   4,      6|         of perfect and particular obedience? With the light of holy
 91   4,      6|         spouse is true and prompt obedience, and the sister, patience;
 92   4,      6|            for without this nurse obedience would perish of hunger,
 93   4,      6|       would perish of hunger, for obedience soon dies in a soul deprived
 94   4,      6|           to seize the key of the obedience of his order, which will
 95   4,      6|          the great key of general obedience, which opens the door of
 96   4,      6|         come if they transgressed obedience, and the and of poverty
 97   4,      6|            for they fulfill their obedience with hatred of their order
 98   4,      6|         pass it, having no key of obedience wherewith to open it, for
 99   4,      6|           walk the narrow path of obedience to his superior. ~
100   4,      6|         not wish that his spouse, Obedience, given him with the light
101   4,      6|                       The love of obedience places in the house of his
102   4,      6|         the lovers of his spouse, Obedience, who are the true and royal
103   4,      6|    patience, disobedience of true obedience, infidelity of faith, presumption
104   4,      6|           defile his spouse, holy obedience, he appointed hatred to
105   4,      6|         all these enemies of true obedience, and having cut off the
106   4,      6|        sadness. What makes war on obedience? Injuries? No, for the obedient
107   4,      6|      patience being the sister of obedience. The weight of the observances
108   4,      6| observances of the order? No, for obedience causes him to fulfill them.
109   4,      6|          them. Does the weight of obedience give him pain? No, for he
110   4,      6|       company of his spouse, true obedience, for the only thing which
111   4,      6|         with faith and the key of obedience he passes over this stormy
112   4,      6|          he may best observe true obedience. ~
113   4,      6|           not wish to fulfill his obedience in his own way, or to choose
114   4,      6|         the vows of poverty, true obedience, and continence, having
115   4,      6|      pride, and bowed his head to obedience through humility. He does
116   4,      6|      perseverance, the friends of obedience. Thus he passes by the assaults
117   4,      6|          love, with true and holy obedience, who do not kick against
118   4,      7|         own will, both in general obedience, and in the particular obedience
119   4,      7|  obedience, and in the particular obedience of the religious life. And
120   4,      7|          of sadness, or jars with obedience, remains obedient until
121   4,      8|         has once taken the key of obedience of a religious order, living
122   4,      8|         order. The order commands obedience, and he loves disobedience;
123   4,      8|   commendation and exhortation of obedience. This wretched man is deluded
124   4,      8|           affections, and because obedience seems wearisome to him he
125   4,      8|           have to do, through the obedience imposed on him, do not please
126   4,      8|       will was active against his obedience, and yet he is obliged to
127   4,      8|         him know the road of true obedience, which is a road of truth
128   4,      8|           of this tree, which are obedience, poverty, and continence,
129   4,      8|           of the refectory, where obedience nourishes both body and
130   4,      8|          the soul of the light of obedience, destroying peace, and giving
131   4,      8|          the food of the merit of obedience, it gives him continual
132   4,      8|           having rebelled against obedience and cast from you the key
133   4,      9|      virtue; and of discretion in obedience, and of the works and reward
134   4,      9|          labor in the vineyard of obedience in different ways, and every
135   4,      9|   advanced but slowly. By love of obedience, then, does the soul receive
136   4,      9|     Pacific. There are many whose obedience is so prompt, and has become,
137   4,      9|           how pleasing his prompt obedience was to Me, My clemency gave
138   4,      9|      obedient man. And as for the obedience of the earth, you remember
139   4,      9|       abbot, and being ordered by obedience to plant it in the earth
140   4,      9|   possibilities, he fulfilled his obedience in such virtue of faith
141   4,      9|        brought forth the fruit of obedience, wherefore the fruit of
142   4,      9|         holy fathers the fruit of obedience. You will also find that
143   4,      9|    certain disciple, commanded by obedience, through his purity and
144   4,      9|         rather than transgress My obedience, and, at My command were
145   4,      9|       Maurus who had been sent by obedience to save a drowning disciple;
146   4,      9|         abandoned for the sake of obedience. If you were lifted up in
147   4,      9|     raised from the earth, and an obedience were imposed on you (speaking
148   4,      9|          to arise, to fulfill the obedience imposed on you, though you
149   4,      9|        for necessity, charity, or obedience. I say this in order that
150   4,      9|         see how prompt I wish the obedience of My servants to be, and
151   4,      9|         merit to him. If he eats, obedience is his food; if he sleeps,
152   4,      9|         he sleeps, his dreams are obedience; if he walks, if he remains
153   4,      9|        everything that he does is obedience; if he serve his neighbor,
154   4,      9|         serve his neighbor, it is obedience that he serves. How is he
155   4,      9|        refectory, or his cell? By obedience, with the light of the most
156   4,      9|           superior. Reposing with obedience in the ship, allowing himself
157   4,      9|    tranquillity of heart, because obedience and faith have taken all
158   4,      9|           the food of this spouse obedience? She eats knowledge of self,
159   4,      9|           I have for her, and the obedience imposed on Him by Me, His
160   4,      9|      inebriated with the love and obedience of the Word, losing herself
161   4,      9|        the light of faith in holy obedience. ~
162   4,     10|        end your desire concerning obedience. ~
163   4,     10|        speak of the perfection of obedience and the imperfection of
164   4,     10|          of disobedience; and how obedience can be obtained and how
165   4,     10|       spoken to you of particular obedience, and of the perfect and
166   4,     10|         and of the peace given by obedience, and the war of disobedience,
167   4,     10|         whole matter, that in the obedience of the only- begotten Word,
168   4,     10|          who will take the key of obedience have contracted the infection
169   4,     11|           truth and excellence of obedience, hearing and tasting it
170   4,     11|          together with the key of obedience, I may unlock the door of
171   4,     11|           mortal course with true obedience and the light of holy faith,