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1501 2, 27 | his will into the hands of the Devil, that is, if he 1502 2, 27 | be injured by the guilt of sin in any temptation, but 1503 2, 27 | fortified by it, when the eye of his intellect is opened 1504 2, 27 | except through knowledge of self, and knowledge of Me, 1505 2, 27 | knowledge of self, and knowledge of Me, which knowledge is more 1506 2, 27 | perfectly acquired in the time of temptation, because then 1507 2, 27 | come to a perfect knowledge of yourself, and of Me, and 1508 2, 27 | knowledge of yourself, and of Me, and that virtue may 1509 2, 27 | that it is the intention of the Devil to prove virtue 1510 2, 27 | but rather to deprive you of it, and this he cannot do, 1511 2, 27 | great is the foolishness of men in making themselves 1512 2, 27 | themselves into the hands of the Devil. Wherefore, know, 1513 2, 27 | know, that at the moment of death, they, having passed 1514 2, 27 | life under the lordship of the Devil (not that they 1515 2, 27 | arriving at the extremity of their death under this perverse 1516 2, 27 | other judgment than that of their own conscience, and 1517 2, 27 | to them in the extremity of death, and before they get 1518 2, 27 | get there, they take hold of it, by means of their lord 1519 2, 27 | take hold of it, by means of their lord the Devil. As 1520 2, 27 | illuminated with the light of faith, with perfect hope 1521 2, 27 | perfect hope in the Blood of the Lamb, when the extremity 1522 2, 27 | Lamb, when the extremity of death comes, see the good 1523 2, 27 | embrace it with the arms of love, holding fast with 1524 2, 27 | holding fast with pressure of love to Me, the Supreme 1525 2, 27 | arrived at the last extremity of death with an ordinary charity ( 1526 2, 27 | mercy with the same light of faith and hope that had 1527 2, 27 | the body, at the extremity of death -- the damned with 1528 2, 27 | with love and the light of faith and with the hope 1529 2, 27 | faith and with the hope of the Blood. And the imperfect 1530 2, 27 | imperfect arrive at the place of Purgatory, with mercy and 1531 2, 27 | How the Devil gets hold of souls, under pretense of 1532 2, 27 | of souls, under pretense of some good: and, how those 1533 2, 27 | they fall into them; and of the vision of a tree, that 1534 2, 27 | them; and of the vision of a tree, that this soul once 1535 2, 27 | invites men to the water of death, that is, to that 1536 2, 27 | pleasures and conditions of the world, he catches them 1537 2, 27 | catches them with the hook of pleasure, under the pretense 1538 2, 27 | pleasure, under the pretense of good, because in no other 1539 2, 27 | discern what is true good, and of profit to the soul and to 1540 2, 27 | as to have the appearance of some benefit or good; and 1541 2, 27 | him to be most disposed -- of one kind to the secular, 1542 2, 27 | one kind to the secular, of another to the religious, 1543 2, 27 | because I now speak to you of those who drown themselves 1544 2, 27 | that is, walking by the way of the Bridge, the Word, My 1545 2, 27 | showed you in the beginning of your life, when you prayed 1546 2, 27 | the world, and draw it out of the darkness of mortal sin. 1547 2, 27 | draw it out of the darkness of mortal sin. You know that 1548 2, 27 | Myself under the figure of a Tree, of which you saw 1549 2, 27 | under the figure of a Tree, of which you saw neither the 1550 2, 27 | were united with the earth of your humanity. At the foot 1551 2, 27 | your humanity. At the foot of the Tree, if you remember 1552 2, 27 | away, and ran to a mountain of Lolla, in which you figured 1553 2, 27 | yourself all the delights of the world. That Lolla seemed 1554 2, 27 | That Lolla seemed to be of corn and was not, and, therefore, 1555 2, 27 | many souls thereon died of hunger, and many, recognizing 1556 2, 27 | recognizing the deceits of the world, returned to the 1557 2, 27 | which is the deliberation of the will. Which deliberation, 1558 2, 27 | man to stand in the way of following the Truth. And 1559 2, 27 | with hatred and displeasure of himself, manfully makes 1560 2, 27 | as if blinded by the fog of disordinate love, know neither 1561 2, 27 | choosing rather to die of hunger than to pass a little 1562 2, 27 | who am not an Acceptor of persons but of holy desire. 1563 2, 27 | Acceptor of persons but of holy desire. And this I 1564 2, 27 | shown you under the figure of the Tree, as I told you." ~ 1565 2, 28 | shown you the damnation of sinners, together with My 1566 2, 28 | do not feel the weariness of the pain; for their will 1567 2, 28 | gives trouble to man. Pain of mind and of body have those, 1568 2, 28 | to man. Pain of mind and of body have those, of whom 1569 2, 28 | and of body have those, of whom I have narrated to 1570 2, 28 | taste the earnest money of hell, as My servants taste 1571 2, 28 | taste the earnest money of eternal life. Do you know 1572 2, 28 | what is the special good of the blessed ones? It is 1573 2, 28 | they have left the burden of the body, which was a law 1574 2, 28 | and the perfect knowledge of the Truth, preventing it 1575 2, 28 | soul has left the weight of the body, her desire is 1576 2, 28 | weariness from the satisfaction of it. So you see that My servants 1577 2, 28 | told you that the tasting of eternal life consisted especially 1578 2, 28 | taste the earnest money of eternal life, tasting the 1579 2, 28 | themselves, and in the knowledge of My Truth, which knowledge, 1580 2, 28 | intellect (which is the eye of the soul) illuminated in 1581 2, 28 | This eye has the pupil of the most holy faith, which 1582 2, 28 | holy faith, which light of faith enables the soul to 1583 2, 28 | the way and the doctrine of My Truth -- the Word Incarnate; 1584 2, 28 | and without this pupil of faith she would not see, 1585 2, 28 | as a man who has the form of the eye, but who has covered 1586 2, 28 | with a cloth. So the pupil of the intellect is faith, 1587 2, 28 | covered it with the cloth of infidelity, drawn over it 1588 2, 28 | see, but only has the form of the eye without the light, 1589 2, 28 | shod with the affection of My love. For I told you 1590 2, 28 | pain and afflicts the mind of the creature, is dead. Wherefore, 1591 2, 28 | deeming themselves unworthy of peace and quiet of mind 1592 2, 28 | unworthy of peace and quiet of mind and deserving of pain, 1593 2, 28 | quiet of mind and deserving of pain, and so they proceed 1594 2, 28 | infirmity, or poverty, or change of worldly condition, or loss 1595 2, 28 | worldly condition, or loss of children, or of other much 1596 2, 28 | or loss of children, or of other much loved creatures ( 1597 2, 28 | much loved creatures (all of which are thorns that the 1598 2, 28 | them all with the light of reason and holy faith, looking 1599 2, 28 | understand by the light of faith, that good must be 1600 2, 28 | away sin with contrition of heart, and with perfect 1601 2, 28 | life is small, on account of the shortness of time. Time 1602 2, 28 | account of the shortness of time. Time is as the point 1603 2, 28 | time. Time is as the point of a needle and no more; and, 1604 2, 28 | their heart is drawn out of them and united to Me by 1605 2, 28 | united to Me by the affection of love. It is a good truth 1606 2, 28 | receiving the earnest money of it in this life, and that, 1607 2, 29 | great bitterness, on account of the blindness of those who 1608 2, 29 | account of the blindness of those who are drowned below 1609 2, 29 | imperfections and those of others, was saddened to 1610 2, 29 | others, was saddened to hear of and to see the great blindness 1611 2, 29 | see the great blindness of creatures, notwithstanding 1612 2, 29 | notwithstanding the great goodness of God, in having placed nothing 1613 2, 29 | impediment to the salvation of creatures, but rather arranged 1614 2, 29 | the exercising and proving of virtue in them. And, notwithstanding 1615 2, 29 | because they had heard of the sweet goodness of GOD, 1616 2, 29 | heard of the sweet goodness of GOD, who had deigned to 1617 2, 29 | bitterness, and fixing the eye of her intellect on the Eternal 1618 2, 29 | Love, great is the delusion of Your creatures. I would 1619 2, 29 | steps figured in the Body of Your only Son, and what 1620 2, 29 | as to come entirely out of the depths and to keep the 1621 2, 29 | depths and to keep the way of Your Truth, and who are 1622 2, 30 | Bridge, that is, in the Son of GOD, signify the three powers 1623 2, 30 | signify the three powers of the soul. ~ 1624 2, 30 | regarding with the eye of His mercy, the hunger and 1625 2, 30 | mercy, the hunger and desire of that soul, said: "Oh, My 1626 2, 30 | Despiser, but the Fulfiller of holy desire, and therefore 1627 2, 30 | explain to you the figure of three steps, and to tell 1628 2, 30 | they who want to come out of the river must use, to be 1629 2, 30 | the delusion and blindness of men, tasting in this life 1630 2, 30 | this life the earnest-money of Hell, and, as martyrs of 1631 2, 30 | of Hell, and, as martyrs of the Devil, receiving damnation, 1632 2, 30 | that takes away the light of reason, which reason holds 1633 2, 30 | holds in itself the light of faith, and one is not lost 1634 2, 30 | intellect is the most noble part of the soul, and is moved by 1635 2, 30 | nourishes it, and the hand of love -- that is, the affection -- 1636 2, 30 | memory with the remembrance of Me and of the benefits received, 1637 2, 30 | the remembrance of Me and of the benefits received, which 1638 2, 30 | is nourished in the life of grace. ~ 1639 2, 30 | something, because she is made of love, and, by love, I created 1640 2, 30 | considering carefully the dignity of the soul, and the indignity 1641 2, 30 | through sin. In the dignity of her being it tastes My inestimable 1642 2, 30 | her time and drawn her out of darkness. Then the affection 1643 2, 30 | love, opening the mouth of holy desire, with which 1644 2, 30 | eats hatred and displeasure of its own sensuality, united 1645 2, 30 | sensual things, the eye of the intellect set before 1646 2, 30 | with self-love, displeasure of virtue, and love of vice, 1647 2, 30 | displeasure of virtue, and love of vice, whence she draws pride 1648 2, 30 | love so dazzles the eye of the intellect that it can 1649 2, 30 | It is the very brightness of the things that causes the 1650 2, 30 | to him thus, under color of the soul's good, causes 1651 2, 30 | because the eye, on account of its blindness, does not 1652 2, 30 | told you that the delights of the world, without Me, are 1653 2, 30 | thorns, and, that the vision of the intellect is deluded 1654 2, 30 | them, and the affection of the will is deluded into 1655 2, 30 | into retaining remembrance of them. The unity of these 1656 2, 30 | remembrance of them. The unity of these powers of the soul 1657 2, 30 | The unity of these powers of the soul is so great that 1658 2, 30 | according to the pleasure of the free will. This free 1659 2, 30 | pleases, either with the light of reason or without it. Your 1660 2, 30 | have also in you the law of perversity, that continually 1661 2, 30 | that, with the instrument of the body, you may prove 1662 2, 30 | liberated from sin by the Blood of My Son, and she cannot be 1663 2, 30 | together, with the hand of free choice, her powers 1664 2, 30 | and free choice gets rid of sensuality and binds itself 1665 2, 30 | grace, rest in the midst of them; and this is what My 1666 2, 30 | there am I in the midst of them.' And this is the truth. 1667 2, 30 | Him, and therefore I made of Him a Bridge with three 1668 2, 30 | below, the three states of the soul." ~ 1669 2, 31 | explained to you the figure of the three steps, in general, 1670 2, 31 | general, as the three powers of the soul, and no one who 1671 2, 31 | the Bridge and doctrine of My Truth can mount one without 1672 2, 31 | persevere except by the union of her three powers. Of which 1673 2, 31 | union of her three powers. Of which I told you above, 1674 2, 31 | voyagers could come out of the river. There are two 1675 2, 31 | and, for the attainment of either, perseverance is 1676 2, 31 | they who taste the water of death arrive at the Devil." ~ 1677 2, 32 | drink, for I am the Fountain of the Water of Life.' He did 1678 2, 32 | the Fountain of the Water of Life.' He did not say 'Go 1679 2, 32 | by dwelling in the life of common charity, finds to 1680 2, 32 | drink, tasting the fruit of the Blood, through the union 1681 2, 32 | Blood, through the union of the Divine nature with the 1682 2, 32 | invited to the Fountain of Living Water of Grace, and 1683 2, 32 | Fountain of Living Water of Grace, and it is right for 1684 2, 32 | wind that may arise, either of prosperity or adversity, 1685 2, 32 | find Me, who am the Giver of the Water of Life, by means 1686 2, 32 | am the Giver of the Water of Life, by means of this sweet 1687 2, 32 | Water of Life, by means of this sweet and amorous Word, 1688 2, 32 | say: 'I am the Fountain of Living Water'? Because He 1689 2, 32 | contained Me, the Giver of the Living Water, by means 1690 2, 32 | the Living Water, by means of the union of the Divine 1691 2, 32 | Water, by means of the union of the Divine with the human 1692 2, 32 | can be pain, and therefore of Him did I make for you a 1693 2, 32 | perseverance receives the crown of glory and victory in the 1694 2, 33 | rational creature can come out of the sea of the world, and 1695 2, 33 | can come out of the sea of the world, and go by the 1696 2, 33 | My Presence in the midst of you. For in this way, in 1697 2, 33 | back at the smallest prick of persecution, for he loves 1698 2, 33 | from My grace and the love of his neighbor, and being, 1699 2, 33 | being, by sin, deprived of Me, he turns to that which 1700 2, 33 | I will be in the midst of them.' I said to you that 1701 2, 33 | know that the commandments of the Law are completely contained 1702 2, 33 | the middle and the end of the Law. These two cannot 1703 2, 33 | without the congregation of the powers of the soul, 1704 2, 33 | congregation of the powers of the soul, the memory, the 1705 2, 33 | to retain the remembrance of My benefits and My goodness, 1706 2, 33 | have shown you by means of My only-begotten Son, whom 1707 2, 33 | have placed as the object of the vision of your intellect, 1708 2, 33 | the object of the vision of your intellect, so that, 1709 2, 33 | Him, you behold the fire of My charity, and the will 1710 2, 33 | these virtues and powers of the soul are congregated 1711 2, 33 | Name, I am in the midst of them by grace, and a man, 1712 2, 33 | and a man, who is full of My love and that of his 1713 2, 33 | full of My love and that of his neighbor, suddenly finds 1714 2, 33 | finds himself the companion of many and royal virtues. 1715 2, 33 | virtues. Then the appetite of the soul is disposed to 1716 2, 33 | for virtue, and the honor of My Name and salvation of 1717 2, 33 | of My Name and salvation of souls, and his every other 1718 2, 33 | ascended the first step of the affection, for the affection, 1719 2, 33 | the affection, stripped of self-love, mounts above 1720 2, 33 | and true fear, and love of virtue. He then finds that 1721 2, 33 | that is, to the light of the intellect, which is, 1722 2, 33 | mirrored in cordial love of Me, for through Him have 1723 2, 33 | being filled with the light of the intellect, and the affection 1724 2, 33 | tribulations or delights of the world, will not resound 1725 2, 33 | impatience, because they are full of Me, who am every good. ~ 1726 2, 33 | finds that the three powers of the soul have been gathered 1727 2, 33 | commandments, that is love of Me and of the neighbor, 1728 2, 33 | that is love of Me and of the neighbor, finds herself 1729 2, 33 | because I am in the midst of her. Wherefore then he follows 1730 2, 33 | thirsting after the way of Truth, in which way he finds 1731 2, 33 | way he finds the Fountain of the Water of Life, through 1732 2, 33 | the Fountain of the Water of Life, through his thirst 1733 2, 33 | his own salvation and that of his neighbor, without which 1734 2, 33 | on, carrying the vessel of the heart, emptied of every 1735 2, 33 | vessel of the heart, emptied of every affection and disordinate 1736 2, 33 | affection and disordinate love of the world, but filled immediately 1737 2, 33 | it is filled with love of celestial things, and sweet 1738 2, 33 | arrives at the Fountain of the Water of Life, and passes 1739 2, 33 | the Fountain of the Water of Life, and passes through 1740 2, 33 | passes through the Door of Christ crucified, and tastes 1741 2, 33 | crucified, and tastes the Water of Life, finding himself in 1742 2, 35 | sufficient, without the love of virtue, to give eternal 1743 2, 35 | eternal life; and how the law of fear and that of love are 1744 2, 35 | the law of fear and that of love are united. ~ 1745 2, 35 | Then the goodness of God, wishing to satisfy 1746 2, 35 | wishing to satisfy the desire of that soul, said, "Do you 1747 2, 35 | servile fear from the vomit of mortal sin, but, if they 1748 2, 35 | they do not arise with love of virtue, servile fear alone 1749 2, 35 | The old law was the law of fear, that was given by 1750 2, 35 | sin suffered the penalty of it. The new law is the law 1751 2, 35 | The new law is the law of love, given by the Word 1752 2, 35 | love, given by the Word of My only-begotten Son, and 1753 2, 35 | And He united the law of fear with that of love. 1754 2, 35 | the law of fear with that of love. Through love was taken 1755 2, 35 | taken away the imperfection of the fear of the penalty, 1756 2, 35 | imperfection of the fear of the penalty, and the perfection 1757 2, 35 | penalty, and the perfection of holy fear remained, that 1758 2, 35 | remained, that is, the fear of offending, not on account 1759 2, 35 | offending, not on account of one's own damnation, but 1760 2, 35 | one's own damnation, but of offending Me, who am Supreme 1761 2, 35 | made perfect with the law of love. Wherefore, after the 1762 2, 35 | Wherefore, after the car of the fire of My only-begotten 1763 2, 35 | after the car of the fire of My only-begotten Son came 1764 2, 35 | came and brought the fire of My charity into your humanity 1765 2, 35 | humanity with abundance of mercy, the penalty of the 1766 2, 35 | abundance of mercy, the penalty of the sins committed by humanity 1767 2, 35 | punished suddenly, as was of old given and ordained in 1768 2, 35 | and ordained in the law of Moses. ~ 1769 2, 35 | he is dead comes the time of justice. He ought, then, 1770 2, 35 | arrive at love and holy fear of Me, otherwise there is no 1771 2, 35 | and reaching the waters of tribulation, and seeking 1772 2, 35 | and seeking the thorns of consolation, for all consolations 1773 2, 36 | fear, which is the state of imperfection, by which is 1774 2, 36 | is meant the first step of the holy Bridge, one arrives 1775 2, 36 | step, which is the state of perfection. ~ 1776 2, 36 | by the Bridge or come out of the river without climbing 1777 2, 36 | first gathering together of the powers of the soul, 1778 2, 36 | gathering together of the powers of the soul, which should be 1779 2, 36 | be exercised by the light of the intellect with the pupil 1780 2, 36 | intellect with the pupil of the eye of holy faith, which 1781 2, 36 | with the pupil of the eye of holy faith, which looks, 1782 2, 36 | not only at the punishment of sin, but at the fruit of 1783 2, 36 | of sin, but at the fruit of virtue, and the love which 1784 2, 36 | affection, and stripped of servile fear. And doing 1785 2, 36 | fear, and if, with hatred of sin, they employ their minds 1786 2, 36 | minds to dig out the root of their self-love with prudence, 1787 2, 36 | climb to the first Step of the Bridge of Christ crucified, 1788 2, 36 | first Step of the Bridge of Christ crucified, they do 1789 2, 36 | arrive at the second step of His Heart." ~ 1790 2, 37 | Of the imperfection of those 1791 2, 37 | Of the imperfection of those who love GOD for their 1792 2, 37 | fidelity without servile fear of punishment, but rather with 1793 2, 37 | proves the imperfection of this love? The withdrawal 1794 2, 37 | this love? The withdrawal of the consolations which they 1795 2, 37 | insufficiency and short duration of their love for their neighbor, 1796 2, 37 | self-knowledge, they may know that of themselves they are nothing 1797 2, 37 | and accordingly in time of battle fly to Me, as their 1798 2, 37 | a time these weak ones, of whom I speak, relax their 1799 2, 37 | sometimes abandon, under color of virtue, many of their exercises, 1800 2, 37 | under color of virtue, many of their exercises, saying 1801 2, 37 | feel themselves deprived of mental consolation. Such 1802 2, 37 | yet unwound the bandage of spiritual self-love, for, 1803 2, 37 | proceeds from Me, that no leaf of a tree falls to the ground 1804 2, 37 | good, through the Blood of My only-begotten Son, in 1805 2, 37 | to grace with the Blood of My Son, making them sons 1806 2, 37 | My Son, making them sons of adoption. But, since they 1807 2, 37 | imperfect, they make use of Me only for their own profit, 1808 2, 37 | naught through the fear of enduring pain, and those 1809 2, 37 | love based only on desire of their own advantage. If, 1810 2, 37 | recognize this imperfection of theirs, it is impossible 1811 2, 37 | life to fly sin from fear of punishment, or to embrace 1812 2, 37 | embrace virtue from the motive of one's own advantage. Sin 1813 2, 37 | at least, in the moment of death, recognizing her own 1814 2, 37 | purpose, had she but time, of serving Me, irrespectively 1815 2, 37 | serving Me, irrespectively of herself. It was with this 1816 2, 37 | conversation, but, when the time of trouble came, he failed, 1817 2, 37 | himself, but his terror of the very approach of pain 1818 2, 37 | terror of the very approach of pain caused him to fall, 1819 2, 37 | and serve Me, irrespective of themselves, for I, who am 1820 2, 37 | for I, who am the Rewarder of every labor, render to each 1821 2, 37 | not abandon the exercise of holy prayer and their other 1822 2, 37 | will arrive at the state of filial love, because I respond 1823 2, 37 | dear friend, and so do some of these of whom I have spoken, 1824 2, 37 | and so do some of these of whom I have spoken, but 1825 2, 37 | they remain in the state of mercenary love, I do not 1826 2, 37 | their imperfection, and love of virtue, dig up, with hatred, 1827 2, 37 | up, with hatred, the root of spiritual self-love, and 1828 2, 37 | and mount to the throne of conscience, reasoning with 1829 2, 37 | as to quell the motions of servile fear in their heart, 1830 2, 37 | mercenary love by the light of the holy faith, they will 1831 2, 37 | will attain to the love of the friend. And I will manifest 1832 2, 37 | together.' This is the state of two dear friends, for though 1833 2, 37 | soul through the affection of love, because love transforms 1834 2, 38 | Of the way in which GOD manifests 1835 2, 38 | and follows the doctrine of My sweet and amorous Word? 1836 2, 38 | The first manifestation of My virtue, that is to say, 1837 2, 38 | virtue, that is to say, of My love and charity in the 1838 2, 38 | is made through the Word of My Son, and shown in the 1839 2, 38 | He spilled with such fire of love. Now this charity is 1840 2, 38 | live in the ordinary grace of God. It is manifested to 1841 2, 38 | from Me. The second mode of manifestation, which is 1842 2, 38 | known through a sentiment of the soul, by which they 1843 2, 38 | Me, through the affection of their love. For though I 1844 2, 38 | though I am no Acceptor of creatures, I am an Acceptor 1845 2, 38 | creatures, I am an Acceptor of holy desires, and Myself 1846 2, 38 | soul in that precise degree of perfection which she seeks 1847 2, 38 | and this is also a part of the second manifestation) 1848 2, 38 | endowing men with the spirit of prophecy, showing them the 1849 2, 38 | showing them the things of the future. This I do in 1850 2, 38 | in the mind the presence of the Truth, My only- begotten 1851 2, 38 | the will and the desire of the soul. Sometimes she 1852 2, 38 | she seeks Me in the wisdom of My Son, and I satisfy her 1853 2, 38 | His wisdom before the eye of her intellect, sometimes 1854 2, 38 | sometimes in the clemency of the Holy Spirit and then 1855 2, 38 | causes her to taste the fire of Divine charity, and to conceive 1856 2, 38 | founded on the pure love of her neighbor." ~ 1857 2, 39 | doctrine with the affection of love, you are united with 1858 2, 39 | manifest to you, by means of Myself, Me and Him. The 1859 2, 39 | conformed with the humanity of the Eternal Word, according 1860 2, 39 | told you in the treatise of the Resurrection, you can 1861 2, 39 | can see Me, with the eye of the intellect alone, for, 1862 2, 39 | Son, veiled in the flesh of your humanity. He manifested 1863 2, 39 | for in this manifestation of Himself, He manifests Me.' 1864 2, 40 | having mounted the first step of the Bridge, should proceed 1865 2, 40 | how excellent is the state of him who has attained to 1866 2, 40 | has attained to the love of a friend; climbing with 1867 2, 40 | climbing with the foot of affection, he has reached 1868 2, 40 | he has reached the secret of the Heart, which is the 1869 2, 40 | Heart, which is the second of the three steps figured 1870 2, 40 | steps figured in the Body of My Son. I have told you 1871 2, 40 | meant by the three powers of the soul, and now I will 1872 2, 40 | passes. Before treating of the third state, I wish 1873 2, 40 | become a friend. And first of how a man arrives at being 1874 2, 40 | he arrives at the love of delight, finding his own 1875 2, 40 | love, to the love that is of friend and son. I call filial 1876 2, 40 | son's love includes that of a friend, which is why I 1877 2, 40 | knowledge and holy hatred of self, that is, sensuality. 1878 2, 40 | and remain in the cellar of self-knowledge in which 1879 2, 40 | learn My mercy, in the Blood of My only-begotten Son, drawing 1880 2, 40 | himself in the extirpation of his perverse self-will, 1881 2, 40 | Peter, who, after the sin of denying My Son, began to 1882 2, 40 | house, awaiting the coming of the Holy Spirit, which My 1883 2, 40 | had received the abundance of the Holy Spirit, they lost 1884 2, 40 | has risen from the guilt of mortal sin, recognizing 1885 2, 40 | begins to weep from fear of the penalty, whence she 1886 2, 40 | rises to the consideration of My mercy, in which contemplation, 1887 2, 40 | My power, and the wisdom of the Son, who is one thing 1888 2, 40 | sentiment, depriving her of former consolations. When 1889 2, 40 | When she was in the guilt of mortal sin, she had separated 1890 2, 40 | from Me, and I deprived her of grace through her own guilt, 1891 2, 40 | guilt had barred the door of her desires. Wherefore the 1892 2, 40 | desires. Wherefore the sun of grace did not shine, not 1893 2, 40 | but through the defect of the creature, who bars the 1894 2, 40 | creature, who bars the door of desire. When she knows herself 1895 2, 40 | to prove her in the light of faith, so that she come 1896 2, 40 | love Me without thought of self, and with lively faith 1897 2, 40 | lively faith and with hatred of her own sensuality, she 1898 2, 40 | she rejoices in the time of trouble, deeming herself 1899 2, 40 | deeming herself unworthy of peace and quietness of mind. 1900 2, 40 | unworthy of peace and quietness of mind. Now comes the second 1901 2, 40 | mind. Now comes the second of the three things of which 1902 2, 40 | second of the three things of which I told you, that is 1903 2, 40 | remaining barred in the house of self-knowledge, and, continuing 1904 2, 40 | lively faith, the coming of the Holy Spirit, that is 1905 2, 40 | the Holy Spirit, that is of Me, who am the fire of charity. 1906 2, 40 | is of Me, who am the fire of charity. How does she await 1907 2, 40 | watching, that is, with the eye of her mind alert, and, watching 1908 2, 40 | watching with the light of faith, she extirpates, with 1909 2, 40 | the wandering thoughts of her heart, looking for the 1910 2, 40 | looking for the affection of My charity, and knowing 1911 2, 40 | certified to her in the Blood of My Son. As long as her eye 1912 2, 40 | illumined by the knowledge of Me and of herself, she continues 1913 2, 40 | the knowledge of Me and of herself, she continues to 1914 2, 40 | to pray with the prayer of holy desire, which is a 1915 2, 40 | according to the orders of Holy Church. This is what 1916 2, 40 | feeling herself deprived of consolation and afflicted 1917 2, 40 | learn how incapable she is of stability or perseverance, 1918 2, 40 | cutting down to the very root of spiritual self-love, for 1919 2, 40 | should be the end and purpose of all her self-knowledge, 1920 2, 40 | herself, mounting the throne of conscience, and not permitting 1921 2, 40 | permitting the sentiment of imperfect love to turn again 1922 2, 40 | reproof, digging up the root of self-love, with the knife 1923 2, 40 | self-love, with the knife of self- hatred and the love 1924 2, 40 | self- hatred and the love of virtue." ~ 1925 2, 41 | How an imperfect lover of GOD loves his neighbor also 1926 2, 41 | neighbor also imperfectly, and of the signs of this imperfect 1927 2, 41 | imperfectly, and of the signs of this imperfect love. ~ 1928 2, 41 | is it manifested by means of the neighbor. And simple 1929 2, 41 | they satisfy the thirst of their love for their neighbor 1930 2, 41 | fountain and then drink of it, the vessel becomes empty, 1931 2, 41 | remains full. So the love of the neighbor, whether spiritual 1932 2, 41 | to Me, so that it is not of grace that you love Me, 1933 2, 41 | do so. While I love you of grace, and not because I 1934 2, 41 | the love which I require of you, and I have placed you 1935 2, 41 | placed you in the midst of your fellows, that you may 1936 2, 41 | you may love your neighbor of free grace, without expecting 1937 2, 41 | know how the imperfection of spiritual love for the creature 1938 2, 41 | appear to him that the object of his love does not satisfy 1939 2, 41 | him, or himself deprived of consolation, or another 1940 2, 41 | drawn from Me, the Fountain of all love, he took the vessel 1941 2, 41 | he took the vessel out of the water, in order to drink 1942 2, 41 | weak, and because the root of self-love has not been properly 1943 2, 41 | way come to the knowledge of her own imperfection, and 1944 2, 41 | enclose herself in the house of self-knowledge, where is 1945 2, 41 | and with more knowledge of My Truth, in proportion 1946 2, 41 | refers to grace the power of slaying her own will. And 1947 2, 41 | ceases to cultivate the vine of her soul, and to root out 1948 2, 41 | and to root out the thorns of evil thoughts, replacing 1949 2, 41 | replacing them with the stones of virtues, cemented together 1950 2, 41 | cemented together in the Blood of Christ crucified, which 1951 2, 41 | journey across the Bridge of Christ, My only- begotten 1952 2, 41 | that is, upon the doctrine of My Truth, were built up 1953 2, 41 | stones, based upon the virtue of His Blood, for it is in 1954 2, 41 | Blood, for it is in virtue of this Blood that the virtues 1955 3 | A TREATISE OF PRAYER ~ 1956 3, 1 | Of the means which the soul 1957 3, 1 | here begins the Treatise of Prayer. ~ 1958 3, 1 | passed through the doctrine of Christ crucified, with true 1959 3, 1 | crucified, with true love of virtue and hatred of vice, 1960 3, 1 | love of virtue and hatred of vice, and has arrived at 1961 3, 1 | has arrived at the house of self-knowledge and entered 1962 3, 1 | entirely from the consolations of the world. Why does she 1963 3, 1 | the desire, which she has, of arriving at pure and generous 1964 3, 1 | arrival, through increase of grace in her. How is a lively 1965 3, 1 | may abandon the exercise of prayer, which is a weapon 1966 3, 1 | if grasped with the hand of love, by the arm of free 1967 3, 1 | hand of love, by the arm of free choice in the light 1968 3, 1 | free choice in the light of the Holy Faith." ~ 1969 3, 2 | concerning the Sacrament of the Body of Christ, the 1970 3, 2 | the Sacrament of the Body of Christ, the complete doctrine 1971 3, 2 | either through the illusion of the Devil or her own fragility, 1972 3, 2 | to say, either on account of any thought or movement 1973 3, 2 | coming from her own body, or of the words of any creature. 1974 3, 2 | own body, or of the words of any creature. The Devil 1975 3, 2 | himself upon the tongues of creatures, causing them 1976 3, 2 | nonsensically, with the purpose of preventing the prayer of 1977 3, 2 | of preventing the prayer of the soul. All of this she 1978 3, 2 | prayer of the soul. All of this she should pass by, 1979 3, 2 | should pass by, by means of the virtue of perseverance. 1980 3, 2 | by means of the virtue of perseverance. Oh, how sweet 1981 3, 2 | prayer, made in the house of knowledge of self and of 1982 3, 2 | in the house of knowledge of self and of Me, opening 1983 3, 2 | of knowledge of self and of Me, opening the eye of the 1984 3, 2 | and of Me, opening the eye of the intellect to the light 1985 3, 2 | the intellect to the light of faith, and the affections 1986 3, 2 | affections to the abundance of My charity, which was made 1987 3, 2 | clothes her with the fire of divine charity, giving her 1988 3, 2 | charity, giving her the food of the Sacrament [which is 1989 3, 2 | is placed in the tavern of the mystical body of the 1990 3, 2 | tavern of the mystical body of the Holy Church] that is 1991 3, 2 | that is to say, the food of the Body and Blood of My 1992 3, 2 | food of the Body and Blood of My Son, wholly God and wholly 1993 3, 2 | administered to you by the hand of My vicar, who holds the 1994 3, 2 | vicar, who holds the key of the Blood. This is that 1995 3, 2 | pilgrims, who pass by the way of the doctrine of My Truth, 1996 3, 2 | the way of the doctrine of My Truth, lest they should 1997 3, 2 | according to the desire of the recipient, whether he 1998 3, 2 | communicates, both by desire of communion, and by contemplation 1999 3, 2 | communion, and by contemplation of the Blood of Christ crucified, 2000 3, 2 | contemplation of the Blood of Christ crucified, communicating,