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1501 2, 33 | of the sea of the world, and go by the aforesaid holy 1502 2, 33 | river without drowning, and attain to the Living Water, 1503 2, 33 | to which you are invited, and to desire My Presence in 1504 2, 33 | thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.' He who has no thirst 1505 2, 33 | him to stop, or pleasure, and he does not care to carry 1506 2, 33 | which he may get the water, and neither does he care for 1507 2, 33 | he care for the company, and alone he cannot go, and 1508 2, 33 | and alone he cannot go, and he turns back at the smallest 1509 2, 33 | accompanied he would not fear, and had he ascended the three 1510 2, 33 | would not have been alone, and would, therefore, have been 1511 2, 33 | You must then have thirst and gather yourselves together, 1512 2, 33 | separated from My grace and the love of his neighbor, 1513 2, 33 | the love of his neighbor, and being, by sin, deprived 1514 2, 33 | not mentioned by My Truth and is not acceptable to Me. 1515 2, 33 | nor three without two, and so it is. You know that 1516 2, 33 | completely contained in two, and if these two are not observed 1517 2, 33 | love Me above everything, and your neighbor as yourself, 1518 2, 33 | the beginning, the middle and the end of the Law. These 1519 2, 33 | the memory, the intellect, and the will; the memory to 1520 2, 33 | remembrance of My benefits and My goodness, the intellect 1521 2, 33 | the fire of My charity, and the will to love and desire 1522 2, 33 | charity, and the will to love and desire Me, who am your End. 1523 2, 33 | End. When these virtues and powers of the soul are congregated 1524 2, 33 | midst of them by grace, and a man, who is full of My 1525 2, 33 | who is full of My love and that of his neighbor, suddenly 1526 2, 33 | himself the companion of many and royal virtues. Then the 1527 2, 33 | Thirst, I say, for virtue, and the honor of My Name and 1528 2, 33 | and the honor of My Name and salvation of souls, and 1529 2, 33 | and salvation of souls, and his every other thirst is 1530 2, 33 | every other thirst is spent and dead, and he then proceeds 1531 2, 33 | thirst is spent and dead, and he then proceeds securely 1532 2, 33 | self-love, mounts above itself and above transitory things, 1533 2, 33 | that is, with a holy and true fear, and love of virtue. 1534 2, 33 | with a holy and true fear, and love of virtue. He then 1535 2, 33 | love to man. He finds peace and quiet, because the memory 1536 2, 33 | light of the intellect, and the affection with love, 1537 2, 33 | by his reason in My Name. And his soul, having gathered 1538 2, 33 | commandments, that is love of Me and of the neighbor, finds herself 1539 2, 33 | Me, who am her strength and security, and walks safely 1540 2, 33 | her strength and security, and walks safely because I am 1541 2, 33 | his thirst for My honor and his own salvation and that 1542 2, 33 | honor and his own salvation and that of his neighbor, without 1543 2, 33 | emptied of every affection and disordinate love of the 1544 2, 33 | nothing can remain empty, and, being without disordinate 1545 2, 33 | love of celestial things, and sweet Divine love, with 1546 2, 33 | Fountain of the Water of Life, and passes through the Door 1547 2, 33 | Door of Christ crucified, and tastes the Water of Life, 1548 2, 34 | their end in diverse ways and with diverse considerations. 1549 2, 34 | their own personal pain, and she saw others, practicing 1550 2, 35 | virtue, to give eternal life; and how the law of fear and 1551 2, 35 | and how the law of fear and that of love are united. ~ 1552 2, 35 | the law is founded in love and holy fear. The old law was 1553 2, 35 | of My only-begotten Son, and is founded in love alone. 1554 2, 35 | law, but to fulfill it.' And He united the law of fear 1555 2, 35 | the fear of the penalty, and the perfection of holy fear 1556 2, 35 | My only-begotten Son came and brought the fire of My charity 1557 2, 35 | suddenly, as was of old given and ordained in the law of Moses. ~ 1558 2, 35 | no need for servile fear; and this does not mean that 1559 2, 35 | arise from servile fear, and arrive at love and holy 1560 2, 35 | fear, and arrive at love and holy fear of Me, otherwise 1561 2, 35 | back again into the river, and reaching the waters of tribulation, 1562 2, 35 | the waters of tribulation, and seeking the thorns of consolation, 1563 2, 36 | some who climb imperfectly, and some perfectly, and some 1564 2, 36 | imperfectly, and some perfectly, and some climb with the greatest 1565 2, 36 | are moved by servile fear, and have climbed so far being 1566 2, 36 | follows her sin, climbs; and gathers together her memory 1567 2, 36 | to receive for her fault, and her will to move her to 1568 2, 36 | her to hate that fault. And let us consider this to 1569 2, 36 | this to be the first step and the first gathering together 1570 2, 36 | at the fruit of virtue, and the love which I bear to 1571 2, 36 | she may climb with love and affection, and stripped 1572 2, 36 | with love and affection, and stripped of servile fear. 1573 2, 36 | stripped of servile fear. And doing so, such souls will 1574 2, 36 | souls will become faithful and not unfaithful servants, 1575 2, 36 | serving Me through love and not through fear, and if, 1576 2, 36 | love and not through fear, and if, with hatred of sin, 1577 2, 36 | with prudence, constancy, and perseverance they will succeed 1578 2, 36 | course climbing so slowly, and render their debt to Me 1579 2, 36 | Me by such small degrees, and with such negligence and 1580 2, 36 | and with such negligence and ignorance, that they suddenly 1581 2, 36 | that they suddenly faint, and every little breeze catches 1582 2, 36 | breeze catches their sails, and turns their prow backwards. 1583 2, 37 | their own profit, delight, and consolation. ~ 1584 2, 37 | own profit, or the delight and pleasure which they find 1585 2, 37 | which they found in Me, and the insufficiency and short 1586 2, 37 | Me, and the insufficiency and short duration of their 1587 2, 37 | which grows weak by degrees, and oftentimes disappears. Towards 1588 2, 37 | exercise them in virtue and raise them above their imperfection, 1589 2, 37 | their minds My consolation and allow them to fall into 1590 2, 37 | them to fall into battles and perplexities. This I do 1591 2, 37 | themselves they are nothing and have no grace, and accordingly 1592 2, 37 | nothing and have no grace, and accordingly in time of battle 1593 2, 37 | impatiently turning backwards, and sometimes abandon, under 1594 2, 37 | ground without My providence, and that what I give and promise 1595 2, 37 | providence, and that what I give and promise to My creatures, 1596 2, 37 | to My creatures, I give and promise to them for their 1597 2, 37 | sanctification, which is the good and the end for which I created 1598 2, 37 | My creatures should see and know that I wish nothing 1599 2, 37 | created them in My image and likeness and re-created 1600 2, 37 | in My image and likeness and re-created them to grace 1601 2, 37 | the fear of enduring pain, and those in the second, because 1602 2, 37 | service to their neighbor, and withdrawing their charity 1603 2, 37 | it is displeasing to Me, and virtue should be loved for 1604 2, 37 | generous love to Me with a pure and virtuous heart that takes 1605 2, 37 | S. Peter loved the sweet and good Jesus, My only-begotten 1606 2, 37 | trouble came, he failed, and so disgraceful was his fall, 1607 2, 37 | pain caused him to fall, and deny the Lord, with the 1608 2, 37 | this step with servile fear and mercenary love alone, falls 1609 2, 37 | Such souls should arise and become sons, and serve Me, 1610 2, 37 | should arise and become sons, and serve Me, irrespective of 1611 2, 37 | man according to his state and his labor; wherefore, if 1612 2, 37 | exercise of holy prayer and their other good works, 1613 2, 37 | one thing with his friend, and not to a servant. Yet it 1614 2, 37 | become a very dear friend, and so do some of these of whom 1615 2, 37 | displeasure at their imperfection, and love of virtue, dig up, 1616 2, 37 | of spiritual self-love, and mount to the throne of conscience, 1617 2, 37 | servile fear in their heart, and to correct mercenary love 1618 2, 37 | the love of the friend. And I will manifest Myself to 1619 2, 37 | shall be one thing with Me and I with him, and I will manifest 1620 2, 37 | with Me and I with him, and I will manifest Myself to 1621 2, 37 | will manifest Myself to him and we will dwell together.' 1622 2, 37 | lover into the object loved, and where two friends have one 1623 2, 37 | Truth said: 'I will come and we will dwell together,' 1624 2, 37 | we will dwell together,' and this is the truth." ~ 1625 2, 38 | soul who loves Me in truth, and follows the doctrine of 1626 2, 38 | the doctrine of My sweet and amorous Word? In many is 1627 2, 38 | that is to say, of My love and charity in the soul, is 1628 2, 38 | through the Word of My Son, and shown in the Blood, which 1629 2, 38 | manifested to them by the many and diverse benefits which they 1630 2, 38 | the way mentioned above, and is known through a sentiment 1631 2, 38 | they taste, know, prove, and feel it. This second manifestation, 1632 2, 38 | Acceptor of holy desires, and Myself in the soul in that 1633 2, 38 | Sometimes I manifest Myself (and this is also a part of the 1634 2, 38 | future. This I do in many and diverse ways, according 1635 2, 38 | need in the soul herself and in other creatures. At other 1636 2, 38 | ways, according to the will and the desire of the soul. 1637 2, 38 | wishing to know My power, and I satisfy her by causing 1638 2, 38 | by causing her to taste and see My virtue. Sometimes 1639 2, 38 | in the wisdom of My Son, and I satisfy her by placing 1640 2, 38 | clemency of the Holy Spirit and then My Goodness causes 1641 2, 38 | fire of Divine charity, and to conceive the true and 1642 2, 38 | and to conceive the true and royal virtues, which are 1643 2, 39 | you are united with Him, and, being united with Him, 1644 2, 39 | are one thing together. And so it is that I manifest 1645 2, 39 | you, because We are one and the same thing together. 1646 2, 39 | Himself, He manifested Me, and, in manifesting Me, He manifested 1647 2, 39 | He wished to show that He and I are not separate from 1648 2, 39 | Him, 'Show us the Father, and it is enough for us.' My 1649 2, 39 | sees Me sees the Father, and who sees the Father sees 1650 2, 39 | He was one thing with Me, and that which He had, He had 1651 2, 39 | from Him, though I with Him and He with Me are but one thing. 1652 2, 39 | I am one thing with Him, and I will manifest to you, 1653 2, 39 | by means of Myself, Me and Him. The third reason was, 1654 2, 39 | will you see Me, your GOD, and My Son, the Word, face to 1655 2, 39 | yet in the mortal body, and because He is one thing 1656 2, 40 | three powers of the soul, and now I will show you how 1657 2, 40 | how a man becomes a friend and how, from a friend, he grows 1658 2, 40 | attaining to filial love, and how a man may know if he 1659 2, 40 | he has become a friend. And first of how a man arrives 1660 2, 40 | servile fear, but, by exercise and perseverance, he arrives 1661 2, 40 | finding his own delight and profit in Me. This is a 1662 2, 40 | the love that is of friend and son. I call filial love 1663 2, 40 | Me, the Eternal Father, and because a son's love includes 1664 2, 40 | tell you. Every perfection and every virtue proceeds from 1665 2, 40 | virtue proceeds from charity, and charity is nourished by 1666 2, 40 | results from the knowledge and holy hatred of self, that 1667 2, 40 | thereat, a man must persevere, and remain in the cellar of 1668 2, 40 | self-will, both spiritual and temporal, hiding himself 1669 2, 40 | lamentations were imperfect and remained so, until after 1670 2, 40 | in His humanity, Peter and the others concealed themselves 1671 2, 40 | had persevered in fasting and in humble and continual 1672 2, 40 | in fasting and in humble and continual prayer, until 1673 2, 40 | Spirit, they lost their fear, and followed and preached Christ 1674 2, 40 | their fear, and followed and preached Christ crucified. 1675 2, 40 | she finds her own pleasure and profit. This is an imperfect 1676 2, 40 | This is an imperfect state, and I, in order to develop perfection 1677 2, 40 | the disciples 'I will go and will return to you.' ~ 1678 2, 40 | said was said primarily, and in particular, to the disciples, 1679 2, 40 | general to the whole present and future, to those, that is 1680 2, 40 | after. He said 'I will go and will return to you;' and 1681 2, 40 | and will return to you;' and so it was, for, when the 1682 2, 40 | but came with My power, and the wisdom of the Son, who 1683 2, 40 | who is one thing with Me, and with His own clemency, which 1684 2, 40 | proceeds from Me the Father, and from the Son. Now, as I 1685 2, 40 | separated herself from Me, and I deprived her of grace 1686 2, 40 | When she knows herself and her darkness, she opens 1687 2, 40 | darkness, she opens the window and vomits her filth, by holy 1688 2, 40 | order to humiliate her, and cause her to seek Me in 1689 2, 40 | her to seek Me in truth, and to prove her in the light 1690 2, 40 | without thought of self, and with lively faith and with 1691 2, 40 | self, and with lively faith and with hatred of her own sensuality, 1692 2, 40 | herself unworthy of peace and quietness of mind. Now comes 1693 2, 40 | soul arrives at perfection, and what she does when she is 1694 2, 40 | house of self-knowledge, and, continuing to dwell therein, 1695 2, 40 | idleness, but in watching and continued prayer, and not 1696 2, 40 | watching and continued prayer, and not only with physical, 1697 2, 40 | the eye of her mind alert, and, watching with the light 1698 2, 40 | affection of My charity, and knowing that I desire nothing 1699 2, 40 | illumined by the knowledge of Me and of herself, she continues 1700 2, 40 | which is a continued prayer, and also with actual prayer, 1701 2, 40 | to rise from imperfection and arrive at perfection, and 1702 2, 40 | and arrive at perfection, and it is to this end, namely 1703 2, 40 | her, so that she may see and know her defects, so that, 1704 2, 40 | deprived of consolation and afflicted by pain, she may 1705 2, 40 | recognize her own weakness, and learn how incapable she 1706 2, 40 | for this should be the end and purpose of all her self-knowledge, 1707 2, 40 | the throne of conscience, and not permitting the sentiment 1708 2, 40 | death-struggle, but, with correction and reproof, digging up the 1709 2, 40 | the knife of self- hatred and the love of virtue." ~ 1710 2, 41 | neighbor also imperfectly, and of the signs of this imperfect 1711 2, 41 | And I would have you know that 1712 2, 41 | just as every imperfection and perfection is acquired from 1713 2, 41 | by means of the neighbor. And simple souls, who often 1714 2, 41 | has filled at the fountain and then drink of it, the vessel 1715 2, 41 | While I love you of grace, and not because I owe you My 1716 2, 41 | which I require of you, and I have placed you in the 1717 2, 41 | expecting any return from him, and what you do to him, I count 1718 2, 41 | loved more than he. In these and in many other ways can it 1719 2, 41 | love is still imperfect, and that, though his love was 1720 2, 41 | neighborly love is so weak, and because the root of self-love 1721 2, 41 | of her own imperfection, and for the same reason do I 1722 2, 41 | into her with more light and with more knowledge of My 1723 2, 41 | of slaying her own will. And she never ceases to cultivate 1724 2, 41 | cultivate the vine of her soul, and to root out the thorns of 1725 3, 1 | takes to arrive at pure and generous love; and here 1726 3, 1 | pure and generous love; and here begins the Treatise 1727 3, 1 | with true love of virtue and hatred of vice, and has 1728 3, 1 | virtue and hatred of vice, and has arrived at the house 1729 3, 1 | house of self-knowledge and entered therein, she remains, 1730 3, 1 | door barred, in watching and constant prayer, separated 1731 3, 1 | knowing her own imperfections, and also from the desire, which 1732 3, 1 | has, of arriving at pure and generous love. And because 1733 3, 1 | pure and generous love. And because she sees and knows 1734 3, 1 | love. And because she sees and knows well that in no other 1735 3, 1 | perseverance in virtue, and by the fact that the soul 1736 3, 1 | causing much more conflict and trouble than when the soul 1737 3, 1 | order that, becoming wearied and confused in mind, she may 1738 3, 2 | complete doctrine is given; and how the soul proceeds from 1739 3, 2 | vocal to mental prayer, and a vision is related which 1740 3, 2 | how, by humble, continual, and faithful prayer, the soul 1741 3, 2 | soul acquires, with time and perseverance, every virtue. 1742 3, 2 | Wherefore should she persevere and never abandon prayer, either 1743 3, 2 | perseverance. Oh, how sweet and pleasant to that soul and 1744 3, 2 | and pleasant to that soul and to Me is holy prayer, made 1745 3, 2 | house of knowledge of self and of Me, opening the eye of 1746 3, 2 | intellect to the light of faith, and the affections to the abundance 1747 3, 2 | Blood inebriates the soul and clothes her with the fire 1748 3, 2 | say, the food of the Body and Blood of My Son, wholly 1749 3, 2 | Blood of My Son, wholly God and wholly man, administered 1750 3, 2 | Bridge, to provide food and comfort for the travelers 1751 3, 2 | comfort for the travelers and the pilgrims, who pass by 1752 3, 2 | by desire of communion, and by contemplation of the 1753 3, 2 | soul becomes inebriated, and blazes with holy desire 1754 3, 2 | blazes with holy desire and satisfies herself, becoming 1755 3, 2 | becoming full of love for Me and for her neighbor. Where 1756 3, 2 | are lost, even as Peter and the disciples, while they 1757 3, 2 | they remained in watching and prayer, lost their imperfection 1758 3, 2 | lost their imperfection and acquired perfection. By 1759 3, 2 | soul receives such ardor and nourishment from prayer, 1760 3, 2 | except to completing Psalms and saying many paternosters. 1761 3, 2 | saying many paternosters. And when they have once completed 1762 3, 2 | to place devout attention and love in merely vocal recitation, 1763 3, 2 | should advance by degrees, and I know well that, just as 1764 3, 2 | soul is at first imperfect and afterwards perfect, so also 1765 3, 2 | consideration of her own defects and of the Blood of My only- 1766 3, 2 | the breadth of My charity and the remission of her sins. 1767 3, 2 | the remission of her sins. And this she should do, so that 1768 3, 2 | so that self- knowledge and the consideration of her 1769 3, 2 | recognize My goodness in herself and continue her exercises with 1770 3, 2 | remembrance of particular and hideous sins. But, as I 1771 3, 2 | also remembering the Blood and the broadness of My mercy, 1772 3, 2 | be brought to confusion. And together with confusion 1773 3, 2 | under color of contrition and displeasure of sin, and 1774 3, 2 | and displeasure of sin, and so she would arrive at eternal 1775 3, 2 | Devil deludes My servants, and, in order to escape from 1776 3, 2 | escape from his deceit, and to be pleasing to Me, you 1777 3, 2 | must enlarge your hearts and affections in My boundless 1778 3, 2 | your life had been deluded, and that you had not followed 1779 3, 2 | humbly trusting in My mercy, and saying: 'I confess to my 1780 3, 2 | wounds of Christ crucified, and bathe myself in His Blood 1781 3, 2 | bathe myself in His Blood and so shall my iniquities be 1782 3, 2 | iniquities be consumed, and with desire will I rejoice 1783 3, 2 | that then the Devil fled, and, turning round to the opposite 1784 3, 2 | saying: 'You are perfect and pleasing to God, and there 1785 3, 2 | perfect and pleasing to God, and there is no more need for 1786 3, 2 | or to lament your sins.' And once more I gave you the 1787 3, 2 | humiliation of yourself, and you answered the Devil with 1788 3, 2 | the Baptist never sinned and was sanctified in his mother' 1789 3, 2 | sanctified in his mother's womb. And I have committed so many 1790 3, 2 | committed so many sins, and have hardly begun to know 1791 3, 2 | to know them with grief and true contrition, seeing 1792 3, 2 | who is offended by me, and who I am, who offend Him.' 1793 3, 2 | Heaven on the wings of mercy, and if I raise you on high, 1794 3, 2 | humble yourself down to Hell, and when I go into Hell you 1795 3, 2 | knowledge of My goodness, and then vocal prayer will be 1796 3, 2 | to the soul who makes it, and pleasing to Me, and she 1797 3, 2 | it, and pleasing to Me, and she will arrive, from the 1798 3, 2 | at completing her tale, and, for vocal abandons mental 1799 3, 2 | so many prayers vocally, and I, visiting her mind sometimes 1800 3, 2 | mind sometimes in one way, and sometimes in another, in 1801 3, 2 | broadness of My charity, and sometimes by placing before 1802 3, 2 | according to My pleasure and the desire of the soul, 1803 3, 2 | troubled or suffer annoyance and confusion of mind; of course 1804 3, 2 | Divine office which clerics and religious are bound and 1805 3, 2 | and religious are bound and obliged to say under penalty 1806 3, 2 | should feel their minds drawn and raised by desire, they should 1807 3, 2 | to arrive at perfection, and therefore she should not 1808 3, 2 | And so, with exercise in perseverance, 1809 3, 2 | will taste prayer in truth, and the food of the Blood of 1810 3, 2 | of My only-begotten Son, and therefore I told you that 1811 3, 2 | virtually with the Body and Blood of Christ, although 1812 3, 2 | proceed with little prudence and without method, taste little, 1813 3, 2 | without method, taste little, and they who proceed with much, 1814 3, 2 | affection from herself, and fasten it in Me with the 1815 3, 2 | intellect, the more she knows; and the more she knows, the 1816 3, 2 | knows, the more she loves, and, loving much, she tastes 1817 3, 2 | with knowledge of herself and of My mercy, seasoned the 1818 3, 2 | exercise together mental and vocal prayer, for, even 1819 3, 2 | for, even as the active and contemplative life is one, 1820 3, 2 | can be understood in many and diverse ways, for I have 1821 3, 2 | in this sense that a good and holy will disposes itself 1822 3, 2 | in a habitual holy will, and will sometimes be continued 1823 3, 2 | soul see him to be in need, and also her own necessities 1824 3, 2 | the root of a holy will, and whatever he may contribute, 1825 3, 2 | prayer is reached by exercise and perseverance, and by leaving 1826 3, 2 | exercise and perseverance, and by leaving vocal prayer 1827 3, 2 | outside of ordained times, and of the prayers of good-will, 1828 3, 2 | the prayers of good-will, and how every exercise, whether 1829 3, 2 | herself on with prayer, and when she has arrived at 1830 3, 2 | has arrived at friendly and filial love she does so. 1831 3, 2 | will always remain tepid and imperfect, and will only 1832 3, 2 | remain tepid and imperfect, and will only love Me and her 1833 3, 2 | imperfect, and will only love Me and her neighbor in proportion 1834 3, 3 | herself from imperfect love, and attains to perfect love, 1835 3, 3 | to perfect love, friendly and filial. ~ 1836 3, 3 | herself from imperfection and attains to perfection, which 1837 3, 3 | has attained to friendly and filial love. I tell you 1838 3, 3 | her own sensitive pleasure and the delight of her own consolations. 1839 3, 3 | the persecutions of man, and towards Me, when, for her 1840 3, 3 | withdraw delight from her mind. And if her sensuality, through 1841 3, 3 | should rise against it, and, with hatred of it, hold 1842 3, 3 | in holy hatred corrects and reproves herself, not only 1843 3, 3 | when he said that a holy and pure conscience made sin 1844 3, 3 | the house in perseverance and in watching, and in humble 1845 3, 3 | perseverance and in watching, and in humble and continual 1846 3, 3 | watching, and in humble and continual prayer, awaiting 1847 3, 3 | She should remain fasting and watching, the eye of her 1848 3, 3 | the doctrine of My Truth, and she will become humble because 1849 3, 3 | will know herself in humble and continual prayer and holy 1850 3, 3 | humble and continual prayer and holy and true desire." ~ 1851 3, 3 | continual prayer and holy and true desire." ~ 1852 3, 4 | came forth from the house, and fearlessly announced the 1853 3, 4 | the truth, for the glory and praise of My Name. So the 1854 3, 4 | power; with which power and virtues she overrules and 1855 3, 4 | and virtues she overrules and conquers her own sensitive 1856 3, 4 | own sensitive passions, and through which charity she 1857 3, 4 | My Son, in which she sees and knows, with the eye of her 1858 3, 4 | her intellect, My Truth and the deceptions of spiritual 1859 3, 4 | consolations, as has been said, and she knows also the malice 1860 3, 4 | she knows also the malice and deceit of the devil, which 1861 3, 4 | hatred of that imperfection and with love of perfection, 1862 3, 4 | with love of perfection, and, through this charity, which 1863 3, 4 | willing to suffer pain, and, coming out of the house 1864 3, 4 | of her own consolations, and so issues forth to give 1865 3, 4 | which they taste charity and give birth to it on their 1866 3, 5 | desire to follow the Son. And of a vision, which this 1867 3, 5 | concerning diverse baptisms, and of many other beautiful 1868 3, 5 | of many other beautiful and useful things. ~ 1869 3, 5 | arisen from imperfection and arrived at perfection. Open 1870 3, 5 | the eye of your intellect and see them running by the 1871 3, 5 | which was their rule, way, and doctrine. They place none 1872 3, 5 | who are in imperfect love and do not wish to suffer pain, 1873 3, 5 | as if drunken with love and burning with it, have gathered 1874 3, 5 | have gathered together and ascended the three steps, 1875 3, 5 | three powers of the soul, and also the three actual steps, 1876 3, 5 | the secret of the Heart and knew the baptism of water, 1877 3, 5 | virtue through the Blood, and where I dispose the soul 1878 3, 5 | to receive grace, uniting and kneading her together in 1879 3, 5 | dignity, in being kneaded and united with the Blood of 1880 3, 5 | fire of divine Charity, and so, if you remember well, 1881 3, 5 | you asked, saying: 'Sweet and Immaculate Lamb, You were 1882 3, 5 | did You want to be struck and have Your heart divided?' 1883 3, 5 | have Your heart divided?' And He replied to you, telling 1884 3, 5 | human generation was ended, and I had finished the actual 1885 3, 5 | actual work of bearing pain and torment, and yet I had not 1886 3, 5 | bearing pain and torment, and yet I had not been able 1887 3, 5 | I poured from it Blood and Water, to show you the baptism 1888 3, 5 | able to have Holy Baptism, and also in those who are baptized 1889 3, 5 | the Blood is steeped in and kneaded with the fire of 1890 3, 5 | it were, under a figure, and this way the Divine charity 1891 3, 5 | provided, knowing the infirmity and fragility of man, through 1892 3, 5 | obliged, through his fragility and infirmity, to commit sin 1893 3, 5 | confess, I wish you to do so, and if you are able to, and 1894 3, 5 | and if you are able to, and do not, you will be deprived 1895 3, 5 | man, desiring to confess and not being able to, will 1896 3, 5 | last moment, are continual, and though My works, that is 1897 3, 5 | one nature is steeped in and united with the other, the 1898 3, 5 | suffered with so much fire and love. And therefore can 1899 3, 5 | with so much fire and love. And therefore can this operation 1900 3, 5 | because it was terminated and finished on the Cross, when 1901 3, 5 | which came out of the pain and desire for your salvation, 1902 3, 5 | salvation, is infinite, and therefore you receive it 1903 3, 5 | the fire of My charity, and by the general baptism, 1904 3, 5 | baptism, given to Christians, and to whomsoever will receive 1905 3, 5 | whomsoever will receive it, and by the baptism of water, 1906 3, 5 | water, united with the Blood and the fire, wherein the soul 1907 3, 5 | wherein the soul is steeped. And, in order to show this, 1908 3, 6 | worldly people render glory and praise to GOD, whether they 1909 3, 6 | And so perfect is her vision 1910 3, 6 | that she sees the glory and praise of My Name, not so 1911 3, 6 | or no, they render glory and praise to My Name, not that 1912 3, 6 | charity, I give them time, and do not order the earth to 1913 3, 6 | order the earth to open and swallow them up on account 1914 3, 6 | sins. I even wait for them, and command the earth to give 1915 3, 6 | the sun to give them light and warmth, and the sky to move 1916 3, 6 | give them light and warmth, and the sky to move above them. 1917 3, 6 | sky to move above them. And in all things created and 1918 3, 6 | And in all things created and made for them, I use My 1919 3, 6 | for them, I use My charity and mercy, withdrawing neither 1920 3, 6 | give equally to the sinner and the righteous man, and often 1921 3, 6 | sinner and the righteous man, and often more to the sinner 1922 3, 6 | able to endure privation, and I take from him the goods 1923 3, 6 | in worldly men My mercy and charity shine, and they 1924 3, 6 | mercy and charity shine, and they render praise and glory 1925 3, 6 | and they render praise and glory to My Name, even when 1926 3, 6 | the virtues of patience and charity, causing them to 1927 3, 6 | causing them to suffer humbly and offer to Me their persecutions 1928 3, 6 | to Me their persecutions and injuries, thus turning them 1929 3, 6 | turning them into My praise and glory. ~ 1930 3, 6 | render to My Name praise and glory, even when they intend 1931 3, 6 | they intend to do Me infamy and wrong." ~ 1932 3, 7 | the devils render glory and praise to GOD. ~ 1933 3, 7 | in Hell as My justiciars and augmenters of My Glory; 1934 3, 7 | justice towards the damned, and the augmenters of My Glory 1935 3, 7 | creatures, who are wayfarers and pilgrims on their journey 1936 3, 7 | them with many temptations and vexations, causing them 1937 3, 7 | them to injure one another and take one another's property, 1938 3, 7 | one another's property, and not for the motive of making 1939 3, 7 | of patience, fortitude, and perseverance. Thus they 1940 3, 7 | Thus they render praise and glory to My Name, and My 1941 3, 7 | praise and glory to My Name, and My Truth is fulfilled in 1942 3, 7 | created them for the praise and glory of Me, Eternal Father, 1943 3, 7 | glory of Me, Eternal Father, and that they might participate 1944 3, 7 | in their pride, they fell and lost their vision of Me, 1945 3, 7 | through the affection of love, and I, Eternal Truth, have placed 1946 3, 7 | servants in virtue in this life and as justiciars to those who 1947 3, 7 | justice upon the damned, and upon those in Purgatory." ~ 1948 3, 8 | life, sees fully the praise and glory of My Name in everything, 1949 3, 8 | of My Name in everything, and, though, in her the pain 1950 3, 8 | all rational creatures, and in the devils is seen the 1951 3, 8 | devils is seen the glory and praise of My Name. Who can 1952 3, 8 | who is denuded of the body and has reached Me, her End, 1953 3, 8 | her End, sees it clearly, and, in seeing, knows the truth. 1954 3, 8 | Eternal Father, she loves, and loving, she is satisfied. 1955 3, 8 | Satisfied, she knows the Truth, and her will is stayed in My 1956 3, 8 | stayed in My Will, bound and made stable, so that in 1957 3, 8 | saw Me, namely, the glory and praise of My Name. She now, 1958 3, 8 | in the blessed spirits, and in all creatures and things, 1959 3, 8 | spirits, and in all creatures and things, even in the devils, 1960 3, 8 | the devils, as I told you. And although she also sees the 1961 3, 8 | she loves without pain, and prays to Me continually 1962 3, 8 | of Him, been terminated and ended then, you would not 1963 3, 8 | because by love you are made, and had My love been drawn back, 1964 3, 8 | but My love created you, and My love possesses you, because 1965 3, 8 | one thing with My Truth, and He, the Word Incarnate with 1966 3, 8 | see then, that the saints and every soul in Eternal Life 1967 3, 8 | of the Immaculate Lamb, and clothed in the love of the 1968 3, 8 | Blood of Christ crucified, and they find themselves in 1969 3, 8 | imperfection, far from satiety, and arrived at perfection, satisfied 1970 3, 9 | reached the aforesaid third and fourth states. ~ 1971 3, 9 | Paul, then, had seen and tasted this good, when I 1972 3, 9 | Trinity, where he tasted and knew My Truth, receiving 1973 3, 9 | receiving fully the Holy Spirit, and learning the doctrine of 1974 3, 9 | clothed, through feeling and union, in Me, Eternal Father, 1975 3, 9 | except through this feeling and union. But it being pleasing 1976 3, 9 | on Me can no pain fall, and I wished him to suffer for 1977 3, 9 | of His doctrine, binding and fettering him with the clemency 1978 3, 9 | clemency of the Holy Spirit and inflaming him with the fire 1979 3, 9 | became a vessel, disposed and reformed by My Goodness, 1980 3, 9 | reformed by My Goodness, and, on being struck, made no 1981 3, 9 | Your pleasure for me to do, and I will do it.' Which I answered 1982 3, 9 | extirpated his defects, and founded him in My charity." ~ 1983 3, 10 | the barren earthly state and unite herself to GOD. ~ 1984 3, 10 | And when I depart from the soul 1985 3, 10 | deprived of union with Me, and the conversation of the 1986 3, 10 | who render glory to Me, and finding herself, amid the 1987 3, 10 | conversation of mortals, and seeing them so miserably 1988 3, 10 | such souls always have, and which, with the desire to 1989 3, 10 | other than what I desire, and though they desire to come 1990 3, 10 | though they desire to come and be with Me, they are contented 1991 3, 10 | for the greater praise and glory of My Name and the 1992 3, 10 | praise and glory of My Name and the salvation of souls. 1993 3, 10 | clothed in Christ crucified, and keeping by the Bridge of 1994 3, 10 | doctrine, glorying in His shame and pains. Inasmuch as they 1995 3, 10 | for oftentimes the desire and the will to suffer pain 1996 3, 10 | tribulation they find pleasure, and not having it they suffer 1997 3, 10 | clothed with the suffering and shame of Christ crucified. 1998 3, 10 | Because they are inflamed and steeped in the Blood, where 1999 3, 10 | Me, ravishing their heart and mind and making their sacrifices 2000 3, 10 | ravishing their heart and mind and making their sacrifices