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3001 3, 31 | alone, and in the dignities and delights of the world. And 3002 3, 31 | and delights of the world. And the incarnate wretch did 3003 3, 31 | counted to him with interest, and that as a debtor he would 3004 3, 31 | he finds himself denuded and without any virtue, and 3005 3, 31 | and without any virtue, and on whichever side he turns 3006 3, 31 | And I tell you that so great 3007 3, 31 | that so great is that shame and confusion that unless in 3008 3, 31 | one who would not despair, and with despair they would 3009 3, 31 | the extremity of death, and recognizing his sin, his 3010 3, 31 | unloaded by holy confession, and presumption taken away, 3011 3, 31 | more, there remains mercy, and with this mercy he can, 3012 3, 31 | dilate themselves in charity, and in the consideration of 3013 3, 31 | which they have in My mercy. And nevertheless, I keep them 3014 3, 31 | which they may lay hold of, and by so doing not faint away 3015 3, 31 | condemnation which they receive, and thus arrive at despair; 3016 3, 31 | much more displeasing to Me and injures them much more than 3017 3, 31 | which they have committed. And this is the reason why this 3018 3, 31 | is more dangerous to them and displeasing to Me, because 3019 3, 31 | of their own sensuality, and they sometimes grieve for 3020 3, 31 | sometimes grieve for them, and if they grieve in the right 3021 3, 31 | for there is no pleasure and nothing but intolerable 3022 3, 31 | to be greater than mercy and goodness. Wherefore, if 3023 3, 31 | sin, he does not repent, and does not truly grieve for 3024 3, 31 | the offense done to Me, and therefore he receives eternal 3025 3, 31 | he is punished for this and all the other sins which 3026 3, 31 | whereas had he grieved and repented for the offense 3027 3, 31 | the offense done to Me, and hoped in My mercy, he would 3028 3, 31 | neither here nor hereafter, and it is because despair displeases 3029 3, 31 | life have been disordered and wicked. This is why during 3030 3, 31 | is given them by the fire and abyss of My inestimable 3031 3, 31 | with great presumption. And this is another cause of 3032 3, 31 | should have used the time and the breadth of My mercy 3033 3, 31 | which they hoped, in charity and love of virtue, and that 3034 3, 31 | charity and love of virtue, and that time which I gave them 3035 3, 31 | whereas with all their time and great hope of My mercy they 3036 3, 31 | You have hidden your pearl and your talent which I placed 3037 3, 31 | gnawing you, the devils shout and render to you the reward 3038 3, 31 | that is to say, confusion and condemnation; they wish 3039 3, 31 | escape from their hands, and therefore they try to confuse 3040 3, 31 | shining as it really is, and you know to your shame that 3041 3, 31 | shame that you have held and used in such guilty darkness 3042 3, 31 | pay his debt to the poor and the holy Church. Then your 3043 3, 31 | money on public harlots, and have brought up your children 3044 3, 31 | brought up your children and enriched your relations, 3045 3, 31 | enriched your relations, and have thrown it away on gluttony 3046 3, 31 | thrown it away on gluttony and on many silver vessels and 3047 3, 31 | and on many silver vessels and other adornments for your 3048 3, 31 | the guilt of mortal sin, and how even when you recited 3049 3, 31 | that is to say, the love and hunger which you should 3050 3, 31 | the example of your life and striking them with the hand 3051 3, 31 | them with the hand of mercy and the rod of justice, and 3052 3, 31 | and the rod of justice, and because you did the contrary 3053 3, 31 | contrary your conscience and the horrible likeness of 3054 3, 31 | And if as a prelate you have 3055 3, 31 | have not considered to whom and how you were giving it, 3056 3, 31 | regard to virtue, My honor and the salvation of souls. 3057 3, 31 | the salvation of souls. And since you have not done 3058 3, 31 | done so you are reproved, and for your greater pain and 3059 3, 31 | and for your greater pain and confusion you have before 3060 3, 31 | have before your conscience and the light of your intellect 3061 3, 31 | that which you have done and ought not to have done, 3062 3, 31 | ought not to have done, and that which you ought to 3063 3, 31 | which you ought to have done and have not done. ~ 3064 3, 31 | placed on a black ground, and blackness on a white, than 3065 3, 31 | to these in particular and to all others in general, 3066 3, 31 | begins to see its woes, and the just man his beatitude, 3067 3, 31 | represented to a wicked man, and there is no reason that 3068 3, 31 | on account of the virtue, and the better he knows his 3069 3, 31 | the greater his shame, and by comparison with his sin 3070 3, 31 | life was devoid of any; and I wish you to know that 3071 3, 31 | dying sinners have of virtue and vice they see only too clearly 3072 3, 31 | the virtue of a just man, and the pain that comes on him 3073 3, 31 | a perfect self-knowledge and shame for his sins, with 3074 3, 31 | so that with that pain and knowledge he may pay for 3075 3, 31 | he may pay for his sins, and appease My anger, humbly 3076 3, 31 | increases thereby in joy and in knowledge of My love, 3077 3, 31 | doctrine of My truth to Me and not to himself, wherefore 3078 3, 31 | truly illuminated knowledge, and tastes and receives the 3079 3, 31 | illuminated knowledge, and tastes and receives the sweet end of 3080 3, 31 | the wicked man is darkened and confounded in sorrow. ~ 3081 3, 31 | just man the appearance and vision of the Devil causes 3082 3, 31 | no harm or fear, for fear and harm can only be caused 3083 3, 31 | their lives lasciviously and in many sins, receive both 3084 3, 31 | sins, receive both harm and fear from the appearance 3085 3, 31 | the worm of conscience, and of fear and terror at their 3086 3, 31 | conscience, and of fear and terror at their horrible 3087 3, 31 | different are the sufferings and the battle of death to a 3088 3, 31 | battle of death to a just man and to a sinner, and how different 3089 3, 31 | just man and to a sinner, and how different is their end. ~ 3090 3, 31 | small part of what happens, and so small is what I have 3091 3, 31 | suffering, that is, of the one, and the happiness of the other, 3092 3, 31 | is the blindness of man, and in particular of these ministers, 3093 3, 31 | they have received of Me, and the more they are enlightened 3094 3, 31 | greater are their obligations and more intolerable confusion 3095 3, 31 | sins they have committed, and their torments are greater 3096 3, 31 | he had the light of faith and renounced it, while the 3097 3, 31 | sun of the holy Sacrament, and because they had the light 3098 3, 31 | truth both for themselves and others had they wished to; 3099 3, 31 | that which they ought to be and are not. For the whole world 3100 3, 31 | the face of their soul, and corrupt their subjects, 3101 3, 31 | corrupt their subjects, and suck the blood from My spouse, 3102 3, 31 | divert to themselves the love and charity which they should 3103 3, 31 | have to this divine spouse, and think of nothing but stripping 3104 3, 31 | advantage, seizing prelacies, and great properties, when they 3105 3, 31 | seculars become irreverent and disobedient to the holy 3106 3, 32 | this devout soul, praising and thanking GOD, made a prayer 3107 3, 32 | if inebriated, tormented, and on fire with love, her heart 3108 3, 32 | turned herself to the Supreme and Eternal Goodness, saying: " 3109 3, 32 | burn without consuming, and consume all sin and self-love 3110 3, 32 | consuming, and consume all sin and self-love found in the soul, 3111 3, 32 | her with insatiable love, and though the soul is filled 3112 3, 32 | sated, but ever desires You, and the more of You she has, 3113 3, 32 | has, the more she seeks -- and the more she desires, the 3114 3, 32 | desires, the more she finds and tastes of You -- Supreme 3115 3, 32 | tastes of You -- Supreme and Eternal Fire, Abyss of Charity. 3116 3, 32 | of Charity. Oh! Supreme and Eternal Good, who has moved 3117 3, 32 | always love which constrained and constrains You to create 3118 3, 32 | create us in Your image and similitude, and to do us 3119 3, 32 | Your image and similitude, and to do us mercy, giving immeasurable 3120 3, 32 | mercy, giving immeasurable and infinite graces to Your 3121 3, 32 | He who is Supremely Good, and nevertheless You gave the 3122 3, 32 | converse with us filthy ones and filled with darkness. What 3123 3, 32 | Greatness! You made Yourself low and small to make man great. 3124 3, 32 | find nothing but the abyss and fire of Your charity. And 3125 3, 32 | and fire of Your charity. And can a wretch like me pay 3126 3, 32 | pay back to You the graces and the burning charity that 3127 3, 32 | charity that You have shown and show with so much burning 3128 3, 32 | me beyond common charity, and the love that You show to 3129 3, 32 | but You alone, most sweet and amorous Father, are He who 3130 3, 32 | He who will be thankful and grateful for me, that is, 3131 3, 32 | because I am she who is not, and if I spoke as being anything 3132 3, 32 | be lying by my own head, and should be a lying daughter 3133 3, 32 | You alone are He who is. And my being and every further 3134 3, 32 | He who is. And my being and every further grace that 3135 3, 32 | them to me through love, and not as my due. ~ 3136 3, 32 | it a Physician, the sweet and amorous Word -- Your Son; 3137 3, 32 | amorous Word -- Your Son; and now, when I was lying infirm 3138 3, 32 | the sickness of negligence and much ignorance, You, most 3139 3, 32 | ignorance, You, most soothing and sweet Physician, Eternal 3140 3, 32 | given a soothing, sweet, and bitter medicine, that I 3141 3, 32 | medicine, that I may be cured and rise from my infirmity. 3142 3, 32 | me because with Your love and gentleness You have manifested 3143 3, 32 | Sweet above all sweetness, and have illuminated the eye 3144 3, 32 | body of the holy Church. And I have known the dignity 3145 3, 32 | promise that You made to me, and You gave much more, more 3146 3, 32 | as much as You can give, and thus I see that You are 3147 3, 32 | are He who is the Supreme and Eternal Good, and that we 3148 3, 32 | Supreme and Eternal Good, and that we are they who are 3149 3, 32 | we are they who are not. And because You are infinite, 3150 3, 32 | because You are infinite, and we are finite, You give 3151 3, 32 | the way in which You can and will satisfy the soul, filling 3152 3, 32 | light from Your Greatness and Charity, through the love 3153 3, 32 | for the whole human race, and in particular for Your anointed 3154 3, 32 | have shown me the virtue and beatitude of these Your 3155 3, 32 | Justice in the holy Church. And by comparison with these 3156 3, 32 | great sorrow at Your offense and the harm done to the whole 3157 3, 32 | to be mirrors of virtue. And because You have manifested 3158 3, 32 | because You have manifested and grieved over their iniquities 3159 3, 32 | wretch who am the cause and instrument of many sins -- 3160 3, 32 | to me, giving me a sweet and bitter medicine that I might 3161 3, 32 | infirmity of my ignorance and negligence, and have recourse 3162 3, 32 | ignorance and negligence, and have recourse to You with 3163 3, 32 | recourse to You with anxious and solicitous desire, knowing 3164 3, 32 | solicitous desire, knowing myself and Your goodness and the offenses 3165 3, 32 | myself and Your goodness and the offenses which are committed 3166 3, 32 | goodness, over my wretched self and over those who are dead 3167 3, 32 | in desiring Your honor and the salvation of souls, 3168 3, 32 | me that which I asked You and that which I neither knew 3169 3, 32 | before You sweet, loving, and yearning desires, with humble 3170 3, 32 | yearning desires, with humble and continual prayer. Now I 3171 3, 32 | will do mercy to the world and to the holy Church. I pray 3172 3, 32 | You. Alas! what a wretched and sorrowful soul is mine, 3173 3, 32 | towards the world, but descend and fulfill the desire of Your 3174 3, 32 | truth told us to cry out, and we should be answered; to 3175 3, 32 | should be answered; to knock, and it would be opened to us; 3176 3, 32 | be opened to us; to beg, and it would be given to us. 3177 3, 32 | fire of Your love ought not and cannot refrain from opening 3178 3, 32 | Wherefore open, unlock, and break the hardened hearts 3179 3, 32 | Your infinite goodness, and through love of Your servants 3180 3, 32 | at the door of Your truth and pray. For what do they pray? 3181 3, 32 | You washed our iniquities and destroyed the stain of Adam' 3182 3, 32 | His life for Your lambs, and made for us a bath of His 3183 3, 32 | to do mercy to the world, and to cause Your holy Church 3184 3, 32 | fragrant flowers of good and holy pastors, who by their 3185 3, 32 | Your rational creatures, and the prayers and the many 3186 3, 32 | creatures, and the prayers and the many virtues and labors 3187 3, 32 | prayers and the many virtues and labors of Your servants, 3188 3, 32 | would do mercy to the world, and reform the Church, and thus 3189 3, 32 | and reform the Church, and thus give us refreshment; 3190 3, 32 | servants, that they knock and cry to You, seeking Your 3191 3, 32 | You, seeking Your honor and the salvation of souls. 3192 3, 32 | ask of You for the praise and glory of My name and the 3193 3, 32 | praise and glory of My name and the salvation of souls. 3194 3, 32 | of souls. For more glory and praise will be Yours in 3195 3, 32 | everything is possible, and even though You have created 3196 3, 32 | You to force their wills, and dispose them to wish for 3197 3, 32 | which they do not wish; and this I ask You through Your 3198 3, 32 | existence, do mercy to us, and remake the vessels which 3199 3, 32 | have created to Your image and likeness. Re-create them 3200 3, 32 | them to Grace in Your mercy and the Blood of Your Son sweet 3201 4, 1 | the treatise of obedience, and first of where obedience 3202 4, 1 | obedience may be found, and what it is that destroys 3203 4, 1 | it is that destroys it, and what is the sign of a man' 3204 4, 1 | of a man's possessing it, and what accompanies and nourishes 3205 4, 1 | it, and what accompanies and nourishes obedience. ~ 3206 4, 1 | The Supreme and Eternal Father, kindly turning 3207 4, 1 | turning the eye of His mercy and clemency towards her, replied: " 3208 4, 1 | replied: "Your holy desire and righteous request, oh! dearest 3209 4, 1 | have a right to be heard, and inasmuch as I am the Supreme 3210 4, 1 | promise which I made to you, and satisfying your desire. 3211 4, 1 | satisfying your desire. And if you ask Me where obedience 3212 4, 1 | obedience is to be found, and what is the cause of its 3213 4, 1 | is the cause of its loss, and the sign of its possession, 3214 4, 1 | completeness in the sweet and amorous Word, My only-begotten 3215 4, 1 | obedience? Look at the first man and you will see the cause which 3216 4, 1 | produced by self- love, and desire to please his companion. 3217 4, 1 | him of the life of grace, and slaying his innocence, wherefore 3218 4, 1 | wherefore he fell into impurity and great misery, and not only 3219 4, 1 | impurity and great misery, and not only he, but the whole 3220 4, 1 | this virtue is patience, and impatience the sign that 3221 4, 1 | sign that you have it not, and you will find that this 3222 4, 1 | explained to you of the precepts and counsels. The one way is 3223 4, 1 | the other is also good and perfect; for no one at all 3224 4, 1 | took the keys of obedience and placed them in the hands 3225 4, 1 | in the hands of My sweet and amorous Word -- the Truth -- 3226 4, 1 | amorous Word -- the Truth -- and He becoming the porter of 3227 4, 1 | of that door, opened it, and no one can enter except 3228 4, 1 | except by means of that door and that Porter. Wherefore He 3229 4, 1 | obliged to obey until death, and whoever is outside His obedience 3230 4, 1 | place. Now I wish you to see and know this most excellent 3231 4, 1 | excellent virtue in that humble and immaculate Lamb, and the 3232 4, 1 | humble and immaculate Lamb, and the source whence it proceeds. 3233 4, 1 | which He had for My honor and your salvation. Whence proceeded 3234 4, 1 | soul saw the divine essence and the eternal Trinity, thus 3235 4, 1 | Me, His eternal Father, and therefore hastened as one 3236 4, 1 | with the light of glory. And inasmuch as love cannot 3237 4, 1 | accompanied by all the true and royal virtues, because all 3238 4, 1 | the marrow of obedience, and a demonstrative sign, whether 3239 4, 1 | soul be in a state of grace and truly love or not. Wherefore 3240 4, 1 | as a sister to obedience, and so closely united them together 3241 4, 1 | proportion to her humility, and humble in proportion to 3242 4, 1 | humility is the foster-mother and nurse of charity, and with 3243 4, 1 | foster-mother and nurse of charity, and with the same milk she feeds 3244 4, 1 | nurse is self-contempt, and insult, desire to displease 3245 4, 1 | desire to displease herself, and to please Me. Where does 3246 4, 1 | sated with insults, jibes, and mockings. He caused pain 3247 4, 1 | in order to please Me. And who was more patient than 3248 4, 1 | accomplished. He left you this rule and this doctrine, which gives 3249 4, 1 | was the Way, the Truth, and the Life.' For he who travels 3250 4, 1 | way, travels in the light, and being enlightened cannot 3251 4, 1 | proceeding from obedience and humility, so I tell you 3252 4, 1 | disobedience is impatience, and pride, her foster-mother, 3253 4, 1 | you find described this and every other virtue." ~ 3254 4, 2 | which Heaven is opened, and how the soul should fasten 3255 4, 2 | of a cord to her girdle, and of the excellences of obedience. ~ 3256 4, 2 | obedience is to be found, and whence she comes, and who 3257 4, 2 | found, and whence she comes, and who is her companion, and 3258 4, 2 | and who is her companion, and who her foster-mother, I 3259 4, 2 | to speak of the obedient and of the disobedient together, 3260 4, 2 | the disobedient together, and of obedience in general, 3261 4, 2 | obedience of the precepts; and in particular, which is 3262 4, 2 | love Me above everything, and your neighbor as yourself, 3263 4, 2 | your neighbor as yourself, and the commandments are so 3264 4, 2 | others; he is faithful to Me and his neighbor, for he loves 3265 4, 2 | neighbor, for he loves Me and My creature, and is therefore 3266 4, 2 | loves Me and My creature, and is therefore obedient, becoming 3267 4, 2 | commandments of the law, and to creatures for My sake, 3268 4, 2 | to creatures for My sake, and with humble patience he 3269 4, 2 | he endures every labor, and even his neighbor's detraction 3270 4, 2 | should be only in word, and not practiced by you. I 3271 4, 2 | therein to renounce the world and all its pomps and delights, 3272 4, 2 | world and all its pomps and delights, and to obey. So 3273 4, 2 | its pomps and delights, and to obey. So that each man 3274 4, 2 | key which the Word had, and if a man does not unlock 3275 4, 2 | unlock in the light of faith, and with the hand of love the 3276 4, 2 | take the key in your hand and walk by the doctrine of 3277 4, 2 | the doctrine of My Word, and not remain seated, that 3278 4, 2 | following his example, and casting the key of obedience 3279 4, 2 | only-begotten Son, the Word, come and taken this key of obedience 3280 4, 2 | of obedience in His hands and purified it in the fire 3281 4, 2 | drawn it out of the mud, and cleansed it with His blood, 3282 4, 2 | cleansed it with His blood, and straightened it with the 3283 4, 2 | with the knife of justice, and hammered your iniquities 3284 4, 2 | the marriage feast in foul and disordered garments? Do 3285 4, 2 | think that sitting down and binding yourself with the 3286 4, 2 | of heart, satisfaction, and purpose of amendment. Then 3287 4, 2 | will throw off that hideous and defiled garment and, clothed 3288 4, 2 | hideous and defiled garment and, clothed in the shining 3289 4, 2 | the cord of self-contempt, and hatred of yourself and of 3290 4, 2 | and hatred of yourself and of the world, and fasten 3291 4, 2 | yourself and of the world, and fasten it to the love of 3292 4, 2 | or corporal tribulation, and if, as often happens, the 3293 4, 2 | they will never find it, and what will prove to them, 3294 4, 2 | was united to obedience, and their impatience proves 3295 4, 2 | their soul. Oh! how sweet and glorious is this virtue, 3296 4, 2 | rest, for she is conceived and born of charity, on her 3297 4, 2 | trouble, but only peace and quiet; the waves of the 3298 4, 2 | desire Me alone, who can and will satisfy all his desires, 3299 4, 2 | himself of worldly riches. And so in all things which would 3300 4, 2 | key of heaven, finds peace and quiet. Oh! blessed obedience! 3301 4, 2 | voyage without fatigue, and reach without danger the 3302 4, 2 | for your heart is sincere and not false, loving generously 3303 4, 2 | false, loving generously and truly My creatures, you 3304 4, 2 | life-giving fruit for yourself and your neighbor. You are even 3305 4, 2 | with impatience, but smooth and pleasant with the happiness 3306 4, 2 | the happiness of patience, and even in its fortitude you 3307 4, 2 | reaches from earth to heaven and unlocks the celestial door. 3308 4, 2 | destroyed your dignity, and having slain this enemy 3309 4, 2 | slain this enemy with hatred and dislike of your own pleasure 3310 4, 3 | misery of the disobedient and the excellence of the obedient 3311 4, 3 | been done by My goodness and providence as I have told 3312 4, 3 | worm of their conscience, and though it is true that they 3313 4, 3 | of the law if they will, and have the time repenting 3314 4, 3 | for although everyone may and should hope as long as he 3315 4, 3 | the reason of all this, and of such blindness that prevents 3316 4, 3 | The cloud of self-love and wretched pride, through 3317 4, 3 | they abandoned obedience, and fell into disobedience. 3318 4, 3 | impatient, as has been said, and in their impatience endure 3319 4, 3 | lies, making them slaves and friends of the devils with 3320 4, 3 | My beloved sons, obedient and observers of the law, rejoice 3321 4, 3 | observers of the law, rejoice and exult in My eternal vision 3322 4, 3 | vision with the Immaculate and humble Lamb, the Maker, 3323 4, 3 | Lamb, the Maker, Fulfiller, and Giver of this law of obedience. 3324 4, 3 | disturbance, they receive and clothe themselves in the 3325 4, 3 | unlock the door. Oh! fools and madmen, delay no longer 3326 4, 3 | murmurings, false judgments, and cruelty, with which you 3327 4, 3 | your neighbors, your thefts and treacheries, and the disordinate 3328 4, 3 | thefts and treacheries, and the disordinate pleasures 3329 4, 3 | the disordinate pleasures and delights of the world; cut 3330 4, 3 | injuries which you do to Me and to your neighbor with those 3331 4, 3 | with those done to you, and you will see that those 3332 4, 3 | transgressing My precept, and you also injure the object 3333 4, 3 | love Me above everything, and your neighbor as yourself. 3334 4, 3 | are to be taken naturally and simply, as they were said 3335 4, 3 | also should you observe it, and if you do not you will injure 3336 4, 4 | daughter, in whom the sweet and amorous fire of love towards 3337 4, 4 | do if you will have life and not death, but take upon 3338 4, 4 | the counsels both in deed and in thought. Such as these 3339 4, 4 | tightly through self-hatred, and in order to restrain in 3340 4, 4 | of obedience in general, and as I know it to be your 3341 4, 4 | to you of this particular and most perfect obedience, 3342 4, 4 | obedience is to be found and whence it proceeds, and 3343 4, 4 | and whence it proceeds, and the cause of its loss. Now 3344 4, 5 | to particular obedience; and of the excellence of the 3345 4, 5 | love which I have for her, and her own fragility, which 3346 4, 5 | that light in what place and in what way she can pay 3347 4, 5 | trampling on her own fragility, and restraining her own will. 3348 4, 5 | to hasten to perfection, and to bring them to the port 3349 4, 5 | her down into the billows, and these are wicked pastors 3350 4, 5 | these are wicked pastors and prelates appointed by the 3351 4, 5 | soul, on fire with desire and a holy self-hatred, having 3352 4, 5 | observed general obedience. And even if she should be imperfect 3353 4, 5 | exercise themselves in virtue, and persevere till death, for 3354 4, 5 | if he is truly obedient, and observes his order, he will 3355 4, 5 | find everything they need, and those who observe this order 3356 4, 5 | blossoming with true poverty and fraternal charity, their 3357 4, 5 | of self-love has entered and caused each to keep his 3358 4, 5 | his private possessions and to fail in obedience, their 3359 4, 5 | temporal substance has failed, and the more they possess to 3360 4, 5 | for had they been obedient and observed the vow of poverty, 3361 4, 5 | not have taken his own, and lived privately. See the 3362 4, 5 | holy rules, so thoughtfully and luminously appointed by 3363 4, 5 | see with what perfection and order of poverty Francis 3364 4, 5 | his order for spouse, true and holy poverty, whom he had 3365 4, 5 | embracing self-contempt and self-hatred, not desiring 3366 4, 5 | world, macerating his body and slaying his will, clothing 3367 4, 5 | in insults, sufferings, and jibes, for love of the humble 3368 4, 5 | with whom he was fastened and nailed to the cross by love, 3369 4, 5 | belongs especially to one man, and another to another, and 3370 4, 5 | and another to another, and yet they all remain in charity, 3371 4, 5 | in love for this poverty, and made it very strict for 3372 4, 5 | were perfect, for the few and the good, not for the majority. 3373 4, 5 | are multiplied in numbers and deficient in virtue, not 3374 4, 5 | through disobedient subjects and wicked rulers. Now look 3375 4, 5 | themselves only to My honor and the salvation of souls, 3376 4, 5 | being deprived of true and voluntary poverty, but having 3377 4, 5 | poverty, but having it also. And as a sign that he had it 3378 4, 5 | sign that he had it truly, and that the contrary displeased 3379 4, 5 | heirloom to his sons his curse and Mine, if they should hold 3380 4, 5 | But for his more immediate and personal object he took 3381 4, 5 | an apostle in the world, and sowed the seed of My Word 3382 4, 5 | My Word with much truth and light, dissipating darkness 3383 4, 5 | light, dissipating darkness and giving light. He was a light 3384 4, 5 | light of science, the glory and praise of My name alone, 3385 4, 5 | praise of My name alone, and the salvation of souls. 3386 4, 5 | the salvation of souls. And in order that they might 3387 4, 5 | Being clothed in faith, and hoping with firm confidence 3388 4, 5 | sons to observe obedience and do their duty, and since 3389 4, 5 | obedience and do their duty, and since impure living obscures 3390 4, 5 | the eye of the intellect, and not only the eye of the 3391 4, 5 | third vow of continence, and wishes that all should observe 3392 4, 5 | should observe it, with true and perfect obedience, although 3393 4, 5 | proportion to his obedience, and his obedience to his humility, 3394 4, 5 | obedience to his humility, and similarly, when he transgresses 3395 4, 5 | of obedience, continence, and true poverty; he made it 3396 4, 5 | under pain of mortal sin, and illuminated by Me the true 3397 4, 5 | that he should be converted and live. Wherefore his religion 3398 4, 5 | delightful garden, broad and joyous and flagrant, but 3399 4, 5 | garden, broad and joyous and flagrant, but the wretches 3400 4, 5 | turned it into a desert and defiled it with their scanty 3401 4, 5 | with their scanty virtue and light of science, though 3402 4, 5 | now, but blooming flowers, and men of great perfection. 3403 4, 5 | acquired supernatural light and science infused by grace, 3404 4, 5 | illuminating his order and the mystical body of the 3405 4, 5 | Look at My Peter, virgin and martyr, who by his blood 3406 4, 5 | darkness of many heresies, and the heretics hated him so 3407 4, 5 | nothing but prayer, preaching, and disputation with heretics, 3408 4, 5 | confessions, announcing the truth, and spreading the faith without 3409 4, 5 | his finger in his blood, and this glorious martyr, having 3410 4, 5 | over, confessing the faith, and wrote the Credo on the ground. 3411 4, 5 | forth on to the battlefield; and I could tell you the same 3412 4, 5 | stead. Of a truth Dominic and Francis were two columns 3413 4, 5 | his own, as has been said, and Dominic with his learning." ~ 3414 4, 6 | excellence of the obedient, and of the misery of the disobedient 3415 4, 6 | Spirit, will steer them, and having thus shown you the 3416 4, 6 | you the place of obedience and its perfection, I will speak 3417 4, 6 | to you of the obedience and of the disobedience of those 3418 4, 6 | speaking of all together and not of one ship -- that 3419 4, 6 | the sin of the disobedient and the virtue of the obedient, 3420 4, 6 | contrast with the other, and how he should walk if he 3421 4, 6 | enter this state of perfect and particular obedience? With 3422 4, 6 | sister. The spouse is true and prompt obedience, and the 3423 4, 6 | true and prompt obedience, and the sister, patience; and 3424 4, 6 | and the sister, patience; and he must also take the nurse 3425 4, 6 | handmaid of contempt of self and of the world, which causes 3426 4, 6 | soul to hold herself vile, and not to desire honor but 3427 4, 6 | ways), he should acquire and preserve this affection, 3428 4, 6 | key, passing through a low and narrow opening in the great 3429 4, 6 | key when they have got it, and not throw it away. And because 3430 4, 6 | and not throw it away. And because the truly obedient 3431 4, 6 | the load of their riches and the weight of their own 3432 4, 6 | will without great fatigue and without losing their life, 3433 4, 6 | without losing their life, and that they cannot walk with 3434 4, 6 | the load of their riches, and of their own will observing 3435 4, 6 | transgressed obedience, and the and of poverty which 3436 4, 6 | transgressed obedience, and the and of poverty which they promised 3437 4, 6 | holding their heads erect, and if sometimes it suits their 3438 4, 6 | with hatred of their order and of their superior. Little 3439 4, 6 | substance makes many relations and finds plenty of friends 3440 4, 6 | their own pleasure richly and delicately, not like religious 3441 4, 6 | watching or prayer. This and many other things happen 3442 4, 6 | it. They fall into mental and physical impurity, for if 3443 4, 6 | relations, of delicate habits and disordinate greediness, 3444 4, 6 | light of holy faith the evil and the loss which would come 3445 4, 6 | from temporal possessions and from walking weighed down 3446 4, 6 | pass by this narrow door, and that in such a state he 3447 4, 6 | man rises above himself and his own sensuality, and 3448 4, 6 | and his own sensuality, and rising above his own feelings 3449 4, 6 | he drives out the enemy and puts in his place the nurse 3450 4, 6 | puts in his place the nurse and companions of his spouse. ~ 3451 4, 6 | Obedience, who are the true and royal virtues, the customs 3452 4, 6 | royal virtues, the customs and observances of his order, 3453 4, 6 | with her sister, Patience, and her nurse, Humility, together 3454 4, 6 | together with Self-contempt and Self-hatred, and when she 3455 4, 6 | Self-contempt and Self-hatred, and when she has entered she 3456 4, 6 | entered she possesses peace and quiet, for her enemies have 3457 4, 6 | her object is My Truth, and the fire of love with which 3458 4, 6 | warms all her servants and companions. ~ 3459 4, 6 | pride, the enemy of humility and charity. Impatience is the 3460 4, 6 | infidelity of faith, presumption and self-confidence do not accord 3461 4, 6 | to leave the good customs and traditions of his order. 3462 4, 6 | ignorance, against knowledge; and sloth against watchfulness 3463 4, 6 | sloth against watchfulness and continued prayer. ~ 3464 4, 6 | And since he knew by the light 3465 4, 6 | hatred to drive them out, and love to replace them with 3466 4, 6 | enemies of true obedience, and having cut off the source 3467 4, 6 | in life, he remains free and in peace without any war, 3468 4, 6 | which kept her in bitterness and in sadness. What makes war 3469 4, 6 | trampled on his own will, and does not care to examine 3470 4, 6 | salvation. Is he disgusted and angry at having to perform 3471 4, 6 | mockeries, reproofs, jibes, and insults which are often 3472 4, 6 | love for self- contempt and self-hatred. Wherefore he 3473 4, 6 | patience, exulting with delight and joy in the company of his 3474 4, 6 | those who truly fear Me, and if he should converse with 3475 4, 6 | seeing that more glory and praise would be given to 3476 4, 6 | endeavors to convert religious and seculars by his words and 3477 4, 6 | and seculars by his words and by prayer, and by every 3478 4, 6 | his words and by prayer, and by every means by which 3479 4, 6 | truly obedient man are good and perfect, whether they be 3480 4, 6 | his rightly ordered love and the breadth of his charity. 3481 4, 6 | converse with Me, his supreme and eternal Father, with the 3482 4, 6 | flying idleness with humble and continual prayer, and when, 3483 4, 6 | humble and continual prayer, and when, through the illusion 3484 4, 6 | sloth, rising above himself and his senses with hatred and 3485 4, 6 | and his senses with hatred and true humility, patiently 3486 4, 6 | which he feels in his mind, and resisting by watching and 3487 4, 6 | and resisting by watching and humble prayer, fixing the 3488 4, 6 | of his intellect on Me, and seeing with the light of 3489 4, 6 | faith that I am his helper, and both can and will help him, 3490 4, 6 | his helper, and both can and will help him, and open 3491 4, 6 | both can and will help him, and open to him the eyes of 3492 4, 6 | the eyes of My kindness, and that it is I who permit 3493 4, 6 | more eager to fly himself and come to Me. And if it should 3494 4, 6 | himself and come to Me. And if it should seem to him 3495 4, 6 | account of his great weariness and the darkness of his mind, 3496 4, 6 | himself unworthy of the peace and quiet of mind of My other 3497 4, 6 | his own mind with hatred and self-reproach, thinking 3498 4, 6 | fail him, but with faith and the key of obedience he 3499 4, 6 | his cell as has been said, and avoiding idleness. ~ 3500 4, 6 | the first to enter choir and the last to leave it, and