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 1 1 |         mind, and so enriched by God with heavenly gifts, that
 2 1 |     forth in the whole Church of God because of his faith and
 3 1 |        influence in the house of God by word and example; since
 4 1 |          genuine apostle sent by God, mighty in work and word,
 5 3 |      namely, that which leads to God, to right living, and to
 6 3 |          into all the secrets of God, with the result that, as
 7 5 |         be united with charity: "God is Wisdom, and wants to
 8 6 |          its source, that is, to God, in order to lead men to
 9 7 |         rather a path leading to God; it is not something cold
10 7 |   mystical life and is joined to God Himself, so that at times
11 9 |         a covenant of union with God, and not being ashamed to
12 10|          After pointing out that God wants to be loved by men
13 11|        be intimately united with God, there broke forth from
14 13|         themselves so closely to God as to feel linked in a mysterious
15 14|        Wherefore, since love for God is gradually growing cold
16 14|   bitterly among themselves. Now God is the most loving Father
17 14|       often as we fail to return God's love or to recognize His
18 16|      others to a greater love of God, be aglow with that love
19 16|         passionately united with God. In our own day, more than
20 16|         burns and leads souls to God, Who is the supreme goal
21 17|            The reason for loving God," as he says, "is God; the
22 17|     loving God," as he says, "is God; the measure of this love
23 17|      love, means being made like God."21 And elsewhere: "It is
24 17|        whereby he is united with God Himself in intimate wedlock,
25 17|        For we do not here behold God either, as it were, excited
26 17|      Here is found perfect rest. God's quiet quietens all about
27 18|       life is hid with Christ in God'."25~
28 19|        which we enjoy the loving God by returning His love, and
29 19| salvation, and, with the help of God, to that of others also.
30 20|       nourished by the Spirit of God, the Doctor of Clairvaux
31 20|        wherever the interests of God and Church are at stake.
32 20|     regard any of the affairs of God," he said, "as things with
33 20|      prayers and lamentations to God."31~
34 23|           strong in the grace of God he spared no pains in writing
35 27|      with a most burning love of God and his neighbor (which
36 28|          labors for the glory of God and the benefit of the Christian
37 28|       servant of the servants of God,"43 "a vile worm,"44 "a
38 28|         and by fervent prayer to God, by which he called down
39 30|        write: "It is the will of God that we should have nothing
40 30|   Likewise: "Such is the will of God, Who would have us obtain
41 32|          to the loving Mother of God, and each in his respective
42 35|        that she will obtain from God timely relief from these
43 35|   powerful, will, by the help of God, grant that the true, lasting,