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St. Teresa of Avila
Life of St. Teresa of Jesus

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1 Int | to Doña Luisa for this purpose;17 but if she had already 2 Int | returned to her for the purpose of copying and completing 3 Int | be no dispute about its purpose: St. Teresa speaks of it 4 Pref | through her friends, but to no purpose. "The utmost I could get 5 Pref | every way, and, for the purpose of helping her onwards in 6 Pref | own security than for the purpose of being shown to her confessor.~ 7 Pref | them, I have marked for the purpose of arranging them when I 8 Pref | may be made use of for the purpose of raising me up to that 9 Pref | have said this, not for the purpose of honouring those whom 10 Pref | It perfectly answers the purpose for which it was written, 11 Life, III | to tell my father of my purpose,—which was almost like 12 Life, IV | myself, so that I executed my purpose.105~2. When I took the habit,106 13 Life, IV | resolutely persevere in my purpose, even in this life His Majesty 14 Life, IV | imagination to any good purpose: my imagination is so sluggish,113 15 Life, V | sister's house, for the purpose of undergoing the medical 16 Life, VII | strength is sufficient for the purpose; and in sickness itself, 17 Life, VII | this, unless it be for the purpose of showing how much the 18 Life, VII | themselves, and for the purpose of having greater satisfaction 19 Life, VIII | rising, but rising to no good purpose, seeing that I went and 20 Life, VIII | them good, and for that purpose should permit Thee to remain 21 Life, VIII | offer to themselves for the purpose of remaining in a company 22 Life, VIII | directs against a soul for the purpose of taking it, and of the 23 Life, X | have it said for some good purpose; that which may be wrong 24 Life, XI | satisfied with it for my present purpose.171~10. A beginner must 25 Life, XI | The comparison is to my purpose, and it seems to me that 26 Life, XI | to move his arms for that purpose, or to have one good thought: 27 Life, XI | in the matter—and his purpose must not be to please himself, 28 Life, XI | I am, weak and infirm of purpose, it seems to me to be necessary 29 Life, XIII | virtues we may have, for the purpose of giving a sanction, so 30 Life, XIII | all this without any evil purpose, thinking that he is doing 31 Life, XIII | speak of; but all is to the purpose for those who are beginners, 32 Life, XIV | would be very much to the purpose, in order to explain the 33 Life, XIV | to have been taken to no purpose. Then is the time really 34 Life, XIV | as I am speaking to the purpose I have in view, you must 35 Life, XV | can converse to any good purpose with God, and that our own 36 Life, XV | opinion, unless it be for the purpose of making the will tepid; 37 Life, XVII | to be singularly to the purpose; for the memory and the 38 Life, XVIII | which is outward for the purpose of manifesting its feelings, 39 Life, XVIII | with graces so great.~8. I purpose also to speak of the graces 40 Life, XIX | prepares his measures for his purpose, when he pursues us in this 41 Life, XIX | think I ever gave up my purpose of resuming my prayer; but 42 Life, XIX | far as he can, for his own purpose, and particularly against 43 Life, XIX | He has given us, for the purpose of chastising us, because 44 Life, XXI | should speak much more to the purpose in the presence of kings, 45 Life, XXII | am saying nothing to the purpose, yet what I say is the result 46 Life, XXIII | one of another, for a good purpose, did me much harm; for they 47 Life, XXIV | how little that was to the purpose; for the more I tried to 48 Life, XXV | that it is nothing to the purpose whether we will it or not; 49 Life, XXVII | become devout, for this purpose; and many other Saints I 50 Life, XXVII | overcoming sleep. For that purpose, he was always either kneeling 51 Life, XXVII | for wearying you to no purpose. It seems as if I would 52 Life, XXVIII| invented those things for the purpose of tormenting myself.~7. 53 Life, XXVIII| this pass, though to the purpose, and literally true.~12. 54 Life, XXVIII| me. But all was to little purpose; for as there were most 55 Life, XXVIII| means so adverse to his purpose as this, of rooting out 56 Life, XXX | Satan invented it for the purpose of disquieting me, and trying 57 Life, XXXI | occasion,467 but it is to the purpose here, for I see certain 58 Life, XXXII | most convenient for my purpose, still held back. Nevertheless, 59 Life, XXXII | definitely to bid me abandon my purpose; but he saw that naturally 60 Life, XXXIII| the accomplishment of my purpose, to come to any resolution; 61 Life, XXXIII| procuring it, either for the purpose of the Brief or for any 62 Life, XXXIV | them, were so much to the purpose that he was astonished. 63 Life, XXXIV | lost. The saying is to the purpose here,—he who follows what 64 Life, XXXV | account whatever to give up my purpose. Now, having this opinion 65 Life, XXXV | must by no means give up my purpose of founding the monastery 66 Life, XXXV | such as they are for the purpose of this house, where enclosure, 67 Life, XXXVI | order the better to hide our purpose. I saw that everything depended 68 Life, XXXVI | he had bought it, for the purpose of concealing our plan— 69 Life, XXXVI | Majesty brought him for that purpose only. He told me afterwards 70 Life, XXXVI | have been endured to good purpose.~28. And now, though the 71 Life, XXXIX | do in order to change his purpose; and it seemed to me as 72 Life, XXXIX | prayer, but not for the purpose of distressing those who 73 Life, XL | strength and earnestness of purpose to observe with all my might 74 Rel, I(622)| devils: but this was for the purpose of enabling her to understand 75 Rel, III | sufficiently esteemed for My purpose; we are considering the 76 Rel, VII | had written,690 for the purpose of attaining to a better 77 Rel, VII | faith; and it was for that purpose, and for the good of her 78 Rel, VII | gave her pain when, for the purpose of trying her, these things 79 Rel, VIII | for it closes the eyes on purpose that it may neither see, 80 Rel, IX | degrees, I heard: "They do purpose it; nevertheless, they will 81 Rel, IX | for me, it was to little purpose, for the fear never left 82 Ind | reads books on prayer to no purpose, xiv. 10; writes with many 83 Ind | commanded to abandon her purpose, xxxiii. 1; her vision in


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