The easy way to God, tr. by H. Collins |
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Page 22
... Thou resistest the proud , and givest grace unto the lowly ; and Thy speech is with the simple . I thank Thee , O Lord , because Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent , and hast revealed them to the little ones . Not with ...
... Thou resistest the proud , and givest grace unto the lowly ; and Thy speech is with the simple . I thank Thee , O Lord , because Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent , and hast revealed them to the little ones . Not with ...
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... hast Thou forsaken me ? " And lastly : " Father , into Thy Hands I commend my spirit . " Nehemias , when ques ... Thee . " Saint Bernard , in his life of Saint Malachy , testifies to his frequent short prayers sent forth like arrows ...
... hast Thou forsaken me ? " And lastly : " Father , into Thy Hands I commend my spirit . " Nehemias , when ques ... Thee . " Saint Bernard , in his life of Saint Malachy , testifies to his frequent short prayers sent forth like arrows ...
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... Hast thou found honey , eat as much as is sufficient for thee . " 4. The aspirations should not be made in a hasty or perfunctory manner , but with mature se- renity of spirit , and interior harmony , in such wise , as that the soul may ...
... Hast thou found honey , eat as much as is sufficient for thee . " 4. The aspirations should not be made in a hasty or perfunctory manner , but with mature se- renity of spirit , and interior harmony , in such wise , as that the soul may ...
Page 49
... Thou hast made us for Thyself , O Lord , " says Saint Au- gustine , " and our heart is restless , till it repose in Thee . " This means , " till it be 4 Instructions as to Aspirations . 49.
... Thou hast made us for Thyself , O Lord , " says Saint Au- gustine , " and our heart is restless , till it repose in Thee . " This means , " till it be 4 Instructions as to Aspirations . 49.
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... thou hast committed fornication with many lovers , yet return to me , and I will receive thee . Now DECADE II . OW I ... Thou what Thou hast wrought in me . 2. Thou didst give me , O Lord , a sound mind and a teachable heart ; but , alas ...
... thou hast committed fornication with many lovers , yet return to me , and I will receive thee . Now DECADE II . OW I ... Thou what Thou hast wrought in me . 2. Thou didst give me , O Lord , a sound mind and a teachable heart ; but , alas ...
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Page 148 - And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
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Page 204 - How lovely are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts: my soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord.
Page 80 - Enter not into judgment with thy servant, O LORD; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
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