An epitome of the priestly life

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A PURE INTENTIO 115

fhiel against ali the decetts of the

An i he hali then come, and through the temptation o vanit Striveto appropriate hine actions o himself,

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late, I have atready offered ali to theglory o God, verythiniis in his pos-

an is thou findes that thou has been wounde hy the serpent, immediatelycure the wound of pride by the reme ly

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I his a done and written, m Son, sor hine instruction, that thou mayStknow that I demand of the no the appea rance of virtvelut the Very eSSence

garment.

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the8 engender, th humilit is ain, itis change into ride. Thou must e patient. ut it is notenough toae a lam in the pasture thoughouldsti one also in the hambles. fthou refusest o bear tribulation, hypatience S ain, it is change into

SeS the appearance of virtu i thoulabores no to acquire the reality. o One canae a victor ithout a Struggle,

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Son heware noto turn the graces of hine ordination into an argument forambition.

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greater thou artiumbi thyself the more, not indin high things ut consentingio the hvmble. Amen, amen, I say to thee: unles thoubecome as a litile hild, thou hali notenter into in hiragdom. i Be humi te, na Son. In m religionani disciplino his is the sirst secondand third essentiat. Yea more the whole and true ille of Christi an isdom consist in genuine and voluntar humility. It is ille oundationis faith, bringingevery intellec into subjection. It is the oot of ali the ther virtveS,as ride is the ource of al sin.

It is the mother, the nurSe, the SVP-pori and the anchor of true piet and devotion. And thou in son, is thou acquireSt virtves ithout it thou carries san in the wind.

mere hypocrisy Iost contemplation, an

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Thou knowest that though I as the Son o God Lemplied myself taking the formis a servant and in hape forme l

Yea more, in m passiones as S a Worm an no a man, the reproach fmen and the uicas of the eople. Se ho eas it is to imitate me in regard to this Virtue.

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But m Son is thoi destres a thoushouldstu solio in the path os humilityme lio have gone hesore thee, the matteris perfecti plain and simple. Choos the lowest place. omne illenu the or ahe it rom thee. ea raster ali illaei the to descend forat love to e exalted anxio se Othersheneath them. Verily the lowest place in his oridis for that ver reason the ictest in humility. It is heresore ali the more eas sorine to attain to the summit os humilityas it is dissicut sor thers o obtain thecrown os earthi Hory. The more thou umblest thyset the