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thou devoutly fly to the wounds of Jesus�察�and the precious marks of the 

nails and the spear�察�thou shalt find great comfort in tribulation�察�nor will the 

slights of men trouble thee much�察�and thou wilt easily bear their unkind 

words。 

     5。 Christ also�察�when He was in the world�察�was despised and rejected of 

men�察  �and   in   His   greatest   necessity   was   left   by   His   acquaintances   and 

friends   to   bear   these   reproaches。      Christ   was   willing   to   suffer   and   be 

despised�察 �and darest   thou   complain   of   any�拭         �Christ   had   adversaries   and 

gainsayers�察�and dost thou wish to have all men thy friends and benefactors�拭�

Whence shall thy patience attain her crown if no adversity befall thee�拭                     �If 

thou art unwilling to suffer any adversity�察�how shalt thou be the friend of 

Christ�拭    �Sustain thyself with Christ and for Christ if thou wilt reign with 

Christ。 

     6。 If thou hadst once entered into the mind of Jesus�察�and hadst tasted 

yea even a little of his tender love�察�then wouldst thou care nought for thine 

own     convience      or   inconvience�察     �but   wouldst     rather   rejoice   at  trouble 

brought   upon   thee�察  �because   the   love   of   Jesus   maketh   a   man   to   despise 

himself。      He    who     loveth    Jesus�察  �and   is  inwardly     true   and   free   from 

inordinate affections�察�is able to turn himself readily unto God�察�and to rise 

above himself in spirit�察�and to enjoy fruitful peace。 

     7。 He who knoweth things as they are and not as they are said or seem 

to   be�察  �he   truly   is   wise�察  �and   is   taught   of   God   more   than   men。   He   who 

knoweth   how   to   walk   from   within�察  �and   to   set   little   value   upon   outward 

things�察   �requireth     not   places   nor   waiteth     for  seasons�察    �for  holding     his 

intercourse      with   God。     The     inward    man    quickly     recollecteth    himself�察�



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because   he   is   never   entirely   given   up   to   outward   things。   No   outward 

labour and no necessary occupations stand in his way�察�but as events fall 

out�察  �so   doth   he   fit   himself   to   them。 He   who   is   rightly   disposed   and 

ordered within careth not for the strange and perverse conduct of men。                    A 

man is hindered and distracted in so far as he is moved by outward things。 

     8。 If it were well with thee�察�and thou wert purified from evil�察�all things 

would work together for thy good and profiting。                For this cause do many 

things displease thee and often trouble thee�察�that thou art not yet perfectly 

dead to thyself nor separated from all earthly things。              Nothing so defileth 

and entangleth the heart of man as impure love towards created things。                    If 

thou rejectest outward comfort thou wilt be able to contemplate heavenly 

things and frequently to be joyful inwardly。 

     ��1�� Luke xvii。 21。        ��2�� John xiv。 23。       ��3�� Hebrews xiii。 14。 



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                                  Of lowly submission 

     Make no great account who is for thee or against thee�察�but mind only 

the present duty and take care that God be with thee in whatsoever thou 

dost。    Have   a  good   conscience  and   God   will defend   thee�察 �for  he   whom 

God     will  help   no   man's   perverseness     shall  be   able  to  hurt。   If   thou 

knowest how to hold thy peace and to suffer�察�without doubt thou shalt see 

the help of the Lord。        He knoweth the time and the way to deliver thee�察�

therefore must thou resign thyself to Him。             To God it belongeth to help 

and   to   deliver   from   all   confusion。  Oftentimes   it   is   very   profitable   for 

keeping us in greater humilty�察�that others know and rebuke our faults。 

     2。  When     a  man    humbleth     himself    for  his  defects�察  �he  then   easily 

pacifieth others and quickly satisfieth those that are angered against him。 

God protecteth and delivereth the humble man�察�He loveth and comforteth 

the humble man�察�to the humble man He inclineth Himself�察�on the humble 

He   bestoweth   great   grace�察  �and   when   he   is   cast   down   He   raiseth   him   to 

glory�此  �to   the   humble   He   revealeth   His   secrets�察  �and   sweetly  draweth   and 

inviteth him to Himself。         The humble man having received reproach�察�is 

yet in sufficient peace�察�because he resteth on God and not on the world。 

Reckon not thyself to have profited in anywise unless thou feel thyself to 

be inferior to all。 



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                              Of the good�察�peaceable man 

     First   keep   thyself   in  peace�察  �and   then   shalt  thou   be   able  to  be   a 

peacemaker   towards   others。        A   peaceable   man   doth   more   good   than   a 

well´learned。      A  passionate   man   turneth   even   good   into   evil   and   easily 

believeth evil�察�a good�察�peaceable man converteth all things into good。                He 

who dwelleth in peace is suspicious of none�察�but he who is discontented 

and restless   is tossed   with   many suspicions�察 �and   is neither  quiet himself 

nor suffereth others to be quiet。        He often saith what he ought not to say�察�

and omitteth what it were more expedient for him to do。                 He considereth 

to what duties others are bound�察�and neglecteth those to which he is bound 

himself。     Therefore   be   zealous   first   over   thyself�察  �and   then   mayest   thou 

righteously be zealous concerning thy neighbour。 

     2。 Thou knowest well how to excuse and to colour thine own deeds�察�

but thou wilt not accept the excuses of others。             It would be more just to 

accuse thyself and excuse thy brother。            If thou wilt that others bear with 

thee�察�bear thou with others。        Behold how far thou art as yet from the true 

charity    and   humility    which   knows     not  how    to  be  angry   or   indignant 

against any save self alone。 It is no great thing to mingle the good and the 

meek�察 �for   this is naturally  pleasing to   all�察 �and   every  one   of us   willingly 

enjoyeth peace and liketh best those who think with us�此�but to be able to 

live peaceably with the hard and perverse�察�or with the disorderly�察�or those 

who oppose us�察�this is a great grace and a thing much to be commended 

and most worthy of a man。 

     3。 There are who keep themselves in peace and keep peace also with 

others�察  �and   there   are   who   neither   have   peace   nor   suffer   others   to   have 

peace�察  �they   are   troublesome   to   others�察  �but   always   more   troublesome   to 

themselves。      And there are who hold themselves in peace�察�and study to 

bring others unto peace�察�nevertheless�察�all our peace in this sad life lieth in 

humble suffering rather than in not feeling adversities。             He who knoweth 

best how to suffer shall possess the most peace�察�that man is conqueror of 



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himself   and   lord   of   the   world�察  �the   friend   of   Christ�察  �and   the   inheritor   of 

heaven。 



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                        Of a pure mind and simple intention 

     By  two   wings   is   man   lifted   above 

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