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as human affection persuadeth thee。; 

    2。 Lord�察�what Thou sayest is true。         Greater is Thy care for me than all 

the care which I am able to take for myself。           For too insecurely doth he 

stand   who   casteth   not   all   his   care   upon   Thee。   Lord�察  �so   long   as   my   will 

standeth     right  and   firm   in  Thee�察  �do   with   me   what    Thou    wilt�察 �for 

whatsoever Thou shalt do with me cannot be aught but good。                Blessed be 

Thou is Thou wilt leave me in darkness�此�blessed also be Thou if Thou wilt 

leave me in light。 Blessed be Thou if Thou vouchsafe to comfort me�察�and 

always blessed be Thou if Thou cause me to be troubled。 

     3。 ;My Son� �even thus thou must stand if thou desirest to walk with 

Me。     Thou must be ready alike for suffering or rejoicing。 Thou must be 

poor and needy as willingly as full and rich。; 

    4。 Lord�察�I will willingly bear for Thee whatsoever Thou wilt have to 

come upon me。        Without choice I will receive from Thy hand good and 

evil�察�sweet and bitter�察�joy and sadness�察�and will give Thee thanks for all 

things which shall happen to me。           Keep me from all sin�察�and I will not 

fear death nor hell。      Only cast me not away for ever�察�nor blot me out of 

the book of life。     Then no tribulation which shall come upon me shall do 

me hurt。 



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     That temporal miseries are to be borne patiently after the example of 

Christ 

     ;My Son�       �I came down from heaven for thy salvation�察�I took upon 

Me   thy   miseries   not   of   necessity�察  �but   drawn   by   love   that   thou   mightest 

learn   patience   and   mightest   bear   temporal   miseries   without   murmuring。 

For from the hour of My birth�察�until My death upon the Cross�察�I ceased not 

from bearing of sorrow�察�I had much lack of temporal things�察�I oftentimes 

heard   many   reproaches   against   Myself�察  �I   gently   bore   contradictions   and 

hard    words�察   �I  received    ingratitude     for  benefits�察  �blasphemies      for   My 

miracles�察�rebukes for My doctrine。; 

     2。   Lord�察  �because   Thou   wast   patient   in   Thy   life�察  �herein   most   of   all 

fulfilling   the   commandment   of   Thy   Father�察  �it   is   well   that   I�察  �miserable 

sinner�察�should patiently bear myself according to Thy will�察�and as long as 

Thou   wilt   have   it   so�察  �should   bear   about   with   me   for   my   salvation�察  �the 

burden   of   this   corruptible   life。   For   although   the   present   life   seemeth 

burdensome�察�it is nevertheless already made very full of merit through Thy 

grace�察�and to those who are weak it becometh easier and brighter through 

Thy example and the footsteps of Thy saints�察�but it is also much more full 

of consolation than it was of old�察�under the old Testament�察�when the gate 

of   heaven     remained     shut�察 �and   even    the  way    to  heaven    seemed     more 

obscure when so few cared to seek after the heavenly kingdom。                      But not 

even   those   who   were   then   just   and   in   the   way   of   salvation   were   able�察�

before    Thy    Passion    and   the  ransom     of  Thy    holy   Death�察  �to  enter   the 

kingdom of heaven。 

     3。 Oh what great thanks am I bond to give Thee�察�who hast vouchsafed 

to show me and all faithful people the good and right way to Thine eternal 

kingdom�察�for Thy way is our way�察�and by holy patience we walk to Thee 

who art our Crown。          If Thou hadst   not gone before and taught us�察 �who 

would care  to   follow�拭      �Oh�察�how  far  would   they have   gone  backward   if 

they had not behelf Thy glorious example�              �Behold we are still lukewarm�察�



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though   we   have   heard   of   Thy   many   signs   and   discourses�察  �what   would 

become of us if we had not such a light to help us follow Thee�拭�



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     Of bearing injuries�察�and who shall be approved as truly patient 

     ;What      sayest   thou�察   �My    Son�拭    �Cease     to   complain�察    �consider     My 

suffering and that of My saints。           Thou hast not yet resisted unto blood。��1�� 

It is little which thou sufferest in comparison with those who have suffered 

so many things�察�have been so strongly tempted�察�so grievously troubled�察�so 

manywise   proved   and   tried。 Thou   oughtest   therefore   to   call   to   mind   the 

more grievous sufferings of others that thou mightest bear thy lesser ones 

more   easily�察  �and   if   they   seem   not   to   thee   little�察  �see   that   it   is   not   thy 

impatience   which   is   the   cause   of   this。     But   whether   they   be   little   or 

whether they be great�察�study to bear them all with patience。 

     2。   ;So   far   as   thou   settest   thyself   to   bear   patiently�察  �so   far   thou   dost 

wisely and art deserving of the more merit�察�thou shalt also bear the more 

easily if thy mind and habit are carefully trained hereunto。                And say not 'I 

cannot bear these things from such a man�察�nor are things of this kind to be 

borne by me�察�for he hath done me grievous harm and imputeth to me what 

I had never thought�此�but from another I will suffer patiently�察�such things as 

I   see   I  ought   to   suffer。'  Foolish      is   such    a  thought    as   this�察 �for  it 

considereth   not   the   virtue   of   patience�察  �nor   by   whom  that   virtue   is   to   be 

crowned�察�but it rather weighteth persons and offences against self。 

     3。 ;He is not truly patient who will only suffer as far as seemeth right 

to   himself    and    from    whom     he   pleaseth。    But     the  truly   patient   man 

considereth not by what man he is tried�察�whether by one above him�察�or by 

an equal or inferior�察�whether by a good and holy man�察�or a perverse and 

unworthy�察�but indifferently from every creature�察�whatsoever or how often 

soever   adversity   happeneth   to   him�察  �he   gratefully   accepteth   all   from   the 

hand   of   God   and   counteth   it   great   gain�察  �for   with   God   nothing   which   is 

borne for His sake�察�however small�察�shall lose its reward。 

     4。 ;Be thou therefore ready for the fight if thou wilt have the victory。 

Without striving thou canst not win the crown of patience�察�if thou wilt not 

suffer   thou   refusest   to   be   crowned。   But   if   thou   desirest   to   be   crowned�察�



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strive manfully�察�endure patiently。          Without labour thou drawest not near 

to rest�察�nor without fighting comest thou to victory。; 

     5。 Make possible to me�察�O Lord�察�by grace what seemeth impossible to 

me   by   nature。    Thou   knowest   how   little   I   am   able   to   bear�察  �and   how 

quickly     I  am  cast   down    when    a  like  adversity    riseth  up   against   me。 

Whatsoever trial of tribulation may come to me�察�may it become unto me 

pleasing     and   acceptable�察   �for  to  suffer  and   be   vexed   for  Thy    sake   is 

exceeding healthful to the soul。 

     ��1�� Hebrews xii。 4。 



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          Of confession of our infirmity and of the miseries of this life 

     I will acknowledge my sin unto Thee�撮�1�� I will confess to Thee�察�Lord�察�

my     infirmity。   It   is  often   a  small   t

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