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and cast forth all darkness from the habitation of my heart。                    Restrain my 

many wandering thoughts�察�and carry away the temptations which strive to 

do me hurt。       Fight Thou mightily for me�察�and drive forth the evil beasts�察�

so    call   I  alluring    lusts�察  �that   peace    may     be   within    Thy    walls    and 

plenteousness of praise within Thy palaces�撮�3�� even in my pure conscience。 

Command Thou the winds and the storms�察�say unto the sea�察 �Be still�察─�say 

unto the stormy wind�察 �Hold thy peace�察─�so shall there be a great calm。 

     9。 Oh send forth Thy light and Thy truth�撮�4�� that they may shine upon 

the  earth�察  �for   I   am  but   earth   without   form  and   void   until Thou   give   me 

light。    Pour forth Thy grace from above�察�water my heart with the dew of 

heaven�察  �give   the   waters   of   devotion   to   water   the   face   of   the   earth�察  �and 

cause it to bring forth good and perfect fruit。               Lift up my mind which is 

oppressed with the weight of sins�察�and raise my whole desire to heavenly 

things�察  �that   having   tasted   the   sweetness   of   the   happiness   which   is   from 

above�察�it may take no pleasure in thinking of things of earth。 

     10。 Draw me and deliver me from every unstable comfort of creatures�察�

for no created thing is able to satisfy my desire and to give me comfort。 

Join   me   to   Thyself   by   the   inseparable   bond   of   love�察  �for   Thou   alone   art 

sufficient   to   him   that   loveth   Thee�察  �and   without   Thee   all   things   are   vain 

toys。 

     ��1�� Psalm lxxi。 12。         ��2�� Isaiah xlv。 2。        ��3�� Psalm cxxii。 7。 ��4�� Psalm 

xliii。 3。 



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              Of avoiding of curious inquiry into the life of another 

     ;My Son�察�be not curious�察�nor trouble thyself with vain cares。 What is 

that to thee�拭     �Follow thou Me。��1��         For what is it to thee whether a man 

be this or that�察�or say or do thus or thus�拭        �Thou hast no need to answer for 

others�察  �but   thou   must   give   an   answer   for   thyself。  Why   therefore   dost 

thou entangle thyself�拭        �Behold�察�I know all men�察�and I behold all things 

which are done under the sun�察�and I know how it standeth with each one�察�

what   he   thinketh�察  �what   he   willeth�察  �and   to   what   end   his   thoughts   reach。 

All   things   therefore   are   to   be   committed   to   Me�察  �watch   thou   thyself   in 

godly   peace�察  �and   leave   him   who   is   unquiet   to   be   unquiet   as   he   will。 

Whatsoever he shall do or say�察�shall come unto him�察�for he cannot deceive 

Me。 

     2。 ;Trouble not thyself about the shadow of a great name�察�nor about 

the   friendship   of   many�察  �nor   about   the   love   of   men   towards   thee。   For 

these    things   beget   distraction    and   great   sorrows    of  heart。    My     word 

should   speak   freely   unto   thee�察  �and   I   would   reveal   secrets�察  �if   only   thou 

didst diligently look for My appearing�察�and didst open unto Me the gates 

of thy heart。      Be sober and watch unto prayer�撮�2�� and humble thyself in 

all things。; 

     ��1�� John xxi。 12。       ��2�� I Peter iv。 7。 



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               Wherein firm peace of heart and true profit consist 

     ;My Son�察�I have said�察�Peace I leave with you�察�My peace I give unto 

you�察�not as the world giveth give I unto you。��1��                All men desire peace�察�

but all do not care for the things which belong unto true peace。               My peace 

is with the humble and lowly in heart。 Thy peace shall be in much patience。 

If   thou   heardest   Me�察  �and   didst   follow   My   voice�察  �thou   shouldest   enjoy 

much peace。; 

     2。 What then shall I do�察�Lord�拭�

     3。 ;In everything take heed to thyself what thou doest�察�and what thou 

sayest�察�and direct all thy purpose to this�察�that thou please Me alone�察�and 

desire   or   seek   nothing   apart   from   Me。    But�察  �moreover�察  �judge   nothing 

rashly concerning the words and deeds of others�察�nor meddle with matter 

which are not committed to thee�察�and it may be that thou shalt be disturbed 

little or rarely。    Yet never to feel any disquiet�察�nor to suffer any pain of 

heart   or   body�察  �this   belongeth   not   to   the   present   life�察  �but   is   the   state   of 

eternal rest。    Therefore count not thyself to have found true peace�察�if thou 

hast felt no grief�察�nor that then all is well if thou hast no adversary�察�not that 

this   is   perfect   if   all   things   fall   out   according   to   thy   desire。 Nor   then 

reckon thyself to be anything great�察�or think that thou art specially beloved�察�

if thou   art   in   a   state   of great   fervour   and   sweetness of   spirit�察  �for not   by 

these things is the true lover of virtue known�察�nor in them doth the profit 

and perfection of man consist。; 

     4。 In what then�察�Lord�拭�

     5。   ;In   offering   thyself   with   all   thy   heart   to   the   Divine   Will�察  �in   not 

seeking the things which are thine own�察�whether great or small�察�whether 

temporal or eternal�察�so that thou remain with the same steady countenance 

in giving of thanks between prosperity and adversity�察�weighing all things 

in an equal balance。        If thou be so brave and long´suffering in hope that 

when inward comfort is taken from thee�察�thou even prepare thy heart for 

more   endurance�察  �and   justify   not   thyself�察  �as   though   thou   oughtest   not   to 



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suffer these heavy things�察�but dost justify Me in all things that I appoint�察�

and dost bless My Holy Name�察�then dost thou walk in the true and right 

way of peace�察�and shalt have a sure hope that thou shalt again behold My 

face with joy。   For if thou come to an utter contempt of thyself�察�know that 

then thou shalt enjoy  abundance of peace�察�as  much as is possible   where 

thou art but a wayfaring man。; 

    ��1�� John xiv。 27。 



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     Of the exaltation of a free spirit�察�which humble prayer more deserveth 

than doth frequent reading 

     Lord�察�this is the work of a perfect man�察�never to slacken his mind from 

attention   to   heavenly   things�察  �and   among   many   cares   to   pass   along   as   it 

were without care�察�not after the manner of one indifferent�察�but rather with 

the    privilege   of   a  free  man�察   �cleaving    to  no   creature    with   inordinate 

affection。 

     2。 I beseech Thee�察�my most merciful Lord God�察�preserve me from the 

cares of this life�察�lest I become too much entangled�察�from many necessities 

of the body�察�lest I be taken captive by pleasure�察�from all obstacles of the 

spirit�察 �lest   I   be broken   and   cast   down   with   cares。  I   say  not   from  those 

things which the vanity of the world goeth about after with all eagerness�察�

but from those miseries�察�which by the universal curse of mortality weigh 

down and hold back the soul of thy servant in punishment�察�that it cannot 

enter into liberty of spirit�察�so often as it would。 

     3。   O   my   God�察   �sweetness     unspeakable�察     �turn  into   bitterness   all  my 

fleshly   consolation�察  �which   draweth   me   away   from   the   love   of   eternal 

things�察  �and   wickedly   allureth   toward   itself   by   setting   before   me   some 

present delight。      Let not�察�O my God�察�let not flesh and blood prevai

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