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things。   Otherwise   how   canst   thou   be   Mine   and   I   thine�察  �unless   thou   be 

inwardly and outwardly free from every will of thine own�拭                     �The sooner 

thou   dost   this�察  �the   better   shall   it   be   with   thee�察  �and   the   more   fully   and 

sincerely�察�the more   thou shalt please Me�察  �and the   more abundantly  shalt 

thou be rewarded。 

     4。 ;Some resign themselves�察�but with certain reservations�察�for they do 

not fully trust in God�察�therefore they think that they have some provision 

to   make     for  themselves。       Some     again    at  first  offer   everything�察    �but 

afterwards being pressed by temptation they return to their own devices�察�

and thus make no progress in virtue。 They will not attain to the true liberty 

of a pure heart�察�nor to the grace of My sweet companionship�察�unless they 

first entirely resign themselves and daily offer themselves up as a sacrifice�察�

without   this   the   union   which   bringeth   forth   fruit   standeth   not   nor   will 

stand。 

     5。 ;Many a time I have said unto thee�察�and now say again�察�Give thyself 

up�察�resign thyself�察�and thou shalt have great inward peace。                   Give all for 

all�察  �demand   nothing�察  �ask   nothing   in   return�察  �stand   simply   and   with   no 

hesitation in Me�察�and thou shalt possess Me。                Thou shalt have liberty of 

heart�察  �and   the   darkness   shall   not   overwhelm  thee。     For   this   strive   thou�察�

pray for it�察�long after it�察�that thou mayest be delivered from all possession 

of thyself�察�and nakedly follow Jesus who was made naked for thee�察�mayest 



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die   unto   thyself   and   live   eternally   to   Me。   Then   shall   all   vain   fancies 

disappear�察    �all  evil   disturbings�察   �and   superfluous     cares。   Then    also   shall 

immoderate fear depart from thee�察�and inordinate love shall die。; 



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      Of a good government in external things�察�and of having recourse 

                                   to God in dangers 

     ;My   Son�察  �for   this   thou   must   diligently   make   thy   endeavour�察  �that   in 

every place and outward action or occupation thou mayest be free within�察�

and have power over thyself�察�and that all things be under thee�察�not thou 

under them�察  �that   thou   be   master   and   ruler   of   thy  actions�察  �not   a   slave   or 

hireling�察�but   rather  a  free and true  Hebrew�察 �entering into the  lot   and the 

liberty of the children of God�察�who stand above the present and look upon 

the   eternal�察  �who   with   the  left   eye   behold   things   transitory�察  �and   with   the 

right things heavenly�察�whom temporal things draw not to cleave unto�察�but 

who   rather   draw   temporal   things   to   do   them  good   service�察  �even   as   they 

were ordained of God to do�察�and appointed by the Master Workman�察�who 

hath left nought in His creation without aim or end。 

     2。 ;And if in any chance of life thou stand not in outward appearances�察�

nor   judgest   things   which   are   seen   and   heard   by   the   fleshly   sense�察  �but 

straightway in every cause enterest with Moses into the tabernacle to ask 

counsel      of  God�察   �thou    shalt   hear   a  divine    response     and   come     forth 

instructed     concerning   many   things       that   are   and   shall  be。  For    always 

Moses   had   recourse   to   the   tabernacle   for   the   solving   of   all   doubts   and 

questionings�察  �and      fled   to   the   help  of   prayer   to   be   delivered   from   the 

dangers   and   evil   deeds   of   men。     Thus   also   oughtest   thou   to   fly   to   the 

secret chamber of thy heart�察�and earnestly implore the divine succour。 For 

this cause we read that Joshua and the children of Israel were deceived by 

the Gibeonites�察�that they asked not counsel at the mouth of the Lord�撮�1�� 

but being too ready to listen to fair speeches�察�were deceived by pretended 

piety。; 

     ��1�� Joshua ix。 14。 



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                  That man must not be immersed in business 

     ;My Son�察�always commit thy cause to Me�察�I will dispose it aright in 

due time。     Wait for My arrangement of it�察�and then thou shalt find it for 

thy profit。; 

    2。 O Lord�察�right freely I commit all things to Thee�察�for my planning 

can profit but little。   Oh that I did not dwell so much on future events�察�but 

could offer myself altogether to Thy pleasures without delay。 

     3。 ;My Son�察�a man often striveth vehemently after somewhat which he 

desireth�察�but when he hath obtained it he beginneth to be of another mind�察�

because his affections towards it are not lasting�察�but rather rush on from 

one thing to another。 Therefore it is not really a small thing�察�when in small 

things we resist self。; 

    4。 The true progress of man lieth in self´denial�察�and a man who denieth 

himself is free and safe。      But the old enemy�察�opposer of all good things�察�

ceaseth not from temptation�察�but day and night setteth his wicked snares�察�if 

haply  he   may  be   able   to   entrap   the   unwary。 Watch   and   pray�察  �saith   the 

Lord�察�lest ye enter into temptation。��1�� 

     ��1�� Matthew xxvi。 41。 



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       That man hath no good in himself�察�and nothing whereof to glory 

     Lord�察�what is man that Thou art mindful of him�察�or the son of man that 

Thou   visitest     him�殖�2��     What     hath   man    deserved�察   �that   Thou    shouldest 

bestow thy favour upon him�拭            �Lord�察�what cause can I have of complaint�察�

if Thou forsake me�拭         �Or what can I justly allege�察�if Thou refuse to hear 

my   petition�拭     �Of   a   truth�察  �this   I   may   truly   think   and   say�察  �Lord�察  �I   am 

nothing�察�I have nothing that is good of myself�察�but I fall short in all things�察�

and    ever   tend    unto   nothing。     And     unless   I  am   helped    by   Thee    and 

inwardly supported�察�I become altogether lukewarm and reckless。 

     2。   But   Thou�察  �O   Lord�察  �art   always   the   same�察  �and   endurest   for   ever�察�

always good�察�righteous�察�and holy�察�doing all things well�察�righteously�察�and 

holily�察�and disposing all in Thy wisdom。              But I who am more ready to go 

forward      than   backward�察    �never    continue    in   one   stay�察 �because     changes 

sevenfold      pass   over   me。    Yet    it  quickly   becometh      better   when    it  so 

pleaseth Thee�察�and Thou puttest forth Thy hand to help me�察�because Thou 

alone   canst   aid   without   help   of   man�察 �and   canst   so   stregthen   me   that   my 

countenance   shall   be   no   more   changed�察  �but   my   heart   shall   be   turned   to 

Thee�察�and rest in Thee alone。 

     3。 Wherefore�察�if I but knew well how to reject all human consolations�察�

whether for the sake of gaining devotion�察�or because of the necessity by 

which   I   was   compelled   to   seek   Thee�察  �seeing   there   is   no   man   who   can 

comfort me�察�then could I worthily trust in Thy grace�察�and rejoice in the gift 

of new consolation。 

     4。   Thanks   be   to   Thee�察  �from   whom   all   cometh�察  �whensoever   it   goeth 

well    with    me�    �But    I  am    vanity    and   nothing    in   Thy   sight�察  �a  man 

inconstant   and   weak。       What   then   have   I   whereof   to   glory�察 �or   why   do   I 

long to be held in ho

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