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thoughts�察�the Mover of actions�察�distributing to each man�察�as I judge meet。; 

     ��1��   I   Corinthians   iv。   20。    ��2��   Psalm   xciv。   10。   ��3��   Zephaniah   i。   12。 

��4�� I Corinthians iv。 5。 



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        Of not troubling ourselves about outward things 

     ;My   Son�察  �in    many   things   it   behoveth    thee   to  be   ignorant�察  �and  to 

esteem thyself as one dead upon the earth�察�and as one to whom the whole 

world   is   crucified。   Many   things   also   thou   must   pass   by   with   deaf   ear�察�

and must rather think upon those things which belong unto thy peace。                     It 

is more profitable to turn away thine eyes from those things that displease�察�

and    to  leave   each    man    to  his  own    opinion�察   �than   to  give   thyself   to 

discourses of strife。 If thou stand well with God and hast His judgement in 

thy mind�察�thou wilt verily easily bear to be as one conquered。; 

     2。   O   Lord�察  �to  what    have   we   come�拭    �Behold      a  temporal    loss   is 

mourned over�察�for a trifling gain we labour and hurry�察�and spiritual loss 

passeth   away   into   forgetfulness�察  �and   we   rarely   recover   it。   That   which 

profiteth   little   or   nothing   is   looked   after�察  �and   that   which   is   altogether 

necessary is negligently passed by�察�because the whole man slideth away to 

outward      things�察 �and   unless    he  quickly    recovereth    himself    in  outward 

things he willingly lieth down。 



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     That we must not believe everyone�察�and that we are prone to fall in our 

words 

     Lord�察�be thou my help in trouble�察�for vain is the help of man。��1�� How 

often   have   I   failed   to   find   faithfulness�察  �where   I   thought   I   possessed   it。 

How many times I have found it where I least expected。                 Vain therefore is 

hope in men�察�but the salvation of the just�察�O God�察�is in Thee。                Blessed be 

thou�察�O Lord my God�察�in all things which happen unto us。                   We are weak 

and unstable�察�we are quickly deceived and quite changed。 

     2。   Who    is  the   man    who    is  able  to   keep   himself    so  warily    and 

circumspectly  as   not   sometimes   to   come   into   some   snare   of   perplexity�拭�

But he who trusteth in Thee�察�O Lord�察�and seeketh Thee with an unfeigned 

heart�察   �doth   not   so  easily   slip。   And     if  he  fall  into   any   tribulation�察�

howsoever   he   may   be   entangled�察  �yet   very   quickly   he   shall   be   delivered 

through   Thee�察    �or   by   Thee   shall   be  comforted�察  �because   Thou      wilt   not 

forsake him that trusteth in Thee unto the end。              A friend who continueth 

faithful   in   all   the   distresses   of   his   friend   is   rare   to   be   found。 Thou�察  �O 

Lord�察�Thou alone art most faithful in all things�察�and there is none other like 

unto Thee。 

     3。   Oh�察  �how   truly   wise   was   that   holy   soul   which   said�察   �My   mind   is 

steadfastly fixed�察�and it is grounded in Christ。;��2��            If thus it were with me�察�

the fear of man should not so easily tempt me�察�nor the arrows of   words 

move      me。    Who      is  sufficient   to   foresee    all  things�察  �who    to  guard 

beforehand       against   future    ills�拭  �If   even   things    which    are   foreseen 

sometimes       hurt   us�察 �what   can   things    which    are  nor   foreseen    do�察  �but 

grievously injure�拭       �But wherefore have I not better provided for myself�察�

miserable that I am�拭        �Why�察�too�察�have I given such heed to others�拭              �But 

we are men�察�nor are we other than frail men�察�even though by many we are 

reckoned and called angels。           Whom shall I trust�察�O Lord�察�whom shall I 

trust   but  Thee�拭    �Thou     art  the  Truth�察  �and   deceivest    not�察 �nor   canst   be 

deceived。      And on the other hand�察�Every man is a liar�撮�3�� weak�察�unstable 



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and   frail�察  �especially   in   his   words�察  �so  that  one   ought    scarcely   ever    to 

believe what seemeth to sound right on the face of it。 

     4。   With   what   wisdom   hast   thou   warned   us   beforehand   to   beware   of 

men�察�and that a man's foes are they of his own household�撮�4�� and that we 

must not believe if one say unto us Lo here�察�or Lo there。��5��                  I have been 

taught by my loss�察�and O that I may prove more careful and not foolish 

hereby。     ;Be   cautious�察─  �saith   some   one�此   �be   cautious�察  �keep   unto   thyself 

what I tell thee。;     And whilst I am silent and believe that it is hid with me�察�

he himself cannot keep silence concerning it�察�but straightway betrayeth me 

and himself�察�and goeth his way。           Protect me�察�O Lord�察�from such mischief´ 

making and reckless men�察�let me not fall into their hands�察�nor ever do such 

things myself。       Put a true and steadfast word into my mouth�察�and remove 

a  deceitful   tongue   far   from   me。  What   I  would   not   suffer�察  �I   ought   by  all 

means to beware of doing。 

     5。 Oh�察�how good and peacemaking a thing it is to be silent concerning 

others�察  �and   not   carelessly   to   believe   all   reports�察  �nor   to   hand   them   on 

further�察�how good also to lay one's self open to few�察�to seek ever to have 

Thee as the beholder of the heart�察�not to be carried about with every wind 

of   words�察   �but   to  desire   that   all  things   inward    and   outward     be   done 

according to the good pleasure of Thy will�               �How safe for the preserving 

of heavenly grace to fly from human approval�察�and not to long after the 

things    which     seem    to  win   admiration     abroad�察   �but   to  follow    with   all 

earnestness   those   things   which   bring   amendment   of   life   and   heavenly 

fervour�     �How many have been injured by their virtue being made known 

and too hastily praised。         How truly profitable hath been grace preserved 

in   silence   in   this   frail   life�察  �which�察  �as   we   are   told�察  �is   all   temptation   and 

warfare。 

     ��1�� Psalm lx。 11。         ��2�� St。 Agatha        ��3�� Psalm cxvi。 11。 ��4�� Romans 

iii。 4。    ��5�� Matthew xxiv。 23。 



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          Of having confidence in God when evil words are cast at us 

     ;My   Son�察  �stand   fast   and   believe   in   Me。  For   what   are   words   but 

words�拭     �They fly through the air�察�but they bruise no stone。              If thou are 

guilty�察  �think   how   thou   wouldst   gladly   amend   thyself�察  �if   thou   knowest 

nothing against thyself�察�consider that thou wilt gladly bear this for God's 

sake。    It is little enough that thou sometimes hast to bear hard words�察�for 

thou art not yet able to bear hard blows。            And wherefore do such trivial 

matters go to thine heart�察�except that thou art yet carnal�察�and regardest men 

more than thou oughtest�拭         �For because thou fearest to be despised�察�thou 

art   unwillng   to   be   reproved   for   thy  faults�察  �and   seekest   paltry  shelters   of 

excuses。 

     2。 ;But look better into thyself�察�and thou shalt know that the world is 

still alive in thee�察�and the vain hope of pleasing men。 For when thou fleest 

away from being abased and confounded for thy faults�察�it is plain that thou 

art neither truly humble nor truly dead to the worl

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