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more   grievous   and   deadly   enemy   to   the   soul   than   thou   art   to   thyself�察  �if 

thou    art  not   led  by   the  Spirit。   Thou      must   not   altogether    conceive 

contempt      for   thyself�察  �if  thou   wilt   prevail   against    flesh  and    blood。 

Because   as   yet   thou   inordinately   lovest   thyself�察  �therefore   thou   shrinkest 

from yielding thyself to the will of others。 

     2。 ;But what great thing is it that thou�察�who art dust and nothingness�察�

yieldest thyself to man for God's sake�察�when I�察�the Almighty and the Most 

High�察�who created all things out of nothing�察�subjected Myself to man for 

thy sake�拭     �I became the most humble and despised of men�察�that by My 

humility     thou   mightest    overcome     thy   pride。   Learn     to  obey�察  �O  dust� �

Learn to humble thyself�察�O earth and clay�察�and to bow thyself beneath the 

feet   of  all。   Learn    to  crush   thy   passions    and   to  yield   thyself  in  all 

subjection。 

     3。 ;Be zealous against thyself�察�nor suffer pride to live within thee�察�but 

so show thyself subject and of no reputation�察�that all may be able to walk 

over thee�察�and tread thee down as the clay in the streets。             What hast thou�察�

O foolish man�察�of which to complain�拭              �What�察�O vile sinner�察�canst thou 

answer to those who speak against thee�察�seeing thou hast so often offended 

God�察�and many a time hast deserved hell�拭            �But Mine eye hath spared thee�察�

because thy soul was precious in My sight�察�that thou mightest know My 



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love�察  �and   mightest   be   thankful   for   My   benefits�察  �and   that   thou   mightest 

give thyself altogether to true subjection and humility�察�and patiently bear 

the contempt which thou meritest。; 



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     Of meditation upon the hidden judgments of God�察�that we may not be 

lifted up because of our well´doing 

     Thou sendest forth Thy judgments against me�察�O Lord�察�and shakest all 

my bones with fear and trembling�察�and my soul trembleth exceedingly。                      I 

stand   astonished�察  �and   remember   that   the   heavens   are   not   clean   in   thy 

sight。��1��    If Thou chargest Thine angels with folly�察�and didst spare them 

not�察  �how   shall   it   be   unto   me�拭  �Stars   have   fallen   from   heaven�察  �and   what 

shall    I  dare   who    am   but   dust�拭   �They     whose     works    seemed     to  be 

praiseworthy�察  �fell   into   the   lowest   depths�察  �and   they   who   did   eat   Angels' 

food�察�them have I       seen delighted with the husks that the swine do eat。 

     2。   There   is   therefore   no   holiness�察  �if   Thou   O   Lord�察  �withdraw   Thine 

hand。     No   wisdom   profiteth�察  �if   Thou   leave   off   to   guide   the   helm。   No 

strength availeth�察�if Thou cease to preserve。            No purity is secure�察�if Thou 

protect   it   not。  No   self´keeping   availeth�察  �if   Thy   holy   watching   be   not 

there。    For when we are left alone we are swallowed up and perish�察�but 

when we are visited�察�we are raised up�察�and we live。                 For indeed we are 

unstable�察    �but  are   made    strong   through    Thee�察   �we   grow    cold�察  �but  are 

rekindled by Thee。 

     3。 Oh�察�how humbly and abjectly must I reckon of myself�察�how must I 

weigh it as nothing�察�if I seem to have nothing good�              �Oh�察�how profoundly 

ought I to submit myself to Thy unfathomable judgments�察�O Lord�察�when I 

find   myself   nothing   else   save   nothing�察  �and   again   nothing�     �Oh   weight 

unmeasurable�察      �oh   ocean    which    cannot   be   crossed    over�察 �where    I  find 

nothing of   myself   save   nothing   altogether�       �Where�察 �then�察  �is   the   hiding´ 

place of glory�察�where the confidence begotten of virtue�拭              �All vain´glory is 

swallowed up in the depths of Thy judgments against me。 

     4。 What is all flesh in Thy sight�拭       �For how shall the clay boast against 

Him that fashioned it�殖�2��         How can he be lifted up in vain speech whose 

heart is subjected in truth to God�拭         �The whole world shall not lift him up 

whom Truth hath subdued�察�nor shall he be moved by the mouth of all who 



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praise him�察  �who   hath   placed   all   his hope   in   God。      For   they  themselved 

who   speak�察  �behold�察  �they   are   all   nothing�察  �for   they   shall   cease   with   the 

sound of their words�察�but the truth of the Lord endureth for ever。��3�� 

     ��1�� Job xv。 15。        ��2�� Psalm xxix。 16。          ��3�� Psalm cxvii。 2。 



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         How we must stand and speak�察�in everything that we desire 

     ;My Son�察�speak thou this in every matter�察�'Lord�察�if it please Thee�察�let 

this come to pass。      Lord�察�if this shall be for Thine honour�察�let it be done in 

Thy  Name。       Lord�察 �if   thou see it good   for   me�察 �and   approve   it   as   useful�察�

then grant me to use it for Thy honour。            But if thou knowest that it shall 

be hurtful unto me�察�and not profitable for the health of my soul�察�take the 

desire   away   from   me'�     �For   not   every   desire   is   from   the   Holy   Ghost�察�

although it appear to a man right and good。              It is difficult to judge with 

certainty whether a good or an evil spirit move thee to desire this or that�察�

or   whether     thou   art  moved     by   thine   own   spirit。   Many      have   been 

deceived at the last�察�who seemed at the beginning to be moved by a good 

spirit。 

     2。 ;Therefore�察�whatsoever seemeth to thee desirable�察�thou must always 

desire   and   seek   after   it   with   the   fear   of   God   and   humility   of   heart�察  �and 

most   of   all�察 �must   altogether  resign   thyself�察 �and   commit   all   unto   Me  and 

say�察�'Lord�察�thou knowest what is best�察�let this or that be�察�according as Thou 

wilt。   Give what Thou wilt�察�so much as Thou wilt�察�when Thou wilt。                    Do 

with me as Thou knowest best�察�and as best shall please Thee�察�and as shall 

be   most   to   Thine   honour。   Place   me   where   Thou   wilt�察  �and   freely   work 

Thy will with me in all things。          I am in Thine hand�察�and turn me in my 

course。     Behold�察�I am Thy servant�察�ready for all things�察�for I desire to live 

not to myself but to Thee。        Oh�察�that I might live worthily and perfectly。'; 

              A    PRAYER       TO    BE    ENABLED         TO    DO     GOD'S     WILL 

PERFECTLY 

     3。 Grant me Thy grace�察�most merciful Jesus�察�that it may be with me�察�

and work in me�察�and persevere with me�察�even unto the end。 Grant that I 

may ever desire and wish whatsoever is most pleasing and dear unto Thee。 

Let Thy  will   be   mine�察 �and   let   my  will   alway  follow Thine�察  �and   entirely 

accord with it。     May I choose and reject whatsoever Thou dost�察�yea�察�let it 

be impossible for me to choose or reject except according to Thy will。 



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    4。 Grant that I may die to all worldly things�察�and for Thy sake love to 

be despised and unknown in this world。       Grant unto me�察�above all things 

that I can desire�察�to rest in Thee�察�and that in Thee my heart may be at peace。 

Thou art the true peace of the heart�察�Thou alone its rest�察�apart from Thee 

all things are hard and unquiet。     In Thee alone�察�the supreme and eternal 

Good�察�I will lay me down in peace and take my rest。��1��       Amen。 

    ��1�� Psalm iv。 9。 



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                    That true solace is to be sought in God alone 

     Whatsoever I am able to desire or to think of for my solace�察�I look for 

it not here�察�but hereafter。       For if I alone had all the solaces of this world�察�

and   were   able   to   enjoy   all   its   delights�察  �it   is   certain   that   they   could   not 

endure long。       Wherefore�察�O my soul�察�thou canst be fully comforted and 

perfectly refreshed�察�only in God�察�the Comforter of the poor�察�and the lifter 

up of the humble。         Wait but a little while�察�my soul�察�wait for the Divine 

promise�察�and thou shalt have abundance of all good things in heaven。                       If 

thou longest too inordinately f

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