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The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas a Kempis, tr. by William Benham, 1886

the imitation of christ, the 1st book: chapters ix and x (obedience and subjection; danger of superfluity of words)

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OF OBEDIENCE AND SUBJECTION “It is verily a great thing to live in obedience, to be under authority, and not to be at our own disposal. Far safer is it to live in subjection than in a place of authority. Many are in obedience from necessity rather than from love; these take it amiss and [...]