THAT ALL TROUBLES ARE TO BE ENDURED FOR THE SAKE OF ETERNAL LIFE “”My Son, let not the labours which you have undertaken for Me break you down, nor let tribulations cast you down in anywise, but let my promise strengthen and comfort you in every event. I am sufficient to reward you above all [...]
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the imitation of christ, the 1st book: chapters v and vi (the reading of holy scriptures; inordinate affections)
OF THE READING OF HOLY SCRIPTURES: “It is Truth which we must look for in Holy Writ, not cunning of words. All Scripture ought to be read in the spirit in which it was written. We must rather seek for what is profitable in Scripture, than for what ministers to subtlety in discourse. Therefore, we [...]
