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The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man’s heart.

Bernard of Clairvaux

There are three distinct comings of the Lord of which I know: His coming to men, His coming into men, and His coming against men.
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Coming Men Saint Three
With her for guide, you shall never go astray; while invoking her, you shall never lose heart; so long as she is in your mind, you are safe from deception; while she holds your hand, you cannot fall; under her protection you have nothing to fear.
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Christian Fall Heart
God will become visible as God’s image is reborn in you.
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Gods Reborn Spirituality Will
Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
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Prayer Temptation Virtue
Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
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Learning Tree Vines
Do what Jesus says… what he commands through his ministers who are in the Church [see 1 Cor 6:4]. Be subject to his vicars, your leaders, not only those who are gentle and kind, but even those who are overbearing [see 1 Pt 2:18].
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Church Command Jesus Leader Minister
Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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Arms Joyful Names
It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are praised is a great and rare attainment.
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Humble Humility Lows
Pride only, the chief of all iniquities, can make us treat gifts as if they were rightful attributes of our nature, and, while receiving benefits, rob our Benefactor of His due glory.
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Benefit Pride Receiving Recieve
If anyone makes himself his own master in the spiritual life, he makes himself scholar to a fool.
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Fool Masters Spiritual
Nothing can work me damage except myself. The harm that I sustain I carry about with me, and never am a real sufferer but by my own fault.
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Damage Inspirational Myself
For I have learnt for a fact that nothing so effectively obtains, retains and regains grace, as that we should always be found not high-minded before God, but filled with holy fear.
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Facts Found Grace High Holy
Humility is, of all graces, the chiefest when it does not know itself to be a grace at all.
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Grace Humility Know
A truly obedient man does not discriminate between one thing and another, since his only aim is to execute faithfully whatever may be assigned to him.
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Another Faithfully Men Saint
My child, seek those things which make for peace. Cease to stir up the King against the Church, and urge upon him a better course of action. If you will promise to do this, I in return promise to entreat the merciful Lord to grant you offspring.
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Children Kings Promise Upon Urge
Inordinate love for the flesh is cruelty, because under the appearance of pleasing the body, we kill the soul.
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Appearance Body Flesh Soul

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