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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.

Bernard of Clairvaux

So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness!
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Able Answers Righteousness Sin
God has aroused the spirit of kings and princes to root up from the earth the enemies of the Christian name. Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of Christ.
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Christian Enemies Grid Kings War
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
Thus understanding and love, that is, the knowledge of and delight in the truth, are, as it were, the two arms of the soul, with which it embraces and comprehends with all the saints the length and breath, the height and depth, that is the eternity, the love, the goodness, and the wisdom of God.
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Arm Delight Knowledge Soul Two Understanding
If then you are wise, you will show yourself rather as a reservoir than as a canal. For a canal spreads abroad water as it receives it, but a reservoir waits until it is filled before overflowing.
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Loss Water Wise
How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.
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Beautiful Modesty Virtue
Let Thy glances fall.Thy cross of agony,My Beloved, look on me;Turn me wholly unto Thee;”Be thou whole,” say openly:”I forgive thee all.
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Agony Beloved Cross Forgive
Death is the gate of life.
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Death Dying Gates
Hell is full of good wishes or desires.
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Catholic Desire Wish
The heart of Christ can be seen through the openings of his wounds. For what can prove to me so clearly as your wounds that you, O Lord Jesus, are sweet & mild & plenteous in mercy.
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Heart Jesus Sweet Wound
There is no greater misery than false joys.
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Greater Joy Misery
We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.
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Faith God Love Profitable
Love seeks no cause beyond itself and no fruit; it is its own fruit, its own enjoyment. I love because I love; I love in order that I may love.
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Enjoyment Love May Order
He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
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Deeds Hypocrisy Scripture
What we love we shall grow to resemble.
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Creative Grows Love
Humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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Better Fur Humility Pride

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