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Nay, what is worse, turning over corrupt and evil thoughts in mine heart, I thrust a dreadful offensiveness into His presence.

Bernard of Clairvaux

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
God will become visible as God’s image is reborn in you.
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Gods Reborn Spirituality Will
God will either give us what we ask, or what He knows to be better for us.
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Giving Gods Will Knows
Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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Arms Joyful Names
I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
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Beeches Masters Oaks
Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.
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Eye Mean Returning Salutary
It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
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Faults Humility Wish
there are four degrees of love: 1) Love of self for self’s sake. 2) Love of God for self’s sake. 3) Love of God for God’s own sake. 4) Love of self for God’s sake.
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Heart Love Self Soul
He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
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Deeds Hypocrisy Scripture
There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is curiosity. There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is vanity. There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is Love.
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Inspirational Life Vanity
We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.
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Engagement Love Relationship
Believe one who has tried, you shall find a fuller satisfaction in the woods than in the books. The trees and the rocks will teach you that which you cannot hear from the masters.
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Believe Book Nature Satisfaction Tree
As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
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Humility Path Study
Wherever…thou shalt be, pray secretly within thyself. If thou shalt be far from a house of prayer, give not thyself trouble to seek for one, for thou thyself art a sanctuary designed for prayer. If thou shalt be in bed, or in any other place, pray there; thy temple is there.
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Art Christian Prayer
Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
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Learning Tree Vines
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

Nay, what is worse, turning over corrupt and evil thoughts in mine heart, I thrust a dreadful offensiveness into His presence.

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