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Grace is necessary to salvation, free will equally so – but grace in order to give salvation, free will in order to receive it.

Bernard of Clairvaux

It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
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Faults Humility Wish
The peacemakers shall be called the sons of God, who came to make peace between God and man. What then shall the sowers of discord be called, but the children of the devil? And what must they look for but their father’s portion?
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Between Children Father God Portion Son
Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man
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Christian Heart Prayer
How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.
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Beautiful Modesty Virtue
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
Our King [Jesus] is accused of treachery; it is said of him [by the Muslims] that he is not God, but that he falsely pretended to be something he was not.
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Jesus Kings Said Something
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
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
Who loves me will love my dog also.
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Animal Creature Dog
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
I know by myself how incomprehensible God is, seeing I cannot comprehend the parts of my own being.
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Comprehend God Knows Own
Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
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Learning Tree Vines
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
All things are possible to one who believes.
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All Believe Possible Things
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
He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
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Deeds Hypocrisy Scripture

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