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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

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
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
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
Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.
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Eye Mean Returning Salutary
Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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Invisible Knowledge Thing Understanding
What does God hate or punish except self-will? Let self-will cease, and there will be no hell. On what does that fire feed except on self-will?
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Cease Except Feed Fire Hate Self
Humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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Better Fur Humility Pride
I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
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Beeches Masters Oaks
Pride causes us to use our gifts as though they came from ourselves, not benefits received from God, and to usurp our benefactor’s glory.
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Benefactor Benefits Pride Use
What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
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Fields Scripture Woods
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
Learn the lesson that, if you are to do the work of a prophet, what you need is not a sceptre but a hoe.
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Hoe Lesson Needs
Action and contemplation are very close companions; they live together in one house on equal terms. Martha and Mary are sisters.
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Catholic House Together
Jesus to me is honey in the mouth, music in the ear, a song in the heart.
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Heart Jesus Song
Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
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Firsts Learning Love
Your actions in passing, pass not away, for every good work is a grain of seed for eternal life.
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Action Good Life Work

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

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