2013, ISBN: 1230317449

[SR: 3774077], Paperback, [EAN: 9781230317441], TheClassics.us, TheClassics.us, Book, [PU: TheClassics.us], 2013-09-12, TheClassics.us, This historic book may have numerous typos and miss… Mehr…

[SR: 3774077], Paperback, [EAN: 9781230317441], TheClassics.us, TheClassics.us, Book, [PU: TheClassics.us], 2013-09-12, TheClassics.us, This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ... MEDITATION CI. CONFORMITY TO THE WILL OF GOD--WHAT THE SOUL FINDS IN IT. 1. --The most Perfect Sanctity. 2. --The most Complete Happiness. First Point.--Conformity to the will of God in all things is the most perfect sanctity. The will of God is sanctity itself, the rule of all sanctity; the greater my conformity to this rule, the greater my sanctity. Can we conceive of a life more perfect than the life of Jesus Christ? Conformity to the will of His Father was the very soul of His life. "I must be about the things of My Father." If, therefore, the measure of our resemblance to this adorable type of all that is perfect, be the measure of our perfection, the more we will conform to God's will, the more we will advance toward true perfection. To practise this virtue is to practise all virtues, and to practise them through the most excellent of motives. I. In always willing what God wills I practise all virtues. Faith, which points out God in all events, great and small, God governing everything, directing everything, with a power which nothing can resist, with unerring wisdom, with incomparable goodness. Confidence, since I abandon myself to His love, throwing myself and all my cares upon His bosom, as a child throws himself into the arms of his father. Mortification, patience, humility, fori submit to the decrees of His justice, 1 bless Him at all times, and accept from His hand trials and sufferings as . well as consolations. The same should be said of the other virtues. I practise them all, and this I do through the most excellent of motives, that is through love, and through love the most pure. II. Conformity to God's will is, after all, nothing but charity, in which all happiness and perfection consist. "Love is the fulfilling of the..., 65, History, 271237, Ancient History & Civilisation, 276416, Archaeology, 271343, Britain & Ireland, 271480, Europe, 271565, North America, 271411, Military History, 772016, Maritime History, 771710, Political History, 772148, Social & Economic History, 772162, Cultural History, 771714, Religious History, 271389, Other Historical Subjects, 771724, Essays, Journals, Letters & True Accounts, 271605, Reference, 771718, World History, 771708, Countries & Regions, 4119251, Academic History, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books<

ISBN: 1230317449

Paperback, [EAN: 9781230317441], TheClassics.us, TheClassics.us, Book, [PU: TheClassics.us], TheClassics.us, This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can us… Mehr…

Paperback, [EAN: 9781230317441], TheClassics.us, TheClassics.us, Book, [PU: TheClassics.us], TheClassics.us, This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ... MEDITATION CI. CONFORMITY TO THE WILL OF GOD--WHAT THE SOUL FINDS IN IT. 1. --The most Perfect Sanctity. 2. --The most Complete Happiness. First Point.--Conformity to the will of God in all things is the most perfect sanctity. The will of God is sanctity itself, the rule of all sanctity; the greater my conformity to this rule, the greater my sanctity. Can we conceive of a life more perfect than the life of Jesus Christ? Conformity to the will of His Father was the very soul of His life. "I must be about the things of My Father." If, therefore, the measure of our resemblance to this adorable type of all that is perfect, be the measure of our perfection, the more we will conform to God's will, the more we will advance toward true perfection. To practise this virtue is to practise all virtues, and to practise them through the most excellent of motives. I. In always willing what God wills I practise all virtues. Faith, which points out God in all events, great and small, God governing everything, directing everything, with a power which nothing can resist, with unerring wisdom, with incomparable goodness. Confidence, since I abandon myself to His love, throwing myself and all my cares upon His bosom, as a child throws himself into the arms of his father. Mortification, patience, humility, fori submit to the decrees of His justice, 1 bless Him at all times, and accept from His hand trials and sufferings as . well as consolations. The same should be said of the other virtues. I practise them all, and this I do through the most excellent of motives, that is through love, and through love the most pure. II. Conformity to God's will is, after all, nothing but charity , in which all happiness and perfection consist. "Love is the fulfilling of the..., 5035, World, 15812171, Civilization & Culture, 3825131, Expeditions & Discoveries, 4992, Jewish, 6343224011, Religious, 16244141, Slavery & Emancipation, 15812211, Women in History, 9, History, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<

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