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life in continual joy; yet hoped that GOD would give
him somewhat to suffer when he should grow stronger.
That we ought, once for all, heartily to put our
whole trust in GOD, and make a total surrender of ourselves to Him, secure that He would not deceive us.
That we ought not to be weary of doing little things
for the love of GOD, who regards not the greatness of
the work, but the love with which it is performed.
That we should not wonder if, in the beginning, we
often failed in our endeavors, but that at last we should
gain a habit, which will naturally produce its acts in us,
without our care, and to our exceeding great delight.
That the whole substance of religion was faith, hope,
and charity, by the practice of which we become united
to the will of GOD; that all besides is indifferent, and
to be used as a means that we may arrive at our end,
and be swallowed up therein, by faith and charity.
That all things are possible to him who believes; that
they are less difficult to him who hopes; that they are
more easy to him who loves, and still more easy to him
who perseveres in the practice of these three virtues.
That the end we ought to propose to ourselves is to
become, in this life, the most perfect worshipers of
GOD we can possibly be, as we hope to be through all
eternity.
That when we enter upon the spiritual life, we should
consider and examine to the bottom what we are. And
then we should find ourselves worthy of all contempt,
and not deserving indeed the name of Christians; subject to all kinds of misery and numberless accidents,
which trouble us and cause perpetual vicissitudes in
our health, in our humors, in our internal and external
