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commandments。          Many  have   lost   devotion   whilst   they  sought   to   search 

into   deeper    things。   Faith    is  required   of  thee;   and   a  sincere   life;  not 

loftiness    of  intellect;  nor   deepness    in  the   mysteries    of  God。    If  thou 

understandest not   nor   comprehendest   the things   which   are   beneath   thee; 

how shalt thou comprehend those which are above thee?                    Submit thyself 

to God; and humble thy sense to faith; and the light of knowledge shall be 

given to thee; as shall be profitable and necessary unto thee。 

     3。 There are some who are grievously tempted concerning faith and the 

Sacrament; but   this   is   not   to   be   imputed   to   themselves   but   rather   to   the 

enemy。      Care not then for this; dispute not with thine own thoughts; nor 

make   answer   to   the   doubts   which   are   cast   into   thee   by   the   devil;   but 

believe the words of God; believe His Saints and Prophets; and the wicked 

enemy   shall   flee   from   thee。   Often   it   profiteth   much;   that   the   servant   of 

God endureth such things。           For the enemy tempteth not unbelievers and 

sinners;    because     he  already    hath   secure    possession    of   them;   but   he 

tempteth and harasseth the faithful and devout by various means。 

     4。 Go   forward therefore with simple   and undoubting   faith;  and   draw 

nigh   unto   the   Sacrament   with   supplicating   reverence。       And   whatsoever 

thou    art  not   enabled    to  understand;     that   commit     without    anxiety   to 

Almighty God。        God deceiveth thee not; he is deceived who believeth too 

much in himself。        God walketh with the simple; revealeth Himself to the 



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humble; giveth understanding to babes; openeth the sense to pure minds; 

and hideth grace from the curious and proud。               Human reason is weak and 

may be deceived; but true faith cannot be deceived。 

     5。 All   reason   and   natural   investigation   ought   to   follow   faith;   not   to 

precede; nor to break   it。       For faith   and   love do   here especially  take the 

highest place; and work in hidden ways in this most holy and exceeding 

excellent Sacrament。         God   who is   eternal and   incomprehensible; and   of 

infinite   power;   doth   great   and   inscrutable   things   in   heaven   and   in   earth; 

and His wonderful works are past finding out。                If the works of God were 

of   such   sort   that   they   might   easily   be   comprehended   by   human   reason; 

they should no longer be called wonderful or unspeakable。 



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