O Sinner, Be Not Discouraged, But Have

Does Not The Gratitude Of The Dog Put To Shame Any Man Who Is Ungrateful To His Benefactors?

He Who Is Guilty Of Unseemliness With Males Will Be Under Discipline For The Same Time As Adulterers.

When Our Lord Says, 'i Have Not Spoken Of Myself' (jn. 12:49), And Again, 'as The Father Said To Me, So I Speak' (jn. 12:50), And 'the Word Which You Hear Is Not Mine, But The Father's Who Sent Me' (jn. 14:24), And In Another Place, 'as The Father Commanded Me, Even So I Do' (jn. 14:31), It Is Not Because He Lacks Deliberate Purpose Or Power Of Initiative, Nor Yet Because He Has To Wait For The Preconcerted Key-note, That He Employs Language Of This Kind. His Object Is To Make It Plain That His Own Will Is Connected In Indissoluble Union With The Father.

First And Foremost, The Monk Should Own Nothing In This World, But He Should Have As His Possessions Solitude Of The Body, Modesty Of Bearing, A Modulated Tone Of Voice, And A Well-ordered Manner Of Speech. He Should Be Without Anxiety As To His Food And Drink, And Should Eat In Silence.

Just As We Would Have No Need Of The Farmer's Labor And Toil If We Were Living Amid The Delights Of Paradise, So Also We Would Not Require The Medical Art For Relief If We Were Immune To Disease, As Was The Case, By God's Gift, At The Time Of Creation Before The Fall.