That a man must not be over eager in his affairs
The Following of Christ, in Four Books, 1819, no. XXXIXSource and notes
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Chap. XXXIX.—That a man must not be over eager in his affairs
Source
| Printed in | The Following of Christ, in Four Books |
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| Imprint | London, Keating, Brown and Co., 1819 |
| Number | XXXIX |
| Pages | pp. 240–241 |
| Scan | leaf 250, leaf 251 of the Internet Archive copy |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
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SON, always commit thy cause to me; I will dispose well of it in due season. Wait for my disposal, and thou shalt find it will be for thy advantage.
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Lord, I willingly commit all things to thee; for my care can profit little.
I wish I was not too much set upon future events; but offered myself with all readiness to thy divine pleasure.
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My Son, oftentimes a man eagerly sets about a thing which he desires; but when he has obtained it, he begins to be of another mind: for our inclinations are not wont to continue long upon the same thing, but rather pass from one thing to another.
It is therefore a thing not of the least importance, to forsake one's self even in the least things.
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A man's true progress consists in denying himself; and the man that has renounced himself is very much at liberty, and very safe.
But the old enemy, who opposes all that is good, fails not to tempt; but day and night lays his dangerous plots to withdraw the unwary into his deceitful snare. Watch and pray, saith the Lord, that ye enter not into temptation. Matt. xxvi.