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HESE are  Thy  words, O Christ,  the  eternal Truth, though  not  all delivered at  one  time  nor written in  one  place. Since therefore  they  are Thy words  and  they  are true, they  are  to  be  received by  me  with  thanks and with  faith. They are Thine, and  Thou  hast spoken them;  and  they are also  mine,  because Thou hast  delivered  them for my  salvation. I willingly receive  them  from Thy mouth,  that  they  may be more  inseparably  ingrafted in  my  heart. Words of  so  great  tenderness, full  of  sweetness and love,  encourage  me; but my  sins  terrify  me, and my  unclean  conscience keeps  me  back from approaching  such great mysteries. The sweetness of  Thy  words