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Rh  red hot, so he that wholly turneth himself unto God, puts off all slothfulness, and is transformed into a new man.

3. When a man begins to grow lukewarm, then he is afraid of a little labour, and willingly receives comfort from external things.

But when he once begins to overcome himself perfectly, and to walk manfully in the way of God; then he esteemeth those things to be light, which before seemed grievous.

E cannot trust much to ourselves, because grace oftentimes is wanting to us, and understanding also.

There is but little light in us, and that which we have we quickly lose by our negligence.

Oftentimes, too, we do not perceive how great is our own inward blindness.

We often do a bad act, and make a bad excuse.

We are sometimes moved with passion, and we think it to be zeal.

We reprehend small things in others, and pass over greater matters in ourselves.

We quickly enough feel and weigh what we suffer at the hands of others; but we mind not what others suffer from us.