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 graces that you had, for I gave you them; but you abused them, mingling them with heinous sins; and it was reasonable that you who prophesied to others should have prophesied to yourselves; and who east out devils out of other men's bodies should have cast them out of your own souls; and who did miraculous works should also have done virtuous works. And since you did not do this, I neither know you nor approve you; and though you call me your 'Lord,' I will not admit you as my servants, because you were not obedient to me." Whence I will gather, that if at that time no account shall be made of prophecy and the grace to do miracles without virtues, less account shall be made of nobility, riches, dignities, sciences, and other much lesser things which yet are much esteemed of men. For to all in general He will say, " I know you not; depart from me, you that work iniquity!"

(d) The damned hearing the thunder of this dreadful sentence, a mortal raving sadness will fall upon them. For if " the earth" at the signs of judgment (which like " lightnings" precede this thunder) "shook and trembled," so as to wither their bones with fear, what a terror shall the thunder itself cause? What affliction the flash, and what torment the fire?

Colloquy. — O sovereign Judge, send " lightnings" of Thy divine inspirations upon the earth of my soul, that, contemplating what is to pass in judgment, I may tremble and quake, and so alter my life that Thou mayest alter the sentence! " Change" my heart with Thy " right hand," that in that day I may not be placed on Thy left hand! "Et cum veneris judicare, noli me condemnare;" " And when Thou comest to judgment, do not condemn me." Let Thy mercy now pardon me, that then Thy justice may not condemn me! Amen.