CONTENTS.
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Caussade, Jean Pierre de, McMahon, Ella, and Ramière, Henri
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Preface by Rev. H. Ramière, S.J.
BOOK FIRST.
OF THE NATURE AND EXCELLENCE OF THE VIRTUE OF HOLY ABANDONMENT.
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The sanctity of the righteous of the Old Law, and of Joseph and of Mary herself, consisted in fidelity to the order of God
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II.
The duties of each moment are the shadows which veil the divine action
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III.
How much easier sanctity becomes when studied from this point of view
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Perfection does not consist in knowing the order of God, but in submitting to it
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V.
Reading and other exercises only sanctify us in so far as they are the channels of the divine action
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The mind and other human means are useful only in so far as they are the instruments of the divine action
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VII.
There is no enduring peace but in submission to the divine action
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VIII.
The perfection of souls and the excellence of different states are in proportion to their conformity to the order of God
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All the riches of grace are the fruit of purity of heart and perfect self-abandonment
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BOOK SECOND.
THE DIVINE ACTION AND THE MANNER IN WHICH IT UNCEASINGLY WORKS THE SANCTIFICATION OF SOULS.
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The divine action is everywhere and always present, though only visible to the eye of Faith
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