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never heard of, especially the frequent beatific and in
tuitive visions of the Divinity during my life, shall ever
find credit among those who read of them. To thy first
doubt I answer, that in truth thou art the least and most
useless of all; since thou hast heard it from the mouth
of the Lord and I confirm it. But remember that belief
in this history and in all that it contains, does not de
pend on the instrument, but on its Author, who is the
highest truth, and upon the contents of thy writing; and
in this regard not even the highest seraph could add
thereto, nor canst thou diminish or omit anything.
621. That an angel should write this history is not
befitting; and if he should, the unbelievers and the slug
gish of heart will nevertheless find occasion to slander
him. It is necessary that the instrument be a human
person; but it was not proper that this person be the
most learned or wise; for then this work might be
ascribed to his knowledge and thus occasion the danger
of having the divine light esteemed no higher, or even
lower, than human knowledge, or it
might be attributed
entirely to human forethought and industry. It is more
to the glory of God, that this person should be a woman,
who can rely neither on her own knowledge, nor her own
industry. I likewise take special pleasure and honor
from the fact that thou art this instrument; because
thou (and all others) wilt know, that there is
nothing
of thy own in this history and that thou must not
attribute more to thyself than to the pen with which
thou writest, since thou art but the instrument in the
hands of the Lord and the repeater of my words. And,
as thou art such, so insignificant and sinful, thou wilt not
be disturbed in seeing mortals refuse to believe; since,
in disbelieving what thou writest, they will not do any
wrong to thee, but by their unbelief fail in proper rever-
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