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530 CITY OF GOD
ence for my words. Although thy faults and short
comings are many, they can all be neutralized by the char
ity and kindness of the Lord, who has riot looked for any
other instrument of this work, but has raised thee from
the dust and manifested in thee his liberal power. He has
communicated his doctrine by one in whom the power
of his truth would appear more plainly; and hence I
desire that thou follow it
up in thy
the perfection thou desirest.
conduct and reach
622. In answer to the second misgiving and anxiety,
whether the greatness of these mysteries will not pre
vent belief in what thou writest, I have said many things
in the course of this history. Those that take care to
attain a worthy concept and appreciation of me, will
find no difficulty in believing me; for they will under
stand the relation and proportion of my privileges to
the dignity of Mother of God. They will understand
that God s works are perfect; and if
any one begins to
doubt in these matters, it is certain that he does not
know what God is, or what I am. If God has shown
Himself so powerful and liberal in the other saints,
that many in the Church are held to have seen the Divin
ity in mortal life, and certainly have seen it, how, or on
what grounds can that be denied to me, what is con
ceded to so many others inferior to me? All that my
divine Son merited and did for them, was ordained for
his glory, and secondarily in my honor the end must be
;
held in higher esteem and valuation than the means:
hence greater was the divine love, which inclined God
to favor me than all the rest, whom He has benefited
for my sake.
There is no reason for surprise in stating
that what He has done sometimes for them, He has done
many times for Her, whom He has chosen as his Mother.
623. Let the pious and the prudent keep in mind what
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