shown to thee; for He, by the Cross, passed from this world to His Heavenly FATHER. Ask whom thou wilt of the victors and citizens of the celestial kingdom how he came to possess for ever this glory of GOD. Was it not by the Cross and by suffering? Well then, brethren, take up the sweet and light yoke of the LORD: embrace with all affection the holy Cross,—it flowers with all virtues; it is full of celestial unction,—to the end that it may lead you without mistake, with the hope of glory, to life
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