all from their passions right away, still as a good and loving physician he heals in his own good time each one of those who are striving. 40. Pride comes along in the quieting of the passions either in the removal of the causes or in the crafty withdrawal of the demons. 41. Nearly every sin is committed for pleasure, and its removal comes about through distress and sorrow whether voluntary or involuntary, through repentance or any predetermined happening brought on by Providence. For, “if we should
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