only be obviated by printing the whole work, and therefore I willingly complied with her request. In this book, then, she first recommends the practice of prayer and meditation which give a taste of that sweetness reserved by God for those who fear Him, rendering them prompt and ready for all the works of virtue. For, just as Satan, with the allurement of pleasure, leads men to vice, so the Holy Ghost opposes to the sensual a spiritual pleasure whereby He inclines them to the practice of virtue.