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Zealously
now we must keenly penetrate our breasts and the wickedness within
with the eyes of the heart. With those other eyes, the head's jewels,
we cannot in any circumstances scrutinize the spirit of the mind's
thought, whether evil or good resides beneath it, so that he may approve
it well in that grim hour when he, above each of the multitudes, will
shine in glory from his high throne with a pure flame. |
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There
in the presence of the angels and of the peoples of the other world
he, high King of the heavens, will speak first to the most blessed,
and lovingly he will bid them peace; with holy voice he will gently
comfort them, and he will offer them refuge and bid them pass whole
and hallowed into the homeland of angelic bliss and pleasantly enjoy
it into infinite existence. |
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'Now
amidst friends receive the kingdom of my Father which was joyfully
made ready for you before the ages - splendour amid ecstasies, the
radiant beauty of your homeland - for when you would be permitted
to see the riches of life amid those most loved, and sweet celestial
pleasures. This you merited when you willingly received in charitable
spirit poor men and those in worldly need. When they, the humble,
begged mercies of you in my name, then you helped them and gave them
shelter, to the hungry bread, and clothing to the naked, and those
who lay sick in pain and suffered hard, shackled by disease, devoutly
you strengthened their courage with your heart's love. All that you
did to me when you approached them with kindnesses and in mercy fortified
thenceforth their spirits. For this you shall long and happily enjoy
the reward amid my beloved.' |
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Then
to the evil in a manner different, to those who are on his left hand,
omnipotent God will begin to speak words by way of an awful threat.
They need not expect mercy of the Lord then, according to their accomplishments
of words and of deeds: they will have to endure the only just judgement,
one replete with terror. There the great mercy of the Almighty will
be far removed from those occupying that position on the day when
he wrathfully imputes their wickedness to that perverse people with
hostile words and bids them show the current reckoning of that life
of theirs which he once granted them, the sinners, for their happiness. |
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