O Sinner, Be Not Discouraged, But Have

Does Not The Gratitude Of The Dog Put To Shame Any Man Who Is Ungrateful To His Benefactors?

If One Had Taken What Is Necessary To Cover One's Needs And Had Left The Rest To Those Who Are In Need, No One Would Be Rich, No One Would Be Poor, No One Would Be In Need.

Reprimand And Rebuke Should Be Accepted As Healing Remedies For Vice And As Conducive To Good Health. From This It Is Clear That Those Who Pretend To Be Tolerant Because They Wish To Flatter---those Who Thus Fail To Correct Sinners---actually Cause Them To Suffer Supreme Loss And Plot The Destruction Of That Life Which Is Their True Life.

As The Pilot Of A Vessel Is Tried In The Storm; As The Wrestler Is Tried In The Ring, The Soldier In The Battle, And The Hero In Adversity: So Is The Christian Tried In Temptation.

You Can See That A City Is Prosperous By The Wealth Of Goods For Sale In The Market. Land Too We Call Prosperous If It Bears Rich Fruit. And So Also The Soul May Be Counted Prosperous If It Is Full Of Good Works Of Every Kind.