of Me in their hearts.† Others there are who, being illuminated in their understandings, and purged in their affection, always long after things eternal, are unwilling to hear of earthly things, and serve the necessities of nature with grief. And these perceive what the Spirit of truth speaks in them,† for He teaches them to despise earthly and to love heavenly things; to neglect the world and to desire Heaven day and night. •