y son let not the fair and subtle saying of men move you. “For the kingdom of Heaven is not a matter of talk but of power”.† Give heed to My words, which kindle the heart, and enlighten the mind; they produce contrition, and they supply manifold consolation.
Never read the Word in order to appear more learned. Be studious for the mortification of your sins; for this will profit more than the knowledge of many hard questions. When you have read and learned many things, you still must return to one beginning and principle.
I am He who teaches man,† and I bestow on little children a clearer understanding than can be taught by man. He to whom I speak will be wise, and will profit much in the Spirit. Woe be to them who study many curious things of men, and care little about the way of serving Me! The time will come, when the Master of masters, Christ the Lord of angels, will appear, to examine the consciences of everyone. And then will He “search Jerusalem with lamps,” and “the hidden things of darkness” will be laid open,† and men's tongues will be silent.
I am He who  in  one  instant does lift up the humble mind  to comprehend more reasonings of eternal truth, than if one had studied ten years in the
