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Show itMitttiiea)eititoMtiiotttt(iiito,,i,iiiiHM t ou " lH . ') :'Vb 0 V CHAPTER XV. Of Works Done Out of Charity. , Evil ought not to be done for anything- in the world, nor for the love of, any human being; but yet for the benefit ben-efit of one that is in need, a good -work is sometimes freely to bo left undone, or rather to be. cnanged for what is hdttpr Vry in? tVilo T,ov,n r,,-i work is not lost, but chanced into a better. Without charity the outward work profiteth nothing; but whatever is done out of charity, be it ever so little and j contemptible, . it is all made fruitful; inasmuch as God regardeth more out of how much- love a man doth work than how much he. doth. He doth much who loveth much. He doth much who doth well what he hath to do. He doth well who regardeth rather the common. ood than his own will. Oftentimes that seemeth to be charity char-ity which is rather carnality; for natural na-tural inclination. si?!f-will, hope of reward, re-ward, study of our own interestts, vilt be seldom absent. : ' He that hath true and perfect charity char-ity seeketh. himself in nothing, but only desireth God- to be glorified in all things.'; - ' And he envieth no man, for he loveth no joy for. himself alone. Neither does he desire to-"tejoicei in himself, but wisheth to find nte blessedness- above all good things in God. He attrfbuteth nothing of good to any man, but referreth it all to God. from whom,- as from their fountain, all I things proceed, in in whom, as :in their end, all the Saints repose in fru- I ition. j Oh, if one had but a spark of real charity, truly would he . feel that all earthly things are full of vanity!. CHAPTER XIV. Of Avoiding Rash Judgment. Turn thine eyes - back upon thyself and see thpu judge not the doings of others." . ' , In judging others, a man ttoileth in vain: for the' most part-he is'mistaken, and he easily sinneth; but judging and scrutenizing himself, he always labor-eth labor-eth with profit, v---. . . Wo aften judge of a thins according as we have it at heart; for true judgment judg-ment is easily lost- through private af-1 af-1 fection. If God were always the only object of our desire we. should not be nasily disturbed '.at our own opinions being resisted. '..- . i( . But sometimes there is something lying ly-ing hid within, -oroccurring from without, with-out, that draws us along with t. They seem also dt continue in good place so long as things;' are done according to their will and judgment, b;it if aught nappen otherwise than they desire, they are soon , disturbed and become sad. Too often difference of feelings and opinions givieth' rise to dissensions between be-tween friends and fellow citizens, between be-tween relieious and devout persons. An inveterate. habit is with difficulty relinquished and no one is- willingly-led willingly-led bey ond his views. ' If thou renes?" more on thine own reason or industry than on. the 'subduing 'sub-duing virtue of Jesu."5 Christ, thou wilt seldom withMifnculty become an enlightened en-lightened man. 'For God willeih us to become perfectly subject to Himself, and by the love hat burneth in us to transcend all reason.'.', ,: |