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CHAP. VII. To the end the Soul may attain to the su∣preme internal peace, it is necessary, that God purge it after his way, because the ex∣ercises and mortifications that of it self it sets about, are not sufficient.
42. SO soon as thou shalt firmly resolve to mortifie thy external senses, that thou may'st advance towards the high mountain of perfection, and union with God; His divine Majesty will set his hand to the purging of thy evil inclinations, inordinate desires, vain com∣placency, self-love and pride, and other hidden vices, which thou knowest not, and yet reign in the inner parts of thy Soul, and hinder the di∣vine union.
43. Thou'lt never attain to this happy state, though thou tire thy self out with the external acts of mortification and resignation, until this Lord purge thee inwardly, and discipline thee after his own way, because he alone knows how secret faults are to be purged out. If thou per∣severe constantly, he'll not only purge thee from affections and engagements to natural and temporal goods, but in his own time also he will purifie thee with the supernatural and sublime, such as are internal communications, inward