Of the imitation of Christ : four books . MITATION OF CHRIST. 189 A Prayer that the will of God may be fiUfilled. 3. O MOST merciful Jesus, grant to me thygrace, that it may be with me, and work with me,^and continue with me even to the end. Grant that I may always desire and will thatwhich is to thee most acceptable, and most dear. Let thy will be mine, and let my will everfollow thine, and agree perfectly with it. Let my will be all one with thine, and let menot be able to will, or anything to forego, butwhat thou wiliest or dost not will. 4. Grant that I may die to all things that arein the
Of the imitation of Christ : four books . MITATION OF CHRIST. 189 A Prayer that the will of God may be fiUfilled. 3. O MOST merciful Jesus, grant to me thygrace, that it may be with me, and work with me,^and continue with me even to the end. Grant that I may always desire and will thatwhich is to thee most acceptable, and most dear. Let thy will be mine, and let my will everfollow thine, and agree perfectly with it. Let my will be all one with thine, and let menot be able to will, or anything to forego, butwhat thou wiliest or dost not will. 4. Grant that I may die to all things that arein the world, and for thy sake may love to becontemned, and not be known in this generation. Grant to me above all things that I can desire,to desire to rest in thee, and in thee to have myheart at peace. Thou art the true peace of the heart: thou artits only rest; out of thee all things are full oftrouble and unrest. In this peace, that is, in thee,the one chiefest eternal Good, I will lay me downand sleep.^ Amen. Wisd. ix. 10. ^ Psalm iv.
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