Of the imitation of Christ : four books . CHAPTER LVI. That zee ought to deny ourselves and iuiitate Christ bythe Y son, the more thou canst goout of thyself, so much themore wilt thou be able toenter into me. As to desire no outwardthing produceth inward peace,so the forsaking of ourselves inwardly joineth usunto God. I will have thee learn perfect resignation ofthyself to my will, without contradiction or com-plaint. Follow thou me : • I am the wa}-, the truth, andthe life. ^ Without the way, there is no going;without the truth, there is no knowing; withoutthe lif(^ there is no livin
Of the imitation of Christ : four books . CHAPTER LVI. That zee ought to deny ourselves and iuiitate Christ bythe Y son, the more thou canst goout of thyself, so much themore wilt thou be able toenter into me. As to desire no outwardthing produceth inward peace,so the forsaking of ourselves inwardly joineth usunto God. I will have thee learn perfect resignation ofthyself to my will, without contradiction or com-plaint. Follow thou me : • I am the wa}-, the truth, andthe life. ^ Without the way, there is no going;without the truth, there is no knowing; withoutthe lif(^ there is no living. I aim the way, whichthou oughtest to follow; the truth, which thou John xiv. 6. IMITATION OF CHRIST. 319 oughtest to trust; the life, which thou oughtest tohope for. I AM the way inviolable, the truth infallible, thelife that cannot end. I AM the straitest way, the highest truth, thetrue life, the blessed life, the life uncreated. If thou remain in my way, thou shalt know thetruth, and the truth shall make thee free, and thoushalt lay hold on eternal life. 2. If thou wilt enter into life, keep the com-mandments
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