Of the imitation of Christ : four books . ? I became of all men the most humble and themost abject, that thou mightest overcome thypride with my humility. O dust, learn to be obedient. Learn to humblethyself, thou earth and clay, and to bow thyselfdown under the feet of all men. Learn to break thine own will, and to yieldthyself to all subjection. 3. Be zealous against thyself, and suffer nopride to dwell in thee : but shew thyself sohumble and so lowly, that all may be able to walkover thee, and to tread thee down as the mire ofthe streets. \ ain man, what hast thou to com-plain of ? Luke ii.
Of the imitation of Christ : four books . ? I became of all men the most humble and themost abject, that thou mightest overcome thypride with my humility. O dust, learn to be obedient. Learn to humblethyself, thou earth and clay, and to bow thyselfdown under the feet of all men. Learn to break thine own will, and to yieldthyself to all subjection. 3. Be zealous against thyself, and suffer nopride to dwell in thee : but shew thyself sohumble and so lowly, that all may be able to walkover thee, and to tread thee down as the mire ofthe streets. \ ain man, what hast thou to com-plain of ? Luke ii. 7 : Juhn xiii. 14. IMITATIOX OF CHRIST. 183 What canst thou answer, vile sinner, to themthat upbraid thee, thou who hast so often offendedGod, and hast so many times deserved hell ? But mine eye spared thee, because thy soul wasprecious in my sight; that thou mightest knowmy love, and ever be thankful for my benefits; Also that thou mightest continually give thyselfto true subjection and humility, and endurepatiently to be despised. ^Mi.
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