Of the imitation of Christ : four books . CHAPTER XXVIII. Against the toiig/ics of > -^fwj^n xrT_^-Gr:(^yJXp^^- Y son, take it not p-rievously ifsome think ill of thee/ andspeak that which thou wouldestnot willingly hear. Thou ouorhtest to be thehardest judge of thyself, and tothink no man weaker than thyself. If thou dost walk spiritually, thou wilt not muchweigh fleeting words. It is no small wisdom to keep silence in an eviltime, and in thy heart to turn thyself to me, andnot to be troubled by the judgment of men. 2. Let not thy peace depend on the tongues ofmen ; for, wheth
Of the imitation of Christ : four books . CHAPTER XXVIII. Against the toiig/ics of > -^fwj^n xrT_^-Gr:(^yJXp^^- Y son, take it not p-rievously ifsome think ill of thee/ andspeak that which thou wouldestnot willingly hear. Thou ouorhtest to be thehardest judge of thyself, and tothink no man weaker than thyself. If thou dost walk spiritually, thou wilt not muchweigh fleeting words. It is no small wisdom to keep silence in an eviltime, and in thy heart to turn thyself to me, andnot to be troubled by the judgment of men. 2. Let not thy peace depend on the tongues ofmen ; for, whether they judge well of thee or ill,thou art not on that account otlier than thyself. I Cur. iv. 13. I MIT A riON OF CHRIST. 229 Where are true peace and true glory ? are theynot in me ? ^ And he that careth not to please men, norfeareth to displease them, shall enjoy much peace. From inordinate love and vain fear ariseth alldisquietness of heart and distraction of the mind. John xvi. 33.
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