If, Therefore, There Is Any Grace In

Extirpate Two Thoughts Within Thyself: Do Not Consider Thyself Worthy Of Anything Great, And Do Not Think That Any Other Man Is Much Lower Than Thou In Worthiness. Learn Humble Mindedness Beforehand, Which The Lord Commanded In Word And Showed Forth In Deed. Hence, Do Not Expect Obedience From Others, But Be Ready For Obedience Thyself.

If Someone Has Repented Once Of A Sin, And Again Does The Same Sin, This Is A Sign That He Has Not Been Cleansed Of The Causes Of The Sin, Wherefrom, As From A Root, The Shoots Spring Forth Again.

If You See Your Neighbor In Sin, Don't Look Only At This, But Also Think About What He Has Done Or Does That Is Good, And Infrequently Trying This In General, While Not Partialy Judging, You Will Find That He Is Better Than You.

We Glorify The Holy Ghost Together With The Father And The Son, From The Conviction That He Is Not Separated From The Divine Nature; For That Which Is Foreign By Nature Does Not Share In The Same Honors.

If, Therefore, There Is Any Grace In The Water, It Is Not From The Nature Of Water But From The Spirit's Presence There.