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115 If You Have any good quality, Either bodily or spiritual, and if You have any good work done, do you Recognize That it all comes from, God, attributing to God all the glory due to Him alone as? "To the only God be honor and glory." [2 Tim. i, 17] In This, says St. Paul, we discern the spirit of God Which is the spirit of humility, from the spirit of the world Which is the spirit of pride, Because whoever has the spirit of God acknowledges That all that I have have is simply a gift from God. "Now info we have received not the spirit of the world but the spirit of God is That, That We May Know the Things That are Given us from God." [1 Cor. ii, 12]
But of what use would This recognition comes from God That everything be, except to refer all things to Him and to thank Him? Do you thank God for the many blessings you are Which Constantly Receiving from Him ----- from your very heart, With true humility, believing yourself to be so wretched that you 'would fall into every sin, and even into Hell itself, if God did not come to your help? "Unless the Lord HAD Been my helper, my soul HAD almost dwelt in Hell." [Ps. xciii, 17]
Nothing is so Contrary to true humility as to seek one's own esteem in the exercise of good works. : Sometimes Do you do good from motives of human respect, in order to be seen ----- esteemed? "Take heed," Christ says to you, "that you do not your justice before men, to be seen by them." [Matt. vi, 1] Merely You are robbing God of glory, When from the gifts I've Given you, you reserve some of the glory for yourself. Examine your intentions; are they purely directed to the glorification of God?
And in doing good Granted That you do not seek the esteem of men, do you: sometimes do this in order not to lose the good graces of others and Favours, conforming to Their spirit, Which is to live ACCORDING to the usage of the world in the forgetfulness of God? This is Also loving the glory of the world more than the glory of God, and is a fault Which is Greatly Opposed to humility, and Which was condemned in Men Among the chief Those Jews who Believed in Christ, but from fear of the Pharisees and out of respect to Their review did not dare to confess Him, "for they 'loved the glory of men more than the glory of God." [John xii, 43]