April 14th
Book Four, Chapter 8
Of the Oblation of Christ on the Cross, and of the Resignation of Ourselves
Whatsoever you give except yourself, I regard not; for I seek not your gift, but yourself....Offer yourself to Me, and give your whole self for God, and your offering shall be accepted....But if you will stand upon yourself, and not offer yourself freely to My will, your offering is not complete, nor will there be an entire union between us. A spontaneous oblation of yourself into the hands of God ought to precede all your works, if you would obtain liberty and grace.
My sentence stands sure: Unless a man renounce all that he possesses he cannot be My disciple. You therefore, if you desire to be My disciple, offer up yourself to Me with all your affections.
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