{"query": "Imitation of Christ §imit_02_09: It is no hard thing to desp", "count": 20, "results": [{"id": "card_n_7c726252881a", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_02_09: It is no hard thing to despise human comfort when divine is present.", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "It is no hard thing to despise human comfort when divine is present. It is a great thing, yea very great, to be able to bear the loss both of human and divine comfort; and for the love of God willingl"}, {"id": "card_n_a7de972699bd", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_04_15: The Voice of the Beloved Thou oughtest to seek earnestly the grace of devotio...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "The Voice of the Beloved Thou oughtest to seek earnestly the grace of devotion, to ask it fervently, to wait for it patiently and faithfully, to receive it gratefully, to preserve it humbly, to work w"}, {"id": "card_n_638559505158", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_01_09: It is verily a great thing to live in obedience, to be under authority, and n...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "It is verily a great thing to live in obedience, to be under authority, and not to be at our own disposal. Far safer is it to live in subjection than in a place of authority. Many are in obedience fro"}, {"id": "card_n_6ab7fc5b406e", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_02_08: When Jesus is present all is well and nothing seemeth hard, but when Jesus is...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "When Jesus is present all is well and nothing seemeth hard, but when Jesus is not present everything is hard. When Jesus speaketh not within, our comfort is nothing worth, but if Jesus speaketh but a "}, {"id": "card_n_e656c3cb1ecc", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_01_17: It behoveth thee to learn to mortify thyself in many things, if thou wilt liv...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "It behoveth thee to learn to mortify thyself in many things, if thou wilt live in amity and concord with other men. It is no small thing to dwell in a religious community or congregation, and to live "}, {"id": "card_n_bada37c33a85", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_01_15: For no worldly good whatsoever, and for the love of no man, must anything be ...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "For no worldly good whatsoever, and for the love of no man, must anything be done which is evil, but for the help of the suffering a good work must sometimes be postponed, or be changed for a better; "}, {"id": "card_n_f9487d3abff4", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_01_12: It is good for us that we sometimes have sorrows and adversities, for they of...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "It is good for us that we sometimes have sorrows and adversities, for they often make a man lay to heart that he is only a stranger and sojourner, and may not put his trust in any worldly thing. It is"}, {"id": "card_src_comm_psalms_53_1", "title": "Matthew Henry on Psalms 53:1", "shelf": "commentary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "On Psalms 53:1 — This psalm was opened before, and therefore we shall here only observe, in short, some things concerning sin, in order to the increasing of our sorrow for it and hatred of it. 1. The "}, {"id": "card_n_1d747ebba7d9", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_01_06: Whensoever a man desireth aught above measure, immediately he becometh restless.", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Whensoever a man desireth aught above measure, immediately he becometh restless. The proud and the avaricious man are never at rest; while the poor and lowly of heart abide in the multitude of peace. "}, {"id": "card_n_c3a1b7990ca9", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_02_12: That seemeth a hard saying to many, If any man will come after Me, let him de...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "That seemeth a hard saying to many, If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his Cross and follow Me.(1) But it will be much harder to hear that last sentence, Depart from me, y"}, {"id": "card_n_c536440b0b63", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_01_01: _He that followeth me shall not walk in darkness_,(1) saith the Lord.", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "_He that followeth me shall not walk in darkness_,(1) saith the Lord. These are the words of Christ; and they teach us how far we must imitate His life and character, if we seek true illumination, and"}, {"id": "card_n_29926e451adb", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_02_06: The testimony of a good conscience is the glory of a good man.", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "The testimony of a good conscience is the glory of a good man. Have a good conscience and thou shalt ever have joy. A good conscience is able to bear exceeding much, and is exceeding joyful in the mid"}, {"id": "card_n_47395057728c", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_03_34: Behold, God is mine, and all things are mine!", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Behold, God is mine, and all things are mine! What will I more, and what more happy thing can I desire? O delightsome and sweet world! that is, to him that loveth the Word, not the world, neither the "}, {"id": "card_src_comm_proverbs_10_22", "title": "Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:22", "shelf": "commentary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "On Proverbs 10:22 — Worldly wealth is that which most men have their hearts very much upon, but they generally mistake both in the nature of the thing they desire and in the way by which they hope to "}, {"id": "card_n_b20c69e2e533", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_03_28: “My Son, take it not sadly to heart, if any think ill of thee, and say of the...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "“My Son, take it not sadly to heart, if any think ill of thee, and say of thee what thou art unwilling to hear. Thou oughtest to think worse of thyself, and to believe no man weaker than thyself. If t"}, {"id": "card_n_7242ded11ca9", "title": "Augustine, Confessions §aug_conf_10_027: For the woman that had lost her groat, and sought it with a light; unless she...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "For the woman that had lost her groat, and sought it with a light; unless she had remembered it, she had never found it. For when it was found, whence should she know whether it were the same, unless "}, {"id": "card_n_1660342d454f", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_01_23: Very quickly will there be an end of thee here; take heed therefore how it wi...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Very quickly will there be an end of thee here; take heed therefore how it will be with thee in another world. To-day man is, and to-morrow he will be seen no more. And being removed out of sight, qui"}, {"id": "card_n_e70a7ac28424", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_03_39: “My Son, always commit thy cause to Me; I will dispose it aright in due time.", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "“My Son, always commit thy cause to Me; I will dispose it aright in due time. Wait for My arrangement of it, and then thou shalt find it for thy profit.” 2. 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