The God-Enlightened Guide

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If this means is to be convenient and suitable for them, it must be arranged and proportioned according to this eternal decree original: "Rathschluß"; refers to God's sovereign and eternal plan for humanity and individual souls.; nonetheless, one will later find that this visible or invisible lack of a means or a guide, without which these souls will never attain perfection original: "Vollkommenheit"; in this context, it refers to spiritual maturity or the highest state of the soul's union with God., by no means arises from God’s side—for He unceasingly desires our salvation original: "Heyl"; meaning both spiritual well-being and eternal deliverance. and our perfection—but rather from ourselves, who have caused this unknown evil for ourselves.

6. From this truth one must draw a great light: namely, that God offers souls everything necessary for their perfection; and in the event they should not have all the means that they deem necessary and suitable for them, they should then attribute the fault to themselves and therein take their refuge in God. They can also be certainly assured that, if they do this with a sincere heart, even if through a mystery that must be adored A common phrase in mystical literature suggesting that some of God's actions are beyond human understanding and should be accepted with humble worship., the mediate means External aids to faith, such as mentors, scripture, or religious community. should really be lacking to them, God will nevertheless by no means fail them or leave them helpless. Should they further see, however, that God does not come to their aid in an immediate way Direct spiritual influence or revelation from God to the soul without any human or physical intermediary.; then they must be quite certainly assured that mediate means are indeed at hand for them, but they are not making use of them as they should. For just as all divine means in general, whether they be