Mystery of the Cross

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...is required for a man of my age, to write slowly enough.

V I I.

I must admit myself that you will find certain passages therein a little difficult to understand; for it is the child of an Old Age under Arrest The author refers to his "arrest" or confinement mentioned on the previous page, which he endured for eight months., which lacks that freedom of a lively and brilliant youth: but perhaps you will also find therein a more digested essence original: "suc", literally "juice" or "sap," referring to the spiritual nourishment or concentrated wisdom of the text and of greater consistency and maturity than in a less advanced age: for I confess, there are places that require men of a good mettle good mettle In this context, individuals with the spiritual strength and intellectual "temper" to handle challenging truths., to understand them well in their full extent; unless people of low vision wish to make a gibberish original: "galimatias," a term used for confused or nonsensical language. out of it, which will affect me very little; preferring to benefit two or three readers, than to please a thousand.

V I I I.

Concerning certain matters which...