The New Jerusalem

...that I, through your grace, have a strong resolution to adhere to you henceforth all my life long, and to die to the world: a spiritual concept of detaching oneself from worldly distractions and sins; yet I often feel some prickings of my flesh that would gladly carry me away to something else.

THE LORD. Child, that comes from this: that you have not yet sufficiently denied your will and your desire; that you still have some unmortified: "ongemortificeerde," meaning desires or habits that have not yet been "put to death" or brought under spiritual control and unrestrained passions, lusts, and affects: "affecten," a term for emotions or internal inclinations within you, which cause you this trouble. But be of good courage, it shall yet go well with you; you shall gradually, more and more through my help, gain the upper hand over them, and be strengthened against all mischief: "onheyl," referring here to spiritual harm or calamity.

MARY. Your words, O sweet Jesus, are sweetness to my soul; I am also well-disposed always to wait upon you: but I would still wish, O Lord my God, that you would grant me some further strengthening against my aforementioned weakness and lamentable corruption: "verdorventheyt," the inherent spiritual frailty of human nature.

Chapter 2.

The Lord explains to Mary the advantages that a person gains from the unfeigned: "ongeveynfde," meaning sincere or genuine practice of godliness: "Godtfaligheyt," a life characterized by piety and devotion to God; first in this life.