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Those who shall be born into this faith do not need to be anxious about any worldly thing, for all blessings will be provided in abundance. Therefore, do not work so hard for that perishing money original: "Mammon"; a biblical term for wealth or material possessions, often personified as a false god., but rather for that white stone of pure faith original: "white stone"; a reference to Revelation 2:17, symbolizing a secret, divine reward or a new identity given by God., which fed many thousands with bread.
Remember the Lord’s teaching; namely: Take no thought for what you eat, or drink, or what you will wear. The Lord knew that through the spirit and power of faith, there would be support and a supply of all necessary things.
But it may be said: this kind of faith has sprouted only very rarely in anyone so far.
Well, grant that this is the case for the present; yet it is a truth that such a faith has existed, and it shall most surely be revived again in those who are willing to die to everything that has choked and stifled—even bound down—this lily of faith The "lily" is a common mystical metaphor for the pure, burgeoning life of Christ or the soul’s rebirth..
Now, let us proceed to the second rule of direction for such spiritual-minded souls who desire to be well-acquainted with a life in God, and to find rest within it.
Just as the first rule was to discharge and release all unnecessary external weights, this rule is more internal. It involves taking every care to clear away from the heart and mind the scum that boils up from our corruptible nature. From that nature is generated a multitude of wasteful imaginations that cannot be stopped, except when the spring of the Holy Spirit opens and drowns that worthless dust original: "chaffy dust" which defiles the body of the temple.
The soul must learn this skill from the Holy Spirit: as soon as the muddy thoughts of this kind rise in the mind, immediately submerge original: "dowse" and bathe yourself in the flowing pool from which the water of life bubbles up. For that is our healing, and it is as near to us as the opposing, corrupted source.
In this way, we may keep our hearts completely pure and reserved as a most holy sanctuary for the priestly spirit to serve in, making ready a holy, set-apart place for God and Christ to manifest themselves within us.
For this reason, the Holy Spirit was promised and also given: to prepare and make straight the crooked ways internally so that Christ’s spiritual humanity This refers to the glorified, resurrected nature of Christ taking form within the believer's own soul. might take up residence in a pure mind. Just as John the Baptist went before to prepare the way and declare him to be the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, John’s ministry provided a reformation and repentance leading to life.