The Starting Point Of Sanctification Is The

The Passive Receiving Of Christ Is The Process By Which A Spiritual Principle Of Grace Is Generated In The Will Of Man.

An Idea In Man Is First Impressed Upon Him And Afterwards Expressed In Things, But In God It Is Only Expressed, Not Impressed, Because It Does Not Come From Anywhere Else.

Although The Whole Man Partakes Of This Grace, It Is First And Most Appropriately In The Soul And Later Progresses To The Body, Inasmuch As The Body Of The Man Is Capable Of The Same Obedience To The Will Of God As The Soul.

The Will Of God Is Eternal Because He Does Not Begin To Will What He Did Not Will Before, Nor Cease To Will What He Willed Before.

From Faith, Hope, And Love, The Virtues Of Religion Referring To God, There Arises A Double Act Which Bears On The Spiritual Communion Exercised Between God And Us; The Hearing Of The Word And Prayer.