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Those who sin out of ignorance must recognize that they are hoarding great wrongs in themselves.
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Moral freedom makes man a moral being and an image of God.
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The intellectual nature is self-motivating and thus free.
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We should employ even the irrational passions with rationality.
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It is necessary for us to will our salvation so as to seek it.
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The true will is the will of the spirit, which is the desire for the good.
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Only through self-denial can we be saved.
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We renounce the law of the flesh along with the passions and desires.
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We should employ even the irrational passions with rationality,
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It is necessary for us to will our salvation so as to seek it;
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The true will is the will of the spirit, which is the desire for the good.
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We renounce the law of the flesh along with the passions and desires,
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Sin removes all compunction and makes sinners shameless for the darkening of their souls.
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Regret is a disposition for returning to God,
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It is necessary for us to want to be saved so that we may be saved through Grace.
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We ought to be unyielding towards sin because once it cheats our consent, it becomes our true lord.
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Let us not do anything that the inner man does not will;
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Let us not subject our free will to the will of sin;
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Let us make our hearts harder than steel before the most flattering words.
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Repentance is the moral rebirth of man and the starting point of a new virtuous life.
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Those who sin out of ignorance must recognise that they are hoarding great wrongs in themselves
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People have to pay retribution for the deeds of recklessness committed by their kings.
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When we sin, we sin before God and become enemies of the divine law.
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The manic lover does not love his beloved as much as God loves the repentant soul.
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God ... does not reject anyone who turns to Him,
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