LI. De poenitentia pro oblivione
LI. De poenitentia pro oblivione
And from that living light, I heard a voice saying again: "What you see is true, and just as you see it, so it is." Therefore, let those who hold God in forgetfulness flee from the evil spirits that draw them into oblivion, and let them return to their hearts, look to their Creator and His works; and let them not be punished by the aforementioned penalties, but separate themselves from others for a time, and discipline themselves with the harshness of their garments, fasting, and scourging, according to the command of their presiding leader.
Read the original Latin
Et de praefata vivente luce audivi vocem iterum raihi dicentem: Haec quae vides vera sunt, et ut ea vides, ita sunt.
Unde homines Deum in oblivione tenentes, malignos spiritus ad oblivionem eos pertrahentes fugiant, et ad cor suum redeant, et ad Creatorem suum et ad opera illius respiciant; et ne praefatis poenis puniantur, per aliquod tempus ab hominibus se separent, et asperitate vestium ac jejuniis et flagellis„ secundum jussionem sibi praesidentis rectoris, se castigent.
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