Christus instruxit sponsam, qualis est differencia inter spiritum bonum et illusionem Dyaboli, et quomodo respondendum est utrique.
The Marks of the Two Spirits
Christ distinguishes between the warmth of the Holy Spirit and the deceptive coldness and pride of the evil spirit.
The Son speaks: "How can I understand my spirit, since there are two—the good spirit and the evil one?" I will tell you: my spirit is warm and produces two good things. First, it makes you desire nothing but God; second, it gives you profound humility and a contempt for the world. The evil spirit, however, is both cold and hot: cold, because it makes everything that belongs to God taste bitter; it's hot, because it inclines a person toward the pleasures of the flesh and the pride of the world, and stirs up a desire for one's own praise.
Responding to the Deceiver
The soul is instructed to recognize the devil's smooth disguises and firmly reject his presence.
He comes, in fact, acting smooth like a friend, but he's like a biting dog. He also comes as a sweet comforter, but he's a most wicked ensnarer. Therefore, when he comes, say to him: 'I don't want you, because your end is evil.'
Welcoming the Divine Fire
The soul is taught a prayer of humble invitation to the Holy Spirit, acknowledging its total dependence on God.
When the good spirit comes, say to him: 'Come, Lord, like fire, and set my heart ablaze!' Even though I’m unworthy to have you, I still need you, because you won’t be any better because of me, nor do you need anything of mine; but I will be better because of you, and without you, I am nothing.
Read the original Latin
Filius loquitur: "Quomodo intelligendus est spiritus meus, cum duo sint, spiritus scilicet bonus et malus? Ego dicam tibi: Spiritus meus est calidus et facit duo bona. Primo facit nichil desiderare nisi Deum, secundo dat summam humilitatem et mundi contemptum.
Spiritus vero malus est frigidus et calidus: frigidus, quia omnia que Dei sunt facit amara; calidus ideo est, quia hominem ad carnis inclinat voluptatem et mundi superbiam et ad laudem propriam instigat affectum.
Ipse quippe venit blandus quasi amicus sed est quasi canis mordens. Venit quoque quasi dulcis consolator sed est pessimus illaqueator. Ideo cum venit, dicito ei: 'Nolo te, quia finis tuus est malus.'
Cum vero spiritus bonus venerit, dicito: 'Veni, domine, quasi ignis et incende cor meum! Nam licet ego indigna sim habere te, tamen ego ex mea parte indigeo te, quia tu non eris melior propter me nec indiges meis, sed ego ero melior per te et sine te sum nichil.'"
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