The love letters of Abelard and Heloise : tr. from the original Latin and now reprinted from the edition of 1722 by Abelard Peter 1079-1142

Author:Abelard, Peter, 1079-1142
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Héloïse, 1101-1164
Publisher: Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill

quietudes* Tell me you will be true to tihe Letter the habit which covers you by an inward retire- Second ment. Fear God, that you may be delivered from your frailties; love Him that you may advance in virtue. Be not restless in the cloister for it is the peace of saints. Embrace your bands, they are the chains of Chris't Jesus; He will lighten them and bear them with you, if you will but accept them with humility.

Without growing severe to a passion that still possesses you, learn from your own misery to succour your weak sisters; pity them upon consideration of your own faults. And if any thoughts too natural should importune you, fly to the foot of the Cross and there beg for mercy—there are wounds open for healing; lament them before the dying Deity. At the head of a religious society be not a slave, and having rule over queens, begin to govern yourself. Blush at the least revolt of your senses. Remember that even at the foot of the altar we often sacrifice to lying spirits, and that no incense can be more agreeable to them than the earthly passion that still burns in the heart of a religious. If during your abode in the world your soul has acquired a habit of loving, feel it now

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