Summary of EMV

Jesus talks about oaths, fasting and prayer. In his sermon, he dwells on man's difficulty in being honest and on his false oaths: all too often, man is a perjurer, and he who demands an oath does not himself have much confidence in his neighbor. When we take an oath and swear to something, invoking that which is dearest to us, we deceive our neighbor: we are thieves, sacrilegious, traitors and homicidal. But we don't deceive God, who is Truth itself. Jesus therefore encourages people not to take false oaths, as in the Gospel, and he enjoins others not to swear on the dead, nor on the head of our family, nor on our body, which belongs to God. Let our yes be a yes and a no be a no.

Secondly, Christ insists on prayer said from the heart, where we seek not to be noticed and are not overcome by scruples. We must stop counting the number of hours we spend in prayer: it's not so much soulless prayers that count, but actions and words said with love. Jesus declares that we can do anything by praying: whether it's making a loaf of bread or doing our work, as long as we seek to love in everything. We must also not be afraid to ask, for God is a Father who watches over us and our needs.

Then the Master explains why God may not answer our prayer. He may refuse us a grace because it would hurt us in the future. Sometimes, therefore, God says: "I cannot", because in His Wisdom, He sees that such a grace, which seems good to us now, would be harmful to us later.

Finally, Jesus applies what he says about prayer to fasting: we mustn't flaunt it in public or be sad, but be joyful and act as if we've eaten well. Hiding this fast from others will be an act of heroism, and God will reward us for not seeking praise from men. What's more, anyone who fasts out of love feeds on love.

The Savior then sends away the people who are listening and welcomes two poor people. One is Ishmael, a man rejected by his daughter who wants to make his last Easter; the other is a woman named Sarath who is ill. He heals the latter and Jesus asks him to look after the old man. Christ then asks Simon the Zealot if he can entrust them to Lazarus, since they are two poor men who have nothing, and Lazarus assures him that he can. The episode ends with the old man happily adopting a new daughter and finding a new protector.

Chapter title: Fifth Discourse on the Mount: the use of wealth, almsgiving, trust in God.

Date of vision: Sunday, May 27, 1945.

Calendar: Thursday, February 17, 28 (4 Adar I 3788)

Location (map): The Horns of Hattin

Cycle: Sermon on the Mount

Summary: The crowd is growing and Jesus continues his discourse. He begins by encouraging souls to treasure themselves in Heaven, where no thief can steal our riches. On earth, we need to make proper use of our possessions and gold, and remember that everything we own can be destroyed by fire, disease and misfortune. We must therefore transform these earthly possessions into supernatural goods, and use them to treasure the Kingdom.

Secondly, Jesus encourages us to be charitable out of a supernatural spirit, and not to seek human praise. We shouldn't show off our charity and good deeds, but always act with discretion. The same goes for almsgiving: Christ advises us to give with charity, and then forget about the act itself. We'll be left with God's smile and peace, and the Father will reward us.

Jesus is interrupted by a Pharisee, who accuses him of not practicing what he says. In fact, Jesus had taken in Ishmael and Sarah in EMV 172, and the man reproaches him for not reassuring them as he had said he would. Jesus corrects his words, and then the old man Ishmael himself intervenes. His words make the inappropriate man flee, and the Savior continues his speech. All he asks is that the man be forgiven.

The Master tells us not to be afraid of tomorrow. God will always give what is needed. He himself is poor, and he relies on the rich to give charity in God's name. We mustn't worry about having little, nor worry about the future: the Father himself feeds the birds, and we are more than birds. We must have faith in the fatherhood of the Lord and seek first the virtues. The rest will be given to us as a bonus, and tomorrow will take care of itself.

Chapter contents: 173.1: The crowd is always growing. 173.2 : The fructification of material and spiritual wealth. 173.3 : Make for yourselves treasures in Heaven where thieves cannot enter. 173.4 : When you give alms, don't blow the trumpet to attract the attention of passers-by. 173.5 : An insulting man calls out to Jesus: Master, you deny your words! The old man Ishmael rebukes him. 173.6 : Don't do good to get a reward, to have a guarantee for tomorrow. 173.7 : Do not worry about tomorrow, seek the Kingdom of God.

Old edition: Volume 3, chapter 33

Chapter title: Sixth Sermon on the Mount: choosing between good and evil, adultery, divorce. The unwelcome arrival of Mary Magdalene.

Date of vision: Tuesday, May 29, 1945 (174.1-10); Saturday, August 12, 1944 (EMV 174.11-14); Tuesday, May 29, 1945 (174.15-22).

Calendar: Friday, February 18, 28 (5 Adar I 3788)

Locations (map): The Horns of Hattin

Cycle: Sermon on the Mount

Summary: There's a crowd. Thomas and Judas divide them into several groups: one for the sick, one for those waiting for an obolus, another for those waiting for Jesus' teachings. Peter is with children, some of the apostles like to bring the sick and infirm to the Lord, while Andrew and John collect alms from the faithful. They are accosted by a woman who needs to speak to the Master about personal concerns, neither health nor illness. John takes her to a tent while André goes to tell the Master, and two other unfortunates join the woman in presenting their miseries. Before going to them, the Master heals the sick and a little girl with a spinal injury. Then he goes to listen to these three souls who are waiting for him. The woman has her husband who has gone off with a prostitute: she obtains his conversion. The second has a daughter who became a lecher after a visit to Tiberias: the father went to Jeanne de Kouza and she invited him to find Jesus. The father obtained his daughter's conversion, but had to take it upon himself to forgive. Finally, the third tells of a quarrel with his brothers over their inheritance. They accuse him of stealing the money, but it was the deceased father who moved the cassette without warning them. Jesus tells him that his brothers found the money while he was away and that they have repented. But the man prefers to listen to Jesus rather than leave immediately.

Jesus then gives a sermon. The man has the choice of taking the path that leads upwards, i.e. towards God, or taking the path that leads downwards, i.e. towards Satan. He has free will. Of course, Satan tempts, but God tempts souls too, by his Word, by his promises, by his love. So if someone says they wanted to convert a soul, but allowed themselves to be corrupted by the evil of their neighbor, it's because their heart was conducive to welcoming that evil or sin. Christ therefore encourages us to resist sensuality, the world, science and the devil. We must seek not to be inconsistent and to choose only one Master, for we cannot serve God or mammon.

After briefly describing Eve and her corruption, Christ speaks of the body's lamp. If our eye is pure, everything will be pure. As for temptation, it is not an evil: we suffer for resisting it, but through victory we acquire an eternity of peace. That said, we must always be merciful to our fallen brothers and sisters.

Jesus is interrupted by the untimely arrival of Mary Magdalene, then a great sinner. She is accompanied by several men, including a Roman whom she seems to prefer. Lazarus' sister is really acting outrageously, and after looking at her for a moment, Jesus turns his head away and no longer looks at her. Instead, he resumes his discourse: he speaks of adultery, impurity, and reproaches the rich and wealthy. Mary Magdalene, offended, leaves under the murmurs of the crowd, and Christ announces that they are going to leave the Horns of Hattin, since they have been disturbed by Satan's whistling for two days. He indicates, however, that he will speak once more, after the crowd has taken shelter from the heat and restored themselves. Jesus then speaks briefly to Peter, then to Judas, to whom he renews his promise to go to Judea. Finally, Simon of Jonah forces his Master to eat.

As Bartholomew reminds us that it's the Sabbath in a few hours' time, Jesus urges those who do not trust in the Father's Providence to leave. Fifty people leave, and he resumes his speech. He again insists on adultery, divorce and repudiation, reminding them that only death can break a marriage. In fact, it's the children who suffer most when their father or mother remarries, so the Lord urges us to be faithful to our spouse.

Finally, to conclude his words, Christ encourages souls to charity and prudence: it's not a question of giving eternal truths to men who would distort them and play the prophet. Pearls should not be thrown to swine. Finally, he concludes by saying that he who puts his words into practice builds his house on rock, and he who does not listen to him builds his foundations on sand. Then he takes leave of the crowd, but they follow him and don't leave him...

Chapter contents: 174.1: The horizon on a spring morning. 174.2 : Jesus asks the apostles to gather together those seeking help. 174.3: The apostles bustle about in the crowd. 174.4: Andrew warns Jesus that three people in particular want to see him. 174.5: Jesus reassures a woman abandoned by her husband. 174.6: He promises a father his daughter's conversion. 174.7 : He guides an inheritance dispute towards a solution. 174.8 : You cannot belong equally to God and Mammon. 174.9 : How Satan seduced Eve. 174.10 : Do not be led into temptation and be merciful to the sinner. 174.11: The same morning blossomed on the mountain. 174.12: Mary Magdalene's pompous and provocative arrival. 174.13 : Woe betide you, you wealthy and enjoyers! 174.14: Under indirect reproach, Mary Magdalene flees. 174.15: Jesus gives the crowd time to rest. 174.16: Judas, troubled by the Magdalene, is comforted by Jesus, who goes to his mother in Judea. 174.17: Peter makes Jesus drink an egg. 147.18: Teaching on adultery. 174.19 : Whoever sends away his own wife, exposes her to adultery. 174.20 : Engrave in your hearts the Sermon on the Mount, it is your guide. 174.21 : Listen to my words and put them into practice. 174.22 : Jesus and the crowd go down to Capernaum.

Former edition: Volume 3, chapter 34

Chapter title: The leper healed at the foot of the Mountain. The generosity of the scribe John.

Date of vision: Wednesday, May 30, 1945

Calendar: Friday, February 18, 28 (5 Adar)

Location (map):Horns of Hattin

Cycle: Sermon on the Mount

Summary: A leper approaches the crowd and Jesus as they descend the mountain. The crowd is terrified, but Jesus calms them and the sick man begs Christ for mercy. He heals him, and as the poor man possesses nothing, the crowd offers him some of their possessions from afar: sandals, a cloak... The miraculous man then goes to present himself to the priest, and Jesus asks him not to tell the priest that it is He who has healed him.

The Sabbath begins and the apostles are worried because they have nothing to give the crowd to eat. But Jesus is calm and confident, and assures them that the Father will not fail to help his Messiah. Indeed, the scribe John comes to see the Master and tells him that he left the day before to prepare bread for the crowd. The Lord accepts his gift and John withdraws without telling him who he is. Someone in the crowd gives it to him later. Once the conversation with the people is over, Jesus takes the Twelve aside and reproaches them for their lack of faith. He then goes off to pray to the Father, thanking him for his kindness.

Chapter contents: 175.1: Healing of a leper lost among the flowers. 175.2 : The crowd showers the leper with charity. 175.3: As evening falls, the remaining crowd has run out of food. 175.4 : The scribe John offers to feed the crowd by himself. 175.5 : Jesus reproaches the apostles for their unbelief and retires to pray.

Previous edition: Volume 3, chapter 35

Chapter title: During Sabbath break, the Last Sermon on the Mount: loving God's will.

Date of vision: Friday, June 1, 1945

Calendar: Saturday, February 19, 28

Location (map): Plain of Gennesaret (near the Horns of Hattin)

Cycle: Sermon on the Mount

Summary: Jesus has gone to pray and is joined by his apostles. When they question him, the Master tells them that his strength is nourished by prayer, and that he has prayed for John and the Precursor's disciples. His friends want to console him, for Jesus is distressed, and he asks them to love him, above all to love God's will. Thomas points out that if everything comes from her, the errors themselves will come from her, and Jesus replies that this is not the case. But they go to meet John, the scribe, who is feeding the crowd, and then, at his request, he speaks to those present.

After declaring that it is right to keep the Sabbath holy, Jesus points out that all of Creation can be a place of prayer. Then he returns to Thomas's remark and declares that a father cannot want his child to err and be guilty. If the father is just and shows the good to be followed and the evil to be avoided, he is not responsible if his children do not listen to him and are guilty of wrongdoing. So it is with God, who advises but does not force. And those who know God's will but act contrary to it are not doing what the Father desires.

Jesus then returns to the Kingdom of God, stating that not everyone will enter. Not everyone who says "Lord! Lord!" who will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, and to follow this up, Christ speaks of the end of the world. He will then be a Judge, who will gather together the sheep steeped in truth, those who have mixed truth and error, and those who have wilfully willed error. And when they say to him, "But Lord, have we not prophesied and acted in your name?", he will reply that they have dared to return to his name to make themselves appear holy, but that they will in fact have been satanic. His true servants are not like that, but bring God to souls and do the Father's will, being humble, gentle, peaceful and orderly. He will therefore send away these servants of iniquity.

His discourse ends, with John the scribe at his side, and the cycle on the mountain is thus complete.

Chapter contents: 176.1: Jesus prayed all night for his disciples ... and for himself. 176.2: Children flutter around him. Scribe John arrives with his food. 176.3 : Creation is also a place of prayer where we can praise God. 176.4 : It is not those who say to me, "Lord! Lord!" who will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but those who do my Father's will. 176.5 : There will come a day when I will be Judge. 176.6 : The cycle of the Sermon on the Mount is complete.

Previous edition: Tome 3, chapter 36

Chapter title: The healing of the Centurion's servant.

Date of vision: Saturday, June 2, 1945.

Calendar: Sunday, February 20, 28 (7 Adar I 3788).

Location (map): Capernaum

Cycle: Apostolate in Galilee

Summary: Jesus arrives in Capernaum and meets the Roman centurion. The Roman asks Jesus to heal him, but he has so much faith that he believes Jesus can heal him from a distance. The notables of Capernaum ask the Master to accede to his request, and Jesus reiterates his proposal to go to his house. The centurion confessed that if he said just one word, his servant would be healed. Everything happened just as he had wished: Jesus performed the miracle, and declared to the Jews that all nations would come to him, as Isaiah had prophesied. Better still, the pagans will surpass Israel. Jesus then leaves for his home in Capernaum.

Chapter contents: 177.1: The Roman centurion approaches Jesus, whom he has heard preach. 177.2 : He asks for the healing of a servant. 177.3 : The local notables appreciate this Roman. Jesus heals the servant from a distance. 177.4: Speech: the nations will flock. 177.5 : The centurion is asked to verify the healing.

Former edition: Volume 3, chapter 37

Chapter title: Three men who want to follow Jesus.

Date of vision: Sunday, June 3, 1945

Calendar: Monday, February 21, 28 (8 Adar I 3788) according to maria-valtorta.org or Wednesday, March 1, 28 according to Valtorta.fr

Locations (map):Capernaum

Cycle: Apostolate in Galilee

Summary: Jesus makes his way with difficulty to the shore of Lake Tiberias, as the crowds hold him back. But Christ belongs to everyone, and many must have him. So he promises he'll be back. By the time he reaches Peter's boat, three men accost him. The first, having been won over by the Lord's words, promises to follow him. He asks what route he intends to take, and is not satisfied with Jesus' first answer - that he is taking the road to Heaven. When he asks in which houses he will stop, Jesus replies that the Son of Man has no place to lay his head, and the man understands that his home is everywhere. The Master then reminds us that we must be sacrificial, obedient, charitable to all, and heal the wounds of our brothers, without distancing ourselves from them because they are in the mud. His interlocutor asks him to try to follow his way, and Jesus actually encourages him to try.

The second man is challenged by the Savior. Christ urges him to follow, but Elijah has lost his father, and Jesus tells him to "let the dead bury their dead". He teaches that the mutilation of affections can serve to give wings to God's servant. As the man ponders, he has a little child pray aloud, and the youngster makes up his mind. Jesus supports him in his effort.

Finally, a third asks him to follow him after saying goodbye to his parents. But there's still too much humanity in him. He has to uproot the roots that are still too deep in the human, and if he can't, he has to pull them out. For to be a disciple, one must be totally free in spirit, and God is demanding. So you have to know how to carry your cross and put your hand to the plough without looking back. Jesus invites this person to work on himself before following him. Then the Master climbs into Peter's boat.

Chapter contents: 178.1: Jesus walks with difficulty through the crowd to the shore. 178.2: A scribe who hesitates to follow Jesus replies: Foxes have their dens, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head. 178.3: A young man makes up his mind, leaving the dead to bury the dead. 178.4 : A third man will come later: No one who has put his hand to the plough can look back at what he has left.

Previous edition: Tome 3, chapter 38

Chapter title: The parable of the sower. At Chorazeïn with Elijah, the new disciple.

Date of vision: Monday, June 4, 1945

Calendar: Monday, February 21, 28 (8 Adar I 3788) according to maria-valtorta.org or Wednesday, March 1, 28 according to Valtorta.fr

Locations (map):Bethsaida, then Chorazeïn. Jesus then returns to Bethsaida, to Peter's house.

Cycle: Apostolate in Galilee

Summary: Jesus gives a little dictation to explain why the city no longer appears to be on the shores of the lake, but inland. This is explained by the twenty centuries of alluvial deposits brought down by the river and the scree that came down from the Bethsaida hills. Then the vision begins, and Maria sees Jesus and the Twelve land in Bethsaida. They go to her house in Bethsaida, which is not her mother-in-law's in Capernaum. Porphyria is also there.

Peter is very happy, but very grumpy, because they're asking for the Master, and the apostle would like to have him all to himself. He finally confesses that he feels he has retained nothing of Jesus' teachings. When he hears him, he understands everything, but afterwards he remembers nothing, and thinks with terror of the moment when Christ will leave them. The other apostles back him up. Jesus then testifies that every word once planted a seed. A little later, he even evokes the future Pentecost and the eternal Spirit. In the meantime, he asks the apostolic group to take advantage of their private moment to question him, so that he can explain his Word to them. He then takes his leave, bowing to Porphyria to go and speak to those waiting for him.

Jesus then returns briefly to the three men who approached him, in EMV 178, saying that the one whose heart was truly prepared was the one who lost his father. Heroism explains strong spiritual preparation: the most prepared, whatever their caste or culture, come to the Savior with absolute readiness and faith; the least prepared observe Christ as something out of the ordinary; still others denigrate him with various accusations. The chosen people should welcome the Messiah, since they have been prepared by the prophets and see the Redeemer's miracles. But unfortunately, they fight against Him, and in the end it's the pagans who welcome Him. Because the Israelites are saturated with their own wisdom, and don't know how to welcome Christ's wisdom, by accepting what is necessary. The others have no anchor, but rather burdens of error and sin, which they willingly abandon. To explain the different fruits of the same labor, Jesus gives the Gospel parable of the sower.

Jesus then walks away with Peter. He then talks to Elijah of Capernaum, the man who did not bury his father. The latter tells of his mother weeping for her husband, and Jesus decides to go to Chorazeïn, where his new disciple's family is staying. On the way, they see Isaac the Adult, who preached Jesus to Elijah, and the Lord thanks him for his apostolate. He then urges Elijah's brothers to make peace with their younger brother, and their mother helps the Lord to do so. Then they all leave, and the young man follows his Savior.

Chapter contents: 179.1: Jesus comments on the situation in Bethsaida at the time. 179.2: Arrival at Peter's house: he regrets not having Jesus to himself. 179.3: He complains that he listens happily to what Jesus says, but retains nothing. 179.4: Riding in a boat, Jesus comments to the crowd on the varied welcome given to those who wanted to follow him. 179.5: The parable of the sower: the grain that fell on good soil. 179.6: The grain that fell on other kinds of soil. 179.7: Jesus walks towards the bereaved family of the new disciple, in Chorazeïn. 179.8: Jesus thanks Isaac of Chorazeïn, who informs Elijah that his mother has understood his departure. 179.9: Jesus prays at the tomb of Elijah's father. He justifies Elijah's conduct in returning with him to Bethsaida.

Old edition: Tome 3, chapter 39

Chapter title: Discussion in Peter's kitchen in Bethsaida. Explanation of the parable of the sower. News of John the Baptist's second capture.

Date of vision: Thursday, June 7, 1945

Calendar: Monday, February 21, 28 (8 Adar I 3788) according to maria-valtorta.org or Wednesday, March 1, 28 according to Valtorta.fr

Locations (map):Bethsaida

Cycle: Apostolate in Galilee

Summary: The apostolic group has just had a hearty meal at Peter's house. Porphyria, who must have been preparing it all day, is tired but happy. The apostles discuss among themselves the pride of certain individuals, and Peter predicts that they will treacherously attack the Truth. Thomas wonders if they'll have the strength to resist, and Peter says he wouldn't have it on his own, but trusts in the Lord. Matthew and James of Alphaeus believe that the trial will be proportionate to their strength, and that God will increase theirs according to the battle to be waged. Simon the Zealot then gives his testimony, declaring that it was during his illness that he came to know God. Before that, his faith was nothing but formalism. When he was crushed, he knew how to demolish his ego and encounter the "immanent God above our earthly beings".

Judas rebounds from his statement, for it seems to him that Simon is speaking heresy. The Iscariot argues that we know God through the Law and the prophets, but Israel is more a son of the laws than a Son of the Law, according to Jude. Simon, for his part, explains that we need to have an image of God, with the essential qualities we attribute to the Most High. And the more the soul advances, the more it achieves an exact knowledge of God. Peter supports this, asserting that we then know not only his terrible majesty, but also his very gentle fatherhood. He concludes that we must imitate God as much as possible and be holy like the Father, which offends Judas, who sees it as pride.

Jesus then intervenes and repeats the phrase: "Be perfect as your Father is perfect". Porphyria is pleased with the compliment, and Peter asks for an explanation of the parable of the sower. Christ then prefaces by explaining that much is given to the apostles, for they must understand the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven. The Twelve give everything to God, so God gives everything to them too. As for the others, the Lord speaks to them in parables, so that they may hear and understand the Word according to their willingness to adhere to God. For few of those who hear God adhere to Him: Israel's heart is closed. As for the prophets, they too returned to darkness after God had given them the light to understand the prophecies. But Jesus reiterates his promise that, even if Peter is unable to retain his word, the eternal Spirit will later enlighten him and his successors, "if they live by God as their only bread".

Now comes the explanation of the parable. There are honest men of good will, prepared "by their own work and that of an apostle". Their fields are fertile and the word of God prospers. Then there are the thorny fields: carelessness "has let penetrate the tangles of personal interests that choke the good seed. They have let themselves go and are no longer watched. There are still fields full of stones. They are "sons of laws", meaning they cultivate all human laws. They create a shell for divine law. The root is no longer nourished and cannot penetrate deep into the earth. They are enthusiastic when they hear the Word, but then they replace it with their human doctrines. It would take heroism to remove these stones. Finally, there are the virgin fields of all weeks are those of the selfish men of the world. "Comfort is their law, enjoyment their goal. Not to tire, to slumber, to laugh, to eat... The spirit of the world is king in them."

Jesus asks if they've understood, and soon after that, John arrives at Peter's house, in tears. Jesus immediately asks where his Mother is - for she was accompanying Zebedee's son - and John assures him that she is well, but he paradoxically tells him of John the Baptist's arrest. He has been betrayed by one of his disciples and caught by Herod. It's a thunderclap for the apostolic troupe, and John is afraid the same thing might happen to the Master. For the time being, Jesus calms him down, and although he controls himself, he suffers. So he goes off to pray, while the apostles are inflamed with anger and sadness. They now fear all things for the Lord and keep watch.

Chapter contents: 180.1: The apostles talk about the coming persecutions and God's support. 180.2: The Zealot talks about his conversion to God. 180.3: Discussion of the notion of an immanent God between the Zealot and Judas. 180.4: Jesus congratulates Peter and Simon the Zealot. 180.5: Why do you speak in parables? 180.6: Explanation of the parable of the sower. 180.7: John emerges dismayed to announce the capture of the Baptist by one of his disciples. 180.8: John fears the same will happen to Jesus. 180.9: The circumstances of the arrest. 180.10: Jesus goes out alone. The fearful apostles keep watch.

Previous edition: Tome 3, chapter 40

Chapter title: The parable of the good grain and the tares.

Date of vision: Friday, June 8, 1945.

Calendar: Tuesday, February 22, 28 (9 Adar I 3788) according to maria-valtorta.org - Thursday, March 2, 28 according to Valtorta.fr

Location (map): Bethsaida

Cycle: Apostolate in Galilee

Summary: The apostolic group is on Lake Tiberias. Peter is suspicious of everyone since John the Baptist was arrested, and when he sees Simon the Pharisee's boat near Capernaum, he decides to change their destination. In spite of Jesus' remarks, they landed elsewhere. Peter left them to go to Capernaum, after which the rest of the group went to Chorazeïn, to the house of Elijah, the new disciple. There, Jesus heals a granddaughter who is probably jaundiced. But the crowd knows the Master is there, and he resigns himself to speaking despite his sadness at his cousin's arrest. Rest of summary to come.

Chapter contents: 181.1: Peter, suspicious, refuses to go to Capernaum. 181.2: Jesus goes to the home of Elijah, the new disciple. Healing of a little girl. 181.3: The parable of the good grain and the tares. 181.4: The general meaning of the parable. 181.5: Application to the apostles and disciples. 181.6: Application to the traitor and the saint. 181.7 : Man remains free.

Former edition: Volume 3, chapter 41