desires
to
communicate
this
life
to
men.
We
must
then
give
place
to
this
life,
that
it
may
flow
in
us,
which
can
only
be
done
by
evacuation,
and
the
loss
of
the
life
of
Adam
and
of
our
own
action,
as
St
Paul
assures
us
:
"
If
any
man
be
in
Christ,
he
is
a
new
creature
:
old
things
are
passed
away
;
behold
all
things
are
become
new"
(2
Cor.
v.
17).
This
can
only
be
brought
about
by
the
death
of
ourselves
and
of
our
own
action,
that
the
action
of
God
may
be
substituted
for
it.
We
do
not
profess,
then,
to
be
without
action,
but
only
to
act
in
dependence
upon
the
Spirit
of
God,
suffering
His
action
to
take
the
place
of
our
own.
Jesus
shows
us
this
in
the
gospel.
Martha
did
good
things,
but
because
she
did
them
of
her
own
spirit,
Christ
reproved
her
for
them.
The
spirit
of
man
is
turbulent
and
bois-terous
j
therefore
it
does
little,
though
it
appears
to
do
much.
"
Martha,
Martha,"
said
Jesus,
"
thou
art
careful
and
troubled
about
many
things;
but
one
thing
is
needful;
and
Mary
hath
chosen
that
good
part,
which
shall
not
be
taken
away
from
her"
(Luke
X.
41,
42).
What
had
she
chosen,
this
Magdalene?
Peace,
