perform
the
others.
The
first
actions
should
be
com-mitted
by
those
who
are
turned
away
from
God.
They
ought
to
turn
to
Him
by
a
distinct
action,
more
or
less
strong
according
to
their
distance
from
Him.
By
a
continued
action
I
understand
that
by
which
the
soul
is
completely
turned
towards
its
God
by
a
direct
action,
which
it
does
not
renew,
unless
it
has
been
interrupted,
but
which
exists.
The
soul
being
altogether
turned
in
this
way,
is
in
love,
and
remains
there
:
"
And
he
that
dwelleth
in
love,
dwelleth
in
God"
(i
John
iv.
i6).
Then
the
soul
•
may
be
said
to
be
in
a
habitual
act,
resting
even
in
this
action.
But
its
rest
is
not
idle,
for
it
has
an
action
always
in
force,
viz.,
a
gentle
sinking
in
Gody
in
which
God
attracts
it
more
and
more
strongly;
and,
following
this
attraction,
and
resting
in
love,
it
sinks
more
and
more
in
this
love,
and
has
an
action
infinitely
stronger,
more
vigorous,
and
more
prompt,
than
that
action
which
forms
only
the
return.
Now
the
soul
which
is
in
this
profound
and
strong
action,
being
turned
towards
its
God,
does
not
perceive
this
action,
because
it
is
direct,
and
not
reflex
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so
that
persons
in
this
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