closes
both
their
mouth
and
their
eyes.
They
cannot
utter
verbal
prayers,
being
unable
to
pronounce
them.
A
heart
which
is
unaccustomed
to
this
does
not
know
what
it
means
;
for
it
has
never
experienced
anything
like
it
before,
and
it
does
not
understand
why
it
can-not
pray,
and
yet
it
cannot
resist
the
power
which
overcomes
it.
It
cannot
be
troubled,
nor
be
fearful
of
doing
wrong,
for
He
who
holds
it
bound
does
not
permit
it
either
to
doubt
that
it
is
He
who
thus
holds
it,
or
to
strive
against
it,
for
if
it
makes
an
effort
to
pray,
it
feels
that
He
who
possesses
it
closes
its
lips,
and
compels
it,
by
a
sweet
and
loving
violence,
to
be
silent
Not
that
the
creature
cannot
resist
and
speak
by
an
effort,
but
besides
doing
violence
to
himself
he
loses
this
divine
peace,
and
feels
that
he
is
becoming
dry
:
he
must
allow
himself
to
be
moved
upon
by
God
at
His
will,
and
not
in
his
own
way.
The
soul
in
this
state
imagines
itself
to
be
in
an
inward
silence,
because
its
working
is
so
gentle,
so
easy,
and
so
quiet
that
it
does
not
perceive
it.
It
believes
itself
to
have
reached
the
summit
of
perfection,
and
it
sees
nothing
before
it
but
enjoyment
of
the
wealth
it
possesses.
These
Christians,
so
ardent
and
so
desirous
after
