This adorable object is seen, is loved, and all things are hoped for from it. It is only by means of these three virtues that the possession and enjoyment of God and of His will can be attained.
But how can this divine mingling, this spiritual oneness be explained? How can a name be found to 39convey an idea of its nature, and to make the unity of this trinity intelligible? It can be explained thus. United, these three virtues together form but one in a single act, the raising of the heart to God, and abandonment to His action. The state of abandonment is a certain mixture of faith, hope, and charity in one single act, which unites the soul to God and to His action. The state of abandonment contains in itself pure faith, hope, and charity. SECTION III.- Abandonment a Pledge of Predestination.
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