Excerpt from The Directorium Asceticum, Vol. 2 of 4: Or, Guide to the Spiritual Life
Having set forth in the foregoing Treatise the means which a devout soul must use in order to attain to Christian perfection, we now pass on to examine what are the obstacles which we have to overcome by the use of such means, in order to attain this perfection with the proper success. When a general wishes to take an important fortress, which is surrounded by strong ramparts, he begins by providing the means necessary for the fulfilment of his design - he collects a body of valiant soldiers, and provides arms, artillery, and the necessary provisions for the maintenance of his troops. After having thus equipped himself, he next sets about employing these means to overcome the obstacles which stand in the way of his success.
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