Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do. |
To convert somebody, go and take them by the hand and guide them. |
To live well is to work well, to show a good activity. |
To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible. |
We are like children, who stand in need of masters to enlighten us and direct us; and God has provided for this, by appointing his angels to be our teachers and guides. |
Well-ordered self-love is right and natural. |
Wherefore if forgers of money and other evil-doers are forthwith condemned to death by the secular authority, much more reason is there for heretics, as soon as they are convicted of heresy, to be not only excommunicated but even put to death |