Do now, beloved, do now all thou canst, because thou knowest not when thou shalt die: nor dust thou know what shall befal thee after death.
Whilst thou hast time, heap up to thyself riches that will never die; think of nothing but thy salvation; care for nothing but the things of God.
Make now to thyself friends, by honouring the saints of God, and imitating their actions; that when thou shalt fail in this life, they may receive thee into everlasting dwellings.
9. Keep thyself as a pilgrim, and a stranger upon earth, to whom the affairs of this world do not in the least belong.
Keep thy heart free, and raised upwards to God; because thou hast not here a lasting city.
Send thither thy daily prayer, with sighs and tears; that after death thy spirit may be worthy to pass happily to our Lord. Amen.
Chap. XXIV.
Of judgment and the punishment of sins.
1. In all things look to thy end, and how thou shalt be able to stand before a severe Judge, to whom nothing is hidden: who takes no bribes, nor receives excuses, but will judge that which is just.
O most wretched and foolish sinner, what answer wilt thou make to God, who knows all thy evils? thou who sometimes art afraid of the looks of an angry man.