E. Thy fears will not be removed without instruction. What thou fearest is what should be overcome. I will aid thee to see that thy fears are not true to thee, nor true to thy progress.
M. Thou wilt not say, my sincerity is not true?
E. Thy sincerity is no proof of thy faith.
M. What is well I believe.
E. Thou believest what is not well.
M. What do I believe, which is not well?
E. That which thou fearest is not well.
M. Thou wouldst not banish all fear.
E. He who fearest is not made wise in love; because what is feared is not hoped for, but dreaded as an evil. I would remove all fear, for thou canst not fear and be free. When thou fearest, thou art in bonds, and when thou art in bonds, thy heart is unreconciled to thy condition. It is not satisfactory to thyself. Thy unreconciliation is dissatisfaction with thy condition. Thou wouldst hope for better things, but thy mind hath been instructed in many errors which remain to disturb thee.
M. Thou hast said, in thy pilgrimage with us, that what I believe was true.