*Not so, Lord, not so, I beseech thee; but rather with the prophet Samuel, I humbly and earnestly intreat, Speak Lord, for thy servant heareth.
*Let not Moses speak unto me, nor any of the prophets; but do thou rather speak, O Lord God, the inspirer and enlightner of all the prophets; for thou alone, without them, canst perfectly instruct me; but they, without thee can profit nothing.
2. They, indeed, may sound forth words, but they cannot give spirit.
They speak well; but if thou be silent, they inflame not the heart.
They teach the letter, but thou openest the sense.
They bring forth mysteries, but thou unlockest the meaning of them.
They declare thy commandments, but thou helpest to fulfil them.
They shew the way, but thou givest strength to walk in it.
They work only outwardly, but thou instructest and enlightnest the heart.
They water, but thou givest the increase.