[6] John iv. 24.
[7] Matt. vi. 6.
[8] When Albert the Great and the other mystics warn us against solicitude with regard to creatures, they refer to that solicitude which is felt for creatures in themselves; they do not mean that we ought not to occupy ourselves with them in any way for God's sake. The great doctor explains his meaning in clear terms later on in this work.
[9] 1 Pet. v. 7.
[10] Phil. iv. 6.
[11] Ps. liv. 23.
[12] Ps. lxxii. 28.
[13] Ps. xv. 8.
[14] Cant. iii. 4.
[15] Wis. vii. 11.