Suffer with Christ, and for Christ, if thou desirest to reign with Christ. *6. If thou hadst but once entered into Jesus, then wouldest thou not be careful about thine own advantage or disadvantage; but wouldst rather rejoice at slanders cast upon thee; for the love of Jesus maketh a man despise himself. A lover of Jesus, a true inward Christian, free from inordinate affections, can freely turn himself to God, and lift himself above himself. 7. He that relishes all things as they are, and not as they are esteemed, is truly wise, and taught by God. He that can live inwardly, and make small reckoning of outward things, neither requireth places, nor attendeth times, for the exercise of his devotion. *An interior man soon recollecteth himself, because he is never wholly intent upon outward things. He is not hindered by outward labour or business; but as things fall out, so he suiteth himself unto them. He that hath well ordered and disposed all things within, careth not for the perverse carriage of men. *So much is a man hindered and distracted, by how much he cleaveth to outward things. 8. If all went well with thee, and if thou wert well purified, all things would tend to thy good. But therefore many things displease and trouble thee, because thou art not yet dead unto thyself, nor separated from all earthly things. *Nothing so defileth and entangleth the heart of man, as the impure love of creatures. CHAPTER II. _Of humble submission._ MIND not much who is with thee, or who is against thee: but endeavour and take care that God may be with thee in every thing thou dost. Keep a good conscience, and God will defend thee. For whom God will help, no man can hurt. If thou canst hold thy peace and suffer, without doubt thou shalt see the salvation of the Lord. He knoweth the time and manner how to deliver thee, and therefore thou oughtest to resign thyself unto him. It belongs to God to help, and deliver from all shame. It is often profitable for the keeping us humble, that others know and reprehend our faults. 2. When a man humbleth himself for his faults, he easily pacifieth those that are offended with him. God protecteth and delivereth the humble: unto the humble man he inclineth himself; unto the humble he giveth great grace; and after his humiliation he raiseth him unto glory. Unto the humble he revealeth his secrets, and sweetly draweth him unto himself. The humble person though he suffer shame, is yet in peace; for that he resteth in God, and not in the world. *Do not think that thou hast profited any thing, unless thou esteem thyself inferior to all. CHAPTER III. _Of a good and peaceable man._ FIRST keep thyself in peace, and then mayst thou pacify others. A peaceable man doth more good than a learned one. A passionate man turneth good into evil, and easily believeth the worst.