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The Imitation of Christ Explained

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  • Four books · 114 chapters, complete and unabridged
  • 358 pages with 329 explanatory panels
  • The William Benham historical translation
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  • The Confessions of Saint Augustine ExplainedUS$ 14.90
  • The Dark Night of the Soul ExplainedUS$ 14.90
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    For readers who want 329 concise explanations beside passages where language or context becomes difficult.

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    For readers who want all 114 chapters preserved, with nothing shortened, simplified or rewritten.

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I had started several of these classics before and always lost momentum. The explanations give me just enough context to keep reading without interrupting the author’s voice.
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The page design is wonderfully calm. I can tell at a glance what belongs to the original text and what belongs to the editor, which makes the whole edition feel trustworthy.
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These editions make demanding spiritual books feel approachable without making them feel simplified. They have become books I can actually return to for prayer and study.
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The complete historical text remains; the reading experience becomes clear, spacious and guided.

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The Imitation of Christservice, and grant that this day I may make a good beginning, for hitherto I have done nothing!" 2. According to our resolution so is the rate of our progress, and much diligence is needful for him who would make good progress. For if he who resolveth bravely oftentimes falleth short, how shall it be with him who resolveth rarely or feebly? But manifold causes bring about abandonment of our resolution, yet a trivial omission of holy exercises can hardly be made without some loss to us. The resolution of the righteous dependeth more upon the grace of God than upon their own wisdom; for in Him they always put their trust, whatsoever they take in hand. For man proposeth, but God disposeth; and the way of a man is not in himself.(1) 3. If a holy exercise be sometimes omitted for the sake of some act of piety, or of some brotherly kindness, it can easily be taken up afterwards; but if it be neglected through distaste or slothfulness, then is it sinful, and the mischief will be felt. Strive as earnestly as we may, we shall still fall

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  1. Beautifully Designed Pages

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    329 clear panels explain hard passages where they arise, never replacing the author’s words.

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    The complete William Benham translation remains intact, with every chapter preserved.

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