Chap. Xii.—We Must Be Free Likewise From All Men…
CHAP. XII.—WE MUST BE FREE LIKEWISE FROM ALL MENTAL PERTURBATION,
Nor merely from anger, but altogether from all perturbation of
mind, ought the exercise of prayer to be free, uttered from a spirit
such as the Spirit unto whom it is sent. For a defiled spirit cannot be
acknowledged by a holy Spirit,[13] nor a sad by a joyful,[14] nor a
lettered by a free.[15] No one grants reception to his adversary: no
one grants admittance except to his compeer.