Beginning Her Religious Writings

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Church-approved saints and those prescribed methods of prayer set forth by Roman Catholic tradition and papal law.  This, of course, was considered heresy and could not go unnoticed by Church authorities!</div> <bR> <div> In her own experience, Madame Guyon had learned that she could go directly to God the Father in prayer and that her prayer would be heard.  She was convinced that praying to the Blessed Virgin Mary or to the saints was an unnecessary intermediate step.  Prayer, being a personal communication with the Lord Jesus Christ, should not be controlled by rules and regulations as it was within the Roman Catholic Church.  She felt that religious services from a priest, such as saying masses and novinas on one's behalf, should not have a price tag on them.  Rather, she taught that in order to pray the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man one's prayer life should be free and directed by the Holy Spirit.  (p. 103)</div> <bR> <div> Madame Guyon returned to Paris after many trials and persecutions.  She wrote:  "<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#BF00BF" FACE="Times New Roman" >One must not judge of the servants of god by what their enemies say of them, nor by their being oppressed under calumnies without any resources.  Jesus Christ expired under painful pangs.  God uses the like conduct toward His dearest servants, to render them conformable to His Son, in whom He is always well pleased and so disposed.  But few place that conformity where it ought to be.  It is not in voluntary pains or austerities but in those which are suffered in a submission ever equal to the will of God, in a renunciation of our whole selves, to the end that God may be our ALL in ALL, conducting us according to His views and not our own, which are generally opposite to His.  All perfection consists in this entire conformity with Jesus Christ, not in shining which worldly men esteem.  It will only be seen in eternity who are the true friends of God.  Nothing pleases Him but Jesus Christ, and that which bears His mark of character</FONT>."</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id99.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Quotes from Church History"><U><B>MORE QUOTES FROM OUR HERITAGE</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>