”For persons who walk after the flesh all good is impossible. But those should know that they are in falsehood and not truth. In truth the understanding, will, and power of all creatures are God's own and united. Whoever desires a special or another understanding, will, or power contrary to God's will, might well suppose he has what, in truth, he does not have and think he lacks what all creation possesses. And, on account of this lies alone, it is true that the Holy Spirit witnesses through his own that something in man, as understanding, will, power, or whatever, is against God. Let whoever understands this take heed that he truly be nothing against God. Indeed, even this illusion, about which has been spoken, is nothing. But the situation of him who thinks thus is no better. For the more he wishes to be something that he is not, the more God is against him, although He truly never was against anything. Thus it transpires that something which is impossible is, neve...