Bonaventure, on Sir 2:17

“And what will they do, when the Lord shall begin to examine?”

“And how shall we perfect sanctification? It is said in Ecclesiasticus: "Those who fear the Lord will prepare their hearts, and in his sight will sanctify their souls, saying: if we do not do penance, we shall fall into the hands of the Lord and not into the hands of men." "Those who fear the Lord will prepare their hearts," that is, they will abstain and cease from sins. Let us therefore approach the cleansing of conscience. It is a wonder how a man can remain in mortal sin. When a man enters his dwelling, he enters a tomb. I have seen of spiritual men that when they had a slight venial sin, they could scarcely sleep. If I had a lion bound with me, how could I sleep? The enemy holds you bound if you are in mortal sin. Rise therefore and sanctify your soul. Do not halve your confession, but confess most perfectly and most completely. Let the fear of the Lord lead you to this.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.