Walter Hilton Quote

Some people understand the charity of our Lord and are saved by it; others, relying on this mercy and kindness, continue in their sins, thinking that it may be theirs whenever they wish. But this is not so, for then they are too late and are taken in their sins before they expect it, and so damn themselves.

Book I, ch. 43 (p. 52) - The Ladder of Perfection (1494)