“Making
things look good exteriorly while being otherwise interiorly is to be
like the hypocritical Pharisees, and to imitate Satan, who disguises
himself as an angel of light. Since prudence of the flesh and
hypocrisy are so prevalent in this corrupt age, to the great
prejudice of the spirit of Christianity, the best way to combat and
overcome them is by a true and sincere simplicity.” (Abelly III,
217-18)
