I dare to put my trust only in the one absolute, invisible,
incomprehensible God, Who made heaven and earth, and Who alone is over
all creatures.
On the other hand, I am not afraid of any wickedness of the devil and
his company, or my God is above them all.
Even though I be forsaken or persecuted by all men, I still believe in
God.
I believe, even though I am poor, unwise, unlearned, despised or in
need of everything.
I believe, even though I am a sinner. For this faith of mine must and
shall soar above everything that is and everything that is not--above
sin and virtue and all else--so that it may remain simply and purely a
faith in God, as the First Commandment constrains me.