He speaks even to those who do not beseech Him, and those whom the passions have led farthest astray nonetheless hear some of His words but pow erful, threatening and terrible words, more piercing than a double edged sword, which reach the inner recesses of the soul and which discern the thoughts and impulses of the heart; for evecything is visible to His eyes, and He does not fail to see the behavior of sinners without severely reproaching their conscience for it.