Wherefore it is plain that the Maid goes no further than what she interprets to be the instruction or inspiration received from God.
Many of the incidents of her life from childhood up have been collected in abundance and might be set forth; but these we shall not relate.
Here may be cited the examples of Deborah and of Saint Catherine who miraculously converted fifty doctors or rhetoricians, of Judith and of Judas Maccabeus.

As is usually the case, there were many circumstances in their lives which were purely natural.
A first miracle is not always followed by the other miracles which men expect.

Even if the Maid should be disappointed in her expectation and in ours (which God forbid) we ought not to conclude therefrom, that the first manifestation of her miraculous power proceeded from an evil spirit and not from heavenly grace; we should believe rather that our hopes have been disappointed because of our ingratitude and our blasphemy, or by some just and impenetrable judgment of God.

We beseech him to turn away his anger from us and vouchsafe unto us his favour.
Herein we perceive lessons, first for the King and the Blood Royal, secondly for the King's forces and the kingdom; thirdly for the clergy and people; fourthly for the Maid.

Of all these lessons the object is the same, to wit: a good life, consecrated to God, just towards others, sober, virtuous and temperate.