sentences:  When the Archbishop of Paris approved the life of Brother Lawrence made by his Grand Vicar and in his own organisation, he approved that it is said that this brother "forgot himself and was willing to lose himself for God, That he no longer thought of virtue or his salvation ... that he had always governed himself by love without interest.The book consists of sixteen short "Letters" by himself, a short collection of "Spiritual Maxims" embodying his views, four "Conversations", probably written down by M. Beaufort and a brief "Life", apparently from the same hand.It became popular among Catholics and Protestants alike, with John Wesley, Willard L Sperry, A. W. Tozer and Hannah Whitall Smith recommending it to others.