A sermon preach'd in the chappel of His Excellency the Spanish embassador on the second Sunday of Advent, December 4. 1687. On which was solemniz'd the Feast of St. Francis Xaverius, of the Society of Jesus, apostle of the Indies and Kingdom of Japan. By the R.F. Lewis Sabran of the same Society. Permissu superiorum.
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A SERMON Preach'd in the Chappel of his Excellency The SPANISH Embassador, On the Second Sunday of Advent, December 4. 1687. Caeci vident, claudi ambulant, leprosi mudantur, surdi audiunt, mortui resurgunt, pauperes Evangelizantur, & beatus qui non fuerit, scandalizatus in me. Matt. 11. 5, 6.
A SERMON Preached in the Chapel of his Excellency The SPANISH Ambassador, On the Second Sunday of Advent, December 4. 1687. Caeci vident, claudi ambulant, Lepers mudantur, surdi Audiunt, Deads resurgunt, Paupers Evangelizantur, & beatus qui non fuerit, scandalizatus in me. Matt. 11. 5, 6.
IT is a weighty Doubt which, in this Sundays Gospel, St. John moves by his Disciples, his Chains not allowing him the liberty to offer it himself to our Blessed Lord to be resolved;
IT is a weighty Doubt which, in this Sundays Gospel, Saint John moves by his Disciples, his Chains not allowing him the liberty to offer it himself to our Blessed Lord to be resolved;
Are you he who is to come? Are you that Saviour whom for so many Ages the sighing Prophets have asked, gracious Heaven hath promised, the longing Earth expected? An Important Quaere! For what can be of a nearer concern,
are you he who is to come? are you that Saviour whom for so many Ages the sighing prophets have asked, gracious Heaven hath promised, the longing Earth expected? an Important Quaere! For what can be of a nearer concern,
And 'tis the only way leading to that Life, to know Both here by the light of Faith. But doth the Voice then question the Word that formed and sent it? Is that Head-Mystery concealed from St. John, than whom a greater Prophet is not born of a Woman? No certainly:
And it's the only Way leading to that Life, to know Both Here by the Light of Faith. But does the Voice then question the Word that formed and sent it? Is that Head-Mystery concealed from Saint John, than whom a greater Prophet is not born of a Woman? No Certainly:
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The Eternal Father lately bore in his presence witness to Christ at the Bank of the River Jordan; Even when yet inclos'd in his Mothers Womb he owned his Lord,
The Eternal Father lately boar in his presence witness to christ At the Bank of the River Jordan; Even when yet enclosed in his Mother's Womb he owned his Lord,
Christians of England, (if I may call by one Name People of so different a Belief, of such opposit Persuasions) the Church of God asks in her Gospel the same Question this Day.
Christians of England, (if I may call by one Name People of so different a Belief, of such opposite Persuasions) the Church of God asks in her Gospel the same Question this Day.
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To correct these various Errors, to redress so dangerous Mistakes, the true Church, in imitation of St. John, asks him this Day the same Question, Tu es? Are you the Lord? you that are Adored by my Children, Worshipped on my Altars?
To correct these various Errors, to redress so dangerous Mistakes, the true Church, in imitation of Saint John, asks him this Day the same Question, Tu es? are you the Lord? you that Are Adored by my Children, Worshipped on my Altars?
Hence our Blessed Lord answered not the Disciples of St. John by a bare Assertion, I am he. All Deceivers and Antichristian Cheats could give in that Answer for themselves;
Hence our Blessed Lord answered not the Disciples of Saint John by a bore Assertion, I am he. All Deceivers and Antichristian Cheats could give in that Answer for themselves;
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How shall a well-meaning Man clear these Doubts, and find out his true, Doctrin, Church, Worship, whom he owns to be his God and Redeemer? Could any of this Churches Witnesses give the same Evidence and Proofs which Christ gave for himself, our Differences would be at an end, our Doubts cleared, our Faith setled.
How shall a well-meaning Man clear these Doubts, and find out his true, Doctrine, Church, Worship, whom he owns to be his God and Redeemer? Could any of this Churches Witnesses give the same Evidence and Proofs which christ gave for himself, our Differences would be At an end, our Doubts cleared, our Faith settled.
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Christian Auditors, God most mercifully offers us many, one I will produce this Day, the great Apostle of the Indies, and the Kingdoms of Japan, Xaverius. All things concur to move me to speak of him. First my Text;
Christian Auditors, God most mercifully offers us many, one I will produce this Day, the great Apostle of the Indies, and the Kingdoms of Japan, Xavier. All things concur to move me to speak of him. First my Text;
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for I intend to prove, that his Life and Actions give the same Answer, the same Proofs for the truth of the Catholic Church, which Christ gave to evince himself to be the true Messias: So that if we proceed on those Motives which Christ himself judged the clearest and safest, we must all be Catholics, or no Christians.
for I intend to prove, that his Life and Actions give the same Answer, the same Proofs for the truth of the Catholic Church, which christ gave to evince himself to be the true Messias: So that if we proceed on those Motives which christ himself judged the Clearest and Safest, we must all be Catholics, or no Christians.
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a Society he won such a Credit unto, and reciprocally so valued, that his last Letters from Cochino into Europē own, that he miraculously escaped an infinity of Dangers, by recommending himself to the Merits and Prayers of the living and deceased Members of it, that he could make no end when he spoke of the value of,
a Society he wone such a Credit unto, and reciprocally so valued, that his last Letters from Cochino into Europen own, that he miraculously escaped an infinity of Dangers, by recommending himself to the Merits and Prayers of the living and deceased Members of it, that he could make no end when he spoke of the valve of,
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In fine, this very Chappel of the Catholic King forbids me to pass by a Saint of the Royal Blood of Navar, whose prodigious Success in Apostolical Labors, hath gained to Spain the glorious Character which St. Prosper gave to Catholic Rome, to wit, That what Parts of the World her Sword hath not subdued to her Empire, her Piety and Religion hath Conquered for Christ.
In fine, this very Chapel of the Catholic King forbids me to pass by a Saint of the Royal Blood of Navarre, whose prodigious Success in Apostolical Labors, hath gained to Spain the glorious Character which Saint Prosper gave to Catholic Room, to wit, That what Parts of the World her Sword hath not subdued to her Empire, her Piety and Religion hath Conquered for christ.
Sacred Virgin, the great Xaverius never begun a Sermon or Catechism, without begging by your Intercession the Knowledge and Practice of the Vertue he treated of:
Sacred Virgae, the great Xavier never begun a Sermon or Catechism, without begging by your Intercession the Knowledge and Practice of the Virtue he treated of:
In Imitation of him, I beg of your Divine Son, by the Mediation of your Intercession, that I may even to the most wilfully blind of Sectaries, shew in the Life and miraculous Actions of Xaverius, the most evident Proofs of true Religion and Piety, to be found only in the Catholic Church;
In Imitation of him, I beg of your Divine Son, by the Mediation of your Intercession, that I may even to the most wilfully blind of Sectaries, show in the Life and miraculous Actions of Xavier, the most evident Proofs of true Religion and Piety, to be found only in the Catholic Church;
OUR Blessed Lord being to give convincing Proofs of his Divinity to St. John 's Disciples, such as by their Evidence should lay them and the whole Nation of the Jews under a clear Obligation of owning him;
OUR Blessed Lord being to give convincing Proofs of his Divinity to Saint John is Disciples, such as by their Evidence should lay them and the Whole nation of the jews under a clear Obligation of owning him;
or from the Holiness of his Principles, the Sanctity and Congruity of his whole Doctrin; such Marks could be comprehended by few, or were the very Points in Debate.
or from the Holiness of his Principles, the Sanctity and Congruity of his Whole Doctrine; such Marks could be comprehended by few, or were the very Points in Debate.
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This was the first, the grand and certain Motive of Credibility, disposing all to reduce their Understandings unto a due, humble subjection to Faith, The blind see, the lame walk, the leprous are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life.
This was the First, the grand and certain Motive of Credibility, disposing all to reduce their Understandings unto a due, humble subjection to Faith, The blind see, the lame walk, the leprous Are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead Are raised to life.
In the beginning of his Preaching he had exposed to the Jews the same Motive, by which he pretended they were to be convinced of their Obligation of receiving him, to wit,
In the beginning of his Preaching he had exposed to the jews the same Motive, by which he pretended they were to be convinced of their Obligation of receiving him, to wit,
Some Ages before the Prophet Isay warned that incredulous Nation, that the clear Marks by which they should undoubtedly know this great Prophet, should be these self-same miraculous Cures of their Sick, their blind, their lame, their leprous.
some Ages before the Prophet Saiah warned that incredulous nation, that the clear Marks by which they should undoubtedly know this great Prophet, should be these selfsame miraculous Cures of their Sick, their blind, their lame, their leprous.
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Which Wonders were so convincing, that our Blessed Lord owned to the Jews, that altho' they refused to yield to those Motives which he offered them in his Sermons,
Which Wonders were so convincing, that our Blessed Lord owned to the jews, that although they refused to yield to those Motives which he offered them in his Sermons,
Such was their Blindness, yet such also was the Light his Miracles did yield towards the discovery of the Truths which he taught them, that he acknowledged they might have found an Excuse for their Insidelity,
Such was their Blindness, yet such also was the Light his Miracles did yield towards the discovery of the Truths which he taught them, that he acknowledged they might have found an Excuse for their Infidelity,
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and without sin have refused to submit to him, had he not wrought greater Miracles than any before amongst them, to which consequently no other like Miracles could be pretended to be opposed;
and without since have refused to submit to him, had he not wrought greater Miracles than any before among them, to which consequently no other like Miracles could be pretended to be opposed;
and therefore nothing that might weaken their Divine Authority, to which they could not without a heinous sin refuse Obedience and an entire Submission.
and Therefore nothing that might weaken their Divine authority, to which they could not without a heinous since refuse obedience and an entire Submission.
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St. Paul challenges a submissive Belief to what he had Preached, from the Corinthians, because he had proved himself an Apostle, not only by his Patience, (the true Test of Real and Solid Virtue) but also by Signs, Prodigies, and Power:
Saint Paul challenges a submissive Belief to what he had Preached, from the Corinthians, Because he had proved himself an Apostle, not only by his Patience, (the true Test of Real and Solid Virtue) but also by Signs, Prodigies, and Power:
He joyned, saith St. Gregory, Miracles to Preaching, that such an appearance of Power should give credit to Words, and their Works should be unusual, whose Doctrin was new. That their great Promises, saith St. Hierom, should find a fit warrant in equally great Wonders.
He joined, Says Saint Gregory, Miracles to Preaching, that such an appearance of Power should give credit to Words, and their Works should be unusual, whose Doctrine was new. That their great Promises, Says Saint Hieronymus, should find a fit warrant in equally great Wonders.
Hence we no sooner read that Christ had chosen Twelve Apostles, and had sent them, but that we find him signing their Mission with these following words:
Hence we no sooner read that christ had chosen Twelve Apostles, and had sent them, but that we find him signing their Mission with these following words:
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And that we might not believe these singular Graces to attend only the first Apostles, he assures us, without any limitation of Time or Place, That those who believe in him, (John 14.) shall do the same Works which He did, and greater than those;
And that we might not believe these singular Graces to attend only the First Apostles, he assures us, without any limitation of Time or Place, That those who believe in him, (John 14.) shall do the same Works which He did, and greater than those;
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From this clear Method, and plain Doctrin of Christ and his Apostles, and from this following unquestionable Truth, grounded on God's Goodness and Justice, to wit, That as men are bound to receive the Doctrin which God sends his Servants to preach to them,
From this clear Method, and plain Doctrine of christ and his Apostles, and from this following unquestionable Truth, grounded on God's goodness and justice, to wit, That as men Are bound to receive the Doctrine which God sends his Servants to preach to them,
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These Principles being thus cleared and settled, I form this Argument for Christianity against a Jew or Pagan, to which I crave your attention, that you may observe if it faulters in any part,
These Principles being thus cleared and settled, I from this Argument for Christianity against a Jew or Pagan, to which I crave your attention, that you may observe if it falters in any part,
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Is this Argument plain and convincing, or no? May not the Major Proposition, if deny'd, be easily proved beyond the possibility of a Reply, out of the two Principles before laid open? As for the Minor, no one can refuse his assent to it, who considers how those Miracles were wrought, in the sight of great Multitudes, of which most were declared Enemies to Christ and his Disclples;
Is this Argument plain and convincing, or no? May not the Major Proposition, if denied, be Easily proved beyond the possibility of a Reply, out of the two Principles before laid open? As for the Minor, no one can refuse his assent to it, who considers how those Miracles were wrought, in the sighed of great Multitudes, of which most were declared Enemies to christ and his Disciples;
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how these Persons, and their miraculous Works, were prophesied before, and such Prophecies, preserved in the hands of their Enemies, did point out all the Circumstances that attended their Persons and Miracles;
how these Persons, and their miraculous Works, were prophesied before, and such Prophecies, preserved in the hands of their Enemies, did point out all the circumstances that attended their Persons and Miracles;
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how (to conclude) no other Religion or Belief was ever thus evidently attested by the Omnipotency of God, ever thus visibly subscribed unto with his Hand, and marked with his Seal.
how (to conclude) no other Religion or Belief was ever thus evidently attested by the Omnipotency of God, ever thus visibly subscribed unto with his Hand, and marked with his Seal.
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Say, Christians, are these Proofs clear and convincing? Yea, or No? Do you believe your selves strictly bound under pain of Eternal Damnation to believe God, speaking to you as plainly,
Say, Christians, Are these Proofs clear and convincing? Yea, or No? Do you believe your selves strictly bound under pain of Eternal Damnation to believe God, speaking to you as plainly,
that all who can come to the Knowledge of that Faith which they preach'd, that Religion which they setl'd, that Church which they form'd, are bound under pain of Eternal Damnation to embrace that Faith, to profess that Religion,
that all who can come to the Knowledge of that Faith which they preached, that Religion which they settled, that Church which they formed, Are bound under pain of Eternal Damnation to embrace that Faith, to profess that Religion,
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than to use the same Argument which moves us all to be Christians? Which I thus offer, altering only such words in it which fit it to our Case, without taking away any thing from its force.
than to use the same Argument which moves us all to be Christians? Which I thus offer, altering only such words in it which fit it to our Case, without taking away any thing from its force.
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how are we Christians, induced to it by the former, which is the very same with this? All that needs then to be attempted, is only to evince the parity;
how Are we Christians, induced to it by the former, which is the very same with this? All that needs then to be attempted, is only to evince the parity;
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which I shall do, first, by exposing in short to your view those admirable Miracles of Xaverius, which will appear to be the same with those that were wrought by the Prophets, by Christ, by his Apostles; next, by shewing that no Objection can be made against them, which may not be of equal force in a Pagan 's or a Jew 's mouth, in opposition to the Miracles and Prodigies wrought by the Prophets, by Christ, by his Apostles.
which I shall do, First, by exposing in short to your view those admirable Miracles of Xavier, which will appear to be the same with those that were wrought by the prophets, by christ, by his Apostles; next, by showing that no Objection can be made against them, which may not be of equal force in a Pagan is or a Jew is Mouth, in opposition to the Miracles and Prodigies wrought by the prophets, by christ, by his Apostles.
If I make good these two Points, this Conclusion will unavoidable follow: Whoever is a Christian on the true grounds of Christianity, must also be a Catholic;
If I make good these two Points, this Conclusion will unavoidable follow: Whoever is a Christian on the true grounds of Christianity, must also be a Catholic;
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The Prodigies which God wrought by St. Xaverius were such, that I dare say of them in general, they are the best Instance the Church of God hath had, from the first Apostles time, of the truth of two Promises of Christ;
The Prodigies which God wrought by Saint Xavier were such, that I Dare say of them in general, they Are the best Instance the Church of God hath had, from the First Apostles time, of the truth of two Promises of christ;
than to command and alter the Elements, to cure all Diseases, to be obey'd by the mutest Fishes and wildest Beasts, to dive into Human Hearts and Thoughts, to break even the Bonds of Death,
than to command and altar the Elements, to cure all Diseases, to be obeyed by the mutest Fish and Wildest Beasts, to dive into Human Hearts and Thoughts, to break even the Bonds of Death,
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A great Miracle it was, when after three years drouth the Heavens, at the moment foretold by Elias, gathered into Clouds, these yielded to his first request abundant Rain:
A great Miracle it was, when After three Years drouth the Heavens, At the moment foretold by Elias, gathered into Clouds, these yielded to his First request abundant Rain:
But was it a lesser Wonder, or less Illustrious, when St. Xaverius in the Island of Vlata, the King whereof with his whole People were ready to yield up their Liberty and Life to their Enemies Chains or Swords, who held them besieged,
But was it a lesser Wonder, or less Illustrious, when Saint Xavier in the Island of Vlata, the King whereof with his Whole People were ready to yield up their Liberty and Life to their Enemies Chains or Swords, who held them besieged,
by which Miracle he converted, with which Waters he baptized them? Let us reverence the Prophet Elizeus, who turned bitter Waters into sweet, to refresh the Children of the Prophets:
by which Miracle he converted, with which Waters he baptised them? Let us Reverence the Prophet Elisha, who turned bitter Waters into sweet, to refresh the Children of the prophets:
but let it not appear less prodigious in Xaverius to relieve several times in a greater distress Seamen and Passengers, changing by his Blessing salt Water into fresh,
but let it not appear less prodigious in Xavier to relieve several times in a greater distress Seamen and Passengers, changing by his Blessing salt Water into fresh,
whil'st he broke by his Commands the most swelling Billows, still'd the most stormy Winds. The Air, Fire, Earth, obey'd his voice as readily as the Water;
whilst he broke by his Commands the most swelling Billows, stilled the most stormy Winds. The Air, Fire, Earth, obeyed his voice as readily as the Water;
when in the Island of Mero, the one gathered into Clouds, these were torn with Thunder and Lightning, followed by most terrifying Earthquakes, to strike fear into the more unmovable and deaf hearts of the most savage and barbarous Inhabitants.
when in the Island of Mero, the one gathered into Clouds, these were torn with Thunder and Lightning, followed by most terrifying Earthquakes, to strike Fear into the more unmovable and deaf hearts of the most savage and barbarous Inhabitants.
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whoever had it in a fuller proportion than Xaverius! Behold him in the City of Pasim, surrounded by Three Thousand Idolaters all strucken with the Plague;
whoever had it in a fuller proportion than Xavier! Behold him in the city of Pasim, surrounded by Three Thousand Idolaters all strucken with the Plague;
Most remarkable was the Cure of the Leprous Syrian General Naaman, who obeying the Orders which the Prophet sent him by his Servant Giezi, washing himself seven times in the Waters of Jordan, was cleansed, and perfectly cured.
Most remarkable was the Cure of the Leprous Syrian General Naaman, who obeying the Order which the Prophet sent him by his Servant Gehazi, washing himself seven times in the Waters of Jordan, was cleansed, and perfectly cured.
The hand of God appeared not less evidently at Xaverius 's request, when sent for in Japan by an Ulcerous Lazarus of Noble Birth, unwilling to break off his Catechism, he commissioned his Companion to go,
The hand of God appeared not less evidently At Xavier is request, when sent for in Japan by an Ulcerous Lazarus of Noble Birth, unwilling to break off his Catechism, he commissioned his Companion to go,
But with what lustre did this unlimited Power appear at Malaca, when after he had walked many nights thro' the Streets of that equally Rich and Sinful City, warning all, with the ringing of a Bell,
But with what lustre did this unlimited Power appear At Malaca, when After he had walked many nights through the Streets of that equally Rich and Sinful city, warning all, with the ringing of a Bell,
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finding at last he had but few to joyn in Prayers with him, that he might stir in those insensible Sinners, dull to all the threats of the Justice of God, some sense of his Mercy, he caused all the Sick to be brought forth,
finding At last he had but few to join in Prayers with him, that he might stir in those insensible Sinners, dull to all the Treats of the justice of God, Some sense of his Mercy, he caused all the Sick to be brought forth,
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The Fishes of the Sea pay'd that Obedience they ow'd to our Blessed Lord, when after the useless endeavors of a toilsom Night, they sill'd the Nets of the three obedient Fishermen:
The Fish of the Sea paid that obedience they owed to our Blessed Lord, when After the useless endeavors of a toilsome Night, they silled the Nets of the three obedient Fishermen:
the same blessed Lord honor'd his Servant Xaverius with a more illustrious Miracle, when in the Japan - Sea of Cangaxima, at his Prayer, by his Lord's Power, not only the Nets and Boats of some Idolatrous Fishermen were filled,
the same blessed Lord honoured his Servant Xavier with a more illustrious Miracle, when in the Japan - Sea of Cangaxima, At his Prayer, by his Lord's Power, not only the Nets and Boats of Some Idolatrous Fishermen were filled,
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Did Jesus our God shew more patently his Divine Power, than in casting on the ground with two words, Ego sum, I am He, that wicked Band which came to lay Hands on his Sacred Humanity in the Garden of Getzemani? Yet, to verifie his own Promise, he wrought a greater wonder by Xaverius, when the Saint, to protect the newly-converted Christians of Travancor, met undauntedly a fierce Army of the most Warlike and Cruel Nation of the Indians, the Badages, and with these words, I forbid you in the Name of the Living God to advance one step further;
Did jesus our God show more patently his Divine Power, than in casting on the ground with two words, Ego sum, I am He, that wicked Band which Come to lay Hands on his Sacred Humanity in the Garden of Getzemani? Yet, to verify his own Promise, he wrought a greater wonder by Xavier, when the Saint, to Pact the newly-converted Christians of Travancor, met undauntedly a fierce Army of the most Warlike and Cruel nation of the Indians, the Badages, and with these words, I forbid you in the Name of the Living God to advance one step further;
first fix'd them all by fear, then put them to flight, being on that occasion first stiled, the Great Father, and all the Subjects of the great King of Travancor being by Proclamation commanded to pay to this Saint the same Obedience which they owed to their Sovereign.
First fixed them all by Fear, then put them to flight, being on that occasion First styled, the Great Father, and all the Subject's of the great King of Travancor being by Proclamation commanded to pay to this Saint the same obedience which they owed to their Sovereign.
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That Power seems to be the most boundless, which is heard even by those who lie so low, so fast asleep in their Graves, to which even Death it self is not deaf.
That Power seems to be the most boundless, which is herd even by those who lie so low, so fast asleep in their Graves, to which even Death it self is not deaf.
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In the City of Mutan he copy'd the Miracle wrought by Christ at Naim, in the sight of the whole Town, which mournfully followed the Corps of their chiefest Burgess's Son;
In the city of Mutan he copied the Miracle wrought by christ At Nain, in the sighed of the Whole Town, which mournfully followed the Corpse of their chiefest Burgess's Son;
At Travancor he moved that other Nineve, equally sinful, but more deaf to her Prophet's Summons, to ask what Miracle they pleased for proof of his Mission;
At Travancor he moved that other Nineveh, equally sinful, but more deaf to her Prophet's Summons, to ask what Miracle they pleased for proof of his Mission;
then, at their instance, caused a Body bury'd the day before to be digg'd up, view'd by them, owned even by its insupportable stench to be half corrupted,
then, At their instance, caused a Body buried the day before to be dug up, viewed by them, owned even by its insupportable stench to be half corrupted,
and rendred it its Soul. He opened another Grave at Malaca the fourth day after it had receiv'd the dead Son of a pious Matron, and restored him alive to his comfortless Mother.
and rendered it its Soul. He opened Another Grave At Malaca the fourth day After it had received the dead Son of a pious Matron, and restored him alive to his comfortless Mother.
What shall I say of that miraculous Gift of Tongues? That it was, which worked the Conversion of the greater part of those three thousand which St. Peter added to the Flock of Christ at his first Sermon.
What shall I say of that miraculous Gift of Tongues? That it was, which worked the Conversion of the greater part of those three thousand which Saint Peter added to the Flock of christ At his First Sermon.
This Grace appeared most frequently given to Xaverius: In a Sea-Voyage to Amboyna he was at once understood by the Portugezes, and Indians of most different Nations and Languages, which moved all these to ask Baptism:
This Grace appeared most frequently given to Xavier: In a Sea-Voyage to Amboyna he was At once understood by the Portugezes, and Indians of most different nations and Languages, which moved all these to ask Baptism:
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so admir'd by the Japoneses, especially at Amanguchi, to wit, by one Answer to satisfie six or seven several Questions, moved to him at once by those Bonzies in the heat of Disputation.
so admired by the Japoneses, especially At Amanguchi, to wit, by one Answer to satisfy six or seven several Questions, moved to him At once by those Bonzies in the heat of Disputation.
No Prediction could ever bear a more lasting Miracle, than that by which he assured the Pilot who brought him out of Japan, that his Ship should never suffer Shipwreck,
No Prediction could ever bear a more lasting Miracle, than that by which he assured the Pilot who brought him out of Japan, that his Ship should never suffer Shipwreck,
Many Heathens several years after were converted, seeing this Prophecy so miraculously fulfill'd, this Ship ever coming safe to the Haven through Tempests which Shipwreck'd all others that set to Sail with it, the Pilot never fearing Rocks, Shelves, Quicksands, Hurricanes,
Many heathens several Years After were converted, seeing this Prophecy so miraculously fulfilled, this Ship ever coming safe to the Haven through Tempests which Shipwrecked all Others that Set to Sail with it, the Pilot never fearing Rocks, Shelves, Quicksands, Hurricanes,
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or those ever fatal Typhons of the Tapanian Seas, which he owned he should not have dreaded the more, had his Ship been made of Glass, knowing it safe enough under the Protection of so unerring a Prophet.
or those ever fatal Typhons of the Tapanian Seas, which he owned he should not have dreaded the more, had his Ship been made of Glass, knowing it safe enough under the Protection of so unerring a Prophet.
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to wit, that for Three days he did at the same time comfort in their Ship those Portuguezes who had so faithfully shared his Dangers in the Kingdoms of Japan, assuring them that certainly they should recover their Friends, whom a dismal Tempest had born away in the Cockboat;
to wit, that for Three days he did At the same time Comfort in their Ship those Portuguezes who had so faithfully shared his Dangers in the Kingdoms of Japan, assuring them that Certainly they should recover their Friends, whom a dismal Tempest had born away in the Cockboat;
and bare those Fifteen others company in their Cockboat, driven above Threescore Miles from the Ship, guiding and preserving it in the midst of the raging Billows and the highest Storms, till it bore up to the Ship again.
and bore those Fifteen Others company in their Cockboat, driven above Threescore Miles from the Ship, guiding and preserving it in the midst of the raging Billows and the highest Storms, till it boar up to the Ship again.
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but clear Instances of a Power Divine ever attending Xaverius, and Confirming his Doctrin, which would not equally strike at the Miracles wrought by our Blessed Lord and his holy Apostles.
but clear Instances of a Power Divine ever attending Xavier, and Confirming his Doctrine, which would not equally strike At the Miracles wrought by our Blessed Lord and his holy Apostles.
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But how little can such a Censure reach Miracles, exposed to the view of whole Towns or Nations, wrought in favor of Mahometans, Idolaters, Jews, to oppose their Law,
But how little can such a Censure reach Miracles, exposed to the view of Whole Towns or nations, wrought in favour of Mahometans, Idolaters, jews, to oppose their Law,
and condemn their Practises, owned by the Public and Sworn Depositions of several hundreds? If these Surmises can blast such Miracles, wrought to persuade a Religion, of which the Witnesses to them disowned each Article;
and condemn their Practises, owned by the Public and Sworn Depositions of several hundreds? If these Surmises can blast such Miracles, wrought to persuade a Religion, of which the Witnesses to them disowned each Article;
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But what Security, says another, have we, what Evidence for the matter of Fact, of these Miracles? The same as can be produced for the Miracles of Christ,
But what Security, Says Another, have we, what Evidence for the matter of Fact, of these Miracles? The same as can be produced for the Miracles of christ,
such, and many in number, by the Command of John the Third, King of Portugal, were produced by the Bishop of Goa, Grand Vicar of Malaca, and all the other Prelates spread over the Indies. If Historiographers never are refused a Belief when all agree in the same Narrative,
such, and many in number, by the Command of John the Third, King of Portugal, were produced by the Bishop of Goa, Grand Vicar of Malaca, and all the other Prelates spread over the Indies. If Historiographers never Are refused a Belief when all agree in the same Narrative,
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If standing Monuments, if the fresh Memory of an incident of high concern, uncontrouled, deliver'd by the general consent of many Nations, be an undoubted and certain Proof;
If standing Monuments, if the fresh Memory of an incident of high concern, uncontrolled, Delivered by the general consent of many nations, be an undoubted and certain Proof;
This (to instance Witnesses which lie not open to the least suspicion, being Enemies of the Ch. of Rome) our English Minister R. Hackluit stiles him, The Evangelical Workman, and Divine Master of the Indians, of whose excellent Virtues and miraculous Works the Indian Histories are full.
This (to instance Witnesses which lie not open to the least suspicion, being Enemies of the Christ of Rome) our English Minister R. Hakluyt stile him, The Evangelical Workman, and Divine Master of the Indians, of whose excellent Virtues and miraculous Works the Indian Histories Are full.
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Baldaeus in his Indian History acknowledges him a true Copy of St. Paul, whose Gift cannot be express'd or conceived, whom in wonderful Works no one is capable to imitate.
Baldaeus in his Indian History acknowledges him a true Copy of Saint Paul, whose Gift cannot be expressed or conceived, whom in wondered Works no one is capable to imitate.
The very Mahometans, moved by the certain Fame of his unquestionable Miracles, built him a Mosque in the Coast of Comorino; the Heathen King of Travancor built him a Temple,
The very Mahometans, moved by the certain Fame of his unquestionable Miracles, built him a Mosque in the Coast of Comorino; the Heathen King of Travancor built him a Temple,
as the Heathens of Lystris in Lycaonia would have sacrificed to St. Paul, whom by his Miracles they would needs judge to have been one of their Gods in Human, shape;
as the heathens of Lystris in Lycaonia would have sacrificed to Saint Paul, whom by his Miracles they would needs judge to have been one of their God's in Human, shape;
so that I may confirm his Miracles with that Observation of St. Augustin concerning those which the Apostles are said to have wrought, That if any one would obstinately deny those of St. Xaverius, it were a far greater Miracle that without the working of any he should have converted an infinity of Mahometans, Jews, Gentiles, in places so remote from any Christian Power, where there was none to countenance or protect those he brought over from their Established Religion to the Christian Relief and Practices;
so that I may confirm his Miracles with that Observation of Saint Augustin Concerning those which the Apostles Are said to have wrought, That if any one would obstinately deny those of Saint Xavier, it were a Far greater Miracle that without the working of any he should have converted an infinity of Mahometans, jews, Gentiles, in places so remote from any Christian Power, where there was none to countenance or Pact those he brought over from their Established Religion to the Christian Relief and Practices;
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not one small Village that Xaverius Converted, ever abandoned the Faith so miraculously received, except the only Town of Tolo, which yet soon resumed it,
not one small Village that Xavier Converted, ever abandoned the Faith so miraculously received, except the only Town of Tolo, which yet soon resumed it,
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Such was the servor of Xaverius 's Neophites, that many Slaves he had Christned, especially amongst the Paravais, having recovered their Liberty, chose to forfeit it again by returning to their old Masters, rather than to lose the opportunity of frequenting the Sacraments.
Such was the servor of Xavier is Neophytes, that many Slaves he had Christened, especially among the Paravais, having recovered their Liberty, chosen to forfeit it again by returning to their old Masters, rather than to loose the opportunity of frequenting the Sacraments.
Almost all the Inhabitants of the Island Manar, by an illustrious Martyrdom, consigned to Posterity their Zeal for Religion, equal to the most generous Instances of the Primitive Church of Christ, near the whole Nation being destroyed by their Neighbor Heathen Kings,
Almost all the Inhabitants of the Island Manar, by an illustrious Martyrdom, consigned to Posterity their Zeal for Religion, equal to the most generous Instances of the Primitive Church of christ, near the Whole nation being destroyed by their Neighbour Heathen Kings,
In Congoxima, a Kingdom of Japan, he left but a hundred Christians, without the help or comfort such new Converts seemed to stand in need of from some Priest,
In Congoxima, a Kingdom of Japan, he left but a hundred Christians, without the help or Comfort such new Converts seemed to stand in need of from Some Priest,
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yet not one fell off from his Faith, tho' pressed to it by a most severe and bloody Persecution raised against them by the Bonzies; their Blood and good Example of truly Christian Virtues, swell'd up the number of Converts to Four hundred,
yet not one fell off from his Faith, though pressed to it by a most severe and bloody Persecution raised against them by the Bonzies; their Blood and good Exampl of truly Christian Virtues, swelled up the number of Converts to Four hundred,
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and obliged their King by a solemn Embassy, to ask some Priest from the Vice-Roy of the Indies, who should Confirm so miraculously established a Christianity.
and obliged their King by a solemn Embassy, to ask Some Priest from the Vice-Roy of the Indies, who should Confirm so miraculously established a Christianity.
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What can be objected more against these Miracles, which if allowed, would not equally disprove those which the Apostles wrought? If we give belief to the one,
What can be objected more against these Miracles, which if allowed, would not equally disprove those which the Apostles wrought? If we give belief to the one,
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why shall not those convince us as unavoidably, that we must be of that Catholic Religion which Xaverius, Legat à Latere of the Bishop of Rome, and Priest of the Society of JESƲS, did profess himself a Member of,
why shall not those convince us as avoidable, that we must be of that Catholic Religion which Xavier, Legate à Later of the Bishop of Rome, and Priest of the Society of JESƲS, did profess himself a Member of,
for not only Xaverius 's Aunt, a Religious Virgin, of eminent and approved Virtue in the Monastery of S. Clare at Gandia Magd. Jasse, by Letters persuaded the Saints Father not to withdraw him from the University of Paris, as he designed, on the account of the great Expences he put him unto there,
for not only Xavier is Aunt, a Religious Virgae, of eminent and approved Virtue in the Monastery of S. Clare At Gandia Magd Jasse, by Letters persuaded the Saints Father not to withdraw him from the university of paris, as he designed, on the account of the great Expenses he put him unto there,
but the very barbarous Indians of Travancor acknowledged him their promised Apostle, according to the ancient Prophecy carved by St. Thomas on a Pillar of Free-stone yet standing there, which assured them, that White Men should come from another World to teach them the way to Heaven,
but the very barbarous Indians of Travancor acknowledged him their promised Apostle, according to the ancient Prophecy carved by Saint Thomas on a Pillar of Freestone yet standing there, which assured them, that White Men should come from Another World to teach them the Way to Heaven,
and Xaverius in particular was foretold by the Proto-Martyr of the Indies, Peter Couillan, at the moment that stuck with Darts he shed by many Wounds his Blood for the Name of Christ, Fifty Years before Xaverius 's Arrival into the Indies, Thirteen before his Birth.
and Xavier in particular was foretold by the Proto-Martyr of the Indies, Peter Couillan, At the moment that stuck with Darts he shed by many Wounds his Blood for the Name of christ, Fifty years before Xavier is Arrival into the Indies, Thirteen before his Birth.
Now such Prophecies are the most infallible Tests of Miracles and Missions, because they take off all whatever suspicion of private Ends, which incredulous Men are willing to fasten on actual Miracles, as St. Augustin observes;
Now such Prophecies Are the most infallible Tests of Miracles and Missions, Because they take off all whatever suspicion of private Ends, which incredulous Men Are willing to fasten on actual Miracles, as Saint Augustin observes;
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One further Objection some may offer at, to wit, That these Miracles were wrought only in proof of those common and general Articles of Christian Religion, not in debate amongst those who have the Name of Christian,
One further Objection Some may offer At, to wit, That these Miracles were wrought only in proof of those Common and general Articles of Christian Religion, not in debate among those who have the Name of Christian,
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how happens it, that no one ever, who was not a Catholic, happening to be in those Countries by the occasion of Reformed Plantations, could work a Miracle to persuade those Infidels of the truth of Christian Religion.
how happens it, that no one ever, who was not a Catholic, happening to be in those Countries by the occasion of Reformed Plantations, could work a Miracle to persuade those Infidels of the truth of Christian Religion.
But to clear this important Point, there is not an Article of Catholic Belief, not a Part of Catholic Practice, which this Saint hath not proved by evident Miracles, to be revealed by, and acceptable to God. To instance in few.
But to clear this important Point, there is not an Article of Catholic Belief, not a Part of Catholic Practice, which this Saint hath not proved by evident Miracles, to be revealed by, and acceptable to God. To instance in few.
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this Saint Confirmed it by an evident Miracle, when at Meliapor giving his Beads to a Merchant then Sailing off, he said to him, 'Twill not be of small use, be but devout to the Virgin Mary:
this Saint Confirmed it by an evident Miracle, when At Meliapor giving his Beads to a Merchant then Sailing off, he said to him, It'll not be of small use, be but devout to the Virgae Marry:
when on a sudden, after a short Extasie, in which he seemed to Converse with S. Xaverius, he found himself alone on the Shore, without knowing where he lost his Companions, who perished all in the Stormy Waves.
when on a sudden, After a short Ecstasy, in which he seemed to Converse with S. Xavier, he found himself alone on the Shore, without knowing where he lost his Sodales, who perished all in the Stormy Waves.
for a little Prayer-Book, containing only the Saints Litanies, being left by him with the Princess of Ekandono, applied by her to her Lord, suddenly recovered him from the Agony and Convulsions of Death,
for a little Prayer-Book, containing only the Saints Litanies, being left by him with the Princess of Ekandono, applied by her to her Lord, suddenly recovered him from the Agony and Convulsions of Death,
Do we value Holy-Water? (on the account of the Holy Churches Blessing, and the Prayers said over it) Arm'd with it alone he Encountred those Tygers, who in numerous Troups came out of their Forest in the Island Sancian, and ever devoured those Portugueses who ventured out of their Trenches:
Do we valve Holy water? (on the account of the Holy Churches Blessing, and the Prayers said over it) Armed with it alone he Encountered those Tigers, who in numerous Troops Come out of their Forest in the Island Sancian, and ever devoured those Portuguese who ventured out of their Trenches:
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Do we believe God is Honor'd by our Vows, but most singularly by the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass? It was by vowing a certain number of Masses, that this Saint in a moment conquered the stubborn Heart of a Great Man at Malaca, recalling him from an impious Despair the whole City was equally scandalized and afflicted at,
Do we believe God is Honoured by our Vows, but most singularly by the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass? It was by vowing a certain number of Masses, that this Saint in a moment conquered the stubborn Heart of a Great Man At Malaca, recalling him from an impious Despair the Whole city was equally scandalized and afflicted At,
Are Pilgrimages to Places of particular Devotion in use amongst us, as approved by the pious Practice of all Ages and Christian Nations? This Saint undertook one of Fifty Miles to the Sepulchre of St. Thomas, and God approved his Devotion by a Revelation of his Divine Will, touching what he asked to be directed in.
are Pilgrimages to Places of particular Devotion in use among us, as approved by the pious Practice of all Ages and Christian nations? This Saint undertook one of Fifty Miles to the Sepulchre of Saint Thomas, and God approved his Devotion by a Revelation of his Divine Will, touching what he asked to be directed in.
The Gift of Prophecy he often made use of, to call upon the Prayers of the Faithful for the Dead at the moment they departed this Life, at a vast distance of Place,
The Gift of Prophecy he often made use of, to call upon the Prayers of the Faithful for the Dead At the moment they departed this Life, At a vast distance of Place,
If we Honor the glorious Trophy of our Redeemer's Cross, he planted it in almost all the Towns and High-ways of the East-Indies, and of several Kingdoms of Japan. Such Miracles were wrought in favor of those who resorted to them, that in their presence they might adore their Crucified Lord,
If we Honour the glorious Trophy of our Redeemer's Cross, he planted it in almost all the Towns and Highways of the East indies, and of several Kingdoms of Japan. Such Miracles were wrought in favour of those who resorted to them, that in their presence they might adore their crucified Lord,
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So that the Christians of Amboyno, Besieged in their Castle by the Javares, a Heathenish and Barbarous Nation, unconcerned for themselves, only sought to withdraw from the Savage Fury of their Enemies, that Cross which Xaverius had arbor'd there,
So that the Christians of Amboyno, Besieged in their Castle by the Javares, a Heathenish and Barbarous nation, unconcerned for themselves, only sought to withdraw from the Savage Fury of their Enemies, that Cross which Xavier had arbored there,
Do these Miracles wrought by Xaverius prove him a Saint, a Servant of God, who had intimate Communications with his Lord, was highly favored by him? If so, can any one be persuaded, that so holy a Man used not his sincerest Endeavors to attain the Knowledge of the true Faith and Religion,
Do these Miracles wrought by Xavier prove him a Saint, a Servant of God, who had intimate Communications with his Lord, was highly favoured by him? If so, can any one be persuaded, that so holy a Man used not his Sincerest Endeavors to attain the Knowledge of the true Faith and Religion,
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or that God, who so extraordinarily favored him, refused to reveal unto him so important a Truth? Can we conceive a Man of a Sanctity so approved by Almighty God, to have been an Idolater, a Man of an unsound Faith? Superstitious, Ignorant, Deluded? If you had rather conclude the Means he used in the working of these Prodigies, were holy,
or that God, who so extraordinarily favoured him, refused to reveal unto him so important a Truth? Can we conceive a Man of a Sanctity so approved by Almighty God, to have been an Idolater, a Man of an unsound Faith? Superstitious, Ignorant, Deluded? If you had rather conclude the Means he used in the working of these Prodigies, were holy,
and that God declared them such, it follows, That all Catholic Devotions and Practices, and those Points of Belief from which they naturally flow, in which all Sectaries dissent from us, are very holy,
and that God declared them such, it follows, That all Catholic Devotions and Practices, and those Points of Belief from which they naturally flow, in which all Sectaries dissent from us, Are very holy,
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I must confess, I cannot conceive what a Thinking Man can yet object to these Miracles wrought by Xaverius, whereby he may lessen the Obligation laid on him to betake himself to the Bosom of that Catholic Church, to the Sincerity of whose Doctrin only, to the Piety of whose Practices God gives so miraculous an Approbation as all these Prodigies make up!
I must confess, I cannot conceive what a Thinking Man can yet Object to these Miracles wrought by Xavier, whereby he may lessen the Obligation laid on him to betake himself to the Bosom of that Catholic Church, to the Sincerity of whose Doctrine only, to the Piety of whose Practices God gives so miraculous an Approbation as all these Prodigies make up!
Can it be objected by any particular Man, that he himself hath seen no one of like Miracles? This would be as plausible a Plea for an Atheist against the Miracles of Christ and his Apostles.
Can it be objected by any particular Man, that he himself hath seen no one of like Miracles? This would be as plausible a Plea for an Atheist against the Miracles of christ and his Apostles.
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And considering the Conversions in the greatest part of the new World, effected by Xaverius 's Miracles, I cannot but say to such an one in St. Augustin 's words, We are taught that our Ancestors followed visible Miracles,
And considering the Conversions in the greatest part of the new World, effected by Xavier is Miracles, I cannot but say to such an one in Saint Augustin is words, We Are taught that our Ancestors followed visible Miracles,
I know some will object, That should an Angel come from Heaven to teach them otherwise than the Gospel doth, we ought even not to return him any other Answer than Anathema; That Miracles are then only to be considered and valued,
I know Some will Object, That should an Angel come from Heaven to teach them otherwise than the Gospel does, we ought even not to return him any other Answer than Anathema; That Miracles Are then only to be considered and valued,
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The Jews had a positive Command to believe no Worker of Miracles, (Deut. 13.) that should teach them a Doctrin contrary to what they had received from Moses; they were bid, in Doubts of that nature, to have their recourse to the High-Priest,
The jews had a positive Command to believe no Worker of Miracles, (Deuteronomy 13.) that should teach them a Doctrine contrary to what they had received from Moses; they were bid, in Doubts of that nature, to have their recourse to the High-Priest,
and they forfeited their Life who refused to obey him. The Scribes, Pharisees, Priests judging of the Miracles of Christ by his Doctrin, condemned both,
and they forfeited their Life who refused to obey him. The Scribes, Pharisees, Priests judging of the Miracles of christ by his Doctrine, condemned both,
this was the Debate, in which the Jews were obliged in Conscience to own Christ, to take from him the true Sense of the Prophecies, convinced by his Miracles that God sent and Commissioned him to Teach.
this was the Debate, in which the jews were obliged in Conscience to own christ, to take from him the true Sense of the Prophecies, convinced by his Miracles that God sent and Commissioned him to Teach.
'tis clear, that no seeming Miracle could in reason move us to follow such a Person, the Predictions and Miracles of Christ would fence us against all the deceitful Temptations such a Person could offer.
it's clear, that no seeming Miracle could in reason move us to follow such a Person, the Predictions and Miracles of christ would fence us against all the deceitful Temptations such a Person could offer.
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But when the Question is, What Doctrin Christ did teach, (to the decision of which Question no Miracles wrought heretofore by Christ can be of any use) when evident Miracles are wrought by those who are in a possession of the Doctrin delivered by Christ and his Apostles, such Miracles as Christ himself promised they should be impowered to work, who should believe as he had taught, to plead against these, that the opposite Doctrin is true,
But when the Question is, What Doctrine christ did teach, (to the decision of which Question no Miracles wrought heretofore by christ can be of any use) when evident Miracles Are wrought by those who Are in a possession of the Doctrine Delivered by christ and his Apostles, such Miracles as christ himself promised they should be Empowered to work, who should believe as he had taught, to plead against these, that the opposite Doctrine is true,
Less than that Criminal, who having heard clear, positive and unquestionable Evidences brought in against himself, should confidently say in his own defence, That he cannot indeed on any score reject or disprove the Witnesses,
Less than that Criminal, who having herd clear, positive and unquestionable Evidences brought in against himself, should confidently say in his own defence, That he cannot indeed on any score reject or disprove the Witnesses,
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Thus I have shewed how insignificant all the Objections are, which may be offered against the undoubted Authority of S. Xaverius 's Miracles: One Scruple I will yet remove, which I have known raised in some; 'tis this.
Thus I have showed how insignificant all the Objections Are, which may be offered against the undoubted authority of S. Xavier is Miracles: One Scruple I will yet remove, which I have known raised in Some; it's this.
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If the Authority of these Miracles be so weighty, how come so many Learned Churchmen of our Persuasion not to yield to it? I could be willing to pass by that Quaere without an Answer, which must reflect somewhat severely on many;
If the authority of these Miracles be so weighty, how come so many Learned Churchmen of our Persuasion not to yield to it? I could be willing to pass by that Quaere without an Answer, which must reflect somewhat severely on many;
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or Jewish Priests do we read of, Converted by Christ? Scarce a Gamaliel, a Nicodemus, and those also Concealed Disciples, Night-Friends: the immediate Voice of Christ, his Hand,
or Jewish Priests do we read of, Converted by christ? Scarce a Gamaliel, a Nicodemus, and those also Concealed Disciples, Night-Friends: the immediate Voice of christ, his Hand,
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amongst the Twelve hundred thousand which he Instructed and Baptized, how many Brachmans, Bonzies, and such blind Guides, that Lead others into Errors, were reckoned? But one only, or two.
among the Twelve hundred thousand which he Instructed and Baptised, how many Brachmans, Bonzies, and such blind Guides, that Led Others into Errors, were reckoned? But one only, or two.
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and Error defended once with Heat, is commonly maintained with an incorrigible Stubbornness: No Miracle can equal such Peoples stubborn Insensibility, and alter them.
and Error defended once with Heat, is commonly maintained with an incorrigible Stubbornness: No Miracle can equal such Peoples stubborn Insensibility, and altar them.
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Xaverius had convinced Two hundred Brachmans of the Errors of their Law, and the Sanctity of the Christian, they had owned both, all of them in one Assembly;
Xavier had convinced Two hundred Brachmans of the Errors of their Law, and the Sanctity of the Christian, they had owned both, all of them in one Assembly;
The Saint hoped this Effect of Gods Grace would prove a mighty inviting Example; But he no sooner pressed these Men to own the Favor God had done them,
The Saint hoped this Effect of God's Grace would prove a mighty inviting Exampl; But he no sooner pressed these Men to own the Favour God had done them,
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Their general Answer was, And what will the World think of us, who have so long plausibly taught so opposite a Religion? And next, who will maintain our Wives and Children? Alas!
Their general Answer was, And what will the World think of us, who have so long plausibly taught so opposite a Religion? And next, who will maintain our Wives and Children? Alas!
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that are like to those Disciples of the Learned Plato, who (as St Augustin observes) Probe sciebant, knew well that their whole Religious Frame was the Work of Man, occasioned by, and followed on Human Designs:
that Are like to those Disciples of the Learned Plato, who (as Saint Augustin observes) Probe Sciebant, knew well that their Whole Religious Frame was the Work of Man, occasioned by, and followed on Human Designs:
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it was establish'd by Law, and could not easily be taken to pieces; in fine, not to offend the Crowd, they still sacrific'd to those Idols which had no being but by the meer invention of men, by a Lay-Scripture of National Laws. And can such mens Examples be of any force with conscientious men,
it was established by Law, and could not Easily be taken to Pieces; in fine, not to offend the Crowd, they still sacrificed to those Idols which had no being but by the mere invention of men, by a Lay-Scripture of National Laws. And can such men's Examples be of any force with conscientious men,
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whilst we see daily amongst us those in no small number, who discerning at last the true Religion thro' the mist of those false Aspersions and disfiguring Misrepresentations under which it had ever been conceal'd from them, remove all those strong Prejudices instill'd with their first Education, deeper sunk in by a studious Application, slight the bitter Invectives and severer Raileries of those whose Errors they relinquish, abandon plentiful Livings, overlook all their ancient Interest, the Esteem of their Friends, the Kindness of their Relations, the Favours of their greatest Supports, follow with Fidelity thro' Infamy and good Fame God's gracious Call, rejoycing with the two Apostles, that they are judged worthy to suffer such disgraces for his Holy Name. ONE such Example ought to counterpoise a thousand, whom Human Interest, a darling Credit, the Spirit of Opposition and Pride, have wedded unchangeably to their Error.
while we see daily among us those in no small number, who discerning At last the true Religion through the missed of those false Aspersions and disfiguring Misrepresentations under which it had ever been concealed from them, remove all those strong Prejudices instilled with their First Education, Deeper sunk in by a studious Application, slight the bitter Invectives and severer Raileries of those whose Errors they relinquish, abandon plentiful Livings, overlook all their ancient Interest, the Esteem of their Friends, the Kindness of their Relations, the Favours of their greatest Supports, follow with Fidis through Infamy and good Fame God's gracious Call, rejoicing with the two Apostles, that they Are judged worthy to suffer such disgraces for his Holy Name. ONE such Exampl ought to counterpoise a thousand, whom Human Interest, a darling Credit, the Spirit of Opposition and Pride, have wedded unchangeably to their Error.
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Whoever, having well weigh'd the Authority of these Miracles of St. Xaverius as here discuss'd, will yet refuse to receive the Word of God from this his Apostle, whose Mission is by them so unquestionably proved;
Whoever, having well weighed the authority of these Miracles of Saint Xavier as Here discussed, will yet refuse to receive the Word of God from this his Apostle, whose Mission is by them so unquestionably proved;
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With whom can I rank such, but with those Jews who seigned to seek with Zeal and Concern the true Faith, saying to Christ, How long will you afflict our Soul with suspence by these obscure uncertainties? If you are the Christ, say so plainly to us.
With whom can I rank such, but with those jews who signed to seek with Zeal and Concern the true Faith, saying to christ, How long will you afflict our Soul with suspense by these Obscure uncertainties? If you Are the christ, say so plainly to us.
What answered our blessed Lord to these Hypocrits? I speak clearly and distinctly enough, yet you believe not. But where, O Lord, where do you in plain and express words tell them you are their expected Messias,
What answered our blessed Lord to these Hypocrites? I speak clearly and distinctly enough, yet you believe not. But where, Oh Lord, where do you in plain and express words tell them you Are their expected Messias,
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and the Son of God? The Miracles I work in the Name of my Father (by my Servants) are a sufficient witness to me, (to the Truth which I teach by them.) 'Tis in vain to seek for a clearer;
and the Son of God? The Miracles I work in the Name of my Father (by my Servants) Are a sufficient witness to me, (to the Truth which I teach by them.) It's in vain to seek for a clearer;
I conclude then, that all who act reasonably in the choice of their Religion, and own those grounds to be the surest which our blessed Lord proposed as such,
I conclude then, that all who act reasonably in the choice of their Religion, and own those grounds to be the Surest which our blessed Lord proposed as such,
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It follows, that the most surprizing of those Miracles which accompanied the Apostles Preaching, was the Conversion of so great a part of the World from Errors and Vices:
It follows, that the most surprising of those Miracles which accompanied the Apostles Preaching, was the Conversion of so great a part of the World from Errors and Vices:
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From Errors, suck'd in with the first Milk, establish'd by Laws, confirm'd by Custom, strengthen'd by Superstition, proportion'd to the short sight of Human Sense and Misapprehensions, fitted to the universal Corruption of Manners, sympathizing with the most general and violent Inclinations, fostering the most pleasing Sins.
From Errors, sucked in with the First Milk, established by Laws, confirmed by Custom, strengthened by Superstition, proportioned to the short sighed of Human Sense and Misapprehensions, fitted to the universal Corruption of Manners, sympathizing with the most general and violent Inclinations, fostering the most pleasing Sins.
And this by Men who were to teach a Doctrin that soars above the reach of Reason, that contradicts our Senses, that requires a contempt of what vitious Nature most covets, a free choice of what she most dreads, or repines at;
And this by Men who were to teach a Doctrine that soars above the reach of Reason, that contradicts our Senses, that requires a contempt of what vicious Nature most covets, a free choice of what she most dreads, or repines At;
By Men who promis'd not in this Life any of those so-valu'd Advantages of Fortune, but rather threatned with Crosses, Afflictions, Losses, Miseries, Separation from Kindred, Relations, Friends;
By Men who promised not in this Life any of those so-valued Advantages of Fortune, but rather threatened with Crosses, Afflictions, Losses, Misery's, Separation from Kindred, Relations, Friends;
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Contempt, Persecution, Banishments, Chains, and those other severe Trials which the Gospel proposes as a necessary Test of the sincerity of those who undertake to serve God:
Contempt, Persecution, Banishments, Chains, and those other severe Trials which the Gospel proposes as a necessary Test of the sincerity of those who undertake to serve God:
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By Men, in fine, not countenanc'd by Great Ones to whose Ends they served not, not supported by the Interest of Friends, not considerable by their private Fortunes, not upheld by any siding Faction;
By Men, in fine, not countenanced by Great Ones to whose Ends they served not, not supported by the Interest of Friends, not considerable by their private Fortune's, not upheld by any siding Faction;
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but Poor, Abject, unknown to all, Single, Proclaimers of harsh Truths, and appearing at first under the odious Character of Unknown Strangers, superciliously condemning the ancient Laws, Customs, Devotion, Faith, Religion of the Land. This, O this is the great Miracle, not exposed to the least Jealousie of Forgery, to any suspicion of Deceit.
but Poor, Abject, unknown to all, Single, Proclaimers of harsh Truths, and appearing At First under the odious Character of Unknown Strangers, superciliously condemning the ancient Laws, Customs, Devotion, Faith, Religion of the Land. This, Oh this is the great Miracle, not exposed to the least Jealousy of Forgery, to any suspicion of Deceit.
With reason did Paul the Third, sending St. Xaverius to the Indies, mind him that God (whenever he employs any one in a Work that surpasses Human Forces) supplies him with a strength capable to effect whatever is impossible to Nature;
With reason did Paul the Third, sending Saint Xavier to the Indies, mind him that God (whenever he employs any one in a Work that Surpasses Human Forces) supplies him with a strength capable to Effect whatever is impossible to Nature;
with reason he warned him that he was sent to tread on the footsteps of the first Apostle of the Indies, St. Thomas. What Preparatives, think you, are made for so vast a Conquest? He hath one Evenings warning allow'd him to put himself in readiness,
with reason he warned him that he was sent to tread on the footsteps of the First Apostle of the Indies, Saint Thomas. What Preparatives, think you, Are made for so vast a Conquest? He hath one Evenings warning allowed him to put himself in readiness,
and his whole Equipage is his Breviary. Truly, O Lord, these strange Methods of yours are hidden from the wise and prudent, and revealed to little ones;
and his Whole Equipage is his Breviary. Truly, Oh Lord, these strange Methods of yours Are hidden from the wise and prudent, and revealed to little ones;
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This Man, whose Employ is to destroy Idolatry in one half of the World, to root out Vices, to alter the Laws and Customs of Nations, to oppose himself to all the Corruptions of Nature and bad Habits, to change the Belief and Practices of Courts and People;
This Man, whose Employ is to destroy Idolatry in one half of the World, to root out Vices, to altar the Laws and Customs of nations, to oppose himself to all the Corruptions of Nature and bad Habits, to change the Belief and Practices of Courts and People;
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whence he brings the Light of the Gospel to the Molucan Islands, and thence to those of Moro. Some of these Nations were so barbarous, that they either furiously shot with Arrows,
whence he brings the Light of the Gospel to the Molucan Islands, and thence to those of Moro. some of these nations were so barbarous, that they either furiously shot with Arrows,
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All, wholly Idolatrous, or acquainted with the sole Name of Christianity, abandoned to the foulest Vices, barbarously Savage, or most stupidly Dull. These Xaverius attempts to conquer;
All, wholly Idolatrous, or acquainted with the sole Name of Christianity, abandoned to the Foulest Vices, barbarously Savage, or most stupidly Dull. These Xavier attempts to conquer;
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alone, without the help often of an Interpreter, or any knowledge of their Language; able only (without a Miracle) to yield some mute Services to their Sick;
alone, without the help often of an Interpreter, or any knowledge of their Language; able only (without a Miracle) to yield Some mute Services to their Sick;
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without any Provision to relieve him in most pressing wants; without any Human Help or Comfort; wandring thro' Desarts; crossing Valleys swell'd with floods;
without any Provision to relieve him in most pressing Wants; without any Human Help or Comfort; wandering through Deserts; crossing Valleys swelled with floods;
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If he projects the Conversion of Japan, what Difficulties doth not offer a Voyage of many thousand miles, by Seas beset with Pirates, expos'd to merciless Whirlwinds, full of unknown Quicksands and Rocks;
If he projects the Conversion of Japan, what Difficulties does not offer a Voyage of many thousand miles, by Seas beset with Pirates, exposed to merciless Whirlwinds, full of unknown Quicksands and Rocks;
Thus he continues two months Journey thro' Mountains of Snow, such that even in Towns no House hath there any Communication with another, but by cover'd Galleries;
Thus he continues two months Journey through Mountains of Snow, such that even in Towns no House hath there any Communication with Another, but by covered Galleries;
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and follows him well mounted a whole day, sweating under his double Burden, till in the Evening he is found by his Companion and Interpreter fainting under it, half dead, his Feet and Legs wounded all over with Brambles and Thorns, and covered with gore Blood.
and follows him well mounted a Whole day, sweating under his double Burden, till in the Evening he is found by his Companion and Interpreter fainting under it, half dead, his Feet and Legs wounded all over with Brambles and Thorns, and covered with gore Blood.
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Is not this a sad Original of a poor contemptible Wretch? Can any thing be possibly perform'd by so slighted a Creature, in such hard Circumstances? Humanly speaking, Nothing.
Is not this a sad Original of a poor contemptible Wretch? Can any thing be possibly performed by so slighted a Creature, in such hard circumstances? Humanly speaking, Nothing.
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Yet this Man converts a considerable Part of different Kingdoms, subdues Kings and whole Courts, hath whole Towns following him into the open Fields to hear him Preach from a Tree;
Yet this Man converts a considerable Part of different Kingdoms, subdues Kings and Whole Courts, hath Whole Towns following him into the open Fields to hear him Preach from a Tree;
and in other Kingdoms) 40000 Idols worshiped in that degree of violent Superstition, that those blind Infidels offered to many Human Blood, and sacrificed their very Children;
and in other Kingdoms) 40000 Idols worshipped in that degree of violent Superstition, that those blind Infidels offered to many Human Blood, and sacrificed their very Children;
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subdues Hearts, Barbarous, Inhuman, Lewdly loose, and prodigiously Prophane, to Meekness, Humility, Chastity, Devotion; so that Isay 's Prophetical Promises made to the Catholic Church, were then perfectly accomplished:
subdues Hearts, Barbarous, Inhuman, Lewdly lose, and prodigiously Profane, to Meekness, Humility, Chastity, Devotion; so that Saiah is Prophetical Promises made to the Catholic Church, were then perfectly accomplished:
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The Children of Aliens shall build up thy Walls, and their Kings shall serve thee: Thou shalt suck the Milk of Nations, and the Breasts of Kings shall nurse thee.
The Children of Aliens shall built up thy Walls, and their Kings shall serve thee: Thou shalt suck the Milk of nations, and the Breasts of Kings shall nurse thee.
And after such an Apostolical Conversion of Nations to Christianity, can any one wish for a more unquestionable, a more convincing Proof of the True Faith,
And After such an Apostolical Conversion of nations to Christianity, can any one wish for a more unquestionable, a more convincing Proof of the True Faith,
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'Tis the first evident Proof which St. Paul gave of his Mission, a complete Patience; that is, which loves the Burden that it bears. One night Xaverius sleeping in the same Chamber with Father Simon Rodriguez (who first deserv'd in Portugal the Name of Apostle, and bequeath'd it to his whole Order) was observ'd by him with a most pressing eagerness to cry out often, More! Oh more, Lord!
It's the First evident Proof which Saint Paul gave of his Mission, a complete Patience; that is, which loves the Burden that it bears. One night Xavier sleeping in the same Chamber with Father Simon Rodriguez (who First deserved in Portugal the Name of Apostle, and bequeathed it to his Whole Order) was observed by him with a most pressing eagerness to cry out often, More! O more, Lord!
till taking his last leave of him at his Embarquing for the Indies, he owned that God had then offered him a large view of vast Seas swell'd with Billows, torn with Tempests, covered with Shipwrecks;
till taking his last leave of him At his Embarking for the Indies, he owned that God had then offered him a large view of vast Seas swelled with Billows, torn with Tempests, covered with Shipwrecks;
What was the whole Treasure of this Legat à Latere of the Pope, sent to a whole New World? An old patch'd Cassock, a Mat to lie on, a little Box of Writings and Catechisms, a Crucifix, a Breviary, a Hair-shirt, Ironpointed Chains, and Disciplines. Behold the whole Inventory!
What was the Whole Treasure of this Legate à Later of the Pope, sent to a Whole New World? an old patched Cassock, a Mathew to lie on, a little Box of Writings and Catechisms, a Crucifix, a Breviary, a Hair-shirt, Ironpointed Chains, and Disciplines. Behold the Whole Inventory!
His first perpetual Vow made at Venice, in the hands of His Holiness's Nuncio Veralli, was of Poverty. Next, to prepare himself to his first Mass, he withdrew to Monselire near Padua, for forty days, where he took up in a forlorn Hovel, deserving well the Name he gave it of his Bethlehem, where exposed to all the injuries of the Air, he lay on the cold ground, begging the little Bread he eat.
His First perpetual Voelli made At Venice, in the hands of His Holiness's Nuncio Veralli, was of Poverty. Next, to prepare himself to his First Mass, he withdrew to Monselire near Padua, for forty days, where he took up in a forlorn Hovel, deserving well the Name he gave it of his Bethlehem, where exposed to all the injuries of the Air, he lay on the cold ground, begging the little Bred he eat.
The Count of Castagnera enquiring of him in the King's Name what he likely would want in his long Voyage to the Indies, urging him to use freely his Master's Royal Bounty, had this answer from him, My Lord, he wants nothing who stands in need of nothing;
The Count of Castagnera inquiring of him in the King's Name what he likely would want in his long Voyage to the Indies, urging him to use freely his Masters Royal Bounty, had this answer from him, My Lord, he Wants nothing who Stands in need of nothing;
On Ship-board he refus'd the Vice-Roy's Table, and liv'd of what he begg'd in the Sip, where he cook'd the poor Souldiers and Passengers Meat, wash'd their Linen, serv'd day and night the Sick, laying them in the Chamber and on the Bed assigned for him, sleeping himself ever on the Cables.
On Shipboard he refused the Vice-Roy's Table, and lived of what he begged in the Sip, where he cooked the poor Soldiers and Passengers Meat, washed their Linen, served day and night the Sick, laying them in the Chamber and on the Bed assigned for him, sleeping himself ever on the Cables.
When from Goa he begun his first Mission of 600 miles, all the Vice-Roy could oblige him to accept of towards it, was one pair of Shoes to keep off the excessive heats of burning Sands.
When from Goa he begun his First Mission of 600 miles, all the Vice-Roy could oblige him to accept of towards it, was one pair of Shoes to keep off the excessive heats of burning Sands.
I know some, less acquainted with the secrets of God, will ask, what need there was of ambitioning so naked a Poverty? Why there should be so much Virtue, where there appears so little Discretion? Why Human helps should be cast away,
I know Some, less acquainted with the secrets of God, will ask, what need there was of ambitioning so naked a Poverty? Why there should be so much Virtue, where there appears so little Discretion? Why Human helps should be cast away,
as if it were not enough to obey that Scripture, If you abound with Riches, fasten not your heart to them? Such men have forgot our Blessed Lord's Instructions given to his Apostles,
as if it were not enough to obey that Scripture, If you abound with Riches, fasten not your heart to them? Such men have forgotten our Blessed Lord's Instructions given to his Apostles,
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They are, I fear, as little disposed to seek true Perfection, as the young man in Matthew 19. 1. who counsell'd by Christ to sell all, give it to the poor, and follow him;
They Are, I Fear, as little disposed to seek true Perfection, as the young man in Matthew 19. 1. who counseled by christ to fell all, give it to the poor, and follow him;
I know that is a harsh word to those that live at ease, and would willingly compound with God for some part, when he advises the giving up of the whole. And since it was a principal part of the Godly Reformation by suppressing all Religious Houses, to abolish the very Memory of Voluntary Poverty, no wonder if the Teachers in a Congregation grounded on Principles so opposite to the Counsels of Christ, cannot produce One in their numerous Multitude who would ever serve God gratis, and professedly follow this,
I know that is a harsh word to those that live At ease, and would willingly compound with God for Some part, when he advises the giving up of the Whole. And since it was a principal part of the Godly Reformation by suppressing all Religious Houses, to Abolah the very Memory of Voluntary Poverty, no wonder if the Teachers in a Congregation grounded on Principles so opposite to the Counsels of christ, cannot produce One in their numerous Multitude who would ever serve God gratis, and professedly follow this,
God would not permit that so holy an Imitation of Jesus should make a part of their Sheeps-cloathing. But sure those who discover not in this two-fold Poverty a Divine Vertue, have forgot the Condition those Men of God liv'd in even under the Old Law, of which the World was not worthy;
God would not permit that so holy an Imitation of jesus should make a part of their Sheep's clothing. But sure those who discover not in this twofold Poverty a Divine Virtue, have forgotten the Condition those Men of God lived in even under the Old Law, of which the World was not worthy;
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they forget the Apostles first, left not only Unlawful Gains, and the Publican 's Counter, but also both their Boat and their Net, that is, the enjoyment of present Possessions,
they forget the Apostles First, left not only Unlawful Gains, and the Publican is Counter, but also both their Boat and their Net, that is, the enjoyment of present Possessions,
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and then were imitiated by all the faithful Believers, who laid at the Apostles feet without any reserve, (the sin of Ananias and Saphira) after so holy a Profession, the value of all they had.
and then were imitiated by all the faithful Believers, who laid At the Apostles feet without any reserve, (the since of Ananias and Sapphira) After so holy a Profession, the valve of all they had.
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He believed Christ teaching him that Riches and Wealth are Thorns, and it would have been impossible to have over-run all the East as he did, in a way strew'd with Thorns.
He believed christ teaching him that Riches and Wealth Are Thorns, and it would have been impossible to have overrun all the East as he did, in a Way strewed with Thorns.
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he was then following the Apostle's Advice, to redeem time because the days are evil; that is, saith St. Augustin, to withdraw the least part of it from the anxious cares of acquiring, increasing, preserving Earthly Goods, that all may be bestowed on the seeking and attaining Eternal Bliss.
he was then following the Apostle's advice, to Redeem time Because the days Are evil; that is, Says Saint Augustin, to withdraw the least part of it from the anxious Cares of acquiring, increasing, preserving Earthly Goods, that all may be bestowed on the seeking and attaining Eternal Bliss.
For these reasons Xaverius, by the help of God's Grace, most Poor in Effect, Poorer in Spirit, measur'd several times the whole Extent of the Indies, content in his Sufferings, happy in his Wants, till in the Island of Sanciano he died,
For these Reasons Xavier, by the help of God's Grace, most Poor in Effect, Poorer in Spirit, measured several times the Whole Extent of the Indies, content in his Sufferings, happy in his Wants, till in the Island of Sanciano he died,
as he had lived, as poor, as abandoned as an Apostle, in an open Cottage, on a poor Mat, destitute of all Human Help or Comfort, having nothing of the Earth to leave but his Body, the readier to take possession of that Kingdom of Heaven to which he had so good a Title of Evangelical and Apostolical Poverty.
as he had lived, as poor, as abandoned as an Apostle, in an open Cottage, on a poor Mathew, destitute of all Human Help or Comfort, having nothing of the Earth to leave but his Body, the Readier to take possession of that Kingdom of Heaven to which he had so good a Title of Evangelical and Apostolical Poverty.
Thrice happy is he to whom the Poverty, the Abjection, the Cross of Christ is not a Scandal that frights from his Service, who dares seek in them the Gifts of God;
Thrice happy is he to whom the Poverty, the Abjection, the Cross of christ is not a Scandal that frights from his Service, who dares seek in them the Gifts of God;
Witness Xaverius, who might have wrote from almost each part of the Indies what he writ from the most miserable Coast of Piscaria, where Nature seemed to have forgot to provide for the Necessities of the Inhabitants.
Witness Xavier, who might have wrote from almost each part of the Indies what he writ from the most miserable Coast of Piscaria, where Nature seemed to have forgotten to provide for the Necessities of the Inhabitants.
These Joys his Heart then swelled with, when he single and alone, had all the Sick of that Coast to Tend, all the Afflicted to Comfort, the Ignorant to Instruct, the Sacraments to Administer to all;
These Joys his Heart then swelled with, when he single and alone, had all the Sick of that Coast to Tend, all the Afflicted to Comfort, the Ignorant to Instruct, the Sacraments to Administer to all;
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These interior Joys ever attended him at the holy Altar, and when he was at his Meditations, often forced him to rip open the Cloaths that covered his Breast,
These interior Joys ever attended him At the holy Altar, and when he was At his Meditations, often forced him to rip open the Clothes that covered his Breast,
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and by the application of cold Water to moderate those Divine Flames that consumed his Breast, ever sighing out amorously, Enough, O Lord, this is more than frail Nature can support.
and by the application of cold Water to moderate those Divine Flames that consumed his Breast, ever sighing out amorously, Enough, Oh Lord, this is more than frail Nature can support.
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when awake, his Soul was so entirely possessed with that Love, that Rays of Glory frequently environed his Face, bright Glimmerings of that pure Flame within;
when awake, his Soul was so entirely possessed with that Love, that Rays of Glory frequently environed his Face, bright Glimmerings of that pure Flame within;
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which drew so violently his Soul towards Heaven, as to heave frequently his Body from the Earth, especially at that admirable Sacrifice of Love, the Holy Mass. No wonder he should pass the whole Night,
which drew so violently his Soul towards Heaven, as to heave frequently his Body from the Earth, especially At that admirable Sacrifice of Love, the Holy Mass. No wonder he should pass the Whole Night,
how great was this Saint's Virtue, that put so great a distance in his Love betwixt God and all things else, that they all vanished frequently from his Thoughts,
how great was this Saint's Virtue, that put so great a distance in his Love betwixt God and all things Else, that they all vanished frequently from his Thoughts,
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whilst God only ever reigned in his Heart? If the Second Duty of Charity be to love all things else for Gods sake, in view only of the Report which they have to him, and in the Measure he requires, as St. Prosper observes;
while God only ever reigned in his Heart? If the Second Duty of Charity be to love all things Else for God's sake, in view only of the Report which they have to him, and in the Measure he requires, as Saint Prosper observes;
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and even hated all what Sense is charmed with, or what natural Inclinations most affect, whenever it failed that they opposed the increase of his Charity.
and even hated all what Sense is charmed with, or what natural Inclinations most affect, whenever it failed that they opposed the increase of his Charity.
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This, this is the surest Test, the infallible Proof of a Divine and truly Apostolical Mission, that richest of Gods Gifts, that Flaming Gold so prized in the Revelations, the Love of God.
This, this is the Surest Test, the infallible Proof of a Divine and truly Apostolical Mission, that Richest of God's Gifts, that Flaming Gold so prized in the Revelations, the Love of God.
The Second unquestionable Mark by which, if we may believe our Blessed Lord, his true Disciples are to be discerned, is their tender Love for their Neighbor, a passionate Zeal for his Salvation.
The Second unquestionable Mark by which, if we may believe our Blessed Lord, his true Disciples Are to be discerned, is their tender Love for their Neighbour, a passionate Zeal for his Salvation.
His Voyages over most dangerous Seas, and his Journeys ever afoot by Land, in the pursuit of such Sinners as wandered from God, led him so far in Ten Years time, that he might with a far flower Motion have gone often round the Globe of the Earth:
His Voyages over most dangerous Seas, and his Journeys ever afoot by Land, in the pursuit of such Sinners as wandered from God, led him so Far in Ten years time, that he might with a Far flower Motion have gone often round the Globe of the Earth:
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Yet in the Transports of his Zeal he designed (as his Letters witness) not only to Preach the Gospel to the vast Empire of China and Tartary, but after he had subdued those to the sweet Yoke of Christ, to return thence by the North into Europe, that he might retrieve those Lost, recover those Separated Hereticks,
Yet in the Transports of his Zeal he designed (as his Letters witness) not only to Preach the Gospel to the vast Empire of China and Tartary, but After he had subdued those to the sweet Yoke of christ, to return thence by the North into Europe, that he might retrieve those Lost, recover those Separated Heretics,
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and gather them again within the Pales of that One Sheepfold of the Catholic Church, where they should hear again with due Submission the Voice of their own only Shepherd. Nothing could fright his Zeal, not the three Shipwrecks he had suffered, not the Danger he had run,
and gather them again within the Pales of that One Sheepfold of the Catholic Church, where they should hear again with due Submission the Voice of their own only Shepherd. Nothing could fright his Zeal, not the three Shipwrecks he had suffered, not the Danger he had run,
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'Twas not One, but a Million of them he bore after in his Heart, weeping often most bitterly when he reflected on the almost inevitable danger of Eternal Misery they unhappily were exposed unto.
'Twas not One, but a Million of them he boar After in his Heart, weeping often most bitterly when he reflected on the almost inevitable danger of Eternal Misery they unhappily were exposed unto.
Hence he suddenly engaged himself in a long Sea-Voyage, only to use that Opportunity of winning to a true Repentance One single loose Liver who was on Shipboard.
Hence he suddenly engaged himself in a long Sea-Voyage, only to use that Opportunity of winning to a true Repentance One single lose Liver who was on Shipboard.
He seemed comfortless, when he observed that some Merchants, led by Covetousness, had discovered Countries, to which his Zeal for the Instruction of the Ignorant and Conversion of Sinners, had not yet brought him.
He seemed comfortless, when he observed that Some Merchant's, led by Covetousness, had discovered Countries, to which his Zeal for the Instruction of the Ignorant and Conversion of Sinners, had not yet brought him.
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As long as he found Children to Catechise, Europeans to Preach unto, Indians to Instruct, unmindful of himself, he joyned Nights unto Days in those Apostolical Functions, without allowing his wearied Body and decayed Spirits the least refreshment of Food or Rest:
As long as he found Children to Catechise, Europeans to Preach unto, Indians to Instruct, unmindful of himself, he joined Nights unto Days in those Apostolical Functions, without allowing his wearied Body and decayed Spirits the least refreshment of Food or Rest:
His Humility was so unfeigned and great, that he never blamed the Stubbornness, Blindness, or other ill Dispositions of those Souls, in whose Conversions his Endeavors were frustrated,
His Humility was so unfeigned and great, that he never blamed the Stubbornness, Blindness, or other ill Dispositions of those Souls, in whose Conversions his Endeavors were frustrated,
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or who opposed the progress of the Gospel, but sincerely persuaded that his Sins put the whole obstruction to Gods Graces, condemned himself to severe Penances for their Expiation.
or who opposed the progress of the Gospel, but sincerely persuaded that his Sins put the Whole obstruction to God's Graces, condemned himself to severe Penances for their Expiation.
when he conceived that nothing else could open him an Entrance into the Empire of China, which the Avarice and Envy of Alvares, Governor of Malaca, had shut up.
when he conceived that nothing Else could open him an Entrance into the Empire of China, which the Avarice and Envy of Alvares, Governor of Malaca, had shut up.
acknowledging that the least Letter of the Alphabet, the least i, which in Latin signifies Go, dropt from Ignatius 's Pen, should move him to abandon, without the least reluctancy, his greatest Enterprises for the Glory of God;
acknowledging that the least letter of the Alphabet, the least i, which in Latin signifies Go, dropped from Ignatius is Pen, should move him to abandon, without the least reluctancy, his greatest Enterprises for the Glory of God;
So well guarded, that when the Enemy not daring to assail him awake, attempted by immodest Dreams to disturb the innocent Repose of his Soul, the violent motion of his Body in rejecting from him those Phantômes of tempting Objects,
So well guarded, that when the Enemy not daring to assail him awake, attempted by immodest Dreams to disturb the innocent Repose of his Soul, the violent motion of his Body in rejecting from him those Phantômes of tempting Objects,
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This great Principle of a Christian Life he had learnt from St. Ignatius at his first Conversion, it had from that moment been deeply engrave in his Memory,
This great Principle of a Christian Life he had learned from Saint Ignatius At his First Conversion, it had from that moment been deeply engrave in his Memory,
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He knew that Sacrifices have ever been the chiefest part of Divine Worship, and that no Victims are so acceptable as a mortified, a contrite and humble Heart. He had learnt from our Blessed Lord,
He knew that Sacrifices have ever been the chiefest part of Divine Worship, and that not Victims Are so acceptable as a mortified, a contrite and humble Heart. He had learned from our Blessed Lord,
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how the Kingdom of God, that especially of his particular Graces and Favors possessing and guiding our Hearts, said therefore by Christ to be within us, suffers violence, and those only attain to it, who use such force;
how the Kingdom of God, that especially of his particular Graces and Favors possessing and guiding our Hearts, said Therefore by christ to be within us, suffers violence, and those only attain to it, who use such force;
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he knew that such Mortifications serve to stop those violent Inclinations which bear away our Souls from all attention to our Spiritual and Eternal Concerns, riveting them,
he knew that such Mortifications serve to stop those violent Inclinations which bear away our Souls from all attention to our Spiritual and Eternal Concerns, riveting them,
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that such Affections being by those exterior checks driven back into our Hearts, increase mightily the strength of a Soul moving with united Forces towards God.
that such Affections being by those exterior Checks driven back into our Hearts, increase mightily the strength of a Soul moving with united Forces towards God.
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Therefore in imitation of Gods holy Servants, with a S. Paul Perimat & amittar usum ejus scilicet perversum quo inclinatur temporalibus ut aeterna non quaerat.
Therefore in imitation of God's holy Servants, with a S. Paul Perimat & amittar usum His scilicet perversum quo inclinatur Temporalibus ut aeterna non quaerat.
for a large Crucifix to be yet seen in the said Castle, the Side, Arms and Feet, remaining yet covered with a Crust of Blood, did from those Wounds yield abundance of it, whenever Xaverius was in imminent Dangers,
for a large Crucifix to be yet seen in the said Castle, the Side, Arms and Feet, remaining yet covered with a Crust of Blood, did from those Wounds yield abundance of it, whenever Xavier was in imminent Dangers,
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or extraordinary Toils in the Indies. That Year the Saint died it issued every Friday, to that which fell on the Second of December An. 1552. the Forty sixth of his, the last Day of his Life on Earth,
or extraordinary Toils in the Indies. That Year the Saint died it issued every Friday, to that which fell on the Second of December Nias 1552. the Forty sixth of his, the last Day of his Life on Earth,
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But if Xaverius during the Course of his Missions, to the end of that of his Life, was ever attended by those singular Graces from Heaven, which authorised so many different Nations to give him the Title of Apostle; God by a singular Providence equally glorifying himself in this Saint after his Death, hath added such an unquestionable Proof of his Mission, that no false Prophet nor Impostor was ever followed beyond Life by any shadow of it.
But if Xavier during the Course of his Missions, to the end of that of his Life, was ever attended by those singular Graces from Heaven, which authorised so many different nations to give him the Title of Apostle; God by a singular Providence equally glorifying himself in this Saint After his Death, hath added such an unquestionable Proof of his Mission, that no false Prophet nor Impostor was ever followed beyond Life by any shadow of it.
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and after at Malaca, above five more in dampish Earth, bleeding afresh several Years after when hurt in the Foot, ever yielding a sweet Perfume, is a sufficient Instance,
and After At Malaca, above five more in dampish Earth, bleeding afresh several years After when hurt in the Foot, ever yielding a sweet Perfume, is a sufficient Instance,
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If Elizaeus 's his Bones were said in holy Writ to Prophetize after Death, by reason of the Miracle wrought at their touching a dead Corps to which Life was restored;
If Elizaeus is his Bones were said in holy Writ to Prophetize After Death, by reason of the Miracle wrought At their touching a dead Corpse to which Life was restored;
A raging Plague ceased suddenly at Malaca, when it was received there; Rocks split and divided themselves, to make way for the Ship it was conveyed in;
A raging Plague ceased suddenly At Malaca, when it was received there; Rocks split and divided themselves, to make Way for the Ship it was conveyed in;
And ever since, this Apostle, hath favored with miraculous Graces obtained by his Intercession, all Nations in the old and his new World, which have brought even Mahometans, Jews and Infidels to his Sepulchre, to view that miraculous Body of a more miraculous Soul;
And ever since, this Apostle, hath favoured with miraculous Graces obtained by his Intercession, all nations in the old and his new World, which have brought even Mahometans, jews and Infidels to his Sepulchre, to view that miraculous Body of a more miraculous Soul;
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which must force all, that shall stand to that most impartial Trial which our most Blessed Lord recommends to us, By their Fruits you shall know them, to own Xaverius an Apostle most highly favored by Almighty God with most unquestionable Miracles, and equally prodigious Virtues.
which must force all, that shall stand to that most impartial Trial which our most Blessed Lord recommends to us, By their Fruits you shall know them, to own Xavier an Apostle most highly favoured by Almighty God with most unquestionable Miracles, and equally prodigious Virtues.
We are all forced to use those words to you, which Nicodemus spoke to our Blessed Lord when he owned him as yet but a Prophet, Scimus, We know God sent you to Preach and Teach;
We Are all forced to use those words to you, which Nicodemus spoke to our Blessed Lord when he owned him as yet but a Prophet, Scimus, We know God sent you to Preach and Teach;
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This Kingdom hath a particular Title to your Protection, since the Alms which your holy Father St. Ignatius gathered here, enabled him to win himself into your Acquaintance and Favor,
This Kingdom hath a particular Title to your Protection, since the Alms which your holy Father Saint Ignatius gathered Here, enabled him to win himself into your Acquaintance and Favour,
One Favor more then a Neighboring Kingdom that obtained the like through your Intercession, minds me to crave through your Merits, by the joynt Prayers of this pious Assembly.
One Favour more then a Neighbouring Kingdom that obtained the like through your Intercession, minds me to crave through your Merits, by the joint Prayers of this pious Assembly.
Marguerit of Austria, after twenty years Barrenness, obtained from Heaven a Son, who sits now on the Throne of France, and she ever owned, that you were the Saint by whose Intercession she sought chiefly that great Blessing for her and her Kingdom.
Marguerit of Austria, After twenty Years barrenness, obtained from Heaven a Son, who sits now on the Throne of France, and she ever owned, that you were the Saint by whose Intercession she sought chiefly that great Blessing for her and her Kingdom.
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Permit not, great Saint, that your devout Clients be disappointed in their Expectation of a Prince: May we owe to your Intercession so great a Blessing;
Permit not, great Saint, that your devout Clients be disappointed in their Expectation of a Prince: May we owe to your Intercession so great a Blessing;
a Prince, who may equal in Learning the great Alfred, in Piety St. Edward, in Prowess the Third and First of that Name, in Victories Henry the Fifth, the Seventh in Wisdom;
a Prince, who may equal in Learning the great Alfred, in Piety Saint Edward, in Prowess the Third and First of that Name, in Victories Henry the Fifth, the Seventh in Wisdom;
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Quando novum a liquid, fit & praecipuum, signa Deus facere confuevit, praestat qurdam pignora suae potentiae, iisqui legem ejus accipiunt. Chrys. ho. 14. in Mat.
Quando novum a liquid, fit & praecipuum, Signs Deus facere confuevit, praestat qurdam pignora suae potentiae, iisqui legem His accipiunt. Chrys. ho. 14. in Mathew
Adjuncta sunt paaedicatoribus miracula ut Fidem verbis daret virtus ostensa: & Nova facerent qui nova praedicarent. Greg. hom. 4. in Evang. Ut magnitudinem promissorum probet magnitudo signorum. Hier. Matt. 10. Infirmos curate, &c.
Adjuncta sunt paaedicatoribus Miracles ut Fidem verbis dart virtus ostensa: & Nova facerent qui nova praedicarent. Greg. hom. 4. in Evangelist Ut magnitudinem promissorum He may prove magnitudo signorum. Hier. Matt. 10. Infirmos curate, etc.
Accepimus Majores nostros visibilia miracula sequutos esse, per quos id actum est ut necessaria non essent posteris. — Nec jam nobis esse dubium debet iis esse credendum qui cum ea praedicarent quae pauci assequuntur, se tamen sequendos populis persuadere potuerunt. Aug. de ver. Relig. cap. 25. Quisquis etiam num quaerit prodigium, magnum est ipse prodigium, qui mundo credente non credit. De Civit. Dei, l. 22. c. 8.
Accepimus Majores nostros visibilia Miracles sequutos esse, per quos id Acts est ut necessaria non essent Posteris. — Nec jam nobis esse Dubium debet iis esse credendum qui cum ea praedicarent Quae Pauci assequuntur, se tamen sequendos populis persuadere potuerunt. Aug. de ver. Relig cap. 25. Quisquis etiam num Query Prodigium, magnum est ipse Prodigium, qui mundo credente non credit. De Civit Dei, l. 22. c. 8.
Ex Consuetudine tamen publicâ quae quoniam Legibus erat confirmata convelli non poterat & ne populos offenderent, &c. Aug. de Civit. Dei, l. 8. c. 8. & 12.
Ex Consuetudine tamen publicâ Quae quoniam Legibus erat confirmata convelli non poterat & ne populos offenderent, etc. Aug. de Civit Dei, l. 8. c. 8. & 12.
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Quous { que } animam nostram tollis? si tu es Christus dic nobis palam — Loquor vobis & non creditis — Opera quae ego facio in nomine Patris mei, haec testimonia perhibent de me, Joan. 20.
Quous { que } animam nostram tollis? si tu es Christus Die nobis Palam — Loquor vobis & non creditis — Opera Quae ego facio in nomine Patris mei, haec Testimonies perhibent de me, Joan. 20.
Abscondisti haec à sapientibus & prudentibus, & revelasti ea parvulis, Mat. 11. Contemptibilia primo elegit Deus ut confunderet eos qui apud homines magni habentur, 1 Cor. 7.
Abscondisti haec à sapientibus & prudentibus, & revelasti ea parvulis, Mathew 11. Contemptibilia primo elegit Deus ut confunderet eos qui apud homines magni habentur, 1 Cor. 7.
Ephes. 5. Etiam cum detrimento corporalium commodorum ad quaerenda & capescenda bonaaeterna, spatia temporis comparare, Hom. 1, & 10. Ex. 50, Ipsi mundo omnes divitiae, omnes dignitates, & universarum cupiditatum materiae refundantur, & sancto beatoque commercio ematur Christiana Libertas fiant { que } Filii Dei de paupertate divites, &c. Ep. ad Demet. A•ctius terrena constringunt adepta quam concupita, — Illa velut extranea repudiantur; ista velut membra possidentur, Ep. 34. ad Pauli•.
Ephesians 5. Etiam cum detrimento corporalium commodorum ad quaerenda & capescenda bonaaeterna, Spatia Temporis comparare, Hom. 1, & 10. Ex. 50, Ipsi mundo omnes divitiae, omnes Dignitates, & universarum cupiditatum materiae refundantur, & sancto beatoque commercio ematur Christian Libertas fiant { que } Sons Dei de paupertate divites, etc. Epistle and Demet A•ctius Terrena constringunt adepta quam concupita, — Illa velut extranea repudiantur; ista velut membra possidentur, Epistle 34. and Pauli•.
Definitio brevis & vera virtutis est ordo amoris. De Civit. l. 15. c, 22. Ille dilectionis nobis ordo servandus est, Deum principaliter diligamus, & propter ipsum & in ipso ea quae diligenda sunt quantum ipse praecipit diligamus. l. 3. 10. V. cont. Apocal. 3. 18.
Definitio brevis & vera virtue est ordo amoris. De Civit l. 15. c, 22. Isle dilectionis nobis ordo servandus est, God principaliter diligamus, & propter ipsum & in ipso ea Quae diligenda sunt quantum ipse praecipit diligamus. l. 3. 10. V. contentedly. Apocalypse 3. 18.
