The Applause of Virtue; Consisting of Several Divine and Moral Essays Toward the Obtaining of True Virtue

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1705. Excerpt: ... in which Men choose their Doctrines by the Men that preach them 5 yet a Great Name, and a Pompous Honour, and Secular Greatness, hath more Danger in it to our selves, than ordinarily it can have a Benefit to others. There is no one Grace in which Christ propounds himself imitable so signally as in this of Meekness and Humility 5 for the inforcing of which, he undertook the Condition of a Servant, and a Life of Poverty, and a Death of Disgrace, to preach us this Duty of Humility. flow 1 begin to be Christ's Disciple, said Ignatius the Martyr, when in his Journey to Rome he suffered perpetually Revilings and Abuse. St. Paul rejoiced in his Infirmities and Reproaches j and all the other Apostles likewise rejoiced, that they were esteemed worthy to suffer for the Name of Jesus. 0/ the Love of GOT) to Mankind; with a KefleBion on our Lord's Crucifixion, and what unconceivable Love is due for the fame. ST. Bernard faith, So near is the Relation between God and us, and the Son of God, who is the express Image of his Father, that we are mad after the Image of him. Saith St. Anfelm, Jesus! thou Inexhaustible Source of all Virtue and Grace! Jesus! thou Glorious Vff B b spring spring of the Most High God! 0 Thy Self, God Mo/i Nigh! be Thou ever praised and adored by every Creature in Heaven above, and in the Earth beneath 5 for Great art Thou, and canst not worthily be pra'fed. Saith St. Austin, Christ died for us $ surely then the Bitterness of Death is past: And nothing can be so grievous to Humane Nature, that it may not be mollified by this Consideration: In that Death of his is all my Hope and Trust, I plead no other Merit, I ask no other Refuge 5 it is my Health, my Life, nay, my Second and Better Life, my Resurrection from die Dead. John 4This is ufe Eternal, ...