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Spiritual Works of St. Francis Borgia, Tr. from the French

Spiritual Works of St. Francis Borgia, Tr. from the French

Borja, Francisco De

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ISBN10: 1151644943
ISBN13: 9781151644947
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 20
Weight: 0.12
Height: 0.04 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
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.1875 Excerpt: ... SECOND TREATISE. Part ir. HOW MUCH THE CONSIDERATION OF THE THINGS WHICH WE SEE ON THE EARTH OUGHT TO INCREASE OUR HUMILITY. What sentiments ought we to have of ourselves at the sight of creatures who have never sinned, having already judged ourselves more guilty than those who are rebels, and whom God punishes with so much rigour? These creatures that have never sinned, are inanimate and deprived of reason, but have never strayed in anything from the order of their Creator. What a subject for shame, then, has man in his disobedience, since he alone, of all creatures, has overthrown the order which God has established! And the better to understand all the reasons we have for humbling ourselves, let us cast our eyes ou all the creatures that surround us. Let us consider that the earth is naturally proline in producing all kinds of fruit, and that we are sterile by nature, and incapable of performing any good work. Let us remember that the water has been given to us to fertilize the earth, and to quench our thirst, and that we have refused it to God, from whom we received it, in refusing it to the poor who ask for a drink in the name of God. Let us consider that the fire which warms us, and prepares the food which nourishes us in this life, shall perhaps be our punishment in the next; that this same fire, which appears to us so intense, is nothing in comparison to that which the anger of God has prepared for sinners. Since the air we breathe unceasingly preserves our life, we are bound to employ it all in the service of Him who gave it, and it should be a great subject of confusion for us if we have failed in doing so. Let us reflect, with regard to the stones and rocks, that these were broken and rent at the death of our Blessed Saviour, and that we are inse...

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