The Life of St. Francis of Sales, Bishop and Prince of Geneva, Founder of the Order of the Visitation, Volume 2

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W.J. Quarterly, 1812
 

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Page 515 - God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but have life everlasting.
Page 548 - Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. And the second is like to this : Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
Page 112 - I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them to little ones. Yea, Father, for so it hath seemed good in thy sight.
Page 581 - Whose adorning let it not be the outward plaiting of the hair, or the wearing of gold, or the putting on of apparel: — But the hidden man of the heart in the incorruptibility of a quiet and a meek spirit, which is rich in the sight of God...
Page 493 - ... than those that are common to others, so ought they to be more attentively considered. Certainly nothing can so effectually humble us before the mercy of God as the multitude of His benefits. Nor can anything so much humble us before His justice as the enormity of our innumerable offenses.
Page 515 - If any man say, I love God, and hateth his brother ; he is a liar. For he that loveth not his brother, whom he seeth, how can he love God, whom he seeth not ? And this commandment we have from God, that he, who loveth God, love also his brother.
Page 493 - ... to fear lest this dead fly spoil all our precious ointment, and to keep a very strict and jealous eye upon our own hearts, that they be not lifted up with pride, "lest we fall into the condemnation of the devil.
Page 455 - Christ died for us, that they who live, may live no longer for themselves, but for Him who is dead and risen for them.
Page 558 - ... Among other things, this represents to us the two favorite and well-beloved virtues which shone forth in the sacred person of our Lord, and which He has strenuously recommended to us, as if by them our hearts ought to be in a particular manner consecrated to His service, and dedicated to His imitation. "Learn of me," says He, "for I am meek and humble of heart."1 Humility perfects us with respect to God, and meekness with respect to our neighbor. The balm, which, as I have before observed, always...
Page 574 - For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out. But having food, and wherewith to be covered, with these we are content.

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