Thoughts on Religion & Other Subjects [with Pious Reflections for Every Day in the Month & Prayers by Fénelon.].1846 - 283 pages |
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Page 19
... evil and misfortune in our separation from him . It ought to in- form us , that we are full of gross darkness , which hin- ders us from knowing and loving him ; and that our duty thus obliging us to love God , and our concupis- cence ...
... evil and misfortune in our separation from him . It ought to in- form us , that we are full of gross darkness , which hin- ders us from knowing and loving him ; and that our duty thus obliging us to love God , and our concupis- cence ...
Page 26
... evil . No doctrine is so justly suited to the condition and to the temper of man as this , which makes him ac- quainted with his double capacity of receiving and for- feiting grace , as a fence against the double danger to which he is ...
... evil . No doctrine is so justly suited to the condition and to the temper of man as this , which makes him ac- quainted with his double capacity of receiving and for- feiting grace , as a fence against the double danger to which he is ...
Page 44
... evil , be- cause it either hinders us from serving God , if we al- ready know him , or from seeking him if as yet we know him not . But now we find ourselves to be full of these incitements , and to be wholly made up of concupiscence ...
... evil , be- cause it either hinders us from serving God , if we al- ready know him , or from seeking him if as yet we know him not . But now we find ourselves to be full of these incitements , and to be wholly made up of concupiscence ...
Page 64
... evil in the disappoint- ment of sensual desire , let them wallow in their plea- sures , let them die in their enjoyments : but as for those who seek God with their whole heart , whom nothing can grieve but the being deprived of the ...
... evil in the disappoint- ment of sensual desire , let them wallow in their plea- sures , let them die in their enjoyments : but as for those who seek God with their whole heart , whom nothing can grieve but the being deprived of the ...
Page 67
... evil spirits , and without spot of sin . O ! with what illustrious pomp , with what transcendent magnificence , did he come at- tended , to such as beheld with the eyes of the heart , and with those faculties which are the judges and ...
... evil spirits , and without spot of sin . O ! with what illustrious pomp , with what transcendent magnificence , did he come at- tended , to such as beheld with the eyes of the heart , and with those faculties which are the judges and ...
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