The first sermon preach'd before Their Majesties in English at Windsor on the first Sunday of October, 1685 by ... P.E., monk of the holy order of St. Benedict and of the English Congr.
THE FIRST SERMON Preach'd before Their MAJESTIES On the First Sunday of October 1685. Diliges Dominum Deum tuum ex toto corde tuo, & in tota anima tua, & in tota mente tua. Matth. 22.37.
THE FIRST SERMON Preached before Their MAJESTIES On the First Sunday of October 1685. Diligent Dominum God tuum ex toto cord tuo, & in tota anima tua, & in tota mente tua. Matthew 22.37.
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Thou shalt love thy Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. Matth. 22.37. SAint Augustine relates of himself (most Sacred Majesty) that being in great perplexity of mind, and agitation of his thoughts;
Thou shalt love thy Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. Matthew 22.37. SAint Augustine relates of himself (most Sacred Majesty) that being in great perplexity of mind, and agitation of his thoughts;
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he was oblig'd to acknowledg the Finger of God pointing them out to him, and imbracing the happy opportunity, he took that resolution upon the place, which turn'd a witty but loose young Man into one of the greatest Doctors and most Saintly persons that ever illustrated the Church of God.
he was obliged to acknowledge the Finger of God pointing them out to him, and embracing the happy opportunity, he took that resolution upon the place, which turned a witty but lose young Man into one of the greatest Doctors and most Saintly Persons that ever illustrated the Church of God.
The Application will not be difficult to those that consider the temper of this Age, which seems to revive the Parts of St. Augustine in Men of the most piercing Judgments, of the brightest Invention, of the smoothest and most eloquent Expression;
The Application will not be difficult to those that Consider the temper of this Age, which seems to revive the Parts of Saint Augustine in Men of the most piercing Judgments, of the Brightest Invention, of the smoothest and most eloquent Expression;
and as dissatisfi'd with their present Condition, yet shake hands with him and fall back when he shews them by Example the noblest trial of a thoro ' courage, and the soundest proof of good sence; Repentance. But that there may be as great a proportion in the Means of their Conversion,
and as dissatisfied with their present Condition, yet shake hands with him and fallen back when he shows them by Exampl the Noblest trial of a thoro ' courage, and the soundest proof of good sense; Repentance. But that there may be as great a proportion in the Means of their Conversion,
as there is resemblance in their Lives, the Divine Wisdom which has the Hearts of Kings in his hands, and turns them like Water, has made those of your Sacred Majesties so pliant and yielding to the Necessities of your People, that you are graciously condescending to have them awaken'd with a Voice that was never yet heard within these Walls.
as there is resemblance in their Lives, the Divine Wisdom which has the Hearts of Kings in his hands, and turns them like Water, has made those of your Sacred Majesties so pliant and yielding to the Necessities of your People, that you Are graciously condescending to have them awakened with a Voice that was never yet herd within these Walls.
For tho' it has pleas'd the Almighty to judge the Cause, and assert the Right of his Representative upon Earth, to settle you upon the Hereditary Throne of your Ancestors,
For though it has pleased the Almighty to judge the Cause, and assert the Right of his Representative upon Earth, to settle you upon the Hereditary Throne of your Ancestors,
but as the Angels do our Prayers, to carry them towards the Sovereign King, that they may love him with all their heart, with all their soul, and with all their mind.
but as the Angels do our Prayers, to carry them towards the Sovereign King, that they may love him with all their heart, with all their soul, and with all their mind.
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Words not of my own choice, but put into my Mouth by the Church to entertain you with this Day, her unerring Assistant the Holy Ghost wisely providing, this First Commandment shou'd be the Subject of your First Attention, and to confound those who feign labour and difficulty in the Precepts of the Gospel, commands me to shew, that as there is nothing more easie then love, so a well-order'd love is all that is requir'd at your hands.
Words not of my own choice, but put into my Mouth by the Church to entertain you with this Day, her unerring Assistant the Holy Ghost wisely providing, this First Commandment should be the Subject of your First Attention, and to confound those who feign labour and difficulty in the Precepts of the Gospel, commands me to show, that as there is nothing more easy then love, so a well-ordered love is all that is required At your hands.
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This I shall endeavour by the assistance of Him who is eternal and subsisting Love, and which I hope to obtain by the Intercession of His Blessed Mother, who came to shed this sacred fire upon the earth.
This I shall endeavour by the assistance of Him who is Eternal and subsisting Love, and which I hope to obtain by the Intercession of His Blessed Mother, who Come to shed this sacred fire upon the earth.
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Indeed I cannot without reluctance take off your thoughts from attending on the Triumph of this Day, which the Holy Church has set apart to render her grateful Acknowledgments to the Lord of Hosts, for that memorable Victory obtain'd at Sea against the Enemies of the Christian Name.
Indeed I cannot without reluctance take off your thoughts from attending on the Triumph of this Day, which the Holy Church has Set apart to render her grateful Acknowledgments to the Lord of Hosts, for that memorable Victory obtained At Sea against the Enemies of the Christian Name.
Where the Blessed Mother of God was the Moses whose lifted-up Hands, fervent Prayer and Intercession, prevail'd, at once over the far greater Strength of the Turks, and over Sins of the Christians. But this is too vast a Subject to be reduc'd within the limits of a short Discourse;
Where the Blessed Mother of God was the Moses whose lifted-up Hands, fervent Prayer and Intercession, prevailed, At once over the Far greater Strength of the Turks, and over Sins of the Christians. But this is too vast a Subject to be reduced within the Limits of a short Discourse;
and I shou'd be oblig'd to say such glorious things of this City of God, the Protectrix and Bulwark of the Church, that nisi credideritis non intelligetis; such of my Auditors as do not believe cannot understand.
and I should be obliged to say such glorious things of this city of God, the Protectrix and Bulwark of the Church, that nisi credideritis non intelligetis; such of my Auditors as do not believe cannot understand.
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Wherefore in these Circumstances the Behaviour of St. Paul to the Corinthians ought (in my judgment) to be a standing Rule to all Preachers, to fit their Doctrine to the capacity of the Hearers, it being more pardonable to deprive the well-prepar'd and healthful Stomachs of some degree of Nourishment,
Wherefore in these circumstances the Behaviour of Saint Paul to the Corinthians ought (in my judgement) to be a standing Rule to all Preachers, to fit their Doctrine to the capacity of the Hearers, it being more pardonable to deprive the well-prepared and healthful Stomachs of Some degree of Nourishment,
Wherefore leaving the Mysteries of the Holy Rosary to the private Devotion of every one that is penetrated with the love of Mary, let us beg her Intercession, that I may speak worthily of that which was the crown of all her Vertues,
Wherefore leaving the Mysteres of the Holy Rosary to the private Devotion of every one that is penetrated with the love of Marry, let us beg her Intercession, that I may speak worthily of that which was the crown of all her Virtues,
THE Holy Evangelist in this Chapter records three nice and labour'd Questions which the Pharisees and Sadducees put to our Blessed Redeemer, with a design to take advantage of his Answers, very confident they shou'd convince him either of Impiety or Ignorance,
THE Holy Evangelist in this Chapter records three Nicaenae and laboured Questions which the Pharisees and Sadducees put to our Blessed Redeemer, with a Design to take advantage of his Answers, very confident they should convince him either of Impiety or Ignorance,
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The First Question was Practical; Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar? The Second meerly Speculative, concerning the Nature and Affections of a glorifi'd Body.
The First Question was Practical; Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar? The Second merely Speculative, Concerning the Nature and Affections of a glorified Body.
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The Third touching Matter of Fact, Which is the first and greatest commandment in the law? But these malicious Proposals gave our Blessed Master occasion to clear three important Difficulties;
The Third touching Matter of Fact, Which is the First and greatest Commandment in the law? But these malicious Proposals gave our Blessed Master occasion to clear three important Difficulties;
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Next he disperses the gross and carnal Idea which the Jews then had, and corrupted Nature is ready enough to suggest touching the Appetites and Inclinations of humane Bodies in another Life:
Next he disperses the gross and carnal Idea which the jews then had, and corrupted Nature is ready enough to suggest touching the Appetites and Inclinations of humane Bodies in Another Life:
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why the Precept of Dilection is stil'd First and Greatest? III. And lastly, The nature and extent of the Precept, With all thy heart, &c. I. The Question;
why the Precept of Dilection is Styled First and Greatest? III. And lastly, The nature and extent of the Precept, With all thy heart, etc. I. The Question;
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which seems to carry so little difficulty with it, and to lie so open to the meanest capacity, that the Resolution could no more evidence the profound Learning of the Respondent,
which seems to carry so little difficulty with it, and to lie so open to the Meanest capacity, that the Resolution could no more evidence the profound Learning of the Respondent,
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and by necessary consequence, that the Precept which exacts our love of him, must needs be the basis and foundation of the rest, the first and greatest of all? How comes it then to pass, that the Pharisees, who were continually beating their Brains upon the Criticisms of the Law;
and by necessary consequence, that the Precept which exacts our love of him, must needs be the basis and Foundation of the rest, the First and greatest of all? How comes it then to pass, that the Pharisees, who were continually beating their Brains upon the Criticisms of the Law;
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but if we draw the Prospect nearer, we shall find a great deal of artifice in the Proposition, and difficulty in the Resolution; and that it partakes of the nature of a curious Picture, which to a distant view discovers only confus'd Layings of Colours,
but if we draw the Prospect nearer, we shall find a great deal of artifice in the Proposition, and difficulty in the Resolution; and that it partakes of the nature of a curious Picture, which to a distant view discovers only confused Layings of Colours,
but when the nearer Eye begins to examine each Proportion, and run over every Lineament and Feature, it is not easie to determine whether the curious Spectator more admire his own precipitate Judgment,
but when the nearer Eye begins to examine each Proportion, and run over every Lineament and Feature, it is not easy to determine whither the curious Spectator more admire his own precipitate Judgement,
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For Origen; who was excellently versed in the Rabinical or Jewish Theology, assures us, that the Doctors of the Synagogue agreed in the number of the Precepts contain'd in their Law,
For Origen; who was excellently versed in the Rabbinical or Jewish Theology, assures us, that the Doctors of the Synagogue agreed in the number of the Precepts contained in their Law,
even to his time, concerning the disposition of them, quid prius, quidve posterius, so far were they from ranging them methodically, much further from deciding which of that multitude was to be fix'd in the head of the rest.
even to his time, Concerning the disposition of them, quid prius, Quidve Posterior, so Far were they from ranging them methodically, much further from deciding which of that multitude was to be fixed in the head of the rest.
since it was deliver'd among the latest, in the last Book of the Law, and no sooner then in the sixth Chapter of the Recapitulation of it, that is in Deuteronomy.
since it was Delivered among the latest, in the last Book of the Law, and no sooner then in the sixth Chapter of the Recapitulation of it, that is in Deuteronomy.
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And to increase the difficulty, the Pharisees propound the Question not only concerning the greatest, but also concerning the first; for tho' S. Matthew in my Text fixes it only upon the Great Commandment, yet St. Mark assigns it to the First; and from our Blessed Saviours Reply, it seems clear that the Proposal comprehended as well the one as the other.
And to increase the difficulty, the Pharisees propound the Question not only Concerning the greatest, but also Concerning the First; for though S. Matthew in my Text fixes it only upon the Great Commandment, yet Saint Mark assigns it to the First; and from our Blessed Saviors Reply, it seems clear that the Proposal comprehended as well the one as the other.
and was to the Jewish Rabbies what many of the highest Metaphysical Abstractions are to our Modern Schoolmen, an unexhausted Subject of Study to the Masters,
and was to the Jewish Rabbies what many of the highest Metaphysical Abstractions Are to our Modern Schoolmen, an unexhausted Subject of Study to the Masters,
But as the Prophet long before alledg'd, whilst he dehorts bold and rash Man from tempting the Divinity, Non est sapientia, non est prudentia, non est consilium contra Dominum;
But as the Prophet long before alleged, while he dehorts bold and rash Man from tempting the Divinity, Non est sapientia, non est Prudence, non est consilium contra Dominum;
There is no wisdom, (that's for their Learning) There is no prudence, (the original word signifies craft) There is no counsel, there is no Plotting (non est consilium) against the Almighty.
There is no Wisdom, (that's for their Learning) There is no prudence, (the original word signifies craft) There is no counsel, there is no Plotting (non est consilium) against the Almighty.
For Jesus Christ, who as the eternal Wisdom of his Father, was himself the Law-giver, and therefore the best Interpreter of the Law, at the same time to instruct and humble the Understandings of those half-learned,
For jesus christ, who as the Eternal Wisdom of his Father, was himself the Lawgiver, and Therefore the best Interpreter of the Law, At the same time to instruct and humble the Understandings of those half-learned,
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but thro'ly proud Men, declares in express terms, that there is a first and greatest Commandment; And 2ly. That it is what they were the least willing to admit for such;
but thro'ly proud Men, declares in express terms, that there is a First and greatest Commandment; And 2ly. That it is what they were the least willing to admit for such;
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obedieritis mandatis meis, quae ego hodie praecipio vobis, ut diligatis Dominum Deum vestrum, &c. And his Successor Josue. Hoc tantum diligentissimè praecavete, ut diligatis Dominum Deum vestrum;
obedieritis mandatis meis, Quae ego hodie praecipio vobis, ut diligatis Dominum God Vestrum, etc. And his Successor Josue. Hoc Tantum diligentissimè praecavete, ut diligatis Dominum God Vestrum;
For as the Apostle says, Dilectio malum non operatur; Love restrains us from committing any crime, and thence concludes, Ergo plenitudo legis est dilectio;
For as the Apostle Says, Love malum non operatur; Love restrains us from committing any crime, and thence concludes, Ergo plenitudo Legis est Love;
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The spiritual growth of Man is aptly compar'd by holy Writers to the raising of a Structure: many Hands, and much Labour; many Instruments, and much Art;
The spiritual growth of Man is aptly compared by holy Writers to the raising of a Structure: many Hands, and much Labour; many Instruments, and much Art;
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but when the Building is finish'd, and the last Hand taken off, the Scaffolds must down, the Tools and Engines are laid by, the remaining Materials must be removed;
but when the Building is finished, and the last Hand taken off, the Scaffolds must down, the Tools and Engines Are laid by, the remaining Materials must be removed;
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and what was requisite while the Foundation was laying, while the Building was rising, must now be carry'd off as indecent to the Eye, and offensive to the Inhabitant.
and what was requisite while the Foundation was laying, while the Building was rising, must now be carried off as indecent to the Eye, and offensive to the Inhabitant.
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and follow on that with a third, till, as by several Stages of the spiritual Building, they arrive to the finishing Point, to see the God of Gods in Sion.
and follow on that with a third, till, as by several Stages of the spiritual Building, they arrive to the finishing Point, to see the God of God's in Sion.
For what Vertue in this Life so necessary to advance us towards the Happiness of the next, as the Fear of God, so often stil'd The beginning of wisdom? but Perfect charity casts out fear.
For what Virtue in this Life so necessary to advance us towards the Happiness of the next, as the fear of God, so often Styled The beginning of Wisdom? but Perfect charity Cast out Fear.
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What so essential to a Christian as Faith, upon which depends the Promises of the life which now is, and that which is to come? yet it is only a Candle shining in an obscure place, till the morning star rise in our hearts, chasing darkness from every corner, dispersing the cloud between us and the Divinity;
What so essential to a Christian as Faith, upon which depends the Promises of the life which now is, and that which is to come? yet it is only a Candle shining in an Obscure place, till the morning star rise in our hearts, chasing darkness from every corner, dispersing the cloud between us and the Divinity;
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but as he is in himself, face to face. What so necessary to Salvation as relieving the Poor, defending the Cause of the Widow and Orphan, forgiving Injuries, praying for our Enemies, bridling our Passions? But to that happy State all necessity is foreign, where every one drinks of the Torrent of ineffable Pleasure, Affliction can never approach, Enemies are not to be found, Concupiscence is no more.
but as he is in himself, face to face. What so necessary to Salvation as relieving the Poor, defending the Cause of the Widow and Orphan, forgiving Injuries, praying for our Enemies, bridling our Passion? But to that happy State all necessity is foreign, where every one drinks of the Torrent of ineffable Pleasure, Affliction can never approach, Enemies Are not to be found, Concupiscence is no more.
their place shall be with the Hypocrites, because they love to be deceived, and shut their Eyes lest they should see the slippery Precipice where they are standing, I should say, whence they are falling.
their place shall be with the Hypocrites, Because they love to be deceived, and shut their Eyes lest they should see the slippery Precipice where they Are standing, I should say, whence they Are falling.
but impiously as well as childishly strive to anticipate their Happiness, by laying hold on the first they see, those vile and impure ones which the World and the Flesh tender them? But nothing unclean can enter there;
but impiously as well as childishly strive to anticipate their Happiness, by laying hold on the First they see, those vile and impure ones which the World and the Flesh tender them? But nothing unclean can enter there;
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Words that may justly strike the Sinner with terror, and make even the Just cry out with holy Job, Verebar omnia opera mea; I fear and apprehend all my works,
Words that may justly strike the Sinner with terror, and make even the Just cry out with holy Job, I feared omnia opera mea; I Fear and apprehend all my works,
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And tho' Almighty God by inforcing the Precept with so many almost synonimous Words, intended principally to sink this First and Greatest Commandment deeper into our hearts,
And though Almighty God by enforcing the Precept with so many almost Synonymous Words, intended principally to sink this First and Greatest Commandment Deeper into our hearts,
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yet it has produc'd so contrary an effect, even in the Minds of Learned Men, that some have not wanted confidence to pronounce the Commandment impossible.
yet it has produced so contrary an Effect, even in the Minds of Learned Men, that Some have not wanted confidence to pronounce the Commandment impossible.
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Indeed, if he that lays it upon us did not withal promise us strength to perform it, Pelagius and his Followers wou'd never have been condemn'd for that Doctrine.
Indeed, if he that lays it upon us did not withal promise us strength to perform it, Pelagius and his Followers would never have been condemned for that Doctrine.
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But since our Divine Master has told us, that His yoke is easie, and his burden light; and the beloved Disciple, that His commandments are not grievous;
But since our Divine Master has told us, that His yoke is easy, and his burden Light; and the Beloved Disciple, that His Commandments Are not grievous;
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is it not a Prodigy, that under the Gospel this shou'd appear so difficult to us, who are incompass'd with those Divine Fires which Jesus brought upon the Earth, and live under a Law which commands nothing but Love, says St. Augustine; Lex nova nihil nisi amorem jubet;
is it not a Prodigy, that under the Gospel this should appear so difficult to us, who Are encompassed with those Divine Fires which jesus brought upon the Earth, and live under a Law which commands nothing but Love, Says Saint Augustine; Lex nova nihil nisi amorem jubet;
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for in the forecited Chapter of Deuteronomy, the Prophet says that God lays all those Injunctions upon them, to try whether they love him in toto corde & tota anima;
for in the forecited Chapter of Deuteronomy, the Prophet Says that God lays all those Injunctions upon them, to try whither they love him in toto cord & tota anima;
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For as to the substance of the Precept, no rational Creature can dispute the verity of St. Basil 's Doctrine, That the love of God is not a thing to be taught;
For as to the substance of the Precept, no rational Creature can dispute the verity of Saint Basil is Doctrine, That the love of God is not a thing to be taught;
Goodness therefore is the measure of Love, and we enlarge or restrain our affection to a Thing, according as we discover more or fewer degrees of goodness in the Object;
goodness Therefore is the measure of Love, and we enlarge or restrain our affection to a Thing, according as we discover more or fewer Degrees of Goodness in the Object;
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And since God is the Source and Fountain of all goodness, immense, increated and infinite, the Heart ought to be carry'd upon God with an infinite love.
And since God is the Source and Fountain of all Goodness, immense, increated and infinite, the Heart ought to be carried upon God with an infinite love.
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Commandments so closely knit and woven together, that Qui in uno offendit, He that allows himself in any one Crime, he that dispenses with himself in any one Duty, becomes guilty of violating the whole;
commandments so closely knit and woven together, that Qui in Uno offendit, He that allows himself in any one Crime, he that dispenses with himself in any one Duty, becomes guilty of violating the Whole;
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or by outward Exercises of Piety that strike the Eye, Fasting, Mortifications, &c. For the Love of God is wholly interiour; and tho' it break forth into sensible Practices, 'tis the Heart only that Loves.
or by outward Exercises of Piety that strike the Eye, Fasting, Mortifications, etc. For the Love of God is wholly interior; and though it break forth into sensible Practices, it's the Heart only that Loves.
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but I cannot feel in my Heart the least sense of Gratitude, or the least affection for your Royal Person? Wou'd you not be ready to impeach him of the most brutish Insensibility,
but I cannot feel in my Heart the least sense of Gratitude, or the least affection for your Royal Person? Would you not be ready to impeach him of the most brutish Insensibility,
and condemn him to be for ever effac'd out of the memory of his Prince? and can you judge more favourably of a Christian, that being indebted to Jesus Christ the King of Kings, of whose Fulness he receives all he has, of whose Bounty he holds his Being, his Life, his Subsistance, his Salvation;
and condemn him to be for ever effaced out of the memory of his Prince? and can you judge more favourably of a Christian, that being indebted to jesus christ the King of Kings, of whose Fullness he receives all he has, of whose Bounty he holds his Being, his Life, his Subsistence, his Salvation;
or of the Law which he servilely obeys? Why are you less impartial to this unprofitable servant then to the other, unless because Tu es ille vir, as Nathan upon the like occasion impropriated to King David, You your self are the man, and are guilty of the same Crime in a higher measure? Have you not read, that after the promulgation of the new Law, the true worshippers shall adore the Father in spirit and truth? 'Tis the excellence of the Gospel, wherein it surpasses the ancient Alliance.
or of the Law which he servilely obeys? Why Are you less impartial to this unprofitable servant then to the other, unless Because Tu es Isle vir, as Nathan upon the like occasion impropriated to King David, You your self Are the man, and Are guilty of the same Crime in a higher measure? Have you not read, that After the Promulgation of the new Law, the true worshippers shall adore the Father in Spirit and truth? It's the excellence of the Gospel, wherein it Surpasses the ancient Alliance.
And S. Augustine teaches us, that God is not worshipped but by loving. Deus non colitur nisi amando. 2ly. I infer, That as it is impossible to arrive to the End without making use of the necessary Means;
And S. Augustine Teaches us, that God is not worshipped but by loving. Deus non colitur nisi Amando. 2ly. I infer, That as it is impossible to arrive to the End without making use of the necessary Means;
Diliges proximum, &c. Secundum simile est huic. Our Blessed Master assimilates the second Commandment to the first, not in reference to the Objects, which are infinitely unlike,
Diligent Proximum, etc. Secundum simile est huic. Our Blessed Master assimilates the second Commandment to the First, not in Referente to the Objects, which Are infinitely unlike,
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We do not indeed refer the love we bear Almighty God to our Neighbour, yet when you come to practice, we shew to what degree we love God by exhibiting charitable Offices to our Neighbour.
We do not indeed refer the love we bear Almighty God to our Neighbour, yet when you come to practice, we show to what degree we love God by exhibiting charitable Offices to our Neighbour.
For as he has made the reciprocal love we bear the one to the other, the distinctive Sign and Badge of a Christian, In this they shall know you to be my disciples, if you love one another;
For as he has made the reciprocal love we bear the one to the other, the distinctive Signen and Badge of a Christian, In this they shall know you to be my Disciples, if you love one Another;
And thro' all the course of the New Testament he urges this fraternal Charity with so much earnestness, that he wou'd seem to postpone the love of Himself to that of our Brethren, were it not certain, that the Brotherly love is the only way to the Divine. So St. Paul, Gal. 5.14. For all the law is fulfill'd in one word, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self;
And through all the course of the New Testament he urges this fraternal Charity with so much earnestness, that he would seem to postpone the love of Himself to that of our Brothers, were it not certain, that the Brotherly love is the only Way to the Divine. So Saint Paul, Gal. 5.14. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self;
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while we are committing violence upon his Person or his Goods, if any one shou'd interrogate us of the love of God, we shou'd take it for a great Affront to have it so much as call'd in question.
while we Are committing violence upon his Person or his Goods, if any one should interrogate us of the love of God, we should take it for a great Affront to have it so much as called in question.
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I will sum up all that has been said in those excellent words of S. Augustine; Amat nos Deus ut ametur, &c. God loves us, to the end that he may be loved again;
I will sum up all that has been said in those excellent words of S. Augustine; Amat nos Deus ut ametur, etc. God loves us, to the end that he may be loved again;
But because humane Affection, good Education, and the Formalities of Religion do often put on the mask of divine Love, the Divinity has impress'd his Seal upon fraternal Charity;
But Because humane Affection, good Education, and the Formalities of Religion do often put on the mask of divine Love, the Divinity has impressed his Seal upon fraternal Charity;
In this they shall know that you are my disciples, they that will not believe it upon any other account, si diligitis invicem, If you love one another.
In this they shall know that you Are my Disciples, they that will not believe it upon any other account, si diligitis invicem, If you love one Another.
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But the Decree of the Holy Ghost pronounc'd by the Mouth of the Preacher, shall never be revers'd, Non salvabit impietas impium. The deordinate love of Creatures (which constitutes all the Sins we commit) can never make the Sinner happy;
But the decree of the Holy Ghost pronounced by the Mouth of the Preacher, shall never be reversed, Non salvabit Impiety Impious. The deordinate love of Creatures (which constitutes all the Sins we commit) can never make the Sinner happy;
he shall ever and anon feel the gnawing and gripes of an irregular Love. Let him plunge himself never so deep in Pleasures, he can never stifle his Remorses;
he shall ever and anon feel the gnawing and gripes of an irregular Love. Let him plunge himself never so deep in Pleasures, he can never stifle his Remorses;
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His Hony is mixt with Gall, his Wine is imbitter'd with Wormwood, Ʋva eorum, uva fellis, &c. In a word, let him commit as many fresh Crimes as he pleases, to escape reflecting on the old, it is decreed that Sin shall ever be the punishment of Sin. As his Affections wander after new Idols, they meet with new Torments, till this miserable Soul, quite tir'd in the ways of Iniquity, becomes like the Doemon in the Gospel, Walking through dry places, seeking rest, and finding none.
His Honey is mixed with Gall, his Wine is imbittered with Wormwood, Ʋva Their, uva fellis, etc. In a word, let him commit as many fresh Crimes as he Pleases, to escape reflecting on the old, it is decreed that since shall ever be the punishment of Sin. As his Affections wander After new Idols, they meet with new Torments, till this miserable Soul, quite tired in the ways of Iniquity, becomes like the Demon in the Gospel, Walking through dry places, seeking rest, and finding none.
Then he is ready to fall into the account of S. Augustine 's experience, and to cry out with him, O Divine Love, which I have known too late, from which I have wander'd too long!
Then he is ready to fallen into the account of S. Augustine is experience, and to cry out with him, Oh Divine Love, which I have known too late, from which I have wandered too long!
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To swerve from thy strait, but easie paths, is all we call Sin; to reenter into them, is all we stile Vertue; to be depriv'd of thee for ever, is the true Definition of Hell; as to enjoy thee for ever, is the essential Glory of Heaven. Whither I beseech Him to conduct us, who has furnish'd us with such easie and efficacious Means, The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. FINIS.
To swerve from thy strait, but easy paths, is all we call since; to reenter into them, is all we style Virtue; to be deprived of thee for ever, is the true Definition of Hell; as to enjoy thee for ever, is the essential Glory of Heaven. Whither I beseech Him to conduct us, who has furnished us with such easy and efficacious Means, The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. FINIS.
