Extracts from the Writings of François Fenelon, Archbishop of Cambray: With Some Memoirs of His Life : to which are Added Letters Expressive of Love and Friendship, the Writer Not Known : Recommended to the Perusal and Notice of the Religiously DisposedPhillips, 1816 - 216 páginas |
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affections amusements ARCHBISHOP OF CAMBRAY attached attentive Bad company bear become Blessed bosom cerely charity children of God Christian CHRISTIAN perfection comfort consolation corrupted creatures crosses dangerous death defects deism deprive desire detach diocese dissipated divine Duke of Burgundy duties endeavour eternal evil eyes faith Father faults fear friends friendship gifts give grace hand happy heart Holy Holy Spirit hope humble indolence inspires Jesus Christ lence LETTER liberty light ligion live Lord Madam Guyon mercy midst mortified nature neighbour never nourish occasions ourselves outward pain passions peace perceive perfect persons piety pleased pleasure pray prayer present preserve Psalm reason regard religion render renounce resignation seek self-love sensible shews silent simplicity sincere slothful snares sober sorrow soul speak spirit suffer sweet taste temptations thee things thou tion troubles true truth uneasy unto Vallery vanity virtue weakness wisdom words
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Página 149 - Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
Página 43 - Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
Página 16 - But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
Página 26 - Yet notwithstanding these principles, in their practice they aim at supposing that the outward written law, or at most a certain light, derived from Scripture and reasoning, is what inwardly enlightens us, and that afterwards our reason acts of itself from that instruction. They esteem not enough that inward teacher which is the Holy Spirit, and which effects all in us. He is the soul of our soul ; we could not form a thought or desire but through him. Alas ! how great then is our blindness ! we...
Página 76 - Let us sever ourselves from every thing that. comes not from God, put away all vain thoughts and wild imaginations., and speak no idle word. Let us seek God. within us, and we shall infallibly find him, and with him joy and peace.
Página ii - The many things which were generally admired in him were nothing in comparison of that divine life by which he walked with God like Enoch, and was unknown to men.
Página 102 - JOHN xiv. 27. ALL men seek for peace, but they do not seek it where it is to be found. The peace that the world can give is as different from that which God bestows, as God is different from men ; or rather, the world promises peace, but never gives it. It presents some passing pleasures to us, but these cost more than they are worth. It is only the religion of Jesus that can give us peace.
Página 168 - Christian school, and from all pulpits. If the mercy of God depended upon certain devotees, sinners would be much to be pitied: false devotion knows nothing but an exterminating zeal; 'while God, full of patience, gentleness, and forbearance, waits the amendment of all those who have gone astray.
Página 107 - God (says another,) who is liberal and generous in all other gifts, teaches us, by the wise ceconomy of his Providence, how circumspect we ought to be in the right management of our time ; for he never gives us two moments together ; he gives us only the second as he takes away the first, and keeps the third in his hands, leaving us in an absolute uncertainty whether he will give it us or not.
Página 90 - ... with God, Prayer is so necessary, and the source of so many blessings, that the soul who has found this treasure, cannot avoid having recourse to it whenever it is left to itself.