The art of knowing ourselves: or, The looking-glass which does not deceive. With Twelve considerations on death by L. La Nuza, and Four on eternity by J.B. Manni. Tr. by the author of St. Willibrord |
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abyss Acts towards thyself angel art thou Blessed Catherine blood Catherine of Genoa condignity merit confess dead deserve despise devils Divine dost thou earth Ecclus everlasting evil Father fear fire flesh George Porter gift give given thee glory hadst hast thou heaven hell Holy honour hour of death humble thyself humility infinite iniquities Isaias Jesus Christ live Lord malice mercy miserable never nothingness original sin pains PARTICULAR JUDGMENT POINT POINT II poor PORTMAN STREET Practices or acts PRELUDE.-Imagine that thou pride proud Psalm saints sanctifying grace says St shame sinner Society of Jesus thine things thinkest thou art thou canst thou didst thou dost thou hast thou knowest thou mayest thou needest thou oughtest thou shalt thou wilt thought thy body thy eyes thy heart thy last thy neighbour thy senses thy sins thy soul torments truth vile WILLIBRORD wilt thou words
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Page 58 - Enter not into judgment with thy servant, O Lord, for in Thy sight shall no man living be justified.
Page 16 - Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed. Save me and I shall be saved.
Page 81 - He that will save his life shall lose it, and he that shall lose his life for My sake, shall
Page 21 - From the sole of the feet to the crown of the head there is no soundness in him, but wounds and bruises and putrefying sores.
Page 58 - Of every idle word that men shall speak they shall give account in the Day of Judgment.
Page 49 - Nescit homo finem suum, sed sicut pisces capiuntur hamo, et aves laqueo comprehenduntur, sic capiuntur homines in tempore malo, cum eis extemplo supervenerit.
Page 57 - If these things be done in the green wood, what shall be done in the dry?
Page 63 - that a millstone be hung about his neck and that he be cast into the depths of the sea.
Page 18 - lava quod est sordidum, riga quod est aridum, sana quod est saucium.