A selection from the spiritual letters of s. Francis de Sales, tr. by the author of 'Life of s. Francis de Sales'. |
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... Mind PAGE · . 107 • 109 IIO II2 113 114 XXXIII . To a Married Lady . On Quietness of Mind 116 XXXIV . To a Lady , in Sickness XXXV . To his Sister , Mme . de Cornillon . On the Death of their youngest Sister , Jeanne de Sales . • XXXVI ...
... Mind PAGE · . 107 • 109 IIO II2 113 114 XXXIII . To a Married Lady . On Quietness of Mind 116 XXXIV . To a Lady , in Sickness XXXV . To his Sister , Mme . de Cornillon . On the Death of their youngest Sister , Jeanne de Sales . • XXXVI ...
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... Mind CVI . To a Religious of the Visitation CVII . To a Religious • . 227 On sup- . 229 • 232 · . 234 • 236 · . 237 • · 241 · 242 On the 245 · • 248 · 251 CVIII . To a Widowed Religious , who was ex- pecting to hear of the Death of her ...
... Mind CVI . To a Religious of the Visitation CVII . To a Religious • . 227 On sup- . 229 • 232 · . 234 • 236 · . 237 • · 241 · 242 On the 245 · • 248 · 251 CVIII . To a Widowed Religious , who was ex- pecting to hear of the Death of her ...
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... precisely that best way . This is an impertinence peculiar to your keen , elastic mind , and it would fain overpower your will , and hamper it with deceitful wiles . You know that , speaking generally , God would have 4 SPIRITUAL LETTERS ...
... precisely that best way . This is an impertinence peculiar to your keen , elastic mind , and it would fain overpower your will , and hamper it with deceitful wiles . You know that , speaking generally , God would have 4 SPIRITUAL LETTERS ...
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... mind . Thanks be to God who has given you the desire so to do ; I trust that He will also give you the power , and so perfect His work in you . . · In order to effect this change , you must seek the assistance both of the living and the ...
... mind . Thanks be to God who has given you the desire so to do ; I trust that He will also give you the power , and so perfect His work in you . . · In order to effect this change , you must seek the assistance both of the living and the ...
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... mind within you . Make a habit of placing yourself in the Presence of God before going to bed , thanking Him for having preserved you , and making your examination of con- science , as you have learnt to do . Do the same in the morning ...
... mind within you . Make a habit of placing yourself in the Presence of God before going to bed , thanking Him for having preserved you , and making your examination of con- science , as you have learnt to do . Do the same in the morning ...
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Page 205 - IF ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth: For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
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Page 195 - He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. Whether of them twain did the will of his father ? They say unto him, The first.
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Page 224 - For after all these things do the Gentiles seek : for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.