Excerpt from The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints, Vol. 1 of 12: Compiled From Original Monuments and Authentic Records Neither is it a small advantage that, by reading the history of the saints, we are introduced into the acquaintance of the greatest personages who have ever adorned the world, the brightest orna ments of the church militant, and the shining stars and suns of the church triumphant, our future companions in eternal glory. Whilst we admire the wonders of grace and mercy, which God ...
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Excerpt from The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints, Vol. 1 of 12: Compiled From Original Monuments and Authentic Records Neither is it a small advantage that, by reading the history of the saints, we are introduced into the acquaintance of the greatest personages who have ever adorned the world, the brightest orna ments of the church militant, and the shining stars and suns of the church triumphant, our future companions in eternal glory. Whilst we admire the wonders of grace and mercy, which God hath displayed in their favour, we are strongly moved to praise his adorable goodness. And, in their penitential lives' and holy maxims, we learn the sublime lessons of practical virtue, which their assiduous meditation on the divine word, the most consum mate experience in their deserts, watchings, and commerce with heaven, and the lights of the Holy Ghost, their interior Master, discovered to them. But it is superfluous to show from reason the eminent usefulness of the example, and the history of the saints, which the most sacred authority recommends to us as one of the most powerful helps to virtue. It is the admonition of St. Paul, that we remember our holy teachers, and that, having the end of their conversation before our eyes, we imitate their faith.(l) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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