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Catéchisme, ou Introduction au Symbole de la Foi, Vol. 2: Où IL Est Traité des Moyens par Lesquels les Creatures Peuvent s'Élever à Dieu Qui les A ... de la Certitude de la Venu
Excerpt from Cat�chisme, ou Introduction au Symbole de la Foi, Vol. 2: O� IL Est Trait� des Moyens par Lesquels les Creatures Peuvent s'�lever � Dieu Qui les A Cre�es; De l'Excellence de la Religion Chr�tienne; Du Myst�re de la R�demption Et de la Certitude de la Venue de J�sus-Christ
Encore que j'aie intention en cette seconde partie de proc�der par les merveilles des choses cr��es � la connoissance du Cr�ateur comme les saintes Ecritu res nous donnent encore plus de lumi�re pour arriver � cette connoissance je rapporterai ici plusieurs pas sages qui y sont contenus, lesquels serviront beaucoup � mon dessein. Je mettrai donc en premier lieu ce qui est contenu au livre de Job O� ses amis, dispa tant avec lui parlent eti termes tr�s - magnifiques des grandeurs de Dieu, a la connoissa�oe desquelles ils �toient parvenus par les merveilles qu 1ls avoient re marqu�es dans l�s oeuvres de la nature, dont nous pe1lons. Car encore que le saint homme e�t par r�v� lation expresse la con�oiss'ance du myst�re de n0tr� r�demption et de la r�surrection g�n�rale, ses amis, qui disputoient avec lui, n'�voient pas en la m�me gr�ce, aussi ils proc�doient, comme nous avons dit, par la consid�ration d�s cho'se's cr��es.
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Encore que j'aie intention en cette seconde partie de proc�der par les merveilles des choses cr��es � la connoissance du Cr�ateur comme les saintes Ecritu res nous donnent encore plus de lumi�re pour arriver � cette connoissance je rapporterai ici plusieurs pas sages qui y sont contenus, lesquels serviront beaucoup � mon dessein. Je mettrai donc en premier lieu ce qui est contenu au livre de Job O� ses amis, dispa tant avec lui parlent eti termes tr�s - magnifiques des grandeurs de Dieu, a la connoissa�oe desquelles ils �toient parvenus par les merveilles qu 1ls avoient re marqu�es dans l�s oeuvres de la nature, dont nous pe1lons. Car encore que le saint homme e�t par r�v� lation expresse la con�oiss'ance du myst�re de n0tr� r�demption et de la r�surrection g�n�rale, ses amis, qui disputoient avec lui, n'�voient pas en la m�me gr�ce, aussi ils proc�doient, comme nous avons dit, par la consid�ration d�s cho'se's cr��es.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
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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Published August 24, 2018
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Louis of Granada
148 books10 followersSee also Luis de Granada.
Louis was born in Granada of poor parents. At the age of nineteen he was received into the Dominican Order in the Priory of the Holy Cross in Granada. His philosophical studies once over, he was chosen by his superiors to represent his community at the College of St. Gregory at Valladolid, an institution of the Dominican Order reserved for extraordinary students.
When Louis had completed these studies, he embarked upon the career of a preacher, in which he continued with extraordinary success during forty years. The fame of his preaching spread beyond the boundaries of his native land, and at the request of the Cardinal-Infante, Dom Henrique of Portugal, son of King Manuel, he was transferred to Portugal, where he became Prior Provincial of the Portuguese Dominicans in 1557. His extraordinary sanctity, learning, and wisdom soon attracted the attention of the queen regent, who appointed him her confessor and counselor. The Bishopric of Viseu and the Archbishopric of Braga were successively offered to him only to be courteously, but firmly, refused. The honours of the cardinalate, offered to him by Pope Sixtus V, were also declined.
Besides ascetical theology, his published works treat of Scripture, dogma, ethics, biography and Church history. He is best known, however, for his ascetical writings. Most of them were translated into many languages. The best known of his ascetical writings, and the one that achieved the greatest measure of success, is The Sinner's Guide (La Guia de Pecadores), published in 1555. It is marked by a smooth, harmonious style of purest Spanish idiom which has merited for it the reputation of a classic, and by an unctuous eloquence that has made it a perennial source of religious inspiration. It has been most favourable compared with Thomas à Kempis's "Imitation of Christ". Within a comparatively short time after its first appearance it was translated into Italian, Latin, French, German, Polish, and Greek. He earned much money for his writings, all of which went to the poor.
In 1539, at the age of 35, he wrote a small tract on the method of prayer for a student who had written to him for advice. This tract developed into his first book, The Book of Prayer and Meditation, published in 1554. The unexpected success of the book led him to dedicate himself to writing on spiritual themes for all. He led a life of an ascetic, his cell being poor and having little possessions. He wrote for 35 years, producing 49 works.
Louis died at the age of 84 at Lisbon, Portugal.
Louis was born in Granada of poor parents. At the age of nineteen he was received into the Dominican Order in the Priory of the Holy Cross in Granada. His philosophical studies once over, he was chosen by his superiors to represent his community at the College of St. Gregory at Valladolid, an institution of the Dominican Order reserved for extraordinary students.
When Louis had completed these studies, he embarked upon the career of a preacher, in which he continued with extraordinary success during forty years. The fame of his preaching spread beyond the boundaries of his native land, and at the request of the Cardinal-Infante, Dom Henrique of Portugal, son of King Manuel, he was transferred to Portugal, where he became Prior Provincial of the Portuguese Dominicans in 1557. His extraordinary sanctity, learning, and wisdom soon attracted the attention of the queen regent, who appointed him her confessor and counselor. The Bishopric of Viseu and the Archbishopric of Braga were successively offered to him only to be courteously, but firmly, refused. The honours of the cardinalate, offered to him by Pope Sixtus V, were also declined.
Besides ascetical theology, his published works treat of Scripture, dogma, ethics, biography and Church history. He is best known, however, for his ascetical writings. Most of them were translated into many languages. The best known of his ascetical writings, and the one that achieved the greatest measure of success, is The Sinner's Guide (La Guia de Pecadores), published in 1555. It is marked by a smooth, harmonious style of purest Spanish idiom which has merited for it the reputation of a classic, and by an unctuous eloquence that has made it a perennial source of religious inspiration. It has been most favourable compared with Thomas à Kempis's "Imitation of Christ". Within a comparatively short time after its first appearance it was translated into Italian, Latin, French, German, Polish, and Greek. He earned much money for his writings, all of which went to the poor.
In 1539, at the age of 35, he wrote a small tract on the method of prayer for a student who had written to him for advice. This tract developed into his first book, The Book of Prayer and Meditation, published in 1554. The unexpected success of the book led him to dedicate himself to writing on spiritual themes for all. He led a life of an ascetic, his cell being poor and having little possessions. He wrote for 35 years, producing 49 works.
Louis died at the age of 84 at Lisbon, Portugal.
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