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The Spiritual Man, Or the Spiritual Life Reduced to Its First Principles Conerecationis Sanctissimi REDEMPTORIS III (Sanctum f)atrittum I TORONTO, CAN. 7/1 . U . No UKH.i *WK*Mt* Ll*KM% m JOHN M. KELLY LIBRARY Donated by The Redemptorists of the Toronto Province from the Library Collection of Holy Redeemer College, Windsor University of St. Michael's College, Toronto THE SPIRITUAL MAN; OR, THE SPIRITUAL LIFE REDUCED TO ITS FIRST PRINCIPLES. TRANSITED FROM THE FRENCH OF B. S. REV. J. SAINT-JURE, J., Author of " Knowledge and Love of Jesus Christ," ktc BY A MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF MERCY, AUTHORESS OF "THE LIFE OF MOTHER M'CAULEY," " LIFE OF ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI," "HAPPY HOURS OF CHILDHOOD," "ANGEL-DREAMS," "BY THE SEA SIDE," "GLIMPSES OF PLEASANT HOMES," "LIFE OF VE.V. C. M. HOFBAUER," ETC., ETC. " My heart hath uttered a good word : I dedicate my works to the king, Christ Jesus.*' —A. xKv. i. NEW YORK: P. O'SHEA, Agent, 45 Warren Street, 1882. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1878, toy P. O'SHEA, la the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington. Fanrrrr axd 9tt.*kottped at the DoT»' TnmzcTarKt. West Cbejtteb, K I Approbation OP MONSEIGNEUR PERCHE. As the writings of Reverend J. B. Saint-Jure, S. J., rank high among the best spiritual works, we joyfully authorize the publication, in English, of his book entitled, VHomme Spirituel. The translation, by a religious of our diocese, is not only faultless, but elegant; and we rejoice in the hope that this excellent work, which we cordially recom- mend both to clergy and laity, will be useful to a vast number of souls. Given at New Orleans, on the Feast of St. Gregory the Great, March I2th, 1878. £ NAPOLEON JOSEPH, Archbishop of New Orleans. ,<<>,9 TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE. The following translation of LHomme Spirituel was made some years ago, and collated with the original, at the time, by the Very Rev. Ferdinand Coosemans, S. J. To place so useful a work within the reach of a greater number, I have reduced its size about one-fourth, by omitting the Latin text of quotations and Scripture references, avoid- ing the frequent repetitions common with the writers of Father Saint-Jure's time, and, in general, adopting a concise style in rendering into English the quaint, verbose French of the original, written in the earlier half of the seventeenth century. Should any of my readers wish to verify quotations, etc., this may be done by procuring the French work in two volumes, which is by no means rare. The edition published by Perisse Freres (Paris, 185 1) is, perhaps, the best. St. Alphonsus' Convent of Mercy, Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady of Mercy, 1877. New Orleans. Louisiana. CONTENTS. PAQB. Preface. .......... Hi Approbation. ........ v VOLUME I. Chapter I. What is Man? ...-I Section I. Conclusion. --...-- 6 Chapter II. What is a Christian ? --.----- n Section I. The Christian is a new creature. 14 Section 2. The Christian is holy in his dignity, and he ought to be holy in reality. .... - 19 Section 3. In what consists a Christian manner of life. - 24 Section 4. Same subject. -------29 Section 5. The example of our Lord Jesus Christ 33 Section 6. Our imitation. .-.---- 37 Section 7. Of the indifference and obedience with which we ought to receive the movements of our Lord. - 41 Section 8. Reasons to induce us to act as Christians, and to perform all our works in the spirit of Jesus Christ. --------44 Section 9. Practice. ..----..50 Chapter III. What is a Spiritual Man? .......54 Section I. Continuation. - - - - - - - 57 Section 2. What are the actions of a spiritual man ? - - 59 Vlll CONTENTS. FAGK Section 3. The truly spiritual man distinguished from the man who is spiritual only in appearance. - - 63 Section 4. The spiritual man leads a life above the senses. - 68 Section 5. Other proofs of the same truth. - - - - 72 Section 6. Of the discernment of spirits. 77 Section 7. Particular marks to discern spirits. - - 81 Section 8. Danger of extraordinary ways. —Means of dis- tinguishing the good from the bad. 87 Section 9. This truth confirmed by examples. - - - 93 Section 10. Marks to distinguish visions and revelations. - 97 Section II. Other marks. -..---. 102 Section 12. Four important admonitions concerning visions and revelations. ------ 106 Sution 13. Discernment between the movements of nature and grace. ------- 109 Section 14. More particular discernment. - - - -113 Section 15. Conclusion. - - - - - 119 Chapter IV. Of the Gifts of the Holy Ghost in general. - - - 126 Section I. The effects of these gifts. - - - - 130 Section 2. Means of acquiring these gifts. - - - - 135 Section 3. Of the gift of fear. 137 Section 4. Of the gift of fortitude. 144 Section 5. Of the gift of piety. 153 Section 6. Of the gift of counsel. - - - - - -156 Section *], Of the gift of knowledge. - - - - 160 Section 8. Of the gift of understanding. - - • - 165 Section 9. Of the gift of wisdom. - - - - - 170 VOLUME II. Chapter I. First General Principle of the Spiritual Life. 181 Chapter II. Second General Principle of the Spiritual Life. i8S : CONTENTS. IX Chapter III. PAGE. Third General Principle of the Spiritual Life.—The End of Man. -'95 Section I. Signification of the word end. - - - - 197 Section 2. God being our end must necessarily be our per- fection and beatitude. ----- 198 Section 3. Another reason for this truth. ... - 202 Section 4. Conclusion of this subject. ----- 203 Section 5. Means to arrive at this end. ... - 204 Section 6. Signification of the word means. - - - - 206 Section 7. All creatures are to us means of salvation. - 207 Section 8. Discernment is essential in the choice of means. 209 Section 9. Good use is necessary to means. - - - -211 Section 10. Effects of the acquisition of this end. —First effect The perfection of the soul. - - - 213 Section II. Second effect: Light of the understanding. - 216 Section 12. Third effect : Peace of the will. - - - 219 Section 13. Fourth effect: A just contempt of things here below. -------- 221 Section 14. Fifth effect : A well regulated exterior. —Remark- able example of this truth. - - - - 224 Chapter IV. twRTH General Principlf.—Union with Jesus Christ. - 227 Section I. Means to acquire union with our Lord. - - 229 Section 2. In what consists this union, and the manner in which it ought to operate. ----- 235 Section 3. Conclusion of this subject. - - - - 239 Chapter V. Fifth General Principle of the Spiritual Life.—Purity of Intention. 244 Chapter VI. Sixth General Principle.—Exercise of Faith in all Things. --------- 249 Section 1. Qualities of faith. ------ 254 Section 2. Why God obliges us to believe. ... 258 X CONTENTS. PAG* - r Section 3. Another prerogative of faith. - - - 26 Section 4. Practice of faith. - 267 Section 5. Practice of faith more in detail. - 270 Section 6. Practice of faith still more in detail. - - - 273 Section 7. Conclusion of all that has been previously said in this chapter. ------- 277 Chapter VII. Seventh General Principle.—Continual Prayer. 280 Section I. Necessity of prayer. ------ 283 Section 2. Conclusion to be drawn from its necessity. - 286 Section 3. Force of prayer. ------- 291 Section 4. Conditions necessary to render prayer efficacious. 293 Section 5. Another condition. ------ 295 Section 6. Affection and fervor in prayer. - - - 300 Chapter VIII. Eighth G eneral Principle of the Spiritual Life—Peace of the Soul. --------- 308 Section 1. In what we ought to practise peace.—In our particular actions with our neighbor. —In our desires, even those which are good.—In our losses.— In our imperfections and sins.—Of scruples.— Conclusion. ----- 314 Section 2. Means for preserving peace of soul. - - - 327 Section 3. Of the ways of God with men. - 332 Section 4. The ways of God with souls are hidden. - - 335 Section 5. Why the ways of God are so hidden. - - - 340 Section 6. The ways of God often seem contrary to their ends. 342 Section 7. The ways of God are often contrary to our desires. 348 Section 8. Why the ways of God are contrary to our wishes. 350 Section 9. Conclusion. - - - - - - -351 Section 10. Practice of peace. ----.- 358 THE SPIRITUAL LIFE REDUCED TO ITS FIRST PRINCIPLES Vol I. THE SPIRITUAL LIFE REDUCED TO ITS First Principles. CHAPTER I, WHAT IS MAN? ESIGNING, as I do, to treat fully of the spiritual man, it will be necessary, in order to give full scope to so important and rich a I. subject, first, to consider man as man ; second, as a Christian ; and, third, as a spiritual man. The third includes the second, inasmuch as a spiritual man is only an excellent Christian; and the second includes the first, for a Christian is a perfect man, and something more. Therefore, before speak- ing of the nature and qualities of a spiritual man, we shall consider him as a man and as a Christian. "Man is a great work," cries out Solomon, with admira- tion. The celebrated inscription engraven over the temple at Delphi, "know thyself," ought not to be understood solely of the knowledge we should have of our inherent base- ness and misery, to inspire us with sentiments of modesty and humility; but also the knowledge of our greatness and " 2 WHAT IS MAN. excellence, to inspire us with noble and generous sentiments, that we may never degrade ourselves. " St. Ambrose says : It is a great gift, and a source of many advantages to a man, to know what he is ; " and, indeed, as St. Augustine remarks, if the creation of each animal is capa- ble of procuring God ineffable praises from pious minds, with how much greater reason should man, the noblest of all ani- mals, inspire similar sentiments ! "Man is great," says Solomon; and his father had said before him : "What is man that Thou art mindful of him? With glory and honor hast Thou crowned him." "Man," says St.
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