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maxim[8][27] = "We must not omit our ordinary devotions for every trifling occasion that may come in the way, such as going to confession on our fixed days, and particularly hearing mass on week-days: if we wish to go out walking, or anything of that sort, let us make our confession, and perform our usual exercises first, and then go."; | maxim[8][27] = "We must not omit our ordinary devotions for every trifling occasion that may come in the way, such as going to confession on our fixed days, and particularly hearing mass on week-days: if we wish to go out walking, or anything of that sort, let us make our confession, and perform our usual exercises first, and then go."; | ||
maxim[8][28] = "It is very useful for those who minister the word of God, or give themselves up to prayer, to read the works of authors whose names begin with S, such as <i> Saint</i> Augustine, <i> Saint </i> Bernard, &c."; | maxim[8][28] = "It is very useful for those who minister the word of God, or give themselves up to prayer, to read the works of authors whose names begin with S, such as <i> Saint</i> Augustine, <i> Saint </i> Bernard, &c."; | ||
maxim[8][29] = "Nothing more glorious can happen to a Christian | maxim[8][29] = "Nothing more glorious can happen to a Christian than to suffer for Christ."; | ||
maxim[8][30] = "There is no surer or clearer proof of the love of God than adversity."; | maxim[8][30] = "There is no surer or clearer proof of the love of God than adversity."; | ||
maxim[8][31] = "When God intends to grant a man any particular virtue, it is His way to let him be tempted to the opposite vice."; | maxim[8][31] = "When God intends to grant a man any particular virtue, it is His way to let him be tempted to the opposite vice."; | ||
