Maxims and Sayings of St. Philip Neri: Difference between revisions
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maxim[5][7] = "We must often remember what Christ said, that not he who begins, but he that perseveres to the end, shall be saved."; | maxim[5][7] = "We must often remember what Christ said, that not he who begins, but he that perseveres to the end, shall be saved."; | ||
maxim[5][8] = "We ought to abhor every kind of affectation, whether in talking, dressing, or anything else."; | maxim[5][8] = "We ought to abhor every kind of affectation, whether in talking, dressing, or anything else."; | ||
maxim[5][9] = "When a scrupulous person has once made up his mind that he has not consented to a temptation, he must not reason the matter over again to see whether he has really consented or not, for the same temptations often return by making this sort of | maxim[5][9] = "When a scrupulous person has once made up his mind that he has not consented to a temptation, he must not reason the matter over again to see whether he has really consented or not, for the same temptations often return by making this sort of reflection."; | ||
maxim[5][10] = "If those who are molested by scruples wish to know whether they have consented to a suggestion or not, especially in thoughts, they should see whether, during the temptation, they have always had a lively love to the virtue opposed to the vice in respect of which they were tempted, and hatred to that same vice, and this is mostly a good proof that they have not consented."; | maxim[5][10] = "If those who are molested by scruples wish to know whether they have consented to a suggestion or not, especially in thoughts, they should see whether, during the temptation, they have always had a lively love to the virtue opposed to the vice in respect of which they were tempted, and hatred to that same vice, and this is mostly a good proof that they have not consented."; | ||
maxim[5][11] = "The scrupulous should remit themselves always and in everything to the judgment of their confessor, and accustom themselves to have a contempt for their own scruples."; | maxim[5][11] = "The scrupulous should remit themselves always and in everything to the judgment of their confessor, and accustom themselves to have a contempt for their own scruples."; | ||
