Charity, in pronouncing in favour of Death-bed
Penitents with Affurance, is indifcreet, and may
ferve ill Purposes
Concealment of Sins in Confeffion is not only Sa-
crilege but Folly
Converfion of an old Sinner, the ufual Steps and
gradual Progrefs of it
requires a true Change of the Heart in
its principal Love or Affection.
65, 80
Corporal Disorders render the Mind less fit for
Prayer
Corrupt Nature has the greatest Repugnancy to
thofe Duties, concerning which we are to be
judged
Culpable Ignorance is the Caufe of many hidden
Sins
Cuftom or Example, a vain Plea before the
Judgment Seat of Chrift
of this World conformed to, will prove
our Condemnation
Damned Souls, how gladly they would embrace the
Conditions even of the most rigorous Penance 231
Dead, their Sentiments of their past Lives
Death and Judgment frequently remember'd, would
prevent or check the Disorders of human Life
Death eternal of much more Importance than tem-
poral
Death certain to every Perfon born into this
World
―uncertain in its Time
Death-bed Repentance dangerous and deceitful
Death-bed Penitents will have extraordinary M-
tives to fear, but not the fame to love God
88
St. Auftin's Opinion of them 91
Debts, their Payment not to be deferred to the Time
of Sickness or Death
Devil labours to keep out the Thoughts of Death
and Judgment from our Minds
Difference between the Condition of a Soul in Bliss,
and her State in this mortal Life
Difpofitions of Mind which are necessary to qua-
lify a Man to approach the facred Tribunal of
Confeffion
Diffipation of Mind a Cause of our Forgetfulness
of God
Dying well depends on living well
Dying Perfons uncapable of reading or hearing to
any great Edification
Examination of our Lives is a neceffary Prepa-
ration for an happy Death
of Confcience every Night is a
Practice by no Means to be neglected 160
Example or Custom will be no Excufe at the Day
of Judgment
Exceffive Fear as apt to impofe on the Judgment
as Prefumption
Fear merely fervile, is infufficient of itself to de-
ftroy the Love of Sin
infufficient to work a Change
of Judgment would reftrain Men from finful
leads on the Soul to the Love of God
Fire of Hell, the principal Pain of Sense which
the Damned fhall fuffer eternally
Fire of Hell confidered as the Inftrument of the
Divine Justice
Flattery very dangerous
'Gofpel is the Guide and Rule of Chriftians; by
our Conformity to which we are to expect either
Rewards or Punishments hereafter
Gofpel Law binds the Thoughts and fecret Springs
and Defires of the Heart
obliges us to Things from which our Nature
is very averfe, and prohibitsThings to which it is
moft ftrongly inclined
117
Good Confcience is the only infallible Security
against being furprised by Death
Guilt of other Men's Sins, by whom and how
it is contracted
Habits of Sin in the Soul, compared to ill Habits
in the Body
Heart is the only Seat of Repentance
Heaven has but two Gates, Innocence and Pe
the Nature of its Joys unknown to us
its Joys not borrowed from gross and earthly
-furpass all human Understanding 250
a fufficient Inducement to good Men
to defpife earthly Pleafures
Heedlefnefs or Want of Care brings on many
hidden Sins; 1. Of Omiffion; 2. Of Thought;
3. Of the Tongue, &c.
Hell, probably in the very Centre or Body of the
Hell, its Oppofition to all the Pleasures of this
Life
its Eternity its greatest Aggravation
Hidden Sins, the various Caufes of them
Human Weakness confifts in receiving too eafily the
Impreffions of fenfible Objects
Hypocrify, fome Kinds of it shall be most severely.
judged
113
Ideas we have of God in this Life weak and obfcure,
but in the Life to come clear and perfect 279
Jerome, (St.) was always deeply feized with Terror
at the Thoughts of the future Judgment 95
Importance of the Caufe to be judged at the Great
Tribunal
ibid.
Incorruptableness of the Bodies of the Damned
qualifies them to receive the most exceffive Violence
of their Torments
Infinite Juftice joined to infinite Knowledge excludes.
all Hopes of a mild Sentence to the Wicked 146
does not derogate from infinite Mercy
Ignorance, wilful or affected, what it is
Inordinate Love of the Creatures is contrary to a
Chriftian Spirit, and will add to the natural
Terrors of Death
48
Intereft in our Advocate and Mediator Jefus Chrift,
must be made while we are in this IVorld 124
with the Saints, and particularly with the
Bleffed Virgin, must be made here
with the Poor, must be made while we
are here, that they may plead for us in the Day
of Judgment
Joys or Sufferings of this Life are mixed 109
of the World to come are unmixed 103
Irregular Inclinations or fecret Paffions in the Soul
occafion culpable Ignorance, and many hidden
Sins
Judge before whom we are to appear is him-
Self perfonally offended by our Sins
Judgment-Day, the important Confequence of it
its Terrors fhould fill the Mind with
a holy Awfulness and Fear
Knowledge of our Judge is infinite
Late Repentance is feldom a true one
Laws ferve to a double Purpose, viz. to direct,
and to punish; that is, to regulate our Duties,
and convict the Offenders
Life or Death eternal are of much more impor-
tant Concernment than temporal
Light of Glory necessary to fortify the Soul, and
qualify her for the Beatifick Vifion
raifes the Soul above herself, and
renders her Godlike and Divine
Love of God is necessary to effect the Converfion
-unchangeable, makes great Part of
the Happiness of Heaven
Means ordinary of a Sinner's Converfion, are
Prayer, Spiritual Reading, Confideration, and
the Ufe of the Sacraments
64
Minuteft Circumftance of the longeft Life, with
the most fecret Intentions and Motives of our
Actions, will be strictly examined by our Judge
Neglect and Infincerity are the great Causes of
wilful Ignorance
161, 162
Omiffion of Duties, and Unprofitableness under
the Means of Grace and Mercies received, fhall
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