OF THE

JESUITS,

DEVELOPED IN A COLLECTION OF

Extracts from their own Authors:

TO WHICH ARE

PREFIXED A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF

THE ORIGIN OF THE ORDER,

"Qui talento præditus ad scribendos libros communi bono utiles, eos conscriberet,
in lucem edere non debet, nisi prius Præpositus Generalis eos videat, et aliorum
etiam judicio et censura subjiciat; ut, si ad ædificationem fore videbuntur, et non
aliter, in publicum prodeant."-CONSTITVTIONES. PARS VII. CAP. IV. 11.

LONDON:

J. G. AND F. RIVINGTON, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD, AND WATERLOO-
PLACE, PALL MALL; H. WIX, 41, NEW BRIDGE STREET, BLACKFRIARS;
J. LESLIE, GREAT QUEEN STREET.

1839.

1152.

ARREST DU PARLEMENT DU 5 MARS 1762.

La Cour a ordonné que les Passages extraits des Livres de 147 Autheurs Jesuites etant verifiés, une Copie collationnée en sera presentée au Roy, pour le mettre en etat de connoitre la perversité de la Doctrine soutenue constament par les soy disans Jesuites depuis la naissance de la Societé jusqu'au moment actuel, avec l' Approbation des Theologiens, la permission des Superieurs et Generaux et l'eloge d'autres membres de la dite Société : Doctrine autorisant le Vol, le Mensonge, le Parjure, l' Impureté, toutes les Passions et tous les Crimes, enseignant l' Homicide, le Parricide et le Regicide, renversant la Religion pour y substituer des Superstitions, en favorisant la Magie, le Blasphême, l' Irreligion et l' Idolatrie; Et sera ledit Seigneur Roy très-humblement supplié de considérer ce qui résulte d'un enseignement aussi pernicieux combiné avec le choix et l'uniformité des Opinions dans ladite Société. Fait en Parl. le 5 Mars 1762.

The reader should be apprized that this volume contains a portion only of the Extracts referred to in the above Arrêt, the whole collection forming a large Quarto, published by authority, as verified and collated by the Commissioners of Parliament; and further that an audacious attempt was made by the Jesuits in a work entitled Réponse aux Assertions to cast discredit upon them as for the most part studied fabrications. To ascertain the validity of this impeachment, the Libraries of the two Universities, of the British Museum,

* The Commissioners were 5 Princes of the Blood, 4 Peers of France, 7 Presidents of the Court, 13 Counsellors of the Grand Chamber, and 14 other Functionaries.

and of Sion College have been searched for the authors cited; and in every instance where the volume could be found, the correctness of the citation has been established. To afford every facility to those who may be desirous of satisfying themselves, the particular Library where the book is deposited is added, within brackets, to the author's name, an alphabetical list of the Writers, and the result of a Collation with the Originals, as far as it could be conducted, are given in the Appendix.

CONTENTS.

CHAP. I.

ORIGIN OF THE ORDER.

Ignatius of Loyola projects the Order of Jesuits-Devotes him-
self to the service of the Virgin-His Spiritual Exercises-Pilgrim-
age to Jerusalem-Converts-The Vow at Montmartre-Companions
presented to the Pope-Visions-The company named THE SOCI-
ETY OF JESUS-Proposed vows-The fourth vow-Offer to the
Pope-Plan of the Institute presented by Cardinal Contarini-The
Order confirmed by Paul III. 1540-Extension of the Society-
Ignatius chosen General
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CHAP. II.

THE INSTITUTE.

Constitutions-Vows of Obedience, Poverty and Chastity-The
FOURTH VOW-Classes. I. NOVICES-Houses of Probation-Primary
Probation-Impediments to admission-Examination-Renunciation
of affection for parents-Avarice of the Society-Secondary Proba-
tion, Noviciate-Experimenta-Indeterminate or indifferent state—
Reception or rejection—II. SCHOLARS-Colleges-Revenues-Pro-
fessedly reserved for the use of scholars, but administered by the
Professed Society-Expended upon persons "who will make them-
selves useful"-1. Received Scholars, and 2. Approved Scholars—
Qualifications-Their vow binding as long as the Society may re-
quire-Released to acquire property, recalled, and bound again by the
same vow-III. CO-ADJUTORS, spiritual and temporal-Form of
their vow-Office of the spiritual Co-adjutors-Office of the tem-