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A47671	The history of Father La Chaise, Jesuite, and confessor to Lewis XIV, present King of France discovering, the secret intreagues by him carried on, as well in the court of England, as in all the courts of Europe, to advance the great designs of the King his master / made English from the French original.; Histoire du père La Chaize, jésuite et confesseur du roi Louis XIV. English.	Le Noble, Eustache, 1643-1711.; Le Noble, Pierre.; Le Roux, Philibert-Joseph.	1693 (1693)	Wing L1052; ESTC R179438	143,271	350

That he could not blame the pious Zeal of the whole Society nevertheless that he was oblig'd to put 'em in mind That when there was an incumbent Necessity to condemn any Person they could not act with too much Moderation because it many times fell out That our proper Passions disguising themselves under the plausible Appearance of Zeal for God transported us to utmost Severity against our Brother who by that means became a Victim but that then not considering what we did we sacrific'd to the Devil travesty'd into an Angel of Light which cautious and evil Spirit not caring how he brought Men to Perdition provided they were destroy'd had made too great a use of this same fatal Means to Damn an infinite number of Souls which but for that would be in a happy Condition That it behov'd us to have this Fear before our Eyes and after the Example of all the most eminent Saints always to lean toward Charity which was the Soul of all Vertues without which they are no more then a dreadful Chaos according to the Doctrine of St. Paul To whatever Extremity we encline on this side we can never Sin whereas on the other side we cannot be too cautious as the same Apostle shews us That he did not take upon him to palliate or lessen the Crime committed by the guilty Person which to say the Truth was very Enormous but that Christ himself had taught us That there was Mercy to be shew'd upon all Sins more especially when it was merited by Repentance and that after all altho' this poor Father had had the Misfortune to be vanquish'd by Temptation and an opportunity at hand the effect of humane Frailty yet for all that he might come to be a worthy Man and a great Saint That St. Peter fell into a Crime much more heinous then His nevertheless we do not find in Scripture that ever the rest of the Apostles call'd him to an Account for it He only wept and they believ'd his Tears sincere he protested his Repentance and their Charity would not permit 'em for a Moment to doubt the Truth of his Words Wherefore then Brethren should you now be of an Opinion so opposite to theirs Why should you estrange your selves so far from the Example which they set before you or Do you require a greater Read then what our Saviour said to Judas though he knew him to be a Traytor and impious Person and worthy of Death He was so far from severe Usage or Excluding him from the Holy Society or forbidding the Disciples from Communicating with him that he admitted him to his Table without Distinction As for my part Brethren pursu'd he that which I have here to say as already I have given you to understand is not in order to take part with Vice The whole Society and all the Order in general will bear witness for me that I have never given any occasion of Scandal to any Person I am neither Ravisher nor Unjust nor Whore-monger nor Adulterer nor Covetous as many among our Religious Orders are I Fast twice a Week I observe with a particular Regularity my Vows and the Constitutions of my Order and as an Accumulation to all the rest I am ready to give all that the Vow of Poverty leaves me to the Glory of God As for you my Brethren be not offended if 〈◊〉 re-call to the Consciences of every one of yee the past Conduct of his Life How many are there in this illustrious Order of Jesus as also in this particular Society who have not slipp'd into Crimes more dangerous then this which is now lay'd to the Charge o● our poor Brother and perhaps wh● never so truly repented of 'em as he does And I may be bold to add thi● farther How many are there who are actually engag'd in infamous Correspondencies and which perhaps are within an Inch of being brought i● Evidence against themselves Wha● shall we then say against such Persons as those who pretend to be so ridgidly Austere and Interested for the Cause of God God preserve my Brethren from such Accidents as these but who knows how soon he may fall into Temptation I declare therefore that I shall never consent to the inflicting of any other Punishment upon our Brother then to stand Bare-foot and Bare-headed before the Crucifix confess his Fault beg Pardon of the Party and then be sent into another Province 'T is your Business now to debate the Cause and give your Opinions over again but before you go about it permit me to say to yee what Christ said formerly upon the like occasion Let him that is without Sin cast the first Stone After so roguish a Speech I cannot forbear crying out O Popelings and Hypocrites how are poor People deluded with your Mock-shews But as roguish as it was it wrought the same Effect which he desir'd The Process was re-view'd at what time every Man reflecting upon his own Conscience or rather upon the Punishment to which he should be lyable upon a slip of the same Nature the Provincial's Sentence was ratify'd by general Consent and Father La Chaise was acquitted for declaring before the great Crucifix upon his Knees that he begg'd Pardon of God for the Sin he had committed For as to his being sent to another place that was so much to his Advantage that it was not look● upon as a Punishment Some few Days before Father Barbin had been appointed Assistant-General of France at Rome and in regard that Father De Vaux had contributed most to his Election he could not refuse upon his Recommendation to entertain Father La Chaise for his Secretary so much the less because his Friend assur'd him That he knew no body more capable of an Employment that requir'd so much Activity Ability and suppleness of Wit and that he should find all those Qualities in him to Perfection Thus he departed in the sight of his Enemies to go and possess a Post which several among 'em had in vain contended for He govern'd himself very well and in regard the late Misfortune which had befall'n him had render'd him more Circumspect he never expos'd himself for the future to the like disgraces Not but that he would be still carrying on some Intriegues because his amorous Complexion would never permit him to lye Idle but he had learnt to manage 'em so well that they never came to make any Noise Among the rest there was one particularly to be taken notice of with Donna Margareta del Caniglio 1657 the Cardinal Padron's near Kinswoman who fail'd but very narrowly of procuring him a Bishop's Crosier had not the Holy Father out of a peculiar Discontent refus'd it but a little before to the Cardinal who begg'd it for Father Davila at that time Assistant-General of Spain Which ruin'd all Father La Chaise's Hopes and disappointed all the Canvassings that were made use of in his behalf But for all this he was well esteem'd in the Court of

France in hopes to meet with Advancement sooner there then other-where At his return the Bishop of Bayeux carry'd him to Cardinal Mazarine who shew'd him a thousand Kindnesses and told him he would be his Friend And indeed he was very much in his Favour He it was that presented him to the King 1665. as a Person whose Ability he understood to the very bottom He also go● him admitted in his life-time into the Council of Conscience which indeed was no more then to make him Co-adjutor to the Confessor Nor did the Father in any thing belye the Testimony which his Eminency had given of him He govern'd himself in this Post with all the Dexterity of a Man grown old in Business and understood so well to study the King's Humour and Genius that when the Cardinal dy'd he found himself able to stand upon his own Legs Nay more then that he supplanted his Competitor who though he had been longer in the World had nothing near the Wit or Knowledge that La Chaise had By this time the King was become enamour'd of La Valliere and in regard his Passion was strong and violent he but a hunder'd Slights upon the Queen for her sake which many times came to hard Words though that Princess had a great Love for him at least as much as his Mistress nor was she much inferior ●o her in the Allurements of Beauty But I found the King was of the Humour of those that never love their Wives because they are ty'd to ' em His Confessor was always harping upon this String and would not let him be at ●est which was a great Vexation to him the King enduring no Lectures upon any Subject whatever Father La Chaise who knew this pretty well took the quite contrary course he carefully avoided all manner of Disputes upon this Subject ●nd if at any time he were oblig'd to speak his Thoughts he never fail'd to bring in Humane Frailty to excuse the King La Valliere who had notice of ●t order'd Thanks to be return'd him by Monsieur de Montausier who desir'd him in her Name to give her a Visit But La Chaise excus'd himself as being loth to incurr the Queen's Displeasure After that she would needs have him for her Confessor and the same Person gave him notice of her Intentions This put our Reverendissimo to a little stand for hi● Ambition soar'd higher nevertheless h●● durst not refuse her for fear of incensing her He therefore return'd fo● Answer That the Dutchess of Vauj●● did him a great deal of Honour an● that he look'd upon it as a special Favour of Christ himself that offer'd him Occasions to serve her and to be any way contributing to the saving of her Soul but in regard he had no desire that the thing should spread any further he went to attend her that Night So soon as s●● perceiv'd him What good Father sai● she brought you hither You do me a Favour that I could never expect at you● Hands What will Their Majesties say when they hear that you bestow'd a Vis●● upon a poor Girl whose Soul they woul● never value the Loss of I come Madam answer'd he to repeat those Pr●testations which I made to the Marquis o● Montausier when he did me the Honour to speak to me in your Name He told me Madam that you had so good a● Opinion of me as to entrust me with th● Direction and Guidance of your Soul Yes Reverend Father reply'd La Valliere and I should be highly engag'd to yee if you would take Charge of it 'T is too great a Favour Madam that you vouchsafe me answer'd the Father But Madam permit me to speak to yee with all the freedom of a sincere Heart I have an infinite Value for the Good and ●piritual Repose of your Soul and should be glad to assist yee with that little Knowledge which the Lord has been pleas'd to impart to me However Madam 't is true that my Zeal for your Service does not permit me to stop there I would if it were possible contribute something to the Establishment of a Fortune and a Favour which you so duly merit I dare be bold to say Madam That hitherto I have labour'd out of a pure Inclination without pretending to deserve any thing ●t your hands but as yet it has not been in my Power to do any thing considerable But if you will consent that I may cast my Designs and watch Occasions to do you Service then you may reck'n upon me as a Person wholly at your Devotion You may perhaps wonder Madam that a Man of my Profession should ●alk to yee after this rate those of my Robe being accustom'd to preach Mortification and Penitence and I must needs confess that this would be the best way when all 's done But when fatal Experience teaches us That Youth Great Engagements in the World Beauty Extrao●dinary Merit and Birth are things absolutely incompatible with an entire Self-denial I cannot but agree with those that believe there are some Grains to be allow'd to Humane Frailty and since the King cannot bridle his Amorous Passion I cannot chuse but applaud the Choice that he has made I do not see any Lady in the Court that merits his Heart and Esteem so much as yo● do and as for your part Madam I shall never condemn yee for having hearken'd to the Vows of the Greatest Monarch in the World Nor do I believe that any Lady in the Kingdom would have refus'd ' em Your Affection for him has had an extraordinary good Effect For it has drawn him off from his Engagements begun with Madam his Sister-in-Law which made me tremble a thousand times out of that Zeal which I have for his Honour and Salvation So that it may be said That your Charms have rescu'd his Royal Soul from a greater Danger into which it was falling La Valliere who desir'd no more then that he would prove by substantial Reasons that she might Love the King with a safe Conscience listen'd very attentively till he had made an end of speaking After which said she fetching a deep Sigh How happy should I be if the Father-Confessor were but in some measure of your Opinion But he continually torments the King upon this Occasion and moreover incenses the Queen against me and urges her to persecute me with all the Vexations imaginable There 's more Truth in that then you can well believe reply'd La Chaise for I have left the Queen's Chamber twenty times not being able to hear how bitterly she inveighs against you Madam who without Contradiction are the Person in the World who most naturally deserves her Kindness and Respect In a word What shall I say to yee Madam but that that same Old Fool has got a certain Notion of Morality in his Brain which he takes to be pure Devotion and imagines there is no Salvation without Hypocrisie and Dissimulation You have hit his true Character answer'd La Valliere and