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though_o they_o be_v not_o in_o order_n and_o be_v all_o guide_v by_o a_o divine_a wisdom_n of_o great_a assurance_n than_o the_o most_o approve_a philosophy_n and_o long_a experience_n and_o be_v call_v by_o jesus_n the_o eternal_a wisdom_n of_o his_o father_n to_o partake_v of_o his_o care_n and_o share_v in_o his_o labour_n and_o assist_v the_o world_n with_o paternal_a affection_n there_o be_v not_o one_o among_o they_o to_o who_o the_o glory_n of_o age_n be_v not_o due_a none_o who_o have_v not_o accomplish_v his_o day_n and_o live_v a_o age_n though_o he_o die_v a_o youth_n this_o conclude_v not_o the_o jesuit_n wise_n but_o in_o their_o own_o eye_n which_o be_v the_o worst_a of_o folly_n but_o the_o author_n have_v good_a reason_n to_o tell_v we_o that_o old_a age_n be_v rare_a in_o the_o society_n not_o but_o that_o many_o of_o they_o live_v very_o long_o but_o that_o few_o attain_v a_o maturity_n in_o wisdom_n v._o privilege_n they_o be_v more_o prudent_a and_o politic_a than_o the_o minister_n of_o spain_n we_o read_v this_o brave_a privilege_n in_o one_o of_o the_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o beatification_n of_o ignatius_n translate_v into_o french_a by_o f._n sollier_n the_o jesuite_n and_o print_v by_o he_o at_o poitiers_n in_o 1611._o under_o the_o title_n of_o three_o excellent_a sermon_n which_o he_o dedicate_v to_o madam_n frances_n de_fw-fr foix_n abbess_n of_o nostre_fw-fr dame_n de_fw-fr xaintes_n and_o write_v a_o apology_n in_o defence_n thereof_o against_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o sorbonne_n who_o have_v declare_v several_a proposition_n therein_o to_o be_v scandalous_a erroneous_a manifest_o heretical_a blasphemous_a and_o impious_a the_o order_n be_v divide_v into_o thirty_o three_o fâ—ir_n and_o large_a province_n now_o above_o thirty_o six_o inhabit_v three_o hundred_o and_o six_o house_n and_o college_n since_o increase_v to_o above_o eight_o hundred_o and_o conâ—â—â—ts_n of_o above_o one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o and_o fourscore_o brethren_n of_o the_o order_n so_o prudent_a in_o government_n that_o there_o be_v among_o their_o lay-brother_n person_n who_o may_v read_v lesson_n in_o the_o politic_n to_o the_o chancellor_n of_o granada_n at_o valladoldo_n and_o instruct_v the_o council_n of_o state_n of_o our_o king_n pag._n 172._o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o man_n who_o have_v so_o good_a opinion_n of_o their_o wisdom_n and_o charity_n for_o mankind_n shall_v intermeddle_v so_o much_o in_o the_o affair_n of_o government_n it_o be_v a_o privilege_n they_o have_v beyond_o the_o apostle_n prohibit_v by_o christ_n to_o touch_v that_o secular_a dominion_n that_o belong_v to_o king_n and_o great_a man_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o king_n of_o the_o gentile_n excercise_n authority_n over_o they_o but_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o among_o you_o but_o since_o the_o jesuit_n so_o willing_o undergo_v the_o toilsome_a burden_n of_o the_o administration_n of_o kingdom_n
the_o capitâ—l_n for_o as_o god_n say_v to_o the_o sea_n hitherto_o shall_v thou_o come_v so_o the_o virgin_n seem_v to_o have_v say_v to_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o society_n hitherto_o shall_v you_o â—â—me_n unto_o my_o mantle_n that_o be_v to_o the_o society_n but_o no_o further_o for_o this_o be_v the_o asylum_n where_o i_o protect_v my_o devotee_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v more_o we_o have_v obtain_v such_o power_n by_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o virgin_n alone_o that_o we_o generous_o surmount_v or_o happy_o end_v all_o evil_n that_o befall_v we_o pag._n 140_o 141._o the_o father_n may_v do_v well_o not_o to_o trust_v much_o to_o these_o revelation_n for_o fear_v they_o prove_v pure_a delusion_n if_o the_o worst_a of_o their_o affair_n have_v happy_a issue_n answerable_a to_o their_o desire_n it_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o their_o cunning_a and_o subtlety_n not_o of_o devotion_n varenna_n their_o partisan_n who_o be_v in_o credit_n with_o they_o for_o the_o reason_n every_o man_n know_v contribute_v more_o than_o any_o for_o their_o return_n into_o france_n it_o may_v be_v question_v whether_o the_o virgin_n make_v use_v of_o such_o a_o minister_n for_o the_o re-establishment_n of_o these_o father_n who_o be_v so_o corrupt_a that_o though_o he_o love_v they_o well_o can_v love_v they_o no_o otherwise_o than_o as_o patron_n of_o vice_n or_o companion_n in_o lewdness_n ix_o privilege_n that_o they_o may_v without_o vanity_n attribute_n to_o themselves_o and_o admit_v from_o other_o hyperbolical_a praise_n let_v none_o suspect_v or_o fear_n that_o we_o have_v undertake_v this_o work_n out_o of_o vanity_n as_o if_o we_o aim_v at_o no_o other_o end_n but_o self-commendation_n the_o society_n be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n alone_o and_o not_o of_o man_n we_o celebrate_v this_o work_n and_o have_v not_o he_o command_v we_o often_o to_o praise_v his_o work_n and_o high_o oxâ—oll_v the_o operation_n of_o his_o hand_n pag._n 3._o thus_o the_o jesuit_n be_v a_o company_n of_o angel_n and_o apostle_n do_v but_o praise_n god_n in_o praise_v themselves_o and_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o vanity_n of_o other_o simple_a man_n you_o may_v hold_v they_o impeccable_a as_o the_o angel_n and_o saint_n in_o heaven_n for_o you_o see_v they_o be_v exempt_a from_o the_o most_o subtle_a and_o most_o spiritual_a sin_n which_o destroy_v the_o chief_a order_n of_o angel_n in_o heaven_n and_o may_v have_v keep_v paul_n from_o ever_o come_v thither_o have_v not_o god_n send_v he_o the_o messenger_n of_o satan_n to_o buffet_v he_o lest_o through_o the_o multitude_n of_o revelation_n he_o shall_v have_v be_v exalt_v above_o measure_n which_o these_o new_a apostle_n declare_v they_o have_v no_o need_n of_o have_v attain_v a_o purity_n transcendent_a to_o st._n paul_n this_o justify_v the_o famous_a say_n of_o f._n noijet_n in_o his_o sermon_n in_o st._n lewis_n church_n against_o the_o book_n of_o frequent_a communion_n where_o mention_v the_o great_a eulogy_n give_v xavier_n by_o arnauld_n he_o add_v this_o man_n will_v impute_v vanity_n to_o we_o as_o if_o we_o be_v capable_a thereof_o it_o be_v the_o privilege_n of_o these_o example_n of_o humility_n above_o other_o man_n that_o they_o can_v without_o danger_n of_o spiritual_a pride_n reflect_v on_o their_o humility_n and_o fear_v to_o lose_v it_o shall_v they_o once_o dare_v to_o boast_v that_o they_o have_v it_o the_o jesuit_n not_o only_o see_v humility_n in_o their_o heart_n but_o with_o rare_a modesty_n assure_v all_o man_n they_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o pride_n nor_o subject_n to_o vanity_n those_o pious_a but_o simple_a person_n who_o can_v not_o comprehend_v how_o the_o jesuit_n act_v still_o as_o they_o pretend_v for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n though_o interest_n and_o ambition_n pride_n and_o avarice_n set_v they_o a_o work_n may_v be_v resolve_v their_o doubt_n for_o they_o teach_v we_o here_o that_o the_o great_a glory_n of_o the_o society_n be_v the_o same_o thing_n with_o the_o great_a glory_n of_o god_n that_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n alone_o as_o they_o do_v but_o praise_n god_n when_o they_o praise_v themselves_o so_o they_o act_n for_o god_n when_o they_o act_v for_o themselves_o and_o love_n god_n in_o love_a themselves_o and_o that_o we_o can_v no_o more_o accuse_v they_o with_o any_o unjust_a passion_n in_o their_o action_n of_o great_a profaneness_n than_o we_o can_v suspect_v they_o guilty_a of_o vanity_n on_o these_o extravagant_a expression_n of_o pride_n and_o vainglory_n it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o jesus_n christ_n that_o the_o society_n be_v cover_v with_o branch_n of_o palm_n and_o crowneâ—_n with_o chaplet_n of_o flower_n in_o this_o festival_n triumph_n for_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o name_n that_o it_o may_v be_v celebrate_v from_o age_n to_o age_n by_o secular_a poem_n in_o memoâ—â—_n of_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o every_o age_n they_o have_v pass_v this_o be_v the_o reason_n we_o erâ—ct_v this_o monument_n to_o bâ—_n glory_n which_o shall_v endure_v long_o than_o statue_n oâ—_n brass_n and_o be_v more_o famous_a than_o the_o royal_a pyramid_n of_o egypt_n p._n 2._o the_o end_n of_o this_o 5_o the_o book_n entitle_v the_o society_n honour_v be_v to_o collect_v the_o modest_a honour_n of_o the_o society_n or_o rather_o the_o glory_n due_a to_o our_o jesus_n pa._n 583._o it_o may_v be_v doubt_v whether_o the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o be_v not_o please_v with_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o jew_n though_o ordain_v by_o the_o law_n but_o seek_v worshipper_n in_o spirit_n and_o in_o truth_n can_v be_v delight_v like_o a_o worldly_a prince_n in_o these_o secular_a day_n and_o profane_a feast_n which_o please_v the_o vanity_n of_o the_o weak_a spirit_n of_o man_n by_o pomp_n and_o magnificence_n like_o those_o of_o the_o heathen_n in_o their_o superstitious_a solemnity_n by_o machine_n obelisque_n guilding_n and_o emblem_n and_o whether_o those_o proud_a though_o empty_a preparation_n may_v be_v acceptable_a to_o god_n which_o appear_v ridiculous_a pastime_n to_o serious_a man_n that_o the_o society_n have_v reform_v the_o church_n and_o alter_v the_o face_n of_o christianity_n ruin_v the_o devil_n and_o recall_v virtue_n it_o be_v the_o common_a voice_n of_o almost_o all_o europe_n and_o the_o general_a sentiment_n of_o man_n that_o the_o society_n have_v demolish_v in_o europe_n the_o fortress_n of_o the_o devil_n draw_v the_o â—_z of_o vice_n out_o of_o their_o hole_n and_o their_o den_n call_v home_o virtue_n from_o exile_n raise_v the_o muse_n from_o their_o grave_n and_o reestablish_v learning_n in_o the_o school_n and_o the_o use_n of_o the_o sacrament_n in_o the_o primitive_a vigour_n and_o frequency_n pag._n 27._o thus_o the_o false_a opinion_n of_o have_v reform_v the_o world_n have_v fill_v their_o spirit_n with_o a_o real_a corruption_n of_o pride_n that_o the_o jesuit_n be_v mystical_a and_o spiritual_a physician_n above_o all_o other_o ecclesiastic_n it_o be_v for_o this_o the_o society_n be_v form_v on_o the_o day_n of_o st._n cosmus_n and_o st._n damien_n who_o be_v physician_n and_o that_o the_o science_n of_o physic_n seem_v to_o have_v pass_v as_o by_o emanation_n into_o all_o the_o member_n of_o this_o society_n who_o like_a son_n of_o aesculapius_n labour_n with_o equal_a care_n and_o good_a fortune_n to_o preserve_v the_o health_n and_o cure_v the_o malady_n of_o soul_n the_o whole_a society_n be_v as_o a_o sovereign_a medicine_n or_o a_o shop_n of_o spiritual_a and_o mystical_a physic_n heros_n societ_fw-la pag._n 31._o if_o the_o physic_n of_o a_o christian_a consist_v in_o repentance_n the_o jesuite_n can_v be_v his_o physician_n for_o it_o be_v no_o ingredient_n in_o the_o medicine_n he_o give_v have_v they_o write_v themselves_o physician_n of_o the_o body_n we_o have_v have_v more_o cause_n to_o believe_v they_o from_o their_o bull_n of_o permission_n to_o practice_v that_o art_n their_o shop_n at_o rome_n at_o lion_n and_o elsewhere_o furnish_v with_o drug_n from_o their_o warehouse_n in_o the_o indies_n where_o they_o buy_v for_o little_a that_o they_o may_v vent_v they_o at_o dear_a rate_n which_o give_v they_o good_a reason_n in_o one_o of_o their_o emblem_n p._n 464._o to_o represent_v the_o society_n by_o a_o apothecary_n shop_n furnish_v with_o all_o sort_n of_o drug_n especial_o treacle_n we_o see_v say_v they_o that_o by_o their_o precept_n and_o care_v the_o cold_a hatred_n be_v warm_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o charity_n and_o the_o ardour_n of_o impurity_n cool_v by_o the_o refreshment_n of_o chastity_n the_o intemperance_n of_o the_o palate_n digest_v and_o purge_v by_o the_o fast_n they_o ordain_v the_o sharpness_n of_o choler_n temper_v by_o the_o sweetness_n of_o moderation_n heart_n contract_v with_o grief_n be_v dilate_v by_o peace_n of_o conscience_n the_o remissness_n of_o negligence_n lock_v up_o by_o the_o
of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o society_n to_o believe_v that_o confessor_n be_v sovereign_a master_n of_o the_o interest_n of_o god_n and_o hauâ—_n full_a power_n to_o absolve_v the_o most_o enormous_a offend_v dor_n according_a to_o their_o fancy_n without_o oblige_v they_o to_o repentance_n or_o require_v anâ—_n fruit_n of_o it_o but_o this_o be_v in_o truth_n a_o horrible_a abuse_n of_o the_o power_n as_o well_o as_o the_o mercy_n of_o jesus_n christ_n but_o act_v by_o they_o to_o procure_v themselves_o glory_n from_o man_n and_o to_o fill_v their_o church_n with_o such_o proselyte_n as_o be_v sure_a of_o their_o pardon_n will_v never_o fear_v to_o sin_n when_o the_o society_n be_v first_o establish_v people_n communicate_v but_o once_o a_o year_n and_o they_o who_o communicate_v twice_o or_o thrice_o pass_v among_o some_o for_o person_n of_o rare_a sanctity_n and_o among_o other_o for_o man_n who_o affect_v a_o name_n of_o devotion_n and_o to_o exalt_v themselves_o above_o other_o man_n by_o a_o vain_a show_n and_o ostentation_n of_o piety_n other_o pretend_v that_o the_o reverence_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o that_o sacrament_n keep_v they_o from_o the_o eucharist_n and_o so_o cover_v their_o disgust_n and_o neglect_v thereof_o with_o the_o name_n of_o respect_n thus_o the_o frequent_a use_n of_o communion_n that_o assure_a aid_n of_o salvation_n seem_v lay_v by_o on_o all_o side_n and_o which_o be_v most_o heinous_a principal_o by_o they_o who_o duty_n it_o be_v to_o have_v commend_v and_o press_v its_o continual_a use_n ibid._n this_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n it_o be_v in_o truth_n a_o new_a kind_n of_o piety_n and_o new_a aid_n of_o salvation_n reserve_v for_o the_o society_n of_o the_o jesuit_n not_o to_o exclude_v any_o from_o frequent_a approach_n to_o the_o eucharist_n to_o admit_v thither_o the_o goat_n with_o the_o sheep_n to_o mingle_v sacrilege_n and_o impiety_n with_o holy_a action_n and_o to_o make_v no_o difference_n between_o the_o worthy_a and_o unworthy_a as_o if_o st._n paul_n and_o the_o church_n understand_v not_o what_o they_o say_v or_o be_v deceive_v in_o their_o doctrine_n when_o they_o tell_v we_o the_o wicked_a communicate_v tâ—_n their_o damnation_n there_o be_v at_o valentia_n a_o great_a stir_n keep_v against_o the_o society_n for_o frequent_a communion_n the_o archbishop_a speak_v in_o their_o favour_n and_o have_v assemble_v many_o doctor_n ordered_n that_o all_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v at_o liberty_n to_o communicate_v every_o day_n in_o the_o week_n ibid._n they_o be_v not_o only_o at_o liberty_n to_o do_v it_o but_o to_o be_v commend_v for_o it_o though_o they_o be_v never_o so_o wicked_a provide_v they_o serious_o repent_v and_o reform_v their_o life_n the_o society_n then_o find_v the_o time_n so_o contrary_a and_o averse_a to_o virtue_n and_o man_n manner_n universal_o corrupt_v be_v animate_v the_o more_o to_o endeavour_v a_o reformation_n she_o hope_v that_o the_o use_n of_o the_o sacrament_n will_v weaken_v man_n vice_n and_o the_o vigour_n of_o the_o one_o become_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o other_o this_o engage_v she_o from_o the_o beginning_n to_o employ_v all_o her_o strength_n to_o inflame_v the_o whole_a earth_n with_o the_o love_n of_o these_o save_a aide_n but_o with_o what_o wonderful_a success_n a_o success_n great_a beyond_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o society_n what_o concourse_n from_o all_o part_n how_o the_o assiduity_n of_o the_o confessor_n be_v overcharge_v by_o the_o multitude_n of_o they_o that_o come_v to_o confession_n insomuch_o that_o the_o continual_a throng_n lay_v siege_n as_o it_o be_v to_o several_a church_n of_o the_o society_n crime_n be_v nâ—w_o expiate_v with_o much_o more_o alacrity_n and_o ardour_n than_o they_o be_v heretofore_o commit_v nothing_o be_v more_o ordinary_a now_o than_o monthly_a yea_o than_o weekly_a confession_n and_o many_o be_v no_o soon_o stain_v with_o sin_n but_o they_o cleanse_v themselves_o by_o 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that_o it_o be_v as_o easâ—e_v to_o expiate_v as_o to_o commit_v sin_n that_o they_o scruple_n not_o to_o transgress_v when_o it_o be_v so_o easy_a to_o gain_v remission_n before_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o sâ—ciety_n the_o curate_n confess_v not_o their_o parishioner_n but_o at_o easter_n and_o if_o i_o may_v be_v allow_v to_o declare_v it_o some_o of_o they_o be_v more_o willing_a to_o be_v ease_v of_o the_o labour_n than_o to_o quiet_a man_n conscience_n and_o take_v more_o care_n to_o dispatch_v than_o amend_v the_o penitent_n but_o now_o in_o divers_a city_n their_o successor_n every_o sunday_n and_o holiday_n be_v almost_o oppress_v with_o the_o number_n of_o other_o penitent_n as_o well_o as_o man_n profess_v religion_n in_o the_o order_n of_o the_o church_n ibid._n these_o father_n by_o a_o lamentable_a abuse_n do_v visible_o place_v the_o salvation_n of_o sinner_n in_o the_o bare_a outward_a act_n of_o confession_n and_o communion_n which_o be_v but_o act_n of_o sacrilege_n without_o sincere_a repentance_n and_o resolution_n of_o amendment_n friar_n jerome_n a_o roman_a tell_v we_o that_o upon_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o society_n all_o rome_n be_v change_v in_o a_o moment_n and_o that_o then_o the_o ancient_a devotion_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n in_o frequent_v confession_n and_o the_o eucharist_n begin_v to_o revive_v a_o burgess_n of_o bolduc_n say_v the_o same_o of_o that_o town_n there_o be_v not_o a_o town_n upon_o earth_n where_o the_o society_n have_v be_v establish_v which_o think_v not_o the_o same_o and_o open_o declare_v it_o but_o since_o all_o this_o change_n be_v only_o superficial_a and_o that_o the_o conduct_n as_o well_o as_o morality_n of_o the_o jesuit_n rather_o cover_n and_o daub_v than_o root_v out_o mâ—ns_n vice_n the_o praise_n they_o deserve_v be_v that_o they_o have_v fill_v the_o world_n and_o their_o church_n with_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o hypocrite_n which_o to_o their_o other_o crime_n add_v profanation_n of_o sacrament_n and_o a_o false_a and_o vain_a affectation_n of_o piety_n before_o the_o time_n of_o the_o society_n the_o people_n scarce_o know_v the_o name_n of_o general_n confession_n though_o nothing_o be_v more_o ordinary_a now_o above_o ten_o thousand_o general_a confession_n have_v be_v make_v in_o the_o province_n of_o japan_n so_o that_o it_o be_v credible_a the_o whole_a society_n establish_v in_o thirty_o six_o province_n purify_v yearly_a above_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o conscience_n by_o these_o general_n confession_n how_o immense_a be_v the_o benefit_n how_o worthy_a their_o pain_n by_o this_o sole_a invention_n to_o draw_v yearly_a out_o of_o the_o slavery_n of_o vice_n and_o the_o devil_n a_o hundred_o thousand_o soul_n and_o set_v they_o at_o liberty_n in_o the_o state_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n shall_v the_o society_n reckon_v how_o many_o she_o purify_v otherwise_o yearly_a how_o many_o thousand_o will_v be_v add_v to_o the_o number_n but_o be_v they_o to_o be_v number_v she_o will_v esteem_v they_o too_o few_o and_o not_o answerable_a to_o the_o greatness_n of_o her_o zeal_n for_o soul_n ibid._n pag._n 374._o it_o be_v true_a general_a confession_n be_v not_o so_o frequent_a heretofore_o nor_o the_o progress_n of_o religion_n account_v to_o depend_v on_o they_o but_o the_o priest_n be_v employ_v to_o prepare_v penitent_n so_o well_o and_o confirm_v they_o so_o solid_o in_o the_o hatred_n of_o â—in_a and_o the_o love_n of_o obedience_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o they_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o relapse_n into_o former_a miscarriage_n and_o the_o disorder_n commit_v appear_v like_o monster_n rare_o see_v but_o since_o these_o father_n by_o acquaintance_n with_o these_o monster_n have_v render_v they_o ordinary_a and_o familiar_a that_o their_o penitent_n have_v so_o often_o need_v of_o general_n confession_n it_o be_v a_o clear_a evidence_n they_o confess_v not_o as_o they_o ought_v but_o
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answer_v that_o since_o they_o have_v change_v their_o opinion_n this_o rare_a privilege_n have_v these_o excellent_a casuist_n to_o alter_v their_o sentiment_n and_o their_o conscience_n upon_o any_o occasion_n when_o it_o may_v be_v for_o their_o profit_n to_o change_v so_o when_o the_o question_n be_v about_o give_v a_o arch-bishopâ—a_a benedictine_n abbey_n their_o judgement_n be_v the_o emperor_n be_v in_o justice_n oblige_v to_o restore_v it_o to_o the_o order_n of_o st._n benedict_n but_o when_o there_o be_v hope_n they_o may_v procure_v they_o for_o themselves_o by_o their_o shift_n and_o artifices_fw-la they_o present_o maintain_v that_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n benedict_n be_v abbey_n suppress_v and_o the_o estate_n that_o belong_v to_o they_o at_o thâ—_n disposal_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o pope_n who_o may_v give_v they_o who_o they_o please_v without_o any_o injustice_n to_o the_o friar_n of_o the_o order_n who_o be_v the_o lawful_a proprietor_n when_o a_o 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covet_v not_o other_o man_n good_n in_o covet_v these_o abbey_n which_o belong_v not_o to_o any_o and_o than_o it_o be_v not_o they_o demand_v these_o abbey_n but_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o empire_n demand_v thâ—m_n for_o the_o society_n that_o as_o they_o can_v not_o have_v demand_v these_o estate_n without_o envy_n so_o they_o can_v not_o refuse_v they_o without_o injury_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n when_o the_o power_n think_v fit_a to_o bestow_v they_o on_o their_o company_n for_o promote_a the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o people_n of_o almaigne_n so_o that_o the_o society_n desire_v not_o these_o abbey_n but_o only_o submit_v to_o the_o pleasure_n and_o disposition_n of_o the_o sovereign_a power_n of_o christendom_n add_v with_o equal_a sincerity_n in_o the_o same_o book_n that_o when_o they_o build_v themselves_o they_o build_v not_o so_o sumptuous_o but_o that_o prince_n against_o the_o will_n of_o the_o society_n build_v for_o they_o great_a college_n and_o magnificent_a church_n to_o the_o first_o point_n where_o the_o good_a father_n suggest_v that_o the_o friar_n have_v not_o title_n to_o the_o abbey_n they_o answer_v that_o the_o jesuit_n deny_v that_o the_o abbey_n do_v belong_v to_o the_o ancient_a order_n of_o religion_n do_v not_o cover_v their_o injustice_n but_o render_v it_o more_o visible_a and_o that_o they_o do_v as_o a_o robber_n who_o take_v another_o man_n purse_n shall_v tell_v he_o friend_n i_o do_v you_o no_o wrong_n i_o desire_v not_o your_o good_n this_o purse_n belong_v not_o to_o you_o and_o as_o to_o the_o second_o point_n of_o their_o pretend_a moderation_n and_o their_o perfect_a disinteresment_n the_o friar_n answer_v with_o astonishment_n that_o have_v write_v so_o many_o book_n and_o publish_v such_o volume_n to_o destroy_v the_o edict_n of_o the_o emperor_n have_v send_v so_o many_o letter_n to_o the_o great_a lord_n of_o almaigne_n to_o engage_v they_o to_o solicit_v from_o his_o majesty_n 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monastery_n to_o perpetuity_n for_o the_o jesuit_n answer_v that_o in_o matter_n of_o favourable_a construction_n such_o as_o tend_v to_o the_o enrich_n themselves_o with_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o manastery_n the_o jeâ—uites_n be_v comprehend_v under_o the_o name_n of_o monk_n to_o which_o the_o benedictines_n reply_v that_o it_o be_v pleasant_a to_o consider_v that_o the_o jesuit_n who_o on_o all_o other_o occasion_n express_v so_o great_a averseness_n from_o the_o name_n of_o monk_n be_v very_o willing_a to_o be_v call_v monk_n when_o it_o may_v serve_v to_o introduce_v they_o into_o the_o inheritance_n of_o monk_n and_o it_o be_v fit_a to_o observe_v here_o that_o the_o jesuit_n brand_n auâ—elius_n with_o error_n for_o allege_v that_o a_o monk_n and_o a_o person_n of_o a_o religious_a order_n be_v convertible_a term_n and_o denote_v the_o same_o thing_n so_o in_o france_n when_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v get_v by_o assume_v