Download or read book The Ecclesiastical Conferences, the Synodal Discourses and Episcopal Mandates, of Massillon Bishop of Clermont, on the Principal Duties of the Clergy, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Jean-Baptiste Massillon and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-17 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Ecclesiastical Conferences, the Synodal Discourses and Episcopal Mandates, of Massillon Bishop of Clermont, on the Principal Duties of the Clergy, Vol. 2 of 2 You have received your mission. When the relatives of Christ, according to the esh, daz zled by views altogether carnal of his first mi racles, and moved by the success of the open -ing of his mission, already conceiving the hope of a splendid fortune according to the world, and such is almost always the object of relatives urge him to quit the obscurity of a village, and manifest himself to the world, on the occasion of a public solemnity in Jerusalem: Si hast: facts, mam'festa teipsum mundo, * what does Christ answer them? That they are ever ready to counsel those who are allied to them by blood, such steps and pursuits as may be glo rions and profitable to themselves; and that they regard neither the designs of God, nor whom He has chosen, nor the times he has marked for the manifestation of his choice that all times are good, and all persons equal in their eyes, provided they may contribute to the advancement of their earthly projects of ambi tion and fortune. In effect, every thing seems good to carnal parents suppose a child vicious, born with inclinations altogether opposed to the sanctity of the ministry; yet, if his priest. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."