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1、MANUALOFSELF-KNOWLEDGEANDCHRISTIANPERFECTIONCOMPILEDFROMVARIOUSSOURCESBYREV.JOHNHENRY,C.SS.R.REGISBIBL.MAJ.(X>LLEGQ/NEWYORKCINCINNATICHICAGOBROTHERSPRINTERSTOTHEPUBLISHERSOFHOLYAPOSTOLICSEEBENZIGERSMAGAZINE1913CumpermtssuSupctiorum.Wibiibstat.REMYLAFORTCensorLibrorumffmprfmatur.
2、CARDINALFARLEY>!JOHNNewArchbishopofYorkNEWYORK,January31,1913COfYRIGHT,1913,BYBENZIGERBROTHERSPREFACEREADER,hereyouhaveaKINDsmallmanual.Thesubjectscontainedinthefirstpartweretreatedinvariousconferencestomarriedmenaswellasinretreatstoreligiouscommunities.Ineveryinstancetheywerere
3、ceivedveryfavorably.Thiseventuallysuggestedtheideathattheymightproveusefultoalargercircle.Withthisviewtheywerearrangedforpublication.Itishopedthatinthepresentformtheymayproveusefultoparents,instructorsofyouth,thosechargedwiththecareofthesickandinvalids,and6Prefaceevenfortheprivateuseof
4、all,espeavocationciallythosethatexperiencetothereligiousorecclesiasticalstate.MayOurLordandHisblessedMotherbestowablessingonallthatreadthismanualandonTHECOMPILER.FeastofOurLadyofLourdes,FebruaryII,1913.CONTENTSPARTI.-SELF-KNOWLEDGEPACKPreface5Introduction....9Temperament19ThePhlegmatic
5、Temperament..28TheMelancholicTemperament..38TheSanguinicTemperament.47TheCholericTemperament..54Corollary58PARTII.CHRISTIANPERFECTIONPerfectionConsistsintheLoveofGod65ThePerfectionofCharityConsistsinConformitytotheWillofGod.73viiviiiContentsMeanstoAcquireChristianPerfection941.TheDesir
6、eofPerfection..942.MoralNecessityofMentalPrayer1123.MethodofMentalPrayer..140Conclusion.,166INTRODUCTION"J~OMINEnoverimTenoverimL^SmeutdiligamTeetoderimme."OLord,letmeknowThee;letmeknowmyself,thatImayloveTheeanddetestmyself."ThispetitionofSt.Augustineistheleadingideaoft
7、hismanualviz:Self-knowledgeandtheloveofGod.Itdoesnotpretendtobeanythingnew.Itisacompilationofwhatisfoundtreatedbydifferentauthors.Thematter,therefore,isnotnew."Nothingunderthesunisnew,"saystheWiseMan(Eccles.i.10).Itisalwaysbesttorepeatoldtruthsinanotherandattractiveform.ioI