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1、MEDITATIONSTHELOVEOFGOD.PEREGROU.TRANSLATEDFROMTHEFRENCHA.C.JONES,Authorof"AHittoryoftheChurch,""Live)ofS.ElizabethofHungary,S.VincentdePaul,andS.JanedeChantal,"etc.LONDON:J.T.HAYES,LYALLPLACE,EATONSQUARE;AND4,HENRIETTASTREET,COVENTGARDEN./59l.224.INTRODUCTIO
2、N.IthasbeenthoughtthatitwouldbeusefultotheFaithfultoputbeforethemaseriesofMeditationsontheLoveofGod,andontheknowledgeandloveofJesusChrist."LifeEternal,"saysourLordHimself,addressingthewordstoHisFather,"istoknowTheetheonlytrueGod,andJesusChristWhomThouhastsent
3、."*AlltheChristianreligioniscomprisedinthesetwoobjects.Knowledgeleadstolove,andloveenforcesthepracticeofthosecommandments,ofwhichitisthefirstandthegreatest.TheseMeditationshavebeencompiledinthsformofSpiritualRetreat,fortheconvenienceofthoseChristianswhoareint
4、he*S.Johnxvii.it.VIINTRODUCTION.habitofgoingintoEetreateveryyear.Butitisnotnecessarythatthosewhousethemshouldtiethemselvestothismethod;andthattheyshouldtake,eachday,oneorseveralpointsofeachMeditationwherewithtooccupythemselvesbeforeGod—theattentivereading,wil
5、lbesufficientforthosepersonswhohavenotthefacilityformeditation.Theobjectwillbefulfilled,providedthemindandheartarepenetratedbythetruthsthathavebeenreadandmeditatedupon,andthatafterwardsthesetruthsareputintopractice.CONTENTS.PAGEPreliminaryMeditation1FirstDay6
6、SecondDay..29ThirdDay..59FourthDay..78FifthDay..101SixthDay..124SeventhDay..118MEDITATIONSTHELOVEOEGOD.PreliminaryMeditation."Ihavecometobringfireupontheearth;andwhatwillI,ifitbealreadykindled?"—S.Lukexii.49.FirstPoint.—WhatisthisfirewhichJesusChristhascometo
7、bringupontheearth?ItisDivineLove.TheWordwasmadeflesh,Hedweltamongstus,HepassedthroughthediversstagesofHismortallife,Hespoke,Heacted,Hesuffered,onlytoteachusbyHislessons,andbyHisexample,toloveGod;toobtainforus,tomeritforus,tocommunicatetous,—Himself,thepowerto
8、loveGod.ThispoweristhegreatestofallHisbenefits;itembracesandenfoldsallothers.ThetrueGodwashardlyknownorlovedbeforeJesusChristcame.Hewouldnothavebeenlovedthen,andHewillbelovedtotheendoftim
