The Life of Fenelon Archbishop of Cambray to Which Are Added the Lives of St
The Life of Fenelon Archbishop of Cambray to Which Are Added the Lives of St
Butler Charles
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His mind was capacious, circumspect, not easily sur- prised, and equally able to seize a great outline and a minute detail. He was slow, in deciding ; but, on an emergency, ever equal to the occasion : he always list- ened with great attention, never interrupted, and gene- rally, repeated to himself the words, — " In the name of God, "— before he replied. An ordinary observer always thought himself Vincent's equal: in the greatest con- cerns, the greatest geniuses did not feel him their inferio...r. He was equally firm and modest, resolute and concili- ating. All these qualities he carried into business; and no person was a nicer judge of time, or place. His manner was at once imposing and gentle ; the calm. Ness of his soul beamed in his countenance, and made him viewed and heard with equal affection and reverence. His confidence in God never failed him : "A person's *' faith, " he used to say, '^ cannot be too firm : he cannot ** have too much confidence in God. One may expect " from God, what God has not promised ; — one may ex- " pectfrom God, without performing on our part, what " he enjoins us to do, to obtain from him the good which " we solicit: as, when a sinner expects the pardon of his ** own sin, who will not pardon his brother ; or, when we '' expect to conquer temptation, without prayer and re- *^ sistance: — In all these cases, our expectations will be " vain ; but a proper confidence in God never has been, " and never will be disappointed.
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