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Lea diagrammea auivanta illuatrent Ie mAthode. rrata to pelure. a 32X , . t 2 3 1 2 3 4 S e l?^^ ,ts . ^ ',' I ^""iflZ^^ ''^-^T»^' ' * f 1 ■ ^'■'•V% |r>'"' ^ y^' y ^» J' '"^if "•{w.' / ,4' '•.' ^'1^ V t-i' / i^ A »'i t '^ ' \ J '■» cV.^ f M ■^ », *" J^, V 1 -Vr! \m emoiit s^tbooi ^O0u ^w^ 1 '':\i^^v :'.'■¥'■'■'■ ■■■■'^v ■^^- -M THE CATHOLIC IKBX.IGZON. .V > ,A, Published under the Authonty of the Catholic V V; Church of Nova Scotia. •TA;f ^ ->►'■■'. ^-^".t':; :-*^f HALIFAX: Primed aithe NOVASCOTIAf^ Q^i '^■■ r> X826. i >*-*^- i\'^!V-i ::t'.,1'«. '■g'' :.^' *.*^:Hi I i .«'> brt t ^ pr, ' y6f /f * J, .Us* ^• :t-r i4- 1k'-. .;^-^v^ S' ^^^^ ¥ p^ -.i '> ■■ , ^ ' ■■ ■ THE ALPHABET. Jhmian, > ABCDEPGHIJK LMN PQ,RSTUVWX YZ «b e dt f g h i j k I m n o p q t i t n Italit. J2 BC DBF GH IJ KL J»f JV p qnsTvrwx rJi .■5;.f.'::r}«' ;-»••»;:- V i' 41 i e^cf t f g h I j k I m no p q r i '4 -^' TAe Alphabet crossed, A D GK M L C B J R O ET f -?L,f:?^f/- Alt .cake hare iii)ark cart hark make dart., are fall dark wake tall smart ark mare * «ap man pot ^iul^ iink gap hip sift fan hot link dip J liBSSON II. < clock iDope sake hand bQok mace flock pail mock locljiL pace oand block nail hope land mft|i r?ice rope nap; hen hail sand rake cat 4o^ «hock.hopk' :M '.>»•• .m ■■*1 > - , «'^- Lesson I, Names of Birdsy Beasts y Sfe» . X jr„r^..!'H<; 7.;, ....^ ♦ . ■> v,^! .. ■. ■^., .,. vGat dog cow calf ,v hog, v fbor^ 'Uiare colt bat crane crow dove ti^fk hen/ -hawk kite ./lark ^ owl «iipe aatft bug flea i'^ frog rook LessokII. Terms'Usedatplaif,Sfe. Ball bat skip cards dice > ottiielr g%8 leap j«iop^. pky - kite trap t|iw whip lole win 't ■' i A 3 .P-v v* Th* CathoHi School Boofif, Lesson Ui. . Eatakkt ife. AU «rumb beef beer crust lamb peas rum nine bread buns cakes pies pork veal fish milk cream cu^rds. chees*> tai!U flesh Cap, frock hoop shirt Lesson IV. JppareL hdt coif l^d coat gown fan gloveS lace knot sca^'r stays shoes shift cloth staff {^ush ./t^.;;v«,. ,)', cloal;. muff clfjgs silk Lesson V. Things hehngin^ to a House. Cap cock bench ^ Voom iap prick dish door box brush pot lime knife bar chest chair bed stone fork bolt trunk stool coach tiles spoon latch grate shelf . quilt slate plate 1oc1g&7 •jack glass thatch, mug key jpit stairs sheet i;oof I -.•o- 5 VI v. '■ ' Lesson VI. Paris of the Body. -^^ Head hair face scull brain lips cheeks throat arms back bones ribs tosi DBiU shins eyes nose mouth; .tongue teeth chin hands breast ears knees ^ leg feet thumb, fist wrist ¥r 7%« CWM» IMo^J^ Lesson VII. The World. es*. b ^\i ■7^, :,%fa 8tt|i east cape moon west rock stars north land ^ tir south hill wifid •arth isljBS clay brook frost dirt pool 8II0.W bank pond mist sand rain dew chalk hail icji X^ESS0|9 VIIL Tr^eSj Plants, Fruits, Sfe. Ash bay beech birch box elm fir lime lime oak \ine ye^ bro.o^ hemp flax fern grass herbs hops reeds rose rue sage shrub oats rye wheat crabs figs nuts , pears plumps grapes leaf roots trees mrr'^.'<^*^'i-m.- One two Lesson IX. I^umber, Weight, Sfc. ^ve nine drachm inch drop six tan ounce foot drn^i three seven once pound yard pint four eight twice score ell qua^rt X*BSSON X. Titles and Names^ King duke /.peers wife aunt Ma|;k qaoen earl knight child niece b^e pri^cf lord page spn bride a Z*^* ' ) ^^Mij^hm.*M'hh>'^j^m'^'-^\l ^ Mw, j,-. ■ !'!' V XW Cathdik &fhool Book: TABLE IV. £asy Lessons of one Syllable, by which a Child tmll sooner knoiv bolh the sound and use of ojinal. Al ale ar at Bab bal ban bar bas bid l)il bit Can cam ear cap col are ate babe bale bane bare base bide bile bite cane Came care cane cole cop cape cor Core Dal dale dam dame dan dane daf dare dat date din dine dol dole d«Bi dooie dot Fam fan far fat fii fin for Gal gam gap gat Igor Hal hat her hid hop Kin kit Lad Mad man mar mat B(ul • dote fume fane fare fate iiJe fine fore gale game gape gate gore hale hate here hide h 5pe kine kite Jade made mane mare mate mile mod raol mop mor Nam nap nil nod nor not Od or Pan pat pii pin pol por Rat rid rip rit rob rod rop • rot mcde mole mope more name nape nile node noie note ode pane pate pile pine pofe pore rate ride ripe rite robe rode rope rote rud rude Sal sale sam same sid side siu sine sit ^ ^te ^cl boio sur sure Tal tale tarn tame M (ap . tar tape V tare J tid tide ^ til tile tim tin ton tone top tub tope tube . tuif tune Val vale van vane vil vile ' ?ot vote Wa the moon the •tars, the birds that fly in the air, the fish that swiiu in the i^ea, the heas^s that walk and feed in the fields ; in a word, all the things which you see, and which give you joy. ,,;■• Did God make tlve world all at once!^ No. He ^niade it in the space of six days. Could he not hava ,made it at once? Yes, if such had been his ^ill. \Vhat ought you to do at the sight, and use of tbp tbhigs lihich God hath niade^ I ought to raise up my mind and heart to Him, and to praise Him. Why do we name Him by that word or name of God? What doth that name mean? This is He, my child, the Great One, the Good One, and the Wise one — God, of whom all things, as it were, call ,out with one voice to us ; know ye Men, that the Lord, He is God, it is He^that hath made us. Raise up then your mind, your heart, and your Toice to him, and say— O God, "'tis Thou art great» arid ^^oi, and wise ; Thou ait the jono G'^j^ 4^ '>^ /A w The Cath<^Ue Skhool Book. ''^K-'m- .y.-- Lord of all tkiogs . All men and all things that have beeu made« and that now are^ Were made hj God : but God was xiot made. For there was a time when there '^as no man, nor beasts nor bird, nor fish ; but there was not a time tihen there was not a God, or when God was not. -^ He is the Lord and God of all men and thingsr that have been, and that are, and that >Yill be« Ail are made by him, and ull live and move by bim, God is^ was, and will be forever. ■''"-if i.--!^; ;^ft;, >,t.; .■• -TABLE VI. .^'v Words of two Syllables, accented on thefinh 'n flict can vass i?,i ?i chy mist >:hcon flux c!on cavo con cord . iCon course Cap tive- i ^ pher Car bine car Cass ^^ cargo ;> car nage cart ridg*» carv ing cas tie cau die ^ ca vera 4 cause way caus tic V ce rate ^^ ceil ing • - chair man cha lice chal lenge chan eel '. chan nel cha 08 r cha pel*, y^ chap let char ter chat tels cheer fi|l cheer lf»[t^ ehe xvik : M cir cle ^oir cult ^ xis tern ci tron ci vil i , claim ant cla moQX? ^«las sic . .clea ver cle meat ^cli mats cli eEt ;* clus ter cof fer CO gent ' coin agetv col league col lege CO lunin -'t y com bat I CO met com ment com merce (5om pact com passi. com m \\- ^^ con gress con quest ■jpon serve con sort con strue con tact con trive con vent v :.;Cou rage count ess coun try /^coun ty i;cre dit crim so^ crisis ! * cri tic crys tal fjCil tuse .«tt rate K "if ' ^-4 -4 *i m-i m- 1% cut ler cy iiic cy press Dab ble dain ty dn nia^e da mask ddii ger dar pel das tacd 4ea con debt or de cent de ist 4e luge des pot des ert die tate di et di git dis cord dis mal dis tich dis trict doleful do lour dol phin flo nor d. r mant do taga ^e Zen dram% ' •••• ' i Tiki C^ithoHi S^ool Bo$k. /■ dra peif drea ry driz zie dtop sy dro ver drow sv drug gist dixig get due tiie du el ■ - duke dom Ea j^oT ea gle ear less ear nest earlit en east ivard e cho e diet ^ effort e giess ' em blem, em pire en dive en gine en trails en vy C pic "rf; e qual ' e ra et ror cs cence c thic earope ex ile ex it ox tant Fa bf ic fable; fac torf^«: faith fal fa misb fa mous fan cy - fa thorn fa vour flo rid fee h\e fe Ion ' fiT tile * fer vour fibre fie kle » 6 gur^ > ^^ fi nal ff nis fi nite fia grant flat ter fla vouf fled gcd fleet ness flex ure flo rist flii id flti ent 1f^' ;,rt;* ^^•■. flus iet;f"' fod der. \foi ble fo rage fo reign for feit forg er x ibr mal ^^ for tress fbsler-^|f^7--'^^ foun tain^^I found er. • frac ture "? - fragrant '-'MS,^ frag ment . ^'''^y. frail ty^^^^"^?:^ fran tic fren zy fri gid * fro lie fron tierr fru gal fruit less^ frus trate^ fur bish fur nace. fur row,, fu tile * ^ fu ture, Ga mut gab ble.' gar gle gar men\ iiiri: ■-m, ' ■^^•^l^:" ^ (t., "7^ Catholic School 06oh :-M|.f. ,^. ^ * •i ■t ?,1 'I 8 •.■5^ *w - H 'V if wr nbh gan gren(» guagin^ gen tie "^ ges turfe ghastly ■'^" gherkM fSj ^ w^ £!'>' \ ?!-. glit ter I : . glut toti * gospel gothic ; J^ go vetn gram mafir l^an deur grap pie grate ful gra trs ■ gra ver griev aiice gross ness gro vel ground less " guid ance guilty Habit hatk ney ham per hand cuff hand some harrow iar vest hat «het ha ven haugh ty ha voc hawk et ha zard hea dy heart felt hea then hec tic hec tor heed less hei nous hei fer hel met hem lock herbal her mit he TO ■«4 "« bigier hire ling hi ther ^^ hoa ry ^"^ ho mage ho nest ho nour hor ror hos tage hos tile ho vetr hpm bio hii mid ha njour hys sop I die ill ness image 4m post ' im pulse in come in dex ,in gress in let ' in jure inmate in quest in road m seel , , in sight in stance in stliict irk some is land is sue " i tem jan gle jalap join lure June tare jun to Ken nd ker sey kid der king dom , kna vish kit cheh knuc kle Label la bant la hour Ian cet Ian guid' l%n guish ' la tent lat tice ^ la viiSh law yer le g*il ; le gate le gend leisure le vel li bel H cence litfl ner lim pid Jin guist li quor li vid lo cal lo gic loy al lucid hi ere lug ga^:^ . r- m n « ff£m .v«^ 1^; kfi t0^' 14 ■■•v,;," ly v\c Madcap mag "net maitn ed iha Hce mam men ID a nage man date man gle ma nor man lie mar ble mar gin mar shal ftar tyr J marvel «i massy match less mat tress mau gre Adxim ^3^or The Catholic School Book, Wi ^■"•i- s :v; Diem brane ttienace men tal mer cer me rit ]itie6sag^ »e tre JEnid night mill gle minor mir ror mis chief mi tre mo del mo dern ^:mo dest mo dish mo meat mo narch mon strous mo ral mor tar mort gage mo live mot ley mot to mourn ful mun dane murmur ttaus cle myr tie Na Jced na tive na ture na vy^ .7 nee dy ner vous ne ther neu ter nig gard ni tre no ble noi some -non ago non plus pa lace pal try pam per pam phlet pa nic pan cake north ward pan nel nos trum no vel no vice nou rish ^: nui sance liur ture Oat meal oh long cean dour offal '^^ offspriD men op tic ral " ord nance or dure or phan OS trich oval ,;, o vert i^ out rage oys ter. 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'^- •^..ft tpai ttor tram pie tran quil tran script tran sit trans port travel ^ tra verse trea cle tiea son;;^i trea tise tre mour trc pid J ; tres pasBL tpi'al w ' tri bute y. tri fle tri pie tri umph troop er trb phy trow el ^ tpu ant trus ty tu mid ^ tu moup tu mult tup bid turgid tur ret tutor twi light ^winkle tiHtier ly rant ty ros^ tym b^l Va cant va grant va lance va lid val ley va lour vailue va nish van quidi vapid va pour var nish vary' vas sal vault ed vel lum ve nal ve nom ven tu«e ver bal ver dant verdict ver dure ver nal vers ed vertex ves per ves sel 'm r4:% ■ ,|<<»1V». Mifrf^*-: jft**-' ?y VC8 lure vl and vi briBite )vi car ▼ice 107 TIC iim vie tor Tigii vi goar. vil fage tiol vip tue vi sage vis count viscous vi sit vi SOP vi zard Wc^koiif School smi. vi tal vi vid m cal • vo lant vol ley vo luitie yor tex vouch er voy age vul ^dt nin ber um hrage um pire un cle - u iiito ' up right up roar'' up shot ur *gent u sage nt ter Wa ger wad die wainscot wal let \Tal k)\v war der war ble war den ward robe war fare war rant war ren way ward weal thy wea ther weigh ty wel fare west ward wharfage ii'hole somt. wi wo fut wor ry wran gle wrap per wres tie wrin kle fe Yawn ing yes ter ' veo man young steK. youth fui Ze bra zca lot zeal 0U3 ze aith ;. •I- * ' TABLE VIL Words of Two Syllables accented on the last. 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Easy Lessons 6f Two and Thf^e SyllaUlesi fjr ■ Lesson 1. .r*;^.*'-. 0i£ til*', - ■! •;«»:■,* v---,-x" ' : .<■-, • •* 't.' HkaIi how, my child, what graat works Cfbd did when he m%ie the world. 'I'hough He cbultl have 'made the *world all at once if such had been his will, 3'et He did not make it all at once. He made all things and man in the space of six days. Thus he shewed that He made it not by force, but by 1^ own free will and choice. v^^^">^^^* On the first day God made the h^a-ven and^ the earth, cfr that which was to he the wotld. The earth had not then the form it no^ hath. There was not the sun, nor the moon, uor the stars. It was a mass or heap, with no form or shape. And H'i^asvfii|4,: for there was no beasts, nor trees, lior ^rdf, lili^ ji;ffy.thing in it. Nor jijfii there any thing out ^o|"^which God made Tk ■m'^ TkfCuHth^ Seho^Boi^. jy» M ^^0i World. And, He is of such might. I|e ia |o ;||'#at and wise/ that tie did not need a-ny helfe. i7^ ^as no iight, it was quite dark. God then sai4 S^ Hght made y and light was made, , ' % JJot, my child:^that God ^poke such wortfa, as we vn^y, speak them, for (^od is not as we are. He iiatji not a bo-dy, as we have, so as he can be^seen by us, jVoman hath seen God at a-ny time, nor can see Him^ He. is a. pure spi-rit, the same j|s your own soul, a spi-rit w!iich can-not be seen. .Yet God knows and sees all things, and can 4p ' alltbinv ;'v-:;'^.v> ..v,,.^...4;:,H^^^^^ / ■• v On the fiith day^ God made the Flah-es of the^ Sea, and the Birds of the Air. Oji the sixth day. He brought forth from the Earth the Beasts, aii#^ all that creep on the Earth in its kind. • "'^ ]'^ When God had made ftH these things, He then/ made Man, and He gave him rule o-ver the Fish-c»i! of the Sea, the Fowls of the Air, the Beasts, and o-»; ver the whole Earth. :~-'y^-'''--^r:-'^:^-.^^^^^ ■ ^^ ?^ough Min was the last of the works whiclr Godb m^e, yet he is the first in rank, and the most perfecl^^ of all the things in this World. Now, God fonn-ed^^^ the bo-dy of Man oiit of the slim(f ofthe Earth ; theii^^ He breath-ed in- to it the breath of life. ??; By this breath of life is meant not on-ly that byj,"* whicli man breathes, and lives, and moves as the^^^ Beasts and Birds do ; but by it al-so is meant, thaC which beasts have not, that is, a spi-rit, the ioul. Thig is quite dis tin»t from the bo-dy, and by;. ■4 * ''."J ' I 1 1 H 1., '6' -T "t the On ce. \ -^ •> ') ■■:■■ /,'■''" , i.. W;^' '!»- 163, ive 'ov ^ ■ - "^J^- • the - ay* i-eai, .'^ ect' "■ ;\,^ ■ed. , by^ '*■ ' jiTW CaMic Sakool Booh this, Man' knows Gbd who made, him : he caii^ on Him, and lore Him ; he cati al^so- thh judge, and talk of things : and by it, he hath a will to iio, or not to do this or that thing, as ha ma^ choose and like best. ^ God di^igt take* nor 'forai this part of Man, or '^- his soul, j^HUie Earth as he did the bo-dy, but it; idame frofl^H him-self, and God liim-self iu-fusTed. ' it in-to him. It is in this, that Man is the most per- fect of all the works of God, be-cause by that, •Man islik^^toGod. And, God made Man thus like to himself, that Man might in this life know Him (his Ood and his Lord, his Be-gin-ning and End,) «»d love Htm, and serve Kim : and by so do-ing, see Him> and *live tvith Him, a"nd en-joy Hiin, ai-ter this life jjti, Hea-ven. • /t. •,-.•..-■ .. , -wv-.^' -X^''^- •* .•■•.I X.- ;ii«v"" ^iX- MOEAL. ''^i> ''■j%\'- y- •%■ -". ?> : Thii« you see, my ftiiTd, Goihathmaile u$ much a-bove the Beasts. He hath taught ns moro than the Beasts of the Earth, and made us wi-ser than the Birds of the Air. Now, iny Child, He who hath been the cause of tliese and suCh great things fortheuseofMan, riiust have a great love for him. Hence, we can-not toomuch iov€ Him for all the love he shows us. Use then the things of Hhe World as the- kind gifts of the gobd God. When you use them, or they give you joy, raise up your uiind arid heart to praise and thank hipi. ' Say at least in your mind, and with your heart, flow great art Thou, O God! how wise and how ^^f,; iii'.ii'iis.feii;;- C;i»j'\i,'«t. :', The Cat/ioipc fc'hooi Bc0k. all thy w^rks . Bless the Lord all the workf:^ j-Lo^d ; Sua, Moon and Stars, Beasts of the fieldy Birds (>f the aT, Fish-es of the sea, bless .the Lord. Ye Sons of Men bless the Lord, and thou, my soul, for whom the Lprd hath done suQh great things, bless the Lord. 'Il^l/E^^^^^ .^-> .^w^>-- .i^" ■'■■■'l'. •Lesion I1|.„,.,. __.. ,,.... ..,^_ Co^> :,^,. f i;V Gen. ii. 3, 'i»V ' -■'> , *■■*'' 5- God gave the first Man whom he made, the ^fiamb of A-dam, for that he had been made of th? slime ot,the E^rth. God pla-ced him iu the gardcir^; ,of pa-ra-dise to work, and to keep it. God ther^y brought to A- dam the Beasts of the Earth, and the , Fowls of the Air, or caiis-ed them to come to him, ^ that he might see them ; and by what jame he ^sUI-ed them, the same is the name of each of them. :God cast A-dam in-to a deep sleep, and whilst l^ was a-sleep, God took a rib from his side, an^ lie made called. Woman, for that she is tak-en out of* MaM. And she was a1-s^3 cal-Ied Eve, that is, the Alot-her of all men and wo-men, that were thence |p be born, and to live. . ;'.>>*4.^^i^t.. >^!:fv. / .^^ ^ <. There was in the midst of the gard-en a tree God bid A* da no and Eve not to eat, nor to touch ft: ^ V .t!»«fruitof it. He told them if thRj did e^t it. ::s*t:, «*"' 1". ,f >v The Catholie Softool Book- is they should die. Btit Eve, being tcmpt-ed by t] De-vil in th.e form of a ser-pont, toak of the m and did eat : site tliea ^ave it to A-dam, and jie^^ did eat. As soon as iaey had eat-cn it, Qod cai- ' led to A-dam, Wherfe art thou? » But when ^^^ heard the voice of GdA; he fear-ed and ^ij^H^'S^''? ^^^ ^^ did bis wHe from the face of th^Kd God. And they hid them-sel- Ves al-so through shame, be-caiisetbey were baked. And God said to A-dam, Who hath told thee that thou wast naked, but that thou didst eat of the Tre« of Ivhich I bid thee not to eai^ 1^ Then God said unto hiniy For that thou bast beard tlie voice of thy wlfcj and diilst eat the fruit of the Tree — cur-sed is llie earth in thy work : with much toil shall thou eat tht;rc-of all the days of thy life, till thou return to the Earth of which I took thee : for dust thou art, and ia-to dust thou ^ shait return, ■^■:^^.t^^f^ .• !!-f '^^^x 'i:M',^^'-^m\ ::f :: a^->c# ' - . A -dam and Eve by thus not o-beying God sm- ned, and by their sin they lost the grace and fa- vour of God. God then drove them out of the gar-den or pa-ra-di!»e in which he had pla-ced them ; and he doom-cd them to die. ^ ■ ^ .• :;r ra y ' We are all born in-io this life, with the guilt of their sin : this is- ealled o-ri-gi-nal sin, be-c^y|e as we des-cend atid de-rive our life fi*om them, lor do We al-so de-rivc the.g^iilt of their sin. We the sad ef-fects of their- sin, by the sti'ong bent* feel in us to sin, or to do v/rong : and in the he and cold, hunger and thirst, puins and toil,we sul| fer, and in death, thrqugh which we fxust pass the tMJx:t life. ■ :%'-i>^^-^.: ': . /^ \ mM-i- ■ ' ■ » *■ "i^K ■ **:fl '^i^- ■ V 10 Tht CathoHe Sekoot Bo9ki '% Moral. M^ I the fa)] of our first pa-reots by sifi ! tihence leam my child, how sad a thing it ivill be to yojp, nQt to-bey God though in things that may .fce.n light, take care that you do not sin by ypur own free will and choice, and dread th eje ast gan. Flee .-those who would attempt, or wdlBbad you to do evil. ■;■ .^. ^tf '■■ ^m^:^ ■*■' r Lesson IV. ■'4; ¥\..- CatVi, Abe!, Seth—the World ctrowiired^Kot, .- .> ^.-.f u. Gen. iv. 7. A-DAM and Eve had two sons: their names were ^IDain and A-bcl. Cain til-led the Earth, A-bel took care of sheep in the fields. A-bel was good ; and from his heart he ser-ved Gpd ; he of-fer-ed the best h& had of his Hock to God, and God was well pleased with him. Cain was had, and he did not of-fer the best of what he hail to God, and God was not plea-sed with him. ^ -5 '*9- i^^^ ' Cain ha-ted A-hel because God .Ipokrcd down kind-ly on him, and on what he of-fer-ed. One day, when they were both in the fields, Cain ross np a-gainst A-bel, and through en-vy kil-Ied him. They who were born of Cain were had like him-;seif. Af-ter the death of A-bel, A-dam and Bve had a third son, his name was ^eth. He waa good, likft A-be), he knew, lov-ed, and ser-ved God. His lace, or they who were horn of him, were al-so at icst good ; hut af-ter a while they mix-ed with.such ftswere bad of the race of Cain, and then they were ibad like un-to them. .. *- ^ • The CaihoHe School Book, ' --i H fbenee in H short time «I-ijnost tbe whola race c^* Men and Wom^ii were bad. God was angry it iheotj aud he meat>t to put m end to them. Yet| ;there was one good man \ihose Name was No-e '• God was well pleased with him. , God then made it kno^n to No-e, that He itonid drown the whole earth and ail that was on it ; but thaf^e would save him, and his wife, and children, with a few of each kind of beasts aad birds, in an Ark which God bid him build. The ark was a kind of a trunk, or a ship made of wood. It was daub^ ed in-side and out-side with pitch. ^ When the time was come that God would drown the earth. He made No-e go ia-to the ark, and with him his wife, their tbree sons, and their wives ; and two or three more of each sort of birds and beasts. Asaoon as th^y were, in the ark, the door of it wto ,»hut. /.'-.-■.-■.:■:/ , It then rain-ed for for-ty. days and. for-ty nights t and all men and wo^men, and children, and beasts, and birds were drown-ed, except Njoe, and those with him in tbe ark. On-ly these eight persons of ail man^kind ^were ^av-ed. This is cali-ed the Bft- By this yon may judge, my child, how much Goid must hate sin^and, them, thatcom-mit Jt;,at the jMui^ time how much He loves, and bow great care He^ takes of them that s^re good. Be then, my chil^ good ; love, fear and serve God, and God will lov,e and bless you, and take care that ho harifi^^f me to ymi, whilst thoy thl^, are. J;|d feel th|/^^bt ^ ^ Hislnrrath. . : ^ ..«!:?,-., . v^-.;^,. '-^* -,-■( :■ .5 !?-■■■ .-. .#? ■ llA. '^^: AMit % M.mt)* v..-™,- , I ftWr* *;'»:** *M* Sm-v^h *.>«m,, tf..«^,4 32 The CathoUe School Bd6k. Keep yoiir-selffar off from l>aVI boys and girls, and join such that are p;ood ; for wit4i the good you will be good, but ivith the bad you will be bac^^; like as it was with these oTtlie race of pood Seth ; they were at first good as he was good ; but as soon as they naix-ed with them that were bad, tht*y were- bad like un-to them. t '' •V'^- ' W^ :d«|^; ^u..^. Lesson '^'':'V':^''^^'.::' '-./'-M'^ Ko-e goes out of the Ark. His three Soni. ' While No-e, and his wife, their three isions, and their wives, were in the ai'k, the wa-ter» rose to such a heiglit, that all the hills were co-ver-cd, and ail ilesh di-cJ that mov-ed on the earth, b«9th of fowl, and of beast, and of that whidh creep-ed on the ground. And when they had been in the ark, ^^ for the spac^ of a year, the vva-ters be-gan to de- crease, liil at length the earth was dri-cd. ' -' -^ 'Then God spoke to No-e, and s4id, go forth • out of the ark, thou, and thy Aufe, and thy chil-dreh. ^ And No-e went forth out of the ark, and all that ' were with him. God hless-ed No-c and his sons, / audi pro-uiis-cd them he* would ne-ver more drown the earth : and he set the rain-bow as a sign there- of. He 2:ave in- to their liands, that is, he set them, o-ver all the beasts of the earth, and all the fowls [ of the air, and all the fish- es of the sea — and he said, they shall be meat for you, e-ven as the green. , herbs have I gi-veii you all things, and while the earth remain, seed-time and harvest, and cold, and. • CJ--. 'C* ■4^;' •V- . .' .f'j\ • it ^ • s r ■ f. IT ' ' . .1 » . w •x^^^ The Catholic SckooLBooL 53 h&at, ond sam-iner, and win-ter, and day and night, shftll not cease. The three sons of No-e were Seth, Cham, and Ja-pheth ; Seth and Ja-pheth were good, and had a ^reat res-pect for. their ia-ther ; God there-fore bless-ed them. Cham was bad, and by a bad deed :-drew up-on him-self the curse pro-phe-si-ed of God. •^ ^^ Af-ter the flood when the land was dry, No-e till-ed it, and he plant* ed the vine-tree. Of the fruit •of that tree he made \^\ne. When he had drunk of it, for he then did not know the strength of it, he •fell a-sleep. Whilst he was a-sleep, he lay e^cpos^ed i^'m a man-neruii-fitto be seen. When Cham saw his fa-ther na-ked, he look-ed ^•on him and made a jest of him. He then told bis "ibro-thers what he had seen. They blam-ed hira AoT his deed and dis-pe-spect to their fa-ther. They ithen took a cloke, and, with their fa-ces turn-ed S'rom their fa-ther, they cast it on him, and co-ver- ,v\^\ ... Tlie vain Scheme of the ChiUdi en(^ No-e. ^*f^ f'i, •?%,• ■!*'■. Gen. xi. {»■,'•.. ■■j>-' No-Eiiv-edaf-ter the flood, three hun-drcd years \ lie saw the off-spring of his three sons that were nith hioi m the ark grow to a great num-ber. The earth was then of one tongue, that is, they all spoke one and the same language. These, when they went from the east found a plain, and dwelt in it.- They then said each to liis neigh-bonr, Come lot^ us make brick, and bake them with fire ; and It^ us build a town, and a tow-er> the top of which mav reach as hiu^h as he^^ven; ana let us make our name great be-fore we dis-perse in-to all lands. But God, who laughs at the at -tempts of men> when they think to op.pose his will, soon shelved them bow vain, and void of force they were in. thtir scheme. He knew they would not cease to work, while they all spoke one and the same tongue. He then so con-fu.sed theii speech, that they no long- er knew the one what an-o-ther said or call-ed for. They were then fore ed tode-sistfrom their wiork. And that to we-r was call-ed, and is known b] the name of, Ba-bel, that is, of con-fu-sicn ; be-causft there the tongue or speech of the ^^ hole earth wa« con-fus-ed, and of one it va» (hahg-ed in-to rnvny. t. . ^'5 ■•.■•..' Tkf Catholic School Book. 9( i1ni«nct tlie Lord dii-pet fed tliem up-on th« face Uf all th« coun-triet. ^ Moral. By this act and deed you may 8e<*, my ehildy how vain it is for liian to stI'iVe a- gainst God : He it great, and of such might, that no ntan can op*pole what he will, or Hill not have done. By the 6ood, and the change of speefeh, and by dis-pei's-ing man-kind'through-out the whole earth, he showed (hat he is Lord of all, and thut he can do what he pleas-eth, al-s6 that he is wise and good, and does all for the good of man. What love and praise then do we not owe him! Be- ware not to op-pose his will, but seek and pray to know it : and when you know it, beg him tu grant you his grace to com-ply with it. And in all things that be-iall you, say, fiom j^our heart, O Lord, great and good, and wise and just! thy will be done This is done by the will and the' hand ol*' God, so be it, and may he be praised. A'. I 'iiV ■.•■ _ ' i. •»»»•' ■ w^ • -4,, Lesson VIL *;•;■■'■¥>■ 5»' rC^!?' In a stiort time after the de-luge, men test all thought and fear of Go4 They e-ven did not own Him, who had by such great works made him-self known to them to be God ; but they set up for gods tha ve-ry works of God. Such were the sou, fire, wind, aad stars ; to these they pray-ed : and they fall down before stocks and stoDes/ which libera the' wofktef thtjir own hands. •-sj(^'^^'^-^r^?*#f^rl-,. W-^V '4'- V" 'i*- (■;rt>S^ '^ The Catholic School Book. These thfy call-ed and held for gods. Theif whole mind, and thought, and care, was for this life and the bo-dy ; like un-t<» brutes, they were led and f ul-ed by their sen-ses« Hence they did not mind their souls, noy the things of God, nor of the next life. Such, my child, ^as the state of man-kind at that time ; they liv-cd more like the brutes that know not God, than like men, whom God hath made to know, and to love him in this Jife« and after this life, to be hap-py with him in hea-ven. In the like sad state would most men have been at this day, ijad not the good God by his t;race pre-vcnt-ed it. God then, to call men from their e-vil ways, and to keep them firm in the love and fear of Him, cal- led forth a man who was good and just. His name was A-bra-ham. God pro-mis-ed him, if he ^ould o-hey Him, that He would be a God to him, that is, H« would bless 'him, and raise up a people from him, who should be His own peo-ple. He would take care of them, and pre-serve in and, by them, the know-Ied'^e, love, gnd fear of Him, who was the on-lv one and true* God. A- bra-ham be-iiev-e'd, and he did what-e-ver God bid him do. God al-so promised A-bra-ham, that of his seed, orrace^He should be born who should save the , Moral, -.-y:^;;-..-, .r; -,;^ ..,,., v:^r- - Be-ware, my child j not so to mind the things of ti>is world and life, as to bend to them your whole or chief care. . |f yoti do, you will lose the grace of God, and soonj^ive in-to the way of vice: and when yon have lost the love and fear of God, then will V _-s <..' .%:, ■u s: Thi Catholic School Book^ Theit is life id and mind a life. ;ind at 3 that \ made 2r this he lika is day, -ed it. s, and ih cal- s name f ould that is, brngs of rhole or ace of id whctt en ^vill jonf nf« bd rtitfre the lib of a brt|te tbanf of a maa . See ia A-bta-ham what love and cava God bath of thoire \f ho love and setve Dim. Ile-{»art not bv sin from Clo^, and then He Will be to you a Qod ; He will bless yoilni thtd life, iand iil the nest life. He will mike y6tt hippy ^ttb hm for d-Ver. "^ . ■ . ■'■ ^ LiiJitfN till. ■■; . ^ , ■ Thi fqifh anA OheA^ncc ^ AhraHnm, huac^ ■',;,■..■.■ * , , i * • . ■ ' i . V God madoofcoide ot A'^t)ra-hain before all men of his time, ahd by him, tie, ih^ true God, might still be known and served, tbotigh most mea had lost all sense of him. A-bra-ham had a son whom he much lov-ed. Hill tkameiraal-sa-ac. When I- sa-ac waagroifShip in years, God, to try ihe faitli^ of A-bra-hatii, or his be-Iief of what he had pro-mis- ed hiifii, vi2. that lie ivho was f^ say e the world should be bofti of hii^eetl, — G^od eat-l^d to hini), A'-bra^haiti, A-bra-haixi, to whditt A-brarhi^m said. Here ami. ^ ' \ > ^ GodthfUbid bi^p to death hia son t;8il'.ac. whom b^Iov-e ^(3lt:/:i^t^'^-:::^':-f^^.^ By this was meant what s^Tter- wards came i^Q pjais^ ^hcA E sau sold his birth ng^btfbi^an^esspt broth. It was thus Jacob sup-pfant-edof as itwere tripped up the heel of his brp-^thter E-sau, and got f|'9m him his birth right. Ja-cob was a gcod man> and whep his fa-ther was on his death bed he bless-edthinif — But E-sau turn-cd,outill. ' ' ,^^^- -^ :^- Jacob had twelve sons. Tbiey are^known by the names »f the twelve Pa-tri-archs, or chiefs of twelve tribes, ^nd God gay<^ fo. Ja-cob the n^me of Is-ra- ci whence this face, c^ tj^y tb4t sprang from bjin« .were called Is-farol-itese j 4' ' .* v l. ■'%'\\ V Greatapd ^rni.jou see, m^ the faith and trustpf A-bia-ha^in.in God ; .and prompt was hi^O-be-dience when he would have slain bis son I-sa- ac. uod, wants i>pt pur .goods, noi* any fliipg we c&n give, jfor all is bis, and all comes fi'om him. | ^ What he most Sjeeks,JLS pur prornpt will and, heart 4pdo his wil),assopn ashemakes itkni^wn to us.: and he looks up on that as done, which we would liave done, if such had been his will. ^^^ ^^j^v «^^^ Hence A-bra-bam is stil-ed the Father of th.e • ■■■:•- '"i •-■■■.*• ' ■ . ' \ , < - ,.^ • ■• * ;V *-"^<' .,.■ j^jA : . ■. ' ■'..,. ■■ vs. top-pc;d r-ed. up ; he Ja-cob }iie and the.time \\\s hand <.■ * u'brQih. tripped cqm him id whep l:himf— : ^1 tke Cathotk School Book. 39 Faith -ful, or of them who be-!iieVe In God. That yduinay be a true child of God, by faith be-Iieve in Hint', l)y hope trust in Hitn, and (brough love o-bey lliiii; then will He hiess you. i From E sail, learn, my child, how 8?d a thing it, is to be too foiid of, and to sdt our heart too much^(^|i fhe things of this world ; such fondness blinds ns, SOT that we no long-er know our-selves^ qorihatwhich tends to our real good : we know not \v hat w^e^iVie,^ narwhat weloee. ' .'.a That which we Ions foK and seek to have is of- i: ten of no more value than a meeS of broth, , if coni- par-ed to the good things of CHe next lifey that wi|l , have no end, which yet we lose with so raucnease; ruby the rftwelve of Is-ra- om him« , . (■ i • •/ » ■ ' "' ' ^'" . the faith mpt was son I -sa- ving we )im. indheact 1 to us.: ve would T of the 05#erw.— Wheii^^ n^^ child, ypu read that God'^, or theliOrdVcall-ed'to' Ardam, or spoke to A-br%7[ hani^.or td Mos-es^ or that they heard his. voice, or sa\fiiim', you are not to think that God did call, or ^ speak, or was heard, or seen, in thesanie way a^ we ' sgeak, call, &c.. . .'.. ,t^H^ ii^-...^':^^i.^i#<^^. . .^ ■'•. No, not so ; but as God can do whatlie pleasethy and use such means as he ma,v choose, tama^a. knovvn his will, or things to uis, he by some voice or sound brought to their earslihd mipd what he ^puld have them to kno)r, hear, or do; ^ v ; V^a j^ '.r^*^ And if they saw a- ny thing which they tnot|gfat. to be. God, it was not G6d whom tfc^y saw, for liii . n^n hath seen*) or can see I|i;pi, but itsWas soni^V thin^ in the shape of man Which they saw y and by these means God re-veal- ed tq their minds, things as, ful-ly and clear-ly, as if they real-Iy saw tteWj pr heardhisvoice. ' v^^' . * >^ 1 'M >.^^-. a ■^'Si. \ sW, 4(1 7 he Catholic Schi^l Book. ^ Joseph and kis BrO'iher$. Q^.xs^wii^^^^:: Of thei^alvesQnuof Jgi-eob,^o-9epb ^a^deftr-er lo himthan a-ny oue pf thje i>Ci^l. Hit bro*theiri were griev-ed at iU and they Imt-cid blip. Qp^da^r their fa-th^r tent bii;n to Ibcnij, when %k^y \f^e^ in the fiet^dft wit^i tbeir flocks^ to sei( if all tbingn wei^ well with them. .,\ ,a.ud'\'um Whenhficafl(ie to them, they said;, l.|^t ta \m him. But one of them, byname R^ubeu, said, Uq not tak6 his lift^from bim, nor shed hU blood, hiyt cast hii^i in to this pit. They then atrip^ped him of h» coat, anjdcast him in to the pit, or a weJl that ' And when some mer-eliMints pa«-ed by that vay.y hts bro-thers drew him out of the well, and they sold him to them. They brougjbthim m, ti> £-gypt» ^d there they sold hii^ M> & Psipce, to b^ bjls ^msre. ,. .- ., w . . • ,,^-^ Jo-seph was a man that ki aU thAn^ dideo well, thi^t his oias-ter made hinx dwell in t^. own hQupe. an^ he. tias m great fa-vour with him ; ep &r* ^at fee was cbarg-ed with thp^p^j^^oi; aU this^ aM ^ rut-edinthe nouse. • When he l^ad boen tliere a while, bia matter's ..wife wii|li-ed and pi:ess-ed Itiqi to do a i^eat <^riro^, but Jo-sej^h was goo4 and fear-ed God, and ha would by no meant cdA^eTit to do U^ How can I com-mit a w^ck*ed thinf;^ said be. and sin a-gainvt iiiy God;? Wo. He then rush-ed frowbw- She then chapg^-ed him false- ly with (be erime, •si .■ -1, '.(mMMMNMNMIHK I Iff*;'''' «*'>. The Ccifholic School Book. 41 ri&^ OS Vill id, Do od, bi^t id him ^1 that It vty, d tbfiy •-gypt, f« tbat liter's and btt ^ ca^al ahtt nc was oast iir-to pri-36n. Wlien ke had been there twoyears^ the King sent for him> to 'cxpla'm his dreams. Joseph eii-plain-ed them. Then the King took hisxingfrbm his own hand, and gave it into the hand of Jo^seph ^ he cloth ejd him witha sIHc robe> aiid pnt a chain of goUa-bpiit his neck ; he made aH bow^ their knee \o him^ and told thent lie Was-to rule tb^ whc^le land of |£-gypt[ Xotlongaf-ter, there waa a dearth, or a' great want of corn,' atrd Jo-6eph had the ctire of all the com. Ja*cob, the fa-ther of Jo-seph, then sent \\^ bro thersto buy corn of him." ^ ■■^*^, At first they did not know Jo-seph ; and thought hQ knew them, yet he feign-ed as if he did not know them, and he dealt with them as if they were spies. This he did to brfng thei!a by de-grees to a sedso of their fault, when throu£;h en vy they sold him : yet did Joscphlo^e them. '■ ^ ' ■> u # ,.. He soon made hiniself known tothe.m ; he wept, throitghjoy, kis sedthem, and forgave them. He then s^nt for bb old fa ther> who cause to him. Jo- seph took care of him and his bro-thers. fheyli-' ved in those parts ; and when Ja-coh was dead, Jo- seph bu-ri-ed bmi in the place where be had de sir- ed to be buried. /' .i « f bus yofu see my child, tbat God doWndfioi' get nor for sake them that fear atfU love Hint, j^hdugh He some times sepms not to be mindful of tnerni^ iii their' difi tress, yet in due time he comes to their aid and com-fort, and ho makes all that befalls (hem to turn to their good. • i- - ■ '■^''^- * ' •" ' > ' 'w- " ^ ^ '' ■ '^ ..'•^!;':'"^" ^.'•^ , ,tv . *1 m»Hilf %■<*/> f. i-'fS^-jr 45 T^ht^ CqfMie St^i0oi fyoh Bf chfliste, my ij^ild, J(ika Jo^/ieph; dp niot stain jour soul and iiif^ bjp^ a^ vmel^an, t^ct,. or ibJbii- get and lor giv^ the wrons don;e to you. by a i»0" Sier. Bt«Yer% i^our parrepfi^> take cane pC tben^f j^nd heip t^bem ajlvpu ='' /: . : I ': f- IVfo-sE;sxW2^'an-b4hfr |{reat and good man;-^ -Sooii^af^r hj^ was boro^ his D)p-tbeir bid himiorthK .spate of tbree montbs. This she did to oa^bifli trojn. beinr pnt.tp. .dfiatb, wilik o-ther chil^en, vrbpm (be Kiiig bad ordered ia be killed; when sh^ Could np, longer Keep hija^ hid, ^e made a baii<« Jcet l^f bul-rushes,, and damb-cd it with pitch. Shj$ tbenlaidb^init^a^^ the wa-* • f;, ''^t'i-': ■■■■' . ter sic)?* When the King's daughter came dpi^n to wash ^her-seir, she es-pi-edtliebask-et, and the child in it. She took him out of it^ and gave him to his own nl0.that^ though shtB w^npt known to bc^aucb, and 8be.3a^i4 to her^ Take, tbis< child? and imips# him for me. %hea he ^w^a grown up, the King's da.ugb-t«r a-dopt-ed bjni fqr her son, and she ga^Kt him the jnaroe of Mo-ses> saying, be-oause from W|rter d^d ;I jt^^eiijm ; and she bronght himup.^ , fi ^ 4 '•}* . >.ij#-„ t stain a H^ . ' Hi" ■■ "a' ■■■' ■■? /;<• A him i^a baiii» I. 3h« A- id in it. is own Qhf aud lim fov ,ugh-t0ir im the >r d;|(|;I V I The CkthoHB Seh^l Book, 43 )>.X- .^/^f^:!^^|;i,^iJ^c;^|&#MtH|^^ MrM^m, Aji (his^, my Qhiid^ did not come to pass by chance ; np Ij^ach Has the will of God, and hia haxHl or powv er brought all that about. Thus God, by ways and means that seem straiiga t the nudst of t}i^ bush oall<^ to 5 f*i^ A m bim— ^o-ses ! Mo»s68 ! Mosesthen said^here^I towask i am ; and he went -to see 'the bush ; but God said /.•■ I to him. Do not come near ; loose off thy shoes from th^ feet^ for ti>e place on which thou do^t atauid is ,boly ground, ^^-^v^. -v^^/' ■..■>';;:> i^-*-.^,—:^^»^ the wa ter in the ri ver, and instant ly it was chang- ed in to hlood. He made frogs conie and leap about in all parts , even in their houses. He brought ammig them flies and gnats that bit theni so)*e-ly. He brought a fitgue on the cattle, sores on n^en ; a storm of hail; ir tbtekrdark-ness that last-ed three days. Ijirt^of ail, God sent an an-gel who ktll-ed all th^ * firiltbompi the £.gyp^tians> from the squ ofthe' King tqf the son of ^e meaa-eat slave, l^is last plague eo fright ed the King, that in the s^me hour' ^preitfedthels ra-el4t€s to go forth, aiid to leave the ceun-try . and they drove them out of the land of >of £«gypt| and^they bad-ed them with rich- es* ''y'-' i-*i < ♦. ■ "tt. ■-/ :»(* Moral, f / mrr Hi r; -i*^-' Thus you see, my child, God can do ardr atul^rld : lict as siag to th^ Lord-^my s^i^engtH, aad my praise i&tliel^rd^-^thiais my Gik^ ^Hebatb drawn.^d Fha-roah and hi» ar-Riyvin th* lied Sea. Wbo is Uka to I'h^e^ OiAod I V .1 -;!.^■^T) itoaiat; ?*-^., ;j'l:; '•i'*^-: :-^y f)m% my ehild, Godioek bf land, in which no one dwelt. This- he did/to tr^ if they would be faith-fnl to Him : aild *: to let them see that they could not hve with-out his care and kiad-ness. ^'^Of'u/ A cloud led them the way by day, and it sc#een-ed them frow the heat of tlie snn. At night it Waer chang ed into a f>y lar of fife that serv <»d to lijght thein,. for their food, God gave thein Man na. It vras a kind olf dew that fell Ti^om the hea vens, aiidit Wdt so tht^k that they made bread of it. ,Wh'(6n tliey were in %Tantof drink, Mo ses struck « liiih hit rt)d a rock, otit of which instantly there )(ii€li«€id A^rth water. Their clothes were not worn though tibeir journey last ed for ty years. Htkch care did God (ak9M'UMft«-<-4MU#A> ..fc)» #j [» .v «ai»li>»aii«..»««W4i »«»-n •t-*^." <#"*"• " ' ' V'%y| 'jTM Ca^h(^li^Seh(H>i Bcfifc* 47 of air. d serve nbim. And ►f you ; *■. -•' n St)m 'K • • ;■ id Sea, Id ana rhitf lie : artd < out his ^een-dd it WHS D rijg;iit iia. It »aiidit ^ struck there t worn r irere itin in 'V* i^HTne ^0 Mqnut , S^is^.,;, , Tlwii?^ Qod lik^aJG^ tb^ hk\%ti while, that hib miifht gi^ tiie^ t(i;i ipyf-^r" ,WI)eii ,thei]^y,H^%f:i)ff)er pi| , h^l^mV '♦^lfey v^^ to r^ celve itwtJ^Jji^sWtflH^ili^ ^ tlmtinoun tim all -.onfire.;. , | ;.;* - •::N-n--^^'. ■ - ^. ; •..■.,. Then a tliick .^|oud co.^r.ciuAi of Jt ^broko dro.muV4Mtv4#r; |ind light t^i^i^. ; ,|l^he> .beard a spiifid i>{ijt«i)ni^ pefivs, and a.gre/U noi^e^ but ,tliey saw lip o^q, I T^iefi a loud and dt^ fi^) yoicie ^hroke foct^^pi^ 'Hfwitus clopd, and «p9^,f tfi^^e ^wordssrr- " ' ,, ^-\:. .■., ■ , ■ .. ■' \ «;. ■^■^-•■■:;^ ''■■ ■ ' *- 5 •'■• i'^**i ^ I an(i4M^LjQi^(rt|iyA3pa who bnpughtihnQ ^he land oif £;;^ypt, andojiltofthe bouse of bQi^4|gv^. Thou shalt; not have ^tran£;(^ Gods be fore n^* ThQ)x^sha)t not make to tby self a gra yen jthing^ip 4b^njc/s,iie89^ aa^ tbif^|)i9t i« ju hea yena %re, or infi^he^rib be fie^jih x)r in tbp v^ateir uiider ftl^ ;ea|:th. t^ioi^^altnQ^;a4are nor serve thc^i^. .<}) I am the £ior^i|t:tess that shall tal^Pi the noine of Ute Lord|t#!(^cH)j^}a vaint.^ . Vi.,v,.. '■-.. .. ■• ■■7W.-'.;;'.i:,rKWl; .^^^ Re mem bci that thou keep h^Iy th]Q |9b6^tV4^y» ,Sik db]fs shalt thou Hork^ and shalt do all thy worksc But the se venth day is the sab bathj^ftlie Lord .thy God ; Thou sh^It do to work on it, thou nor thy / ~ . si'^''- ;,s.'-.;. ... ,.* *■.' -'■ , «.- .AH' ■ Tkt t!nth^Hc tehooi Book. Hiy ^iti[)-Ma i^r^t^ty tior ihf b^ast, iior tho itrai«{er thflltiiwltb-inihywiteii ' » : and lli^a^^ Ikiid aH tfcihgtUitt 4rek A^or, and i>eai- «4 on the ae-veith day ; there- fore the. Lord Utap-t^d f Hh^iab^l9atb^y:Aifd8a&c-Hiw£edit ' ' ' 'HeoH|>ld^ 4nd h« glite th^ih trlt- ten on l#o tiblea^ ofAfdifr^o ]!il^^ who waa at the ti^ftt iil^lha monnt iii ttiiE! ir^ttdt. ' ' Thoitth hf thd than^d«f and Itghf-niu|#ed would iiofe it^tnliid nstoa care-rful keef -^^ df thM» j^M^vrilll'lkliathaf thlitiii^l^ 1^^ ^^ikOxi dul: hearts, and keep theto nbt ad ti^h tbro^|h ^ fear ia^^lhrongitif^int love df Hitti. Ke^ib Ihem, my chU J, «1 1 the dftya dl^ yotur Hfe^ iH^fA ikiltpy^^e Qoii^ and He^ wHl hfeas you hnife; and af\er this life you will sea Him in all his gloxy^ a«4^Ji)y miki Ib^ ever. Li:i80K,XlV, ., ^ I^flwtf 4irf GolhL 1 Kii»|a.xvii * The ^« KUigt* Tbeir fim Kfa« wIhi 8»il. In kii rii|n lie fonkhl mftoy Ut tiM^ And %i hU ti«vid tb«r« eaina forili frbm tli^ tfttlip df ' ilie Phi Ms litter fAio ifcert e ne miet to ihe tMelites a mux w^om twiM wiw Go li ah. r JH^ w«s , six eu hiU, ihtt is threAyarb, ornioe fe0t| and a span high. He had on bis head a h#lfil$ of hrasS) and he was ar med #ith t eam, - ■ yt>' •;; This huge man stood my after dsy* and cm^ to tlie Isra ^\ ites. Choose out a man of jrov« wil^lel' him come down to re. If he^ be «bie lo fi^withr me. and to IfiJI me, then will ^e be yiW •# taai# iP but if I kii him^ then shall Ji<» be our serfante, and NoWfiiffe was a maa^hoi» «»« w»Jwset and h^ Ml wKht aonstlhe y*img esl^dft thefit wi^f^ catted Bavid ; he us-ed to tebdlOs fit^^lhei^^^s^^ One iHomvliig i?e rose up eaiiyi ^ iveol^ m^ camp. At ihe sa^me time camp Go U all* . Wl<99 the meh*of Isra^ei |aw.^^lMiMI,^Miy weie a (raid, and fled from Wbs^ i^^nd Itey saidi to % vid, Have you sden this niah that lloometo de fy w Da vid said t^ them th^t stood by him, what shall b#t done to the man that shall kill Go li ah ? And they said to him, to the roan that kiU tth ©o li ah/the King will give great rich-es andhisdaogh ter and be will make his father's house free. Da Tidthen went to Saul, and said toliim, let no man's heart fail be-cause of Gkiliah j 4hy ser vant B2 ,1 Th CiKih^ .96kitolAHf6. niHrgo itnd Hilit bliii. Salul uid to 9nMi, ikot art iKitit»-bliit»Dght wiAbim fbr tbou ait bat a nW^fm liog^^lbut^e ii ai DNOi tfidiiad to War horn his youth. Da^iM said to BanV I kept my- fa-then Bhtzp^, asd^ tbera cmme* li-on^and » httbff that took a lamly' oat of the flock ; and I went oat, and I smote theii. I alfir^botll the uoiiftiMl ibo bear ; and this man shall be^a^one^oftheni^ DiB«wd ali«> said; the liord'tvho sa^-ed nae ouf or the paw of the bear, he will save me outofthef' h«pd» of tfab man. Aad Saul said to Da-yid, go and the Lord be with thee. Then Saul oloi^ ed^Di^Tidhi a coat of ma^^and^ put arlkel-Diet of brass on lias faeact. When Ihiuvid watthiiadlolh«ird and'^trd^ed with a sfwdr^, he tri^d if he^ooQld go. thas' atMnoii ; bathe^batd tbSanl^l; ciair not go so ; andt^he init theni^ olBfl i^^ f ^ He then took hisstalJC &nd he ehose fiVe Imc^ Inrigfat stones out of :th# brook, and fie caab theih mto hii scrip* Then betook a slli^ in iiia haad & wenf foftha<>giiimitiQdUaiif. F When QolMi saw ba-vid, be said tobinij Am i a dog, tliat thaa oom^eit to mo with «i staff? Come^^ to^niei and, I w81 gl?e ibf flerii to th^ fowUi of tfi^air anito the beasts of the earth. Then Dai-vid said to him* thou cfwi-esttome witl^l a apear, andik sword^ and a shield ; but 1 come t^^ thee in the name of the Lord of Hosta. Thfi God of the bands of Is-ra-eli whom thou hast thia dar defied* He the Lord, shall giTO thee int<^n^3rliaa& and f shall atrike theet and take away thy hej^ frpm- thee;:'' ' - ■■ • 'V "i'- "". ":, Tr".; And I ahf U gii e the car-cas-eii of the camp came a ga]»stBe*vid. Da-vid then put his hand into his scrip, and took one acone, and cast it with a sling, •land struck Go-li-sh on the fore head ^ho fell on his ftlice upon the ground. And, where as Davldhad no ajword, he ran and stood upon Ck)-li-ah, and he took hii; sword and with it he slew iiini) and oat cffilhtB head*! Da-fid i^n took €U>^li-ah^ti head, and he ^veught it into Je^jruf^^lecn. Then ilb^oer, the prince of the army, look Dnnd» and he| brous^t him to Saiil« lia'^viiig in his haadtbeheadiaf Oo>^U.ah« Saeltopk Payidthai As7r and woold I«t hion go no more hane ,tobisfather%blj«r8e*. 4ad » ^vid)weat out wb»- thai- fd-MerSaulji^thiat: Rul^u be«>liav^ed wieelf ; ,8«d ^aul pbMH^d him ofer^e nienof w«r, aiMMift ^asa^^^^ptHedJiathe ayea^f tbepe^&e* .iiUj T)«]f sgain you ue9,my:p\iU^ thatiSod doth what heftias-eth. The iiieak;te makes strong, and the atkong he Tea*dera. weak. Th-^ii vfights^ imd isrets in (the name* and hy 4he atreqigth^of God, eindaiititt his own. If we trust in God, and not' in out a#n Itrengtb, Ke will he htmm, and beip ua{ and if ke bie for us^ ■■*-- i* #» STiW Cmyiki fto4 #lih «i^%4io^0r w^^^^ can hurt tt» ? what have But; as witt^out lna^#a are no tliiti|^;8b%ilho«it bim We aao doiio tbiogi. He fiate« the proud and ar re gaotf but lie looki demi i^ the hum ble« and to them be gives bis gcijiicei by wtiieh they dk gitlit things. ' ' I^^ss^nXV. '•1 " Damdinadf King, % Kings, iL' ■H- ri Af te^ the death oij'Saifi, David was cheeen King. £[e vaa a greiU man^ as )rou baJ>m'Vid was also a man of bright fmrts and f«j|^»nil ed ininu sia and po % sy. He com pos ediME^^at number of caiQ ti cles^ or sotigii in praise jl <^d. Thes^ are the Psalms that are e^Dg tjOj)iis4«^ |n ik9 Chr 7ch. God ma^ known to bim, that be who was to save the world sho^M be borli of bis race, and that be abi)ftt(d be t^^y'andieign not only over th# Hbuse of % ra et> bni over all thf Na tibnsof the( ftTantli'; anirtltat nf his^^JEjSog dbm there shoufd be^no end ; that he (theBa yi our of Ifan World; should bt the Son of God. aud God him self. AU this was feveal- ed by God ta Da ?id* ' ' ■■■■'' ^^ The Is ra el ites named the Redeemer whonirthey :.^/ d< ■-,¥■' v ■,:M. iP^. •4 '^wm^^jmn* .i 4- J I:! ■:.>Ne'':^^#5'^^ .1 ptf cMtfiwji;^^ «i «r the Clprt^ |Bjr f hil P^jlff f is afW^^^^^^i^i I5^ref(i>4e |Q];ig9^ Prjie^ts ^ii4 ]^rQ|(beiji:. wf^^l^igt was a Ktng» aPriestand a Pro-^phet; wbsy t^i^ c^l^ed . bim the JOB of DapcI. , ^;v":':;, ,:,■,■ wpeai... '^hus, my jcKild, ibps^ who seem* in tlie ^y^of men, to b^meaiupooraiidlowy and of no ac<*coii«it, are,ala4^ uie of by Gq4 to bring about ^^e groat ^odspfbUi loJiro^ j;o^^;^ aad^ ; ;ii^|M:y to m-M Tbe fpol-isb ibii|{es of the world, bijtttiQod chosen to conrfoiiad tli^ wise i^ |^ai the ir«akt^ irodd that be , may con^foutid duo strong $ andt tiie bate things pf the wo|ldliath God chosen, an^tbli^ thatare opt, that He mig^t bi^uigC^^oufbt thii^ that are» tbat no^jSosb sbould gtory in His j^g^. |f atjii^y ^tiie, imy ehild, you ofiead Qod^ liytm, delay nof to > etnva lo him: be oorry^ l^» bis mer- cyf, aiid.heg^ji^ i^don, and refK^if i»#^l^ # a^^ ■^ liESSON XVt, %car, motion and I You have retd, my child, tiiatpuf first parpnfSj^ Adam and Evejost, by their «i|y tbf |^#ee and fa- irour of God, and wercf driven pu); pf Pa«-ra*dise» ^bjtty more-o->ver were not after Cbiai Ufa to have been faappy with God in heaven : and, w '%b all sinn^ in them, we were to have been ip ^e like sad state» bad not God sbened mercy io them and to us* He tb^re-fore took pity on mankind;. ":> M TkM)^lMcii^^ his'Stftt to TO-£e^^ fbM thi/anif td ittfiilalr^^ 'hiMl ^lHii^|N»ii Wis Hetlidm God had )^lro-mis.e<| t^'^diilk ifbHtbluih J^^ and DavMjjbut ti« did ndic^e tifl four tfaoOiaad yeiu^ aft^iiie fall of AttsHiiHiiid Eve^ • No# [lis birth was aftef this maimer. Whea tbe tiine ap-point-ed by God was coiDe^ God S€ut from heftvelk an Angel> whose name was Ga- bri> ol to a ^youngvlr^n, whose name was Miarjr. iSbe wasoit' the raco of David. The Angel in-^form-ed her froin God that she ishould bring forth, and be the moiher of the Bles-si-ab, Christ, or Re-deem-tr, j, ,Jl** '^ IThon shatt have a Son, said the Angef to MarV| and thou shait call his name Jesus. He shall be gi>eatand called the Bon of the Most High. She far^ her consent, and in-stant-ly she con-ceiv«ed in er irottb; Christ He that was God^ took flesh, and oijur nature, 9nd became like to ui^ though not withsuiltod ig-tto-rance. And he wat born of her in Bethl^lheBi, asmall town wherefl^avtd^had hb birth. His aothef, jthebiesaed Virgin Mary, alnd his foster or re-put-ed father. Saint Joseph, at that time, were on tfi^r jotir-nej^ and as there was no room for thiol in the hins, they iiere con-strain-ed to lodgfe id t allMo. In that poor place she brought jiltdtha world hei^son, Christ, who was to save the w^rid. She wrapped him up in swad-dling clothes, tind laidiiim in a nianger. And Uiere were in the same country, shepherds watching, and keeping the night watches over their flocks. Aad, behold, an Angel of the Lord stood by them, and the brightness of God shone round about thim, and th^'y feared with a great feaff. 4- <,'■■■ ^ "''' ;?■ "JT*^ t;- ■ 1 'i'i': C ^11 of tbe from to a raisol* from olher >'^ ■♦■•■ TV.' Ihlif CaiAoi;^ SkhGorBooL^ 1 brftie jrt^y »o04|i5^ to aR foe people ; (oi mB'tdiy']^ vlott^/ who 18 Chmt/the L(^; in Ihe •HyVt tl^v4f dind thk ilmll be a aifi^n to jtob; joq shall &k4 tli9 i$tot Wirap-ped In awad-dlitig clothes^ and laidiiiiiltaiQg^ And $ud-den-ly there yrin with the angBl a nB^i« ti4u(le of the hea-VQii-iy hui^ praising (}od, 9QjJ^l^ ing. Glory to God i a the highest* and on eartfi peace to men aoif gpoj will. Aud i^ caine to pass after the ang^el de-part^jed from thetn iato bear^ii the shep-hercis said .on« 16 an-o-ther^ ist us ga ^ 0/ Chrisi after kis Ihath.^ On the eighth d^y after Christ was born; was called Jesl^s^ or Saviour. At this niun^ i ;;• '■J«i^ >\ E,!.--H »6 33k CmkoUnf Shhfi$lBo6i. 1> come to pass that Herod will^eek the child to destroy ^ ■hioif Anf^ Uiey^did not return to the land of Israel ti^ieAleriiiedeaibofHerodv ^^ " -V ■ ■-.■■■, ^ .'j" ■."■ ■ ■« -\i*-- " ' I ■ A|lhea|eid»ftwe!ve ye^^ went W. i h^i pariptstb Je-ru-sa-Iem for tlie feast of the pass^o-ver —there th^y l(j8t him : and on the thirdi day they*^ found h^io the Temple; seated amidst the do(;tor8, hearing them, and ask-ing them qwes-tlons. HeJ^ then re-turri*ed with them to Na-za-retfi, and lived subject to thenf ; and he ad-vanc-ed iu wis-donij and in age, and in grace* before God mi tnan. A;*^: y? fai i^' ■~. .. ^^.-'M '.• >■ V "f- *" til . .* po %,# If. to • • ' ■,'** - th ''% S(.v'. th ' ■ " ' ■>■ ■ .y m "^•■'■^ fe-. '" •;jf«&5 }r^ i«J5>;H- ^'■ V, : Sh.- vt « 2hl» tiiiMa/ib Alter the ax-am.pi#tf Jtey;^^ 7^ e»^i^ vour,u yoo adtraKietftia^Citi^ Ul a^tnae to vit- lue and pi-e-ty. Td^mtt endylle jff^eat at school; th^^belir four uaehM, bcir to^ict to them/sAd to j!«iiiifparcfats; and let ilii day ]^ without phiyii^f& Qod ; beg of hlnit^d'^f^a bis grace to ]ifid#^1ihn more atnl more, to jofe hloEf ^oro and mori^ind to aerve him mote and nit'^ Je^ Lbsson X^III. ^ >t Wke MiraeUs of JeMi Christ. ^^'Arrni Jesus re-turii*ed to Nii-za^teiib with bi^ fefireiilSy we read iittio laQil of hiai ;$ bur hrli=ve preach i^nd tefirdh the' Gos^di. ^v^v»i the cdurae of thaee yeaitk airovight a; l^i;^ Mrty mi-raeles > that is, he did tf^^ae things I^MIJlliQ sAan can do. ' , ^But, as he was God Mr'weU as^nlan, hii^ o#iild cb 9l% what-e-rer he pleased ; he eured aiyoifts of dia- eas-es ; the feter, the fi*xx'of Uooo^ tfae^opsy, the }}aky, tlii l^pr««yc often bjr a Vrord^ aQd'#tieii he was not ^cjar th« sfok ]^rsoii. "He gave sight to iho blind ; he made the dumb s|[iicak/tbe daitf bear/ the lame Walk ; he brought to life those who^ci'e dead •and acoong these *>■ *• ^^^r , OB Tk^iDall^UirSeholilmA, we read in par^ti*ctf-l«ry of ;« yoang girl who mtm jiifttiAetdi; n foiig JM^i -^bom hia moftlierwav C9li^T«y^ to.tii# 8ii9t ^ aad La-za^-rus, who bad bftn Ira-ri-eil fear di^t* 4 llf .Wiiiaao to walk on the sea ; aaii he made* Sakt Pefer do ih^ Kkeu One d«»y he fed ftre ttiou- saiiif^noiitwlth fi^ lo«?es of briiadaod iwofinh-^ es ; another iime hefod foor tbonsand with feveii 7 loaTes; hekiHMf Mie thoughts c^f men. ^ v All these wonders proved that he was,^ ashe sal^ " iself, theChrisuand IheSon of God, And of hitd|SH»«piesoeard avMce from hee^ren^ thai said of Mm* 1^ i^rny be lov-red Son, in who^^ I am «i€ill plieased/lieprmiiim^ You miist^ my ehild, bjear him when he weaksto^ jou, and makes hi«< will knK>W44 to 7pn h7 ine fmter of your parents and teachers ^ atid if you hear and obey iheiD, you beaf and: obey Wmv; It if%^:tbeniG(>d.wiil phew you wisat, yoa mast delo pJffase biuH and to save jour soul. If yon do . these fl^yings^ he j^itl be well pleased with youi ^d folelftyen^ M^after ^jopr death he will make you b«Ifyr^*^l^hihei|iisenr^ XssacMcXIX^ . , - .._ ,,j,, .... ^f%e Virtmx ofJ&u$Ckfi$L At the same time that Jfefcos did all these mi-m^ eles» he gave an ex-am-ple of «1H sorts of lirtnes. He was han^ley meek, kind, and good to all. He went abootdoiaig good to all. He was not vaia Mr f roiid. He aaitb, I seek npt ipy own f^J.- 7 . rf'/^«,«, ^ •, 'll A«i .-»«—«■» l"^ I'-. , tkeCqitkoUo SehGoi SDok. 69 B-U"^ hnnger, t^^ andlll' ' tigue. He often piissed t^ ^h<^ niftht in prayer. J^y meaty he said, is to diild^ll ^pf him^bat sent me. When^re-vfl-edi^^plted an isi-pos-toiri serdif- cer/glutt6n/hedid not revile 9|aiQ/t)[>tit hore all iinQi^ lepce. fin*^efa^Toiir py child/fo CQ-m in ydi» !&«; file r and vir-tues o^ ^esus ; shan pride and "uii^glo-rT. In all your thppghtsyword^y and ac-tioafj^si^Qa-iy -the gh)-ry of Grbd« not the es-te^^ if iat^; ^ Be meek, andfea-dy to servis i»pd d^ g,epd 'i^ e-Ye-ry oq^, e^ven to tlU poor-est wj^h^olM'^ii^ 'liOye God. <'nd serve God; beeanse sttcb .;; T^e Doctrines of Christ, XcARNnow, my child^ thf/ truths which le-siis < taught, and which yourotist be-lieve^if yeu Would ::p1eas0 God> and save your soul. Gciid Ws made you, and placed you in this world to know, love, '>.■■<■■ m Th9 Catholic School Book, and serve him. ft is then by faith ^u must kiraw tiiiiiy and believe all that he teaches. Bj hope, 500 must rely, on hiro> f^ his^raceand help, to live mil ; and by eha-ri-tj you are to love him above ii^l things. ^ These ar# ^he three chief virtues. Jesus teach- eth that life e-ver-last-ing, or the way to gain it, is to kiiewGody the one only true God, and himself; Jesus Chriit, whom God hath sent to redeem ns ani^ to teach us. , > He teacheth, that He and the Father are but one; Iionce, that He is,God» as his Father is Ood : and he Mhi his A-po8-tles that JbeiKili send them the Spi-rit ivho proceeds from the ¥*ather ; and he adds, he' «hall receive of mine^ to. teach it jou ; because all that is the Father's is mine : this shenti, that the Holy Ghost, or Spirit, proceb'ls from the Father, and from the Son. and yr;t' that all three, the Father, the Son and (Jie tioly Ghost> are bu| one and the '^ame God.' .';,' ^ And, as l^iw^ Gpd^ it follows, that He is bpt1i $red and inan,^ since Hq look to himself the. nature tOf man. ^ni lie shows it elearly , when lie saith, J>fo one hiilh as-cend'-ed iutd heaven, but He who is come down from heaven^ tlie Son of mas wholsin These truthi, my child, are the ground-work iiT ^ur faith or b«-)ief.* Th^y are called the Mys-te*rtes of the U^ni-ty, or of One God, and of the Tri-ni-ty or of Three Persons in One God, and of God the JSon's taking flesh and being made mani, ,. Thej are called Mys-te-rief!, that is, secret truths, ;hi4^en from ]us, or what are above our knowledge, or ^ 't ;<.»' 1R J«f-S !/■ y ^y-^ ■fj:. ^u. Th^ CathoHc Sckoot Booh M tkoow hope, ^ to live above teacb- lin it| is bimstdf 08 and (nut one; ; and he e Spi-rit ddfi, he* rause all that the Father, ? Father, and tiie \ Isbptli B. Bjature le sinth. He who l-work ur-selves, and vK^bout him, we caln do nothing.; As it is in God, da£1)y God, that we Jive, rtiove, and are, so it is only by his grace and help that we c^n do good un- to oar e-ter-na) sal-va^tiou. 4s ^^ brau6h cannot bear fruit if it do not abide oa the tree, 'S0 neithe:r ■<:an we bring forth the frmt of good works if we do not abide in God by faiths ho|)e, and love, and he give us not his grace. Christ saith, speaaking of himself, I am the way, ihe truth, and the Hfe. He is the way, in what he teaches by hi^wor»d, and by his life, which we must copy. He is the truth, by what he pro-mis-cs; and he is the life, by the grace ^vhich we receive through biro t and v^e have need of this grace : for he $aith. No man can come to me unless the Father wm hath sent me dra^' him. B3 .-..Si %^ ^isst V , Th^jdatkoUc Schogt Book, 7Ms grar^e is^ frte gift ; bente we must beg it .4pf Qd4* Atk| s^thhoi and it sball be given to ^ou ; ikeek, nnd jou sljtll find. And it if He who must ti^ich tM how to pray, and what to ask. Thus He teHQbetli us. Vi^nen you pray, say Our Father who ' jart.in heaven, &c.' This prayer is called the Lord's * pfaVi*r. ' ^ ftemore o ver teaches us not to confine oprhope ,,to Hie earth, and'^to this life : for we are here but for a ihprt tiine ; for a few yearsy or days, as it may )»j|^MUMi"^6d, wliois the Xiord of the life of man. We are not tb^^itojieap up riches here, but to lay up a treastire tiDhsaven, by a life of gc|oa wtfrks. li^ tetjb j;Si there are two way s, and two gates) but tbat w^ must str,iire to enter at the narrow gate, and wid^ in the strait way; for this leads to life, but is found by few; becaose there are few tbat choose it : j(t^ greater part of meii prefer the bcoad waV that lei^ida to deatVf^nd ruin. To fallow ^eii|as in the strait and narrow way to lieaTen* we ni|ist|^j|iiy child, renounce the Pevil, and bis worlds of Sin | uie world and its pomps ; the flesh a^ HrbaltsA We must carry the cross by the |iirac%e of yiiiuQ. We must love God, and keep bis c6tn raahd^ments. If we d^tjb|s> we sh^jl aft^r our death ebter mto life ,e-m-Iaat-iog, i^iul be happy forever with God, ^^'^ For, my chi]d>''{K^re will come a day and an hour when yOii muM di^, and leave this world, and all that is in it ; fpr j^ince Adam sinned we are all doom- ed to die ; and^^hen we are dead, our bodies will be laid jin#i^ ground, and they will moulder into diita^ttd dust. . <■ '4 ' ■•* The Catholic School Book. , •* • 69 fittt our souls win be judj^ed by.God; tio^oorfdin^ Mffe hiiV!9 lived well, or ill ii^rthis lUoi «(e tbaU Uv^ for e-ver eitber ia hap-pi^uots or mi-se»rv^ \^jm4 what can be eii*jojr->ed or en-dur*-ed in tnil lile/ or what we are able to eoiieei\'e. The egiiiif i^s^o^, • who have not been very goo([d\iriiif part of iheiriifer tloiei andyet have^ad fKtdon of th^i.t 8%i^ilt go> if^to a prison called Pur*gi^tory for i|, w Mi^l « Ana, at the lakt day, all that a|re. iit)^t^e grave will hear the voice of the Sonof GTd^ aad t^ej till GOfoe from their graves to be judgeahv him puVUo- lv,fif ail their thoughts, words, an*daeedi| donein this life, good and oad. And they wjio ha:ve done good, wili then go body and soul to. a'Tifi^^aiti hap^pi- ness that will never eiid, ol such Joy and oyf piich good things as no man ever saw^ or can panceUi : and they who havedohe evil will be east body, and soul into hell fire. ; .^^, : ,„, ;, ,. • ^. • ^ ,.<.^,(,-^4 a x. \ To one of these ends yott^ ciylliild, m|i|l ohe day ifou^e. Live well then that you mkyoif well ; /ur as you fivOi so you will die, flfU^ be kippy or mlr«se« ra-ble for eT(4B after death. Tfiif *^ ^h^ jii^of «|iat Jesus taught, and of wW jrofi miiai ^eGeve and practiee till death. Be wise^then, iib# in time ; for when the hour pf your death iftcoo^, it will be too kte to set about it; Jijiu may th^wish to do and to have done well; but ^fshes then will be vala* Lesson c^' irhough Jesus was lauqh foMovi'^ and ad^mir* e^l; for people came .Crdiii ell p«rts to see and »<'^'>»,V-,»4^>:V^" '^.wn\'^"r-?;'^ Ci TheVathoKc School Boot, hcnr him ; yet there were somo (hat hated liim so far as^to seek his death. And, tliough in the whole course of Hi's life he did tto harm, but was ^oo4 nnd kind to all, yet was he ill treated. Mope^han once ^le Jews took up stones to stone him. They i^e^proach-od him saying he had a devils and was mad. If then Jesus wsl so* ill- treated^ 'learn ftom< him to bear pa-tient-ly what iri-treat-m^nt may befal you and to forgive them that hat^ ^6u, or do you any wrong. ^ He is on cx-am-plc of mrek-iiessin the roost try- ing dr-ciim-stan-ces, which we shoold en-dea-TOur. to ad-mirc and ini it-p;e. , The ae-ci-dents and ev- ils to whic^ men are ex-pdi^-ed in or-din-a^ry life ars as no-thing, when com-par-ed with those which he en-dur-ed with pa-ti-cnce du-ryighis sp-journ la this world. - At length the Jews were re-sol v-ed to take a-way his life. It was at the time of the Pass-over, n great feaSt ob-serv-ed by them, they oon-triv-ed to do it. . B)it befbre they did it, Jesus, when he was at Ills las^ j^gper with his dis-ci-ples, the aiglit be- fore he dieid^ gave them his body and blood in this manner : < ^ He took bread into his bands, he blessed it, and broke it. He then gaVb his body to them/ /and said. Take and eat ; This is my body. He then gave them his blopd thus : He took the cup with some wine and water in it, and eeidto thtm : Take and drink : This is my blood. When he did this he in-sti-tut-ed the 8a^cra-ment of the Ht)Iy Eu-cba-rist, ^nd'thc Sa-crifice of the Mass. £ ,'«^i|:.;*^i Th4 CatMib Sehi»l Book. 65 After he had deiiethU. he »eh1 fdt^ll Ibto i ^aK ()eo, and there |tr4yed 4o |)U Father. Father ! If It be puasiiblei ^let piito froih me this challee; (b/ vbich he i^efttot his paseian and death) ytt, not tk t %\\\, bitt M thou witl!. thj ^ill be doae. I^nfilfi lie iraetbns prayin^i Judas, mii oi hit dfs-oi-ples brought with him arined men to seize Je« itut. Th^ fiieixed hiin; ai^d'thi^ led hipi to Cal-pb -xn^ the High Prieat;' rn>ihCai^phasthe7]edlumto pL late ; iroin Pirate to Herod ; and again to Pili^te. they bfind fbld^^ hibi. sebf-^ted ait hiin, ipit in his faee,&tfip^d^£this <^l<>theji and^fed hi^ to a pillar^ (here they scourged him j, thejr then clothed him ^ith an Old p6rple, put a iri^ecl into Uihand, and a c^wh oNhOriis'on his hie^d J set him 611 a|to6l/and (hen a-dbr^ed hiii^ as a iilbck king : after alt this cru- el treatnicttty t£oy nailiid bi'rn by hiai hands aad his feet to a €1^88.: This was done at ndoft d^y^i He \\vlvl^ on tfie ^roi^s In great pain an^ a^go-ny n^fil thcee o'clock la -ihe af^^ter nooif ; wh^h he ar- piir-ed. Thus died Je^u§ to aa^e tfaei !ir^ld. 'At bis death the ^lin was dark-eoi^od^, inl^ 1^^ ^^^Ut| and the dead rd'si^troini their gloves* Ob 1 i^y cjisiild, hdw great mul^t hato been tbe ^^ of the sin of our firlt parent^ ! sincft to redeem am from it/ to re«i66n!^cile mankind to God, and to set beaven'^pen to us, Christ,, the Son of God, made man, suffered ^80 much/ and at last died ou Iba cross. '""'-f''^' - '. : '^ ■: Great was^s loye for tils. Love him fben, anci through love of him 8e$ you do not cumiQit siKi. Hate and detest it as ^ihe Mrorst thing that c%t 4 .. ^m 't^ 66 TVitf Catholic School Bqok, ^ Lesson XXIII. " ; ., Coming of the Last Day, . ' -^* OfteVi thinH my Child on wliat Jesus J[i|th done and 8uf-fer-ed for you ; con-si-der the gii€y-ou3>tpr-ments ^hich he bore ivith hum-il-it-y and pa-i-deiice should excite your Hye^Ii- est grat- t-tude ; let it be impre88-ed> my child, up- o%your mc-mo-ry, and in-doce yon to be cir-cuhfi'- sj^eoji; and guard-ed in all your ac-tions, that you may show your- self wor-thy of the in-fin-ite good- ness and 4}on-de-scen*sion of our ha-vi-our^ Q^ is now iSm-ploy-ed in our be-half, and is dai-ly ii»-ter- f;ed-ing'for'us^ with God the fa-ther. When he quit-ted t^iiB earth, his love for us was not ex-haust- ed. He re-turiied to heav-en a-midibt the songs of an*gels, ha-viug ful-fiUled his glo-ri-oiis mis-sion, aiid the de-liver-ance ofmen from the bond age of sin. There, he is rais-ed as Man, above all that is in heaven, and to the highest glo-ry and dig-ui- ty ; for, as God, He is one and the same God with theJFather. I'here he willcon-ii-nue in th^t state till He come at the laid: day, when an cud will be put to this woiM;,tp judge the living ^ojl the dtj^d ; those that God ii*'i Th9 Catholic School Book. m are now dead; us^ who are now living but thali m^iiiid those who will be ii^g; at thi^ last day. but also wiB first die; for it 'i ap-point-ed unto all ineii opipe to die, and then the judgment* > v;^ v » ^^ For the hour wilt com^e when all that are iu the grave, shall hear the voice of the Son of God/ and they shad come forth ; they that have done good unto the re-suir-rec-tion of the life ; and they that have done ^vii uplo tj»a, re-sur-rec-4ipni of jadg- For, pod hath ap-point-ed a day in which He will judge the world in justice by that mati^ the Son of God, Jesos Christ, whom he liath or-dain-ed, v^hereof he hath given as^sur-ance to all men, in that He raised Him from the dead ; and after that the judgment all ihings will be per-fect-ly sub-ject^ed to Him, and the designs of God from all e-ter-nU|y will be en-tire^ly ac^oomr{>lish-ed.|/ '■'i. r'l^k^'i ,,fWl£-M' ^s^^ V ■ if LC680N XXIV, ' ♦;■ ■'** :P., The Establishment of the CAurch.% But, after Jesus was as-cend-e4 into heaven » He thence sent down, according to his promise before he vas put to death, the Pa-ra-cle|f, Com-fort-er, the Divine Spiirit, or the Holy Ghost, to en-light-^n the muids of his A-posrtles and Dis-ci-ples^ tthat they might un-der-stand all that whi6h he, when Uving. with them on earth, had taught them, and would then bring to their ipinds. iliiitj Also to confirn^ them in the faith or belief .< of such truths, and to enable theni to teach tben^, and to preach the Ops^l throughout the whol^ -SI u8f/" 7^ 9tfM&(fe Stori^ob^. This came to pa«s thus : Wherl fli^ elixir of PcA- te!j Catholic ClHirch%rhichltebtrd e-sta-blisli-cd. Th€ CatMw school Book. 6^ In this mannttv^ and by ^the tes-ti-nKsny which the A-pos-tles and Dis-ci-plei of Je»us Christ, ami the iu-nu-mer-a-ble Martyrs, gave of the troths of the Gospel aud of the Church of Jesvs Christ, by the blood which they shed/ and by their lives which they vo-lun-ta-ri-ly laid down under the most cruel torments, God set, as it were, his seal to the ies-tir mo-ny, that all wbiob Jesas had taught was true and Divine. - ^ . And/ this held, and still holds, and will hold un- to the end of the world the fol-low-ers of Jesns Christ, Christians, and CttlhoUct, the members of his Church, fir^ and tweedy in Ae faith and com* mu-iiion of Oae, Holy, Ca-tho-lic, and A-pos-to- Hc Church ; iii which Church alone are to be ob- t^in-ed for-give-ness of sins here, and here-af-teriii gio-ri-ous re-sur«rec-tion, aud life e-Yer-lasting, fa)|r means of the Holy Sa-cri-fice, Sa-cra-meiiis, ^4*' &e. in-sti-tu^ed and ordained ny Christ himself. • ■»- -f: ^ ' ■■■■/'■ ■■'■'P- ■'■:''{ ,. ' '.i *■ - ' w? Tket^ii^iii,$maShdk. V.-, '*| J Ab 8ti nente ab di cate jftbirb^te a(b'»^ tute tit ei (dTeiit at cu rate ab tu ate' lid e quite td jdc tiV4 a4ju tiiif ad ini iral , afflu eiice; aggr^ii^zd ag gra ^ate ag g''^ giafte al aerm^n, aJ pha^jbet al ti tQ()le am b|,eQt Vi ar :^^8 jly an <^ret animal ani^ chy an 9^ tor a ni.mate an.t^,4ate . ■» *■ !■ .* ■ 1 kA-- apathy ap petij^e > a pop rbm a ppibguQ i^ a queduci , ar hitcale . aifcbitect ' argil im^nt:,. air ma n>enl^;M| ar rQgani , ' . aspi raU , at tribute aUdieiU9a ave^nii^'jis": . Ba ^lie lor r, bail fi ble ba nifb meat bar ba rbua. bar ria te^ \ ^ barrenness bath fi^^ ai^ bat.tary bat ^le roent , beautiful ,. blasphe my blunderbuss blan dering blus ter er boit ter ous bookbinder bbr row er bottomless' boUii tl ful bre vi tj bro therly bur dek aokae bnrglaiy iutterfly CaVcu late c^lum uj ca lexi dar candldajte cap tl vate car dinal cartilage care ful ly Carmelite car pen ter ca ta logue ca ta ract ca te chism ca tho lie ce le brate C(^ntury cham pi on ohan eel lor cha rac ter cbas iiae meat che oil cai ^f^i ^' . W^I«^»,\ 'm€!0h^1S0ii^ % che xmsitf cho ris ter eiH na mon cir cum jQex cir ciiQi 8tfiiice cir cuiii 9p{»ct cla movr ous clas si ,ca! clean li aess cle men *y cog ni. sf ai^c.e CO geni^j CO lo ny CO Jo. quy com ba tsnt com pa i^y cpm pe tent com ple^i^ieat cppiplimont c6m pro mise coa feT ence COD fi dleuce eoti fiju ence torn fort lef s cougruoas conjugal eoA quer or C9n 86 icrate con S6 qa^i^QO cou so nzjat cou sta bie Con stan cy tan stfttita con t^a Ijlan/I contrary con tet^sant cortno'i^i cor pO'^ral corpulent fcostiiiless coun j^el tor conn ier paoe coun te naqce ;coon i^x iei,t coon ter part i court ]i ness CO vering CO vet ou|{ cow ard tee co2^ Hg^e crnf ti n(^9 ere dulQus cri min al criticism cri ti ical cro CO iijie crooked n(^ cru ci fix cru di ty crus ti m^T cry9 tgillne cul ti yate cum ber &ome cur 80 ry cus torn 0r Dan gei* piia de ca Ipgi^ de cency de di c^^ ; de fer epqe de li ca(e de magqgue depre;Q|!le deputy; de.ro^g^te de so r^L^e des tit dip des pe rate despotiam deirin^ent dexter 9Jib dialogi^p di a gr^jqa diligpflop dis ciplloe dis locajt^ disputant dissolute di vi d^Qd do en ii^ent drgmati^e do ior ous dow a gpt did ci mer du pli ca(9 durnbAe t'-'"^ 72 Ec sta cy « du cate « go tism « lo quest «m bas ^y cm bry «u ter pnm e pi gTSM € pi logne e q«i pag« € qui ^om eu ch& list eu lo |;y ex eel lencB '#;?: e^i^te €x, #r eke ^x pie tive 9^ c^iiisite fabricate fa bu lous fas c« nate fel low ship fer ii lijie fer Yen cy fes ti vaJ iSr noa metit li^a ge let fla tu lent flomr er ed TAtf Catholic B^Ad^i BoolL ifluctrate ^ fell ish ness fop oe ry for m ture for mal ist iprti tiid^ frangible frac tri cide frans dr. lent ' . M vo I'jua ' kn Be teomjf ge uer otii ^e nuk&e ^er mi oate ju bi !ef ju ve m #, lui !ax M '.'' m The Catholic School Book, ^ )ber6 ^ -mm e m ice ice \1^\\ der kin ^na ve ry s b3^ Tinth la tin r4 Ta*^ da u^im lax tive dry e l?c tur cp lie ni tive le vii ga^e nee eat nenl: eiiC4' .t- 01 us lice ice SDce ite men); al oum i-i Dei cus ber line li bra ry li tie age 6w tei V-% h lur gy *^ [live li hood' [ion gi tude ; lu hn cous [lu era tive [lu di croa& [lu natic lux u ly iMa gis trate tmag ne tism ^mag ni tude linai'! (e nance pialcoH'ient ^manuscript /- ^- ^jmar tyr dom [mar vel !oub tine cha nisni bfien di cant Bier cl? Pi dise j'^M^' mer ri ment mes sen.j^er me t^ pbor me ibod ise nfii cro cosm mi cro scope mis an thrope mo nar chy mo nu ment mort ga gcr moun tain ous mul ti form mus cu lar mys ti cai Nar rative na vi gate ne bu lour ne gli gent neigh bour ly nig gard ly no ml nate nu me rous nun nefy nu tffi nient^ nu tri> tive Ob to quy ob se ^uies v! sfi lete ob sta c\ii ub vi cus oc ci dent oc tgt gtiu o do rous min ouA ^ or di nance or gan ist or tho dbx out law ry o ver si^ht o ver throw Pal pa ble palpitate pa rst ^^raph paraphrase ' parents age pa rox ysm pa tri arch pa tron age pa tro iiizc pau ci ty pe dan try f * ^ pen du ItliA ' ^^tagott perib rate ^ per noa me^;! i per qui site ' pea ti lenc^^ ' phy si cai*' plau si ble plea sari try pie ni tude po'g *ia» cy poiy gou ^.4^ por phy ry ■ ■* »■■■ •■1* Th0 Cathoik SchmtBaok. por traii pre post hu Aous pre am bb |)««ci pice pri Oil tlv€ p^in ei pie pro mi nent proinp ti tude pro phe cy pro se cute pros per ou& pro veQ der - pro vi denA psal mo dy pul ve r'lzb punisHrnenl pur ga live pur cbas er pu ru lent futfi fy , py ra mid Qua dran gle qua dfu ped qaun ti iy quar rel somo quar ter age que ru loas qui c tttde quill tu pie IH VCD 0U9 re com peace rec tan e;1e r^C ti tude re mi grate re tro gade re iro «pect i re ve reocc re vo rend rhap so dy rbe to ric rfiou ma tism ru di ments ru mi natc Sa era ment sa cri lege sane ti ty sa tur nine ^ca ven ger seep ti cism ftcri ve ner . ficru pu lou» scfUr ri iou»> se di meat sen si live se pul ehre ser pen tine ser vi tude set tie ment sig na lize sig na ture ske le ton so le cism flo km nize »o ve rei|gtri ♦jpc* cu J m 5ph8 ri C'&i &tig ma (ize^ stra ta gem 6ub se quent sub Stan live sub ter fuge sue cu )ei>t sump tu oils sup pli ant sur ro gate sy CO phant sym pa tbize sym pho ny Tan gi biu tan ta lize , tech ni cal te le scope tern per a nee ter ma gant ti mor ous trac ta ble traitorous trea cbe ry tre mu ioua Iri pli cate turbulent tur pi tude tympany ty ran nous Va ga bond vas sal agh dis tract ed dis trust fal distur bance Ec cen Lam e cliD tic of ful gence eject ft? ent e lope ment lem bar ratif emhezzUa e mer gent em pha tie en coun ter en cum h^x m dorm <|ienA en gat)a ment en large np^rc , ,.;•' . ;^;'- .■',■■ , ■ !•- 76 The Caiholiii Svhool Book, 1 « nor Inous tm iioe ment ea ve kpe ^ d< qua tor =es t^ bliiih 6K che qucr ex pect a tit .ex pres sive 4tx tin gQwh .£x tcb sic 6x treme !/ Fa nn tic ian tas tic lb ren sic ibre staJ ler fra tcr nal fre ne tic Gi g»n tic irym nas tic jHe ro ic ho ri zon hor ri fie Jiu mane fy bys te rics 1 lie a ig nn Lie i lus trate im por tv^tt im postor im prove meivt im pru dent in cui ca4e in cum beat in iJebt ed in den tiro in dig tiunt in du^o meiit in dul gence in for mer in he rent' in jus tixse in qui vy in struc .tive in ter roent in tei tino in *}state in trench mcnt in trin sic in vec tive in veil tor La CO nic Ueu te nant Mag ne (ic ma lig n^'^^t nan da/nus ffls cha nrc me men to mis con strue mis trust ful mo men tons mo nas tic mu se um Nar ra tor noctur nal Ob du rate bci saace ob scr tance J 3 cur rence of fen sive op po nent op pres sive op ii«*e€ tic stu pep doujB sub f cri beir sub ver s»ive sue CC83 fui sy nop sis Tes la tor tran ecen dent trans pa rent ive men dous tribunal tri uin phant hccentcdonthe last, dis com pose mas que ride dig em bark vdis en gage dis pos sess ^i» re puto do no4 neer En gi neer en ter tain . es ca lade >jGa zet tecr Gre 4ia dier Im por tune in ter eede in ter fere in ter leav^ in ter pose in ter rupt fn ter sperse -in ter vene in va lid Ma ga 2^nc^ mis ap ply mi» in form moun tain eeir Op por tune o ver cast o ver codne o ver flow o ver took* lover seer o ver ween o ver whelm^ Pa li sade .^ per 89^ ^^ pre ex ist Qua ran tiiitS?^i Re ad mit ' re cog nize re com mend ren dez vous repartee 78 The Qatholic School Book. re pre hend re pri mand Se re nade lu per add su per icribe su per cede 8u per vii4l^ Trans ma rinp Vo lun teer Examples of toot cfs of thrge Syllables, prnnoun^ ced as TWO, and * accented oni he vinanc syllable. Observe tliat ci9n,iion, ^tan/ sound like sAon, either in tlie middle , or at the end of Words ; and ee, ci, s rt, si, and^ like sh. Therefore, eialjtUU, ^oynd UkesKal -, dan, tiant JUJce $han ; eitritf tient like shent ; cioiis, scioui, tiofus, like «Aks ;«,and fcia^ce, dien^e, like shence, all in one syllable. . Ac tioa an ci ent auc jti on Cup ti ous jcati lioa ciiu ti iOiis oon 8ci eoce w»r fi al con sci » cy ce re mo ny oha rec ter ize cha ri ta bie com moiit a ry com mon al 4y coin pa ra ble com pe ten cy com qqer a ble con tro ver sj con tu jna cy CO rol la Tj cor ri gi ble rre dit a ble cus to itoa ry Ban ger ous ly de li ca cy des pi ca ble de sal to ry di la to ry ctis put a bie dor mi to ry droma dary dy seu te ry Efficacy e li gi ble e mis sary e pi cu rism e pi iep sy € quit a ble ex e era ble ex ra ble L«x pit cable ex qui site ly Fi gu ra tive ^ Aa tu loii cy foliflltfd ibr mi (la ble Ha bit a Me he te ro dox ho rioura ble hospi ta ble Ig no mi ny imi ta ble 4n tri ca cy in ven to ry Judi ea ture La ment a ble 4a pi da ry le gen da ry li lie a ment li te ra ture iu mi ba ry Ma gis tra cy matrimony mini aiure mi se ra ble mo men ta ry iDO nas te ry Natu ralist ^ navLga ble navigator re ces sa ry ne cro man cy nig gard li ness nuga tory Ob du ra cy ob 8ti na cy pe ra tive ra to ry Pa ge entry pa la ta ih le par lia ment par si mo ny pa tri mo ny pe ae tia ble per «e cu tor pi ti a ble plea sur a bk prac tic a ble pre da to ry pre fcr a ble pro fit a ble pro ili ga cy 'promon tory pro se cti tor pur ga to ry / Reas(fb a ble re put a ble re vo CI JMe Sa lu ta ry sanctimony sane tu a rv san gui na* ry sea son a ble se con dtk ry ' Secretary se den tary se mi cij: cU eo "The Catholio SMiooi Booh. ce ijfii n« r V ser* vice » ole slo Ten li d^ss so li ta ry 'so vc reign ty ^f^ cu 1a .Uve sta til a ry sub la nn rjf^ spiritttftf torn po ra ry to nant a ble tole ra b|^ tran si to ry tri bu ta rv Va )u a tie 2 variable ^ ■n va ri egate c^ ^ VjB ge ta ble ve gjB ta tiye ve nera ble ; ven ti la tor jhy0 vo luti ta r W c vul ne ra ble Whini fii cal W '■' ,•-» ■ - ■ .7 Accented on ike Second » Ab brO'Vi ato> a na lo gy as tro lo gy ana ^;8is :/ ^ ana lomv • an d hi lafte an nu i tant // ^^i' n r * t- al{ ste mi ova ab surdi ty ac ce le rate an ces si ble ae com mo dat^^ a no ny mous atti vity ad mi nis ter s(d mis si bl(d a do ra ble ad ver a ty a^l vi sa ble %. affirmative k^gility^ V. a grei« a^ble i^ alaeri ty t,|i a1 te gi anae ci le vi ate v.. ter iia tive ^ik bas sa dor am bi gu ous am phi bi ou» ai^j)ilificatc *■• i' an ta ^o nist an ti ei pate f ti pa thy /an ti qui ty anx 4 e ty a polo gy a postropha appre ciaCe ap pro pri ate ^p prox i mate a rl|h me tic ar ii ctt late Q3periiy . assassiuate aa ji dii ous on i\ mi late a^BOci a^ = as tro no my tt te nu ate au rl cu lar » au ste ri ty ^ Ba ro me ter be a ti tiide be nifi eence be ne vo len( be nig ni ty bi gpa phy bo ta ni cal Ca isL ve rous ca la mi ty ca K di ty cti pa ci tate ca pi ttt late car ni vo rous €3 ta« tro phe ce le brity > cen so ri ous cer ti ti cate clii me ri cal y .j-ii "'•X The Catholic Scliool B^ok, 81 icir cum ftv ence CO a gu. Iat6 .CO heiln cy CO ia ci dent col la tc ral com bus ti Me com mend a ble com mis se rate com mo di otis com mu ni cant com m« firi ty com pa ra tive com pa ti ble com pen di um con ci li ate con comiiant con den si ty conft^ de rate ,con for mi ty con ge ni-al con gru n ty con 91 de rate con so la ble '.;. » » .*. W^ ^ li; •*; t m the Caik^ School Book. m flciit cbe OD e therein e vaft g€ list 9 va go^at^ « ve^ ttt al ex ag ge rate ex as pe raie ex cru ci ate €x e cu tor ex em pli fy ex hi la rate ex ne rate «x or bi tant ex or di urn ex pa ti ate ex pe ii ent ex pe ri ence ex tern pore ex te nu ate ex ter mi nate ex tra ne ous ex tra vagaat ex tre ni ty exu be rant Fa ci li tate fa ci li ty fa na ti cism fan tas ti cal fas ti di 011^ fatality ' ,, (c Vi ci ty J. > ierti li ty ^ feati vi tr fi de 11 ty flu i di ty for ma li ty " for tu i tous fra|E(ili ty frvi ter ni ty frtiga li ty ^ Gar ru li Ty geography ge ome try gram ma ri an gra ni vo rmis gra tu i -^ A Ha bi la mex^t ha bi tu ate har mo ni ous hereti.cal hilarity ) his to ri an his to ri cal hostility hy dro pi cal hy per bo le lly po cri sy hy r)0 the sis I den ti pal idolatry tr illiberal ,i illi teiate J^ il lu min ate li lus tri ous immaculate im men si ty in mo de rate m mo dos ty |, \m IBU ni iy f m^mu ta hie im pal pa hie m pas sa ble m pe dimeiit m pe ni tent nt pe ra tive m per ti nent m per vi ous m pe ta ou3 m piety - m pla ca ble mpo ver iBb m preg na ble m pro ba ble ra pro bi ty im pu DI ty i| m pu ta ble -e n ac en rate n ad ver tence n ad ver tent n cle men cy n cog ni to n congru ous n (^ di ble pi ere da lout n do ci ble n ef fa ble n e le gant i n fal li bfe n fe ri or ■t*, %' th Catholic Sf^M Book. to in fir ma ry in fir. mi I7 in flam ma ble in fley i ble in ge ni ous in ge nu oua in gra ti ate in gra ii tode ingre di ent in he ri tance in i qui taus ini qui ty in ju ri oils '^'■■ in or di nate in qui etude I in qui si tive in fla tl ate I in si du oua I in te gii ty in tel ii gence in tel Ii gent in tea rp gate [in ti mi date in trac ta ble lin tu i tive [in va Ii date [in ves f i^te jin ve te rate |in vt di 0U9 in vi go rate ras ci bhe . ronieal ir ra di ate ir re ve rent La bo r^ ous le gal i ty le gi ti mate loo ge vi ty lu bri ci ty Ittit u t\ ant lax u ri ous Ma chi ne ry mag ni fi cent ma le vo lent ma Jig ni ty me cban i cal me lo di oiiir mc ri di an me tho di Cah me tfo po lis mi ra cu lous uio nar chi cal mo no po lize mo no to ny mu ni ci p^ inu ni fi ccnce mu ni fi cent mya larieua my tho lo gy Na ti vi ty ne CCS si ty neu tra It ty non en tl ty nu mc li cut O be di cut <»b H te rate ob li vi on ob scu ri ty* obsequious om ai yo tent om ni 8ci ent , op pro bri ooat o ri gt nal | or tho gra pby Parochial par ti ci pate ^ pccu H ar /^ ^ peninsula ; pe nu ri ous '" perambulator per cep ti b!e pc reani al . per ft di ous per i phe ry per 8p^cu OU& phe no me j|on pbi to lo gy ' phi to 90 {)hy phle bo to my pin ra Ii ty 4^6 e tical *4 po li ti cai pos te ri or * |)03 te ri ty prag ma ti cat . \. fflff a C *fi 84 Tht Catholk School Book. pre cipi ci-Di t:Ue !i pre des ti imte pre di en nient pre oc cu py pre pa ra tive pre poll de rate pre pos t6 rous preroga tive pre stT \-k live pre va r! catc pro eras ti nate pro £tju di ty pro geni tor prolixi ty pro mis cu ous pro pen si ty pro pri e tor pros pe ri ty pro Ui be ranoe pro ver bi al proximi ty Qua ter \\v5n uo tidi au a pa ci ty t2L pi di ty re cep ta ole , re ci pro cal re cog ni zasce re cri mi nate re dun daucy re frac to ry ie ga li iy re ge ne rate re i te rate reluc tan cy re mark a ble re mu ne rate re pub li can re pu di ate r^ sist i ble re spec t a ble re spon si ble re sto ra live re sus ci tate re ta li ate re vcr be rate rhe to ri cal ri di cu louift rus ti ci ty Sa ga ci ty la iu bri ous 2a tiri cal sc^iis mati oal scur ri li ty se cu ri ty sep ten ni al sig.iii ti cant, simib (ude sim pli ci ty sin ce ri ty so lem n\ ty so ii ci toii^i so h ci tude soliluquy som III fer ous ,50 phis 'A cal spon ta ne ou!^ sub or di nate . sub set vi cut sub Stan ti ate 3UC ccssive ly sul phure ous su per flu cus supe ri or su per la tive su pre ma cy sur mount a Me sus cep ti ble svu) bolical sy no ni nious Tau to lo gy te me ri ty ter ra que ous ter res tri al the o lo ^y tran quil li ty trans pa ren cy tri an gu lar tii en ni al ty ran ni cal Vain glo ri ous yer na cu lar ver ti gi nous vi cis si tude vie to ii ou» V vivacity vo ci fer ous vo lum ni ous v^hip tu oiis «,.* Te na ci ous^ m iran scrip tion trans grea^ion Ver mil ii on ;^ • vi va tjiouir^i > . vo ra ei om y JVordii of Four Sylkiies^ ae^enfvd an the Thjxd. ftn ie ce 4ent af pi^^e Ivcn s>^ a po |)U^c tfc ;H ar bi tra k^r - ylc* dental a doles le^ic-e ■,s*. .^*, ■■.ffi^WVfi.. •w:f.,.-?.#*ii :. >tE'i'*t3** se The CatkidSci Ml Be a ti ftc be ne factor Co ad ju tor CO a let oenCe CO e ler na) CO ex kt ent - circum ja cent cti mae te r!C dis in he tit dia re spebt M E vail es cent eu ro pean ^ Ho ri zou tal hy my ne al In CO lie rent in con sisi ent com pre ben bive ineXvhausted tor re soor device in fitru men tal cor re Ff^'^ dent in ter ja cent De ell HL lor in ter lo per ' v de 8pe rp. d(i in ter unx ture de tri nun tal in ter reg num ^is affect ed Le gis la tive difi agreement legislator ,giilaturev\ fa le f ac tor ma 111 fe&to ma the ma tice mis de mean eur Or na men tal over bur dcti' Per te vev ance pre de ces sor pro cu ra tor He gu la tor Sa cer do tal £ci en ti fie spe cu la tor su per car go sympathetic « ,i^ '] TABLE XI. ^ Words of Five SyUahks, accented on the Second. -'.^ ■*'V A bo mi na ble^ a po the ca ry au tho ri ta tive aux i li a ry Ca ium ni a tor com men dot to ry com met! su ra ble con 90 la to ry con tern po ra ry De bi li ta ted de cla ma to r y decla ra to ry • dti fa ma to ry ^ ■ Vi de ge ne ra cy J^ X de ro ga to ry • dis boiiour a ble dis'in terest ed « Ef f e mi na cy ii lee tu a ry e ma ci a ted e pis CO pa cy ^ e pis to \u ry ■ ex pla tift to ry He ri di ta ry hy mf» ge ne ous by po ihoutiri ao 1^: J iW^: *'*, Tfu! lS»ihoHc School Bbok. 87 i ma gin % ble ^ imaginaiy im pe ne tr* ble lot prac ti cfible in ac ca r« cy *^; inap p)i cable in con di a ry moonri patft ble in cor x\g\ ble- * in dis pu ta b!c ia ex o ra ble 't. in ex pit ca ble 10 ex tri ca ble in fa ta a ted in Ham ma to rj in ha bi ta bla • • 1)V^i 1 A. ' vi. 1 ''I ri gi nal ly Par ticulaji^e pe cu ni a ry . pre li mi na ry pre pa ra to ry \ji:%y<. Re me di able r^ po 81 tory.' f ;;* re ci pro eal ly u ; i je 06 ver a ble ^^; t Siibsi diary r^^-u^ sig ni fi can cy>!*H Ver mi cu la ted vo cab» la ry : ;f vo lup tua ry^ :r: :,: f:*,'' -S', '^Jl ,.r ir»Y. *•■.■»«:: W' '^W?f^c Pi»>- .V' Un ac ce un al ter a ble pi a bte ■>i^ ^.y m lios pi ta bLe '^-"^ j^A' ^ un an stver a bl< Second, I i" '*" > ^«* Me ■■^i' J innu mer able rable* ins« i m sqiTer a ble in sii per a ble in tem pe ra ture in to le^rci ble in ve te ra cv in TO lun ta ry un au tho li sed un cha ri ta bl>e un ci vjI i zed un cul ti va ifed -H un dis ci j^in e ar gu men ta live T>rf _^j.i"' I! las ti ci ty >ir'^- 'If jtiJ ^If e le men ta ry a ris to era cy fi rith me ti cal ^ i§^ em blem a ii cal ■\f iis si di) i ty as tro hO mi c a} pld ' ■ ' ' 6' • em\ cal i i£| ^^ equa bi lity # ei;^ au then ti ci ty r;t*iv^Ae qua ni«ni iyrg''^'"'' m . **>iM Bi Q gra |rl»i ^^al ^*¥ irA;«.qui la te ral i ^ Oar ti la gi nfm^t '^itfp tue qui If bil um ca te go ri caI )f " cha rac ler h tic *^ ^' §^ € ty mo lo ^f'-'M^H m ex com mil m cafe chiis ti a ri» ty ^r*^ ,i Flexi bi li ty chro iiQ logi Cafe circnmam bi ent com pli m«n ta ry Ge ne ak> gy ge ne ra li ty sj ■^ 'i M Ci-X- Q lie ro Si if . .f i4^:^t:;f^r con san gul ni ty^ -^fri Bos pi ta li ty ' 'm 'i^\n'^: von ti gu i ty * M'%^, by per bo li cal i i^r^i l^A I COH ti fin i«t;^ «hV- by per cri ti cal ^? *^i con ira di i^% p. \,' ■•'■ i'i' ' ' '?•■ • •> ••,.,',,: :% ? •'- '• , il le ga U ty il le gi te mate im be ci W ty im ma tu ri ty im me mo ri al im mp bi li ty im mor ra li ty r im mor ta li ty im per cep ti ble im por tu ni ty im pro pri e ty 'x^:. in a bt li ty in ac ce6 si ble in a<] ver ten cy in ar ti cu late r- inca pa ci ty^ >;^ in ci y'l li tv fe^^ in commoiliou«( in com pa ti ble ^^4 in coneeivabfe in con gra i ty in con si de rate in con so la ble in con test i ble > in con ve ni ence incorporeal in cor rupt a ble in ere du li ty in dea fei si ble in de ter mi nat^ m djs cri mr natc ii. t indivisible ineffcc tual in e qua li *y in ex hauj i ble in 'ix pe di ent ^'^^^ in express! ble K in fell city , jn ftrti lity - f f^in fidelity v ? ingenuity -^ v. i'' humanity < in sig i^i fi cant ^ in since ri ty vj . instability ■V . in Stan tane c)us H 1 in sup port a ble i^J' ' " in sur mount a ble 1^' ' in tel lee tu al \/f'^ in tei-medi ate j>i^ in t«e pidi ty H!^ in utility ;■. in ira lidi ty * V ir re p(oachabIe jc v;r ir re fragable > ^•:% irresistible \l<^ ir re triev a hie ^ * Li be ra li ty ^ Ion gi tu di nal Magis te ri al mug na ni mi iy r*f' '^ *v^- ■'? ■ {•■» ■ i ^'X > jX <<- « ? > ■'■ ■f$. »'^, % ^ 90 Thu CatMid Sc^tooi Book. me ta mor pho sis. tne ta pho li cal me ta phi m cal me tro po li tan minis te ri^il mis eel la ne oiifi mo no sy\ la ble mu ci la gi nou$ mul ti fa ri ouiy mu ta bi \[ if my thq lo gi cal .<:,#« 'W, .pr« ter .; tu rh\ pi'i mo jre ui ai jiri m.rt ge ni ture prin ci pa li ty pro bail li ty pro ble ma tical Nfvf *^^l^ pro di ga li \y pii e li li ty i%^i^ I'l^ pu sil fa ni mom - vf^^' pv ra mi di cal ^T^jf^'^-T. Qua dri !a te ral '^ o^^ -^^ quinquages i ma jr^ - Non con fur mi (y Re ca pi tu lat4 f; > no to ri e ty ; t;,^ ♦f^^^ rec ti 41 ne ai ^r^^^ O do ri fV rows -Xk^k"' re gu ^a ri ty - v?y» 0tf ' I*, r op por tu ni ty ^ ..;t'0^ re pre hen si bk"" '{ o ra In li cal '¥u.-L.- re i>iT sell ta tiva. ^*' or iho gra phi caI 4ii/M^ i I 'v Pane gy ri cat pa ra dox i cat hi li ty m Sa 4U ti fe roiis sa lis fac to ry i^*-i.. wp pa ml le lo gram? ^^ t^ se ri o ri ty par SI mp m ous,^^^ t? pa tri mqni ai J?^t^f pe ri o di cal -^i ^ per pen di cii lar % perpetif ity^, .,v^ perspicu i ty j ^ pKi losophi cal phra se )o gr phy ti og BO my ^ plan si bi li ty $?; ¥% pa ly syl la ble W^ possibility isi^ii sen si bi li ty sin gu Ja ri ty su per g mi nent su per ex eel lent su per flu i iy - systc ma tical' j tiu per abun dani su per in ten dant , Ta ci tur ni ty , , testimonial the lo gi cal tbeo re tical i■^-^^: f.H' i< ^.>.•^ :.i -•: .•*.>■,% ''fl^:V i. 7K« rmhaMe School Book. 91 * 1 r. ■ ■' ^'~.- i" ; • ^...., ^ .-, *■ ■r "' - " - 1' ■4 *' >l / i r .> .)^v 1 ;i^:;i .n^- 1- :'■" *t- - ■>^» .: ■ 'W' .. Iri go no ma try , ty pr>gra phi cal Ve ill bi li ty t;v| Unaccountable \\n ac cu^ torn ed u na ni mi ty " - « un at tain ftbYo^;^ ^^^M un a void « y e in pon fxo\ la bk un de ni a b!« nn ^n light en ed un f qtii vo cskl u ni form i ty un in ha hi ted u ni ver »i ty 'un per ceiv a bTe 'fe' Accented on the Third, hut pronounced as Four, \ t ■'i-' At^'.tc'iCri*.- /^'' v> rt Ad ven ti ti ois *# y;^Mj am mu ni ti on &p pre hen &i on ap pro ba ti omiv;^ ^;j vl avaricious ^ri^' aug men ta tion De lie die ti on ^ Cal ci na ti oii^> j rir dum ^ee ti on cir cum ttan ti a) cir cum ten ti oii^r>v com prtt hen si^nn con de seen ^6n i con ti den 4i al fe . COR ir ma ti on ^ con fis ea ti oa !' con fla gra ti oa ^^ con sci OH ti oua con seqiiea tial con sum nrn* ti on f con tem pla tiou Decla piatlon ^ ■^ ii^ % depravation de pre ca ti on de vas ta ti on dispen sation ()is pro por ti on dis 80 la tion r $^ Em hro ca tion ^ e ner va ti on e(]ui noftti aV ^^^ # exclamation Fr bri ca ti on flis ci na ti on fet men ta tion' i fla gel la tion -^^t-V^ flue tti a ti on > t^^ in an spi ci ous Sn 8uf 6 eient Li que fac ti on '^ Ma cni na ti on Palliation ^t. pe tri foe ti QO^ £ TO vi den tial .|- >'>4i ' i" •T.' .* 7 . *S ■'hb, > • ■ 1- ^v /r ■ ■, - :«■" .-V>' '■>•, *.' ^^•^^ IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET {MT-3) s 1.0 1.1 1.25 ■ 50 ■^" m 1.4 2.5 12.2 1.6 6" Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4503 -;, '^■ n 'The CatholU School Book. Re tri bu tibn te^aspection S^l^ legious ^ ^pMi Ira ti on sternuta lion 8ti mu la ti on 6tt Ipu lati on superci lioug au per A ci al au per scrip ti on Slip pli ca ti on sup po si ti on sua t\ ta ti on Trans mt!i. la lion TABLE XII. J Word^qfsix Syllables, accented on the Third, £x tra ordinary Illegitimacy in com men cut a ble indefatigable inngni'ficancy iuBtantaneously in ^r ro ga to ry> irre oo ve ra ble Re com men da to ry Valetu dinary . Uo in ha bi ta ble nnintel )i p ble Accented on the Fowrth, An te di lu vi an ' •» impro ba bi H ty Vf 'iy. unti monarch! cat Com pa ti bi li ty dis^i pli na ri an diTi^ibility Ecclesi as deal e ty mo logical Fa mi H a ri ty ^e te ro ge ne ous hj e ro gly phi csl ; his to ri o gra pher Jlliberality im mu ta bi li ty Im pla cability »• in com pre hen si ble in ere di bi li ty tnfallibiKty in fe ri o ri ty in flex i bi li ty in hos pi ta li ty jr re con d ]k ble Mi de te ra ne an P|^ ci fi ca to ry par li a men ta ry pa ti cu. la ri ty pu sil la ni mi ty Re spec ta bi li ty The €aihoKc School Bi^k. 93 fiSpi ri in a li iy su per in (en den cy «u6eeptibl!K(y Tri g€» hotne tri <^ V TABLE XHI. . Wards of Seven Syllables, aecented on the Fifth. An ti tri ni ta H ans Im ma te ri a U fj-l-'- Im mevk sa ra bi li (y im pa risjl la bi cM im pe lie tra bi H iy in com pa ti-bi li ty in dis^olubili ty jndi visi bi li ty in sa ti a bi li ty La ti tu di na ri an Pie ai po ten ti a ry Ya loundf, to mingle A Contest, a quarrel p> Contest, to dispute A Contract, a deed To Contract, to bargain Converse, convbrsatton To Converse, to discount A Convert, areformed per-To Coiivisrt, to chaiige , son A CouTict, a criminat ToConviot, to proveg ui% A Coijroy, a guard To Convoy, to^pfotect* A Desert, a wilderhetfl T*d Deaprt, to ferelJBe ■^ •\ 94 The Cathohc School 3ook i V f Aectnted on thfifirit. Accented on the last. An £j(triict, a quoMiqn To Extract, to select A FenBent^ a tumult To Penneiit, to work like beer Trtqfxent, occurring often To Fr^tient, to tesort to Import, meaning To Import, to bring from I . abroad An Insult, an affront To Inttilt« to ill use An Objecty any thingpre-To OtrjocI, to oppose , sented to our senses ^i^r^ A Pte9ent,agift To Pnaent, to give Produce^ the thing pro-To Produce to bring forth dueed ^ A Projeot, a scheme or c5 0«To Subject 'o subdue f \ beelienee K^ ■*•: :$ -*':\i^; r$--:i, A Torment, a great pain To Torment, to tortiae TABLE X¥. ffords (^similar Sound, Imt different in Spelling ■' ' ' and Sense i ' ' -^-yy.!^ Abel, a man*s name Ax«, an instrument Able, sufficient A£ectj to move or imitatf Acc%pt, receive Effect, purpose :-fipyS^} ' i>.^A;.'i4-f' 'j ^CtiDt, leave out A il, to he ill Accidence, grammar rules Ai^, malt tiquor >^ ^ Accidenl^, rAoitc€«. *ASx,ekme9tt ,. ;ji| i; ^9oom^X^reckoning Wet, ever '^-'-'y^^^^ Actowhif esteem Ere, ^«/&r4? "> > , eE Acts, deedsy exploits Heir, to an estafe i ^- ■S^.- I ..'^^^P:^, '-►iKtv^^faH^- '" * ' ** "" f ff!-"*^- 1fc,;||' piiff^'^ gmii-mw'i TheOmtkM: Sehooi Book. 'M lAMer, tree Bidet, older All, every one Awl| a shtrp tool Allowed, graiit€fd Aloud, with a iioise Altar, for tacrifico Alter, to change - AnI, an insect Atinty an uncle's wife Arrant, notorious Errand, a message Errant, wandering Ascent, steepness Absent, consent Assistance help Assistants, lielpers Attendance, waiting Attetidant9, waiters Auger, to bore with Augur, a soothsayer Bacon, s\»ine'8 flesh Baken, !h an oven B«rbara, a woman's name Barbary, a country Barberry a tre6 Bare,ndLed " Bear, a rough satage ani- tnal Buze, a coarse clotb Bays, bay treea Base, mean Bass, in music Be^ to exist , Bee, an insect Beach, the sea shore Beech, a tree, Bean, a pulse Been, of the verb to be Beat, to strike . , Beet, a plant Beau, A fop Bow, to shoot with Beer, malt liquor < ' Bier, a frame for the dead Bel, an idol Beacon^ a light to guideBelli a sounding instru ships Beckon, with the hand Bail, a surety Bait, a lure ^ :^^. Bate, a lesson " !' ■ Ball, around stibstance Bawl^ to cry out Ballad, a song Ballot, lot by balloting meat Belle, a. fine lady Berry; a small fruit, Bury, to enter Bile, to gall Boil, to bubble up Blew, did blow Blue, a colour Boar, the malerswine > « d6 Tht CimiieSclml JM^ - 'i:. im I r Board a plank, Cftlai»« in France Boredydidlate Chalice, a cup Bol I; a corn measure Sfv, CaJt, to luime BM around stalk (^ stemChM), of a w^, &c. Banr]^ a large basoft Bolt, f(fr a door BoxxXt^ to stft Bomb/ a mortar shaft Boonitoj a ship B(i\x^, la branch Bo^j to bend Boarder, a/' a tabic Bordir the margin Boy, a yoiung lad B\koy^ am anchor mark Buy, to purchase By J near Brace, a couple Cannon, a greai guQ' Canon> a rula or law Can, am able ^ Qann, ajug' Oatch, to Jay hold of Ketch) a small ship Cattle, cow% &C. ^ Kettle> (or boiling '^ % -S Ceiling, of a room p-^'^ Sealing, getting a seal Cell, a^ig^nall closo rooin^ Sel4, to dispose of Celler, a vault Seller, that sells Braze to soldier with brqgsCcnser, for iacenfief Breeches^ broken j)lac€» Censor, a reformer "^ | ?c|^ Breeches, to tuear Censure, a j udgCiiien^*^^/ ^ Bread, food made of comCehtfSnihundrtd - Bred, brought uj^ Brewings jg/ai^ Bruin, ^ beards name Bte'^Syhehrewtih Bruise,^ hurt Titniiy^ report BtijX^^ Of beast BvX, upartiak^ Butt, a htge cask Boiroughf a toum Sent, did seftd Scent, a smell Centaury, a herlj. Century, 100 years Centry, a guard Chased, did chase Cha8te|<€bi|tineikt ^ Chews)^othcbev Choose, to cull or plcfe Chottse,. to cheat r'^f .;,('*''■■ H.^ Burrow, a (wi:€rforrMU$VboiT, a iset of j^bg«rs The Catholic School Jjmk. 97 ■». law >K..;^»:, a seat of nsc Inner eaient ■TT ' Hi cars ' I jut ' or pick lat ; Commuo^, to con veiso i ' Concert, of mufiio • ihd . CouBott a^wife j«»3ii Cmiilemii/tq i|gal|e0CQ> .1 Condemn, tpdespi^ ff Coniid eoce/l^i^fitp r-, €ou(J,dau'Ci?, trwsty femd Goancih ail aaseroWy CouQsd, (uivicT I , Cun:ai^aJte^ .; Ciller, wrath Collar, lor the neck Chords in music * Cd:d, asmaUro;?ie Cinqiic, five Sink, to go down Cion, A young shoot Slon, a city CitB/tosummoii, Si^U, seeing Site> situation Cittern, a musical instru-Cousiii,areHtopii A,;n mewt . Cozen, toch^l v./^Xl Oi(r«a, asoitof fruit Creak, tp m^ike a noiae { -Clause, section ,,^% Creek^ofil)parel ICoai:3ernQtfine a rv Course, a racegioun^ Coat a garment Cot, a cottage Quote, to cit? or^allejft jCofn, moH^ Tine, cows, ehaen, k^, Joit, to play^itn - kite, a bird of prey 'omet, a bjaziijig alar 'ommit, to act ^ [Ceraini, approjichiDg Dean, neiiLt to tlte l^i^shop Deign, to vouchs^ife . Dear, costly ^ Deer, a forest ohuna,! Dfcbtor, that o\veth Deter, iofrighteB from . Decease^ death i . , Disease , disterof et D^kXp t^ delay C3 , '4 . , « 98 7Ae Catholic School Booh ^Grfefence, respect Enteff> to go in pifferencei diMgreenitiitlnter, to biiry Pepehdefice^ reding on Envoy, an sinbassador Dependents, bangert on Envy, iH vitU Deeoent, g^ikig down Di9S6nt|to disBjpree Pe%ice6» inventions Devises, inventeth Devizes, a town Err, to n^sttke H^efi she YeW| t^ee ^ You, yourself Your, your own Dew, a thia cold irapour Ure, custom use Pue, tWitl| Ewer, a ^ason to Dirl^, dreadful bands Dyer, one that dyes clothExercise, employment Doe,' a female dier Exorcise, to conjure Dougbi leaven or paste Extant, in being washi Doer; pof former Doer, of a House Dollar, a Spanish coin Dolour, grief Donei acted Dun, a colour Draft, a bill # Draught, a drink beautiful Fare, diet; hire Favour^ kindness Fevcr^ distemper Feat, an exploit. Ere, before Easter, the feast of ourFeet, ofthe'body Sif iour'a resurrection File, of dteel Estlter, a-^woman's name Foit, to overcome Emerge, to pop up Fiifip, vrith'the finger IwjRierge^'to pKinge or dipPhilip, a man's name E mineat, jaoted I^ir, a tree Tke CathoUc School Book. M Flee, lo ran from danger tirieves, belai^enU Fl^Wydidfly ' Groat^ fourpenbe Flower, uf the AefiJ Grot, a eave Flour, for bread Gueta^ lo think Forth, onward, forward Guoft, a visitor Fourtk, in numbed Hail, frozen water Foul, nasty, unclean Hale, hearty to call Fowl, a bird Hair, of the head Frances, a iroman's nameHara, animal of ehase Francis, a m^n's name. Hall, a ^reat loom Freece^ to congeal. Haul, tp pull Frieze, a ooam cloth Hallow, to consecrate I' Hollow, W[inpty Harraas, to fatigue Arras,^ hangings Furs, the plural of fur Furze, a prickly shrub Gallon, four quarts Galloon, a narrow ribbaml Harsh, severe Gall, bile Hash, minced meat GauV a Frenchman Hart, deer Gait, manner of walfciiigHeart, the seat of life Gate^ an entrance Gesture, action -'Mf^i^ Jester, ajoker'-'f^^^^K-^ Oilt, gilded v.^^*^ Guilt, sin ' •'*»^---^:^* Glutinous, sticking ^^ Ghittoneui^ greedy Orain^ cora Graae, an inland Grate, a ite place Great, large Grater, for nutmeg Greater, larger Greavesi leg efrmour .■• ■;■■ *;' 4!^-iV' Haven, a harbour Heaven, God's throne Heal, to cure Heel, of a shoe r' He'll, he «ill Hear, hearken Here, in this place ^ Heard, did heir Herd, of cattle * Heii,towMw,s^^^i for Jcar that ^ \ ndict, /o mpmck i,vrT?ijii^^^8 islatoi;,, iawgwer j ^ ^ Ingenious, /^ |^/W />«?/.? LcjSjisl^ure,, parliament .) hij^trmoun, viffifiictfri^e Jiessen,toimkcksk - ■ I nnoceji ce , hm;?n kssnas Lesson, in reading '- innocents, />ffte ,; ^^^^Jj^sBtVy smaliet Inlens^, €xy:^stm,^ > rit'illl'^sor, that grants of, Imse Intents, />i4f^c*,.^ "[ ,^1^1 Liar, effal^estori/ teller Knap, 07*,#^i,f; |.,^:|^ Liei^ in wait ^^ i^^^^ T^ap,^o/fM§fi^3^v ji^^jf !.yie, a harp^ ^^ ^ . Knave, a/ojr^f? , , v ^1^ I^»"»^j ^>f('^ «^9?,, ^ ,. : . Nave, o/'a ifij^4 j^^^^t timn, to paiid^,^^,:<,^^^^^ Knead, to ux^i'fi^Qj^gfl . 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Rein, of a brkllo Wren, a sinsill bird Raise, (OliftiTfii Ray s^ beams ti( light RaiMu, dried gra}ie Re:is6n, argumbiit Rare» uncomtnoti Hear, to^rect ' Read, to peruse Regimen, ditt ' BejL;;imeittj of soldier^ Rehc, remainder Relief, a iidow Refelicii*^ Wrest, t6 force *' Rome, a city Room, cbaitiber Rbyme^ ver^e Rimei frost Kicey Indian corn Rise, advancement Rigger, oAellmt ri^gs Rigour, severity ' ' Ring, circle Wring, to tw-ist Rigbjt, just, true^^* - Rite, aceremohy >- Wrighl, a man's name Write, to write a btter Rbode,.^in islafnd - Raad, highway ' >. i Seiifi, tolay bpldof ) Signior, grand Trirk / Senior, eldlir Sew, withaneedU Sue, to intrej^t ^ Shear, (oclip Sheer, to goofF 3 hew, make appear Shop, for the foojt f f 104 Thi Cutholie School Booh Sleight. dwttiU/ SligH to daiip^i Slo6y ft wild plumb 8tough« m\rf place Slov, not tpeedj Sole, of the Coot 8oul| epiril Some^ part Sum, the who^ SoQ, male child Sua, fouBtaio ol' life Stair* ttep Start. toJook earnestly Stead, place Steed, a horae Steali to pilfer Steel. hai'deQttd iron i^tr&igbt, dii^ct Strait, narrow SuccoBr> help Siicket.ayoi^iig tvitg TaclU. small iiails Tax, a tribute Tail^ the end - ^i^ Tate, a story Tiiilents. good part« Tatons. daws Taresc among wheat Tears, froi^ the eyes Team, set of horses Teem, to abound Tenour, intent T-eiiurej help . 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A confima if^t!rke{fth\is'f,f a setiiifeoldrt thus (j^} a period o^ toll stftp (.) a uot^ of interrog'ation (?} a unto of admiration (!) ^ :i • ?te^'- " A jQOiiimals ffic Afl&t (l^aft stojw, ihd ^s^rviBg to divide srhort sbtitences, till you come tci Itie full sen3f>, as thus ; I ain pei'siiadcd that neither deaths nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor thing.% to conrie, nor height^ nor deptb^ nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from Ihfr lr»ve of God \»bich is in Christ Jesus onr Lord. Rom. iii. 38, 39. A semicolon serves also lo part sentences, and Is often used v\hen the sentences are contrary. Thus, A soft answer tunieth away wrath : but grievouft words stir up anger. I^roe xv. L Or thus : I de-f srred you to gftt your lessan by heart j hut instead of - tJiat you have been at pi ay. 1 1^ \m TA€> Caihoiic School Book. AcoUn |Mirt« Mvaral Mnttncef, erearjr one of ^hidLhaiafuli moMiingof kt own, though otthe same time, H leaves tit in •Bpectftlioa of fomethlng that k to Ibllow. For example : Ho is a wise and prudiBnt boj that minds his book : learmng and^^ good education are better thaa fkhes. A (teriod is a fall stop ; and sh jws the perfect end and conclusion of a sentence^ as thus : Obey your parents. Fear God. Hoaoi^ the King. .■ ■ A note of interrogation is always f et at the end of a question that Is asked. For ozainple : Who mnie you f How old arO you ? What is the mat- ter? . , "^ ■ A not^ of admiration is placed after such words, or^spressloiis as signifV any thing stmnge or won- derful : thus: Oh! Alap ! Surprising! Or thus: O the depth, both of the wisdom and khowledge of God !*--Roro. j[i. 33. O^^iTve.— You are to stop ataromma till you can tell 011^; at a semicolon till you i:an tell tu90 ; at a colon till you csn tellMrf«; and at ^ note o£ admiration, till ypu can tell four. ■i'- r v'*:^ ''Cf!,- > * The tlat^h'i School Book, 10? . «■ CHAPTERS. Tigures and numbers. Ouft Two Three Four Five Six Seven E^t Nine Ten Eleven Twelve Thirteen Sourteen ^ Fifteen Sixteen Seventeen Eighteen Nineteen Twenty Twenty five iM Arabic I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 #^ 14 16 17 18 19 20 25 1 "M W^ ..(Pr, Rooian I. II. lu. IV. V. VI. VH. viu. IX X. XI. XII. ^.r-*.rx«i XIV. XV. XVI XVII. XVIII. XIX. XX. XXY. r"./'rn ;* 08 Tha Chfiolic School BooJc. FiG ' ^^.,.. LXV. LXX. ^ LXXV. - ' . ' . iXXX. LXXXV. XC. cc. €C€. cccp. PC. V*- ::«S ■t •;l .c ■«; i . >:.A- •«.' ...:^* tho CaihoUc SclB>l Book. PART. II. 109 CHAHTER. I. ■i;'- i/^' Of the End Jiiir which man was created, ' Of all thinj^ "necessary for man to know, th^ - end, for which he ' can^e into the world, deserves his ^rst attention. Because, being a rational crea- - ture, he ought to act for a final end, iu the enjoy- roeiiC whereof he ma^ find his eternal happiness. Now^ he cannot act for this end without ai know- ledge of it^ which exciting a desire, makes him search for, and employ the means of obtaining it^ A man who knows not his last end is Jike a beast because he regards only things present, things ma. terial and sensible, after the manher of brutes, and in this he is much more miserable than they, since they find in these exterior objects thie felicity th6y are capable of ^ but he, instead 'df finding repose, meets with nothing but disgust, and the source of endless misery. From a want of considering their last end ori- ginate all the disorders discernible in the liyesF of men, because, forgetting that noble and divine ^nd for which' their Creator designed ihiein, they are wholly taken up with the pleasures^ of Ithis mortal life, living upon earth as if made for the earth. It would move one to compassion to see a child bom of royal bl6od^ and destined by bis birth one jK' \ no The €kihoHc School Book. day to wear a crowoy yet bred up amongst peasants and ignorant of his eitraction, apply himself only toj till the earth, bounding all his pretensions nithin the scanty limits of earning a miserable livelihood with the sweat of his brow, without having the least thought of the high rank to which he was born ; but ]t is much n^ore to be deplored, to see men who are the children of heaven, designed by the Almighty to reign tiiere eternally, live in an entire forgetful-i ness of that end for which they were created, and! aetting all their affections upon earthly things J v^r^^^chedly deprive themselves of that immensel happiness, which the bounty of the Creator prepar-' €4 for them in heaven. ^i|?^ For this reason, Theotime, resolving to exnoril you to embrace virtue in yOur youth> 1 propose toj 3rou first, what you are, and for what end you Were! created, that knowing this ; your end, you may ar-l dently aspire to k, and by e^rly endeavours rendei| youraslf worthy of it. Recollect yonrself then,an(' reflect upon three things, what you are^ who mad< ■yo>u, and lor what end. " \ ^^M^i^^i'i^^^^'c ^:-?^= -^-S^- K You are a man, that is, a creature endowec with anderatanding and reason, composed of a bodyj the Btnictore whereof is admirable> and of a reason- able soul, made in the image of Goi : you ^^i^e the UMjSt perfect of all visible creatures. ^ ?#' ^^ • 2. You werenol made by yourself, fop that is imj possible ; you received frooiranother ithe beipg ypi now enjoy. Apd from i^hom have you received it but from irii|i -who created heaven iand earth, ^Jii who is the author of all things ? Itis he who formj ed yo^r body in your mpther'f womb, and bro^gM ThtCaihottc School Bo^ Hi ydnr soul out of no thiii^ by his power. Yon are the ; Hork of a Go4)^ and besides the father jou have up«i on earth, you have atiotber in heavetiy to whom yoiti owe all tbat you possess. 3. But why did God make you ? Be attentive,; Theotime ; for what end think you did. Gfod place you in this world P liVas it to enjoy the .sen* sua! pleasures and satisfactions of this life? To heap up riches P To acquire glory and reputation amongst men ? Nothing less ? You h . : . ;> i . But what wiH you fmd. in heayen, that tan ren^ der you happy P Will it be the ^ght of the firma«^ ment, with al| those beauteous Jitars P 01 the. ttin« ,,.('■'> ^ ■■■'■■*•*'*' •''*•<>,. yiKM*» ..Hi,. a' ,A^'>' fi-\' u? Tk^Catholic School Book. i ' that admirable instrument, that work of this Most Hig)3, and of all that is wonderful and great in heaven ? No. AH these are not ahle tq effect your felicity : God has esteemed them too^mfan for you; he made them for your service, not to be the object and cause of your happiness, r ; In a word, consider all that is in the universe^ those Vast and wonderful things which God has created ; all which are not able to complete your happiness. ;.^ ^i God hath not made you for any of these things. For what then ? For nothing less than the posses- sion and enjoyment of himself in heaven. -He has not judged the fairest of his creatures worthy of you: he has given himself to be the object of your hap- piness. For this reason he gave you a soul, form- ed to his image^ capable of possessing him, and which by reason of this capacity, is never content nor satisfied with the possessions and delights of this Hie, as evf ry one finds by experience. «5^«^^?si«^^ Yoa werb^hen not made for creatures, dearThe- otime, but for the Creator. Your last end is not tke enjoyment of creatures, but of Grod himself. You were created to be happy by the possession | of a God in heaven, and to reign with him in felici- ty incomprehensible to human understanding. The! eye hath not seen, nor the ear heard, neitVier hath it entered into the heart of man, what things God] baih prepared for them tl^at love him. And this for how long ^ For all eternity, that isJ for a time which shall never end, but continue as long as Grod himself. This is that most noble end for which you are designed ; this is the inheritance irhich your celestial father has prepared for you ; r':\.t»^\r Th€ Caikottc SMi»lBi»k* m Ihis h that end for wbicb be has ereM«d yofi^ ^P this visible world waabnt destined for 7 our psiOf^ uae, to help 70a in promoting Uie glarj of Qqd*^ ■ •'- ■ . ^ CHAFITEElt. ^ ^ v^ .^ ,^|^f ^ £, taheachrktian. V Bif theGrace of God, Theotime^yoaAre a Chris- tian : but do 70U understand what thtt is, and what you are by this quality ^ Take notice of it then, and Ham to know: the grei^ favour :<^ bestowed on you in the day of your BeptiSEn* 1 8y the Bap- tii^m which you have received, you ar^ washed (rom original siin, by the application of the merits of the blood of Jesus Christ ; delivered from the univer- sal curse of mankind incurred by sin, and freed, from the power of the devil. You have been made the chUd of God ; the disciple of Jesus Chriiil^ your Saviour. You have acquired God for your faM^fr> Jesus Christ for your master, your instructor^ your example,and for the rule of your life; the holy church for your mother and guardian : the Jin^eU fbr your protectors; Uie saints fbr your intercessors^ ^ You have been made the temple of God, who dwells in yon by grace. The heir to bis eterpal kingdom, from the title and hope of which, yoii were fallen forever ; and you are brought bt^t in- to the secure way thatleadg to it, being madiQ a member of Je&os Christ and^ Ins Chnrch out of which all those who obstinately remain Cannot he sa- ved, and wherein you are nOw illuminated with the Hght of the faith of Jesus Christ, instructed by his doctrine nourished by his preciooa bedi)t and^frlopd. m \' II* Tht Catholic School Book. Miisted by his i^ace, and farhished with all the se« leeisary means for your salvation. Oh God f. how noble and hoiv houourable is the state of a christian ! What acknowiedgmentft,dear* Theotime^ ought you to render to Ahtiighty God, who has heaped upon you such immense favours ! God was noways bound to do thus much for you. Without this favour which God has shown you^you could never have been saved ; for there is no sal- vation without faith. Where then would you have been, if God had not shewn you this mercy P Ue has not done this favour to thousands of men who live in other countries, in the darkness of ignorance and sin ; nor to so many other persons, who, al- though they be baptized as you, yet Hve in error, separated from the true faith of/the Catholic Church which is the pillar and ground of truth. Why were you not of that unhappy number'^ Why has God made you to be born in a Christian country rather than others, and in the bosom of the Catholic Church, where you are instructed iq the divine mysteries, and things necessary for salva- tion P How have you merited this favour? ^hat happiness is it for you, dear Tbeotime, to have ex- perienced so greatbounty of our God»%#r We are happy, O Israel, because the things that are pleasing to God are made known to us. O how fortunate are we by the ^race of God, which has called us to the knowlede of his divine mysteries and adorable will ! He has not shewn this good- ness to all the world. And whv has he done it to us rather than others P O, dear Theotime, how is ii iinpossible that we should not Gx our affections upon a God who has loved us so much ? the Catholic School Book. IIS olic Church Learn here from a Christian King, the- esteem you ought to have for your vocation. St. Lewis; king OK France, had such a value for the favour God shewed to him in making him a Christian, that he not only preferred it before his kin^^dom, as in effect it is infinitely greater, but Iiavinfic been bap- tised in the cdstle of Poissy, he would bare that name, and be called Lewis of Poissy, and thus sign- ed his letters and despatches, esteeming this title more glorious than that of Kin^ of France. And St. Augustine, speaking of the Emperor Theodosi- us, says, That he accounted himself more happy in being a member of the Church, thatl Emperor of the World. These great men, Theotime, knew how to value the grace of Christianity according to its real worth* ■'V- iim ■■3^«rvii^]^i4^*vv/;'^-' Ch^ III. vtl-- '■ •' ■ ' • • That God requires and particularly accepts the Services of Young People^ The time of Youth being the beginning of life, I' you must know, dear Theotime, the strict obliga- tions you areuudcr of consecrating yourself to God when Young. The first is, that God earnestly de- sires to be served by you in that age, since it is cer- tain that in all things God claims particularly, the first, and the beginnings. For this reason, in the old law, he commanded the first fruits of all things to be offered to Lim. Of fruits, he required the first gathered to be presented ; of beasts, the first brought forth to be sacrificed^ and of men« th# 1X6 The CmtkoUc School Book / eldett sons to be dedicated to his semcein the tem- ple, though he permitted them afterwands to be re- deemed ; shewing by this iR8titutJon> that notwith- standing all things being his, yet he had a s|H^c>al esteem for the first, as those which above all others wel'edue to him, and which he required as an ac- knowledgettenti Hence the time of youth being the beginning and first part of our life, God de- mands it particularly^ atui will have it offered to him, in order to be faithfuUf employed in bis ser- irice. Secondly, the time of youth is most pleasing to God ; because, generally speaking, according to the natural order of things^ it is the most innocent part of life, and least corrupted by sin ; for them the knowledge of eyil is not so extensive,neither is there so much ability or opportunity to commit it : the judgement is not perTerted by the false maxims of the world, nor the incl>viations corrupted by the in- fection of the wicked, as in a more advanced age. — Moreover, our baptismal grace which we have then only received, renders that age agreeable to God, at least in those who do not forfeit it by a sinful lifV.''' 'm'-t •^e':'^^iT'^:^^^t^^:::^^ i^h ^ ^^ ^%>- ;^si;:^^t^tiyA(^ But take notice, Theotime, I said, that age is less corrupted, generally speaking, a^' ' according to the natural order of lyings, yet it 's* i>r' i •»<> true that oftentimes much vrickedn^ss i^ Il^jhu in it;| though Contrary to the order of nature", which has c'lf^owed that age witli a simplicity of mind, and in- Boct ^''e of manners ; hence they arc so much thef moT ft ^,ViRy, who, bv their malice and depravity, corrupt the good dispositions which nature h^s be- The Catholic School Book. 117 ithetem- to be re- t-not with - a s[H^C)al all others as an ao- uth being , God de- offered to n bis ser- deasing to (ting to the ocent part r thew the tier is there lit it : the maxims of by the in- anced age. X we have reeable to jit it by a I ..*#•*■' that age is ?xcording v ••f^ trux jiiu in it; I which has! lind, and in- rouch the| depravity, irc h^^ stowed upon it, learning wickedness), and running af- • ter it, in an ago \ihen nati "^^ herself teaches nothing but simplicity and innorpnce. Thirdly, because youiu is the time of affording the most opportunities of shewir^g that you lovOod sincerely ; for it is the time of the first temptations, wherein you begin to be solicited to renounce his love and t^iT^.c.^, V.iiii. aio hurried on by your own passions,/ which }f'e then the strongest ; invited by those of your age, who often solicit you to wickedness, either, by their example or by their discourse, and prompted by tueenemy of your salvation, who uses all his en- deavours to withdraw you from the service of God, and make sure of you betimes. So that this age may propeily be called the time of combat and trial ; wherein you shew your love to God with a constant and real affection^ if jou courageou&V re* sist thone 6rst assaults. These reasons, Theotime, convince us, that God has a special affection for the homage of youth, which being employed in flying from sin, and serving God, is a sacrifice the most agreeable that can be offered to him. And, as a learned author says ex- cellently well: those who in the time of youth over- come themselves, by courageously resisting all temptations to sin, and who consecrate themselves entirely to the service of God, make one continued sacrifice of their youth to God : which offering can- not but be most agreeable to him, as long as it re* mains undetile«l by sin. O Theotime, retain well this truth in your mind, and never forget it as long as you live. 1» The CathoUe School Book. :%'.■ onhi Remwrkoble Instances' cf the aversion God beam to WiekGi Young People. ^ - . God has an aversion to all sinners^ as he himself bas said — '* I ahhof the wicked," especially those who ha?e uiigratefully abused his love and benevo- lekiee. Not only reason but experience evinces it, by the effecig which Grod frequently^ shews of that aversion he has to vicioos young, people. I shall produce two very remarkable instances out ef the sacred scnpiure, that no one may doubt of them, and that from these one may judge of others. The first example is of the tw6 children of the Bigh priest Heli/ called Ophni, and Phinees. These two young men were employed by their father in tbO- miaistry of the temple and sacrifioes, wherein they behaved themselves very ill, committing great iirevarenees in the temple and crying injustice to- wards the faithful^ who; came to ofier their sacra^ fices to God, requiring from them, by an insatia- ble avuxice^ more than was their just due ; inso^ much, that the sacred scripture says, they were the children of Belial, (so it calls those whom it would tignify to be wicked and abandoned ; for Belial signifies without restraint or fear) having lost the tear of God, and the remembrance of their duty ; moreover it adds, that their sin was very enor- mous in the wghtof-God..j'>-vA)vv^ -^.^ ^::i;-' .-^-^.v^iiT rh^ Their iniquity provoked God so much, that he sent Samuel to tell their father, who bad been too negligent in correcting Ids children, that he would [■.:;-c»,'^',; <^Vj^Y<*'-**s»!ty^*>**^»«*'(h--*(H',>-**-<«**4*' • • Th^ Cutholic School Book. m punish him with suth rigour, asuihouM setve fdr tn ' example to all posteritj ; that he trould exclufie his family from the high prjesthood, which he would ^ive to aoother ; that his ofispriug should die in the lower of their youth, and few should arrive at perfect age,; a^d that his two sons, Ophoi and Phinees, should die both ii^ one day, and all l^eir race should bear forever the mdrks of their iniqui- ty , which should never be expiated hy victims and sacrifices. .^v"'!-:*/'2-'P^.'^&?Hc Ji^;^»)«tv'''i^^^ . All this happened as was foretold. A little while after Ophni and Phtnees were killed, being defeated by the Philiatmes. On the same d^y^^the father, hearing the news of their death , ifeJl down backward, broke his $knll, and died upon t^e spot. Many other misfortunes happened thai^a^^ a* moi^ the rest the ark of God was taken by the €ae- mies ; and the rest of the prophecy was iuliilled to a tittle. How many misfortunes in one family through the wickedness of two sons ! The second is of Absalom, ithe third son of Davjd. He was proud > dissembling, revengeful, and highly ambitious, conceited of himseif> and his own beauty, which, according to the scriptures, was extraordi- nary. The first wicked action which the sicriptUre relates of him, but which must needs have been preceded by many others, is the murder of his bro- ther Amnpn. By this action he lost his father's favour, and was banished from him for the space of five years, after which he was recldled> ana ad* mittedto his favour again. He, was scarce returned to his father's c^rt, Hhen he contrived a grand rebellion against hJ^if •'v..« vr 'Mri ■ >l^ 1 \-^x 120 The CathoUc School Book, ll ^ and having by his address gained the affection of the people, he retired to a small town, and vras pro- claimed King. After this he takes up arms against his father, forces him to tly from Jerusalem, and , pursues him with a strong army, which he had rais- ^ ed to deprive him of his crown*^ What will the di- vine justice do here ? Will it connive at such a de- generate child ? ^^^ Hear, Theotimfe, what the sacred scripture relates. I David Seeing himself brought to such straits by his son, was obliged to make head and oppose him. He sets in order the few forces he had with him, sends them to fight, and gives him battle. Absalom'sl men, though far more numerous, are defeated. In| this discomfiture, (O the ikvine judgments !) it hap- pened that Absalom, endeavouring to save himself by flight, was carried under a great oak, and as hel wore his locks very long, his hair, by a strange acciJ dent^ and particular permission of God was so strong-l ly entangled in the branches of the tree, that the| mule he rode on could not carry him away, but con- tinuing its course, left him bringing by bis hair, withj out being aWe to disengage himself. ^ -&«•*« i^w David's soldiers see»ug him in this condition, ran| hitn through with a lance, and killed him on th( spot ; although David, by an astonishing tenderJ iiess, when sending them to the battle, had express! ly forbidden any violence to be offered his peisonJ O Divine Justice ! thou plainly showest that thoi ' dost not connive at the iniquities of wicked children although thou deferest for a time the chUstisemed they deserve, to give them leisure to repent, thoj afterwards punishestraost severely their obstinacy ii^ Tk€ Caiholie School Book. 121 jtfo, mi the idroni they offor k> t^y gooAiifM, wiOi niiicbthptt dipectestthMf repentance. Chapter V* Thdt Salvation g^eratlif depends on the time of Yo^th, ^ 1 wUh, Theoffme, that you, and all those of yonr ag:e, tbuld thoroughly understand and never forget this trii|hj that salvation almost entirely depends on the liie you lead during jour y<^utb. This is un- knowiitb the^r^atest part of men, but the ignorance of i^hiiih 18 the ruin and damnation ofniany. I Irish all youth rightly understood^i that the iminense eternity of happiness or misery, which waits them after this life, depends upon this part of our time irhich all the world sTight, and which the mo^st part AJttifA(yy in wickecfn{*88. To convince you 'of ibis inUb, I shall produce no Itss than the isentigient of, ^he sacred scripture, that is, of the Boly Ghost, -wiRhose words are so express, that it is impossible to •^euht of it. For why doth it in so many places ex- hprt young people to think of their salvation be- '^nii'S, and to apply themselves to virtue in their yoath, except it were to shew of how great importaiice that tkne is for their salvation ? W\\y does it say in Ecclesiasticus : "Remetnbeir thy Creator in the days oflhy youth, bef<9V=|B, jtb^ Aimc of affliction come." From whence coiweii tt^ that it assures us in the book of Proverbs, ''Instruotf a young man according to his way, and nh#^n he is old, he will not depart from it ;'' that is, the man- 122 The Catholic School Book ner of life which he has begun. Wherefore does it say bj the prophet Jeremy : that "It is good for a man when he has borne the yoke from his youth ;" that is, has applied himself to virtue, and to bear the pleasing- yoke of God's commandments. Why in Ecclesiastic us are youth ^o earnestly ex-- lioj ted to virtue, by those excellent words, able to soften the most insensible hearts ? "My son, from thy youth up, receiv e instruction, and even to thy grey hairs thou shall find wisdom. Come to her «s> one that ploweth and soweth, that is, with cara and labour, and wait for her good fruits. For in work^ ing about her thou shalt labour a little, and shall quickly eat of her fruits. How very unpleasant is wisdom to the unlearned, and the unwise will not continue with her. But with them to whom she is known, she contiuueth even to the sight of God.*' vi. 18. All the rest of the chapter is but a contin- ued exhortation to younuf people to be virtuoos. Wherefore in the twenty-fifth chapter does it say : "The things that thou hast notgc^hered in (by youth, I how shalt thou find them in thy old age ?'' Lastly, among the books of sacred scripture, why was there one expressly made for the instruction of vouth, which is that of Proverbs ? Does not all this manifestly discover, that the Holy Ghost would give men to understand, that the time of youth is of greater consequence than the greatest part imagine; and that all the happiness or misery of man, whether in this life or in the next, depends generally on that time well or ill employed : this observation being generally true, that those secure their salvation, who in their youth are bred up in the fear of God, ;!/- Ths Catholic School Book. 12a and observance" of Lis commandments ; and, that those who hare not been educated in this fear of God, or cist it from them to follow sin with greater li* berty, are unhappilj lost. All this truth is grounded on these two principles. The first is, that those who hatre followed virtue in their youth, ^ easily perse- vere the remainder of their life ; the second, that, on the contrary, those who have given themselves orer to sia at that time, with gTeat difilculty amend and (recjaently never. v^'fe,,:^;..:;;^-i!iv,^;^i^^^^^ /%^^', . W->,.€HAPTEIt VI.' '"' Remark tblg Examples of those who having been Virtuous in their Youth, continued so ail their life: • --■t'^i:::^-^r:-: >■ ' The first example Which I shall produce it that ef Joseph,amodelof virtde in his youth, and wiuch I have alightly mentioned in the first part. At sixteen yeara of age he abhorred vice m such a manner, that the wicked examples of his brethren [^ould never corrupt his innocence ; on the contrary, not being able to endure their wickedness, he gave Inotice thereof to bis father Jacob. The greatness of his virtue, for which he was singularly favoured by God, and tenderly loved by his father, drew upon jbim the enmity ot his brethren, who meeting him [one day in the fields, conspired to murder him ; >ut havings a horror of dipping their nands iu his >l6od, they resolved to let him down into an old Ipit, with a design of leaving him there ,^to perish. This poor child, not able to softej) ililir crusty, >y prayers and teaw, was obhged to yield, putting ill his Confidence in God, who never abaniiona those who love him. In this he was not deceived ; 124 'Phe CatkMf Sohod Book. for hm iohomau brethren, struok with tiorrof at f»^ burliataaii a crime, changed their first resolution.— They drew him otft of the pit, and sold him to mer- chants then pfissing by, who carried him into E^ypt^, where he was sold to a Lord of that country. Jo- seph being with his master, persevered ii^ \\iixj^ ^pd innocence of life, which drew down the blessing ct God upon the house of his master, who soou diSr covered his merit, and conceireii a great a^ection. for him.- ■ir«?';;^:^^^^: :':'"v■^■^. ^^'\^^^; ■'S Behold how Joseph spent the first part of his youth>v that is until sbout th^ age of twenty. See tUe coin sequence of it, and^liow hd passed the rest of bis life;. ; wherein I observe three remarkable occasions io which his virtue underwent the scverefift trial. The first was about that age wben h« sustained the m^^% -Tiolent attack his chastity could undergo. The ie- cond was hfs being cast into prison> having to aufibv the pujii^ment and be deeijnetji fiutft;^ (^ a tunQ^ man of the^tribe and city of NepthAli; l^d althongh he was the youns^est of all his. tribe , jet Dothin^ childish oi: youthful appeared in his actiona. And irnen all others went to sacrifice to the golden cull of Jerbboam, King of Isarol ; shiiuning th^ir compuny, he went aloac. to JerusaJew, to the tem- ple of thet Lord, aod there adored the God of Israel ojQTeri^tYg to him faithfully his first fruits and tithes. These and such like things did be observe^ adds the scripturev when but a boy^ according tQ tbe la« of God, - Othe admirable life, Tkeotime^ of a young man« who acted notlmig childish ^ that is, nothipg contrar ry to TirtBe ; who permitted not himself to be cati^- riisd away by the torrent of ill example, continaing steadfast in the service of God, when the rest, to a. man, abandoned fheir Creator ! A Touth spent so Tirtuoitsly ; could not but be followed by a holy life; as you shall see. ■ *-.?>■%« a.*.-... w^iiliv« Tofaj being come to man's estme, was led cap- tjve by the Assyrians, with all his own ctfuniry- men, to the city of Niniire : being ther«;, be depart-- ed not from the path of virtue whiqh he had so^ happily entered in bis youth. For first as he ha^ learned in his youth to resist the wicked, examples of others, he permitted not himself to bf^ corrqpte^ in his captivity by the examples of his country-^ men, who ate licentiously the meats of Genlijes; though prohibited by the law of God. Secondly haviug deserved a particular regard from the Assy^ rian King, by his virtuous conduct, he h?td learetof go to any part^f the Kingdom ; be visited bis fel-* '-','■''■::•'''■*. c .■'■': :l',".f-*' '■' "* '■;*wk >«{:jr if? Tke CaiholU School Book. ]m-0Bi^im», adi^oigdihed Q^m osn^er&inr theirft..> miiot^, iod their penereraaoA in the service of Gtfd. Thirdly the Affliction of the captives infcreasing, he daily riuteii und comforted theiii> distributbg what he waa^ble tof^ve theoi, fed the buegrj, cloathedthe nakf dy and^ with aa unparalleled Qbaiity, Varied all the dead he found, notwithstanding the d]8|>lea8ure •of the king, which he had incurred by that action, e- ven to the danger of bis life. But what is yet more admirable, is the patience tntbwbicli he bore the melancholy affliction of ' bliA^inesij, wbith befel bim by an unexpected acci- dent in the fifty-sixth year of his age One day, '.«8 he returned hoake wearied with the burial of many dead, he chaaced to foil asleep under a wall ifrom the to^p whereof the dung out of a swallow's nest fell ^p^a his eyes, and took away his sight. This was donbtieas a very gr^at afBiction, and a jnost sftTere trials, bat tie suppotted it with s^ph an ^ndmirable patience, that the sacred scripture com- ^j)ares it to that of Job, and^ what is very rero^arka- M)le; attributes it to the piety and fear of God m i^hieb he had liv^d during ' his youth . Behold what vit saith : *' Now this tcial the Lord therefore per- ^ nutted to happen to him, that an example might be .given to posterity of his patience, as also of Holy ;Job. For whereas he had always feared God from 'liisin&ncy, ahd kept liia comniandments, he repin- ^ed not against (plod because the evil of blindness |1iad be£allen hi% bat continued in^moveable in the ^i*ear of God, giving thanks to God all the days of his life,'^ ■ ^ O how admirable is tb^ e&ct of virtue, which -» • , - » , V... XM: 128 The Catholic School Boofc, . I y has always increased ivith age ! He was dellvereil from his allliction four years after, and living to th6 flge of one hundred and ten, he died in peace^ after he had made, as tha scriplure observes, a continu- al progress in the fear and service of God. Thu* Theotime, do they live, thus do they die, who have followed virtue in their youth. Chapter VII. . . ■ ■ . , V . .. . ■ 7 That those who Have beeri addicted to Vice in their Youth, amend with great difficulty^ ond often not at all. ■?n .'■****','. O Theotime, that I had a pen capable of imprin- ting this important truth more lasting ia your heart than in brass or marble, and making you perfectly comprehend the great and dreadful (,i^«ulty of a- mendment after a youth spent in vice. A difficulty so great, that it is almost impossible sufficieiitly to expresa it ; and»ou the other side so general that we cannot consider it attentively, without beinj^ touch, ed with a hvely sorrow, seeing such numbers 6t Christians, and principally of youu;^ people, who groan under the tyranny of a vicious habit, which being contracted in their youth, and increased with age, leads them to perdition ; from which if they chance to recover, it is with incredible pains and combats, and by a manifest miracle of divine' grace. Learn, dear Tiieotime, to avoid this danger, and endeavour lo conceive its ^^reatiiess, either that you may entirely prevent it, or quickly withdraw your- ^C»C if you are already engaged therein. 139 Tke. Caiholk SchwA Book. Thlt fr«ot difficulty ^pidngs from ihree eatiiefl.-^ Tho fSrstis the iuoredible power and force of a wick- ed habit, which being once rooted in the «otil, cannot be plncked op but with great pains. All habits have comnkonlj Ihif quality^ that they continue a loag time, an4l j^te with vnnch difficult j removed. But auxQUgiift and render it ^Aafr^uacwMjaefaMe. ,,^.^ »v For Ibii reaacmthe aimft leripitare, in order Id ex- jiraasitte force of a vicious habit contracted in yootb| defifeila a a^nibenfie whkii toong people ought to hliTie fi^tieiifly in their aonnd ^'His bones shall be fill^ witi^ ^C tices of hicT youth, and they ehail 4|leep 1ir)|]| )iu^ i^^e dust/' That is, the vicea and wicked habits of youth become so deeply rooted ta ^he W\i that all tbe remainder of life is tainted with ;^eio,i«ad deiatb alCoe, aa we daily see, can put a final pe1no4 to tiieiB. %%^ The cause b very e? idei^ ; f|>r f ice when in pos- aessiou of a aoul, incmaaea and strengthens tlie pas* siona , the paaaio£0 corrupt the iudgment*? so that it piatakea good for eviJ» aad eTiJ for good ; the judg^ 9ne|^ Mtg 09oe eormpted penrerls the will, which wm^^?'-' '';,'?.i:'':a'"i-*;: """■'• ^'^-s, ^''^M^f^M lao Thi CathoHc School Book, runs blindly into sin, and from thence proceeds all the evil ; because, as St. Aujfusfine says, " The will not governed turns to an easier desi.e of sin, and by our gratify injL; this desire it is formed into a habit, and a habit not resislod becomes n necessi- ty ;" that is an extreme difficulty in avoiding sin. Hence, ^vh^n a person is ai rived at this pitch, theVe ai^e nt> hopes of his amendment; because, as ano- ther author (S. Isidore) adds, ** Necessity termin- ates in death, by exposing him who lies under it to fin alim penitence ." vn > .. ^ '. *i; , The second cause of this great difficulty is, the decrease of divine grace ; for as God multiplies his favours to those who receive them with humility, aad employ them for their saivatioii ; so he diminish- es them to those nho abuse and contemn them, ^^ow if he deals thus with mankind in general, much ivore with youth, on whom as he bestovrs many favours as long^ as they remain deserving of them, so he withdraws his kindness when thcyabute them, as we may learn by the experience of those, who havhig been favoured with particular obligations from God in their youth, presently become sensible of a great diminution of those favours, occasioned by th«ill use they have made of the same. '^^P-^' . God himself threatens this by a prophet, when Le speaks thus : in that day the fair virgins and the young men shall faint for thirst ; they that swear by the sin of Samaria ; that is, who make profes- sion of adoring the idols which the city of Samaria adores. This thirst is not only a corporeal, but a spi- ritual thirst, and the want of divine grace, of which it is spoken immediately before 9 1 will send forth a ,"i^': , ':ih^r'V;^,^'^"-, ...J«)!.!*Vs;v,,.*V * •'?Mftl Tht CatKolie School Book. 131 famine into tlte land, not a fftmine of bread, nnr a thii'st of water, but of he arinj; the word of tht; Lord. The tliird cause of the great difficuliy ot* cor- recting; the hahi! s CQiitiaeted in youth, Is the pow- er of the devil, who gains ground in proportion as our sins increase, and the grace of God is dimi- nished. This is the proper effect of «in, viz. after (]< pri\ ing a soul of the grace and protection of her Creator, to subject her to the dominion of the De^ Til, and engage her more in that unhappy slavery, in proportion as she continues in vice. O Theo- liipp, who can sufficiently express thn deplorable state of a soul reduced to that servitude, under th& tyranni of her mortal enemy, who employs all his Itnt^ines end devices, to destroy her without reco- |very ; by suggesting all tenaptations that are like- ly to draw hep into sin ; by furnishing her daily >Mth new occasions of destruction, by diverting her roin those that might withdraw her from herun-^ fiappy state : by hurrying h«^r from sin to sin, from )ne voice to another, till the measure of her iniqui- ties being filled up, she is at last abandoned to the >evil, by a visible effect of the divine wrath ! Thus does this cruel enemy treat those whom he ms under his power, by a just permission of God,- ho thus rejects those who withdraw themselves [rem his service and friendbhip, and who refuiiing I) submit themselves to the sweetness of this law, Ind the abundance of his favours and blesainyfs, most [istly deserve to be abandoned to that crnel master fho breathes nothing but their destruction, and [ill never cease to persecute them till he has plunged luYi into eternal damnation. How uahappy all those a ■f^':^.. The CathoHfi Sohoai Book. IZt who aro fieilleii ii^^tq tbfai deplorable sla^^ ! yelthey are itill nora miserable, who* wbilit lUej' are eii^ gaged therein, thiak nol of seeking their deliYeraiiee. 'f-^- ChaftbrVIIL Em^mphs of those who^hmie never eoTr&Dteaihefjkes: of their Youth. \^ »*^'' 1^- r.'*^ ■ ■**■ ■< J' As in a shipwreck, where a ship is loet In a ifdriti, there are' many who perish^ and very few who save' I themselves hj swiininiDg or otherwise : so in the" shipwreck of virtW,wbicb many suffer iti their you^^ the ttttmber of those who are eternally lost is very great, but of those who escape very small . You! will tonceive the smallncss of this number, when voit shall knew, Theotime, that in the history of the Old Testament, there is found but one example, a thing almost incredible, iathe persoii of Manasses^l king oi Juda. For this one it produces a vast mim« ber of others who perished in the storm, and diedl in the vices of their youtb ; some after a long life^ others being snatched away by death hi the primej of tbeir ago. I shuJl here set you dawn some ex- ttmples.- ^ ■-.^r:*^:m.f^rv>.m-:.. First. -^Of all the kings of Israel, who, to the! nwiiiber of mneteen, reigned over the ten tribes ofl Israel, when the division was made of tbitkingdomj from his of the tribe of Judah, after the death of Solomon, there wasacarceone, but was extremelyj wicked from his youth, and continued so to hia death . And a}tho(^ the scripture doe? no t make express mention of his youth^ ueverthelesS it'gives -.^. y. 133 The Catholic School Book. us sufeciently to understand that they were all wicked in that age; except Jehu^ who wa^ after- wards perverted like the rest. ;!y* Amongst tiie kinps of Juda, who likewise reign- ed to theMumber of nineteen after Solomon, there were six who were good, that is Asa, Josaphat^O- zias, Jonathan, Ezcchias, and Josias'; all the others were wicked. Those who were good began from, their youth, and continued such all their life ; tb|i 4 greatest partof those who were vicious, began thefeS- wickedness in their younger years, and never altfer-* ed their conduct. Thus it is said of King Ochozias, that he began to reign about twenty -two years of age,was wicked and . attached to the idolatry of impious Achab^ king of Israel, which was taught him by his mother, Ath^ia« sister of that wicked king ; he reigned but a year, at the end whereof he died in his wickedness. Itis^aid of Achaz, that he Was twenty years of age When he began to reign ; that he did not apply himself to good, and to the serviceof God, but follow- ed the example of the idolatrous kings of Israel, and- that he far surpassed them, iT> impiety,, wherein he died, after he had continued in vice^for the space of sixteen years. / Amon reigned at the age of twenty-t^o, s^ 'be-\* came a follower of the vices of his father Manasses, ' butnot of his repentance, and died in his sins at the end of two years, murdered by his own servants. Joachim began at the age of twenty-five, and' reigned eleven years ; during which time he was wicked like the rest of his ancestors, apd died in his iniquities, without being lanjgnted by any one, and- -e-ii ^ti:. 134 The Catholic ScLgcI Book, also deprived of the honour of burial", according to the threat of the prophet Jtreiriy. Bis son Joachim, huvirg succeeded at the age of (ightten, reigned hut three rncnihs, at the end nhere- Vf he cesevAed for his sins to fall into the hands of Nebuchoclnosor, and was sent into Babylon^ where lie died a lonji^ time iifter. i^iri • Sed.' cii-s, the last of the Kiiif;S of Juda, being coRitt to the crown at ti-« age of tvvcnt\-6ne was ai- sa wicked iike his | redcc be butchered hefore his face, and afterwards pull- <^vi out his eyes and sent him captive into Babylon, wherehe died in misery, in just punishment of his iu- To these examples, which are very common in sacred scripture, of such as have never corrected their vices in their youth, and who have died in their sins, we iind hut one in th« Old Testament who was sincerely converted after he had Jived wickedly in his youth^^rt^:. Manasses, aad he in so The Catholic School Book, 135 extraordinary a manner, thit this example shews clearer than noonday, the cireudful diificnlty of re- formifjg fhe vicions inclinalions of youthful years. This prince having lost his father Ezechias, one of the most pious kiijgs of Juda, at the age of twelve years inhoritedhis crown, hut not his virtues : for soon fcrgettiii^ the holy example an') wise documents he had received from him, he addicted hiujs If to every kind of vice and impiety. His iniquities daily increased until the fifteenth, or according to ethers, till the two and t^ventieth yeur of his reign, wherein God punished his crimes in an exemplary manner. He was taken by the Assyrians in t'^e ci- ty of Jerusalem, sent captive into Bahylon, loaded with irons and chains, and cast into a frightful pri- son, where he suffered every degree of misery and persecution. Being reduced to this extremityV ho betyan to open his eyes, and call upon God in hh afflictions, whom he had forgotten in his prosperity. He acknowledged his iniquities, and sued for pardon with a truly contrite heart, and hy the force of tedrs and prayers obtained from God his deliverance: af- ter which he did penance for his sins, and lived ia holiness the remainder of his life, even to the age of sixty-seven, when he died. See here, Theotime, a conversion aft-M' a wicked youth, but a conversion purchased at a dearrate. ^ ^^ ■■ . . ') ■■ ' ■ Chapter IX. That the Devil uses all his endeavours to lead young People into Vice, * To be convinced of the importance of dedicating; Ifeji ,f\':t^i JA*.t?iSJf!J" : V >- ,,,.,^ 136 The CathoHc School Book. ?»;,;<, tC yourself to God in youp youth, you must remember, that the Devil, that sworn enemy of man's salvation fearing uotbing more than to see you virtuous in your youth, employs all his endeavours to overcome you withouthopesof recovery.; J ^ -,>i'^., This truth is manifest from all we have said before. That cursed fieul, who studies nothing but to rob God, as much as he can, of the honour due to him, and men of the happiness prepared for them, knows very well, that to lead youth into vice is the means of taking from God the first and greatest acknow- ledgement which men owe to him. In the second place, he knows how injurious to God a wicked life in youth is : and thirdly, the dreadful consequences of it, viz. a deep engagement in sin, a hardness of heart, and impatience ef mind. Moreover, he un- derstands very well, that there is no other more cer- tain way to fill the earth with iniquities, and to damn mankind. This is the reason why he employs all his industry to corrupt the innocence of youth, the .first source of salvation and all other blessings. He knows well, that to poison the waters of a fountain, it .is sufficient to cast venom into the spring, which communicates it easilv to all the brooks : and that to conquer a realm, the best method is to secure the fioutier places, which give eqti'S^nqe into the heart of the country. ^ ' ' -^ ^ ; This cursed fiend understands well how to put in practice the mischierhe taught Phayoah, to whom he suggested the destruction of all the male infants of the Israelites, that so he might exterminate thepeo- ^.ple of God. He exercises daily both the malice and the cruel- N ■r;f'. The Cath6Uc SchooVBooh. 137 ty of Nebucliodonosor, who, having take* king Se- decias with his chiUiiTU, at the sackiny^ of Jerusa- km caused the chi!drt;ij*s throats to be cut bef, ^ the father's f^e^c.e^ ami satisfieii himself with putting out the father's eyes without takini; away his life. Thus this cruel enemy em|>loys i\\\ \\h malice to mur- der the children bv sin, and strives to blind interior- ly the parents, that neither seoiug nor caring for the loss of their children, they may not deliver them from such imminent danger. ,* The same king returning: into his country, proud, and elated with his vi^^tories, carried as the fairest part of triumph, the young people of the city of Je- Kusalera prisoners before him, as is related by the prophet Jeiemy. He left nothing in that desolate cit) more to be lamented, than the deplorable bss ♦of the youi^g people,whi(h the same prophet bewails above all its othercalamities.;:^^^'''^^^ ^? 'Thus, dear Theotime, this detcslihle fiend, tvho, as the scripture says, is established king triumph over the holy church, than by the multitude of young people which h.- -, ::-:v/ Besides this excellent example, the scripture al- so furnishes you with' that of the wise author of Ec- Iclesiasticus, who describes thus the means he made use of in his youth to acquire virtue. **When I was yet young, before I wandered about, I sought for wisdom openly in my prayer. I prayed for her before the temple, and unto the very end I will seek after her. My foot walked in the/rigbtway, [from my youth up I sought after her. I stretched [forth my hands on high, and bewailed my ignorance lof her. I directed my soul to her and in knovvMge ll found her." ^; fer 142 Tlie CathoHc School Book. This is the way thsse great men took to acquire wisdom in iheir early years. The scripture pro- poses them to all young* people as the luoJel th(;y| ought to imitate for attaining it. it behoves you, Theotime, who by the grace o(| God aspire to that i;»isdom, to imitate them, aiidf follow the way they have shewn, fieg daily of God with all the ardour of your affection, this wisdom which removes ignorance, banishes sin, and huuls by the path of virMe to real felicity, offering him from the bottom of your heart that exqellent prayer of Solomon: - ^'%.:^^^^^m.^.-r^^m'ii'^m^mff^^^ "God of my fathers, and Lord of mercy ; wbo| hast made all things with thy word, give me wis- dom that sitteth by thy throne, and cast me not off I from among thy children, foi I am thy servant, and the son of thy hand-maid, a weak man, and of short| time, and falling short, of the understanding: judg- ment and laws. Send her out of the holy heaven I Und from the throne of thy majesty that she may be f^ith me, and may labour with me, that I may know what is acceptable with thee : for she knoweth and understandeth all things, and shall lead me soberly in thy works, and shall preserve me by her power.] So shall my works be acceptable." With this pray('r,or some such like it, if you say it] as you ought, you will obtain ail that you shall ask for: but remember that it must have these three con- ditions to be efticacious ; it must be humble, fervtnt and perseverant. Humble,acknow lodging that you cannot obtain wisdom or virtue but from God alone. Fervent, to beg it 'with a most earnest desire.] Perseverant, to begitdaily,HS there is no day where- The Catholic School Book, 14a ^(i tie diviue grace is not riecesasiy lo preserve orin- rrase it. Besides the mraiis ofpn'iyer, ii slrjiclion is also tie- essarj for obtaUning virtue. Tlujuuh Udiie but ( od an give wisdom, yet ordinarily he does not btbtovv it lit by tlie ministry of men, by whom he is pleaded e should be instructrd in tie path of virtue, inspir- ng by bis g;race our h<:;art8 with his holy truths, at lie same time that men teach us by their words. For his reason has lie establii-htd in hia church pastors nd doctors, as the apostle says, to ttach men divine '^.^jJ^^^^^^^Wuths, and conduct them in the way of salvation. Ill Nowif instruction be necessary for all men, it is ^ "-arlicularly so for young pei sons, who by reason of jeir age have little knowK dge of the maxims of wis- om, and arc incapable of tirscoveiing them without ssii.tance. It is not then sufficient, dear Theotime, tolieg ily wisdom and virtue from Almi«;hty God, you ust desire and seek after instruction and direc. n in the way to it from them who knew it. ■ ^ This desire of instruction is so necessary for ob, inin^ virtue, that it is the beginning thereof, accord g to that of the wise man ; ** The beginning,' . ys he, '*of her (wisdom) is the most true desire scipline.'' .1^;^-.;;^ J.-■,,^-..^,,^i,,^;.^-,- And lastly, that you may be fully convinced, ad attentively this excellent exhortation of Ec- siasticus : "Son," says the wise man, *'if thou It attend to me thou shalt learu . and if thou wilt ply thy mind, thou shall be wise! If thou wiJt '.line thy ear, thou shalt receive instruction : and if u love to hear, thou shalt be wise. Stand in the acquire ire pro- lyl they grace of cm, and ^ of God wisdom nd h'H(ls ring him me wis le not off vant, and d of short in^judg. r heavea ! maybe ay know elk and soberly r power. rousayitl [shall m\ Ihree con- >, fervtntj that you] A aloiie.| desire.! ly where* 144 The Catholic School Book. *s i multitude of ancients that are wise, and join tliyself I from thy heart to their nvisdom, that thou^'mayest hear every discourse of God, and the sayings of the wise may not escape thee." Now there are many ways by wliich we may re- ceive instruction in virtue, as preaching, and books of piety. But that which is most necessary for you at yonr age, is the particular direction of a wise and virtuous person, who may teach you the true way to salvation. For this reason the wise man adds to the former words : '^if thou see a man of understanding,! go to him early in the morning, and let thy footwear the steps of his doors/' | Chapter XI I. Of Devotion to the Blessed Virgin, On£ of the last means which I assign, but also onei of the most effectual, for acquiriug virtue in youth, isj devotion to the Blessed Virgin. It is infalliby to such who assiduously employ it, because it afj fords at the same time the most powerful intercessioij in the sight of God for obtaining his favour^ and tb^ most perfect model for our imitation. Next to God, and the most adorable humanitjl of bis son Jesus Christ, it is she whom we must chieff ly honour and love, by reason of that most sublin and excellent dignity of Mother of God, w^ic raises her above ail the creatures that God has eve created. By her we may receive all the assistance whiclii necessary for ui. She is mest powerful with Go(| TIk CcthoUe SckiH>l Book. 145 to obtain from him all that she ihall ask of him.*— She is all goodness in legard to us, by applying to God for us. Being mother of God, he cannot re- fuse her request ; being our mother, she canhot denj us her intercession when we have recourse to her. Our miseries more her, our necessities urge her ; the prayers ire ofier her for our salvittion I bring to us all that we desire : and St. Bernard is not afraid to say, ^^ That never any person invoked that mother of mercy in his necessities who has not been sensible of the effects of her assistance. '^ Although the Blessed Virgin extends her good-) ness to all men, yet we may say she has a particu« liar regard for young people^ whose frailty she knows to be the greatest, and necessities the most urgent, I especially for the preservation of chastity^ which iii roost assaulted in that age, and of which she is ' a singular protectress. History is full of examples of saints, who haye'i eserved this great virtue in their youth| by the ^ istance of this Queen of [Virgins, and experience affords daily examples of Ithoee who have gained great victories, by the re- icourse they haye had to her intercession, and who [have happily adyanced themselyes in virtue under bier protection, and by the graces she obtains of IGod for them. , . Be therefore deyout to the Blessed Virgin, deat ^heotime ; but let it not be the devotion of many/ rho think themselves so, in offering some prayer to her, more by custom than devotion ; and on the "tther side exceedingly displease her by a life full )f mortal sin, which they commit without remorse. ~^hat devotion is this^ to deeire to please the mothtr, E i* m Th€ Cutholie School $ook. i't 'i> and dailjf crucify the son, trampling his hlood uq, i^er their feet, and contemning his gracb and tH- vour ? le not tbi9 to be an enemy bot^ to son aiid mother ? /; Vy '■'•■r,^-«' ■■ .^'■■'' ■V^:t ■■;**' ■■■T';\x. • V^.- O dear Tbeotime, your devotion to the Blessed Yirgip must not be like tba^, it muk be n^ore gene* rous and more holy ; ^^^ to speak plainly if you irill be a true child, and a sincere servant of the Blea^d Virgin, you must be caieful to perform foui^ things, '' ' . ' ,•'• '• ^. ■■ '■ ' ' l;;Have a great apprehension of displeasing her by mortal sin, and of afflicting her motherly .heart by disboQfuring her son, a^d^estroying ydur soul ; and if voir chance to fall into that misfortune, have redourse readily to her^ that she may be your in- tercessor ih reconciling. ybu to her son, twhom you have extremely provokeu, '^ " She is the refuge of sinners as nell as of thejust, pn pondition they. have recourse to her witii a true dosire of converting themseives,*' aft St. Barnard says. • ' 2. Love and iautate her virtues, principally her ^lumility and chastity. These two virtues among' <)thers rendered Heir most pleasing to God ; she loves them particnlarty in Children, and is pleasec( to assist with her prayers those whom she tinds par ' ticularly irr *ned to those virtues^ according to tha ffaiiie saint. ' -:,^^^,,^ •j;:,;v 3. Have recourse to her in all your spiritual ne- cessities : and for that end offer to her daily soii)« particular prayers, siy your heads, or the little of- tice' sometimes in the week, perform something in her honour on every Saturday, whether prayer, ab- fttioeuce^j or alms ; honour particularly her leasts b^ I ' >M/ The daikoiw School Book. i4f •a conifci«ion and communion. 4. Be mindful to invoke h/f in temptations, 9nd iQ the dangers you find yourself in of offending Gocf« You canftot shew your respect better, than by ap- plying yourself to her in tbese urgent. nQcessxties^ and you can find no succour more ready and favour- able than hers. It is the couqsel of St. .Bernard ; '4fthe winds of temptations be raised against yoUy if you run upon (he rocks of adversity, lift up your eyes towards that star, invoke the blessed Vijrgin^ In dangers, in extremities, in doubtful aifiairs, thmk upon ihe blessed Virgin, let her not depart fronl your ihouth, not from your heart ; and that you may obtain tjtid assistance of her intercession^ 1»l sure to fbllovv her ex^^ple.*' . ^ ^^ If you perform this, you v|ll havQ a true dfev% tion to the Blessed Virgin, y«^ will be of the ^um-^ ber of her real children, and she will he youriiro4 ther, under whose protection you shall never perish. Kemember well that excellent sentence of St. Aii- ■elm, who presumed to say, " That as he must Uh'- avoidably perish who has no affection to the Bles- sed Viigin Mary, and who^forsakes her; so it i$ impossible he should perish who has recourse to her, and whom she regards with the eyes of mercy .'^ ' I shall conclude with an excellent example which I shall produce fbr a proof of this truth. St. Brigit had a son who followed the profession of a soldiet^, and died in the wars. Hearing the news of his death she was much concerned for the salvation of her son, dead in so dangerous a condition ; and as she was often favoured by God with revelations, of which' lire has composed a book, she was assured of thd 148 TMCfi^hQlh SckBotBqa^, Aalration of her son by two subsequent zerelalions. In the first, the Blessed Virgin revealed to her, that nhe had assisted her son with a particular protectioa at the hour of death, having strengthened him a- gainst temptations, and -obtained aU necessary gra.- ces for him to make a holy and happy end. In the following she declared the cause of that singular as- sistance she gave her son« and said, it was in re« iOompence of his great and mncere devotion he had testified to her during his lifoj. wherein he had loved her witb a very ardent affection^ and had endeavour- 0ii to please her in all thinga. ;^ .7*his Tbeotime, is what real devotion to i^ Bles- 1^ yirgia did merit for this young roan,; and for maiiy others ; she will be as powerful in your be^ half^ if you have a devotion toher, if you love and bonour the Bkssed Virgin in the manner we hav9 mepiBoi^d, '0^t"'".-f^^7 Jfs. Chapter XIII. €f DevQihn to our Angel Guardian^ andtotk tv Shint of one's name^ }^ 1 i3od loves us with «uch tenderness, that he givei to evi^ry one of us an angel for our guardian, em- P^yipg by his incomparable goodness his most per- fect creatures in our service* even those celestial apirits which are created incessantly to contemplate him, and continually to serve him in heaven. Theotime, how great is the bounty of God, to de^ j>ute no less than a prince of his court for the con* duct of a poor servant ! and as St. Bernard sayi excellently well, '* not to be content to send his Son to us, to give us bis Holy Spirit, to promise The CathbHc Sehooi Book. 14^ thd enjoyment offiiroself in heaven : but to the end there should be nothing in hearen unemployed iot ouK' salvation, he sends his angels to contribiSit6 thereto their services ; he appoints them oui^ guard* ians, he commands them to be out masters and guides." Entertain particular love and hoinour ibr him to whom God has entrusted ^ou. He lis alwa\:s near to Conduct ftnd guard yon ; he iltispires yoii with good thoughts ; he assists you in important ai9kirs : he fortifies you in temptations ; he diverts many misfortunes which otherwise would befall you, whe- ther temporal or spiritual' ; he' continues thesi$ good officer V. proportion as you baVe recourse to him. Whaf that you owe not to subh a director arid guardian** ■ St. Bernard says, '^^ that thci t^gf'gnardecl b^ our good angel ought td inspire us with three things, respect, lore and confidence, Respect for his pre- sence, love or devotion for the good- will he had for us, and confidence for the' care he has for oUt pre- servation.'^ ',. .;i ;■;«:- T^.fe^r- '^ .:;.." '.^ .• 1. Shew then, Theotim&, a gfeat respeict to' your angel ; and when you are tempted to any wicked action, call to mind his presence, and be ashamed to do that before him, which you would not dare to commit before a virtuous per*Son. 2. LoVe him ten- derly, and recommend yourself tb him daily. Be- seech him that he would direfet your actions, and protect you from the misfortunes of this life, and above all from sin, which is the greatest of al^ evils, 3. Remettiber to have recourse to him in all j^our necessities, and principally on two occasions j '^ ^^ m^ J i-:i ^r " -' ■:: ,.;*=■ ^».' m 7A> CWAdAp S^ffigtBook. '■V r^ The first is, wheii yoa deliberate or on hles^ngs upoil all our works, and collect the divine grace for the whole day ; as the Israelites in the desert gathered in the morning the manna of heaven which sup* ported them all the day. - ^^ a-i^M^ i .m '^'' ■; ■^r^"-:^:?(' Ui TktCathalU School Book} What is rerj reioftrkable in that manna is, that those who failed to gather it iii the morning found .fit not presently after, because it was melted at the rising of the sun, whereof the scripture gives this excellent reason, viz. that God who showered it down every mforning, caused it to he dissolved with the^rst beams of the sun ; *^ that it mighl he known toall^thatwe must prevent the sun to hless thee, und adore tbee at the dawning of the light.'' Bnt remember, Theotime, to perform this ac- tion in the manner the wise man prescribes ; for he would not have it a constrained, negligent, and in- devoat prayer, but a prayer with the qnite contrary qualities : be says. The wise man will giv^ his heart (that is will apply bis will and affection) to resort narly to the Lord that made him ; that is to say, will give bis first thoughts to God, to adore him as his creator^ and thank him for all his benefits, and he will pr^y in the ^ight of the Most High ; that is will consider the greatness of God, who is present, lind to whom he speaks, and considering the infin- ite grandenr of the divine majesty will attentively offer his prayers to himjitrith humility and great modesty, and with a profound respect, begging of ., ., 4 Beg of him the grace to employ that day if^ his service without offending him y make a^|^. re|> solution not to consent to a mortal sin ; purpose tp avoid the occasions, and endeavaur to foresee those which msy happen that day, to tlie end yoti jnay be armed against them. , -w 5. OHl^r all the actions of the day to him, be- seeching him that he v^ould bless them, inspire y^u, and direct you in all your works» that you do POr thin^ against his commandments ; nothing but throuj^h him, that is, by hisgr? ) \ and nothing but for him, that is. Air his glory., ,^*^n - ^^ 6. Recommend yourself to tfee Blessed^ Virgin, to your good angel, and tQ your patron. Perform all this in a small time, but with much fervour ; and bv? ssured, Theotime, that if you be diligent in this exercise, you will find the truth of that sayipi wisdom itself, — "They that in the morning watch for mesliall find me.'* . * - Chapter XV. ' '■'> J4 y i)tit ' Of Evening Prayer* . ,.wu- If it be a business of importance to hegiu tbft ,txit- r. , * , r •■ ^l ■'' /''<<, 154 74tf Cai/toiic School liodk. "^ rf'*.L- Thfi Catholic SchoolBook. l^b \%. Beg of him grace to disco verthe sins y«u have committei! ^hai 4^^ in ^der to ask pardon for them fand amend your jfife. 3. Exaniin^iiid<>. tiiut tti: uevtir i>e ^pokeu orotberwiaeinyunr pKSi^rjce. Chapter XVI I. ■ - . ■ ■ ' 1 . Of the Love of God. If the (rre itn'ess of God 'o!)no;^f s us tb feaf and liohoup liiiu \vi:h a profound s•e^;pv^•l, his goo.inesen- g^'jjrs yiH ; s iiiucli lo love Im. We uiu t fear God b.y r<"as< V j.f fiis L;rentne5^, whi^U jendeis him inii/ nj' lily aiorablf ; and w<* rniistlove hiiu because of bis •^oodnt'Ss, which niake-^ hiu. i.nunilely amiable] r\(^ fimst not sejJarate thest? two virir.es, fvN'ir and love. The fcarof Go'l is the be;jii«'!»ini+ of his lovt,Hnd love is tiu* rjerfrction of fear. He Ihat is witlioiit fear cannol bt- justided. lie tiiut lovetb not anidetb it) ritalh. „^,^ We mnst til an love C d, drar Thcotimc ; for how can it be that you shvuiid nut iove goodi.ess itself, and him who bath loved you first : But yoq must lovt' him betimes, and from yoai tender years, Jou lii'ist begin that early which yon n(iist do all your lifv;, and duMtig all eternity. The love ofour God itj Our la< e<»d. God has placed you in this world 'for no other end than to love him ; and that com- ing to know birn fer your Creator, you should render th;»t which a work owes to its workman, a creature to its Creator, a child to his father, that is, *lov«^. And to induce ton tKo better tbtrcunto; he :# yhe CatkoKo .'^ch^^fwki 140 lits ftdded %ll i,ma^|ita>)1« ,fav igr^ hi^viug <]f sign«,ifi only Son, called yoiji ta the i;race of chrjsliaiiity, mlijj^htened you ^vith f^i^li, sanctilieil you by his grare, received you oiVn into his mercy, and ct^pUced you simong hia childi'e*!^^ af- ter you had grievously ofTemled hiiu ; and a tlwa- sarwlothep ^essingsi [las he bestowed upo^jj^oii. Theotiiiify bow is it possibit^iiot to lovy a Gad vil^ has Jove.d yo«,^o uiuvb ! ♦ {,, . , ^ ' <, There are two things in Gd^l for wbich he '>dnes)i coiisi^ts the ettrtwl happiiibssof both men »ud ang^H , lint take notice, . Thec;ime, that the love ol God, to be real ought to have one parlicukir con.-* jdilion, whiiih o^cn»rs not in any otlier,lov^>: for iff does nut suiiice to love God as we love cieaturc^s, but we must love him above all things?, that is, more hh^» ^^Uf^OJ^? Xfei^,|%itJ<^v^ JeLcir^ thy pod ■■c,- ''■?f ...t^**?'M>' ■■■A'Vs'1! 100 Thf ^ StImtBM, ^fttktby wKtfle beiiTt. That k, moi^e tlijin ill other thmirii; so that you love notlifR^ ^bovie liidi, as there it nolbifigg^t'cater or more amiable than be ; nor any thin^ tqual to him ; as there is nolhiog which ^caa^^qualbim. ■''■ ■ •■.• M ■ . -^'--^^^^^^^ In a word, the love of God consists in prefefrifiuj 6«h1 before fttl things ; before the goods of the worhii pleasures/ honours^ friefids, and life itself ;su I that^ou must be prepared never to love these things to the prejudice of the love you owe to God; ami be resolved rather to lose them a thousand tirh(s| than be watiting to the obedience you are ob)'gc(lto| render unto hini. It is in this preference of God a- bove all thiugs,the essential point of the love ofGodj consists ; a preference without \ihich it is ifflpossi.| bio to love God. or to be ia the state of that saha- Hoa. You must then labour early to acquire this so i* Siiablea love, and this so necessary a preference^tol ^engrave it deep in your heart ^ and to the end you be not deceived therein^ by taking, as very many do, apparent love for the real, see the principal acts you must practise therein, by vihich you may knovj %hetheryou love God truly or no, 1. Above all things fear^ and have a horror of sin, because it is ^displeasing to God, and inOnitely opposite to his! goodness, and be resolved never to commit a sin up- on any account whatsoever. 2. Fly venial sins asj much as possible^ because they displease God ; aiiil{ jtlthough t^ey destroy not his love, yet tbey di- miaish and weaken itjiiid dispose you to fall into sin. t:,!- ' .):- ' ^'^^.if*"^'' •"*;■"'■ T^g0UiicSi?hoiJ^^ 3. Labour to aoj|uUe tbe virti^t jo «YeK!es6arY /iW yoii, anlc to movetjth rs to love hir». 5. Be|^ii from your youih to love hinfi vvbom you amst nevef cease to love. At what tijTje soever you bt^gi« 10 love him, it will always be too late, and yoji uill alv^ays have reason to expitss ihat grief whivh Sts A«ij,U(S^tinedid ; *'l have loved thee too ^aie,0 an- cient beauty ; I have loved tlyee too late. O eter- nal goodness." Ci)o<»f him frequently the j> race to love hiin as you ought, and daily say to him from your heart thos^i excellent words of uavid : O God wh;it have 1 in heaven ? And bfpides thee what do I desire upon earth ? Thou art the God of my heart, and llie God that is my portion for ever, rClIAPTER XVIII. : / ^^l^:'ii ■■^M m-'^%i Of^tlie Love of Parents, He fthat fearcth the Lord^ says the wis« mai^ bonourcth bis parents, aati .will «erv« the ni at Im .,v- i6i ThtCmhHe Sekml Book. tnvsUrn that brougtit him into the worid«— Yes, Thcotime, if yon have the fear of God in your beart, you will honour your parents, and all those to i^horn he has given authorify over yoit, because it his will and command. Honour thy father and thy mother ; and if you honour ihem not, you hai/e neither the fear nor the loye of God, For to contemn a duty, which niitiu*e herself die. tates, and which God has so strictly commanded is not to have the fear of God. There is no menace %hich he h&s not denounced against those children ,^'ho are wanting to this duty. He says. He that ^fBicteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is ififamoui and unhappy. He that curseth his fa- ther and mother, his lamp shall be put out in the iifiidst of darkness. The eye that mocketh at his father, and that despiseth the labour of his mother in bearing him, let the ravens of the brooks pick it out, and the young eagles eat it. Of what an evil fame is he that forsaketh his father ; and he is cur* Bed of God that an|$ereth hie mother. Lwish these menaces were deeply engraven in the minds of all children, who forget ever so little their duty towards their parents. ^# _. ^ Render then to your parents, Theotime, tie hi- nour you owe them ; considering, 1st. That it is just and reasonable ; 2nd. That God will have it V 10 : God, 1 say whose hiH ought to be the rula of oor actions, and whose command is the tnost pow- erful motive to a genc^rOus soul. The hdnour jou ought to give to your parents includes four princi- iiaif^itogs, which you owe to tbcrn, viz. respect, mc^ob^ience, and asyi?t 4:;i .Mr I%8 CaihoMe Sek^ Book. im 1. Bear them great respect, considering tbem as those from whorn^ next to God, ^oi: have receiired I your beingl Never despise them iipon an^ consi- deration whatsoever; either interiorly, by any thought of contempt ; or exteriorly, by any words, or disrespectful behaviour. — Receive with good will their instructions, admonitions and reprimands. My spn, Says the wise man, hear the instructions of thy father, and forsake hot the law of thy mother. A fool laugheth at the instruction of his father, but he that re$;ardeth reproofs shall become moro prndent. 2. Entertain an affectfonate love for them. Re- member, says ^he i\ise man, that thou haost not been born but through them ; and mi^e a return to them. Now this can only be done by loving them • Yet, take notice, that this love must not only be a natural and sensible love ; it must also be a ra^ tional love, and according to God* To love lb either for dignity as priests, whom ihe scripturo cofinmands you to honour, or for their age, as old rneviy to whom young people should show mach re- spect, or for their virtue ; for if you honour Cod you Drill also honour them who serve him ; and, lastly^ men in public authority as the kin^, and magis> trutes, whom God commands you t6 hondur, as re- presenting his place, and whcm^e has established for his ministers in the ieiinporal gotcrnment of mankind. To the first is due obedience and fidelity, as the sovereign and God's representative on earth; the same is likeiiise dMe to his ministers, in piopor- tion to ihe raQk aad authQiUv they hold under th^ piince. ■ ■:-^' - '^ ^^■■■'■■- ■ -- *' -^ -• :<;'.,^h--.: • :■: '^-^v- ' ''■■ "'■' ■ ■ ■M"yi ..Chapter XX, iil:hd Of Swearing and Lying, To he addicted to swearing is a very vidous qiit- lity especially in young people. — J speak xiiit of oaths appointed by religioo^ to ascertain a truth when sufficient necessity requires it, a necessity which sel- donv happens to young p;»iions ; but of those oattis so common amongst Christians, whi 'n the adorably nameof God, is called upon aud taken in vain, iii the least anger or impatience, aad sotnetimes deli- berately from a detestable custom of swearing by the name of Godon all occasaoni. ^ ■ l^lt TM§£^klt^ .Spiiua/ fi«i% «dore, and wi.osc sant'Uty makes 'd\\ atu^eis to ta »a- i)ie ; and this -lolwiihstanding .God'^ 4 4pr^?'>ss ;>i - ^hibitjon, Thou sb«lt net take thi^ nam^ of, if ij,i.«!^d tl^j Gud ill vain. 2.- II is a l^jeiiious outrage olfir- ed to his Son Jgsus, Clirist,, lo^, treat with so ^nuch irreverence the orceious d^^^th he suffer^' ■ifiifr<;gr red^mpvioii, ana the fidvra!>iG blood h^Mic4 laroarsulv ;iou. u /in outragi^ w^ 'ch in no ! «3 thau that he •ecfeivjed bv the Qnlcltv oi his exe many other m\s id be coinmitted ; for, hesias ions, and to thn occasions of sia. Fpr tljiHU'a»son the wi^e tt>un s^iJ, ** A man that swearbtl> iiiuch shall he filled with iniquity, aiid a si'^pq^ge ^iiali nast remedy, as '^hose who are SuhjtHit to it d ) sin is Ihcv si|i of ji; dtvils, ^Uio are please ' in jiotijia^ but iavat ui;^ and e'eTfil- iiii: tiit; liol" ' mx. of. iiod, : Ac^a k is 4 hprn- V, ■■i'v;^,.^ ^>:^i • ■:<'■''■. '.-'ffijr^Jl^'''::}^. . >rt'ri4%«.^,^','"*'^->'l " "• .t^ :•'*""' T%e CalAolte ^Koof hodk.* rer bfe tbiu^^ that Christians, who ought to prai.s^^' [Ood upon c^rthi'as the 4n(|;els pj^aise hfiitMii luaveu, fihoulil offer him here the same injuries as thf. (te-^ ivi! throws out Aij;i!ust him in helL > Theotime, iiy (his (Jetestabl^ sln^ a^bomlJiaM e before 'God and men, odious in persons ^ of ^very, age, but principally in \oiith. Rtmembir tlu\t tlif^t ancient law coirde'!i;ned bliSphf^mtrs to death, and^ St. Paul dehvered ovrr to the d«'vil two Chrisliiml guilty of tbiscri.iie ; tiiat they may liarn, says ht^, not to blaspheme. And St. Gregory reh«tes, how a chiid accustomed to swtar in iiis ii\ij)atience by the name of God, wr.s seized with a mortal;^ distigiKper and assaohfd bv evilKpirit«, wl»ich Ciued linn to depart this iifeni hisfatliei's arh>s, who fein^ tof indulgent in ^orre«-rtii)j>hiin,hjid hwd up this cKiM a f^reat sinner for bell, as the saii^.t saint obsin >'€«?.- Tbe reirtedy of Ihi* shi, when one hps ever s<^ little a habit or inclination to it,' is to Uv the catives.; as anger, learning, wicked company, and all other things, which every one knows to be <>f tbi^mselfvcs an occasion of swearing. But above all, jtispow- erfui and even ncfsessury remetJy, to impose vpnn one's self some riij;oro5Js pnnisbmeiit ^rery time he shall fall into this sin : as some alms,.so{ne prat- ers to be perforoK^d the same day, some tastins; to be observed sook j^ft.r, or some other mortifioa- - tiOU. ■:■ .^ar:v.m '-W-ir- - '..-. ' ' Avoid CTflry degree of o^ich or imprecations, and other phrase*?, whicli, though n'/t oaths, tend to ^weadiig upon occft^ions-^€hn?4!an, modtisti re- ^ ■-'.■"■■ ■ iiM' -4 • .'• im TUmCaihotie School Book t'i ■■v quires t^iat we ?hoM not swear at alt ; accar. as well ^>f reason of the respect you thcii ijrv ak through, as be«:^Jp; it fre^ qnently happens, that tbof^f; falsehoads i^otably ^^r %-h 170 The Catholic School B^ok. ii \ ■^ fiTtJMdicf your o^tt good, or thtt of your neigh- bour ; which you are obliged to pit)Qiot6 \^Leu it ig in youv power. Lastly, in . 'latpoever matter it be, and to what- soever p'!" ».o.a yit. speak> accustojuyourself never to tell a lit on purpose, or with reflection. Lovetruili a^d sincerity in all your words. What an excellent quality it is in a young- man. ivhen he cannot tell un untruth mtbout bins! .i.g . Tho just, says the wise man, aloudl hate a lying word. Beg of God that be ^Wt yon a hatred of ^is sin, and ireqiiently oHer t . him that prayer of ^lon^on : Retuove far from tne ^^Uiity and lying words. f^ ;-,v «* . ■- ■ ■ •••■ CHArxMiXXl. ■ %r::-^r^ ^!*. ''i?*' : Of Sports and Recreations Recreation is necessary to relax the spirits,par- ticularly of young people \ and that which is taken in innc^^nt diversion is most proper for thern, it beii^gDiore propfTtivned to their nature and the ca- pacity of thi>ir mind, wmt l^stime, iheu^and ledyation are not contrary to tirtne, but rather WflM&tAded ; aad it is an &ct of 'Vittue ^heni it ii doAo i^s it on|[ht. . > . To he.sucli^itis&ecetearf above a}} things that the inotive b« good ; tb^it i»» that it be takun to re- create the mindi tc '^o make it more capable of la- bour, wb.i<^ it could not be abla to undergo, if it ^er* alway^^aaaployed- So that labour is the end and motiveMbport asd recreation. We recreate CMiiiehei QA aetimnt of the fatifae wt k«re under^ TA# Catholic r-hoot Book, Stmt, ant! fn order to uuclergo mbre. From Hienee ifce conditionJi follow, which mtiVt be obs€nr#*l ia pastime, that it may be good and vlrtnous. The first. to observe moderation; for excess here, is renders it no longer a recreation, but Mther an employment ; it wouIH then be taken to prepare na for Qe\i labour, which is th^ sole end pastime ought; to bare, but merely for our pleasure, which is a tI- eioiis end : yea, it is to irwike one unfit for labour, b«caiiBe esfcesfl in amusement dissipates the spirHk, •nfeebles the forces of the body, aud oft<:>atiinc$£ considerably prejadices the health by the distcinpei^ it causes. ' " The second condition is> not io have a disordef- ly affection for amusements, ais it happens freqwcnV^ lyto young persona. This affection makes (Hem M\ into the excess just mentioned, lose ntncb time, 9nu think continually of the means of dissipation, it generally prevent their applying themselves sc. fi^Y^sly to labour, and when their body is at study, "leir mind is bent upon their sport add divcriise- ment. < The third condition is, to fly as much as possible from^ames of hazard, which enslave the minds prin- cipally of youths, and instead of refi^eshi" g ihfe \i^^ rits, load them with anxiety : one is tberr m deeply concerned in losing or winning, that itiB hntd to ob- serve moderation. They play then onlj outofco- vetousness andfor gain, ^hich is a criminal motive; consider also the ordinary losses one suffers, which leave after them displeasure, Texation and despair; add to these cheats, unjust gain, diOTer, swearinl'j quair^ls, with wklsh these sorts of games are ordj- ^ .... V .'.4 '<■■■ ■■, , >:!%HjfLmk,.UMV\\:,'l'^ •'•* ■; \', )72 Th6 Caiholitt School BocL \f\ iiarily attfnddd ; (he great loss of titne, tho rlissi* ])ation of minds and goods, the Mnful habits of aih gtr, of impatience, of sv^earit^fl^, of lying:, of cove* tousness, a neglect of duty to God and their family and adherence to ill company, an aversion to vihat is serious, and a love to be idle, and to make their life but a change or succession of idleness. Such an uuhappv inclination to play frequently continues ail their life to the ruin of their wealth and honour, and reduces ttiem to the utmost misery, ns we dailj tee by too many examples, and in short makes a man incapable of all good. Avoid all prohibited games, Theotime, as abso- }utely, inconsistent nith your salvation : amuse yuur- ^elf in some laudable diversion, which may serve to unbend the mind, or exercise the body, obseiV' ing therein the condilions tre have spokf n of, espe- cially avoiding all excess, which St. Augustine in his confessions acknowledged to be one of the caus- es of the wickedness of his vouth. Now this exceiis is undei*stood not only of the time unemployed therein, which ought to be well regulated, but aU hO of the money you play for, which ought always to be very little ; otherwise you will play for gain, and riul for recreation, and the sport will be a rack and disquiet, rather than a diversion. Besides the money you lose at play would be better emploj- ed amongst the poor, v\hose neces«it^ will cry on? day to God against your exce&ses, and those of ail gamesters. • Th9 Cath^Kc SMmlBook. 179 CHAPTER XXII. The Cormlusion of all that hut been said in the second Part, It is certainly, Theoti me, of great couiequence that you should be Tirtuous in yonr youojer /itni, ftnd that the good or eril life of f outb is not tnOing;;, nor a thing that deiierYe« little care or iregiird. as the ^eat^stpart of the world tbinlcs ; but that it is a bOflinetMi af hi^ irapartance, the trutb of trhich is founded upon all that is grtat an() saerod ia what concerns the service of Go^ and the sahadtioQ of men. 1 . Yon ought to serve (Jod in yowr youth/ be- Icatise you should be ready to ae1nroiried|fe Him ais I your Creator and sovereig:n iBt9i»ittti foif the bemg l^iuhave received from him, aflrf oti&oeoimtef the |(snblime and excellent end for whieb he bee eveate^ jyoQ, havini^ madeyoii for nothing I^Si thai te pos- wfssWm eternally in heaven, aftcF you have faith- |firlly served him on earth. 2I On account of the great favour be has shown lyou, in calling you to Christianity and the Ctitbo- lic religion^ out of which all those who ob&tinatcly Iremain cannot be saved. 3. Because tho service of . yoimg people is sin- Ignlarly pleasing to God, since he lores thetn with a, pardcuiar aJSVction^ and is pleased to confer ihaiiy benefits upon tb«m. 4. Becausa you cannoit refuse him 5our s#rif9j| ^hoirt ofWrtg him an heinous. iifia^ m 174 The, Catkoiuf School Book, :> 5. Because he hath an incredible aversion to nicked young people. 6. Because your eternal salvation Las a great dependence upon the life you lead in your youth ; so that if you set your affection upon virtue in your younger years, you will easily preserve it the re- uiainder of your life ; and if you follow vice, you cannot withdraw yourself but with great difficulty, and perhaps not at all . v v ' ,», ,.^,^ ^^ ; ^ ? 7. To avoid the heavy misfortunes which spring from the wicked life of youth ; uutime.Iy deatii, ob- durateness in sin, the loss of many fair hopes^ and the overflowing of vice among raeri, . >^^ .e.- . »., 8. And, lastly, because of the persecution which the devil raises against young people, whom he con- tinually endeavours to i^ithdraw from the service of God, and ensnare betimes in disorders^ that be may destroy jthem without recovery, f^ >'«*%f a - >f After all these reasons, I ask yon, Theotime, whether you now hesitate what you have to do ? Are not these considerations powei^ful enough to convince you of the obligation you haVe to conse- crate yourself to virtue in your youth ? And ifyou be convinced thereof, what do you mean ? What are your design and resolution for jhe futwre ? Perhaps hitherto you liaTO not comprehended the greatness of this obligation ; but ncw> underiitand it clearly, what judgment ovght you not to expect from God, ifyou be rebelljous to the lijjht, and act like those wietches, \>ho say to God, depait fi'om us, we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. The Jews being returned from the captivity of Babylon, the prophet Edias caused iLe law d Tkt €MfiMiiiS*lkot Book. 175 God to be pii1)Iic)y read unto them* itotk lifiei^ce they bad received uo inslructidn durini» the seven* ty 5 ears of their captivity. ;^ That p^ ?<## Which those who lore thee not luuat undergo. ^ # For me and such as me, thouonee didit bear ^>^; The ignominious cross, the nailt, iIm »|»e»f ; C»^^ A thorny crown transpierced thy sacred brdw^j What bloody sweats froQi cY'ry neinb^r flow ! m For me, in tortures thou resign'dst thy breath, Nailed to the cross ; and savMst me by thy death. 8av, can these sufferings faiil my heart to iraovt ? Wliat but thy»elf ef| Jtyy 4 * ^ft'''t:?,, THE PRINCIPAL FESTIVALS /' ; EXPOUNDED, "u ;*';:;,vv'.'^5-:.:a> '■.if. SUNDAY was dedicated by the apostles to the mwe particular service and houour of Al- mighty God, and transferred from Saturday the Jew- ish Sabbath, ^vhich they then abolished, to the day following, in memory that Christ our Lord rose from the di'ad, and sent down the Hoiy Ghost on thai day, whence it is called the Lord's day ; and liiunday from the heathens dcdicatinj; it to th# Bun, ■' . J «^:^'*#''^t*''^-:.^:^^''^';^i?^'s^ -<■'', 3 Jan. The Circumcision of our Lp.rd is called New Year's day, from the Romans beginning tSjeir year on it. This feast is instituted bv the church i»i memory of our Lord's Circumcision on the eighth day afur his nativity, according lo the precept of the old law, GV?t.xvii. 11, when he was calied Je- sus, as the an^el had foretold, Ltikc^ i. 32. aud be- gan to shed his infant blood by the atony knife of eiixjumcision. -v t.;; i rj;'?>\'T»- ",v »^.:iS'' "IftirfUllrltrn n 'i^ijsfei;: 178 anW Catiioik S»fM Book, 6 Jan. Epiphanjf of our Lord H a ietnA §ohi^ fklztd in memory and honour of Ohnst's mauifes- tationto the Gentiles by an extraordinary star, which conducted the three kings from the ea«t tot^ dore him in the mawger, where they presented Imui with gold, inyrrh, and frankincenss, in token of his regality, humanity and divinity, or of h)« bfting God, King and Man. The word Epiphany isde- jHved from the Greek, and eignifies a manifestation. It is also called Twelfth day, on account of its being celebrated the twelfth day, after Christ's birth ex- clusively. On the same day are commefoorated our Savour's baptism, and his first miracle of turn- ing water into wine at the weddiujj; of Cana in Gak- Ise ^ 2 Feb, The Punjicationhf tfie B. Virgin , or Candlemas Day, is a feast in commemoration and honour, both of the presentation of our blessed Lord, and the purification of our Lady in the tern* pie of Jerusalem, the fortieth day after her happy delivery, performed according to the law of Moses, j^^XjCV. xii. It is called purification, from ti*e Latin word purijico, which signifies to purify ; not that the blesstfd Virgin had contracted any thing by her child birth *«^hicU needed purifying, (being the Mo- ther of purity itself) but because othef common ;nothcrs were, by tnis ceremonial rite, freed from the legal impurity of child-birth, to which out of her great huinijity, she submitted. It is also cal- led (jaudlemassr Day, because before Mass on that day, the church blesses her candles for the whole year, and makes a procession with blested candlei in the hands of the faitiiful, in memory of tha ligbt Js^ the CathoUc School Bo^k. lt» ffhereirith Chmt illuminated the whole church at his presentation, when oUI Simeon styled him a light to enlighten the Gentiles, and theglo^y of his people IsreaL Luke, ii. 32^. 24 Feb. St. Matthias, chosen hy the college of apostles to supply the place of Judas the traitor ; he was crowned with martyrdom in Jewry, anno 76.. -: ^■■(^■i^':^'mr.'..yr^ ^•■'^■■ 19 March St. Joseph, the reputed father of our blessed S^riour, and Spouse of our blessed Lady ; he died in Judea, about the l^th year of Jesus Christ. "■'■■''■■ '■f--' ■■■' -^ ■^:t:?i?H^-r.,;., ■ . 25 March. Anmtj^ation of our Lady, a feast in memory of the angel Gabriel's most hi^j'py em- bassy, when, by her consent, and the co operation of the Holy Ghost, the Son of God^was incarnate in her sacred womb. ^y r^ * Septuagesima , Sexagesima, and Qiiinqitagesima Sundays, are days set apart by the church for acts of penance and mortification, and a certain grada- tion or preparation to the deyotionofLent ; being^; I more proper and immediate to the passion ii^nA re- fiurreetiou of Christ; taking their numeral denomi- nations from their bcinjj about seventy, sixty, and fifty days before Easter. Shrovetide signifies the time of confession ; for our Saxon ancestors used to say, We will go shrift; and, in the more primitive times, it was the custom of all good Christians, then to confess their sins to a priest, the better to prepare themselves for a ho* ly obiervanci of Lent and worthily receiving the blessed fiacrament »t Easter. ^sh^Wednesd{!ii/U9id9j of ptibHc permnc* «^^ f-K j*:;W*. 180 Tht Catholic School Book, m a* liiimiliationih the whole Church of God, so called from the ceiemony of blessing ashe«, wherewith (he priest signs the people with a rroas on their forehead, giving them his wholesome admonition, JR^memher, man J thou art hut dusty and into dust thou shalt re- turm Gen. iii. 9. to remind them of their mortality and prepare them for tlie holy fast of Lent. The ash- es are made of the palm hlesaed ou the Palm Sun- day of the preceding year. \ ^ "i wvi^v^ r Lent, in Latin is called Quadragesima, hccaiisa it is a feast of forty days, (exrept Sundays, which arc only abstinence,j instituted hy the church. M!|ny are the motives for which Lent is established. 1. l^is fast is the figure of the spirit of Penan-e, which every one of the faithful ought to conserve ihroughont the whole time of his life. 2. It is, as it were a tythe or tenth, whicli the faithful offer to Goi, sanctifying by fasting thesfl forty days, whirb makes about the tenth part of the year. 3 Thisi^ a weak imitation of what Jesus Christ our Lord per- ibrmed in the desert, in fasting forty days and forty %ights, without eating or drinking. 4. it was appoint- ed in consequence of the obligation whicli Christ our Lord imposed on his disciples, to fast after his as- cension. 5. By this fast We participate in the suf- ferings of our Lord, in order to have a share in his ^lory. And lastly, it prepares us io celebrate wor- thily the approaching Easter. The four Ember Weeks^ m lifttin Qttatuor tern- para, are times of public prayer, fasting, and pro- cession, p«tVtlv inf?tituted for the successful ordina- ation of priests ar^d ministers of thcchiirch,aiid par^ }y to ]>ig and ,«:ite thanks so God for ihu fruitJ* of if- ' ■- .', ■•- *■' so called ire with the • forehead, ^member, u shalt re- ' mortalilY .The ash- ^alm Sun- '-■. ^.■,>.^, - I, because lys, which le church, istablishcd. ' Penan::e, ) conserve 2. It IS, ti i] otler ta ays, which 3 Thisi^ Lord per- ancl lorfv as r-ppoiut- Christour ir his as- in the suf* are in his brate wor- atuor tern- and pro- Jil ordina- i,afj(i pail- fruits of The CaihoKc School Book. 181 i\ve eartli* Ember is 4€rived from the Greekr ivocd, t'i^ra, a day ; others o.\H tbem Entber^days, i'rwa the ancieot religioui custom of eating nothing, oni those days tii I night, and then only a cake baked uoder the embers, called ember bre^d, - Passion Sunday^ so called from the pa3dk>'n of. Ohrist. then dra %»iDg nigh was ordained by the Church mope closely to prepare us for a holy ccfe^ bration of that solemnity. On this- day the cruci-» fixes, &R are covered hi churchts ^^ith a niournih|pj col<^uF ; both to commemarate our, Saviour's going out of the temple and hiding himself, and to dispose^ us to compassionate his sujSerings. Palm-Sunday i in memory and honour of our Lonl^s triumphal entry inio Jerusalem, is so called: from the palm hraBches strewed under lus feet by^ the Hebrew oluldrenj cry ii>g, hasanna.totheSfmqf David yM'dit, xxi. And. thftefore this day4b% church blesses pahns, sHtdmakes ai»olemn j>r4:>ce»f sitn, ir: m^mfury of that humbly triumph or otir Saviour, the people bearing palm-branches in their haiid; . .^ Matmday, Thursday /m memory Qi"; onr Lpra% last supper^ ^heri he instilutad the l^lessed ^ sacf a?«. roent of his precious body and blood# is so cailecl* fr/^m the tinstlword of t||jd anthiem itifaWu/rm; ^^ John* xiii. 34v L ^iveynu.a new cofnmand, that you Imeom^ another^, as /' haw lov^- yoa* which > is sung on that day in the choir, w1k:ii the pfel^^jSts^ begin the cei^emony of wiastHUg thejxeopK'^a feel in imitation o f Christ's washing those of hi$^ diici<»l plei, bef'MT*' he instituted the blessed sacramenU • Good Ft iday is the anniversary of that mci|8t sa-. V'. m v% ^^>*-:«'3 183 Th€ Cntholw School Book, 3 ered and memorable day on which the great trork of oar redemption was coitsamated, by our Saviour JesQS Christ, on his bIoo,dy cross, between t\^ thieret, on mount Calvary, near Jerusalem. Oil Thursday, Friday and Saturday, in Holy Week, the offict;s called Tcncbrae were furmerty mournfully sfapg, in lamentation of our Lord'ii pns- •ioji. Bat because theze offices are now anticipnted on the evcniogs of Wednesday, Thursday, and Fri- day they have obtained the names of Tenebrsa days, itom that T^nelrmy or darlmesf which overspread the face of the earth at the time of his passion ; for which end also the lights are extinguished ; and after some silence at the end of the offices, a noise is made to represent the rending of the veil of the temple, and the disorder in which all nature was involved at tbe (^Ml of our diviiiie Redeemer.s^ ■ '; , : ^^|^«!4 JSmi^D^j in Latin Psecha, a great festival in pi|€jb6ry and nonour of our Saviour's rosurrection |l%hi the dead oii the third day after his^crucifixion, JBTo//. xxviii. 6*^'^ Itis called £ aster from Oriens^ the east or rising, tlnlk^of Christ's fitl^s ; And hu name, says the Propbejt Zacharias, chap. vi. 12, t> Orieus, *' Thvi is the day which our L^rd /rns made, let us r^oice and he glad in it. The church re- peating frequently these v/ords on this day, desires that her children, after haTing shared in the suf- ferings of Christ by compunction and penafsce, tbould participate in the glory and joy of his resur- rection by a IsTely faith, hoping to arise again themselves, by an ardent lova, with their Redeenner, who having died in satisfaction for our sins, is risen again for our justification ; and finally, by a n#4f lifSv fork mnr i\^ Holy nerly pai- unted I Fri- day*, ipread i after made impje, ivedat TJt€ CuU^Uc Sfh^l Book. lai ' <■, m/% ival in •f ction fixion, )riens^ d hh 12, is made, ch rt- esires le suf- nafice, rcsur- again a risen 4^ life; yi- . pure and wholly celestial. 1'he Moiiifay folbninf IX nlio kept holy, in memory of our Lord's first ap- pearance' after \y resurrection \ vthich is commemo- rated on this day r>r the greater solemnity 9f the festival. . v - ,< Z«ter«Day, is so called from the cate- chumens' white garments, «.n.I lems of innocence and joy, which they put on at their baptism, audsoo lemnly put off this day, ^ v^r^^-^^L.t' 25 Jvn^. St, Mark Evannelut, the disciple and interpi ^er fo St. Peter. Writing his gospel at the requestofthe Christians at Rome, he took it ivith him into Egypt ; first pre aching at Alexandria. Jie founded that church ; and afterwards being appre* bended for the faith of Christ, was bound.with cords, dragged upon stones, and shut up in close prison, where he Was comforted hj fin angelie visien, and an apparition of our Lord. Finally , he was called to heaven in eighth year of Nero On this day tb« long litanies are said or sung, at«^ abstinence from flesh is observed, to obtain the blessing of God on the fiuits of the earth. ^^^^ ^ ^ i May. SS. PhilUp and Jame»* apostles. Af- ter the first had converted almc si all Scjthia i^ the faith of Christ, being fastened ti a cros8| he was stoned to death, making a glorious end at Hiero- polis, in Asia, anno 54. — The second, called also our Lord's brothc'i, was the firs, bishop of Jerusa- lem, where being thrown down from a pinnacle of the temple, his thighs broken^ and 4tnick qjq tbe bfiid witb a fuller's clab, he i^are up the ghpst» aiMt i>a» baried near ths tempi . uo 63. i .: "V.:, r-iJi. 164 w«n5J»-i» The Catholic School Book. »WB»*"" \ 3 May* Finding the Holy- (^f^s, otherwise call- ed ^ffo'fy 'Roo.i u*tiy, A feast in tnemorj 6f the hii- vaicililoti* Jist< very of the hbly-cross vH> i eori oorf^a- \idtir suffered,' by St. Helen, tntjthci uf Consttiii- tiiie the "Great, anno 926. aftef^ithad ^)een condeal- ed by the infidels 180 years^ who erected a statue of ^V^Biis in ^ce of it. ^- '^^ ' • *'' 'Rogation ' FfVeAr, the next but one before ' Wlbt- Stimlaj, is 60 called from fo^, to ask or pray ; be- earit ' il July. Visitation of our B.lLddy ; a M^ , « J^ituted to connnemorate the risit th^ pfil h#^^i^ mnner •ia St.,£)li3ttbeth, ifumediateljr after she l|^'ie%iy;| «^^^^^^^ 0^1 the anj$el's message of the incarnation of th|d$aji I ipkAsi ip^.God.' It is celebniled at tbii tiinei wh^fV^isI ' ^ j: grobable, she retur^d lo N^izareth, riitKer ^|i||M^|the ^^xact tin^e^e underf^oW it, ^shoiic1|aster'^|^|yoir]d. cause its pbseiration at that holy f|siion^<^ 14 5 )y he ispmf^ied with, on account of &eiaa^friM £ a^mtks tbjm 01500^ 3^|fa8^P|^^ - 10 hfVo^ Urhan vt aaao 138$, r":^: Juiy., Si. Jumes^ eaUed 4}% |(i||^ SI. $mu the £vaMPeitst» was l^||-iie ^ iiitto 48. iii.Tehc9 were 99 lm4^^Mr^ $1 Otejr foiri eonsta •Hily pi^aeii JDio a ■,.', AC leSekifoiBooki 187 Ai -• £H?f '*^^^^iF^r*® B. Vitglij Mary. Jiii^ii^ WrZonts Transfiguration^ y/fh^h h9 giftw in glor/ocimonnt Tabor, between Moses pSilits, in presence of his three apostles. P^ter kw^thd John; Matt. xvii. W'Aifg^ St. Laurence^ deacon U Pope Xystits % wii^ broiled on a gridtVbti fot the fatlh of €h»ist ; iM^kli|C^oei martjrdcnn he SMfiTered^with. incom^r- abiiibiliiudeaiA patience^ a^^^ 15 Aiug, Assumption qfthe B, F/Mari^, t feast in liteiii^ry of her being taken intb Heaven, both bONC^ and soul, after her diisolotion ; wbich by a eonstant tradition in the church, hat iverbeei pi- etfsi|r believed to have happened amid 36. 'HiAug, St. Bartholomew, the apostle j having''^ preached the gospel in India, and passing thence iot#thli greater Armenia* after he had converted in- nutnerabie people to the faith i<^as barbarously alay« iid alive^y command of King AstiageSiand then be* k#aded, anno 44.. A ' i Stht. The /east o/her Natimttf, qf;wh(mi the Author of alliife and salvation frisbO^ 1^^ worid. ■ T/ -'."■-■■ S:"':^^^^ 14 Sept. The Exaltation of the Holy €fosf ; then Heraclitus the £nif»eror/ having overcome Coi^oe, King of Persia, bSrought it back in triumph (p Jerusalem^ anno 628; t il. Sept^ Si, Matthew f apostle and evange)h^« il^i^fireaehin; the gospel in Ethiopia, l^astmH ^ i^ an|r as he cdebraled the divine m;^erie*,;ilii^ WSepi. i\2iehaefnuui^ i fi^i^al indiitpt^d % tif Si Michad (h^ Archiin|eU aiid ot the t r- 'J. tkeCait^lk !%io6l Attglet ; 4o ,-i, >i-> • H ...^^^'iource, such mniusMnmofc^ t^^ ii^cidiirdiAii(uiic«iti«n i9 bit: 51? i^r^ ti^^H^fm, mAm 28 0cir. ^. Sgnm ^ jg^w. TOP rersia» iiiji^ npmafi^^ .jppif 'u^Uf ifupwr- of ^ Uiii iSti^ ? )& 1|^ ^068. % *Pflld^ WC^^^ M! isf pa sluwSt it anordafeavilor each of them. % ^''S^ iifi|p., ^ j^ji^^a 4ay ajgpoiotcd^ by the ^^ 1 . ■« *f(MK «ra^l^leaten, uia ifwlly ful ^ 9t (^Keu «nir% cncompaKwd •CJ r % * - ■,* f -<^ *«■ i! W CM ry pr«i c da^ i^atMt from Htii^e^^/tTe up iikl>h»i«M m^m^s. Were lifei|itftteaWlS|te!C^ m^ (wminuinrfcd iafter^nWt by'Sfcrtiti*^ %fcr 6bs^v«d/ aftno^il^. - ■^ ^ pie in the Christian Fajth ; fop.^icb^by S&i»ti«es, and gav^ dp te*%lefe^^^ ^rt*44. ■ ' ^^^ '"' ■^-^ ^Z5' ma. ^ Cbt^ism^aifhity, ' a ^^Wprfl tlife fifHeoftl>6 a'p^j^^fW/^in ct%ii tdWs;a J-V •(■■':<*' m f/%iCaiMio School Book a-: f tlif iib6t>erds welii to tt»thl$heiii>, fuH of fii^h* «d^ «^ii» and (tftdnm. Beholdin*^ the SoviofCpcid 0j^ii/l)iey ought tdfdoreliiin, togke him 'HifLDlcSi to leftru froni the child Jesui iMMiiility)^ ili^ jplicit^i ft cootempt of riehea^ t flying from hoaouri » ft mteejii«nt from the world/ieli-denialy: tiio Ifvn ^g^t^np, portaficRtioo, penance ; they ©ujjht " it Oft th^ cii:e«a of eharitjr, wlierewith the Tidier Has loved U8)i having given to ^a^i 'liMi to f^Hver ui froai ain ; and« by siHsh t ref- ill, to et<;ite theroaeWea to lov^God iriiball f||pkJl|i^, ahd m bateiin* r^pm S^. ] Stepkeuy the firat pafiyr after i^t% iuetiiiii^ti^ was atpped to dea^ Iby the Jeits, 1|7 JDfe.^ 8i. J^hUpf f09i\e and eTaxigelist ; otbk * Wa gospel, hii baniahniertt, and receiving variations, hved to the time of Trajan, the p^ ,IMid poth founded and governed the eso^Aalat Finally, worii ontwith old age, |t l^l^esiis, aged 93, anno 68, and was b|i« mir l;he same city. ' Pfeei: Itol^ Innocents ^o,f%^ in eommamo- ^ ^tlie infants kf rNrously ^^i^nghter^ hy _ I when he sought to take imay Jjhe, lil^ lU l^lined SiLVioar, 1 1 is abo (^ed §hU^'^lll/ii0i ^ l^om ihe {vkttieular commemofatlon of^Hiilse * ehtl^jTi^a 10 the Ma«i of that Jtiy.? c. S$,,Tkmfi^iM^ ^fod l»l|tri»n of Ibe £i^rtilCki|y^ foi i |i|ie iHiN^i^^tho £|tiifeii of iMi Th their Chrisl I '.^ sation fault! Bi^l rmyM of God Cilte S^tioa Live allthjo ckiihes h^ve m yeii'^^il gives' ai their p( most ai mites, I of the if Hoe he ratis Use •epabi modeai^ lnjil cetntili 'f *■ ,'■ 'ii'Si mm. ■1^ J^**^***^?*^ ii'^t The ieveral festl? %ls of other Saints are 'bittitii'. ti^by :«lie €hiirch, to lioiiour GoiT in hti ii&iO^ «ii4 16 teaeh m to imitate tfad vii tffe», and h&t^. their aiartyrdom and sufferings for the ftitii o# Ciirist. / Necessary RuUsJbr a CKristim. ' PTEN examine yout thoughts, words aiid ac^ tions, especially after much business, eoiitiir-^ sation &e. thai jtiu may discern and amend youi;t Hi^ld yonr peace in such things as relate noit to ^ youy and where your speech is not for the hoiiOttl^ . of God, and good of your neighbonr. ' Often call to mind your life past» an4 what . oilr Savioar steered for yoti in every moment of hia. Live- ais if you had nothing, |ind yet possessi^a^ aU things ; and remember, that meat, di|ii|^ am ckithesj, are not the riches of a Chrvttt^ ''^' ' ^Ofler yourself entirely to Q6^ ; aiM| have nothing to return for hisfavour8% _,^^, yeu^«rill be comforted, when yoi« considieMl^1i^:Ae \gite»' all who gives himself. The Apostles lGfi|^|d Ithetr poor boats and nets, and r«!ceiv^d for fti^iti 4 most ample reward. The poor wido^ gave oniy tw^ mites, and ber offering was preferred before *th^ lof the irlchest, ' He easily psrts with all things, who considers Ihe mixst die, and be separated fVom them. I Use no extravagant or nn«Mual gdi^^es iii b lasse^blies, but on ail occasions observe a. ' |mod4NM^ and discretion, Iji all occurrences of life, prefer that "w i^jnio I cerniih anait t<» the sertice and j^e^ B him moors, a lj|v0 l>ught ith the J ^a^s 5h*r«h witbldl eiia* H aft^ lelesrs, iy- after Bcetvin{ [an, tha led the r)td age, waibtt- tmamo- ICaiitir* ■ "Cs. ftJii Catiio6o iS^kotd Book. . , iKever go to rest at nijjiht nifh iifiy disqi^i|ti or trouble on. ^roar n9m<[^^ , '■ ' • ' ' , , ' ' t. .••■'• ' - ■■■•,■ ^^ a^rfill It. Jtfci« fljMie ! Tliift^ i|» ttle-bouse oC 6«t of ihee. y^k nil ^au that id well ii()9tru€l^d ^ th V ,:■> w-si ^'*^.y?; :.:■* -:^.':%4jr/' 1 • m tpMt of uii. ' 't. (1^ ^li h^ id In ib] boly faiw O iRY 6o 4xj eVw^^i^^B^^ _ , ^ A Prayer ajlter spirituuiEe^iii^it '^^ ^ jMlikeinelove^^^tiiitll|N»^li ibou iipst miae wilL Amn. ^^^ A Prayer h€f!^ViA(kmiiiit'^imver$atU^ ^ Prayer after ViMi^md CowoermUm. Voucliyft io^ iito^ni 6 lkill|^ ^1 the* ftkilta eom. siitled in tUt iMlerillQflii^^ »«i# i>erinit nei I give thee^illftm^ mii^ W I ofier JDto thee, a &6N, 4^11^ tn^'^#l|^' f>r tb«e tab^^ 4Hr^«iff^bf 1^^ I^op i4tri^^l««-t , .^ ^. ^,9,ti ,-,. II '^k^tsi^'^ if ''j p. •bout ^fftwra •£,% luinnty ;Jk|ir(^i||li J^m, ,,,, >,. Gram.4iftfr Mating. n > %M»^« *M ihw*i, AJi«fteh«| CM* for •» A^, bid^ilt J who %«tt iiid iin^ n4n ^ Vouclitaf6| O Lord, to nottiMimy ^os^,; ftH t)iN(ra bijit fed my bod/ ; and graot^ iliat after tfli|ti#|id iioiiiisiMnent jl lll«3f have e^n^id life. Amtn* ;t^^^ 'ift I i ii iii ii ii ) 1 1 1 -#i iP[}6QHItf9'nAN DOCTRINE 7 '^^R FMlicf, «lHoi»t^nrheAve9i> Mlow«t| bi^,l% ntW'tf thy kiDgdom come ; thy wiU^bi^dotio ilH ^th as Ujii liihoa?€n, : 'give ua tlifii day our 411- If )N^^» V&^ us our trespasses ^ wefoii^fjr them that trespass against us ; and lead us not> in^'' I \ totemptatiiMi|bi|tdeliTerosiroRi efi)| Ainen. ^41{iM^rv,Ifu]1of mee, our LM is with . Ihlf <*rBM<9d art^ou lunongst woiiieli I and bKNMed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesu|. Boly JCa^^ ry, Motl^ir ef Gpd pray for us siaueri, ntPtt^ and at ^•l^^ur of OBI 4eath. Ainen. ,^ r The ApoHh^s Creed,,) ,, , . ^ Klielieire in God, the Father A|Mghly>'€^ealo« tf heave^' «|id eaHh ; and hi Jeius C^'st^ his o». I oN^^y^l^y «hp vat conceived thy tbo ^i^ t Mill the Viiifitt Mwry^ jh#^M niidi^ le-rifatrn #in crucified, d^ad and buined : ho f.t|Dake 10 thyaelf a K^T^'n thind ner. uny simtlitii(ie,tkat is In heiiren JlJ^dye, or in f^ (arth4>ek|v, DT of tfiinga that are in tbf wat«t vn* %|tl]^ g^ i^: Tbon shaft W adore eor ^or8l|i|^ l|^;' J #111 the lord thr God. strong and j[eafrtHS| tpB^%^lto sins of the mhers apon their chih|mn^ idihelfairj and foiirlh generatioii of ^m thaifeR|| aae} nnd shewing mercy to thousandji of Ihoae thai loveme, and keeomy commandmeiitf;^ « 11.^ Thou sh^ not take the nanie of the Lord giniti^ that take the name of the Lord his <«o#ii||^ ^J% sbalt thou WhoQr and do ail thy work; S^ the seventh is the SabWth of the Urd thy God | o«|^ it thou.^lt,do no work* neither tbon/nor^y ioi»»f Jfaufhiiieir, nor thy man-servantrmNr ti»; '' ^ - •• •• s^nfer^^ f f X eventh f "*/v Strgj/ethte., " ^ viV •rtttuAkftiiwsttti. ?M«ar/ fytksMbow. ^i:^ ^' 1% Tbotr ihtdrtlflt dtt^etil^ tieiit1ib«ttt^* ' imn X. Thouiiialt not covet tby. newbboiir^i^^iM Mi^ iiM mM^Wanc, Mil bil ntatd^er^lil, K^tc'i ;, I. ittit>t><<«4 Mkix. tt<7iit. p. 'it. i^i&Briiki. *i4w. ♦, H ■ * i**'V o*«»*'» ttkto. jM. 1; . 1. F«^. | io s^lf mnize marriage at cer^ttin times, aor wijthin ceriiin degrees of kuidred, nor privately «ritl|fmt tiitpess. jTle C&rporat Works of Mercy. ' 1, To feed the hungry. 3. To gite drink to the thin^t 9, To^^cl<^thethe naked. .4. To visit *e ransom Captives. .5. To harhpur the bi^%ii|l»w|,. «. To Tifit the sic^. |7. Tp bury the dead. ,- The spikimiWwhhf JMerc^ i. To <^r(^tbe sinner. 3 Toiwlruflpelgno. n^ 3. To counsel the doubtful? 4.^ To cem- fo^ the iorrowrj4. 6. To bear i^roiiga pf|tii^hf. $, %dN^«^^ injuria. T. To jtrsiy ^if the K^^ „ : ;: The Eight Bt€utitudis9.^ ^LESI^EB are th*e poor in spirit, for theirt h V the liin|{dom of Heaven. ?, Bles3ed wi^'^ •'•»'■'• C: «. :l n ■W^.'. .■.■:- JC:.V. :n '^Z: mSTBESE meek ; for they shall possest the land. 3. Blea^d are ttov tliM*lm>Uni ' Brtt^lOi^ he comfprtt^ Jlgbrimmiik;Mmf^^\^&1i^^. H^. BlesJnl mmmetcifvAM iUjrihliii i^wkr^. S: BJessed are the clean iii heart if&l^ tlA^ iHiTiF ie^ God 7. BJedi^d ire the p^^se ntak^nsij;. for they Allf h^ cdlefd the sbnfi 6f Qodl 8. Blei^hre tUMt thel sdffbi' jj^et^cUtibti for Ag^^^&Qfimnm i for t|beirfiatheMtis^6tAofHi6iiteh; '^ f'^- ■•- ^ .• ■ ■ C!/^5*rf^^ •■ : . SIN is two.(i>ld * original and aetual : idiiiLi 1r divided into rot^ttal sihdtenial. ^. Morhl i^ Deadly. #^ ^^4>ttdev ' "j flteiWity. ^ ^- : ^% ' ^^^i^emant^ ■ ' ^^^ -^ f; ^ i^lwJimUttJ ^ '*""^" Lust, - .'W' "C%iitti*vi ' .^*^> •\ 1»S^*ath ' ';'^^^ -^ Bfedkh&i(./ -"^ ■■■ ^titte^y. -^^^^i^^'^, i# .^•'- I T^ipiE^ilde; ' ^^** Envy^ ;,. P ^ I Bn«iWrty.fe*ep* > »Mh, S Ditig^iice^ 4^ ^f. Desj^diir of ^Vatioir. 3i Pi^smuptiihi if €kmm^j^. 3 I^itttieiii^ Ihe khtmrn 4^^ 4. Envy iM irilhMKer^i st)f^Ufil |;Q C^Mtif ti6]| tconshrlb iti a heartj^ db^leiiaut^ it; ti^ past, for the lov<^of God^ |iu4 Qr^ rr they re ; for :# n^CkthoHe SckoalBopk. 199 • w** ■ ( ;"i 1^ V :^ TABLEi I'; IK;.^ 4i(9tt i# ..<» ■-■i-^ Tfie CatMlic School Book. ^. WSIGHTS AND MEASUREak Troy Weight. 24 Grains «• .1 Penny-nveight 90 Peni^-we]ght8...»..l Ounce '^oz. 12 Oiliices I Pound By this weight ar j weighed, gold^ silver, j«we}s^ tiidjii Marked dwt Billed IKJf. 02/ > ■- V Apoithecaties W^ht. 20 Grains.*.,. >^M. 1 Scruple ; 3 Scruples. ••.*• >.l Dram ^■■' 8 Drani8..*«..tr.;.«.....l Ounce 1:12 Oancen • . • • . . f • 1 Pound ApoJihjGt!E^|Ties componipi^ their medicinies by this Wig^^WJ^ buy and sdl by Avoirdupois Iftftrkcd .' ri 02 « lb: Avoirdupois Weight, 16 Drams. ..• .1 Ounce nces..f.««.*»......l Pound luids . « . • ^« »• » • M •• • 1 Quarter qf. vf.^^ijiji^ra;;.v.y,.M^^^^^^ Il2]b. cwt ;4^iluiwr0d8............l'1^ Almost aligtbcery and chandlers wares are weigh- ed by this Weight. A jpeck loaf weighs 171b. 6 oz. '" Scotch Trmf, or Dutch Weight* 16 Drops = I Ounce : ' 16 Ounces =*: I Pound 16 Pounds == 1 Stone * Troy Weight is the same as the;above, onhr the Ppimd varies in different places, and for different , ^^,. ■-^ i, 2J 4 4 5 4 3 6 2 2 2 4 4 c:'f>« Tki B^koUe S^ocl BooM Mt s>~* -iiveight j«web; purpoi^ ^rom 20 to 138 auuceii Wd if ijitided i»ta 16 oi its 6W0 ounces. r«ft^> by tiiis i t>is 8 . I er »r U2]b. e neigh- onW the diflereiit Wool Weight. ■>»"• 7 pounds 2 cloves 2 stones 1 clove 1 stone 1 todd 6} toddft 2 weyal 12 sacks 1 wey Isadt 1 ,.■5 Chtk Measure, 2J inches ...,..,. :.,..., .J Mil 4 nails ••.•••••••••••••••• v*l quarter 4 quarters •••... ...M .«.«..l yard ,^" 5 quarters. .....«, .....1 ell EhglisT 4 1-9 quarters m*****************! ell Scots '■ 3 quarters e. 1 ellFleclish 6 quarters. .•••.•.^.. ..•••.•.. ...l ell French Scots and Irish Linens are bought and sold by the yard Engli9ii^ but Dutch Linens are bought by the ell Flemish^ and sold by the ell English. .1' Corn Measure. :s- 2 pints 2 quarts 2' pottles 2 gallons 4 pecks 4 bnshels I quart 1 pottle 1 galloti 1 peck 1 bushel 1 coomb 2 coombs 4 quarter^ 5 quarters » * * f • * 2 tons I quarter 1 chal^er 1 tun,i|ey orloild I last ^ Used for measuring grahi, salt&c. 2150-21-50 cubic inches i? a Winchester bushel. ^. 2 f^lp^M ••••••• .....•••^...i quart 4 qui»&.... .^•••mm4.. • 1 gallon 10 gi^loDs •••• «1 anchor Dl Iptkiot^ ;..,*.M.t ../«•..!> riMilBt #igtlloii8.....;......... I hogpbead 84 mtllons.i..... • .......1 pancheon 5 iiog8h ^^ ^1 ^ns ...I hogshead | *" «®«»»W ^32 gaiU«(if*..,..»..,.l b^iyel > ^ V Iilf J4B g^loiis....«MM..l hogs. I London 1 36 giJi^nsM. 4 bari^d ? ^rK^^. .. t\ ^64 gallons ..Ihogpi. J * "** Lander Square Meoiure. MNI fi%ii«rerae|ie8.MM*»«.«**** r...l square A>o>t i # do fe(»t....«.M.......«.*—..«...l do y;9i^ 3CI| do yards •«•••• ..........*.^l do |ioi^ ^ 40;.| 4o poles.»*«..«.......«««.4f*«*«.l do rood 4J #0 roo(b,Qir 4840 smiare Yards aa aei;e. * ■ % ^'C'^^ ■ ■«* ,#r . . . . ^ ^ ■ -■ j|r* *■ • \y f-,*; .. ^*;^tA;-..S vl'-.^'''"^ *■■■■■" ,Jmv iif ' '^**AV<' . A ^ ' " T i<, '' 1 U, . V -h i s ' y <'^< ;v. 44 ^ i-n ^ *. , ^,')^^ i ' .• Ai IV* ^f: f '-.') \ 1 ••fc'r iV* Ij "f. JV ) B'^- ! ?t Iftsf V\? *\,i/ Ai.' ) I ' fc- >*> ^ ; i ^ ft^ ^ r i^ v* A '**\ kh *> . ?\ .». »j -m \'^ ■>yr A . V ••4 Jti-* ^K i n: ws, tT* . »"^^* ^•1'