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Article THE LIFE OF XIMENES, ARCHBISHOP OF TOLEDO. ← Page 6 of 6 Article HISTORY OF THE IRISH REBELLION . Page 1 of 11 →
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The Life Of Ximenes, Archbishop Of Toledo.
It was his invariable rule to confer benefices upon such worthy cler . gymen as had . it not in their power , from parochial labours , to watch opportunities of preferment . But to request from him a living , was a sure means of exclusion from it . His confidence in God supported him in all his wants , and in every enterprize : and the remembrance of the goodness of Providence filled his lips with praise . His charity towards the poor scarce knew any bounds . '
On his visitation , it was his custom , m the towns through which he passed , first to repair to the great church , where he read prayers and received the sacrament . After this he went to the hospitals and visited the sick ; he consoled the afflicted by his pious admonitions , and alleviated the distresses ofthe poor by pecuniary assistance . He always left behind him great marks of his generosity , and frequentl y augmented the revenues of these charitable houseswhen he found
, them sparingly endowed . » In the ' years of plenty , ' like another Joseph , he anticipated and provided against . those of sterility and want . Imitating his Divine Master ' s example , he daily relieved , with his own hands , the wants' of thirty pensioners on his bounty . In a word , his life vyas a model of Christian benevolence , his virtues-were eminentl y conspicuous , they
shone with splendor , but dazzled not with ostentation . He was the patron of learning , the rewarder of merit , the friend of the poor , the honest statesman , and the good Christian . His alms and oblations preceded his ascent to the throne of mercy ; while he lived , he lived in the spirit , and when he died his soul took its flight into the regions ef bless , to partake of that society for which it was so well prepared . ' '• w . w . D ,
History Of The Irish Rebellion .
HISTORY OF THE IRISH REBELLION .
CONCLUDED FROM PAGE l 6 o . "OTHATEVER might have been the sentiments of some of the vv discontented Irish , Catholic emancipation and parliamentary reform were in general but the mere pretext and stalking-hnrse for rebellion ; and few men would risk their credit , by
undertaking to promise that the concession of these measures would make insurgents bow obedience to the laws , and stop the arm ofthe assassin from weltering in the blood of his master and benefactor . Every person who watched . the progress of the instii > rection in the south , knew that the people had been led astray from their duty by deceptive arts , and delusiye promises of what should be done for them when the French came over , and the government was overthrown . It was not therefore emancipation the insurgents looked for—it was not reform they expected—they fixed their eyes upon
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Life Of Ximenes, Archbishop Of Toledo.
It was his invariable rule to confer benefices upon such worthy cler . gymen as had . it not in their power , from parochial labours , to watch opportunities of preferment . But to request from him a living , was a sure means of exclusion from it . His confidence in God supported him in all his wants , and in every enterprize : and the remembrance of the goodness of Providence filled his lips with praise . His charity towards the poor scarce knew any bounds . '
On his visitation , it was his custom , m the towns through which he passed , first to repair to the great church , where he read prayers and received the sacrament . After this he went to the hospitals and visited the sick ; he consoled the afflicted by his pious admonitions , and alleviated the distresses ofthe poor by pecuniary assistance . He always left behind him great marks of his generosity , and frequentl y augmented the revenues of these charitable houseswhen he found
, them sparingly endowed . » In the ' years of plenty , ' like another Joseph , he anticipated and provided against . those of sterility and want . Imitating his Divine Master ' s example , he daily relieved , with his own hands , the wants' of thirty pensioners on his bounty . In a word , his life vyas a model of Christian benevolence , his virtues-were eminentl y conspicuous , they
shone with splendor , but dazzled not with ostentation . He was the patron of learning , the rewarder of merit , the friend of the poor , the honest statesman , and the good Christian . His alms and oblations preceded his ascent to the throne of mercy ; while he lived , he lived in the spirit , and when he died his soul took its flight into the regions ef bless , to partake of that society for which it was so well prepared . ' '• w . w . D ,
History Of The Irish Rebellion .
HISTORY OF THE IRISH REBELLION .
CONCLUDED FROM PAGE l 6 o . "OTHATEVER might have been the sentiments of some of the vv discontented Irish , Catholic emancipation and parliamentary reform were in general but the mere pretext and stalking-hnrse for rebellion ; and few men would risk their credit , by
undertaking to promise that the concession of these measures would make insurgents bow obedience to the laws , and stop the arm ofthe assassin from weltering in the blood of his master and benefactor . Every person who watched . the progress of the instii > rection in the south , knew that the people had been led astray from their duty by deceptive arts , and delusiye promises of what should be done for them when the French came over , and the government was overthrown . It was not therefore emancipation the insurgents looked for—it was not reform they expected—they fixed their eyes upon