The Origins of Contemporary France

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The Origins of Contemporary France Hippolyte Aldophe Taine

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  thatwhichthePuritansdrankatanAmericancamp—meetingorataScotchrevivalwasstrongerbutoflessenduringeffect。[80]

  Twodifferentcordials,onereinforcingtheother,aremixedtogetherinthisdrink,bothbeingofhighflavorandsorankastoburnanordinarymouth。Ontheonehand,withthefreedomoflanguageandtheboldnessofdeductioncharacteristicofthemethod,thesentimentofthepriest’sdignityisexalted。Whatisthepriest?\"Heis,betweenGodwhoisinheavenandthemanwhotriestofindhimonearth,abeing,Godandman,whobringsthesenearerbyhissymbolizingboth。[81]……Idonotflatteryouwithpioushyperbolesincallingyougods;thisisnotarhetoricalfalsehood……YouarecreatorssimilartoMaryinhercooperationintheIncarnation……YouarecreatorslikeGodintime……YouarecreatorslikeGodineternity。Ourcreationonourpart,ourdailycreation,isnothinglessthantheWordmadefleshitself……Godmaycreateotherworlds,hecannotsoorderitthatanyactunderthesuncanbegreaterthanyoursacrifice;for,atthismoment,hereposesinyourhandsallthathehasandallthatheis……Iamnotalittlelowerthanthecherubimandseraphiminthegovernmentoftheworld,I

  amfarabovethem;theyareonlytheServantsofGod,wearehiscoadjutors……Theangels,whobeholdthevastrichespassingthroughourhandsdaily,areamazedatourprerogative……I

  fulfillthreesublimefunctionsinrelationtothegodofouraltars—

  Icausehimtodescend,Iadministerhisbody,Iamhiscustodian……Jesusdwellsunderyourlockandkey;hishoursofreceptionbeginandendthroughyou,hedoesnotmovewithoutyourpermission,hegivesnobenedictionwithoutyourassistance,hebestowsnothingexceptatyourhands,andhisdependenceissodeartohimthat,foreighteenhundredyears,hehasnotlefttheChurchforonemomenttolosehimselfonthegloryofhisFather。\"—Ontheotherhand,theyaremadetodrinkinfulldraughtsthesentimentofsubordination,whichtheyimbibetotheirverymarrow。[82]\"Ecclesiasticalobedienceis……aloveofdependence,aviolationofjudgment……Wouldyouknowwhatitisastotheextentofsacrifice?Avoluntarydeath,thesepulcherofthewill,saysSaintClimaque……Thereisasortofrealpresenceinfusedintothosewhocommandus……\"Letusbecarefulnottofall\"intothecraftyoppositionofliberalCatholicism……Liberalism,initsconsequences,issocialatheism……Unity,inRomanfaith,isnotsufficient;letuslabortogetherintheunityoftheRomanspirit;forthat,letusalwaysjudgeRomewiththeoptimismofaffection……Eachnewdogmaticdefinitionproducesitsownadvantages:thatoftheImmaculateConceptionhasgivenusLourdesanditstruly?cumenicalwonders。\"

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