The Express.
London, England, 1850-11-08 00:00:00

THE EXPREBB, FRIDAY

pf his Dome; may he be tweed la the Vats (co city) and
Di Ma LK cursed in oratekleg, and cursed ia sleeping,
caned la malt: eVd firitirlartaistmed is walking mid sitting ;
easy hie See end his braes anniall, sad from the sole of
his het le the mows of his heed may he enjoy no health.
May time Dghltigin Wait the agree oath& the lard soot in
the lee awake soar of Iniquity. May hie semi be
creed the book of the lng, and not be recorded with
the May his partition eolith heritage he with Cale
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hill . lie would pronounce with all its emote.
NM wait next proceed to show his teaching ty
ANIMA lik• Docks he professed to tomb from.
the author of Mural Theology, was auto- '
Used y the ape, and enrolled among the saints of heaven
4e....,
into. yen) A sad the cardinal arobbehop had odd that hi,
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miler_ Plated work. were without anything censur-
able. The amesquence was, that Cardinal Wieemes would
lad lababsagfagyend marl, which every Boman catholic
as use we the tad of Augur, 1851,a prayer
that he might be strengthened by St. Ltguori,
Is /miry tustbelie was to pray that be might
be tai= instruedons of St. Liattorl. That was what
its w authority. But he might be asked how
tia
and la whet 'Meg Dr. Wiseman was Is be Moab*. d with
these. He MI rewired the extract whisk he was going 11l
read from a seinaes preached et Clapham by Dr. Wiseman
en the 16th of August last, being Sr. Alpbor thee day. He
then inferno)), the fact that Dr. Wiseman was the author
of the "Life of Alphonsus Liguori," whose wettings hod
'harmed him, end who, he said, was ealebrated thumb the
world for his sanctity and virtue, hie wisdom end purity of
morals ; and the cardinal archbishop bad, in fact, pictured
iss him a model of virtue. He then read en extract from Dr.
Wieetnan'e life relating to tbe severity of Llguori's courg-
log himself even to an totes, whisk caused his friends to
bunt open the dear and match the " disciplise"—
the instreaterst of penance—from his band, fearing
that he might emerge himself to desalt. Dr. Cum-
ming than read the followitiA extract from Dr. Wise-
maa'a sermon at Clapham. Tee text chosen was "The'
lest shall be last, and the last first," and the Cardleal said
that, mesas the appikatlese this mesas* would bear,
there was one whisk wreck him as he woo stead*,
beneath the rising wall. of • church dedicated to the first,
the mother of saints (Virgin Mary), and to the loot of the
colonised servants of God, St. Alphonse'. (Liguori)
The great St. Alphonsus was raised up when minds were
cordoned with soutroveriii a and heresies, with a clear intel-
lect and delicate hand, to trace ca the thread of traditional
truth amid the mum of error, and to be a beacon to future
axes. St. Alphonse, was necessary for an ago when all
things wen infected with a Jansenistio spirit, when conies
sloe was made repulsive and difficult, in•tead of pinions
twine drawn to it, as the balm of a wounded spirit. Then
' St. Alphonsue cam' to Iy-steeled's the sweet devotions to the
pesilon and the holy childhood of Jesus, the blessed sacra-
ment, and our Illowed Lady. Not that them devotions are
not to be found in St. Bernard and St. Bonaventera, bat, as
language may be fully formed and perfect without tki re being
either grammar or dictionary of it, so these devotions
were unertentathed, and therefore difficult to acquire.
Thus was no scientific and regular way of approach : they
were left to ponotal cape:Mum and personal gifts; but St.
Alehouse has simplified the way for •s—he has provided
the grammar and dictior.ary, and the language may now ha
easily learned, and that not only by those who are secluded
from the we'll, bus also by lay paeans. Again, persons
sow-a-Lime can happily have so experience of what confes-
sion was 10. foes St. Alphoneas—what a harsh and bluer thing
the spirit of J animism had made of it, and how wen
the external mamas enjoined. He has so changed the face
of the church that now there is perhaps cot • theologie .1
school in the world whiili would are to give its students soy
treatise of moral theology opposed to the spirit of St. Al-
phonse', gentle to put sins, severe to the occasion of them.
What immense iefluenee has he exercised! And yet he is
in all moms • saint of modern times—adapted to ttie waste
land to the circumstances of the age, livid in the time of
I our fathers. sail his canonisation was but yesterday."
The cardinal archbishop recommended the two works of St.
Alphonse, Liguori, and he (Dr. Cuntatiag) now held in his
I bands the " Moral Theology " published by Bens, a lately
perverted bookseller. In that work St. Liguori said that
" the Suisun' and bolts of controversy may not be per-
shift in the vernacular mune, as also they cannot be read
without perminfoo." Sa the Homan esthetics would not
allow the people of this eountly to have the Bible. (Hear.)
They might have it in French, and the French pausal might
have his in Dutch. Tony would allow it to be provided In a
langsatte the people did not %naivetes& and that was all.
Now if Dr. Wiseman denied anything he (Dr. Cummins) ad-
vanced in this controversy of doctriuedet him come on that
platform and meet him, and disease the question. (Cheers.)
He would quote chapter and verse. He would read
emu extract. from the "Moral Theolly " of which
Cardinal Wiseman approved. Here was a de hoition of :
" Notwithstanding indeed, although it is riot lawful to Its or
to feign what is not, however It is it is lawful to dissemble
what is, er to cover the truth with wends et. other 'tablet.
ass and doubtful signs for a just muse and when there is not
a necausity of confossieg.' —Vol. 2, bk 3, oh. 3, p. 116.
Attain from the same book : " When you are not asked con-
cerning the faith, cot only is it lawful, bat often more mode.
cies to the glory of God and the utility of your neighhour
to cover the faith than to coulees it. For example, If con-
cealed among heretics, you may accomplish a greater
amount of good—or, if from the confeeslon of the faith
more of evil would follow, for example, great trouble,'
death, the hostility of a tyrant, the peril of deka
tion if you should be tortured : whence It is often
ruh to offer oneself willingly." Vol. 2, cap. 3, p. 117.
Here was yet another passage co lying: "These things being
estatiiiihed, it is a certain and a common °pied in amongst ell
divines' that for a jest canoe it is lawful to um equtvoca.
lion in the propsucdtd n odes, and to confirm it (equivoca-
tion) with an oath."—Vol. 11., book 4, chap. 2, p. 316. The
next related to confession : " Hence it is interred, first, that
o confessor can affirm even with an oath that he does not
know a sin heard in con'ession by understanding as man, not
so the minister of Christ. And if any one tastily should ask
from a confessor whither he may have beard such a sin in
confession, he can rightly answer 'I have nut heard it.'
Many authorities ay that the mewed, If in danger of death
or the prima or perpetual exile, the loos of all property, the
danger of the giallits, and such like, can deny the crime even
with an oath (at least without great els), by undentanding
that he did not commit it so that he is bound to conies, it,
nuly let there be a hope of avoiding the punishment."
So again with respect to debt: " He who receives a loan,
but atterwards returns it, can deny that he received • loan, '
undemanding so as that he should pay i.." Yet mother
extract: " He who comes from a place relselr supposed to
be iafeetious can deny that he came from that place, to wit, '
as a pestilent plea, tocause this is the mind of the in.
quints." Ague, an session; "If say non invited to dine
as aaked if food which is truly unpalatable be good, it min
be asowered it I. good, to wit. for mortification." Another :
" It Is asked whether an adult:me can deny adultery to her
husband, understandieg that she may reveal it to him ? She
I. able to amen equivocally that she did not break the bond
of matrimony, watch truly remains; and It sacramentally
she confessed adultery the can mower —I am innocent of
this crime became by confession it was takes away." 1
The Reverend gentleman proceeded to reed extracts
from a religious work of St. Haemostats, as quoted
by Liguori, galled "The Glories of Mary," in which the Vir-
gin was styled the Queen of Hermes, and ef meet', and the
true Manton of pardon to sinuses. The writer dilated on
the obligations whisk the Virgin had laid on Christians
by listening In gloms le the Resume of her nos, and that at
a time when her etermagy might have been elleacions with
Pilate. The erring simmer was represented as towing on
the billows of temptation. until Mary stilled the raging see
and Avowed him sale lase the port of salvation. la mother
extract nod by the rev. loiterer, St. Beromliae of Simms
described a vision bad by " Brother Leo," In white the
dreamer saw two ladders, one red, at the top of 'which was
Christ, and the other white, at the top of which stood the
Virgin. Many who attempted to mead the red ladder
failed, and were thrown hack again; but all who
attempted the white amended is @OAT, because
the Weis Mother was et the top, to lead them a
helping hand. Now, he (Dr. Cumming) would ark his
hearers whether the madmen of mob doctrines was set to
give the prerogative of mercy to the Mothee sad sot to the
Sem. (Bear, hoar.) Bat Ike protaalaate treated sth aid
from the Virgin air from all the eclat of heaves. If they
praline thi servitor, the answer was, "We sea do
without yes." (Sear, how.) It was recorded of Alexi:ads,
A Maceia that sae day whoa Milan Dimmer, the Cynic
philosopher, ha was so impressed with his air of content
while basking in the min, that he asked the Cynic what,he
wished far, adding that he should have it, if it west to the
third of his Magda'. The seswer of Diogenee was, " Only
that you will stand aside and not intercept the sea." So
they—protesteate—would say to the Virgin Mary, or the
most illustrious totes in glory, If they wore to tome down
la all the slieMwr of beside valise. The greatest fames
he would ms maid he, "sued aside that I may bask in the
sua ef efsbleonneem" (Chem) Again, ia the Natter
et St. Boaseaseare,.and the book whisk the dentinal
mast take Sr guide, every palm had the alias of
Mary substituted for that of Gad, and even fa the
magnificent "T• Deem," to which porn had coo
exelinthe claim, the same substitution' wee awl, (Hew,
hear.) Apia la the Weep, the mem el Miry eseweed
everywhere ia;tend at that ell Mei. lad lkie was dm Wash-
lug which Cardinal Whams, woo impostril to glee te the
people of Westminster. (Hear, hoer.) He had wow inesthesd
them what were the cardinal's plats of hi* est=
that they would shrink with heath tram web
(Hear, hear.) He believed dist doasehmem aid dimonters
disagreed wil by details ad Is yekelphis. Tboy Inge all
trees plantedhe rd;Lo eath Isoll ia ite liels lee;
bat all spread their boughs toward. these of the tree of lite
who steed in the midst of Parodies. Let this, *se, be
heath's, be mom, Hiram rely k nest
woo mat TsheLultdepsusi
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Skit lASI 05.31 i but unity 'was waited
only by la bee et 04 will dimmed all oar hearts. If
ha (Dr. ) WOO the Pepe, sinil wthted to show the
slims eluslsrmy , he would take an the Into the woof , ana
eliep every tree late the (arm et a ems; then lash*
el puke te bar and see tide egiemthi el wel-
hamity. But bet Ana moo fob la beity=•sa '
did aniiormity weleld Irk abreessed, lie had
lib is them wield ell have weasel est la
tiny shi be seihralty wield ale have been yeslikki by
do Mad ark Jest eels peelmar Mho, Opahm Mee kwoo
malty, =4 ae vailheseity—le styhere
ars then
weewas ass*, dem toes iallbssity mit aio, semi
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his MIS seskimeakel e amseeiva. yet
hmmlSr eitih Its sus, b salehmes le &met ash in
be wdlsl Cheklikty. I. derwhe Ds wasesks te a ekes,
be met pains peak skisk de seempilas of • preroga-
tive telii MINA den le Ike gime, sad whioh It