July, 1829.

[Footnote 1:  ‘Doctoris Martini Lutheri Colloquia Mensalia:’  or Dr. Martin Luther’s Divine Discourses at his Table, &c.  Collected first together by Dr. Antonius Lauterbach, and afterwards disposed into certain common-places by John Aurifaber, Doctor in Divinity.  Translated by Capt.  Henry Bell.  ‘Folio’ London, 1652.]

[Footnote 2:  N. B. I should not have written the above note in my present state of light;—­not that I find it false, but that it may have the effect of falsehood by not going deep enough.  July, 1829.]

[Footnote 3:  Charles Lamb.—­Ed.]

[Footnote 4: 

“Out of the number of 400, there were but 80 Arians at the utmost.  The other 320 and more were really orthodox men, induced by artifices to subscribe a Creed which they understood in a good sense, but which, being worded in general terms, was capable of being perverted to a bad one.”

‘Waterland, Vindication’, &c., c. vi.—­’Ed’.]

[Footnote 5:  The Displaying of supposed Witchcraft, &c.  London. ‘folio’. 1677.  ’Ed’.]

[Footnote 6:  Isaiah xxxv. 4. lxi 1.  Ed. Luke iv. 18, 19.]

[Footnote 7: 

“An argument proving that, according to the covenant of eternal life, revealed in the Scriptures, man may be translated from hence, without passing through death, although the human nature of Christ himself could not be thus translated, till he had passed through death.”

See ‘Table Talk. 2nd Edit’. p. 127.  ’Ed’.]

[Footnote 8:  We must preach the Law (said Luther) for the sakes of the evil and wicked, &c.]

[Footnote 9:  The opinion of St. Austin is (said Luther) that the Law which through human strength, natural understanding and wisdom is fulfilled, justifieth not, &c.]

[Footnote 10:  Whether we should preach only of God’s grace and mercy or not.  From “Philip Melancthon demanded of Luther”—­to “yet we must press through, and not suffer ourselves to recoil.”]

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NOTES ON THE LIFE OF ST. TERESA. 1812. [1]

Pref.  Part I. p. 51.  Letter of Father Avila to Mother Teresa de Jesu.

Persons ought to beseech our Lord not to conduct them by the way of seeing; but that the happy sight of him and of his saints be reserved for heaven; and that, here he would conduct them in the plain, beaten road, &c. * * But if, doing all this, the visions continue, and the soul reaps profit thereby, &c.

In what other language could a young woman check while she soothed her espoused lover, in his too eager demonstrations of his passion?  And yet the art of the Roman priests,—­to keep up the delusion as serviceable, yet keep off those forms of it most liable to detection, by medical commentary!

Life, Part I. Chap.  IV. p. 15.