Instruction concerning penance and holy communion the second part fo the instruction of youth, containing the means how we may return to God by penance, and remain in his grace by the good and frequent use of the sacraments. By Charles Gobinet, Doctor of Divinity, of the house and Society of Sorbon, principal of the college of Plessis-Sorbon.

ARTICLE VII. Advices concerning the precedent practices of Faith, Hope, and Charity.

THese are some prescriptions to be be obser∣ved concerning the practice, which we have given you, of these three Virtues in order to Com∣munion.

The First is, that it is not necessary to em∣ploy them all equally every time we Communi∣nicate: because they may be too long: But it is enough that we insist particularly upon the practice of some one of the three, and to direct the principall fruit of the Commmunion to that End. Thus you may choose for one Communion the practice of Faith, for the next that of Hope, and Charity for the third.

Secondly, That you may reap the benefit of any of these Virtues, you must prepare your self beforehand by reading the practices, which we have given thereof, you shall read then that which you intend to practice; and take notice of the acts, and endeavour to understand them well, and make them your own.

Thirdly, When the time of Communion

shall be at hand, you shall practice these acts, as you reade them here. But remember that your heart go along with your words: that is to say, that you reade them with attention, and perform them with heart and mind. To this end you must read them softly, repeat, and ru∣minate upon them within your self, insisting upon those, which move you most. They are for the most part words taken out of Holy writ: which I collected on purpose that you may learn them with more ease, and that they may more efficaciously move you, being the very words of the Holy Ghost.

In fine, to conclude and reap the benefit of the practice of these three Virtues, employ some part of the day of your Communion in ponde∣ring upon what you have practiced in the morn∣ing: to this end reade the whole Chapter, which concerns that Virtue: and let it be the Spirituall Lesson for the day of your Communion.