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CHAP. XVII. How the Soul is to carry it self in the Faults it doth commit, that it may not be dis∣quieted thereby, but reap good out of it.
124. WHen thou fallest into a fault, in what matter soever it be, do not trouble nor afflict thy self for it: for they are effects of our frail nature, stained by Original Sin; so prone to Evil, that it hath a necessity of a most special Grace and Priviledge, as the most holy Virgin had, to be free and exempt from Venial Sins. (Council of Trent, Sess. 6. Can. 23.)
125. If when thou fallest into a fault or a piece of neglect, thou dost disturb and chide thy self, 'tis a manifest sign, that secret pride doth still reign in thy Soul: didst thou believe, that thou could'st not more fall into faults and frailties? if God permits some failings even in the most holy and perfect men, it is to leave 'em some remnant of themselves of the time that they were beginners, to keep 'em more se∣cure and humble, it is that they may think al∣ways, that they are never departed from that state, whilst they still keep upon the faults of their beginnings.
126. What dost thou marvel at, if thou fal∣••est into some light fault or frailty? humble thy