,warned the Ordinaries that the note of suspicion attaches to allsecular societies. He recognized the identity without an effort. The Obligation of Mercy. It is possible for a conscience to be scrupulous and lax at thesame time, over-indulgent on some points, over-severe on others (see600).
Example; Titus is uncertain whether three hours remain before Communiontime, and yet he takes some refreshment, and thus makes it doubtfulwhether he has the right to receive Communion. The greatest superstition of the age is that the Mule wassomehow stopped in an all-conquering career by some mysterious entitiessuperior even to himself. Thus,if the innocent nation knew that the enemy was secretly preparing waragainst its independence, it would be on the defensive, even though itdeclared war. Thus, the Psalmist says: Ihave trusted in Thy mercy (Ps.
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