The World of Anecdote, Vol. 1 of 10

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Excerpt from The World of Anecdote, Vol. 1 of 10: A Collection of Things Clerical, Lawyers, Human Folly, Etc Scarcely had she attained the age of seventeen before God was pleased to effect her conversion. It was accomplished by means most unlikely. A Capuchin, wearied of a religious life had emancipated himself from his superiors, his conduct had in many respects been reprehensible, he therefore determined to quit France, and to abjure the Catholic religion. It so happened that he passed through Port Royal on his way, this abbey is also the parish church. Being entirely ignorant of this man's misconduct, the abbess, from motives of civility, requested him to preach, the Capuchin, meanwhile, was as little acquainted with the characters of the nuns as they were with his. He imagined them to be eminently pious, he therefore preached a most alarming discourse, he expatiated largely on the misery and danger of sin, and on the power and blessings of true religion. He also dwelt forcibly on the dangers of the world, and portrayed, in the most lively manner, those peculiar advantages which are furnished by a monastic life. The young abbess was forcibly struck, from that hour she formed the resolution to devote herself wholly to God. And not only so, she resolved, by Divine grace, that as soon as she was converted herself she would strengthen her sisters, and reform every abuse in the monastery committed to her charge. At this period she was taken dangerously ill. During a confinement of several months her resolution strengthened, and her piety and experience deepened. Meditations, prayer, and reading the Scriptures divided her solitary hours. She came from her chamber a new person, her habits, her manners, her views were totally changed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.