Leave aside, ignore

14. One of the many Jesuit authorities quoted by Pascal in order to convict his opponents out of their own writings.

I f. Gai. v. u : 'The offence of the cross,' and also I Cor. 23: ' But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling-block, and unto the Greeks foolish.

16. Keum-fucum--Confucius, whose philosophy lias dominated Chinese thought for centuries (551-479 B.C.).

17. u to a branch of the French Franciscans on account of the cords they wore round their waists. The mémorial was présentée! to Philip, doI l>y the Cordeliers, but by the Capuchins, another branch of the Franciscans.

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18. It occupied itself especially with questions concerning the promotion of Christian knowledge among the heathen.