The vision of God inheaven is voluntary to the blessed, since they look at Him knowinglyand gladly; but it is not free, since they cannot avert their gaze fromthat which makes them blessed. Compensationism. But what is special to the sin of slothis, that it grieves about that divine good itself over which charityrejoices, and which is the end of all the other virtues. (b) Motives apparently just, but really sinful, are injuries done byanother, if one has secretly provoked them in order to have a pretextfor war.
Contention. The following special rules are given for cases of negativedoubt:(a) If the doubt is one of law and insoluble, one is free to (c) It is more probable that, apart from instances such as those justgiven, the Church cannot legislate regarding acts that are purelyinternal. in God decreases, and,seeing they do not find consolation in virtue, the scrupulous often endin vice and despair.
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