Excerpt from St. Bernard's Treatise on Consideration: Translated From the Original LatinAs a matter of fact, this work has been a special favourite with the Sovereign Pontiffs. St. Pius V (156672) and his successor Gregory XIII (1572-85) held it in such high esteem that they were accustomed to have it read to them at table. It was equally prized by Nicholas V (1447 by Urban VII and by Gregory XIV (1590 The last named wished to see the Books on Consideration in the hands of all.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.