Benefit of Clergy, Excommunication, The Early Church and Slavery. Second edition. In one volume, 12mo. _CHAPTERS FROM THE RELIGIOUS HISTORY OF SPAIN, CONNECTED WITH THE INQUISITION._ Censorship of the Press, Mystics and Illuminati, Endemoniadas, El Santo Niño de la Guardia, Brianda de Bardaxí. In one volume, 12mo. _THE MORISCOS OF SPAIN, THEIR CONVERSION AND EXPULSION._ In one volume, 12mo. A HISTORY OF THE INQUISITION OF SPAIN BY HENRY CHARLES LEA, LL.D. IN FOUR VOLUMES VOLUME IV. New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., LTD. 1922 _All rights reserved_ COPYRIGHT, 1907 BY THE MACMILLAN COMPANY Set up and electrotyped. Published September, 1907 CONTENTS OF VOL. IV. BOOK VIII--SPHERES OF ACTION (CONTINUED). CHAPTER V--MYSTICISM. PAGE Antiquity of Mystic Aspirations 1 Dangers--Impeccability--Independence 2 Illuminism and Quietism--Confusion with Protestantism--Uncertainty as to Source of Visions--Contempt for Theology 4 Development in Spain 6 Commencement of Persecution--The Mystics of Guadalajara 7 Francisca Hernández 9 María Cazalla--The Group in Toledo--Ignatius Loyola 13 Archbishop Carranza--San Francisco de Borja--Luis de Granada--the Jesuits 15 Fray Alonso de la Fuente--his struggle with Jesuitism 19 The Alumbrados of Llerena 23 Hostility of the Inquisition to Mysticism 24 Padre Gerónimo de la Madre de Dios 26 _Mística Theología_ of Fernando de Caldera 29 Prosecution of the Mystics of Seville--Condemnation of Alumbrado Errors 29 Illuminism becomes formal Heresy--Procedure 34 Madre Luisa de Carrion 36 Influence of Mystics--Sor María de Agreda 39 Mysticism in Italy--Canon Pandolfo Ricasoli--The Impostor Giuseppe Borri--The _Sequere me_ 42 The Pelagini of Lombardy 46 Miguel de Molinos--Condemnation of Mysticism 49 The Beccarellisti 61 Mysticism in France--Condemnation of Fénelon 62 Molinism in Spain--Persecution 68 Bishop Toro of Oviedo 71 Madre Agueda de Luna 76 Fray Eusebio de Villaroja--abusive Methods 77 Mysticism regarded as delusion 79 Prevalence of Imposture 81 Magdalena de la Cruz 82 Madre María de la Visitacion 83 Variable Treatment of Imposture 86 The Beata Dolores--The Beata de Cuenca--The Beata Clara 89 Sor Patrocinio 92 CHAPTER VI--SOLICITATION Frequency of Seduction in the Confessional 95 Invention of the Confessional Stall 96 Leniency of Spiritual Courts 97 The Inquisition indirectly seeks Jurisdiction 98 Paul IV and Pius IV grant Jurisdiction 99 The Regular Clergy endeavor to obtain Exemption 100 Legislation of Gregory XV--Struggle with Bishops over Jurisdiction100 Solicitation included in Edict of Faith 105 Difficulty of inducing Women to denounce Culprits 106 Solicitation a technical Offence against the Sacrament, not against Morals 109 Difficulty of practical Definition 110 Passive Solicitation 111 Absolution of the Partner in Guilt 113 Facility of evading Penalty 114 Flagellation--Connection with Illuminism 116 Procedure--Tenderness for Delinquents 119 Two Denunciations required 123 Registers kept of Soliciting Confessors 125 Moderation of Penalties 126 Self-Denunciation--It finally secures immunity 130 Statistics of Cases--Predominance of the Regular Orders 134 CHAPTER VII--PROPOSITIONS Growth of Jurisdiction over Utterances, public and private 138 Influence of habitual Delation 138 Danger incurred by trivial Remarks 140 Severity of Penalties--Question of Belief and Intention 142 Special Propositions--Marriage better than Celibacy 144 Fornication between the Unmarried no Sin 145 Theological Propositions--Case of Fray Luis de Leon 148 Scholastic Disputation, its Dangers 150 Fray Luis accused of Disrespect for the Vulgate 151 Arrested and imprisoned March 27, 1572 153 Endless Debates over multiplying Articles of Accusation 154 Vote _in discordia_, September 18, 1576 156 Acquitted by the Suprema, December 7, 1576 157 Second trial in 1582 for Utterances in Debate--Acquittal 159 Francisco Sánchez, his Contempt for Theology 162 He is summoned and reprimanded, September 24, 1584 164 Again summoned and imprisoned, September 25, 1600--his Death 166 Fray Joseph de Sigüenza--Plot against him in his Order 168 Prefers Trial by the Inquisition--is acquitted 170 Case of Padre Alonso Romero, S. J....