We think it to be not amiss if we call to mind what we have elsewhere said, namely, that all the citations from authors, accompanied by references to the margin, have been carefully verified and corrected when meces sary. St. Alphonsus was not always able to draw from original sources: he was Often obliged to content him self with what was Offered him by the authors whom he had at hand, and who themselves only reproduced the mistakes Of their predecessors, which were increased by the mistakes of copyists or Of printers. Hence it was necessary to consult the original texts in order to Obtain exact citations.