DP 283
A person is permitted to entertain evils in thought
even to the point of intending them
in order that they may be displaced . . .
by civil, moral, and spiritual precepts,
and this is the case when he thinks
that something is contrary to justice and equity,
contrary to honor and decorum,
and contrary to goodness and truth,
thus contrary to peace, happiness and blessedness of life.
Through these three classes of precepts
the Lord heals the will's love in a person -
at first, indeed by fears,
and afterward by loves.
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