, by "fear," according to Prov. 15:27 : "By the fear of the Lord every one declineth from evil," and Ps. 118:120 : "Pierce Thou my flesh with Thy fear: for I am afraid of Thy judgments." Hence it is clear that these gifts extend to all those things to which the virtues, both inte…

ore poverty of spirit does not correspond to the gift of fear. Objection 2: Further, it is written ( Ps. 118:120 ): "Pierce Thou my flesh with Thy fear," whence it seems to follow that it belongs to fear to restrain the flesh. But the curbing of the flesh seems to belong rather t…

responding gift, namely, fear, whereby man is withheld from the pleasures of the flesh, according to Ps. 118:120 : "Pierce Thou my flesh with Thy fear." The gift of fear has for its principal object God, Whom it avoids offending, and in this respect it corresponds to the virtue o…