Of the Imitation of Christ: Four Books

Rivingtons, 1875 - 207 páginas

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THE FIRST BOOK ADMONITIONS USEFUL FOR A SPIRITual life СНАР I Of the Imitation of Christ and contempt of all the vanities of the world	1

Of thinking humbly of ourselves	3

Of the doctrine of Truth	4

Of wisdom and forethought in our actions	7

Of reading the Holy Scriptures	8

Of inordinate affections	9

Of avoiding vain hope and pride	10

That too much familiarity is to be shunned IX Of obedience and subjection	11

Of a good and peaceable man	49

Of a pure mind and a simple intention	50

Of the consideration of ones self	51

Of the joy of a good conscience	53

Of the love of Jesus above all things	54

Of familiar friendship with Jesus	55

Of the want of all comfort	57

Of gratitude for the grace of God	60

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able art thou Behold beloved blessed body and blood CHAPTER Christ cometh comfort conscience consolation creature cross despise divine doth Eccles endure esteem eternal everlasting evil faith fear flesh glory goeth grieve hath heaven heavenly holy communion honour humble humility inwardly Isaiah JESUS John xii labour lest live long con Lord Luke xiv Matt mightest mind ness oblation offer up thyself oftentimes outward passion of Christ patience peace praise prayer profit Prov Psalm receive rejoice sacrament saints saith sake seek shouldst soever soul spirit suffer sweet temptation thine things thou art thou canst thou desire thou dost thou hast thou mayest Thou oughtest thou shalt find thou shalt suffer thou wilt thou wouldst thy grace thy heart thy holy thy love thy mercy thy servant thy sins tion tribulation trouble true trust truth unto thee wholly willingly words worthy

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Información bibliográfica

Título	Of the Imitation of Christ: Four Books Rivington's devotional series
Editor	Rivingtons, 1875
Procedencia del original	la Universidad de Michigan
Digitalizado	14 Jun 2007
N.º de páginas	207 páginas

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Of avoiding many words	12

Of the obtaining of peace and of zealous desire for growth in grace	13

Of the profit of adversity	15

Of resisting temptation	16

Of avoiding rash judgment	18

Of works done out of charity	19

Of bearing with the faults of others	20

Of life in a religious community	21

Of the examples of the Holy Fathers PAGE	22

4	23

CHAP PAGE XIX Of the exercises of a good religious person	24

7	26

8	27

Of compunction of heart	30

Of the consideration of human misery	32

Of meditation on death	35

ΤΟ II II	37

Of judgment and the punishment of sinners	38

12	39

Of the zealous amendment of our whole life	41

13	45

Of humble submission	48

That the lovers of the Cross of Jesus are few	62

Of the royal way of the holy Cross	64

15	69

16	70

That the truth speaketh inwardly without noise of words	71

18	74

That we ought to live in truth and humility before	75

19	78

20	96

That all our anxieties are to be rested on	97

That we are to rest in God above all his gifts	103

CHAP PAGE	109

21	112

Against the tongues of slanderers	115

Of selfdenial and renouncing every evil appetite	115

Of pure and entire resignation for the obtaining	120

Of the day of eternity and this lifes straitnesses	143

That the grace of God is not given to those	154

That we ought to deny ourselves and imitate Christ	161

That all our hope and trust are to be fixed in	168

A devout exhortation to the holy communion	171

СНАР PAGE	203