The science of the spiritual life
By: by Francis Neumayr.
Publisher: Burns & Oates
Published: 1876
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 103
Subjects: Asceticism -- Catholic Church.
Work titles: Idea theologiae asceticae scientiam sanctorum.
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: The Author’s Preface v; title: The Plan of this Work xi; title: CHAPTER I.; title: GENERAL PRINCIPLES.; title: § 1. The End of Man I; title: § 2. Impediments to the end 3; title: § 3. Means to the end 5; title: CHAPTER II.; title: FIRST PRINCIPLES OF THE PURGATIVE WAY.; title: Article I. Purgation from Mortal Sin.; title: § 1. On Sorrow 7; title: § 2. On Confession 10; title: § 3. On Satisfaction 13; title: Article II. Purgation from the roots of Sin.; title: § 1. Roots in the Understanding 17; title: § 2. Roots in the Will 21; title: § 3. Roots in the Appetite 26; title: Article III. Purgation from affections to the matter of Sin.; title: § 1. Moderation in affection to pleasures 30; title: § 2. Moderation in affection to riches 32; title: § 3. Moderation in affectiop to honours 34; title: Article IV. Purgation from Vented Sins.; title: § 1. On sins committed through wantonness 38; title: § 2. On sins of habit 39; title: § 3. On sins of impulse 41; title: Article V. Care for constancy in a good mind.; title: § 1. Disgust at our past life 42; title: § 2. Horror of relapse 44; title: § 3. Love of a new life 47; title: CHAPTER III.; title: PRINCIPLES OF THE ILLUMINATIVE WAY.; title: Article I. General Rules.; title: § 1. First Rule — Not to act from impulse 52; title: § 2. Second Rule — To live by Faith 54; title: § 3. Third rule — To do from affection what is done by Faith 55; title: Article II. Rules for praying well.; title: § 1. First Method of Prayer 59; title: § 2. Second Method of Prayer 62; title: § 3. Third Method of Prayer 69; title: Article III. Rules for labouring well.; title: § 1. Actions good for the soul 72; title: § 2. Actions which directly regard the good of the body 79; title: § 3. Actions that directly concern your state of life, or duties 81; title: Article IV. Rules for suffering well.; title: § 1. On patience in desolation of soul 85; title: § 2. On patience under ridicule and contempt 86; title: § 3. On patience under bodily suffering 87; title: § 4. On patience under loss of fortune 90; title: § 5. On patience in a premature and painful death 92; title: Article V. Rules for each of the virtues.; title: § 1. The theological virtues 94; title: § 2. The intellectual virtues 95; title: § 3. The moral virtues 96; title: CHAPTER IV.; title: PRINCIPLES OF THE UNITIVE WAY.; title: § 1. Beginning of the unitive way 100; title: § 2. Progress in the unitive way 101; title: § 3. End of the unitive way 102