Meditations and discourses on the sublime truths and important duties of Christianity
Subtitle: being a posthumous work of the Rev. Alban Butler.
Edition: New edition / complete in one vol., rev. and improved by John Lanigan.
Publisher: James Duffy
Published: 1840
Place of publication: Dublin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 528
Subjects: Meditations.; Sermons, English -- 18th century.
Other titles: Meditations and discourses.; Meditations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: MEDITATIONS.; title: MED. I. Salvation our only Affair, 1; title: II. Salvation our only, Affair of Importance, 3; title: III. On Fervour in the Service of God, 6; title: IV. On Tepidity in the Service of God, 10; title: V. On the Violation of the precept of tending to Perfection — that perfection is commanded to all, 13; title: VI. On the Manner of Performing well our Ordinary Actions, 17; title: VII. On the Delay of Repentance, 21; title: VIII. On Death-bed Repentance, 26; title: IX. Qn Human Respect, 30; title: X. On Venial Sin, 37; title: XI. On Venial Sins of Surprise, 44; title: XII. On Habitual Sin, 48; title: XIII. On the Sin of Relapse, 54; title: XIV. Repentance in Constant Relapsing Sinners usually False, 59; title: MORAL DISCOURSES; title: ON THE SUBLIME TRUTHS AND IMPORTANT DUTIES OF CHRISTIANITY.; title: DIS. I. The Knowledge of Christ is the Essential Constituent of a True Christian, and our Spiritual Life, 64; title: II. Christ the Spiritual Light of Souls, 65; title: III. God is our Redeemer, 67; title: IV. On God's Providence, 65; title: V. A Sermon on Heaven, 69; title: VI. On the Virtue of Religion, 77; title: VII. On Faith, 82; title: VIII. On the Qualities of Faith, and on the Catechism, 90; title: IX. On the Creed, 97; title: X. On Hope, 99; title: XI. On Despair, Presumption, Tempting God, and on the Virtue of Holy Fear, 107; title: XII. On Diffidence and Excess of Fearfulness, 113; title: XIII. On Temptations of Diffidence, ib.; title: XIV. On Acts of Confidence, 114; title: XV. On Charity, or Divine Love, 115; title: XVI. Means to Obtain and Improve Divine Charity in our Souls, and on the Acts of this Virtue, 123; title: XVII. On Fraternal Charity, 127; title: XVIII. On the Order of Charity, 136; title: XIX. On Fraternal Correction, 141; title: XX. On Alms, 147; title: XXI. On the Advantages of Alms Deeds, 152; title: XXII. On Scandal, 161; title: XXIII. On Bad Company, 168; title: XXIV. On Rash Judgment, 177; title: XXV. The Sacraments in General, 185; title: XXXVI. On the Virtue of Penance, 191; title: XXXVII. On Interior Penance, 200; title: — various methods of forming acts of contrition, 208; title: — Psalm cxxix. De profundis, 221; title: — a purpose of satisfaction for sin, by a penitential life, in the form of an appeal from the tribunal of God's Justice to that of his Mercy. From Gerson, T. 3, P. 700, 222; title: — the soul may represent to herself God receiving her appeal, and returning an answer to this purport, 223; title: — a short act of contrition, for a soul already sufficiently moved to compunction, ib.; title: — Another, ib.; title: XXXVIII. On True and False Contrition, 224; title: XXIX. On Exterior Works of Penance or Satisfaction, 230; title: XXX. On the Sacrament of Penance, 242; title: XXXI. On the Advantages of the Sacrament of Penance, 248; title: XXXII. On Frequent Confession, 254; title: XXXIII. Against a Fear of Confession, 259; title: XXXIV. Against the Shame of Confessing our sins, 263; title: XXXV. On the Choice of a Confessor, and on a General Confession, 272; title: XXXVI. On the Preparation for Confession, 277; title: XXXVII. On the Conditions of a good Confession, 278; title: XXXVIII. On Sacramental Absolution and Satisfaction, 291; title: XXXIX. On Indulgences, 301; title: XL. On the Dangers of the World, 308; title: XLI. On the Contempt of the World, 315; title: XLII. On Temptations, 320; title: XLIII. On the Means of Overcoming Temptations, 327; title: XLIV. Watchfulness against Temptations, 338; title: XLV. On Avoiding the Occasions of Sin, 344; title: XLVI. On the Predominant Passions, and Examination general and particular, 350; title: XLVII. On Sloth, 356; title: XLVIII. On Conversation, 363; title: XLIX. On Detraction, 372; title: L. On Anger, 380; title: LI. On Temperance as a Cardinal Virtue, 387; title: LII. On Mortification, 395; title: LIII. On Mortification of the Taste, by Temperance in eating and drinking, 403; title: — some Observations on Abstinence and Fasting, 412; title: LIV. On Virginity, 413; title: LV. On Matrimony, 420; title: LVI. On the Enormity of Impurity, 427; title: LVII. On the Different Species of Sins of Impurity, 435; title: LVIII. On the Remedies against Impurity, 449; title: LIX. On Humility, 457; title: LX. On the Means of obtaining Humility, 463; title: LXI. On Perfection, wherein it consists, and how to be acquired, 470; title: LXII. On Our Angel Guardian, &c. 476; title: LXIII. On the Necessity and Advantages of Tribulation, 479; title: LXIV. On Temporal Afflictions in Particular, 493; title: LXV. On Bodily Afflictions or Sickness, 501; title: LXVI. On the Viaticum and Extreme election 510; title: LXVII. On the Virtues and Temptations Under the Last Sickness, 519