The Life Of Devotion: Parts I And II Of "The Introduction To A Devout Life."
Publisher: Skeffington
Published: 1869
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: PART I.; title: CHAPTER, PAGE.; title: I. True Devotion Described 1; title: II. The Excellence of Devotion 5; title: III. Devotion suited to all Conditions 8; title: IV. The beginning of Holiness is to be cleansed from Sin 10; title: V. We must strive against the Affection to Sin 13; title: VI. How the Affection to Sin may best be rooted out 15; title: VII. The First Meditation. On our Creation 16; title: VIII. The Second Meditation. On the end for which we were created 20; title: IX. The Third Meditation. On the Benefits of God 24; title: X. The Fourth Meditation. On Sin 28; title: XI. The Fifth Meditation. On Death 32; title: XII. The Sixth Meditation. On Paradise 35; title: XIII. A Protestation to engrave in the Soul a firm Resolution to serve God 39; title: XIV. We must cleanse ourselves from the Affection to Venial Sins 42; title: XV. On Unprofitable Amusements 43; title: XVI. On Regulating our Natural Inclinations 45; title: PART II.; title: I. Of the Necessity of Prayer 48; title: II. A brief Method of Meditation; and first of the Presence of God, which is the first point of Preparation 51; title: III. Of Invocation, the second point of the Preparation 55; title: IV. Of the third point of Preparation, which consists; title: IN PROPOSING THE SUBJECT OF THE MYSTERY WHEREON WE MEAN TO MEDITATE 56; title: V. Of Considerations, which form the second part of the Meditation 58; title: VI. Of Affections and Resolutions; the third part of the Meditation 59; title: VII. Of the Conclusion, and the Spiritual Bouquet 60; title: VIII. Useful Advice upon the practice of Meditation 62; title: IX. Of the dryness which we sometimes feel in Meditation 66; title: X. Of the Morning Exercise 68; title: XI. Of the Evening Exercise and Examination of Conscience 70; title: XII. Of the Spiritual Retreat 72; title: XIII. Of Aspirations, Ejaculatory Prayers and Good Thoughts 75; title: XIV. How we ought to hear and read the word of God 78; title: XV. Of Frequent Communion 79; title: XVI. How we ought to Communicate 83