Gesta Romanorum Or, Entertaining Moral Stories
Subtitle: Invented By The Monks As A Fireside Recreation; And Commonly Applied In Their Discourses From The Pulpit Whence The Most Celebrated Of Our Own Poets And Others, From The Earliest Times Volume 1
Publisher: C. and J. Rivington
Published: 1824
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Description: Volume 1 of 2.
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: TO VOL. I.; title: TALE PAGE; title: Introduction v; title: I. Of Love 1; title: II. Of Mercy 9; title: III. Of Just Judgment 12; title: IV. Of Justice 14; title: V. Of Fidelity 16; title: VI. Of following Reason 21; title: VII. Of the Envy of bad Men towards the good; title: VIII. Of false Allegations; title: IX. Of Depravity conquered by Mildness; title: X. Of the management of the Soul; title: XI. Of The poison of Sin; title: XII. Of bad Example; title: XIII. Of inordinate Love; title: XIV. Of honouring Parents; title: XV. Of the Life of Alexius, son of the Senator Eufemian; title: XVI. Of an exemplary Life; title: XVII. Of a perfect Life; title: XVIII. Of venial Sin 92; title: XIX. Of the Sin of Pride 97; title: XX. Of Tribulation and Anguish 100; title: XXI. Of Over-reaching and Conspiracy, and of Caution opposed to them 105; title: XXII. Of worldly Fear 108; title: XXIII. Of spiritual Medicine 109; title: XXIV. Of the Suggestions of the Devil Ill; title: XXV. Of Ingratitude 113; title: XXVI. Of Humility 115; title: XXVII. Of just Recompence 117; title: XXVIII. Of the execrable Devices of old Women 120; title: XXIX. Of corrupt Judgment 125; title: XXX. Of Offence and Judgment 127; title: XXXI. Of the Rigor of Death 129; title: XXXII. Of good Inspiration 131; title: XXXIII. Of Hanging 132; title: XXXIV. Of Consideration of Life 133; title: XXXV. Of Peace, Reformation, &c 136; title: XXXVI. Of the Course of Human Life 137; title: XXXVII. Of lifting up the Mind to Heaven 143; title: XXXVIII. Of the Precaution necessary to prevent Error 145; title: XXXIX. Of Reconciliation between God and Man 146; title: XL. Of the Measure of Temptation, and of Skill 148; title: XLI. Of the Conquests and Charity of our Lord 150; title: XLII. Of want of Charity 152; title: XLIII. Of Christ, who, by His Passion, delivered us from Hell 154; title: XLIV. Of envy 155; title: XLV. Of the Good, who alone will enter the Kingdom of Heaven 157; title: XLVI. Of mortal Sins 161; title: XLVII. Of Three Kings. 162; title: XLVIII. Of the end of Sinners 165; title: XLIX. Of the Illusions of the Devil 167; title: L. Of Praise doe to a Just Judge 169; title: LI. Of Extortion 171; title: LII. Of Fidelity 173; title: LIII. Of good Rulers, who are not to be changed 174; title: LIV. Of a Celestial Kingdom  175; title: LV. Of the Revocation of a banished Sinner 177; title: LVI. Of remembering Death 183; title: LVII. Of perfect Life 189; title: LVIII. Of Confession 194; title: LIX. Of too much Pride ; and how the Proud are frequently compelled to endure some notable Humiliation 196; title: LX. Of Avarice and its Subtlety 209; title: LXI. Of Reflection 213; title: LXII. Of the beauty of a faithful Mind 217; title: LXIII. Of the pleasures of this World; title: LXIV. Of the Incarnation of our Lord; title: LXV. Of the cure of the Soul.; title: LXVI. Of Constancy; title: LXVII. Of excuses which are not to be admitted in extreme cases; title: LXVIII. Of maintaining Truth to the last.; title: LXIX. Of Chastity; title: LXX. Of the Compunctions of a faithful Mind; title: LXXI. Of an eternal Recompence; title: LXXII. Of the destruction of ungrateful Me; title: LXXIII. Of Avarice, which makes many blind; title: LXXIV. Of Foresight and Care.; title: LXXV. Of Worldly Anxiety; title: LXXVI. Of Concord; title: LXXVII. Of Riches, which are not to be coveted; title: LXXVIII. Of the constancy of Love; title: LXXIX. Of Presumption; title: LXXX. Of the Cunning of the Devil, and of the secret Judgments of God 274; title: Notes 281