The following of Christ, in four books
Subtitle: translated from the original Latin by the Rt. Rev. and Ven. Richard Challoner, D.D. V.A., To which are added, Practical reflections and a prayer at the end of each chapter, translated from the French [of J. de Gonnelieu] by the Rev. James Jones.
Publisher: Keating and Brown
Published: 1833
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: BOOK I.; title: CHAP.; title: 1 - Of following Christ and despising all the vanities of the world 1; title: 2 - Of having an humble sentiment of one's self 4; title: 3 - Of the doctrine of truth 7; title: 4 - Of prudence in our doings 12; title: 5 - Of the reading the holy scriptures 14; title: 6 - Of inordinate affections 16; title: 7 - Of flying vain hope and pride 18; title: 8 - Of shunning too much familiarity 21; title: 9 - Of obedience and subjection 23; title: 10 - Of avoiding superfluity of words 26; title: 11 - Of acquiring peace & zeal of spiritual progress 26; title: 12 - Of the advantage of adversity 33; title: 13 - Of resisting temptation 35; title: 14 - Of avoiding rash judgment 40; title: 15 - Of works done out of charity 42; title: 16 - Of bearing the defects of others 45; title: 17 - Of a monastic life 48; title: 18 - Of the examples of the holy fathers 51; title: 19 - Of the exercises of a good religious man 65; title: 20 - Of the love of solitude and silence. 66; title: 21 - Of compunction of heart 65; title: 22 - Of the consideration of the misery of man 69; title: 23 - Of the thoughts of death 74; title: 24 - Of Judgment and the punishment of sins 80; title: 25 - Of the fervent amendment of our whole life 86; title: BOOK II.; title: 1 - Of interior conversation 95; title: 2 - Of humble submission 102; title: 3 - Of a good peaceable man 104; title: 4 - Of a pure mind and simple intention 110; title: 5 - Of the consideration of one's self 111; title: 6 - Of the joy of a good conscience 114; title: 7 - Of the love of Jesus above all things 118; title: 8 - Of familiar friendship with Jesus 121; title: 9 - Of the want of all comfort 126; title: 10 - Of gratitude for the grace of God 132; title: 11 - of the small number of the lovers of the cross of Jesus 136; title: 12 - Of the King's highway of the Holy Cross 140; title: BOOK III.; title: 1 - Of the internal speech of Christ to a faithful soul 152; title: 2 - That truth speaks within us without the noise of words 153; title: 3 - That the words of God are to be heard with humility, and that many weigh them not 156; title: A prayer to implore the grace of devotion 159; title: 4 - That we ought to walk in truth and humility in God's presence 162; title: 5 - Of the wonderful effect of divine love 166; title: 6 - Of the proof of a true lover 173; title: 7 - That grace is to be hid, under the guardianship of humility 178; title: 8 - Of acknowledging our unworthiness in the sight of God 184; title: 9 - That all things are to be referred to God, as to our last end 188; title: 10 - That it is sweet to serve God, despising this world 190; title: 11 - That the desires of our heart, are to be examined and moderated 195; title: 12 - Of learning patience and of fighting against concupiscence 198; title: 13 - of the obedience of an humble subject, after the example of Jesus Christ 201; title: 14 - Of considering the secret judgments of God, lest we be puffed up by our good works 205; title: 15 - How we are to be disposed, and what we are to say, when we desire any thing 208; title: A prayer for fulfilling the will of God 209; title: 16 - That true comfort is to be sought in God alone 212; title: 17 - That we ought to cast all our care upon God. 215; title: 18 - That temporal miseries are to be borne with patience, after the example of Jesus Christ 217; title: 19 - Of bearing injuries, and who is proved to be truly patient 221; title: 20 - Of the confession of our own infirmity, and of the miseries of this life 224; title: 21 - That we are to rest in God above all goods and gifts 228; title: 22 - Of the remembrance of the manifold benefits of God 234; title: 23 - Of four things which bring much peace 238; title: A prayer against evil thoughts 239; title: A prayer for the enlightening of the mind 239; title: 24 - That we are not to be curious in inquiring into the lives of others 242; title: 23 - In what things the firm peace of the heart and true progress doth consist 244; title: 26 - Of the eminence of a free mind, which humble prayer procures better than reading 247; title: 27 - That self-love chiefly keeps a person back from the sovereign Good 251; title: A prayer for the cleansing of the heart, and the obtaining of heavenly wisdom 252; title: 28 - Against the tongues of detractors 255; title: 29 - How in the time of tribulation God is to be invoked and blessed 257; title: 30 - Of asking the divine assistance, and of confidence of recovering grace 260; title: 31 - Of disregarding all things created, that so we may find the Creator 265; title: 32 - Of denying ourselves, and renouncing cupidity 269; title: 33 - Of the inconstancy of our heart, and of directing our intention to God 273; title: 34 - That he that loves God relishes him above all things, and in all things 276; title: 35 - That mere is no being secure from temptation in this life 279; title: 36 - Against the vain judgments of men 283; title: 37 - Of a pure and full resignation of ourselves for the obtaining freedom of heart 286; title: 38 - Of the good government of ourselves in outward things, and of having recourse to God in dangers 289; title: 39 - That a man must not be over eager in his affairs 292; title: 40 - That a man hath no good of himself, and that he cannot glory in anything 294; title: 41 - Of the contempt of all temporal honour 298; title: 42 - That our peace is not to be placed in men 301; title: 43 - Against vain and worldly learning 304; title: 44 - Of not drawing to ourselves exterior things 307; title: 45 - That credit is not to be given to all men ; and that men are prone to offend in words 310; title: 46 - Of having confidence in God, when words arise against us 314; title: 47 - That all grievous things are to be endured for life everlasting 319; title: 48 - Of the dav of eternity, and of the miseries of this life 322; title: 49 - Of the desire of eternal life, and how great things are promised to them that fight 328; title: 50 - How a desolate person ought to oft'er himself into the hands of God 334; title: 51 - That we must exercise ourselves in humble works, when we cannot attain to high things 341; title: 52 - That a man ought not to esteem himself worthy of consolation, but rather deserving of stripes 344; title: 53 - That the grace of God is not communicated to the earthly-minded 348; title: 54 - Of the different motions of nature and grace. 352; title: 55 - Of the corruption of nature, and of the efficacy of divine grace 360; title: 56 - That we ought to deny ourselves and to imitate Christ by the cross 365; title: 57 - That a man should not be too much dejected when he falls into some defects 370; title: 58 - Of not searching into high matters, nor into the secret judgments of God 374; title: 59 - That all hope and confidence is to be fixed in God alone 381; title: BOOK IV.; title: OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT.; title: 1 - With how great reverence Christ is to be received 387; title: 2 - That the gTeat goodness and charity of God is shewn to man in this sacrament 397; title: 3 - That it is profitable to communicate often 404; title: 4 - That many benefits are bestowed on them who communicate devoutly 410; title: 5 - Of the dignity of the sacrament, and of the priestly state 415; title: 6 - A petition concerning the exercise before communion 424; title: 7 - Of the examination of one's own conscience, and of a resolution of amendment 426; title: 8 - Of the oblation of Christ on the cross, and of the resignation of ourselves 432; title: 9 - That we must offer ourselves, and all that is oars to God, and pray for all 435; title: 10 - That the holy communion is not lightly to be forborne 439; title: 11 - That the holy body of Christ and the holy scripture are most necessary to a faithful soul 446; title: 12 - That he who is to communicate ought to prepare himself for Christ with great diligence 453; title: 13 - That a devout soul ought to desire with her whole heart to be united to Christ in the sacrament 458; title: 14 - Of the ardent desire of some devout persons to receive the body of Christ 465; title: 15 - That the grace of devotion is obtained by humility and self-denial 469; title: 16 - That we ought to lay open our necessities to Christ, and crave his grace 474; title: 17 - Of a fervent love and vehement desire to receive Christ 480; title: 18 - That a man be not a curious searcher into this sacrament, but an humble follower of Christ, submitting his sense to holy faith 483