The love of religious perfection
Subtitle: or, How to awaken, increase, and preserve it in the religious soul
Publisher: John Murphy & Co.
Published: 1865
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: BOOK I.; title: The Motives which should urge the Religious to Procure the Perfection of his State, 25; title: Chapter I.; title: Of Vocation to Religious Life, 25; title: Chapter II.; title: That Virtues are to be sought for with Constancy and Diligence, 29; title: Chapter III.; title: That the Multitudes of our Defects should urge us on to procure our Perfection, 32; title: Chapter IV.; title: That the Consideration of Purgatory conduces to the Amendment of one's Life, 36; title: Chapter V.; title: That the constant Pursuit of Virtue bringeth much Peace, 39; title: Chapter VI.; title: That the Fear of Hell should increase our Love of Virtue, 42; title: Chapter VII.; title: That it is dangerous to desist from the Pursuit of Perfection, 46; title: Chapter VIII.; title: That it behooveth us to lay up Treasure in Heaven, 52; title: Chapter IX.; title: That we ought to be grateful to God for the Blessings which we have received, 59; title: Chapter X.; title: That Persecutions and Calumnies should move us to a more zealous Pursuit of Perfection, 64; title: Chapter XI.; title: That it is only by the Pursuit of Perfection that we can assuage the Evils of this Life, 70; title: Chapter XII.; title: That it is necessary to be prepared by the Pursuit of Perfection for dying happily, 75; title: Chapter XIII.; title: That the Eternity of the Rewards of Heaven, is often to he compared with the Labours of this Mortal Life, 84; title: Chapter XIV.; title: That Love of God should draw us to Perfection,   88; title: Chapter XV.; title: That the Mystery of Predestination should excite us to the Pursuit of Perfection, 94; title: Chapter XVI.; title: That Love of our Neighbour should excite us to Perfection,  9B; title: Chapter XVII.; title: That the Remembrance of our Sins should excite us to Perfection, 104; title: Chapter XVIII.; title: That the Assistance of Grace renders the Way of Perfection easy, 109; title: BOOK II.; title: The Means which the Religious must adopt to attain Perfection with greater Facility, 113; title: Chapter I.; title: That Zeal for Perfection should he fervently sought after from God, 113; title: Chapter II.; title: That little Things are not to be Passed over Lightly, 119; title: Chapter III.; title: That Temptations are Useful, 125; title: Chapter IV.; title: That good Resolutions are to be kept in Time of Desolation,  130; title: Chapter V.; title: That Common Life is the Means of our Sanctification, 134; title: Chapter VI.; title: Of Manifestation of one's Conscience, 140; title: Chapter VII.; title: That in the Way of Perfection we must proceed with Order and by Detail,   145; title: Chapter VIII.; title: That the Meditation of Heavenly Things, is necessary,    150; title: Chapter IX.; title: That the Conscience must he frequently examined, 150; title: Chapter X.; title: That Devotion to the Saints is most Useful for those that Desire to Advance in Perfection,  162; title: Chapter XI.; title: That we should frequently apply ourselves to reading Spiritual Books,  167; title: Chapter XII.; title: That to love Silence is necessary for him that desires to make Progress, 171; title: Chapter XIII.; title: That exterior Modesty is necessary for a Religions, 176; title: Chapter XIV.; title: That it behooves us to acquire an intimate Knowledge of Christ, 182; title: Chapter XV.; title: That Reproofs are to be willingly Hearkened to, 190; title: BOOK III.; title: The Practice of the Virtues in which Religious Perfection consists, and the Correction of the contrary Failings, 195; title: Chapter  I. Of Religious Poverty, 195; title: Chapter II. Of Religious Obedience, 199; title: Chapter III.; title: Of Religious Chastity, 203; title: Chapter IV.; title: Of the Abnegation of our own Will and Judgment, 209; title: Chapter V.; title: Of Useful Occupation, 213; title: Chapter VI.; title: Of the Manner of Prayer in Dryness and Desolation of Soul, 220; title: Chapter VII.; title: Of Inordinate Affection to Parents,  222; title: Chapter VIII.; title: Of Lowly Employments,   229; title: Chapter IX.; title: Of Curbing the Appetite, 233; title: Chapter X.; title: Of Spiritual Consolation, 239; title: Chapter XI.; title: Of Promoting Fraternal Charity in Ourselves, 243; title: Chapter XII; title: Of the Choice and Perfection of Virtues, 250