The Following Of Christ
Subtitle: in four books : a new translation
Publisher: Burns and Oates
Published: 1851
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: BOOK I.; title: I. Of the imitation of Christ, and the contempt of the vanities of the world 1; title: II. Of having a humble opinion of one-self 3; title: III. Of the doctrine of truth 4; title: IV. Of prudence in what we do 8; title: V. On reading the Holy Scriptures 8; title: VI. Of inordinate affections 9; title: VII. Of avoiding vain hope and arrogance 10; title: VIII. Of guarding against too much intimacy 11; title: IX. Of obedience and subjection 12; title: X. Of avoiding superfluity of words 13; title: XI. Of acquiring peace, and seal for our spiritual progress 14; title: XII. Of the advantage of adversity 17; title: XIII. Of resisting temptations 17; title: XIV. Of avoiding rash judgment 21; title: XV. Of works done out of charity 22; title: XVI. Of bearing the defects of others 23; title: XVII. Of the monastic life 25; title: XVIII. Of the examples of the holy fathers 26; title: XIX. Of the exercises of a good religious 28; title: XX. Of the love of solitude and silence 31; title: XXI. Of compunction of heart 35; title: XXII. Of the consideration of human misery 38; title: XXIII. Of the thoughts of death 41; title: XXIV. Of judgment, and the punishments of sinners 45; title: XXV Of the fervent amendment of our whole life 49; title: BOOK II.; title: I. Of interior conversation 54; title: II. Of humble submission 58; title: III. Of the good peaceable man 59; title: IV. Of a pure mind and a simple intention 61; title: V. Of self-consideration 62; title: VI. Of the joy of a good conscience 64; title: VII. Of the love of Jesus above all things 66; title: VIII. Of familiar friendship with Jesus 67; title: IX. Of the want of all consolation 70; title: X. Of gratitude for the grace of God 73; title: XI. Of the small number of the lovers of the Cross of Jesus 76; title: XII. Of the royal road of the Holy Cross 78; title: BOOK III.; title: I. Of the internal discourse of Christ to a faithful soul 83; title: II. That truth speaketh within us without noise of words 85; title: III. That the words of God are to be heard with humility, and that many weigh them not 86; title: IV. That we ought to walk before God in truth and humility 88; title: V. Of the wonderful effect of Divine love 91; title: VI. Of the proof of a true lover 93; title: VII. Of concealing grace under the guardianship of humility 97; title: VIII. Of the mean estimation of oneself in the eyes of God 99; title: IX. That all things are to be referred to God, as to our last end 102; title: X. That it is sweet to despise the world, and to serve God 104; title: XI. That the desires of our heart are to be examined and moderated 105; title: XII. Of acquiring patience, and of striving against concupiscence 108; title: XIII. Of the obedience of a humble subject, after the example of Jesus Christ 109; title: XIV. Of considering the secret judgments of God, that we be not puffed up with our own good works 111; title: XV. How we are to be disposed, and what we are to say, when we desire anything 113; title: XVI. That true consolation is to be sought in God alone 117; title: XVII. That all solicitude must be placed in God 118; title: XVIII. That temporal miseries are to be borne with equanimity, after the example of Christ 119; title: XIX. Of supporting injuries; and of him who is proved to be truly patient 121; title: XX. Of the confession of our own infirmity, and of tlio miseries of this life 128; title: XXI. That we are to rest in God above all goods and gifts 125; title: XXII. Of the remembrance of the manifold benefits of God 128; title: XXIII. Of four things which bring much peace 131; title: XXIV. Of avoiding curious inquiry respecting the life of others 133; title: XXV. In what firm peace of the heart and true progress doth consist 134; title: XXVI. Of the excellence of a free mind, which devout prayer rather than reading meriteth 136; title: XXVII. That self-love chiefly keepeth us back from the sovereign Good 138; title: XXVIII. Against the tongues of detractors 140; title: XXIX. How, when tribulation presseth, we must call upon and bless God 141; title: XXX. Of asking the Divine assistance, and of confidence of recovering grace 142; title: XXXI. Of the contempt of everything created, in order to find the Creator 145; title: XXXII. Of self-abnegnation, and the renunciation of all cupidity 147; title: XXXIII. Of the inconstancy of our heart, and of directing our final intention to God 149; title: XXXIV. That he that loveth God relisheth Him above all things and in all things 150; title: XXV. That there is no being secure from temptation in this life 152; title: XXXVI. Against the vain judgments of men 154; title: XXXVII. Of a pure and entire resignation of ourselves for the obtaining freedom of heart 155; title: XXXVIII. Of the good government of ourselves in outward things, and of having recourse to God in dangers 157; title: XXXIX. That a man must not be too anxious about his affairs 158; title: XL. That man hath no good of himself, and that he cannot glory in anything 159; title: XLI. Of the contempt of all temporal honour 161; title: XLII. That peace is not to be placed in mon 162; title: XLIII. Against vain and worldly learning 163; title: XLIV. Of not drawing to ourselves exterior things 165; title: XLV. That we may not believe all, and how easily we err in speech 166; title: XLVI. Of having confidence in God, when arrows of words are aimed against us 169; title: XLVII. That all grievous things are to be endured for life everlasting 171; title: XLVIII. Of the day of eternity, and of the distresses of this life 173; title: XLVIX. Of the desire of eternal life, and how great are the benefits promised to thorn that fight 177; title: L. How a desolate person ought to offer himself into the hands of God 181; title: LI. That we must exercise ourselves in humble works when we cannot attain to the highest 186; title: LII. That a man ought not to esteem himself worthy of consolation) but rather deserving of chastisement 186; title: LIII. That the grace of God is not communicated to the earthly-minded 188; title: LIV. Of the different motives of nature and grace 190; title: LV. Of the corruption of nature) and of the efficacy of Divine grace 194; title: LVI. That we ought to deny ourselves, and imitate Christ by the cross 197; title: LVII. That a man should not be too much dejected when he falls into some defects 200; title: LVIII. Of not searching into high matters, nor scrutinising the secret judgments of God 202; title: LIX. That all hope and confidence is to be fixed in God alone 207; title: BOOK IV.; title: I. With how great reverence Christ ought to be received 209; title: II. That the great goodness and love of God are shown to man in this covenant 216; title: III. That it is profitable to communicate often 218; title: IV. That many benefits are bestowed on those who communicate devoutly 221; title: V. Of the dignity of the Sacrament, and of the priestly state 224; title: VI. A self-interrogation concerning the exercise proper before Communion 227; title: VII. Of the examination of our own conscience, and of a resolution of amendment 227; title: VIII. Of the oblation of Christ on the cross, and of the resignation of ourselves 280; title: IX. That we must offer ourselves, and all that is ours, to God, and pray for all 281; title: X. That the Holy Communion is not lightly to be forborne 284; title: XI. That the Body of Christ and the Holy Scriptures are most necessary to a faithful soul 287; title: XII. With how great diligence he who is to communicate ought to prepare himself for Christ 242; title: XIII. That a devout soul ought to desire, with the whole heart, to be united to Christ in this Sacrament 244; title: XIV. Of the ardent desire of some devout persons towards the Body of Christ 245; title: XV. That the grace of devotion is acquired by humility and self-abnegation 248; title: XVI. That we ought to lay open our necessities to Christ, and crave His grace 250; title: XVII. Of an ardent love and vehement desire to receive Christ 261; title: XVIII. That a man should not be a curious searcher into this Sacrament, but a humble follower of Christ submitting his sense to holy faith 264