Confidence In The Mercy Of God
Subtitle: Translated From the French By The Right Rev. Abbot Burder, Order Of Cistercians
By: by monseigneur Languet ; translated from the French by ... abbot Burder.
Publisher: London : R. Washbourne
Published: 1876
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
Subjects: God -- Mercy.; Confidence -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.; Trust in God -- Christianity.
Work titles: Traité de la confiance en la misericorde de Dieu.
Notes: Text followed by publisher's catalogue.

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Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: FIRST PART.; title: IN WHICH ARE LAID DOWN THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE CONFIDENCE WE OUGHT TO HAVE IN THE MERCY OF GOD.; title: CHAPTER PAGE; title: I. The Mercy of God is little known, particularly by those who give themselves up to Fear 1; title: II. The Different Sources of this Fear 6; title: III. What kind of Fear it is which is spoken of in this Treatise. There is a Fear which is Useful and Necessary. The Fear that is condemned is excessive Fear 10; title: IV. The Bad effects of excessive Fear. The First is Discouragement 13; title: V. The Second consequence of Fear. Sadness of Heart ; the peril of this State 17; title: VI. The Third Effect of excessive Fear, the weakening of Tenderness in the Love of God. First, it is proved how necessary this Tenderness is. First Proof 23; title: VII. Second Proof of the Tenderness our Love of God ought to have. It is Confidence which Excites these Sentiments of Tenderness 27; title: VIII. The Tenderness of our Love of God is Destroyed by Distrust and Fear 34; title: IX. Continuation of the same Subject. The Difference between Two Persons, one of whom is Governed by Love and the other by Fear. Portrait of the First 39; title: X. Portrait of another Just Person who is Governed principally by Fear 43; title: XI. Those who are Conducted by Love and Confidence are more agreeable to God, and their Lives are more according to the True Spirit of Christianity 47; title: XII. Other Proofs of the preceding Truth. Three solid Grounds for our Confidence. The principal Ground is the Goodness of God 51; title: XIII. The Goodness of God is more touching in His tenderness for Sinners 58; title: XIV. Not only is this Confidence established on a solid Foundation, but it appears to be an indispensable Obligation. The care God takes to excite it in us 65; title: XV. It is to do an Injury to God to refuse Him this Confidence which He asks of us 70; title: XVI. Other characteristics of Confidence in the Mercy of God. The five Advantages we find in it 74; title: XVII. The sixth Advantage of this holy Confidence — it gives ns a great Consolation in our Difficulties and Troubles 80; title: SECOND PART.; title: IN WHICH THE OBJECTIONS SUGGESTED TO THE TIMID BY FEAR ARE ANSWERED.; title: I. Objections of the Timid and Scrupulous. First Objection, the strict and severe Justice of God. Description of the Severity of His Judgments 85; title: II. Reply to the first Objection. How Terrible soever God is, He is still more Amiable. What advantage it is for us to have Jesus Christ for our Judge 90; title: III. Continuation of the same Subject. Jesus Christ is the most favourable of all Judges. First, because He is full of Goodness, and Kindness 97; title: IV. Secondly. Jesus Christ is a Judge full of Compassion 101; title: V. Thirdly. Jesus Christ is at the same time our Judge and our Friend 103; title: VI. Fourthly. Jesus Christ is a Judge Who is interested in our Salvation 107; title: VII. Fifthly. God is a Judge Infinitely Just ; it is precisely because He is so Just that we ought to hope in Him 112; title: VIII. Continuation of the same Thought. Another reason proves that even the Justice of God ought to strengthen our Confidence 117; title: IX. Second Objection of the Timorous; the greatness and the multitude of their Sins 122; title: X. Reply to the foregoing Objection. The Sentiments of God towards the Sinner are the Sentiments of Mercy; He Loves him, and is moved with Tenderness towards him, in that he is a Sinner 125; title: XI. God Calls the Sinner, and even His threats in Calling Him should rather excite our Confidence than discourage our Weakness 133; title: XII. Confirmation of the foregoing. Image of the Tenderness with which God seeks the Sinner, according to a History related by an Ancient Author (Valerianus Maximus) 138; title: XIII. God having spoken in Vain, Mercifully condescends to wait still longer for the return of the Sinner. How ad- mirable this Patience is ; the Consequence he ought to Draw from it 142; title: XIV. Fourthly. Almighty God receives the Sinner with kindness the moment he returns to Him 149; title: XV. Continuation of the same Subject. How God receives Sinners. Parable of the Prodigal Son. Image of our Misery in this libertine 155; title: XVI. Continuation of the same Parable. Image of the Goodness of God in that of the good Father who received his Prodigal Son 162; title: XVII. The fifth Characteristic of the Goodness and Mercy of Almighty God towards Sinners in receiving them, He Pardons them 168; title: XVIII. Sixthly. God not only Pardons the Penitent Sinner, but He appears to Favour him more than the Just 174; title: XIX. Conclusion of the same Subject. To be too alarmed about our Sins, is sometimes a Refinement of Self-Love 178; title: XX. The last Objection of those who are Distrustful — the small number of the Elect ; general Reflection on this Truth 181; title: XXI. Another Reflection on the same Truth. Confidence in God is a Means of assuring in some sort our Predestination 185; title: XXII. Principal Reply to the Objection mentioned in the preceding Chapter. The small number of the Elect is a consoling Truth for those who have reason to think they belong to this small number. What are the Marks of Predestination. First Mark, Choice and Vocation 191; title: XXIII. Second Mark of Predestination. Conversion and Particular Protection 195; title: XXIV. Third Mark of Predestination. Perseverance in Grace. Reasons for hoping it. Proofs of Predestination taken! from the Temptation itself to Discouragement 200; title: XXV. Who those are who have the most certain Marks of Predestination. It is they who are in Affliction 207; title: XXVI. Proofs of the preceding Truths. First, it is in Sufferings that we find the truest Vocations 214; title: XXVII. Second Proof. It is in Suffering that we find the surest Expiation of Sin. Advantages of, Involuntary Afflictions above Voluntary Penances 221; title: XXVIII. Third Proof. In Afflictions we find the most certain Means of avoiding Sin for the future 225; title: XXIX. Fourth and Last Proof. Affliction forms in us the Likeness to Jesus Christ. This Likeness is the Consummation of Predestination 229; title: XXX. Recapitulation or Abridgment of all that is contained in this Work 234; title: XXXI. Conclusion of the Treatise. We Confide in God for temporal things, we must Confide in Him also for our Salvation and our Predestination 239; title: Appendix 242