The life of our life. Part 2. The public life of our lord Jesus Christ
Subtitle: II: The Preaching Of The Beatitudes
Publisher: Burns and Oates
Published: 1875
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: Chapter I.; title: General Features of our Lord's preaching.; title: St. Matt iv. 12— 17 ; St. Mark i. 17, 20,; title: Vita Vita Nostra, § 28.; title: Importance of our Lord's preaching; title: Populousness of Galilee; title: Our Lord visiting all parts; title: Connection with the preaching of St John.; title: Threefold occupations of ourLord; title: Exhortations to penance usually the same; title: Involving great labours; title: New instructions; title: Revisiting scenes of preaching; title: The multitudes who followed Him; title: Practice of poverty; title: Acceptance of hospitality; title: Our Lord's prayer at night; title: Care of the sick; title: Great beneficence; title: Training of the Apostles; title: All this required a long time; title: Time of year of His circuits; title: The Sabbatical year; title: Our Lord's immense activity; title: St. Matthew quoting Isaias; title: The people sitting in dark ness; title: Referred to by St. Zachary; title: Chapter II.; title: Fishers of Men.; title: St. Matt. iv. 18—22; St. Marki. 16—20;; title: Vita Vita Nostra, § 29.; title: The preaching of our Lord to continue in the Church 20; title: Apostles to be familiar companions of our Lord 21; title: They had returned home 22; title: Labour and industry in the Christian system 23; title: Not in dishonour with the Jews 24; title: Call of the four disciples 24; title: Meaning of ' Come after Me ' 25; title: Our Lord's reference to their fishing 26; title: Fishing and preaching 27; title: Dangerous occupations 27; title: Dependence on God 28; title: Weather wisdom 28; title: The prey of the fishermen 29; title: Obedience of the four 30; title: Dangers of the call 32; title: Their diffidence 32; title: To obey showed their confidence in Him 33; title: Brotherly love 33; title: Necessity of charity 34; title: Chapter III.; title: The Synagogue at Caphamaum.; title: St. Mark i. 21—34 ; St. Luke iv. 31—41; title: (compare St. Matt viii. X4— 10) :; title: Vita Vita Nostra, § 30.; title: Full account of one Sabbath 35; title: Contrast with Nazareth 36; title: Synagogue services 37; title: Our Lady and others present 37; title: No opposition to our Lord's claim to teach 38; title: Reason of this 38; title: Effect of our Lord's majesty 39; title: Influence of his preaching 40; title: Power of Sanctity 40; title: Instances in the Church 41; title: The preacher as distinct from his words 42; title: Silence of the Evangelists as to details 42; title: Astonishment at His 'authority 43; title: Explanation of this 44; title: Authority among the Jews 45; title: Our Lord speaking in His own Name 46; title: Obedience of our Lord 47; title: Our Lord requiring faith 48; title: Substance of His teaching 48; title: The ' great light ' 49; title: Effects of our Lord's teaching 50; title: Chapter IV.; title: The Demoniac in the Synagogue,; title: St. Mark i. 23—26; St. Luke iv. 33—35;; title: Vita Vita Nostra, § 30.; title: Display of power oyer devils 51; title: Exorcisms of the Jews 52; title: Authority of our Lord 52; title: Modern disbelief in possession 53; title: A part of God's system 54; title: Inconsistency of opponents 55; title: Christian view of diabolical agency from the beginning 56; title: Extent of licence allowed to the evil spirits 57; title: Possession not the worst 58; title: Limits of ' possession ' 58; title: Not incompatible with grace 59; title: Reasons for its permission 59; title: The glory of God 60; title: To manifest the benefits of the Incarnation 60; title: Hatred of the devils for the Incarnation 61; title: Future 'redemption of the body' 62; title: Possession permitted for punishment and trial 62; title: The demoniac at Capharnaum 63; title: Meaning of his words 64; title: 'Art Thou come to destroy us?' 65; title: 'I know thee ' 66; title: Perhaps a temptation 67; title: The Presence of God 67; title: Desire to hinder preaching 68; title: His witness not accepted 69; title: Fury of the evil spirit 70; title: Effect on the crowd 70; title: Fear and joy 71; title: Exercise of a new power 72; title: Spread of the news 73; title: Note I. — Instances of possession permitted as a trial.; title: Chapter V.; title: Miracles at Capharnaum.; title: St. Mark i. 29—34 ; St. Luke iv. 38— 42; St. Matt. viii. 16, 17 ; Vita Vita Nostra, § 30.; title: Our Lord's teaching confirmed by miracles 76; title: Peter's mother-in-law 77; title: Incidents of the cure 77; title: Gathering of the sick at the door 79; title: Evening of the sabbath 80; title: Did the devils know our Lord? 81; title: Reasons for thinking so 81; title: Reasons on the other side 82; title: They were not lawful witnesses 83; title: Silence often enjoined 84; title: Fulfilment of prophecy 84; title: Meaning of the words of Isaias 86; title: Chapter VI.; title: Preaching throughout Galilee.; title: St Matt. iv. 23—25 ; St. Mark i. 35— 39 ; St. Luke iv. 40—44 Vita Vita Nostra, § 30.; title: The night at Capharnaum 88; title: Our Lord stealing forth 89; title: The cities of Galilee 90; title: Wide extent of our Lord's preaching 91; title: Splendid miracles 92; title: Wonderful teaching 93; title: Comparative scarcity of records 94; title: Christian contemplations on this time 95; title: Anne Catharine Emmerich's contemplations 96; title: Note II. — On the arrangement- of the contemplations of Sister Anne Catharine Emmerich on the Life of our Lord 98; title: Chapter VII.; title: Illustrations of our Lords Preaching from the Lives of the Saints.; title: Our Lord's Life continued in the Church 100; title: Interior resemblance to Him in the Saints 101; title: External points of likeness 102; title: Great number of miracles 102; title: Large crowds of followers 102; title: Statements of the Evangelists 102; title: The missionary saints 103; title: St Bernard 104; title: His visit to Germany 105; title: Miracles in the diocese of Constance 105; title: A chapter by his companions 106; title: Brunville 106; title: Tuliers 107; title: Aix-le-Chapelle and Utrecht 108; title: St Servatius and Liege 109; title: St Vincent Ferrer 110; title: Miserable period in which he lived in His apostolate 112; title: His method 113; title: His sermons 114; title: Gift of tongues 115; title: Companies which followed him 115; title: Rules of these bands 116; title: Their large numbers 117; title: St. Vincent and St. Bernardine 117; title: Beginnings of St Bernardine 118; title: His method 119; title: St. John of Capistrano 120; title: His immense successes 121; title: Illustrations of our lord's preaching 122; title: Chapter VIII.; title: The Sermon on the Mount. St. Matt. v. 1; Vita Vita Nostra, % 31,; title: A great monument of our Lord's teaching 123; title: Importance of it in St Matthew's Gospel 124; title: Unparalleled in the other Gospels 124; title: The multitudes 125; title: Different grades of believers 126; title: Brevity of the sayings in the Sermon 127; title: Our Lord may have added developments 128; title: The Sermon has a character of its own 129; title: St Matthew's reference to types 129; title: The Law of Sinai and the Sermon on the Mount 130; title: Solemnity of the occasion 131; title: Scope of the Sermon and of the Decalogue 13a; title: Contrast between them 132; title: The disciples already a separate body 134; title: Our Lord as Legislator 135; title: Chapter IX.; title: The Beatitudes.; title: St. Matt. v. 3— xo ; Vita Vita Nostra, Brevity and pregnancy of the Beatitudes 136; title: The new Creation 137; title: Relation of the virtues and rewards; title: St Bernardine's definition 140; title: Principles of holiness 141; title: How far obligatory 142; title: Contrast with the Decalogue 142; title: Appeal to hope 143; title: Beatitudes open to all 144; title: Their relation to the heavenly state 145; title: To Christian society 145; title: The two societies 146; title: Characteristics and possible effects of the Beatitudes 147; title: Actual effects 148; title: Chapter X.; title: The Beatitude of the Poor in Spirit.; title: St. Matt. v. 3; Vita Vita Nostra, $ 31.; title: The Mount of the Beatitudes 149; title: The Sermon easily heard 150; title: Our Lord opening His mouth 151; title: He begins with blessing 152; title: Poverty of spirit and humility 153; title: Poverty actual and spiritual 154; title: Humility connected with Poverty 155; title: What poverty relates to 157; title: All may be poor in spirit 158; title: Truth on which poverty of spirit is founded 159; title: God as our Father 160; title: The filial spirit 161; title: Largeheartedness of the poor in spirit 161; title: In Christian communities 162; title: Christian and pagan views of poverty 163; title: Graces connected with poverty 164; title: It leads to the other Beatitudes 165; title: Our Lord's practice of Poverty 166; title: Chapter XI.; title: Poverty and the Kingdom of Heaven.; title: St. Matt. v. 3; Vita Vita Nostra, $ 31.; title: 'The kingdom of heaven ' 167; title: A complex idea 168; title: A kingdom means many things 168; title: The first and last Beatitudes 169; title: Riches and power 170; title: Treasures of the kingdom for the poor 171; title: The poor and the Angels 172; title: Fruitfulness of poverty 172; title: Chapter XII.; title: The Beatitude of the Meek.; title: St. Matt. r. 4; Vita Vita Nostra, % 31.; title: Meekness healing another concupiscence 173; title: Conquest of pride and independence 175; title: Natural meekness 176; title: Meek saints often naturally wanting in meekness 176; title: Courage of the truly meek 177; title: Meekness and firmness 178; title: Meekness and obedience 178; title: Meekness and charity 179; title: Chapter XIII.; title: The Meek possessing the Land.; title: St katt. v. 4; Vita Vita Nostra, % 31.; title: Unexpectedness of our Lord's blessings 181; title: The meek 'inheriting the land' 182; title: The Psalm quoted by our Lord 183; title: Promise of providential aid tothe meek 184; title: Rules of God's government 185; title: St Chrysostom's interpretation 186; title: Abraham'and David 186; title: True meaning of inheritance 187; title: Enjoyment of the physical world 188; title: Meekness and intellectual enjoyment 189; title: God's Providence and gifts 190; title: Meekness the key to God's treasures 191; title: Three meanings of the land 192; title: Meekness and purity 193; title: Empire over hearts 194; title: Influence of meekness 195; title: The ' land of the living ' 196; title: Chapter XIV.; title: The Beatitude of the Mourners.; title: St. Matt. v. 5; Vita Vita: Nostra, $ 31.; title: Reasonableness of the Beatitudes 197; title: Foundation of the virtue of mourning 198; title: Shock to the world 198; title: Worldlings in the Book of; title: Wisdom 199; title: Intellectual sceptism and the condition of man 200; title: Mr. Mill on ' Nature ' 201; title: Effects of ' mourning ' 202; title: Motives of mourning — God 203; title: Treatment of our Lord 204; title: The Passion 204; title: Loss of grace and glory 205; title: The world as a 'valley of tears' 206; title: Our Lord's mournings 207; title: Chapter XV.; title: The Consolation of the Mourners.; title: St. Matt. v. 5; Vita Vita Nostra, § 31.; title: Truth of the grounds of mourning 208; title: Our Lord's remedies and the world's 209; title: Happy effects of sorrow 210; title: Satisfaction for sin 211; title: Spirit of prayer 211; title: Desire of heaven 211; title: The concupiscence of the flesh 212; title: Special consolations 213; title: Chapter XVI.; title: The Beatitude of Hunger and Thirst after Justice.; title: St. Matt. v. 6; Vita Vita Nostra, § 31.; title: Truthfulness of our Lord 215; title: Mourning leads to activity 216; title: Practice of justice 216; title: Hunger and thirst which satisfy 217; title: The reward of justice 218; title: What is due to God 219; title: What is due to ourselves 219; title: Purity of heart 219; title: Custody of tongue 220; title: Discipline of body 221; title: What is due to others 222; title: Other classifications 223; title: First degree of hunger and thirst 224; title: Desire of pardon 225; title: Desire for perfection 225; title: Desire for the extension of justice 226; title: Desire for heavenly justice 227; title: NOTE III. — Other arrangements of the Christian virtues for the purposes of meditation 228; title: Chapter XVII.; title: The Hungry and Thirsty filled.; title: St. Matt. v. 6; Vita Vita Nostra, § 31.; title: Blessedness of craving for justice 231; title: Restlessness of nature 232; title: Uses of desire 232; title: Pursuit of justice teaches humility 233; title: Extinguishes tepidity 233; title: Man made for justice 234; title: Great opportunities 235; title: Satisfaction in justice 236; title: The saints 237; title: Effects of the desire of justice on society 237; title: Satisfaction hereafter 238; title: Chapter XVIII.; title: The Beatitude of the Merciful.; title: St. Matt. v. 7; Vita Vita Nostra, § 31; title: Our Lord's joy in mercy 240; title: Power of His words 240; title: His mission one of mercy 241; title: Place of this Beatitude 242; title: Mercy apparently easy 243; title: Natural mercifulness 244; title: The supernatural virtue 245; title: God's joy in it 245; title: Mercy committed to man 246; title: God's mercy 'over all His works' 247; title: Commandment concerning our neighbour 248; title: Mercy and not sacrifice ' 249; title: Our own forgiveness dependent on it 251; title: Mercy needs great grace 252; title: Fruits of mercy 252; title: Four other fruits 254; title: The last four 256; title: Mercy a difficult virtue 257; title: Mercy and the Church 258; title: Dangers to mercy 260; title: Chapter XIX.; title: The merciful obtaining mercy.; title: St. Matt. v. 7; Vita Vita Nostra, § 31.; title: Three rewards for mercy 261; title: The man who understandeth ' 262; title: Differences of glory 264; title: Our Lord's promise 265; title: Our Lord Himself the reward 267; title: Chapter XX.; title: The Beatitude of the Clean of Heart.; title: St. Matt. v. 8; Vita Vita Nostra, § 31.; title: The soul turned to God 269; title: Purity of heart after justice and mercifulness 270; title: Meaning of the heart 271; title: Its capacity for evil 272; title: And for good 273; title: God alone sees it 275; title: Purgation from sins 275; title: From lesser sins 276; title: Different kinds of venial sin 277; title: Faults of character 278; title: Instances 279; title: Study of the Sacred Heart 280; title: Free from love of temporal things 280; title: From worldly delights 281; title: From desire to please men 281; title: From imperfect intentions 282; title: From useless thoughts 283; title: From superfluous cares 284; title: From all bitterness 285; title: From all vainglory 286; title: From created consolation 286; title: From all anxiety 287; title: From impatience 288; title: From self-will 288; title: Purity and the means of grace 289; title: No vocation excluded 290; title: Chapter XXI.; title: Purity and the Vision of God.; title: St. Matt. v. 8; Vita Vita Nostra, § 31.; title: Blessedness of purity of heart 291; title: Degrees of vision of God 292; title: Misery of natural blindness 292; title: Blindness as to God 293; title: God seen in many ways 293; title: In the universe 294; title: In providence 294; title: In conscience 295; title: The Psalms 295; title: The creation of grace 295; title: Our Lord and His saints 296; title: Sacred Scripture 296; title: Extraordinary communications of God 297; title: Purity of heart the condition 298; title: Prayer and contemplation 299; title: The presence of God 300; title: Higher states of prayer 301; title: The intuitive vision 302; title: Chapter XXII.; title: The Beatitude of the Peacemakers.; title: St. Matt. v. 9; Vita Vita Nostra, § 31.; title: Our Lord might here pause 303; title: His Beatitudes not exhausted 304; title: The work of peace 305; title: Sonship to God 305; title: Natural love of peace 306; title: Peacemaking and mercifulness 307; title: Peace and purity 308; title: Multiplicity of the works of peace 309; title: The work of the Church 310; title: Antagonistic spirits 311; title: Manifold works of mercy 311; title: Ministers of religion peacemakers 312; title: Forgiveness of injuries and love of enemies 313; title: A certain sign of the children of God 314; title: All Christians are peacemakers 314; title: Guilt of detraction 316; title: Guilt of heresy and schism 316; title: Chapter XXIII.; title: The Sons of God.; title: St. Matt. v. 9; Vita Vita Nostra, 318; title: Blessedness of peacemaking 319; title: Special blessing of sonship 320; title: Three things make men sons of God 320; title: Faith 321; title: Charity 321; title: Concord of peace 322; title: The work of the Son of God 322; title: God's work of peace 323; title: Peace in the universe 323; title: And among rational beings 324; title: Peace by law 324; title: Glory to God in consequence 325; title: Peace in man 326; title: Peace in society 327; title: Defeat of God's designs 32a; title: Restoration of peace by our Lord 329; title: Peace the work of His Incarnation 329; title: Hence the crown of the peacemakers 330; title: Chapter XXIV.; title: The Beatitude of the Persecuted. St. Matt. v. 10; Vita Vita Nostra, 331; title: The seventh Beatitude seems to end the chain 331; title: Price of the work of peace 332; title: Application of the work of peace 333; title: Must have the same conditions as the work itself 333; title: The Passion and suffering 334; title: The crown of suffering 334; title: This Beatitude dependent on others 335; title: Hatred of God in persecution 337; title: The persecuted acknowledge God's supreme majesty 338; title: Confession of the faith 339; title: Great faith and virtue required 340; title: St Paul's doctrine 341; title: God's special glory 342; title: Fruitfulness 343; title: Special love of God 345; title: Chapter XXV.; title: Persecution and the Kingdom of Heaven,; title: St. Matt v. 10—12; Vita Vita Nostra,; title: Blessedness of persecution 346; title: Reward identical with that of poverty of spirit 347; title: Interior kingdom of heaven 348; title: Great trial in persecution 348; title: It requires great virtues 349; title: Sanctifies quickly 350; title: Dignity of the persecuted 350; title: This Beatitude connected with the preceding 351; title: Chapter XXVI.; title: Our Lord and the Beatitudes.; title: St. Matt. v. 1— 10 ; Vita Vita Nostra,; title: Beatitudes founded on our Lord 352; title: Direct relation to God and His rights 353; title: And to the actual condition of the world 354; title: Double order of Providence 356; title: Predominance of the order of Redemption 357; title: Our Lord's own Life 358; title: The Beatitudes in the Church 359; title: The Apostles 359; title: St Paul 360; title: Universal imitation of our Lord 361; title: Power of the Beatitudes 362; title: Appendix.; title: Harmony of the Gospels.; title: From Vita Vita Nostra, 29—36.; title: Sect. 29. — Beginning of the preaching in Galilee, and call of four disciples 363; title: Sect. 30. — The Sabbath at Capharnum 364; title: Sect. 31. — The Eight Beatitudes and the Light of the World 367; title: Sect. 32. — Evangelical Justice 368; title: Sect. 33. — Alms, Prayer, and Fasting 370; title: Sect. 34. — Confidence in God our Father 371; title: Sect. 35. — Against judging others, and of confidence in prayer 371; title: Sect. 36. — The narrow way to life 372