The spiritual man
Subtitle: or, The spiritual life reduced to its first principles
Publisher: Burns and Oates
Published: 1878
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: Preface. iii; title: Approbation.; title: VOLUME I.; title: Chapter I.; title: What is Man? 1; title: Section I. Conclusion. 6; title: Chapter II.; title: What is a Christian? 11; title: Section I. The Christian is a new creature. 14; title: Section 2. The Christian is holy in his dignity, and he ought to be holy in reality. 19; title: Section 3. In what consists a Christian manner of life. 24; title: Section 4. Same subject. 29; title: Section 5. The example of our Lord Jesus Christ. 33; title: Section 6. Our imitation. 37; title: Section 7. Of the indifference and obedience with which we ought to receive the movements of our Lord. 41; title: Section 8. Reasons to induce us to act as Christians, and to perform all our works in the spirit of Jesus Christ. 44; title: Section 9. Practice. 50; title: Chapter III.; title: What is a Spiritual Man? 54; title: Section 1. Continuation. 57; title: Section 2. What are the actions of a spiritual man? 59; title: Section 3. The truly spiritual man distinguished from the man who is spiritual only in appearance. 63; title: Section 4, The spiritual man leads a life above the senses. 68; title: Section 5. Other proofs of the same truth. 72; title: Section 6. Of the discernment of spirits. 77; title: Section 7. Particular marks to discern spirits. 81; title: Section 8. Danger of extraordinary ways. — Means of distinguishing the good from the bad. 87; title: Section 9. This truth confirmed by examples. 93; title: Section 10. Marks to distinguish visions and revelations. 97; title: Section 11. Other marks. 102; title: Section 12. Four important admonitions concerning visions and revelations. 106; title: Section 13. Discernment between the movements of nature and grace. 109; title: Section 14. More particular discernment. 113; title: Section 15. Conclusion. 119; title: Chapter IV.; title: Of the Gifts of the Holy Ghost in general. 126; title: Section I. The effects of these gifts. 130; title: Section 2. Means of acquiring these gifts. 135; title: Section 3. Of the gift of fear. 137; title: Section 4. Of the gift of fortitude. 144; title: Section 5. Of the gift of piety 153; title: Section 6. Of the gift of counsel. 156; title: Section 7. Of the gift of knowledge. 160; title: Section 8. Of the gift of understanding. 165; title: Section 9. Of the gift of wisdom. 170; title: VOLUME II.; title: Chapter I.; title: First General Principle of the Spiritual Life. 181; title: Chapter II.; title: Second General Principle of the Spiritual Life. 185; title: Chapter III.; title: Third General Principle of the Spiritual Life. — The End of Man. 195; title: Section I. Signification of the word end. 197; title: Section 2. God being our end must necessarily be our perfection and beatitude. 198; title: Section 3. Another reason for this truth. 202; title: Section 4. Conclusion of this subject 203; title: Section 5. Means to arrive at this end. 204; title: Section 6. Signification of the word means. 206; title: Section 7. All creatures are to us means of salvation. 207; title: Section 8. Discernment is essential in the choice of means. 209; title: Section 9. Good use is necessary to means. 211; title: Section 10. Effects of the acquisition of this end. — First effect : The perfection of the soul. 213; title: Section 11. Second effect: Light of the understanding. 216; title: Section 12. Third effect : Peace of the will. 219; title: Section 13. Fourth effect: A just contempt of things here below. 221; title: Section 14. Fifth effect: A well regulated exterior. — Remarkable example of this truth. 224; title: Chapter IV.; title: Fourth General Principle.- — Union with Jesus Christ. 227; title: Section 1. Means to acquire union with our Lord. - 229; title: Section 2. In what consists this union, and the manner in which it ought to operate. 235; title: Section 3. Conclusion of this subject. 239; title: Chapter V.; title: Fifth General Principle of the Spiritual Life. — Purity of Intention. 244; title: Chapter VI.; title: Sixth General Principle. — Exercise of Faith in all Things. 249; title: Section 1. Qualities of faith. 254; title: Section 2. Why God obliges us to believe. 258; title: Section 3. Another prerogative of faith. 261; title: Section 4. Practice of faith. - 267; title: Section 5. Practice of faith more in detail. 270; title: Section 6. Practice of faith still more in detail. 273; title: Section 7. Conclusion of all that has been previously said in this chapter. 277; title: Chapter VII.; title: Seventh General Principle. — Continual Prayer. 280; title: Section 1. Necessity of prayer. 283; title: Section 2. Conclusion to be drawn from its necessity. 286; title: Section 3. Force of prayer. 291; title: Section 4. Conditions necessary to render prayer efficacious. 293; title: Section 5. Another condition. 295; title: Section 6. Affection and fervor in prayer. 300; title: Chapter VIII.; title: Eighth General Principle of the Spiritual Life — Peace of the Soul. 308; title: Section 1. In what we ought to practise peace. — In our particular actions with our neighbor. — In our desires, even those which are good. — In our losses. — In our imperfections and sins. — Of scruples. — Conclusion. 314; title: Section 2. Means for preserving peace of soul. 327; title: Section 3. Of the ways of God with men. 332; title: Section 4. The ways of God with souls are hidden. 335; title: Section 5. Why the ways of God are so hidden. 340; title: Section 6. The ways of God often seem contrary to their ends. 342; title: Section 7. The ways of God are often contrary to our desires. 348; title: Section 8. Why the ways of God are contrary to our wishes. 350; title: Section 9. Conclusion. 351; title: Section 10. Practice of peace. 358