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The Christian's pattern, or, A treatise of the imitation of Jesus Christ ... / Written originally in Latin by Thomas à Kempis. Now render'd into English. To which are added, meditations and prayers for sick persons. By George Stanhope, D.D. late Dean of Canterbury, and Chaplain in Ordinary to his Majesty Thomas à Kempis, 1380-1471

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Thomas à Kempis, 1380-1471
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Meditations.; Jesus Christ; Meditations -- Early works to 1800.
Contents
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  • Introduction
  • The First Book
  • Admonitions Useful for a Spiritual Life
  • 1. Of the Imitation of Christ, and Contempt of All the Vanities of the World
  • 2. Of Thinking Humbly of Ourselves
  • 3. Of the Doctrine of Truth
  • 4. Of Wisdom and Forethought in Our Actions
  • 5. Of the Reading of Holy Scriptures
  • 6. Of Inordinate Affections
  • 7. Of Fleeing from Vain Hope and Pride
  • 8. That Too Much Familiarity Is to Be Shunned
  • 9. Of Obedience and Subjection
  • 10. Of Avoiding Superfluity in Words
  • 11. Of the Obtaining of Peace, and Zealous Desire for Progress in Grace
  • 12. Of the Profit of Adversity
  • 13. Of Resisting Temptation
  • 14. Of Avoiding Rash Judgment
  • 15. Of Works Done in Charity
  • 16. Of Bearing With the Defects of Others
  • 17. Of a Retired Life
  • 18. Of the Examples of the Holy Fathers
  • 19. Of the Exercises of a Good Religious Person
  • 20. Of the Love of Solitude and Silence
  • 21. Of Compunction of Heart
  • 22. Of the Consideration of Human Misery
  • 23. Of Meditation on Death
  • 24. Of Judgment, and the Punishment of Sinners
  • 25. Of the Zealous Amendment of Our Whole Life
  • The Second Book
  • Admonitions Tending to Things Internal
  • 1. Of the Inward Life
  • 2. Of Humble Submission
  • 3. Of a Good Peaceable Man
  • 4. Of a Pure Mind, and Simple Intention
  • 5. Of the Consideration of One's Self
  • 6. Of the Joy of a Good Conscience
  • 7. Of the Love of Jesus Above All Things
  • 8. Of Familiar Converse With Jesus
  • 9. Of the Want of All Comfort
  • 10. Of Gratitude for the Grace of
  • 11. How Few Are the Lovers of the Cross of Jesus
  • 12. Of the King's Highway of the Holy Cross
  • The Third Book
  • Of Internal Consolations
  • 1. Of Christ's Speaking Inwardly to the Faithful Soul
  • 2. That the Truth Speaketh Inwardly Without Noise of Words
  • 3. That the Words of God Are to Be Heard With Humility, and That Many Weigh Them Not
  • 4. That We Ought to Live in Truth and Humility Before God
  • 5. Of the Wonderful Effect of Divine Love
  • 6. Of the Proof of a True Lover of Christ
  • 7. Of Concealing Grace Under the Guard of
  • 8. Of a Mean Conceit of Ourselves in the Sight of
  • 9. That All Things Are to Be Referred Unto God, as Their Last End
  • 10. That to Despise the World and Serve God Is a Sweet Life
  • 11. That the Longings and Desires of Our Hearts Are to Be Examined and Moderated
  • 12. Of the Growth of Patience in the Soul, and of Striving Against Concupiscence
  • 13. Of the Obedience of One in Humble Subjection, After the Example of Jesus Christ
  • 14. Of the Duty of Considering the Secret Judgments of God, That So We Be Not Lifted Up for Anything Good in Us
  • 15. In Everything Which We Desire, How We Ought to Stand Affected, and What We Ought to Say
  • 16. That True Comfort Is to Be Sought in God Alone
  • 17. That All Our Anxieties Are to Be Placed on God
  • 18. That Temporal Miseries Must Be Borne Patiently, After the Example of Christ
  • 19. Of the Endurance of Injuries, and of the Proof of True Patience
  • 20. Of the Confession of Our Own Infirmities; and of the Miseries of This Life
  • 21. That We Are to Rest in God Above All Things Which Are Good, and Above All His Own Gifts
  • 22. Of the Remembrance of God's Manifold Benefits
  • 23. Of Four Things That Bring Much Inward Peace
  • 24. Of Avoiding Curious Inquiry Into Other Men's Lives
  • 25. Wherein Firm Peace of Heart and True Spiritual Progress Consisteth
  • 26. Of the Excellence of a Free Mind, Which Is Sooner Gained By Humble Prayer Than By Reading
  • 27. That It Is Self-Love Which Most Hindereth From the Chiefest Good
  • 28. Against the Tongues of Slanderers
  • 29. How We Ought to Call Upon God, and to Bless Him, When Tribulation Is Upon Us
  • 30. Of Craving the Divine Aid, and Confidence of Recovering Grace
  • 31. Of the Contempt of All Creatures, to Find Out the Creator
  • 32. Of Self-denial, and Renouncing Every Evil Appetite
  • 33. Of Inconstancy of Heart, and of Having Our Final Intentions Directed Unto God
  • 34. That God Is Sweet Above All Things, and in All Things to Him That Loveth Him
  • 35. That There Is No Security From Temptation in This Life
  • 36. Against the Vain Judgments of Men
  • 37. Of Pure and Entire Resignation of Ourselves, For the Obtaining Freedom of Heart
  • 38. Of Good Government in Things External, and of Having Recourse to God in Dangers
  • 39. That a Man Should Not Be Fretful in Matters of Business
  • 40. That Man Hath No Good of Himself, Nor Anything in Which He Can Glory
  • 41. Of the Contempt of All Temporal Honor
  • 42. That Our Peace Is Not to Be Placed in Men
  • 43. Against Vain and Secular Knowledge
  • 44. Of Not Fetching Trouble to Ourselves From Outward Things
  • 45. That Credit Is Not to Be Given to All, and That Man Is Prone to Offend in Words
  • 46. Of Putting Our Trust in God When Evil Words Arise
  • 47. That All Grievous Things Are to Be Endured for the Sake of Eternal Life
  • 48. Of the Day of Eternity and This Life's Straitnesses
  • 49. Of the Desire of Everlasting Life, and How Great Rewards Are Promised to Those That Strive Resolutely
  • 50. How a Desolate Person Ought to Offer Himself Into the Hands of God
  • 51. That a Man Ought to Employ Himself in Works of Humility, When Strength Is Wanting for Higher Employments
  • 52. That a Man Ought Not to Account Himself as Worthy of Comfort, But Rather as Deserving of Chastisement
  • 53. That the Grace of God Doth Not Join Itself With Those Who Cherish Earthly Things
  • 54. Of the Different Motions of Nature and Grace
  • 55. Of the Corruption of Nature, and of the Efficacy of Divine
  • 56. That We Ought to Deny Ourselves and Imitate Christ by the Cross
  • 57. That a Man Should Not Be Too Much Dejected, Even When He Falleth Into Some Defects
  • 58. That High Matters, and God's Secret Judgments, Are Not to Be Narrowly Inquired Into
  • 59. That All Our Hope and Trust Is to Be Fixed in God Alone
  • The Fourth Book
  • Concerning the Sacrament
  • A Devout Exhortation to the Holy Communion page 273
  • 1. With How Great Reverence Christ Ought to Be Received
  • 2. That the Great Goodness and Love of God is Exhibited to Man in This Sacrament
  • 3. That It Is Profitable to Communicate Often
  • 4. That Many Benefits Are Bestowed Upon Them That Communicate Devoutly
  • 5. Of the Dignity of the Sacrament, and of the Ministerial Function
  • 6. An Inquiry Concerning Spiritual Exercise Before Communion
  • 7. Of Thoroughly Examining Our Own Conscience, and of Holy Purposes of Amendment
  • 8. Of the Offering of Christ on the Cross, and of Resignation of Ourselves
  • 9. That We Ought to Offer Up Ourselves and All That Is Ours Unto God, and to Pray for All
  • 10. That the Holy Communion Is Not Lightly to Be Forborne
  • 11. That the Body of Christ and the Holy Scriptures Are Most Necessary Unto a Faithful Soul
  • 12. That He Who Is About to Communicate With Christ Ought to Prepare Himself With Great Diligence
  • 13. That the Devout Soul Ought With the Whole Heart to Seek Union With Christ in the Sacrament
  • 14. Of the Fervent Desire of Some Devout Persons to Receive the Body of Christ
  • 15. That the Grace of Devotion is Obtained by Humility and Denial of Ourselves
  • 16. That We Ought to Lay Open Our Necessities to Christ and Crave His Grace
  • 17. Of Fervent Love, and Vehement Desire to Receive Christ
  • 18. That a Man Should Not Be a Curious Searcher Into the Holy Sacrament, But an Humble Follower of Christ, Submitting His Sense to Divine Faith
  • Index.
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