Thomas a Kempis ... his four books of the imitation of Christ; together with his three tabernacles of poverty, humility, and patience, with a large intr., tr. by W. Willymott

S. Ballard, 1722 - 520 من الصفحات

IMITATION of CHRIST	2

BOOK I	8

all worldly Vanities F the Imitation of Chrift and Contempt of Page	61

Of an humble Opinion of our felves	64

Of the Doctrine of Truth	66

Of Prudence in our Conduct	70

Of the Reading of the Holy Scriptures	72

Of inordinate Affections	73

of obedience to Governors after the Example	219

A Prayer for Grace to do the Will of GOD	226

That true Comfort is to be fought in GoD alone	227

How we ought to bear Injuries and of the Marks	233

That we ought to repofe our Souls in GOD above	240

Of four Things that bring great Peace	249

Of the high Prerogative of a free Soul which is	257

Against the Tongues of Detractors and Evilfpeak	263

Of flying vain Hope and Elevation of Heart	74

of fhunning too much Familiarity	76

IX of Obedience and Subjection	77

Of avoiding fuperfluity of Words	79

XI How to obtain Peace of Mind and of Zeal and Fer vour as to fpiritual Proficience	80

Of the Benefit of Adverfity	83

of refifting Temptations	85

Of avoiding rafh Judgment	89

Of Works of Charity	91

Of bearing with other Mens Defects	93

Of a Monaftick Life	95

Of the Examples of the Holy Fathers	96

Of the Exercises of a good Monaftick	100

Of the Love of Solitude and Silence	104

of Compunction of Heart	110

Of the Confideration of human Mifery	113

Of the Meditation of Death	118

of Judgment and the Torments of Sinners	123

of Zeal in reforming the whole Course of our Lives	128

BOOK II	136

Of humble Submiffion	142

Of the good and peaceable Man	143

of Purity of Heart and fimplicity of Intention	146

Of the Confideration of ones felf	147

Of the Joy of a good Confcience	149

BOOK III	180

A Prayer to implore the Grace of Devotion	187

Of the Tryal of true Love	197

Of acknowledging our own great Vileness and	205

That we ought to examine and regulate the Defires	213

and that our	278

Of keeping a good Government of our ſelves	291

Of the Contempt of all temporal Honour	297

Of not Engaging in worldly Matters	303

of putting our Trust in GoD when we are	309

of the Day of Eternity and Miseries of this pre	315

How a defolate and afflicted Perfon ought to refign him	325

That we should apply our felves to meaner and lower	331

Of the different Motions of Nature and Grace	339

Of the Corruption of Nature and the Efficacy of	345

That we ought to renounce our ſelves and to imi	351

Against prying into high Myfteries and examining	357

That all our Hope and Confidence is to be fixt in	364

Of the great Goodness and Love of GoD exhibited	377

That many Benefits are reached out and made good	385

A Question touching a preparatory Exerciſe before	392

That we ought to offer up our felves and all that	399

That the Body of Chrift and the Holy Scriptures	408

That he who intends to communicate ought with great	414

Of the vehement Longing of fome devout People	420

of the ardent Love and most paffionate Defire	427

Of the Three Tabernacles Page	435

A further Commendation of Poverty from the Exam	448

The Confolation of Poverty	459

vered by Chrift Page 463 CHAP I Of the Leffons and Examples of Humility deli	469

Of the Neceffity of Patience amidst the numerous Page	484

An Exhortation to Patience from the Words and	495

Patience principally to be exerciſed in Mortifying our	501

Patience is taught VI Patience is recommended from the Confideration of Pro	507

العنوان	Thomas a Kempis ... his four books of the imitation of Christ; together with his three tabernacles of poverty, humility, and patience, with a large intr., tr. by W. Willymott
ترجمة	William Willymott
الناشر	S. Ballard, 1722
أصلي من	المكتبة البريطانية
الكتب ذات التنسيق الرقمي	14 حزيران (يونيو) 2016
عدد الصفحات	520 من الصفحات

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