The Christian's pattern: or, A treatise of the imitation of Jesus Christ, in four books, by Thomas à Kempis, render'd into Engl. To which are added, Meditations and prayers, for sick persons. By G. Stanhope. [Another]

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The Happiness of them who love God
211
This Life a State of continual Temptation
213
Of Defpifing the Vain Cenfures of Men
215
A Chriftian must devote himself entirely to God before he can be happy
218
How to govern Ones felf in the Affairs of the World
220
Against too great Eagerness in Business
221
In Man dwelleth no good Thing
223
Of defpifing Worldly Honour
225
Happiness is not to be had by the Favour or Friendſhip of Men
226
Against Vain and Pompous Learning 227
227
Of Meddling with the World as little as may be
230
Against a fond and eafy Credulity
231
Of trusting in God when Men fpeak Ill of us
234
Nothing too much to fuffer for Eternal Life
237
The Foys of Eternity and Miferies of this prefent Life
240
ftrive manfully
244
An Act of Refignation to God in Time of Adverfity
248
A Man must be contented with meaner Acts of Virtue when he is indifpofed for greater
252
A Man fhould think Correction not Comfort bis due
253
The Grace of God dwells not with worldlyminded Men
256
The different Motions of Nature and Grace
258
The Weakness of corrupt Nature and Efficacy of Divine Grace
262
SelfDenial enforced from Chrifts Example
265
Against
267
Against Prying into Things too high for us and pretending
270
The Fourth Book
279
The Benefit of Communicating often
292
The Dignity of the Sacrament and Honour of the Priesthood
300
Chrift died for us that we should live to Him
307
The Benefit of Chrifts Body and Word
317
The Souls Defire of Union with Chrift
325
Grace is the Reward of Humility and SelfDenial
15
Upon Recovery from Sickness
24
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Pàgina 203 - O that I had wings like a dove ! For then would I fly away, and be at rest.
Pàgina 17 - My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: for whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Pàgina 105 - No, let a penitent and contrite spirit always be my portion, and may I ever so be the favourite of heaven, as never to forget that I am chief of sinners. Knowledge in the sublime and glorious mysteries of the Christian faith, and ravishing contemplations of God and a future state, are most desirable advantages; but still I prefer charity which edifieth, before the highest intellectual perfections of that knowledge which puffeth up.
Pàgina 16 - Renew in him, most loving Father, whatsoever hath been decayed by the fraud and malice of the Devil, or by his own carnal will and frailness...
Pàgina 21 - Father of mercies, and God of all comfort, our only help in time of need ; we fly...
Pàgina 17 - Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence : shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure ; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
Pàgina 32 - O spare me a little, that I may recover my strength : before I go hence, and be no more seen.
Pàgina 87 - ... That aspires and aims at a likeness to God ; this makes us really like Him. We should find no difficulty in any good action were but our minds free from all intemperate passion and desire. And this perfection of freedom we should not fail to attain, did we in all our designs and undertakings propose no other ends than obedience to the will of God, and promoting the good of our neighbour. Were but our minds thus fixed and our intentions regulated, everything would strangely contribute to our edification.
Pàgina 105 - ... they have it. Might I be allowed to choose my own lot, I should think it much more eligible to want my spiritual comforts, than to abound in these at the expense of my humility. No, let a penitent and contrite spirit always be...

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