Chap
Page
F the Contempt of the Vanities of the World,
4
3 The Doctrine of Truth,
6
4 Prudence in our Behaviour,
11
5 Of Reading the Holy Scriptures,
12
6 Of Inordinate Affections,
13
7 Dire&tions for avoiding Pride, and Vain Confidences,
14
s Againft too general Acquaintance, and inconvenient Freedoms in
Conversation,
9 Obedience and a State of Subjection,
17
10 Few Words are best,
18
11 Of Peace of Mind, and a Desire of Improvement,
20
12 The Advantage of Affli&tions,
13 Of Refifting Temptations,
14 Again Rash Judging,
29
15 of Works of Charity,
30
16 Of Bearing with other Men's Faults,
32
17 A Reclufe Life,
18 Of the Examples of Holy Men in former Ages,
19 The Exercise of a truly Religious Person,
39
20 Love of Solitude and Silence,
44
21 Of Compun&tion of Heart,
48
22 The Miserable Condition of Man considered,
52
23 Meditations concerning Death,
57
24 Of the Laft Judgment, and the Eternal Punisoment of Ungodly
Men,
25 Of Zeal in the Reformation of our Lives,
68
3 The Peace-maker,
4 Purity and Sincerity,
Ś Know thy felf,
6 The Joy of a good Conscience,
7 Of Loving Hesus above all Things,
8 of intimate Conversation and Friendship with Jesus,
9 The Disconfolate State,
10 Thankfulness for God's Mercies,
11 Of Loving Cbrift in Afriction,
12 The Reasonableness of taking up our Cross,
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The Third Book.
Digested into Conferences between CHRIST,
and the Soul of his Disciple.
Chap
Page
HE Happiness of such a Conversation,
God is in the small ftill Voice,
123
3. Of the General Disregard to God's Word, and the Obedience due
to it,
125
4 A Prayer for Heavenly Instruction and Devotion
128
5
Walk humbly with thy God, and worship Him in Truth, 129
6 The Power of the Love of God,
132
7 The Trial of true Love,
136
8 Grace must be received without Oftentation,
140
9 Of Acknowledging our Unworthiness before God,
343
16 Of doing all to the Glory of God,
"145
11 God's Service is perfect Freedom,
147
12 Of Regulating our Desires,
13 The Necesity and Reasonableness of Patience,
`153
14 Obedience to Superiors; enforced by Chrift's Example, * 156
15 God's Judgments are to be consider’d, for our Humiliation, 158
jó With what Reserve we ought to pray,
17 A Prayer for Grace to do the Will of God,
162
15 God is our only Comfort in Trouble,
163
19 Of Cafting our Care upon God,
165
20 Christ our Pattern of Patience in Afli&tions,
167
21 Of bearing Injuries, and how we may judge of true Patience, 69
22 I be
22 The Infirmities and Miseries of our present State,
172
23 Of Placing all our Hope and Happiness in God,
176
24 A Thanksgiving for God's Mercies,
iso
25 The Things which make for Peace,
183
26 A Prayer againft Evil Thoughts,
185
27 A Prayer for Spiritual Illumination,
186
28 Against a busy inquisitive Temper,
187
29 Of lafting Peace, and true Goodness,
188
30 True Freedom of Mind,
190
31 Self-Love the greatest Obstruction to Virtue and Happiness, 192
32 A Prayer for Purity of Heart, and Heavenly Wisdom, 194
33 How a Chriftian ought to behave himself, when Men Speak Evil
of bim,
195
34 How God ought to be address'd to in Time of Adversity,
197
35 How the Divine Aliftance should be fought, and depended upon, 198
36 Of seeking God alone,
203
37. Of Self-Denial,
207
38 The Changeableness of our Temper, and how to fix it, 209
39 The Happiness of them who love God,
211
40 This Life a State of continual Temptation,
213
41 Of Defpifing the Vain Cenfures of Men,
215
42 A Chriftian muft devote himself entirely to God before he can be
happy,
218
43 How to govern One's self in the Affairs of the World,
44 Againft too great Eagerness in Business,
45 In Man dwelleth no good Thing,
223
46 Of despifing Worldly Honour,
225
47 Happiness is not to be had by the Favour or Friendship of Men, 226
48 Againft Vain and Pompous Learning,
227
49 Of Meddling with the World as little as may be,
230
50 Against a fond and easy Credulity,
231
5. Of trusting-in God, when Men Speak Ill of us,
234
52 Nothing too much to suffer for Eternal Life,
237
53 The Foys of Eternity, and Miseries of this present Life, 240
54 Of the Defire of Eternal Life, and the Happiness of them wko
ftrive manfully,
244
55 An Ad of Refignation to God in Time of Adversity, 248
56 A Man must be contented with meaner. Afts of Virtue, when he is
indisposed for greater,
57 A Man should think Correction, not Comfort, bis due,
253
58 The Grace of God dwells not with worldly-minded Men,
250
59 The different Motions of Nature and Grace,
258
60 The Weakness of corrupt Nature, and Eficacy of Divine Grace, 262
1 Self-Denial enforced from Chrift's Example,
265
Chap
Page
HE Reverence due to this Holy Sacrament,
T
279
The Love of God to the Soul manifested in this Sacrament, 288
3. The Benefit of Communicating often,
292
4 The Pleasures of Devout Communion,
295
$ The Dignity of the Sacrament, and Honour of the Priesthood, 300
6 An Ad of Preparation before the Sacrament,
7 Of Self-Examination,
304
8. Chrift died for us, that we should live to Him,
.307
9 An Ad of Self-Resignation,
309
10 Tbe Sin and Mischief of Absenting from the Lord's Supper,
311
11 The Benefit of Christ's Body and Word,
3.17
32 Of Preparation to the Communion,
322
13 The Soul's Defire of Union with Cbrift,
325
14 An A&t of exciting Devotion by the Example of Others,
327
15 Græce is the Reward of Humility and Self-Denial,
329
16 A Prayer for Relief in our Wants and Spiritual Distresses, 331
17 An A&t of Praise,
333
18 Against Nice Disputes concerning this Sacrament,
336
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Page
PON Sickness in general, the Author, Causes, and Ends
of it,
I
: Of the Power of God, and the Affections arising from thence,
Dread of his Anger, and Trust in bis. Protection,
7
3 of the Fuffice of God; And the Penitential Sorrow resulting from
it,
13
4 of the Wisdom and Goodness of God,
18
5 Upon Recovery from Sickness,
24
6 Of Death.
38
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