The following of Christ, in four books, by Thomas à Kempis. [&c.].

1852

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Book First CHAP I Or the imitation of Christ and the con tempt of all the vanities of the world	13

Of having a humble opinion of oneself	17

Of the doctrine of truth 13 17	20

Of prudence in what we	26

Of reading the Holy Scriptures 26	28

Of inordinate affections	30

Of avoiding vain hope and arrogance	33

Of guarding against too much intimacy	35

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Of concealing grace under the guardian	225

Of the mean estimation of oneself in	232

That it is sweet to despise the world	239

Of the obedience of a humble subject	252

How we are to be disposed and what	260

That all solicitude must be placed in God	267

Of supporting injuries and who	274

Of obedience and subjection	38

Of avoiding superfluity of words	41

Of acquiring peace and zeal for our spirit ual progress	44

Of the advantage of adversity 30 33	49

Of resisting temptations	51

Of avoiding rash judgment	57

Of works done out of charity 51 57	60

Of bearing the defects of others	63

Of the monastic life	67

Of the examples of the holy fathers XIX Of the exercises of a good religious XX Of the love of solitude and silence XXI Of compunction of heart 63...	70

Of the consideration of human misery	94

СНАР PAGE XXIII Of the thoughts of death	101

Of judgment and the punishment of sin ners	108

Of the fervent amendment of our whole life	116

Book Second I of interior conversation	126

Of humble submission	134

Of the good peaceable man	137

CHAP	139

Of a pure mind and a simple intention	141

Of selfconsideration	144

Of the joy of a good conscience	148

Of the love of Jesus above all things	153

Of familiar friendship with Jesus	156

Of the want of all consolation	162

Of gratitude for the grace of God	169

Of the small number of the lovers of the Cross of Jesus	174

Of the royal road of the holy Cross	179

Book Third I Of the internal discourse of Christ to a faithful soul	192

That truth speaketh within us without noise of words	196

God are III That the words of God are to be heard with humility and that many weigh them not	199

the life of others	301

Of the excellence of a free mind which	307

How when tribulation presseth we must	318

Of the contempt of every thing created	328

Of the inconstancy of our heart and	337

That there is no being secure from temp	345

Of a pure and entire resignation of our	352

That a man must not be too anxious	359

That peace is not to be placed in men	369

Of not drawing to ourselves exterior	376

Of having confidence in God when	385

Of the day of eternity and of the dis	395

Of the desire of eternal life and	402

That we must exercise ourselves	418

That the grace of God is not communi	426

Of the corruption of nature and of	441

That we ought to deny ourselves	447

That a man should not be too much	453

Book Fourth	472

That the great goodness and love of	485

That it is profitable to communicate often	494

That many benefits are bestowed on those	501

Of the dignity of the Sacrament and of	508

A selfinterrogation concerning the exercise	518

Of the oblation of Christ on the Cross	526

With how great diligence he who is to com	553

CHAP PAGE	558

That the grace of devotion is acquired	571

That we ought to lay open our necessities	577

receive Christ	583

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2dly afflictions Amen art thou bear behold beloved blessed bounty Chap CHAPTER Christian comfort concupiscence conscience consolation contempt creatures Cross delight desire despise devotion divine dost thou doth endeavour endure esteem eternal evil faithful fear flesh give glory Grant happiness hath heaven heavenly Holy Communion honour hope humble humility interior interiorly Jesus Christ kingdom of heaven labour live Lord love Thee merit mind miseries never oftentimes ourselves passions patience peace pleasing pleasure PRACTICAL REFLECTIONS praise PRAYER renounce resign rience Sacrament Saints saith sake salvation Saviour seek self-love shouldst sins sorrow soul speak spirit stancy suffer sweet temptation Thine things thou art thou canst Thou hast Thou knowest thou mayest thou oughtest thou shalt suffer thou wilt thou wouldst Thy grace thy heart Thy holy Thy love Thy presence Thy servant thyself tion tribulation true truly truth unto vanity virtue wholly willingly words worthy

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Títol	The following of Christ, in four books, by Thomas à Kempis. [&c.].
Publicat	1852
Original de	Universitat d’Oxford
Digitalitzat el	24 Ag. 2006

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