The Following Of Christ, In Four Books

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Author

Thomas, à Kempis, 1380-1471

Title

The Following of Christ, in Four Books Translated from the Original Latin of Thomas a Kempis

Credits

Produced by Don Kostuch

Language

English

LoC Class

BV: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Practical theology, Worship

Subject

Meditations -- Early works to 1800

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 60377

Release Date

September 29, 2019

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.The Following Of Christ,
2. 2.In Four Books, Translated from the Original Latin of Thomas a Kempis , By The Rt. Rev. And Ven. Richard Challoner, D.D. V.A, Fifteenth Edition, — London: Printed By Keating, Brown And Co. 38, Duke-Street, Grosvenor-square. 1819. — The Following Of Christ .
3. 3.Book I. — Chap. I. Of following Christ, and despising all the vanities of the world. — Chap. II. Of having an humble sentiment of one's self. — Chap. III. Of the doctrine of truth . — Chap. IV. Of prudence in our doings . — Chap. V. Of reading the Holy Scriptures. — Chap. VI. Of inordinate affection . — Chap. VII. Of flying vain hope and pride . — Chap. VIII. Of shunning too much familiarity. — Chap. IX. Of obedience and subjection. — Chap. X. Of avoiding superfluity of words. — Chap. XI. Of acquiring peace and zeal of spiritual progress . — Chap. XII. Of the advantage of adversity . — Chap. XIII. Of resisting temptation. — Chap. XIV. Of avoiding rash judgment . — Chap. XV. Of works done out of charity . — Chap. XVI. Of bearing the defects of others . — Chap. XVII. Of a monastic life. — Chap. XVIII. Of the example of the holy fathers . — Chap. XIX. Of the exercises of a good religious man . — Chap. XX. Of the love of solitude and silence . — Chap. XXI. Of compunction of heart . — Chap. XXII. Of the consideration of the misery of man . — Chap. XXIII. Of the thoughts of death . — Chap. XXIV. Of judgment and the punishment of sins . — Chap. XXV. Of the fervent amendment of our whole life .
4. 4.The Following Of Christ. Book II. — Chap I. Of interior conversation . — Chap. II. Of humble submission . — Chap. III. Of a good peaceable man . — Chap. IV. Of a pure mind and simple intention . — Chap. V. Of the consideration of one's self . — Chap. VI. Of the joy of a good conscience. — Chap. VII. Of the love of Jesus above all things . — Chap. VIII. Of familiar friendship with Jesus. — Chap. IX. Of the want of all comfort . — Chap. X. Of gratitude for the grace of God . — Chap. XI. Of the small number of the lovers of the Cross of Jesus . — Chap. XII. Of the king's highway of the holy cross .
5. 5.The Following Of Christ Book III. — Chap. I. Of the internal speech of Christ to a faithful soul . — Chap. II That truth speaks within us without noise of words . — Chap. III. That the words of God are to be heard with humility, and that many weigh them not . — Chap. IV. That we ought to walk in truth and humility in God's presence . — Chap. V. Of the wonderful effect of divine love . — Chap. VI. Of the proof of a true lover . — Chap. VII. That grace is to be hid under the guardianship of humility . — Chap. VIII. Of the mean esteem of one's self in the sight of God . — Chap. IX. That all things are to be referred to God, as to our last end . — Chap. X. That it is meet to serve God, despising this world . — Chap. XI. That the desires of our heart are to be examined and moderated. . — Chap. XII. Of learning patience, and of fighting against concupiscence . — Chap. XIII. Of the obedience of an humble subject after the example of Jesus Christ . — Chap. XIV. Of considering the secret judgments of God, lest we be puffed up by our good works . — Chap. XV. How we are to be disposed, and what we are to say when we desire any thing . — Chap. XVI. That true comfort is to be sought in God alone . — Chap. XVII. That we ought to cast all our care upon God . — Chap. XVIII. That temporal miseries are to be borne with patience after the example of Jesus Christ . — Chap. XIX. Of supporting injuries; and who is proved to be truly patient . — Chap. XX. Of the confession of our infirmity, and of the miseries of this life. — Chap. XXI. That we are to rest in God above all goods and gifts . — Chap. XXII. Of the rememberance of the manifold benefits of God. — Chap. XXIII. Of four things which bring much peace . — Chap. XXIV. That we are not to be curious in enquiring into the life of others . — Chap. XXV. In what things the firm peace of the heart and true progress doth consist. — Chap. XXVI. Of the eminence of a free mind, which humble prayer better procures than reading . — Chap. XXVII. That self-love chiefly keeps a person back from the Sovereign Good. — Chap. XXVIII. Against the tongues of detractors . — Chap. XXIX. How in the time of tribulation God is to be invoked and blessed . — Chap. XXX. Of asking the divine assistance, and of confidence of recovering grace. — Chap. XXXI. Of disregarding all things created, that so we may find the Creator . — Chap. XXXII. Of the denying ourselves, and renouncing all cupidity . — Chap. XXXIII. Of the inconstancy of our heart, and of directing our final intention to God . — Chap. XXXIV. That he that loves God relishes him above all things, and in all things . — Chap. XXXV. That there is no being secure from temptation in this life . — Chap. XXXVI. Against the vain judgments of men . — Chap. XXXVII. Of a pure and full resignation of ourselves, for the obtaining freedom of heart . — Chap. XXXVIII. Of the good government of ourselves in outward things, and of having recourse to God in dangers . — Chap. XXXIX. That a man must not be over eager in his affairs. — Chap. XL. That man hath no good of himself, and that he cannot glory in any thing . — Chap. XLI. Of the contempt of all temporal honour. — Chap. XLII. That our peace is not to be placed in men. — Chap. XLIII. Against vain and worldly learning . — Chap. XLIV. Of not drawing to ourselves exterior things . — Chap. XLV. That credit is not to be given to all men; and that men are prone to offend in words . — Chap. XLVI. Of having confidence in God, when words arise against us . — Chap. XLVII. That all grievious things are to be endured for life everlasting. — Chap. XLVIII. Of the day of eternity, and of the miseries of this life . — Chap. XLIX. Of the desire of eternal life: and how great things are promised to them that fight . — Chap. L. How a desolate person ought to offer himself into the hands of God . — Chap. LI. That we must practise ourselves in humble works, when we cannot attain to high things . — Chap. LII. That a man ought not to esteem himself worthy of consolation; but rather guilty of stripes. — Chap. LIII. That the grace of God is not communicated to the earthly minded . — Chap. LIV. Of the different motions of nature and grace . — Chap. LV. Of the corruption of nature, and of the efficacy of divine grace. — Chap. LVI. That we ought to deny ourselves, and to imitate Christ by the cross . — Chap. LVII. That a man should not be too much dejected when he falls into some defects . — Chap. LVIII. Of not searching into high matters, nor into the secret judgments of God . — Chap. LIX. That all hope and confidence is to be fixed in God alone .
6. 6.The Following Of Christ. Book IV. Of The Sacrament. — Chap. I. With how great reverence Christ is to be received . — Chap. II. That the great goodness and charity of God is shewed to man in this sacrament. — Chap. III. That it is profitable to communicate often. — Chap. IV. That many benefits are bestowed on them who communicate devoutly . — Chap. V. Of the dignity of the sacrament, and of the priestly state . — Chap. VI. A Petition concerning the exercise proper before Communion . — Chap. VII. Of the discussion of one's own conscience, and of a resolution of amendment . — Chap. VIII. Of the oblation of Christ on the cross, and of the resignation of ourselves . — Chap. IX. That we must offer ourselves, and all that is ours, to God, and pray for all. — Chap. X. That the holy communion is not lightly to be forborne . — Chap. XI. That the body of Christ and the holy scripture are most necessary to a faithful soul . — Chap. XII. That he who is to communicate ought to prepare himself for Christ with great diligence . — Chap. XIII. That a devout soul ought to desire with her whole heart to be united to Christ in the sacrament . — Chap. XIV. Of the ardent desire of some devout persons to receive the body of Christ . — Chap. XV. That the grace of devotion is obtained by humility and self-denial. — Chap. XVI. That we ought to lay open our necessities to Christ, and crave his grace. — Chap. XVII. Of fervent love and vehement desire to receive Christ . — Chap. XVIII. That a man be not a curious searcher into this sacrament, but a follower of Christ, submitting his sense to holy faith.
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