The Imitation of Christ: In Three Books

Lincoln & Edmands, 1832 - Christian life - 228 pages

PREFACE	vii

BOOK FIRST	25

Prudence with respect to Opinions	32

Of superfluous Talking	39

The Benefit of Adversity	43

Temptations	44

Rash Judgment	48

Works of Charity	49

The Government of the Heart	130

Obedience and selfabasement	133

Resignation to the Divine Will	136

True Comfort to be found only in God	138

The Miseries of this Life to be borne with Patience	140

Confession of Personal Infirmities	144

The Soul seeking Repose in God	147

The Diversity of Gifts	150

Bearing the Infirmities of others	51

The Exercises of Religion	53

Solitude and Silence	56

Compunction of Heart	59

The Consideration of Human Misery	62

The Meditation of Death	65

The Last Judgment and the Punish ment of Sinners 6882989	69

Zeal in the Reformation of Life	72

BOOK SECOND INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE MORE INTIMATE ENJOYMENT OF THE SPIRITUAL LIFE CHAP I Internal Conversation	77

Submission to Reproof and Shame	81

Peacefulness	83

Simplicity and Purity	85

Consideration of Ourselves	87

The Joy of a good Conscience	88

Jesus to be loved above all	90

The Friendship of Jesus	92

Absence of Comfort	94

Thankfulness for the Grace of God	97

The small number of those that love the Cross	99

The Necessity of Bearing the Cross	101

BOOK THIRD OF DIVINE ILLUMINATION CHAP I The Blessedness of Internal Conversation with Christ	107

Communion with God	108

Instruction how to walk before God	112

The Power of Divine Love	115

The Trial of True Love	118

Enjoyment must be possessed with Humility	121

All things are to be referred to God	125

Four Steps that lead to Peace	152

Inspection into the Conduct of others	155

In what true Peace and Perfection consist	157

Selflove the chief Obstruction to the attainment of the Supreme Good	160

The cruel Censures of Men not to be regarded	163

Submission to God in the hour of Tribulation	164

The Creator to be found in abstrac tion from Creatures	168

The Renunciation of Animal Desire	170

The Instability of the Heart	172

The Soul that loves God enjoys him in all things	173

Against the Fear of Man	177

God our Refuge in Difficulties	178

Man has nothing wherein to glory	181

Temporal Honor and Comfort	183

A Caution against vain Philosophy	185

Of the Professions and Censures of Men	187

Confidence in the righteous Judg ment of God	190

The Hope of Eternal Life	193

nal Life	198

A Desolate Spirit committing it self to God	201

We must account ourselves rather worthy of Affliction than Comfort	204

The Grace of God comports not with Love of the World	207

The different Operations of Na ture and Grace	209

The Importance of Selfdenial	217

Against extravagant Dejection	220

Against the presumptuous Inquiries of Reason	222

Hope and Confidence to be placed in God alone	226

Title	The Imitation of Christ: In Three Books Christian library edition
Contributors	John Payne, Thomas Chalmers, Howard Malcolm
Publisher	Lincoln & Edmands, 1832
Original from	Harvard University
Digitized	20 Sep 2019
Length	228 pages

Export Citation	BiBTeX EndNote RefMan

Books