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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Contents

The Advantage of Afflictions
23
Of Refifting Temptations
24
Against Rafh Judging
29
Of Works of Charity
30
Of Bearing with other Mens Faults 17 A Reclufe Life
35
Of the Examples of Holy Men in former Ages
36
The Exercife of a truly Religious Perfon
39
Love of Solitude and Silence Page 4 6
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Of Compunction of Heart
48
The Miferable Condition of Man confidered
52
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Against being dejected with Temptations
62
The Second Book Chap Page HE Life of the Spiritual Man 17
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The Advantage of Humility
83
The Peacemaker
84
Purity and Sincerity
87
Know thy felf
88
The Joy of a good Confcience
90
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Of Loving Jefus above all Things
94
Of intimate Converfation and Friendship with Jefus
96
The Difconfolate State
99
Thankfulness for Gods Mercies
104
Of Loving Chrift in Affliction 197
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The Third Book Digefted into Conferences between CHRIST and the Soul of his Difciple Chap Page HE Happiness of fuch a Converfation
121
God is in the small ftill Voice
123
Of the General Difregard to Gods Word and the Obedience due 4 A Prayer for Heavenly Inftruction and Devotion
125
Walk humbly with thy God and worship Him in Truth
129
The Power of the Love of God
132
The Trial of true Love
136
Grace must be received without Oftentation
140
Of Acknowledging our Unworthiness before God
143
Of doing all to the Glory of God
145
Gods Service is perfect Freedom
147
Of Regulating our Defires 1150
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The Neceffity and Reaſonableness of Patience
153
Obedience to Superiors enforced by Chrifts Example
156
Gods Fudgments are to be confiderd for our Humiliation
158
With what Referve we ought to pray
160
A Prayer for Grace to do the Will of God 1162
162
God is our only Comfort in Trouble
163
Of Cafting our Care upon God
165
Chrift our Pattern of Patience in Afflictions
167
Of bearing Injuries and how we may judge of true Patience 69
169
The Infirmities and Miferies of our prefent State
172
Of Placing all our Hope and Happiness in God
176
A Thanksgiving for Gods Mercies
180
The Things which make for Peace
183
A Prayer against Evil Thoughts
185
A Prayer for Spiritual Illumination
186
Against a bufy inquifitive Temper
187
Of lafting Peace and true Goodness
188
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 Bufinefs
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
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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 Joys of Eternity and Miſeries of this prefent Life
240
Of the Defire of Eternal Life and the Happiness of them who ftrive manfully
244
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A Man must be contented with meaner Acts of Virtue when he is indifpofed for greater
252
A Man fhould think Correction not Comfort his 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 to fathom the Depths of God and Providence
270
God is All the Good Mans Hope and Confidence 270
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The Fourth Book Of the LOR Ds Supper Chap Page 279 1 HE Reverence due to this Holy Sacrament
279
The Love of God to the Soul manifefted in this Sacrament
288
The Benefit of Communicating often 4 The Pleasures of Devout Communion
292
An Act of Preparation before the Sacrament
303
Of SelfExamination
304
Chrift died for us that we should live to Him
307
An Act of SelfRefignation
309
The Sin and Miſchief of Abfenting from the Lords Supper
311
The Benefit of Chrifts Body and Word
317
Of Preparation to the Communion
322
The Souls Defire of Union with Chrift 34 An All of exciting Devotion by the Example of Others 15 Grace is the Reward of Humility and SelfDenial ...
325
MEDITATIONS and PRAYERS for Sick Perfons
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Meditations concerning Death 24 Of the Laft Judgment and the Eternal Punishment of Ungodly Men 25 Of Zeal in the Reformation of our Lives 62 ...
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TitleThe 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]
Translated byGeorge Stanhope
Edition11
Published1726
Original fromOxford University
Digitized27 Apr 2007
  
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