The Imitation of Christ

1 E Happineſs of ſuch a Converſation. 99 2 * God is in the ſmall ſtill Voire. 101 3 Of the General Diſregard to God's Word, and the Obe- dience due to it. 102 4 A Prayer for heavenly Inſtruction and Devotion. 105 5 Walk htumbly with thy God, and worſhip Him in truth | 106 6 The Power of the lo: e of GOD. 108 7 The Tryal ef True Love. | | -I1T 8 Grace muſt be received without Oftentation. 114 9 Of Acknowledging our Unworthineſs before God. 117 Io doing All to the Glory of GOD. 119 II God's ſervice is perfect Free don. 120 I2 Of Regulating our Deſires. | 123 13 The Neceſſity and Reaſ-nablentſs of Patience. 125 14 Obedience to Superiors ; enforced by Chriſt's Example. 127 Is God's Judgments are to be confidered for our Humilia- Lion. | Les I29 16 With what Reſerves we onght to pray. 4 17.4 THE Co NTE NTS. 17 A Prayer for Grace to do the Will of God. 132 18 God is our only Comfort in Trouble. 133 19 Of Caſting our Care upon GO Pp). 135 20 Chriſt, our Pattern of Patience in Afflitions, 136 21 Of bearing Injuries; and how we may Judge of true 15 tie ce. 1 13 22 The Tufirmities and Miſeries of our preſent State. 140 23 Of Placing all our Hope aud Happineſs in GOD, 143 24 A Thankſgiving for God Mercies. „ 25 The Things which make for Peace. 149 26 A Prayer ag inſt Evil Thoughts. 150 27 A Prayer for Spiritua' Illumination. 151 28 Againſt a Buſy Inquiſttive Temper. ; "$72 29 Of Laſting Peace, and True Goodneſs.. 153 30 True Freedom of Mind. 155 31 Self-Love the greateſt Obſtruction to Virtue. and 1 I oe: neſs. 7 — 5 I 32 APrayer for Purity of Heart, and Heavenly Wiſdom. 1 58 33 How a Chriſtian ought to behave himſelf when Men | ſpe Evil of him. 159 34 H w God ought to be addreſſed to in Time of Adver- . 1 160 35 Hum the Divine Aſſiſtance ſhould be ſought, and de- pended upon. | 161 36 Of /eeking God alone. 165 37 Of Self-dental. 52 168 38 The ( hangeableneſs of our Temper, and how to fix 4 39 The Happineſs of them who love God END þ 40 This Life a State of Continual Temptation. 179 41 Of deſpiſing the Vain Cenſures of Men. 174 42 4 Chriſtian muſt devote hin:ſelf entirely to God beſore he can be happy. | 176 43 How to govern ones ſelf in the Affairs of the World. 177 44 Againſt roo great Eagerneſs in Bu/meſs.

In Man dwe.leth no good Thing. | 180 40 Of deſpiſing Worldly Honour. | 18 47 Happineſs is not to be had, by the Favour or Friend hip „ 5 | ib id 48 Againſt Vain, and Pompous Learning. 183 13 . 49 Of PE Pax Conrinrs. 49 Of Meddling with the World as little as may be. 18g Fo Againſt a Fond and Eaſy Credulity. | 186 51 Of Truſting in God, when Men ſpeak Il of us. 188 52 Nothing too much to ſuſfer for Eternal Life. 191 53 The Joys of Eternity, and Miſeries of this preſent Life. | | 193 54 Of the . of Eternal Life, . and the Happineſs of Them who ſtrive Manfu ly. 197 55 An Aft of Rejignation to God in Time of Adverſity. 200 56 4A Man mujt be content with meaner Acts of Virtue, when he ts indiſpoſed for greater, 1 57 4 Man ſhould think Correction, not Comfort, his due | 204 58 The Grace of God dwells not with Worldly-minded Men | CE 206 58 The different Metions of Nature and Grace, 208 Go The Weakneſs of Corrupt Nature and Efficacy of Di- vine Grace. | | 3 1 61 Self-denial enforced from Chriſt's Example. 214. 62 Againſt being dejected with Temptations. : 1 BRIE 63 Againſt Prying into things too high for us, and pretend- ing to Fathom the Depths of God and Providence, 218 64 God is All the Good-Man's Hope and Confidence, 222.

THE FOVURTH BO OR. : Of the LOR D's Supper. 17 HE Reverence due to this Holy Sacrament. 22 2 The Love of God to the Soul manifeſted in this Sacra- ment. . 5 231 3 The Benefit of Communicating often. _ 235 4 The Pleaſures of Devout Communion. 237 ) 1 * of the Sacrament, and Honour of the Prie/t- ; 00d. | | | | 241 An At of Preparat on before the Sacrament. . #4 ll Of Self-Examination. 55 1 Js Crit died for Us, that we ſhould live to him. 247 J 42 Ad of Self Reſignation. 248 lo The Sin and Miſchief of Abſenting from the Lord's Supper. 251 11 The 5. ; 17 An Ad of Praiſe. > V:7-- "HOO TI CONTENTS. 11 The Benefit of Chriſt's Body and Wird. 256 12 of Preparation to the Communion. | 2 © 13 The Souls Deſire of Union with Chriſt. 262 14 An ad of Exciting Devotion by the Example of Others, | 5 264 15 Grace is the Reward of Humility and Self-denial, 265 16 A Prayer for Relief in our Wants and Spirit al Diſtreſ- | TS AE OT 18 Againſt nice Diſputes concerning this Sacrament. 270 Mt rar ions and PRAYERS for Sick Perſons, 1 Leo Sickneſs in general, the Author, Cauſes, and Ends .

I 2 Of the . of God, and the Affections ariſing from thence. Dread of his Anger, and Truſt in his Protection. 6 3 Of the 7uſlice of God; And the Penitential Sorrow reſult- ing from it. bor 4 Of the Wiſdom an1 Goodneſs of God. 15 5 Upon Recovery from Sickneſs. 20 6 of Death. © | 2 — i IMITATION Jeſus Chrilt. 6—— 4 ITE FixsT Book. * — 1 -N CAP.

Of the Contempt of the Vanities of the World. e followeth me ſha/l not walk in BEET Darkneſs, but ſhall h ve the Light of Life, ſays that Chriſt, who dcclareg himſelf The Light of the World, John viii. 12. The true Importaucè and Deſign of which Words is doubtleis IT do inſtruct us, that the Way to be tru- NS 2 SS hs enlightned, and to deliver our ſelves 6 dom all Blindneſs of Heart, is to make his Holy Lite the Object of our Imitation, and to form our Diſpoſitions and Actions upon the Perfect Model of that bright Example.

But how al we follow a Pat- tern, which we but little nk of? The firſt ſtep there- * r * * 8 > Ul "Mo WI »V, JN 4 wh ” Þ 7 \ [ N \ — NC 7 &C Z wh 1 Of the Imitation Bock 1, fore toward thus Copying after him, is the employing our Thoughts, with great Frequency and ſerious Atten- tion, upon the Per fections of this Divine Original. | 2.