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The Following Of Christ,
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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