The Christian's pattern: or, A treatise of the imitation of Jesus Christ, in ...

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CONTENT S.

The first Book.

Chap

Page.

F the Contempt of the Vanities of the World,

3 The Doctrine of Truth,

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4 Prudence in our Bebaviour,

5 Of Reading the Holy Scriptures,

of Inordinate Affe&tions,

7 Diredions for avoiding Pride, and Vair Confidences,

8 Againf too generl Acquaintance, and inconvenient Freedoms in

Conversation,

9 Obedience and a State of Subjection,

10 Fow Words are best,

11 Of Peace of Mind, and a Defore of Improvement,

12 The Advantage of Afflictions,

13 Of Refifting Temptations,

14 Againji Ral Judging,

15 Of Works of Charity,

16 Of Bearing with other Mens Faxits,

17 A Reclufe Life,

18 Of the Examples of Holy Men in former Ages,

19 The Exercise of a truly Religious Perfon,

20 Love of Solitude and Silence,

21 Of Compunction of Heart,

22 The Miserable Condition of Man confidered,

23 Meditations concerning Death,

24 Of tbe Laf Judgment, and the Eternal Punishment of Ungodly

Men,

25 Of Zeal in the Reformation of our. Lives,

The

The Second Book.

Page

77
83

Chap

HE Life of the Spiritual Man,

The Advantage of Humility,

3. The Peace-maker,

4 Purity and Şincomitym ry

5. Know to self,

6 The Joy of a good Conscience,

7 Of Living Jejus above all Things,

s Of intimate Contersation and Friendfip with Jefus,

9 The Dijconsolate State,

10 Thankfulness for God's Mercies,

u Of Loving Christ in Afriction,

12 The Reasonablenejs of taking up our Cross,

The Third Bock.

Digested into Conferences between CHRIST,

and the Soul of his Disciple.

HE Happiness of such a Conversation,

God is in the jmall still Voice,

123

of the General Difregard to God's Word, and the Obedience due

to it,

125

4 A Prayer for Heag'enly Intrusion and Decotion,

128

5 Walk humbly with thy God, and worship Him in Truth,

129

6 The Power of the Love of God,

; ? 32

The Trial of true Love,

8 Grace must be received without Ostentation,

140

o Of Acknowledging our Unsoorthines before God,

143

1o Of doing all to tije Glary of God,

u God's Service is perfeet Freedom,

147

12 Of Regulating our Desires,

150

13 The Neceflity and Reasonableness of Patiente,

153

14 Obedience to Superiors; enforced by Chift's Example,

156

15 God's Judgment are to be consider'd, for our Humiliation, 158

jó With what Rejerve we ought to pray,

ibo

17 A Prayer for Grace to do the Will of God,

162

18 God is our only Comfort in Trouble,

163

19 Of Casting our Care upon God,

165

4,20 Christ our Pattern of Patience in Affligions,

167

21 Of bearin: Injuries, and bow we may judge of true Patience, 167

22 The

176

183

213

-22 The Infirmities and Mijeries of our present State,

172

23 Of Placing all our Hope and Happinejs in God,

24 A Thanksgiving for God's Merries,

180

25 The Things which make for Peace,

26 A Prayer against Evil Thoughts,

185

27 A Prayer for Spiritual Illumination,

186

28 Against a busy inquisitive femper,

197

29 Of lasting Peace, and true Goodness,

188

30 True Freedom of Mind,

igo

31 Self-L-ve the greatest Obstruction to Virtue and Happiness, 192

32 A Prayer for Purity of Heart, and Heavenly Wisdom,

194

33. How a Christian ought to behave himself, when Men speak Evil

of him,

195

34 How God ought to be address'd to in Time of Adversity,

197

35 How the Divine Afiftance should be fought, and depended upon, 198

36 Of seeking God alone,

203

37 Of Self Denial,

207

38 The Changeableness of our Temper, and how to fix it,

209

39 The Happiness of them who love God,

40 This Life a State of continual Temptation,

41 Of Despising the Vain Censures of Men,

215

42 A Ckristian must devote himself entirely to God, before he can be

happy,

43 How to govern One's self in the Affairs of the World,

44 Against too great Eagerness in Business,

45 In Man dwelleth no good Thing,

46 Of despising Worldly Honour,

225

47 Happiness is not to be had by the Fac'our or Friendbip of Men, 226

48 Again Vain and Pompons Learning,

227

49 Of Meddling zwith the World as little as may be,

239

50 Against a fond and easy Credulity,

231

5! Of trusting in God, when Men jpeak Ill of us,

234

52 Nothing too mucb to suffer for Eternal Life,

237

53 The Joys of Eternity, and Miseries of this present Life,

240

54 of the Defire of Eternal Life, and the Happinej's of them wk,

Arive manfully,

244

55 An Act of Resignation to God in Time of Adversity,

248

56 A Man must be contented with meaner. Acts of Virtue, when he is

- indisposed for greater,

252

57 A Man should think Correction, not Comfort, bis due,

253

58 The Grace of God dwelis not with worldly-minded Men, 256

59 The different Motions of Nature and Grace,

258

60 The Weakness of corrupt Nature, and Efficacy of Divine Gran, 262

6: Self Denial enjörced from Christ's Example,

62 Again?

62 Against being dejected with Temptations,

267

63 Against Prying into Things too high for us, and pretending sa

fat bom the Depths of God and Provdence,

270

64 God is all the Good Man's Hope and Confidence,

275

The Fourth Book.

Of the LORD's Supper.

Chap

Page

HE Reverence due to this Holy Sacrament,

279

The Love of God to the Soul manifested in this Sacrament, 288

3 The Benefit of Communicating often,

292

4 The Pleasures of Devout Communion,

295

5 The Dignity of the Sacrament, and Honour of the Priefbood, 300

An Act of Preparation before the Sacrament,

303

7 Of Self. Examination,

304

8 Cbrist died for us, that we should live to Him,

307

9 An A& of Self-Refignation,

309

JO The Sin and Mischief of Absenting from the Lord's Supper, 311

i The Benefit of Cbrii's Body and Word,

317

12 Of Preparation to the Communion,

322

13 The Soul's Defire of Union with Chrift;

325

14 An 48 of exciting Desotion by the Example of others,

327

15 Grace is the Reward of Humility and Self-Denial,

329

16 A Prayer for Relief in our Wants and Spiritual Distrelas, 331

17 An Act of Praise,

333

18 Againft Nice Disputes concerning this Sacrament,

336

MEDITATIONS and PRAYERS

PON Sickness in general, the Author, Caufes, and Ends of

it.

2 Of the Power of God, and the Affections arising from thence,

Dread of his Anger, and Trust in his Protection,

3 Of the Justice of God: and the Penitential Sorrow resulting from

it,

4 Of the Wisdom and Goodness of God,

5. Upon Recovery from Sicknes,

Ó Of Dearb.

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