An edition of The Life Of Devotion: Parts I And II Of "The Introduction To A Devout Life."
(1869)
The Life Of Devotion: Parts I And II Of "The Introduction To A Devout Life."
by Charles Yeld and St. Frances de Sales
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Table of Contents
CONTENTS
PART I.
CHAPTER, PAGE.
I. True Devotion Described 1
II. The Excellence of Devotion 5
III. Devotion suited to all Conditions 8
IV. The beginning of Holiness is to be cleansed from Sin 10
V. We must strive against the Affection to Sin 13
VI. How the Affection to Sin may best be rooted out 15
VII. The First Meditation. On our Creation 16
VIII. The Second Meditation. On the end for which we were created 20
IX. The Third Meditation. On the Benefits of God 24
X. The Fourth Meditation. On Sin 28
XI. The Fifth Meditation. On Death 32
XII. The Sixth Meditation. On Paradise 35
XIII. A Protestation to engrave in the Soul a firm Resolution to serve God 39
XIV. We must cleanse ourselves from the Affection to Venial Sins 42
XV. On Unprofitable Amusements 43
XVI. On Regulating our Natural Inclinations 45
PART II.
I. Of the Necessity of Prayer 48
II. A brief Method of Meditation; and first of the Presence of God, which is the first point of Preparation 51
III. Of Invocation, the second point of the Preparation 55
IV. Of the third point of Preparation, which consists
IN PROPOSING THE SUBJECT OF THE MYSTERY WHEREON WE MEAN TO MEDITATE 56
V. Of Considerations, which form the second part of the Meditation 58
VI. Of Affections and Resolutions; the third part of the Meditation 59
VII. Of the Conclusion, and the Spiritual Bouquet 60
VIII. Useful Advice upon the practice of Meditation 62
IX. Of the dryness which we sometimes feel in Meditation 66
X. Of the Morning Exercise 68
XI. Of the Evening Exercise and Examination of Conscience 70
XII. Of the Spiritual Retreat 72
XIII. Of Aspirations, Ejaculatory Prayers and Good Thoughts 75
XIV. How we ought to hear and read the word of God 78
XV. Of Frequent Communion 79
XVI. How we ought to Communicate 83
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