An edition of Introduction to the Devout Life
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Introduction to the Devout Life
by Francis de Sales
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Table of Contents
Sketch of the Life of St. Francis of Sales v
A Dedicatory Prayer xiii
The Author's Preface xv
PART THE FIRST
CONTAINING THE COUNSELS AND EXERCISES NECESSARY FOR CONDUCTING THE SOUL FROM ITS FIRST DESIRE FOR THE DEVOUT LIFE TO A FULL RESOLUTION TO EMBRACE IT
I. Description of True Devotion 1
II. The Nature and Excellency of Devotion 3
III. That Devotion is suitable to all sorts of Vocations and Professions 6
IV. Of the necessity of a Guide for entering upon and making progress in Devotion 8
V. That we must begin with the Purifying of the Soul 10
VI. Of the First Purgation, which is that of Mortal Sin 12 ia
VII. Of the Second Purgation, which is that of the Affection to Sin 13
VIII. Of the Means to make this Second Purgation 15
IX. First Meditation — On our Creation 16
X. Second Meditation — On the End for which we were Created 18
XI. Third Meditation — On the Benefits of God 20
XII. Fourth Meditation — On Sin 22
XIII. Fifth Meditation — On Death 24
XIV. Sixth Meditation — On Judgment 26
XV. Seventh Meditation — On Hell 28
XVI. Eighth Meditation — On Heaven 29
XVII. Ninth Meditation — On the Election and Choice of Heaven 31
XVIII. Tenth Meditation — By way of Election and choice which the Soul makes of a Devout Life 33
XIX. How to make a General Confession 35
XX. A formal Protestation for fixing in the Soul a firm Resolution to serve God 36
XXI. Conclusion of this first Purgation 38
XXII. That we must purify ourselves from the Affection to Venial Sins 39
XXIII. That we ought to purify ourselves from Affections to things useless and dangerous 41
XXIV. That we must purge ourselves from Evil Inclinations 43
PART THE SECOND
CONTAINING INSTRUCTIONS FOR ELEVATING THE SOUL TO GOD BY PRAYER AND THE SACRAMENTS
I. Of the Necessity of Prayer 44
II. A Short Method of Meditation. And first, of the Presence of God, the first point of the Preparation 47
III. Of the Invocation, the second point of the Preparation 49
IV. Of the third point of Preparation, the Proposition of the Mystery 50
V. Of the Considerations, which form the second part of the Meditation 51
VI. Of Affections and Resolutions : the third part of the Meditation 52
VII. Of the Conclusion, and Spiritual Nosegay 53
VIII. Certain profitable counsels on the subject of Meditation 54
IX. Of the Dryness which is sometimes experienced in Meditation 56
X. Morning Exercises 57
XI. Of the Evening Exercise and Examination of Conscience 59
XII. Of Spiritual Recollection 60
XIII. Of Aspirations, Ejaculatory Prayers, and Good Thoughts 63
XIV. Of the Holy Eucharist, and how we ought to take part in it 68
XV. Of other Public and Common Exercises 70
XVI. How we ought to hear and read the Word of God 71
XVII. How we ought to receive Inspirations 72
XVIII. Of Holy Confession 75
XIX. Of Frequent Communion 78
XX. How we ought to Communicate 81
PART THE THIRD
CONTAINING CERTAIN COUNSELS CONCERNING THE PRACTICE OF THE VIRTUES
I. Of the Choice we ought to make as to the exercise of the Virtues 84
II. A continuation of the same Discourse about the Choice of Virtues 88
III. Of Patience 92
IV. Of Exterior Humility 96
V. Of Interior Humility 99
VI. That Humility makes us love our own Abjection 103
VII. That we must preserve our Good Name while practising Humility 107
VIII. Of Meekness towards our Neighbour and Remedies against Anger 111
IX. Of Meekness towards Ourselves 115
X. That we must do our business with Diligence, but without Eagerness or Anxiety 117
XI. Of Obedience 120
XII. Of the necessity of Chastity 122
XIII. Advices how to preserve Chastity 125
XIV. Of Poverty of Spirit to be observed in the midst of Riches 127
XV. How to practise true Poverty, being, notwithstanding, really rich 130
XVI. How to practise Richness of Spirit in real Poverty 134
XVII. Of Friendship: and first, of that which is evil and frivolous 136
XVIII. Of Fond Love 138
XIX. Of True Friendship 141
XX. Of the Difference between True and Vain Friendships 144
XXI. Counsels and Remedies against Evil Friendships 146
XXII. Further Counsels on the subject of Friendship 150
XXIII. Of the exercises of Exterior Mortification 152
XXIV. Of Conversation and Solitude 157
XXV. Of Decency in Attire 160
XXVI. Of Discourse ; and first, how we must speak of God 162
XXVII. Of Modesty in our Words, and the respect we owe to Persons 163
XXVIII. Of Rash Judgments 165
XXIX. Of Detraction 170
XXX. Further Counsels on Discourse 175
XXXI. Of Pastimes and Recreations : and first, of such as are lawful and commendable 177
XXXII. Of Prohibited Games 179
XXXIII. Of Balls and Pastimes which are lawful, but dangerous 180
XXXIV. At what time we may Play or Dance 182
XXXV. That we must be Faithful, both on great and small Occasions 183
XXXVI. That we must be Just and Reasonable 186
XXXVII. Of Desires 188
XXXVIII. Instructions for Married People 190
XXXIX. Counsels for Widows 198
XL. A Word to Virgins 203
PART THE FOURTH
CONTAINING NECESSARY COUNSELS AGAINST THE MORE ORDINARY TEMPTATIONS
I. That we must not concern ourselves about what the World shall say 204
II. That we must be of Good Courage 207
III. Of the Nature of Temptations, and of the difference there is between being Tempted and yielding to it 208
IV. An Example on this Subject 211
V. Encouragement to a Soul which is under Temptation 212
VI. How Temptation and Delectation may become Sinful 213
VII. Remedies against Great Temptations 216
VIII. That we must resist Small Temptations 217
IX. How to resist Small Temptations 218
X. How to fortify pur Hearts against Temptations 220
XI. Of Inquietude 221
XII. Of Sadness 224
XIII. Of Spiritual and Sensible Consolations, and how we ought to behave in them 226
XIV. Of Spiritual Dryness 233
XV. A Confirmation and Illustration of what has been said by a notable Example 238
PART THE FIFTH
CONTAINING EXERCISES AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR RENEWING THE SOUL AND CONFIRMING HER IN DEVOTION
I. We ought every Year to renew our Good Resolutions by the following Exercises 242
II. Considerations on the Favour which God does us in calling us to His Service, considered according to the Protestations contained in the First Part 243
III. On the Examination of the Soul on her Progressin the Devout Life 246
IV. An Examination of the State of the Soul toward God 247
V. An Examination of the State of the Soul towards itself 249
VI. An Examination of the State of the Soul towards our Neighbour 251
VII. An Examination of the Affections of our Soul 251
VIII. Affections to be Exercised after this Examination 253
IX. Considerations proper for the Renewal of your Good Purposes 253
X. The First Consideration: of the Excellence of the Soul 254
XI. The Second Consideration: of the Excellence of Virtue 255
XII. The Third Consideration: on the Example of the Saints 256
XIII. The Fourth Consideration: of the Love of Jesus Christ towards us 257
XIV. The Fifth Consideration : of the Eternal Love of God towards us 259
XV. General Affections on the preceding Considerations, and the Conclusion of these Exercises 260
XVI. Of our Sentiments after this Exercise 261
XVII. An Answer to two Objections which may be made to this Introduction 262
XVIII. The three final and principal Counsels of this Introduction 263
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