THE

CONTENTS.

Chap.

The Firk Book.

F the Contempt of the Vanities of the World,

Modefty,

3 The Doctrine of Truth,

4 Prudence in our Behaviour,

s of Reading the Holy Scriptures,

6 Of Inordinate Affections,

Directions for avoiding Pride, and Vain Confidences,

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Against too general an Acquaintance, and inconvenient Freedoms in

Converfation,

9 Obedience and a State of Subjection,

10 Few Words are beft,

IT Of Peace of Mind, and a Defire of Improvement,

12 The Advantage of Afflictions,

13 Of Refifting Temptations,

14 Against Rafh Judging,

15 Of Works of Charity,

16 Of Bearing with other Men's Faults,

17 A Reclufe Life,

18 Of the Examples of Holy Men in former Ages,

19 The Exercife of a truly Religious Perfon,

20 Love of Solitude and Silence,

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21 Of Compunction of Heart,

22 The Miferable Condition of Man confidered,

23 Meditations concerning Death,

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24 Of the Laft Judgment, and the Eternal Punishment of Ungodly

Men,

25 Of Zeal in the Reformation of our Lives

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The

Chap.

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The Second Book.

THE Life of the Spiritual Man,

2 The Advantage of Humility,

The Peace-maker,

4 Purity and Sincerity,

Know thy Self,

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6 The Joy of a good Confcience,

90

7 The Tryal of true Love,

The Third Book.

Digested into Conferences between CHRIST

and the Soul of his Difciple.

Chap.

THE Happiness of fuch a Converfation,

God is in the fmall till Voice,

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

it,

4 A Prayer for Heavenly Inftruction and Devotion,

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

6 The Power of the Love of God,

8 Grace must be received without Oftentation,

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

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15 God's Judgments are to be confidered, for our Humiliation,

21 Of bearing Injuries; and how we may judge of true Patience, 169

22 The Infirmities and Miseries of our prefent State,

23 Of Placing all our Hope and Happiness in God,

24 A Thanksgiving for God's Mercies,

25 The things which make for Peace,

26 A Prayer against Evil Thoughts,

27 A Prayer for Spiritual Illumination,

28 Against a bufie inquifitive Temper,

29 Of lafting Peace, and true Goodness,

30 True Freedom of Mind,

31 Self-Love the greatest Obftruction to Virtue and Happiness,

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

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33 How a Chriftian ought to behave himself when Men Speak Evil of

him,

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

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

36 Of feeking God alone,

203

37 Of Self-Denial,

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

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

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happy,

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

47 Happiness is not to be had, by the Favour or Friendship of Men,

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48 Against Vain, and Pompous Learning,

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

230

50 Against a fond and eafie Credulity,

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51 Of trusting in God, when Men speak Ill of us,

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52 Nothing too much to fuffer for Eternal Life,

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$3 The Joys of Eternity, and Miseries of this prefent Life,

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$4 Of the Defire of Eternal Life, and the Happiness of them who strive

55 An Act of Refignation to God in time of Adverfity,

56 A Man must be contented wth meaner Acts of Virtue, when he is in-

difpofed for greater,

57 A Man fhould think Correction, not Comfort, his due,

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

59 The different Motions of Nature and Grace,

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o The Weakness of Corrupt Nature, and Efficacy of Divine Grace, 262

61 Self-Denial enforced from Chrift's Example,

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62 Against

62 Against being dejected with Temptations,

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

the Depths of God and Providence,

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

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"The Reverence due to this Holy Sacrament,

3 The Benefit of Communicating often,

Chap.

The Fourth Book.

Of the LORD's Supper.

279

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

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4 The Pleasures of Devout Communion,

295

$ The Dignity of the Sacrament, and Honour of the Priesthood, 300

to The Sin and Mischief of Abfenting from the Lord's Supper,

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ii The Benefit of Chrift's Body, and Word,

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12 Of Preparation to the Communion,

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13 The Soul's Defire of Union with Chrift,

325

14 An Act of exciting Devotion by the Example of Others,

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

16 A Prayer for Relief in our Wants and Spiritual Diftreffes,

17 An Act of Praife,

18 Against Nice Disputes concerning this Sacrament,

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

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

of his Anger, and Truft in his Protection,

3 Of the Juftice of God: And the Penitential Sorrow refulting from