The Christian's Pattern: Or, a Treatise of the Imitation of Jesus Christ ... Written Originally in Latin by Thomas a Kempis. Now Rendered Into English. To which are Added, Meditations and Prayers for Sick Persons. By George Stanhope

C. Bathurst, 1772 - Christianity - 384 pages

CONTENTS The FIRST BOOK F the Contempt of the Vanities of the World	1

Chap Page Modefty	4

The Doctrine of Truth	6

Prudence in our Behaviour II	11

Of Reading the Holy Scriptures	12

Of Inordiate Affections	13

Directions for avoiding Pride and Vain Confidences	14

Converfation	16

SelfLove the greatest Obstruction to Virtue and Happiness	192

A Prayer for Purity of Heart and Heavenly Wisdom	194

How God ought to be addrefsd to in Time of Adversity	195

How the Divine Affiftance fhould be fought and depended upon CS 36 Of Seeking God alone	203

Of SelfDenial	207

The Changeableness of our Temper and how to fix it	209

The Happiness of them who love God	211

This Life a State of continual Temptation	213

Obedience and a State of Subjection	17

Few Words are beſt	18

Peace of Mind and a Defire of Improvement	20

Of refifting Temptations	23

Against raf Judging	29

Of Works of Charity 30 ON LAWD 0	32

A Reclufe Life	35

Of the Examples of Holy Men in former Ages	36

The Exercife of a truly Religious Perfon	39

Love of Solitude and Silence	44

Of Compunction of Heart	48

The Miferable Condition of Man confidered	52

Meditations concerning Death	57

Of the Last Judgment and the Eternal Puniſhment of Ungodly Men	62

Digeſted in Conferences between CHRIST and	121

7	136

Of acknowledging our Unworthiness before God	143

Of regulating our Defires	150

Obedience to Superiors enforced by Chrifts Example	156

A Prayer for Grace to do the Will of God	162

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

The Infirmities and Miſeries of our prefent State	172

Of Placing all our Hope and Happiness in God	176

A Thanksgiving for Gods Mercies	180

The Things which make for Peace	183

A Prayer against Evil Thoughts	185

A Prayer for Spiritual Illumination	186

Against a buy inquifitive Temper	187

Of lafting Peace and true Goodness	188

True Freedom of Mind	190

41 Of defpifing the vain Cenfures of Men	215

A Chriftian muft devote himself entirely to God before he can be happy	218

How to govern Ones felf in the Affairs of the World	220

Against too great Eagerness in Bufinefs	221

In Man dwelleth no good Thing	223

Of defpifing Worldly Honour	225

Happiness is not to be had by the Favour or Friendship of Men	226

Against Vain and Pompous Learning	227

Of Meddling with the World as little as may be	230

Against a fond and eafy Credulity	231

Of trufting in God when Men fpeak Ill of us	234

Nothing too much to fuffer for Eternal Life	237

The Joys of Eternity and Miferies of this prefent Life	240

Of the Defire ef eternal Life and the Happiness of them ho frive manfully	244

An Act of Refignation to God in Time of Adverfity	248

A Man be must contented with meaner Acts of Virtue when he is indifpofed for greater	252

A Man fhould think Correction not Comfort his Due	253

The Grace of God dwells not with worldlyminded Men	256

The different Motions of Nature and Grace	258

The Weakness of Corrupt Nature and Efficacy of Divine Grace	262

SelfDenial enforced from Chrifts Example	265

Againft being dejected with Temptations	267

Against Prying into Things too high for us and pretending to fathom the Depths of God and Providence	270

God is the Good Mans Hope and Confidence	275

The Benefit of Communicating often	292

An Act of Preparation before the Sacrament	300

An Act of SelfRefignation	309

MEDITATIONS and PRAYERS	317

UPON Sickneſs in general the Author Caufes and Ends	1

Title	The Christian's Pattern: Or, a Treatise of the Imitation of Jesus Christ ... Written Originally in Latin by Thomas a Kempis. Now Rendered Into English. To which are Added, Meditations and Prayers for Sick Persons. By George Stanhope
Contributors	George Stanhope, Thomas (à Kempis)
Publisher	C. Bathurst, 1772
Original from	The British Library
Digitized	15 Jun 2016
Length	384 pages

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