CONTENTS. MEDITATIONS. MED. I. Salvation our only Affair, 1 II. Salvation our only, Affair of Importance, 3 III. On Fervour in the Service of God, 6 IV. On Tepidity in the Service of God, 10 V. On the Violation of the precept of tending to Perfection — that perfection is commanded to all, 13 VI. On the Manner of Performing well our Ordinary Actions, 17 VII. On the Delay of Repentance, 21 VIII. On Death-bed Repentance, 26 IX. Qn Human Respect, 30 X. On Venial Sin, 37 XI. On Venial Sins of Surprise, 44 XII. On Habitual Sin, 48 XIII. On the Sin of Relapse, 54 XIV. Repentance in Constant Relapsing Sinners usually False, 59 MORAL DISCOURSES ON THE SUBLIME TRUTHS AND IMPORTANT DUTIES OF CHRISTIANITY. DIS. I. The Knowledge of Christ is the Essential Constituent of a True Christian, and our Spiritual Life, 64 II. Christ the Spiritual Light of Souls, 65 III. God is our Redeemer, 67 IV. On God's Providence, 65 V. A Sermon on Heaven, 69 VI. On the Virtue of Religion, 77 VII. On Faith, 82 VIII. On the Qualities of Faith, and on the Catechism, 90 IX. On the Creed, 97 X. On Hope, 99 XI. On Despair, Presumption, Tempting God, and on the Virtue of Holy Fear, 107 XII. On Diffidence and Excess of Fearfulness, 113 XIII. On Temptations of Diffidence, ib. XIV. On Acts of Confidence, 114 XV. On Charity, or Divine Love, 115 XVI. Means to Obtain and Improve Divine Charity in our Souls, and on the Acts of this Virtue, 123 XVII. On Fraternal Charity, 127 XVIII. On the Order of Charity, 136 XIX. On Fraternal Correction, 141 XX. On Alms, 147 XXI. On the Advantages of Alms Deeds, 152 XXII. On Scandal, 161 XXIII. On Bad Company, 168 XXIV. On Rash Judgment, 177 XXV. The Sacraments in General, 185 XXXVI. On the Virtue of Penance, 191 XXXVII. On Interior Penance, 200 — various methods of forming acts of contrition, 208 — Psalm cxxix. De profundis, 221 — a purpose of satisfaction for sin, by a penitential life, in the form of an appeal from the tribunal of God's Justice to that of his Mercy. From Gerson, T. 3, P. 700, 222 — the soul may represent to herself God receiving her appeal, and returning an answer to this purport, 223 — a short act of contrition, for a soul already sufficiently moved to compunction, ib. — Another, ib. XXXVIII. On True and False Contrition, 224 XXIX. On Exterior Works of Penance or Satisfaction, 230 XXX. On the Sacrament of Penance, 242 XXXI. On the Advantages of the Sacrament of Penance, 248 XXXII. On Frequent Confession, 254 XXXIII. Against a Fear of Confession, 259 XXXIV. Against the Shame of Confessing our sins, 263 XXXV. On the Choice of a Confessor, and on a General Confession, 272 XXXVI. On the Preparation for Confession, 277 XXXVII. On the Conditions of a good Confession, 278 XXXVIII. On Sacramental Absolution and Satisfaction, 291 XXXIX. On Indulgences, 301 XL. On the Dangers of the World, 308 XLI. On the Contempt of the World, 315 XLII. On Temptations, 320 XLIII. On the Means of Overcoming Temptations, 327 XLIV. Watchfulness against Temptations, 338 XLV. On Avoiding the Occasions of Sin, 344 XLVI. On the Predominant Passions, and Examination general and particular, 350 XLVII. On Sloth, 356 XLVIII. On Conversation, 363 XLIX. On Detraction, 372 L. On Anger, 380 LI. On Temperance as a Cardinal Virtue, 387 LII. On Mortification, 395 LIII. On Mortification of the Taste, by Temperance in eating and drinking, 403 — some Observations on Abstinence and Fasting, 412 LIV. On Virginity, 413 LV. On Matrimony, 420 LVI. On the Enormity of Impurity, 427 LVII. On the Different Species of Sins of Impurity, 435 LVIII. On the Remedies against Impurity, 449 LIX. On Humility, 457 LX. On the Means of obtaining Humility, 463 LXI. On Perfection, wherein it consists, and how to be acquired, 470 LXII. On Our Angel Guardian, &c. 476 LXIII. On the Necessity and Advantages of Tribulation, 479 LXIV. On Temporal Afflictions in Particular, 493 LXV. On Bodily Afflictions or Sickness, 501 LXVI. On the Viaticum and Extreme election 510 LXVII. On the Virtues and Temptations Under the Last Sickness, 519 Digitized by Google

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