An edition of Meditations and discourses on the sublime truths and important duties of Christianity
(1815)
Meditations and discourses on the sublime truths and important duties of Christianity
being a posthumous work of the Rev. Alban Butler.
New edition / complete in one vol., rev. and improved by John Lanigan.
by Alban Butler and John A. Lanigan
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Table of Contents
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
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