An edition of The Beauties of St. Francis de Sales
(1829)
The Beauties of St. Francis de Sales
bishop and prince of Geneva. Selected and translated from the writings of John Peter Camus.
by Jean-Pierre Camus
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The Beauties of St. Francis de Sales: bishop and prince of Geneva. Selected and translated from the writings of John Peter Camus.
1829, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green
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Table of Contents
CONTENTS.
An abridged Memoir of St. Francis de Sales, i
An Account of the Evlque de Bellay, xvii
Troth and Charity, 1
Humility, 8
St. Francis distrusts himself, 9
Obedience and Authority, 11
Submission, 13
Monsieur de Bellay tries to imitate St. Francis mode of Preaching, 15
Mildness, 18
Perfection, 20
Lore your Enemies, 26
Memory and Judgment, 28
Long Life, 31
Confidence in God, 33
Solitude — its Dangers, 35
Do your Duty and let the World talk, 38
Temptation, 40
The best Disposition for meeting Death, 42
St. Francis checks the Murmurs of Monsieur de Bellay, 44
Graceful Remonstrance, 45
Minor Virtues, 47
Meekness, 48
Distrust of ourselves must be joined to trust in God, 49
Inequality of Devotion, 51
Scruples, 53
The Desponding Criminal, 54
The Providence of God orders all things, 57
A poor Man longing for Eternal Life, 59
The Heart cannot be too much weaned from the Love of the World, 03
The Scruples of a wealthy and beneficent Man, 64
Reformation of the Heart, 66
A Saying of Saulere, 68
Coldness in Prayer, 69
Singularity, 71
Virtue should not be obtrusive, 73
Fasting, 76
Monsieur de Bellay consults Monsieur de Geneva on the subject of Religious Retirement, 78
Various kinds of Humility, 79
Poor in Spirit, 81
The fulness of Piety, 83
Lore of the Poor, 84
On Seneca, 85
Eat what is set before you, 87
The Food of Soldiers in Lent, 89
Solitude, 90
Know how to abound and how to suffer want, 91
St. Francis never asked and never denied, 92
Recreation, 93
Modesty, 95
St. Francis loses a Ring, 96
Self Denial, 98
Duplicity, 99
Intention, 101
Activity and Contemplation, 102
In what Progress in Virtue consists, 103
Perfection, 104
Imitation, 105
On Good Books, 107
Virtue, 109
Love of God, 111
Willingly, not by Constraint, 113
Resignation, 114
The Reconciled Enemy, 115
Magdalen at the Cross, 116
Sincerity, 118
Reason and Reasoning, 110
Justice and Jurisprudence, 120
Obedience, 121
Learning. — Conscience, 122
Patience in Suffering, 123
Fidelity in Trifles, 125
Be Satisfied, 126
Justice, 128
Innkeepers, 120
Poverty of Spirit with Riches. — Spirit of Magnificence with Poverty, 132
Our Saviour's Death, 133
The Light of Piety, 135
Dependance on God, 137
Equanimity, 138
Hurry, 139
Prudence and Simplicity, 143
Love your Neighbour for God's sake, 144
Tokens of Good will, 146
Love to be Hated, — Hate to be Loved, 149
On over-thoughtful Minds, 151
On Superiors, 153
Equivocation, 154
Judge no one, 156
True Devotion consists in performing the Duties of Life, 158
How to receive Insult, 160
Humility, 163
Impatience, 164
On Benignity & Patience towards ourselves, 166
Scale of Virtues, 171
We may be very regular in Devotion, and very Wicked, 173
Slander, 177
Do not contradict unnecessarily, 178
The Presence of God, 181
Humility, 182
He who utters Complaint, sins, 186
On Falsehood, 189
On good Dispositions, 190
Taciturnity, 191
Wishing for Death, 192
St. Francis reproves the Cardinal de Bellay's 2nd. Murmur, 194
Monsieur de Bellay's 3rd. Lamentation, 199
St. Francis hears that he has been calumniated, 205
Walk by Faith, 207
Aversion, 209
On Ridicule, 213
Be content with your Condition in Life, 215
Rash Judgments, 218
Despondency, 219
Company and Conversation, 220
The Essential Point of Charity, 222
The Distractions of Business, 223
Fear of Ghosts, 226
Calm amidst Storms, 228
Delight in the Scriptures, 229
Anecdote of a good Master, 230
Vanity, 232
Discontent, 234
Hope and Fear, 236
The Difficulty of Praying during Sickness, 237
On Invalids, 240
Long Illness, 241
The Use of Illness, 243
We cannot know whether we are in a State of Grace, 245
Self Love, and Love of Ourselves, 247
The Motives of our Actions constitute their Value, 250
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