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<p>The Life Of Devotion: Parts I. And II. Of "The Introduction To A Devout Life."
</p><p>CONTENTS
PART I. 
CHAPTER, PAGE. 
I. True Devotion Described 1 
II. The Excellence of Devotion 5 
III. Devotion suited to all Conditions 8 
IV. The beginning of Holiness is to be cleansed from Sin 10 
V. We must strive against the Affection to Sin 13 
VI. How the Affection to Sin may best be rooted out 15 
VII. The First Meditation. On our Creation 16 
VIII. The Second Meditation. On the end for which we were created 20 
IX. The Third Meditation. On the Benefits of God 24 
X. The Fourth Meditation. On Sin 28 
XI. The Fifth Meditation. On Death 32 
XII. The Sixth Meditation. On Paradise 35 
XIII. A Protestation to engrave in the Soul a firm Resolution to serve God 39 
XIV. We must cleanse ourselves from the Affection to Venial Sins 42 
XV. On Unprofitable Amusements 43 
XVI. On Regulating our Natural Inclinations 45 
PART II. 
I. Of the Necessity of Prayer 48 
II. A brief Method of Meditation; and first of the Presence of God, which is the first point of Preparation 51 
III. Of Invocation, the second point of the Preparation 55 
IV. Of the third point of Preparation, which consists 
IN PROPOSING THE SUBJECT OF THE MYSTERY WHEREON WE MEAN TO MEDITATE 56 
V. Of Considerations, which form the second part of the Meditation 58 
VI. Of Affections and Resolutions; the third part of the Meditation 59 
VII. Of the Conclusion, and the Spiritual Bouquet 60 
VIII. Useful Advice upon the practice of Meditation 62 
IX. Of the dryness which we sometimes feel in Meditation 66 
X. Of the Morning Exercise 68 
XI. Of the Evening Exercise and Examination of Conscience 70 
XII. Of the Spiritual Retreat 72 
XIII. Of Aspirations, Ejaculatory Prayers and Good Thoughts 75 
XIV. How we ought to hear and read the word of God 78 
XV. Of Frequent Communion 79 
XVI. How we ought to Communicate 83
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<br>Subjects: Meditations</div>
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<dl><dd>Francis, de Sales, Saint, 1567-1622</dd>
<dd>Yeld, Charles, Rev., B.A</dd></dl></div>
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