The Following of Christ, in Four Books Translated from the Original Latin of Thomas a Kempis
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Vanity of vanities, and all is vanity , besides loving God, and serving him alone.
This is the highest wisdom: by despising the world, to tend to heavenly kingdoms.
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- Book IV. Of The SacramentSample
- Chap. I. With how great reverence Christ is to be received.
- Chap. II. That the great goodness and charity of God is shewed to man in this sacrament.
- Chap. III. That it is profitable to communicate often.
- Chap. IV. That many benefits are bestowed on them who communicate devoutly.
- Chap. V. Of the dignity of the sacrament, and of the priestly state.
- Chap. VI. A Petition concerning the exercise proper before Communion.
- Chap. VII. Of the discussion of one's own conscience, and of a resolution of amendment.
- Chap. VIII. Of the oblation of Christ on the cross, and of the resignation of ourselves.
- Chap. IX. That we must offer ourselves, and all that is ours, to God, and pray for all.
- Chap. X. That the holy communion is not lightly to be forborne.
- Chap. XI. That the body of Christ and the holy scripture are most necessary to a faithful soul.
- Chap. XII. That he who is to communicate ought to prepare himself for Christ with great diligence.
- Chap. XIII. That a devout soul ought to desire with her whole heart to be united to Christ in the sacrament.
- Chap. XIV. Of the ardent desire of some devout persons to receive the body of Christ.
- Chap. XV. That the grace of devotion is obtained by humility and self-denial.
- Chap. XVI. That we ought to lay open our necessities to Christ, and crave his grace.
- Chap. XVII. Of fervent love and vehement desire to receive Christ.
- Chap. XVIII. That a man be not a curious searcher into this sacrament, but a follower of Christ, submitting his sense to holy faith.