> [[fs-devout-life|← Cover]] | [[preface-fs-idl|Next →]] # Table of Contents [[preface-fs-idl|Preface by the Author]] --- [[part-i-fs-idl|Part I — Counsels and Practices for the Soul's Guidance from the First Aspiration After a Devout Life]] [[part-i-01-fs-idl|Part I, Ch. I — What True Devotion Is]] [[part-i-02-fs-idl|Part I, Ch. II — The Nature and Excellence of Devotion]] [[part-i-03-fs-idl|Part I, Ch. III — Devotion Is Suitable to Every Vocation and Profession]] [[part-i-04-fs-idl|Part I, Ch. IV — The Need of a Guide for Those Who Would Enter upon and Advance in the Devout Life]] [[part-i-05-fs-idl|Part I, Ch. V — The First Step Must Be Purifying the Soul]] [[part-i-06-fs-idl|Part I, Ch. VI — The First Purification, Namely, from Mortal Sin]] [[part-i-07-fs-idl|Part I, Ch. VII — The Second Purification, from All Sinful Affections]] [[part-i-08-fs-idl|Part I, Ch. VIII — How to Effect This Second Purification]] [[part-i-09-fs-idl|Part I, Ch. IX — First Meditation: Of Creation]] [[part-i-10-fs-idl|Part I, Ch. X — Second Meditation: Of the End for Which We Were Created]] [[part-i-11-fs-idl|Part I, Ch. XI — Third Meditation: Of the Gifts of God]] [[part-i-12-fs-idl|Part I, Ch. XII — Fourth Meditation: On Sin]] [[part-i-13-fs-idl|Part I, Ch. XIII — Fifth Meditation: On Death]] [[part-i-14-fs-idl|Part I, Ch. XIV — Sixth Meditation: On Judgment]] [[part-i-15-fs-idl|Part I, Ch. XV — Seventh Meditation: Of Hell]] [[part-i-16-fs-idl|Part I, Ch. XVI — Eighth Meditation: On Paradise]] [[part-i-17-fs-idl|Part I, Ch. XVII — Ninth Meditation: On the Choice Open to You between Heaven and Hell]] [[part-i-18-fs-idl|Part I, Ch. XVIII — Tenth Meditation: How the Soul Chooses the Devout Life]] [[part-i-19-fs-idl|Part I, Ch. XIX — How to Make a General Confession]] [[part-i-20-fs-idl|Part I, Ch. XX — A Hearty Protest Made to Confirm the Soul's Resolution to Serve God]] [[part-i-21-fs-idl|Part I, Ch. XXI — Conclusion of This First Purification]] [[part-i-22-fs-idl|Part I, Ch. XXII — The Necessity of Purging Away All Tendency to Venial Sins]] [[part-i-23-fs-idl|Part I, Ch. XXIII — It Is Needful to Put Away All Inclination for Useless and Dangerous Things]] [[part-i-24-fs-idl|Part I, Ch. XXIV — All Evil Inclinations Must Be Purged Away]] --- [[part-ii-fs-idl|Part II — Sundry Counsels as to Uplifting the Soul to God in Prayer and the Use of the Sacraments]] [[part-ii-01-fs-idl|Part II, Ch. I — The Necessity of Prayer]] [[part-ii-02-fs-idl|Part II, Ch. II — A Short Method of Meditation: The Presence of God, the First Point of Preparation]] [[part-ii-03-fs-idl|Part II, Ch. III — Invocation, the Second Point of Preparation]] [[part-ii-04-fs-idl|Part II, Ch. IV — The Third Point of Preparation: Representing the Mystery to Your Imagination]] [[part-ii-05-fs-idl|Part II, Ch. V — Considerations, the Second Part of Meditation]] [[part-ii-06-fs-idl|Part II, Ch. VI — The Third Part of Meditation: Affections and Resolutions]] [[part-ii-07-fs-idl|Part II, Ch. VII — The Conclusion and Spiritual Bouquet]] [[part-ii-08-fs-idl|Part II, Ch. VIII — Some Useful Hints as to Meditation]] [[part-ii-09-fs-idl|Part II, Ch. IX — Concerning Dryness in Meditation]] [[part-ii-10-fs-idl|Part II, Ch. X — Morning Prayer]] [[part-ii-11-fs-idl|Part II, Ch. XI — Evening Prayer and Examination of Conscience]] [[part-ii-12-fs-idl|Part II, Ch. XII — On Spiritual Retirement]] [[part-ii-13-fs-idl|Part II, Ch. XIII — Aspirations, Ejaculatory Prayer and Holy Thoughts]] [[part-ii-14-fs-idl|Part II, Ch. XIV — Of Holy Communion, and How to Join in It]] [[part-ii-15-fs-idl|Part II, Ch. XV — Of the Other Public Offices of the Church]] [[part-ii-16-fs-idl|Part II, Ch. XVI — How the Saints Are United to Us]] [[part-ii-17-fs-idl|Part II, Ch. XVII — How to Hear and Read God's Word]] [[part-ii-18-fs-idl|Part II, Ch. XVIII — How to Receive Inspirations]] [[part-ii-19-fs-idl|Part II, Ch. XIX — On Confession]] [[part-ii-20-fs-idl|Part II, Ch. XX — Of Frequent Communion]] [[part-ii-21-fs-idl|Part II, Ch. XXI — How to Communicate]] --- [[part-iii-fs-idl|Part III — Counsels Concerning the Practice of Virtue]] [[part-iii-01-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. I — How to Select That Which We Should Chiefly Practise]] [[part-iii-02-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. II — The Same Subject Continued]] [[part-iii-03-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. III — On Patience]] [[part-iii-04-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. IV — On Exterior Humility]] [[part-iii-05-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. V — On Interior Humility]] [[part-iii-06-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. VI — Humility Makes Us Rejoice in Our Own Abjection]] [[part-iii-07-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. VII — How to Combine Due Care for a Good Reputation with Humility]] [[part-iii-08-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. VIII — Gentleness towards Others and Remedies against Anger]] [[part-iii-09-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. IX — On Gentleness towards Ourselves]] [[part-iii-10-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. X — We Must Attend to the Business of Life Carefully, but without Eagerness or Over-anxiety]] [[part-iii-11-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XI — On Obedience]] [[part-iii-12-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XII — On Purity]] [[part-iii-13-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XIII — How to Maintain Purity]] [[part-iii-14-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XIV — On Poverty of Spirit amid Riches]] [[part-iii-15-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XV — How to Exercise Real Poverty, Although Actually Rich]] [[part-iii-16-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XVI — How to Possess a Rich Spirit amid Real Poverty]] [[part-iii-17-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XVII — On Friendship: Evil and Frivolous Friendship]] [[part-iii-18-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XVIII — On Frivolous Attachments]] [[part-iii-19-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XIX — Of Real Friendship]] [[part-iii-20-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XX — Of the Difference between True and False Friendship]] [[part-iii-21-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XXI — Remedies against Evil Friendships]] [[part-iii-22-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XXII — Further Advice concerning Intimacies]] [[part-iii-23-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XXIII — On the Practice of Bodily Mortification]] [[part-iii-24-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XXIV — Of Society and Solitude]] [[part-iii-25-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XXV — On Modesty in Dress]] [[part-iii-26-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XXVI — Of Conversation; and, First, How to Speak of God]] [[part-iii-27-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XXVII — Of Unseemly Words, and the Respect Due to Others]] [[part-iii-28-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XXVIII — Of Hasty Judgments]] [[part-iii-29-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XXIX — On Slander]] [[part-iii-30-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XXX — Further Counsels as to Conversation]] [[part-iii-31-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XXXI — Of Amusements and Recreations: What Are Allowable]] [[part-iii-32-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XXXII — Of Forbidden Amusements]] [[part-iii-33-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XXXIII — Of Balls, and Other Lawful but Dangerous Amusements]] [[part-iii-34-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XXXIV — When to Use Such Amusements Rightly]] [[part-iii-35-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XXXV — We Must Be Faithful in Things Great and Small]] [[part-iii-36-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XXXVI — Of a Well-balanced, Reasonable Mind]] [[part-iii-37-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XXXVII — Of Wishes]] [[part-iii-38-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XXXVIII — Counsels to Married People]] [[part-iii-39-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XXXIX — The Sanctity of the Marriage Bed]] [[part-iii-40-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XL — Counsels to Widows]] [[part-iii-41-fs-idl|Part III, Ch. XLI — One Word to Maidens]] --- [[part-iv-fs-idl|Part IV — Needful Counsels Concerning Some Ordinary Temptations]] [[part-iv-01-fs-idl|Part IV, Ch. I — We Must Not Trifle with the Words of Worldly Wisdom]] [[part-iv-02-fs-idl|Part IV, Ch. II — The Need of a Good Courage]] [[part-iv-03-fs-idl|Part IV, Ch. III — Of Temptations, and the Difference between Experiencing Them and Consenting to Them]] [[part-iv-04-fs-idl|Part IV, Ch. IV — Two Striking Illustrations of the Same]] [[part-iv-05-fs-idl|Part IV, Ch. V — Encouragement for the Tempted Soul]] [[part-iv-06-fs-idl|Part IV, Ch. VI — When Temptation and Delectation Are Sin]] [[part-iv-07-fs-idl|Part IV, Ch. VII — Remedies for Great Occasions]] [[part-iv-08-fs-idl|Part IV, Ch. VIII — How to Resist Minor Temptations]] [[part-iv-09-fs-idl|Part IV, Ch. IX — How to Remedy Minor Temptations]] [[part-iv-10-fs-idl|Part IV, Ch. X — How to Strengthen the Heart against Temptation]] [[part-iv-11-fs-idl|Part IV, Ch. XI — Anxiety of Mind]] [[part-iv-12-fs-idl|Part IV, Ch. XII — Of Sadness and Sorrow]] [[part-iv-13-fs-idl|Part IV, Ch. XIII — Of Spiritual and Sensible Consolations, and How to Receive Them]] [[part-iv-14-fs-idl|Part IV, Ch. XIV — Of Dryness and Spiritual Barrenness]] [[part-iv-15-fs-idl|Part IV, Ch. XV — In Illustration]] --- [[part-v-fs-idl|Part V — Counsels and Practices for Renewing and Confirming the Soul in Devotion]] [[part-v-01-fs-idl|Part V, Ch. I — It Is Well Yearly to Renew Good Resolutions by Means of the Following Exercises]] [[part-v-02-fs-idl|Part V, Ch. II — Meditation on the Benefit Conferred on Us by God in Calling Us to His Service]] [[part-v-03-fs-idl|Part V, Ch. III — Examination of the Soul as to Its Progress in the Devout Life]] [[part-v-04-fs-idl|Part V, Ch. IV — Examination of the Soul's Condition as regards God]] [[part-v-05-fs-idl|Part V, Ch. V — Examination of Your Condition as regards Yourself]] [[part-v-06-fs-idl|Part V, Ch. VI — Examination of the Soul's Condition as regards Our Neighbour]] [[part-v-07-fs-idl|Part V, Ch. VII — Examination as to the Affections of the Soul]] [[part-v-08-fs-idl|Part V, Ch. VIII — The Affections to Be Excited after Such Examination]] [[part-v-09-fs-idl|Part V, Ch. IX — Reflections Suitable to the Renewal of Good Resolutions]] [[part-v-10-fs-idl|Part V, Ch. X — First Consideration: Of the Worth of Souls]] [[part-v-11-fs-idl|Part V, Ch. XI — Second Consideration: On the Excellence of Virtue]] [[part-v-12-fs-idl|Part V, Ch. XII — The Example of the Saints]] [[part-v-13-fs-idl|Part V, Ch. XIII — The Love Which Jesus Christ Bears to Us]] [[part-v-14-fs-idl|Part V, Ch. XIV — The Eternal Love of God for Us]] [[part-v-15-fs-idl|Part V, Ch. XV — General Affections Which Should Result from These Considerations, and Conclusion of the Exercise]] [[part-v-16-fs-idl|Part V, Ch. XVI — The Impressions Which Should Remain after This Exercise]] [[part-v-17-fs-idl|Part V, Ch. XVII — An Answer to Two Objections Which May Be Made to This Book]] [[part-v-18-fs-idl|Part V, Ch. XVIII — Three Important and Final Counsels]] --- [[indexes-fs-idl|Indexes]] --- ![[maps/bibliography#^biblio-idl]] > [[fs-devout-life|← Cover]] | [[preface-fs-idl|Next →]]