The Imitation of Christ
by Thomas A. Kempis (tr. Rev. W. Benham)
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Introductory Note |
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Of the Imitation of Christ, and of Contempt of the World and All Its Vanities |
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Of Thinking Humbly of Oneself |
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Of the Knowledge of Truth |
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Of Prudence in Action |
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Of the Reading of Holy Scriptures |
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Of Inordinate Affections |
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Of Fleeing from Vain Hope and Pride |
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Of the Danger of Too Much Familiarity |
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Of Obedience and Subjection |
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Of the Danger of Superfluity of Words |
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Of Seeking Peace of Mind and of Spiritual Progress |
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Of the Uses of Adversity |
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Of Resisting Temptation |
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On Avoiding Rash Judgement |
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Of Works of Charity |
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Of Bearing with the Faults of Others |
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Of a Religious Life |
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Of the Example of the Holy Fathers |
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Of the Exercises of a Religious Man |
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Of the Love of Solitude and Silence |
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Of Compunction of Heart |
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On the Contemplation of Human Misery |
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Of the Judgment and Punishment of the Wicked |
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Of the Zealous Amendment of Our Whole Life |
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Admonitions Concerning the Inner Life |
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Of Lowly Submission |
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Of the Good, Peaceable Man |
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Of a Pure Mind and Simple Intention |
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Of Self-Esteem |
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Of the Joy of a Good Conscience |
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Of Loving Jesus Above All Things |
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Of the Intimate Love of Jesus |
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Of the Lack of All Comfort |
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Of Gratitude for the Grace of God |
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Of the Fewness of Those Who Love the Cross of Jesus |
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Of the Royal Way of the Holy Cross |
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On Inward Consolation |
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What the Truth Saith Inwardly Without Noise of Words |
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How All the Words of God Are to Be Heard with Humility, and How Many Consider Them Not |
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How We Must Walk in Truth and Humility Before God |
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Of the Wonderful Power of the Divine Love |
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Of the Proving of the True Lover |
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Of Hiding Our Grace Under the Guard of Humility |
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Of a Low Estimation of Self in the Sight of God |
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That All Things Are to Be Referred to God, As the Final End |
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That Is It Sweet to Despise the World and to Serve God |
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That the Desires of the Heart Are to Be Examined and Governed |
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Of the Inward Growth of Patience, and of the Struggle Against Evil Desires |
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Of the Obedience of One in Lowly Subjection After the Example of Jesus Christ |
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Of Meditation Upon the Hidden Judgments of God, That We May Not Be Lifted Up Because of Our Well-Doing |
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How We Must Stand and Speak, in Everything That We Desire |
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That True Solace Is to Be Sought in God Alone |
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That All Care Is to Be Cast Upon God |
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That Temporal Miseries Are to Be Borne Patiently After the Example of Christ |
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Of Bearing Injuries, and Who Shall Be Approved As Truly Patient |
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Of Confession of Our Infirmity and of the Miseries of This Life |
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That We Must Rest in God Above All Goods and Gifts |
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Of the Recollection of God's Manifold Benefits |
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Of Four Things Which Bring Great Peace |
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Of Avoiding of Curious Inquiry Into the Life of Another |
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Wherein Firm Peace of Heart and True Profit Consist |
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Of the Exaltation of a Free Spirit, Which Humble Prayer More Deserveth Than Doth Frequent Reading |
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That Personal Love Greatly Hindereth from the Highest Good |
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Against the Tongues of Detractors |
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How When Tribulation Cometh We Must Call Upon and Bless God |
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Of Seeking Diving Help and the Confidence of Obtaining Grace |
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Of the Neglect of Every Creature, That the Creator May Be Found |
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Of Self-Denial and the Casting Away of All Selfishness |
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Of Instability of Heart, and of Directing the Aim Towards God |
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That to Him Who Loveth God Is Sweet Above All Things and in All Things |
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That There Is No Security Against Temptation in This Life |
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Against Vain Judgments of Men |
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Of Pure and Entire Resignation of Self, for Obtaining Liberty of Heart |
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Of a Good Government in External Things, and of Having Recourse to God in Dangers |
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That Man Must Not Be Immersed in Business |
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That Man Hath No Good in Himself, and Nothing Whereof to Glory |
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Of Contempt of All Temporal Honour |
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That Our Peace Is Not to Be Placed in Men |
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Against Vain and Worldly Knowledge |
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Of Not Troubling Ourselves about Outward Things |
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That We Must Not Believe Everyone, and That We Are Prone to Fall in Our Words |
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Of Having Confidence in God When Evil Words Are Cast At Us |
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That All Troubles Are to Be Endured for the Sake of Eternal Life |
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Of the Day of Eternity and of the Straitness of This Life |
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Of the Desire After Eternal Life, and How Great Blessings Are Promised to Those Who Strive |
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How a Desolate Man Ought to Commit Himself Into the Hands of God |
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That We Must Give Ourselves to Humble Works When We Are Unequal to Those That Are Lofty |
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That a Man Ought Not to Reckon Himself Worthy of Consolation, But More Worthy of Chastisement |
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That the Grace of God Doth Not Join Itself to Those Who Mind Earthly Things |
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Of the Diverse Motions of Nature and of Grace |
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Of the Corruption of Nature and the Efficacy of Divine Grace |
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That We Ought to Deny Ourselves, and to Imitate Christ by Means of the Cross |
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That a Man Must Not Be Too Much Cast Down When He Falleth Into Some Faults |
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Of Deeper Matters, and God's Hidden Judgments Which Are Not to Be Inquired Into |
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That All Hope and Trust Is to Be Fixed in God Alone |
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Of the Sacrament of the Altar |
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With How Great Reverence Christ Must Be Received |
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That the Greatness and Charity of God Is Shown to Men in the Sacrament |
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That It Is Profitable to Communicate Often |
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That Many Good Gifts Are Bestowed Upon Those Who Communicate Devoutly |
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Of the Dignity of This Sacrament, and of the Office of the Priest |
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An Inquiry Concerning Preparation for Communion |
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Of the Examination of Conscience, and Purpose of Amendment |
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Of the Oblation of Christ Upon the Cross, and of Resignation of Self |
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That We Ought to Offer Ourselves and All That Is Ours to God, and to Pray for All |
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That Holy Communion Is Not Lightly to Be Omitted |
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That the Body and Blood of Christ and the Holy Scriptures Are Most Necessary to a Faithful Soul |
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That He Who Is about to Communicate with Christ Ought to Prepare Himself with Great Diligence |
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That the Devout Soul Ought with the Whole Heart to Yearn After Union with Christ in the Sacrament |
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Of the Fervent Desire of Certain Devout Persons to Receive the Body and Blood of Christ |
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That the Grace of Devotion Is Acquired by Humility and Self-Denial |
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That We Ought to Lay Open Our Necessities to Christ and to Require His Grace |
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Of Fervent Love and Vehement Desire of Receiving Christ |
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That a Man Should Not Be a Curious Searcher of the Sacrament, But a Humble Imitator of Christ, Submitting His Sense to Holy Faith |
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