St. Anselm's Incentive to holy Love; or, Meditations upon
Passion of our Lord. Book VII.

Chap.

I. The benefit of observing and reverencing our Lord in
his state of humiliation...

the

Page

321

II. A Christian's boast should be in a crucified Saviour.. 323
III. The greatness of God's mercy to mankind.................... 324
IV. Of the miseries which God took upon him for mankind 326
V. The behaviour of Christ from his youth.....

VI. Of our Lord's last supper with his disciples, and the

treachery of Judas...

....

VII. Of Christ's retiring into the garden, and his sufferings

there....

VIII. Jesus apprehended..

....

.....

328

332

335

338

IX. Our Lord buffeted, spit upon, and scourged.. .... 339

X. Jesus in the common-hall.

.....

341

XI. Jesus at Mount Calvary....

342

XII. Reflections upon the mocking and crucifixion of our

XV. That the Son hath paid the debt due to Divine justice

for us....

349

XVI. The love due to the Son for his sufferings.

Devout Meditations of St. Bernard, with regard to the State
of Human Nature; otherwise called his Book of the Soul.
Book VIII.

Chap.

I. The dignity of man, with regard to his soul...

Page

.. 360

II. The misery of man, with respect to his body.................... 366

Chap.

III. Reflections upon the excellent nature and privileges of

Page

the soul...

369

IV. The rewards of good men in the next life.

.....

376

V. Of the duty of self-examination...

380

VI. Of the attention requisite in public devotion............. 382

For the Reader's greater Ease, the following Table directs
to Devotions proper for Solemn Days, and particular
Occasions.

Feasts of Annunciation or Na-B. I. Chap. 13, 14, 15, 16.
tivity

Devotions proper for Trinity-B. I. 11, 12. 29, to page 75.

Sunday

S B. III. Ch. 14.

Before the blessed Sacrament. B. I. Ch. 38, 39, 40.

At the time of receiving

S

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Ch. 8.

B. II. Ch. 15, 16.

B. IV.

B. IV.

Ch. 8. B. V. Ch. 5. B. VII.
Ch. 10. 12. 14, 15, 16, 17.,

After the blessed Sacrament.. Page 75 to 89. B. I. Ch. 40.

B. IV. Ch. 10, 11.

For grace to serve and love B. I. Ch. 1, 2, 18.

B. IV.

God better

For zeal and perseverance in B. I. Ch. 35, 36.

prayer

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B. VIII. Ch. 6, 7, 8.

B. I. Ch. 17. B. II. through-
out. B. III. Ch. 24. p. 187
to 196. Ch. 11, 12. 15.

Contemplations of the Divine B. I. Ch. 12, 28.

perfection

Acts of heavenly-mindedness.

Ch. 12.

B. IV.

B. I. Ch. 20, 21, 22. 25, 26.
B.III. Ch. 16. B. IV. Ch. 6.
9. 15. B. VIII. Ch. 4.

St. Augustine's

MEDITATIONS.

BOOK I.

CHAP. I.

A Prayer for Reformation of Life.

NSPIRE my soul, O Lord my God, with a holy desire of thee, my chief, my only good, that I may so earnestly desire as diligently to seek thee, so successfully seek as to be happy in finding thee; make me so sensible of that happiness in finding, as most passionately to love thee; so effectually to express that love, as to make some amends for my past wickedness, by hating and forsaking my former evil courses, and entering upon a conversation exemplarily pious for the time to

come.

Give me, dear God, hearty repentance, an humble and contrite spirit; make my eyes a fountain of tears, and my hands liberal dispensers of alms, and unwearied instruments of good works. Thou art my King; reign absolute in my heart, subdue and expel thence all rebellious passions; quench all the impure burnings of fleshly lusts, and kindle in it the bright fire of thy love.

Thou art my Redeemer, beat down and drive out the spirit of pride, and impart to me, in much mercy, the treasure of thy own unexampled humility and wonderful condescension.

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