Of the imitation of Christ, three, both for wisedome, and godlines, most excellent bookes; made 170. yeeres since by one Thomas of Kempis, and for the worthines thereof oft since translated out of Latine into sundrie languages by diuers godlie and learned men: now newlie corrected, translated, and with most ample textes, and sentences of holie Scripture illustrated by Thomas Rogers

This discourse is diui∣ded into three parts or Bookes, the first whereof hath 25. Chapters, whose contents be these.

• Chap. 1 THat al worldly things are vain, and to be contemned. Page. 1.
• Chap. 2 Against vaine glorie in spiritual things. Page. 3.
• Chap. 3 Of true knowledge, or knowledge of the truth. Page. 6.
• Chap. 4 Wisedome must be vsed in al our dealings. Page. 10.
• Chap. 5 How to read and studie the holie Scriptures with profit. Page. 11.
• Chap. 6 That inordinate, and carnal affe∣ctions must be mortified. Page. 12.
• Chap. 7 Against vaine hope, and vaine glorie. Page. 13.
• Chap. 8 What companie is to be refrai∣ned, or folowed. Page. 15.
• Chap. 9 For obedience & subiection. Page. 16.
• Chap. 10 Against idle meetings, and vaine talke. Page. 18
• Chap. 11 How to come vnto quietnes in mind, and to a godlie life. Page. 19.
• Chap. 12 Of the profit gotten by aduersi∣tie. Page. 22.
• Chap. 13 That no man either is, or hath bin without tentation; and how to suffer, and resist the same. Page. 23.
• Chap. 14 Against rash iudgment. Page. 27.
• ...

• Chap. 15 Of the workes of charitie; & how to doo good workes. Page. 29.
• Chap. 16 That men which offend must be borne withal sometime. Page. 30.
• Chap. 17 The waie vnto quietnes both tē∣poral and eternal. Page. 32.
• Chap. 18 The virtuous life of the holie Fa∣thers. Page. 33.
• Chap. 19 The exercise of a true Christiā. Page. 36
• Chap. 20 Of solitarines, and silence. Page. 40.
• Chap. 21 Preparatiues vnto godlines. Page. 45.
• Chap. 22 A viewe of the miserie of man∣kind. Page. 49.
• Chap. 23 That man ought to thinke vpon his end. Page. 52.
• Chap. 24 Of the last iudgement; and of the punishment of sinne. Page. 58.
• Chap. 25 That we must earnestlie endeuor to amend our liues. Page. 63.

The Chapters of the second Booke haue these contents.

• Chap. 1 OF the inward life of man. Page. 70.
• Chap. 2 Of patience and humilitie, two virtues necessarie to be in a Chri∣stian. Page. 75.
• Chap. 3 That wee ought to be at peace both with our selues, and with al men. Page. 76.
• ...

• Chap. 4 Of purenes in mind, and plaines in meaning. Page. 79.
• Chap. 5 Of the consideration of a mans selfe. Page. 80.
• Chap. 6 The ioie of a good conscience. Page. 82.
• Chap. 7 That our sauior Christ is to be lo∣ued aboue al things. Page. 85.
• Chap. 8 Of the familiaritie with Iesus. Page. 87.
• Chap. 9 Of the want of comfort. Page. 90.
• Chap. 10 Of thankfulnes vnto God for his benefits. Page. 95.
• Chap. 11 The smal nōber that loue Christ vnfeinedlie. Page. 98.
• Chap. 12 Of patient bearing the crosse of Christ. Page. 101.

The Chapters of the last booke, haue these contents.

• Chap. 1 OF the spiritual communication betweene Christ & the faith∣ful soule. Page. 110.
• Chap. 2 That the truth speaketh inward∣lie without noise of words. Page. 111.
• Chap. 3 That the wordes of God with al reuerence should be heard; and that they are not vnderstood of most men. Page. 113.
• Chap. 4 A praier for the attaining of the true knowledge of Gods heauen∣lie

• wil; & for zeale in religion. Page. 116.
• Chap. 5 That we must walke syncerelie, and humblie before God. Page. 118.
• Chap. 6 A praier and thankes-giuing vnto God for his benefits. Page. 121.
• Chap. 7 The praise and force of godlie loue. Page. 122.
• Chap. 8 How to trie a friend; also how to resist the enimie. Page. 125.
• Chap. 9 Of modest concealing the bene∣fits of God. Page. 129.
• Chap. 10 That man must debase himselfe in the sight of God. Page. 133.
• Chap. 11 That al things are to be directed vnto God, as to the principal end. Page. 135.
• Chap. 12 That it is a sweete thing to serue God, & to despise the world. Page. 137.
• Chap. 13 That the desire of the mind must be examined, and bridled. Page. 140.
• Chap. 14 The waie vnto patience, and to fight against fleshlie desires. Page. 142.
• Chap. 15 Of obedience to our betters, after the example of Christ. Page. 145.
• Chap. 16 That we are to consider the secret iudgements of God, least we waxe proud in his gifts. Page. 147.
• Chap. 17 What wordes and manner wee should vse in desiring anie thing at the hands of God. Page. 149.
• Chap. 18 A praier for grace to do the wil of

• God. Page. 151.
• Chap. 19 That the true comfort is to be sought for in God alone. Page. 152.
• Chap. 20 That al our cares must be cast vpon God. Page. 154.
• Chap. 21 That the trobles of this life are patientlie to be suffered after the example of our sauiour Christ. Page. 155.
• Chap. 22 Of long suffering, and who is pa∣tient in deed. Page. 157.
• Chap. 23 A confession of mans weakenes and miserie. Page. 160.
• Chap. 24 That we must repose no confi∣dence in anie creature, but in God alone. Page. 163.
• Chap. 25 Of the continual calling into mind the infinite blessings, & be∣nefits of God. Page. 167.
• Chap. 26 Of the things in nomber foure which procure quietnes. Page. 171.
• Chap. 27 A praier against euil thoughts or cogitations. Page. 172.
• Chap. 28 A praier vnto almightie God to haue the eies of our vnderstan∣ding opened. Page. 173
• Chap. 29 That we ought not curiouslie to enquire how other men doe liue. page. Page. 174.
• Chap. 30 Wherin the true peace, and pro∣fiting of the mind doth consist. Page. 176.
• Chap. 31 In praise of a quiet, & free minde;

• with an humble petition for the attaining of the same. Page. 178.
• Chap. 32 That selfe-loue is the cause of perdition. Page. 181.
• Chap. 33 A praier to obteine the puritie of mind, with heauenlie wisedome. page. Page. 183.
• Chap. 34 Against il tongues. Page. 184.
• Chap. 35 How we ought to cal vpon God, & to praise him in aduersitie. Page. 185.
• Chap. 36 Of calling for Gods assistance, & of hope to recouer his fauor a∣gaine. Page. 186.
• Chap. 37 That to find God, our Creator, we should forsake al things. Page. 190.
• Chap. 38 That we must denie our selues, & renounce vtterlie al carnal de∣sires. Page. 194.
• Chap. 39 The mutabilitie of mans hart; & of thinking vpon God, afore al things. Page. 196.
• Chap. 40 That it is a pleasure aboue al pleasures to loue God aboue al, and in al things. Page. 198.
• Chap. 41 That this life is neuer sure from tentations. Page. 201.
• Chap. 42 Against the vaine iudgement of men. Page. 203.
• Chap. 43 That we must wholie resigne o∣uer our selues vnto GOD, if we mind to attaine vnto the freedom

• of mind. Page. 205.
• Chap. 44 Of y^• right vse of outward things; and that we should flie vnto God when we are afflicted. Page. 207.
• Chap. 45 That man should not be too im∣portunate in his matters. Page. 209.
• Chap. 46 That man hath nothing which good is of himselfe; neither that he should glorie of anie worldlie thing. Page. 210.
• Chap. 47 That the praise of this world is to be contemned. Page. 213.
• Chap. 48 That we must not rest, or depend vpon man. Page. 214.
• Chap. 49 Against vaine, & worldlie know∣ledge. Page. 216.
• Chap. 50 That we should not couet after earthlie, and outward things. Page. 218.
• Chap. 51 That euerie man is not to be cre∣dited; and that by wordes we ea∣silie offend. Page. 220.
• Chap. 52 That wee ought to repose our confidence in the Lord, when we are pierced with the darts of slan∣dering tongues. Page. 224.
• Chap. 53 That for the attaining of euerla∣sting life, al maner trobles must be endured. Page. 227.
• Chap. 54 Of the happines of the life to come; and of the miseries of this present world. Page. 230.
• ...

• Chap. 55 Of the desire of eternal life; and of the good things promised to such as fight. Page. 234.
• Chap. 56 How a man oppressed with tro∣bles, should yeeld himselfe to the Lords wil. Page. 240.
• Chap. 57 That we are to exercise our selues with base workes, when we cannot doo the best. Page. 245.
• Chap. 58 That man should think himselfe to deserue not comfort at Gods hand, but condemnation. Page. 247.
• Chap. 59 Men carnalie minded find not fauor before God. Page. 250.
• Chap. 60 The diuers working of Nature, and of Grace. Page. 252.
• Chap. 61 Of the corruption of Nature; and power of Gods heauenlie Grace. page. Page. 258.
• Chap. 62 That wee ought to denie our selues, and to imitate Christ by the c••osse. Page. 262.
• Chap. 63 That we should take heede of despaire, though wee fal some∣time. Page. 265.
• Chap. 64 That high matters, and secret iudgements of God should not be searcht after. Page. 268.
• Chap. 65 That al our trust, and confidence must be fixed on God alone. Page. 274.

FINIS.