Instruction concerning penance and holy communion the second part fo the instruction of youth, containing the means how we may return to God by penance, and remain in his grace by the good and frequent use of the sacraments. By Charles Gobinet, Doctor of Divinity, of the house and Society of Sorbon, principal of the college of Plessis-Sorbon.

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Instruction concerning penance and holy communion the second part fo the instruction of youth, containing the means how we may return to God by penance, and remain in his grace by the good and frequent use of the sacraments. By Charles Gobinet, Doctor of Divinity, of the house and Society of Sorbon, principal of the college of Plessis-Sorbon.

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Gobinet, Charles, 1614-1690.

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London :: printed by J.B. and are to be sold by Mathew Turner, at the Lamb in High Holborn, and John Tootell, at Mr. Palmers the bookbinder in Silverstreet in Bloomsbury: together with the first part of the instruction of youth in Christian Piety,

1689.

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Christian life -- Early works to 1800.

Penance -- Early works to 1800.

Lord's Supper -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• A DEDICATORY PRAYER TO OUR LORD JESƲS CHRIST.
• AN ADVERTISEMENT TO THE READER.
• The Approbation.
• The Division of the Instruction con∣cerning Penance. Pag. 1.
• A Table of the CHAPTERS.
  • Of Instruction concerning Penance, and the means to return to God by a true Conversion.
    • PART I.
    • PART II.
    • PART III.
    • PART IV.
    • PART V.
  • A Table of Sins, or an Examen of Conscience upon the Commandments of Gods Law, and of the Church, and upon the Seven Deadly Sins. Pag. 229.
  • A TABLE of the Parts and Chapters, contained in the Instruction concerning the Holy Communion.
    • The First Part. Pag. 283.
    • PART II.
• Proverb I.
• Instruction concerning Penance; And the means to return to God by a true Conversion.
• THE INSTRUCTION OF YOUTH.
  • PART I.
    • CHAP. I. An Exhortation which God made to Men, and parti∣cularly to Young People, to return to him by Penance.
    • CHAP. II. Reflections upon the Precedent Exhortation, and First upon the things, which it contains.
    • CHAP. III. The Second Reflection upon the Goodness of God in Exhorting us himself to our Conversion.
    • CHAP. IV. The Third Reflection upon the Injury which those do who refuse to be Converted, or defer their Con∣version.
    • CHAP. V. The Fourth Reflection upon Gods anger, against those, who refuse to yield to these Exhortations.
    • CHAP. VI. Of the Great Punishment which God lays upon those, who refuse or defer their Conversion.
    • CHAP. VII. The Conclusion of this Exhortation.
  • PART II. Of Contrition.
    • CHAP. I. What we are obliged to do in Vertue of the precedent Exhortation.
    • CHAP. II. What Penance is.
    • CHAP. III. What Contrition is.
    • CHAP. IV. Of the qualities, or conditions, which true Contrition ought to have.
    • CHAP. V. Of perfect and imperfect Contrition.
    • CHAP. VI. Of the means to obtain Contrition.
    • CHAP. VII. Of the first means to obtain Contrition, which are three, avoiding sin, works of Penance, and Prayer.
    • CHAP. VIII. Of the Motives of Contrition, and first of the grievousness of sin.
    • CHAP. IX. Of the same Subject, of the grievousness of Sin.
    • CHAP. X. A Further illustration of the grievousness of sin.
    • CHAP. XI. Of the deplorable effects of Mortal Sin, to discover better the grievousness thereof.
      • ARTICLE. I. Of the death of the Soul, or the sad effects which Sin produceth in his Soul, who commits it.
      • ARTICLE II. Of the effects of Sin in Heaven, and upon Earth.
      • ARTICLE III. Of the effects of Sin in Hell.
      • ARTICLE IV. A continuation of the same Subject.
        • The Conclusion of this ARTICLE. Of the pains of Hell.
      • ARTICLE V. Of the effects which Sin produces in respect of God himself.
      • ARTICLE VI. Of the Effects of Sin in the Person of Jesus Christ.
    • CHAP. XII. The practice of Contrition upon the Precedent Motives.
    • CHAP. XIII. Of Examples of Penance taken out of Holy Writ.
  • The Third Part of this Treatise of Penance, which is Confession.
    • CHAP. I. Of the Institution and Necessity of Confession.
    • CHAP. II. What is Sacramental Confession?
    • CHAP. III. Of the Conditions necessary for a good Confession.
    • CHAP. IV. Of the Defects in Confession.
    • CHAP. V. Of the Conditions necessary to make the Confession entire.
    • CHAP VI. An observable Advice concerning the number of Sins.
    • CHAP. VII. An observable Advice concerning the Circumstances of Sins.
    • CHAP. VIII. How great an evil it is to conceal a Mortal Sin in Confession.
    • CHAP. IX. Of the preparation for Confession, or, Examen of Conscience.
    • CHAP. X. Of the distinction which must be made between Mortal and Venial Sin.
    • CHAP. XI. Of the Confession of Venial Sins.
    • CHAP. XII. Of Interiour and Exteriour Sins, or of the Sins of Thought and Action.
    • CHAP. XIII. Of the Sin of Action, and of Omission.
    • CHAP. XIV. Of the Sins of Ignorance, Passion, and Malice.
      • ARTICLE I. Of the Sins of Ignorance.
      • ARTICLE II. Of Sins of Frailty, or of Passion.
      • ARTICE III. Of Sins of Malice.
      • ARTICLE IV. Of Sins which spring from a Vicious Habit.
    • CHAP. XV. Of the Sins that are committed by Error, or by Doubt.
    • CHAP. XVI. Of the Sins which we Commit in others.
  • The Fourth Part of the Treatise of Penance, which is Satisfaction.
    • CHAP. I. What Satisfaction is.
    • CHAP. II. That God pardoning the Sin obliges to a temporal Punishment.
    • CHAP. III. Excellent reasons out of the Council of Trent to shew why God, remitting the Sin by Penance, obligeth the Penitent Sinner to a Temporal Punishment.
    • CHAP. IV. Wherein Satisfaction consists, and whether it be Essential to the Sacrament of Penance.
    • CHAP. V. Of the Conditions Satisfaction ought to have on behalf of the Ghostly Father.
    • CHAP. VI. Of the Conditions of Satisfaction in respect of the Penitent.
    • CHAP. VII. Of the Works which may be enjoyn'd for Penance.
    • CHAP. VIII. That the Penitent who truly desires to work his Sal∣vation, ought not to satisfy himself with the Pen∣nance enjoyned him in the Sacrament, but he ought to perform others, and how.
    • CHAP. IX. Of Sacramentall Absolution. What it is. Wherein it consists, and what are its Effects.
    • CHAP X. Of the dispositions necessary to receive Abso∣lution, and of the cases where it ought to be denied or deferred.
    • CHAP XI. Of the choice of a Confessor.
  • The Fifth Part. Of the preservation of Grace after Confession against relapse into Sin.
    • CHAP. I. Of the Importance of this Subject.
    • CHAP. II. How the relapse into Sin is a very great evil.
    • CHAP. III. Of three great indignities which are found in the Sin of relapse; The Ingratitude; The Perfidious∣ness, and the Contempt of God.
    • CHAP. IV. That those, who relapse frequently into their Sins, ought to dread their Salvation.
    • CHAP. V. A further confirmation of this truth from other proofs, and first from the uncertainty of their Con∣fessions, who relapse frequently into their Sins.
    • CHAP. VI. An excellent Advertisement of St. Gregory upon the false repentance of those, who return to their Sins.
    • CHAP. VII. That by returning back to Sin we lose great part of the fruit of our precedent good Confessions.
    • CHAP. VIII. That by frequent relapse into Sin one allways falls into a worse condition, then before.
    • CHAP. IX. That frequent relapse into Sin leads to final Im∣penitence, and an evil death, or to dye in Mor∣tal Sin.
    • CHAP. X. Of the remedies against the relapse into Sin.
    • CHAP. XI. Of the means which Penitents ought to observe to avoid the relapse into Sin.
• A Table of SINS, Or, An Examen of Conscience upon the Command∣ments of God's Law, and of the Church; and upon the Seven Deadly Sins.
  • The EXAMEN upon the First Commandment.
    • The Sins against Charity.
    • The Sins against the Virtue of Religion.
    • The Sins against the care one ought to have of his Salvation.
  • The EXAMEN upon the Second Commandment.
  • The EXAMEN upon the Third Commandment.
  • The EXAMEN upon the Fourth Commandment.
  • The EXAMEN upon the Fifth Commandment.
  • The EXAMEN upon the Sixth Commandment.
  • The EXAMEN upon the Seventh Commandment.
  • The EXAMEN upon the Eighth Commandment.
  • The EXAMEN upon the Nineth and Tenth Commandment.
  • The EXAMEN upon the Precepts of the Church.
  • The EXAMEN upon the Seven Deadly Sins.
    • Of the Sin of Pride.
    • Of Covetousness, Luxury, and Sloth.
    • Of Gluttony.
    • Of the Sin of Envy.
    • Of the Sin of Anger.
  • The EXAMEN Of the Sins which one commits by another.
  • The EXAMEN Of the Sins of Students.
• INSTRUCTION Concerning the Holy Communion.
  • The Preface.
    • The Division.
  • PART I. Of the Doctrin, that is to say, of the Truths which it Imports us to know concerning the Sacrament of the Eucharist.
    • CHAP. I. Of Faith.
      • Question I. What is it we are obliged to know concerning Faith in general?
      • Quest. II. What is Faith?
      • Quest. III. Who is the Author of Faith?
      • Quest. IV. What is the Action, Object, and Motive of Faith?
      • Quest. V. By what ways hath God revealed the Truth unto us?
      • Quest. VI. Which is the Rule of Faith?
      • Quest. VII. What Qualities or Conditions ought our Faith to have?
    • CHAP. II. Of the things we are obliged to believe.
      • ARTICLE. I. What are we oblig'd to believe of God?
      • ARTICLE II. What are we obliged to believe of Jesus Christ?
        • Quest. I. What is Jesus Christ? And in Jesus Christ his only Son.
        • Quest. II. Why was he made Man?
        • Quest. III. This Incarnation in what doth it consist? Who was conceived of the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary.
        • Quest. IV. How was this Divine Ʋnion accomplished?
        • Quest. V. What is it that the Son of God hath done for our Redemption.?
      • ARTICLE III. What are we oblig'd to believe concerning the Church?
      • ARTICLE IV. What are we obliged to believe concerning the Sacraments?
    • CHAP. III. Of the Holy Eucharist.
      • ARTICLE I. Of the real presence of the Son of God in the Holy Eucharist, and of what we are to believe concerning this Sacrament.
      • ARTICLE II. Of the Wonders which occurr in this Sacrament.
      • ARTICLE III. Of the Effects of the Holy Eucharist.
      • ARTICLE IV. Of the dispositions required to Communicate well and as we ought.
      • ARTICLE V. Of an Ʋnworthy Communion.
        • The dammages which follow from an unworthy Communion.
      • ARTICLE VI. Of the end we ought to propose to our selves in the Holy Communion.
  • PART II. Of the Practice of Communion, Or, What we must do to Communicate well, and as we ought.
    • CHAP. I. Of Faith inasmuch as it serves for Communion.
      • ARTICLE I. How necessary it is, and in what manner.
      • ARTICLE II. That to Communicate well it is not sufficient to have Faith, but we must practice the Acts thereof, and how profitable they are in Communion.
      • ARTICLE III. The practice of the Act of Faith for the Communion.
        • An Act of Faith upon the real presence of Jesus Christ, in the Blessed Sacrament.
        • Ʋpon the Wonders which occur in the Blessed Sacrament.
        • Ʋpon the Effects which the Holy Eucharist is capable to produce in the Soul.
    • CHAP. II. Of Hope, the second disposition for Communion.
      • ARTICLE I. What is Hope?
      • ARTICLE. II. Of the good which we expect by Hope.
      • ARTICLE III. That it is necessary to distinguish well betwixt True and False, Good and Bad Hope.
      • ARTICLE IV. Of the great blessings which Hope derives upon us.
      • ARTICLE V. That the Blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist is of great use to fortify and augment Hope, the Virtue in us.
      • ARTICLE VI. That the practice of Hope is a good and great disposition to the Holy Communion.
      • ARTICLE VII. The practice of the acts of Hope for Communion.
        • The practice of Hope before Communion.
        • After Communion.
    • CHAP. III. Of Charity the third disposition for the worthy receiving the blessed Sacrament.
      • ARTICLE I. How necessary Charity is, and how much is re∣quir'd to Communicate well, and as we ought.
      • ARTICLE II. That we must have a special care to distin∣guish false Charity from true.
      • ARTICLE III. What is Charity?
      • ARTICLE IV. Of the Motives of the love of God.
      • ARTICLE. V. Of the particular Motives of the love of God drawn from the Blessed Sacrament.
      • ARTICLE VI. The practice of the Acts of Charity before Communion.
        • After Communion.
        • Acts of Love towards Jesus Christ.
        • An Offering to Jesus Christ.
        • A Prayer to Jesus Christ.
      • ARTICLE VII. Advices concerning the precedent practices of Faith, Hope, and Charity.
      • ARTICLE VIII. Another Advice of Prayer to the Blessed Vir∣gin before and after Communion.
        • A Prayer to the Blessed Virgin be∣fore Communion.
        • After Communion.
        • A Prayer to the Blessed Virgin after Communion.
      • ARTICLE IX. How we ought to spend the day of our Communion.
      • ARTICLE X. Of frequent Communion.
      • ARTICLE XI. When and how often we ought to Communicate.
        • An Advice of great Consequence.
• ERRATA.