The parable of the pilgrim written to a friend by Symon Patrick ...

THE CONTENTS.

• CAP. I. The occasion and intention of this Pilgrimage, with the time when it was undertaken. Page 1
• CAP. II. The earnest desire of the Pilgrim to be at Jerusalem: and what he expected to find there. p. 5
• CAP. III. The great trouble that he fell into, because of the different wayes which he was told of to that place. p. 7
• CAP. IV. How he happily heard of a safe Guide unto it: with a true Character of him. p. 12
• CAP. V. The Opinion which others conceived of that Guide: and his address to him. p. 15
• CAP. VI. The Acceptance which he found with him: and how plain∣ly the Guide dealt with him about the difficulties of the way. p. 18

• CAP. VII. The Guide discovers his sincere and upright Intentions. p. 21
• CAP. VIII. He begins his advice: and after the Grand Direction, which contains many of the rest; he gives him sundry preparatory Counsels. And above all, tells him that he must be provided with a strong Resolution. p. 25
• CAP. IX. A more particular Discourse of Resolution: and of the manner how to form such an one as will be sound and firm. p. 39
• CAP. X. Of leaving the world; and how thereby we recover our freedom. p. 51
• CAP. XI. He commends to the Pilgrim, two Companions: Humili∣ty and Charity. Directs where to find them. With a large Discourse of the former of them. p. 58
• CAP. XII. Of Divine Charity. The Power that it hath both to esta∣blish his Resolution, and furnish him with all other Re∣quisites for his Journey. p. 70
• CAP. XIII. A Description of the City Jerusalem: and of the happiness he should there meet withall. p. 82
• CAP. XIV. The manner of their life who live at Jerusalem: and that

• all things concurr to make it the most pleasant of all other. p. 95
• CAP. XV. A Description of Jesus, who is the true Way to Jerusalem. In which he is propounded to the Pilgrims imitation. p. 107
• CAP. XVI. Of Faith in Jesus. How imperfectly, or obscurely it is com∣monly expressed, to the great danger of Christian Pil∣grims. What the true notion of it is, which cannot deceive us. p. 137
• CAP. XVII. What place Prayer, Hearing of Sermons, Reading of Good Books, Receiving the Sacrament; have in the Religion of Jesus. And of what use they are to Pilgrims. p. 150
• CAP. XVIII. Of the many enemies he was to expect that would assault his Resolution: Some from within, some from without. Of their subtilties and various arts to deceive. p. 168
• CAP. XIX. Of many other devices to discourage him in his Journey. Especially if he should chance to get a Fall. p. 177
• CAP. XX. How they will indeavour to puff him up with Spiritual Pride. A description of one of our conceited Believers. And also of a certain Artificial Religion which deceives many. p. 195
• CAP. XXI. Of the indeavours of his Enemies to keep him from doing good to his Brethren, under a pretence of Love to God. And of the Excellency of that Brotherly Charity. p. 208

• CAP. XXII. That a Pilgrim must sometimes recreate himself as well as other men. Of the pleasure of good Company. What Men are to be more particularly avoided. Of the Festi∣vals of the Church. How useful they may be. And how much abused. p. 222
• CAP. XXIII. What entertainment all these discourses met withall from the Pilgrim. And of the pleasures he should find in his way, though incumbred with the fore-named Enemies. p. 235
• CAP. XXIV. Ʋpon the Pilgrims request, the Guide enters into a fur∣ther description of the pleasures of the Way to Jerusa∣lem; and answers some scruples of his about it. The difficulty of the beginning of his journey. Of taking up the Cross that might lye in his way; and such like things. p. 249
• CAP. XXV. How the Pilgrim and his Guide parted. And with what a brave Resolution he began his Journey. p. 275
• CAP. XXVI. Of sundry troubles which hapned to the Pilgrim in his Travels. And how he was delivered out of them. p. 281
• CAP. XXVII. How the Pilgrim fell into a great sadness; and how strange∣ly it was eured by an unexpected meeting with his Guide. Who discourses of the nature of sensible joyes. And at last upon his desire contracts a particular Friendship with the Pilgrim. p. 293

• CAP. XXVIII. Of the Necessity of Friendship. Of faithful Counsel. How the Pilgrim doubted whether there was such a place as Je∣rusalem. The satisfaction which his Friend gave him in this particular. As also the comfort he administred to him in a great Sickness. p. 320
• CAP. XXIX. Of the trouble which the Pilgrim was in about some busi∣ness which had layn neglected during his sickness. Of his desires after a contemplative Life. Of Solitude. The Profit of it: especially at the beginning of our Christian course. And how they that enjoy it, do not find all the satisfaction which they expected in it. p. 336
• CAP. XXX. How the Pilgrim grew very dull and lazy. By what means he was quickned to greater diligence. How the Guide awakened some sluggish Pilgrims which they met with∣all: moving them to a great care of their Souls; and to prove their Sincerity in Religion, by their being zea∣lous of good works. p. 350
• CAP. XXXI. How the Pilgrim was falling into the contrary Extreme, and was prevented by his Director. Of the Necessity of Discretion. And the assistance which one Vertue gives another. How he was troubled that he should have any passions. Of the use of them. That it is fit for us to love our friends passionately: and to take great de∣light in their company. p. 371
• CAP. XXXII. How they light upon a company of select Friends who

• were met at a frugal, but handsome Dinner. The com∣mendation of Temperance. Of the pleasure that Friends enjoy in eating together. The benefit of Friendship. With the Character of a true Friend. p. 386
• CAP. XXXIII. How they chanced to see a very poor man entertaining him∣self with much pleasure under a Tree. Whence arose a discourse of Contentment: and the means to attain it. Of Humility and Charity. That notwithstanding all our Charity, we must not think to have the World so good as we would wish it. p. 403
• CAP. XXXIV. How they fell into the company of two Travellers. One of which would have pull'd out the Pilgrims eyes: and the other pulled away his Guide. p. 417
• CAP. XXXV. A Discourse with some Pilgrims that were going to Lo∣retto, the Holy Land, or such like places. How much such persons are abused and cheated. The judgment of St. Gregory Nyssen of these Pilgrimages. The Privi∣ledges which Rome boasts of above all other places. And what a Market is there held continually for Par∣dons. Of which a Lease may be bought of many thou∣sand years, for a small matter. p. 428
• CAP. XXXVI. How the Pilgrim had a fair sight of the heavenly Jerusa∣lem: and what insued thereupon. How easie it is by a true and passion Friendship to learn the greatest Love to God. And that he is to be studied and ad∣mired

• in all his Creatures, as well as in his Son Christ. p. 453
• CAP. XXXVII. How after this the Pilgrim fell into a conceit that he did not profit in Vertue: and how his Guide rid him of it. That we must not make too much haste to perfection, but go leisurely in our way. How afterward he feared that he should never hold out to the end of his journey. Of the confident zeal which some men are possessed with∣all. A beginning of a new discourse about Faith. p. 474
• CAP. XXXVIII. A Discourse with an Acquaintance of the Pilgrims about resting on Christ for Salvation. The wilfulness, and unskilfulness of some Guides in the way to Jerusalem. For what end Christ dyed: and so what it is that our Faith is principally to respect. That Christ is a means to our end: and therefore Faith must go further than his person. p. 498
• CAP. XXXIX. The joy which the Pilgrim conceived in this discourse: and how much he applauded his happiness in having such a Friend. The Serenity of his Condition after all these Clouds. And how nothing troubled him but only that he could do so little to testifie his love to his Guide: who easily gave him satisfaction by shewing the true grounds of Friendship. p. 515