Unum necessarium, or, The great duty of a Christian: in two tracts : the one, Of adhering to God, written in Latin, by Albertus Magnus, the other, Of the love of God, written in high- Dutch, by John Staupitz / both faithfully translated into English for the promoting of primitive Christianity.

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Unum necessarium, or, The great duty of a Christian: in two tracts : the one, Of adhering to God, written in Latin, by Albertus Magnus, the other, Of the love of God, written in high- Dutch, by John Staupitz / both faithfully translated into English for the promoting of primitive Christianity.

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London :: Printed for Ric. Baldwin ...,

1692.

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Christian life -- Catholic authors.

God -- Worship and love.

Faith

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"Unum necessarium, or, The great duty of a Christian: in two tracts : the one, Of adhering to God, written in Latin, by Albertus Magnus, the other, Of the love of God, written in high- Dutch, by John Staupitz / both faithfully translated into English for the promoting of primitive Christianity." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A76021.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 12, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• A PREFACE To the following Little Book of Albertus Magnus.
• A PREFACE to the two Treatises of Dr. John Staupitz.
• ADVERTISEMENT.
• Some short Rules of Christian Per∣fection, by Henricus Lovaniensis.
• A TREATISE OF Albertus Magnus; of adhering to God.
  • CHAP. I. Of the Ʋltimate and highest Per∣fection of Man, as far as the same is attainable in this Life.
  • CHAP. II. How a Man may, despising all other things, adhere to, and in∣tend Christ alone.
  • CHAP. III. Wherein the Perfection of Man, in this Life, doth consist.
  • CHAP. IV. How the Activity of Man ought to be in the Intel∣lect alone, and not in the Senses.
  • CHAP. V. Concerning Purity of Heart, which is to be endeavour∣ed above, and before all things.
  • CHAP. VI. That we must cleave to God with a naked Intellect and Affection.
  • CHAP. VII. How the Heart is to be gathered up, or recollected into it self.
  • CHAP. VIII. How a Devout Person must Commit himself to God in all Events, and in all his Concerns.
  • CHAP. IX. That Divine Contemplation is to be preferr'd before all other Religi∣ous Exercises whatsoever.
  • CHAP. X. Actual and sensible Devotion is not so much to be minded, as the adhe∣ring, or cleaving to God with our Will.
  • CHAP. XI. How we are to resist Temptations, and to bear Tribulations.
  • CHAP. XII. Concerning the Love of God, and how Powerful it is.
  • CHAP. XIII. The Qualifications of true Prayer, and the usefulness thereof; and how the Heart is to be recollected, and gathered up into it self.
  • CHAP. XIV. In all Judgments that are made of us, we are still to have Re∣course to the Testimony of our Conscience.
  • CHAP. XV. How we may arrive to a thorough Contempt of our selves, and how profitable it is.
  • CHAP. XVI. How the Providence of God ex∣tends it self to all and every thing.
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• CHAP. I. God is Lovely above all Things.
• CHAP. II. God must be Loved above all things.
• CHAP. III. Where God is not loved above all Things, there he is not Glori∣fied as God.
• CHAP. IV. To love God above all things cannot be learned of Men.
• CHAP. V. To Love God above all things, a Man cannot learn of himself.
• CHAP. VI. To Love God above all things can∣not be learnt from the Letter of the Scripture.
• CHAP. VII. The Love of God above all things, cannot enter into a Man, except the Holy Ghost be there before.
• CHAP. VIII. From the Indwelling of the Holy Ghost, first proceeds the Light of true Christian Faith.
• CHAP. IX. That Man is never comforted in hope, whom the Spirit of God himself doth not comfort.
• CHAP. X. The Love to God that is in us, is begotten and born of the Reve∣lation of God's Love towards us.
• CHAP. XI. To love God above all things is not vouchsaved to all Beloved ones in the same Measure or Degree.
• CHAP. XII. How, or in what manner, the Be∣ginner loves God above all things.
• CHAP. XIII. How the Proficient Loves God a∣bove all things.
• CHAP. XIV. How the Perfect Lover loves God above all things.
• CHAP. XV. The Degrees of the Love of God a∣bove all things have a mutual Subordination and Respect to one another; but yet are not all gi∣ven by God in the same Order.
• CHAP. XVI. The Degrees of the Love of God alter and are changed, accord∣ing to the Will and Pleasure of the Self-subsisting Love of God, suitable to what he knows to be most Ʋseful for Men.
• CHAP. XVII. That all things work together for the best of the Elect, that Love God above all things.
• CHAP. XVIII. Whosoever hath not received the Love of God above all things, to him all the Temporal good things that God affords him, are of no Profit.
• CHAP. XIX. Whosoever hath a true Love to God, he undoubtedly keeps all his Commands.
• CHAP. XX. They who love God in the Highest degree, do not think the Yoak and Burthen of Christ to be Heavy or Troublesome, but ra∣ther Easie and Light.
• CHAP. XXI. The most sure and certain Sign of all, as well of our entire Love to God, as of his Gracious Love to us, is a perfect Emptiness or Ex∣inanition of Spirit.
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• THE PREFACE TO THE READER.
• CHAP. I. Of the Obligation and Duty that lies upon us to believe, and of the Beginning of the Christian Faith.
• CHAP. II. Of the Duty and Necessity of Faith in Christ.
• CHAP. III. Concerning the Promise of the Bles∣sing in Jesus Christ.
• CHAP. IV. Concerning the Promise of our be∣ing enlightened by Christ.
• CHAP. V. Concerning the Assurance of our being Eternally Foreseen and Elected of God.
• CHAP. VI. Concerning the Redemption or De∣liverance from Sin.
• CHAP. VII. Concerning our being set free from Damnable Sins.
• CHAP. VIII. Concerning the Encrease of Merit.
• CHAP. IX. Concerning the certain Hearing of our Prayers.
• CHAP. X. Concerning our indissoluble Union with Christ.