The daily exercises of a Christian life or the interiour spirit with which we ought to animate our actions throughout the whole day: With an easy instruction for mentall prayer, translated out of French by I.W. of the Soc. of Jesus.
- Title
- The daily exercises of a Christian life or the interiour spirit with which we ought to animate our actions throughout the whole day: With an easy instruction for mentall prayer, translated out of French by I.W. of the Soc. of Jesus.
- Author
- Gonnelieu, Jérôme de, 1640-1715.
- Publication
- Printed at S. Omers [i.e. Saint Omers] :: by Ludovicus Carlier,
- in the year 1689.
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- Subject terms
- Conduct of life
- Christian life
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Contents
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- title page
- TO THE QUEEN
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A PREFACE. To English Catholicks. -
THE PREFACE. Of the necessity of performing our actions well, in order to perfection. -
THE Daily exercises of a Christian life OR The interiour Spirit with which we ought to animate our actions all the day long.
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part
- I. RISING.
- II. DRESSING.
- III. PRAYER.
- IV. MASSE.
- V. WORK.
- VI. EATING.
- VII. CONVERSATION.
- VIII. READING.
- IX. SILENCE.
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X. The visit of the blessed Sacrament & of the prayer in the evening called, the
Salve. - XI. EXAMEN.
- XII. The spirit of recollection which we ought to preserve during the whole day.
- XIII. The spirit of mortification for every day.
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CHRISTIAN TRUTHS which may serve for subject or matter of aspirations prayer, for ore very day, when one has not taken any determinate subject or when what we have taKen does not move us. - DISPOSITIONS of mind during the time of Advent. I.
- The exercises of Christian life during lent.
- RULES OF FIDELITY, to arrive to an eminent perfection,
- FROM THE ASCENSION to whitsontide.
- FOR THE OCTAVE OF WHITSONTIDE.
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A PRACTISE OF MENTAL PRAYER very easy for all sorts of persons.
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HOW THE MEMORY IS to be imploye
d befote prayer. - HOW THE MIND IS TO imploy it self during prayer.
- THIRDLY, WHAT AFFECTIONS the heart is to be imployed in.
- DIVERSE AFFECTIONS which may be made in time of prayer.
- ADVICE OF IMPORTANCE, how to make ones prayer with fruit & facility.
- Advice how to draw fruit out of prayer.
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HOW THE MEMORY IS to be imploye
- THE CONVERSION OF A SOUL TO GOD.
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A CHRISTIAN CONDUCT, Whereby persons, Whose vocation en∣gages them in the world, may therein work out their salvation. -
A SAINT FOR THE YEAR.
SAINT ROSE. - A GENERAL PRACTICE FOR THE VERTUE OF THE MONTH.
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AN EXERCISE VERY PROFITABLE TO prepare ones self to die well.
A prayer to Iesus Christ. - ADVICE FOR THE PRACTICE of this Exercise.
- A MEDITATION DISPOSITIONS FOR A happy death.
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A MOST PROFITABLE EXERCISE TO PREPARE our selves for death.
VPON THIS MOMENT depends Eternity. - THE FIRST PART.
- THE 2. PART.
- THE RECOMMENDATION of the soul, (which ought to begin with these little Leta∣nies) & the following prayers, are to be said in time of ago∣ny; these may serve for those that are about the dying person.
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A COMPENDIUM OF the aforesaid Exercise, to prepare ones self well for death.
Which one may make every night before one goes to bed. - AN EXERCISE OF DEATH, FOR THE last day of the month.
- Pious thoughts to recollect ones self in God.
- FOR MASSE AND COMMVNION.
- FOR EXAMEN AND CONFESSION.
- For the employment and exte∣riour occupations of the day.
- Simple reflections of faith upon a Crucifix.
- Aspirations to be made at all times to recollect ones self in God.
- For the employments and exteri∣our occupations of the day.
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An Elevation to the Sacred harts of
JESVS andMARY, to obtaine the love of God.
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part