Meditations vppon the mysteries of our holy faith with the practise of mental praier touching the same composed in Spanish by the R.F. Luys de la Puente ... ; and translated into English by F. Rich. Gibbons ...

A TABLE OF THE CONTENTS IN THIS First Part.

• THe prologue to the Christian Reader page 1.
• The introduction to these meditations, wherein is set downe a summarie of such things as are com∣prehended in the practise, and exercize of mentall praier. page. 6.
• §. 1. VVhat mentall praier is. pag. 9.
• §. 2. How we at to speake vnto God in mentall praier. pag. 14.
• §. 3. Of the vertues that accompanie mentall prai∣er, and of their excellencies. pag. 20.
• §. 4. Of the matter of mentall praier for meditati∣on pag. 23.
• §. 5. Of entrance into praier pag. 29.
• §. 6. Of the manner of meditating, and discour∣sing in praier, and how we are to resist distractions, that then, doe combatte vs pag. 34.
• §. 7. Of the manner how we may ayde our selues with the imagination, and the tongue, and the rest of the faculties for mentall praier. pag. 40.
• §. 8. Of the examination of praier, and of the fruites that may be drawne from thence. pag. 43.
• §. 9. Of the seuerall formes of praying in diuer∣se matters, accomodated to different persons and tymes. pag. 46.
• §. 10. Of contemplation, and of the manner how some may vse mentall praier without manifold∣nes of discourse, pag. 50.
• §. 11. Of the extraordinary formes of mentall praier, and in what diuers manners God commu∣nicateth himself therein pag. 55.

• §. 12. Of the ordinarie and extraordinarie time, that is to be imploied in mentall praier, and of iaculatorie praiers. pag. 64.
• §. 13. Certaine aduertisments concerning the medi∣tations ensuing. pag 70.

The first part of the meditations of sinnes, and of the last endes of man, vvith formes of praier apprropriated to those, vvhich vvalke in the Purgatiue waye, to purifie them selues of their vices.

• The introduction concerning puritie, which is the end of the meditations of the purgatiue waie. 75.
• The first fundamentall meditation of the end wher∣fore man, and all things that serue him were cre∣ated. pag. 78.
• The II. meditation of the grieuousnes of sinne, by the examples of the sinne of the Angels, of Adam, and other particulars. pag 88.
• The III. medit. of the multitude of sinnes, and of the grieuousnes of them, for being so many, and contrary to reason. 100.
• The IV. meditat. of the grieuousnes of sinne, by the basenes of man that offendeth God, and by the nothing that he hath of his owne 104.
• The. V. meditat. of the grieuousnes of sinnes, by-the greatenes of the infinite maiestie of God, a∣gainst whome they arcommitted 108.
• The VI. meditat. of the grieuousnes of sinne, by comparison betweene the temporall, and eter∣nall paines. wherewith it is chastized 116.
• Meditations of our last things, to mooue vs to a de∣testation of sinnes. 125,
• The VII. meditat. of the properties of death 116.
• The VIII. meditat. of those things that cause An∣guish, and affliction to the man that is neere his deathe 131.

• The IX. meditat. of the particular iudgment that is to bee made of the soule in the instant of death, 140.
• The X. meditat. of that which hapeneth to the bo∣dy after death, and of the graue. 154.
• The XI. meditat. of the remembrance of death, & of the dust whereinto wee shall bee conuerted in the graue. 162.
• The XII meditat. of the most griueous deceites, and daungers, which the forgetfulnes of death brin∣geth with it, and of the manner how they are to be remedied. 167.
• The XIII. meditat. of the generall iudgment, and of the signes and thinges precedent to that day. 175.
• The XIIII. meditat. of the resurrection of the dead, and the comming of the Iudge, and what he wil doe before he giue sentence. 183.
• The XV. meditat. of the sentences in fauour of the good, and against the wicked, and of the execu∣tion of them. 196.
• The XVI. meditat. of Hell, as concerning the eter∣nitie of the paines, and the terriblenes of the place, and of the inhabitants thereof, and the tor∣mentors. 212.
• The XVII. meditat. of the paines of the senses, & exterioure faculties: and of the paine of losse or damnation, which is suffered in hell. 222.
• Other meditations and manners of praier, to obtaine puritie of soule, and parfect mortification of her vices, and passions. 230.
• The XVIII. meditat. of Pride, and vaine glorie, 232.
• The XIX. meditat. vppon the vice of Gluttonie; & the vertue of Temperance. 239.
• The XX. meditat. vpon the vice of Luxurie, and the vertue of Chastitie. 244.

• Actes of perfect Chastitie. 247.
• The fauours and rewardes of perfect Chastitie. 249.
• The XXI. meditat. of Auarice. 252.
• The XXII. meditat. of vvrathe, and Impatience, 258.
• The XXIII. meditat. of Enuie 263.
• The XXIV. meditat. of Slothe 268.
• The XXV. meditat vpon the ten commaundements of the lawe of God. 273.
• The XXVI. meditat. vppon the fiue Senses, and ex∣teriour faculties 287.
• The XXVII. meditat. vppon the interiour faculties of the sowle 293.
• The XXVIII. meditat. wherein is set, downe, a forme of praying, making euery night an examination of the conscience. 301.
• The XXIX meditat. wherin is set downe another forme of praying at three times of the day, ma∣king a particular examination of some one vice, to pull it vp, by the rootes. 307.
• The XXX. meditat. of the excellencies of the holy sacrament of confession; of the vertues that are exercised therein: and of the graces that are re∣ceiued 313,
• The XXXI. meditat. of preparation to receiue the holy sacrament of penance. 320.
• The XXXII. meditat. of thankes giuing after con∣fession 328.
• The XXXIII. meditat. of the most blessed Sacra∣ment of the altar before Communion. 333.
• The XXXIV. meditat. of spirituall Communion which is a disposing for sacramentall Communi∣on, and for hearing masse profitably. 340.
• The XXXV. meditat. of thankesgiuing after Com∣munion. 345.
• The XXXVI. meditat of purgatorie to encourage vs to the workes of penance. 351.