Prayers And Meditations On The Life Of Christ
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- Prayers And Meditations On The Life Of Christ
- Author
- Herod
- Publication year listed
- 1908
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Prayers And Meditations On The Life Of Christ
Author: Thomas, à Kempis, 1380-1471
Year: 1908
CONTENTS Introduction xi TREATISE I PART I DEVOUT MEDITATIONS ON THE LIFE OF OUR SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST, AND UPON THE BENEFITS WROUGHT BY HIM FOR US, WITH THANKSGIVING THEREFOR Preface 3 Devout thanksgivings for the whole Life of Jesus Christ, the Mediator between God and Man: and firstly a prayer arousing the soul to the praise of God 5 II. A Prayer concerning the creation of the first man and his unhappy Fall 8 III. Of the reinstatement of man, and the promise of Christ's coming 10 IV. Of the Redemption of the human race by the mystery of tne Incarnate Word 11 V. Of the birth and poverty of the Lord Jesus 14 VI. Of the hardships and want of Jesus in His low estate 16 VII. Of the crying of the Infant Jesus 17 VIII. Of the suckling of the hungry Jesus 19 IX. Of the painful Circumcision of the Lord Jesus 20 X. Of the Destowal of the saving Name of Jesus 21 XI. Of the Epiphany of Jesus, and the devout oblation of the Holy Kings 23 XII. Of the Purification of Blessed Mary, and the Presentation of Jesus 27 XIII. Of the persecution of Jesus, and His flight into Egypt 29 XIV. Of the Holy Innocents, put to death by Herod for the Name of Jesus 31 XV. Of the Finding of Jesus in the Temple 32