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000 - Preface by the Author
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001 - Part I COUNSELS FOR THE SOUL'S GUIDANCE Ch 1: What True Devotion is
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002 - Part 1 Ch 2. The Nature and Excellence of Devotion..
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003 - Part 1 Ch 3 Devotion is suitable to every Vocation and Profession
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004 - Part 1 Ch 4.The Need of a Guide for those who would enter upon and advance in the Devout Life.
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005 - Part 1 Ch 5. The First Step must be Purifying the Soul.
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006 - Part 1 Ch 6. The First Purification, namely, from Mortal Sin.
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007 - Part 1 Ch 7. The Second Purification, from all Sinful Affections.
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008 - Part 1 Ch 8. How to effect this Second Purification
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009 - Part 1 Ch 9. First Meditation Of the End for which we were Created
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010 - Part 1 Ch 10. Second Meditation-Of the End for which we were Created
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011 - Part 1 Ch 11. Third Meditation - On the Gifts of God.
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012 - Part 1 Ch 12. Fourth Meditation.- On Sin
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013 - Part 1 Ch 13. Fifth Meditation - Of Death
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014 - Part 1 Ch 14 - Sixth Meditation - Of Judgment
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015 - Part 1 Ch. 15 - Seventh Meditation - Of Hell
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016 - Part 1 Ch. 16 - Eighth Meditation - On Paradise
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017 - Part 1 Ch. 17 - Ninth Meditation - On the Choice Between Heaven and Hell
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018 - Part 1 Ch 18 - Tenth Meditation - How the Soul chooses the Devout Life.
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019 - Part 1 Ch 19 - How to make a General Confession.
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020 - Part 1 Ch 20 - A hearty Protest made with the object of confirming the Soul’s resolution to serve God, as a conclusion to its acts of Penitence.
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021 - Part 1 Ch 21 - Conclusion of this First Purification.
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022 - Part 1 Ch 22 - The Necessity of Purging away all tendency to Venial Sins.
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023 - Part 1 Ch 23 - It is needful to put away all Inclination for Useless and Dangerous Things.
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024 - Part 1 Ch 24 - All Evil Inclinations must be purged away.
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025 - Part 2 COUNCILS ON THE NECESSITY OF UPLIFTING THE SOUL TO GOD - Ch 1 - The Necessity of Prayer.
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026 - Part 2 Ch 2 - A short Method of Meditation. And first, the Presence of God, the First Point of Preparation.
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027 - Part 2 Ch 3 - Invocation, the Second Point of Preparation.
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028 - Part 2 Ch 4 - the Third Point of Preparation, representing the Mystery to be meditated to Your Imagination.
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029 - Part 2 Ch 5 - Considerations, the Second Part of Meditation.
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030 - Part 2 Ch 6 - The Third Part of Meditation, Affections and Resolutions.
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031 - Part 2 Ch 7 - The Conclusion and Spiritual Bouquet
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032 - Part 2 Ch 8 - Some Useful Hints as to Meditation.
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033 - Part 2 Ch 9 - Concerning Dryness in Meditation.
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034 - Part 2 Ch 10 - Morning Prayer.
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035 - Part 2 Ch 11 - Evening Prayer and Examination of Conscience
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036 - Part 2 Ch 12 - On Spiritual Retirement.
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037 - Part 2 Ch 13 - Aspirations, Ejaculatory Prayer and Holy Thoughts.
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038 - Part 2 Ch 14 - Of Holy Communion, and how to join in it.
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039 - Part 2 Ch 15 - Of the other Public Offices of the Church.
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040 - Part 2 Ch 16 - How the Saints are united to us.
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041 - Part 2 Ch 17 - How to Hear and Read God’s Word.
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042 - Part 2 Ch 18 - How to receive Inspirations.
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043 - Part 2 Ch 19 - On Confession
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044 - Part 2 Ch 20 - Of Frequent Communion.
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045 - Part 2 Ch 21 - How to Communicate.
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046 - Part 3 THE PRACTICE OF VIRTUE - Ch 1 - How to select that which we should chiefly Practice.
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047 - Part 3 Ch 2 - The same Subject continued.
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048 - Part 3 Ch 3 - On Patience.
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049 - Part 3 Ch 4 - On Greater Humility
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050 - Part 3 Ch 5 - On Interior Humility.
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051 - Part 3 Ch 6 - Humility makes us rejoice in our own Abjection.
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052 - Part 3 Ch 7 - How to combine due care for a Good Reputation with Humility
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053 - Part 3 Ch 8 - Gentleness towards others and Remedies against Anger.
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054 - Part 3 Ch 9 - On Gentleness towards Ourselves
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055 - Part 3 Ch 10 - We must attend to the Business of Life carefully, but without Eagerness or Over-anxiety.
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056 - Part 3 Ch 11 - On Obedience.
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057 - Part 3 Ch 12 - On Purity.
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058 - Part 3 Ch 13 - How to maintain Purity.
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059 - Part 3 Ch 14 - On Poverty of Spirit amid Riches.
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060 - Part 3 Ch 15 - How to exercise real Poverty, although actually Rich.
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061 - Part 3 Ch 16 - How to possess a rich Spirit amid real Poverty.
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062 - Part 3 Ch 17 - On Friendship: Evil and Frivolous Friendship.
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063 - Part 3 Ch 18 - On Frivolous Attachments
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064 - Part 3 Ch 19 - Of Real Friendship.
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065 - Part 3 Ch 20 - Of the Difference between True and False Friendship.
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066 - Part 3 Ch 21 - Remedies against Evil Friendships.
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067 - Part 3 Ch 22 - Further Advice concerning Intimacies.
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068 - Part 3 Ch 23 - On The Practice of Bodily Mortification.
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069 - Part 3 Ch 24 - Of Society and Solitude.
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070 - Part 3 Ch 25 - On Modesty in Dress.
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071 - Part 3 Ch 26 - Of Conversation; and, first, how to Speak of God
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072 - Part 3 Ch 27 - Of Unseemly Words, and the Respect due to Others.
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073 - Part 3 Ch 28 - Of Hasty Judgments.
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074 - Part 3 Ch 29 - On Slander.
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075 - Part 3 Ch 30 - Further Counsels as to Conversation.
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076 - Part 3 Ch 31 - Of Amusements and Recreations: what are allowable.
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077 - Part 3 Ch 32 - Of Forbidden Amusements.
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078 - Part 3 Ch 33 - Of Balls, and other Lawful but Dangerous Amusements.
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079 - Part 3 Ch 34 - When to use such Amusements rightly.
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080 - Part 3 Ch 35 - We must be Faithful in Things Great and Small.
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081 - Part 3 Ch 36 - Of a Well-Balanced, Reasonable Mind.
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082 - Part 3 Ch 37 - Of Wishes.
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083 - Part 3 Ch 38 - Counsels to Married People.
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084 - Part 3 Ch 39 - The Sanctity of the Marriage Bed.
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085 - Part 3 Ch 40 - Counsels to Widows.
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086 - Part 3 Ch 41 - One Word to Maidens.
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087 - Part 4 CONCERNING ORDINARY TEMPTATIONS - Ch 1 We must not trifle with the Words of Worldly Wisdom.
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088 - Part 4 Ch 2 - The need of a Good Courage
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089 - Part 4 Ch 3 - Of Temptations, and the difference between experiencing them and consenting to them.
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090 - Part 4 Ch 4 - Two striking Illustrations of the same
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091 - Part 4 Ch 5 - Encouragement for the Tempted Soul.
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092 - Part 4 Ch 6 - When Temptation and Delectation are Sin.
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093 - Part 4 Ch 7 - Remedies for Great Occasions.
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094 - Part 4 Ch 8 - How to resist Minor Temptations.
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095 - Part 4 Ch 9 - How remedy Minor Temptations.
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096 - Part 4 Ch 10 - How to strengthen the Heart against Temptation.
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097 - Part 4 Ch 11 - Anxiety of Mind.
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098 - Part 4 Ch 12 - Of Sadness and Sorrow.
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099 - Part 4 Ch 13 - Of Spiritual and Sensible Consolations, and how to receive them.
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100 - Part 4 Ch 14 - Of Dryness and Spiritual Barrenness
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101 - Part 4 Ch 15 - An Illustration.
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102 - Part 5 PRACTICES FOR RENEWING AND CONFIRMING THE SOUL IN DEVOTION. Ch 1 - It is well yearly to renew Good Resolutions by means of the following Exercises.
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103 - Part 5 Ch 2 - Meditation on the Benefit conferred on us by God in calling us to His Service.
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104 - Part 5 Ch 3 - Examination of the Soul as to its Progress in the Devout Life
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105 - Part 5 Ch 4 - Examination of the Soul’s Condition as regards God.
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106 - Part 5 Ch 5 - Examination of your Condition as regards yourself.
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107 - Part 5 Ch 6 - Examination of the Soul’s Condition as regards our Neighbour.
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108 - Part 5 Ch 7 - Examination as to the Affectations of the Soul.
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109 - Part 5 Ch 8 - The Affections to be excited after such Examination.
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110 - Part 5 Ch 9 - Reflections suitable to the renewal of Good Resolutions.
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111 - Part 5 Ch 10 - First Consideration—of the Worth of Souls.
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112 - Part 5 Ch 11 - Second Consideration—on the Excellence of Virtue.
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113 - Part 5 Ch 12 - The Example of the Saints.
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114 - Part 5 Ch 13 - The Love which Jesus Christ bears to us.
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115 - Part 5 Ch 14 - The Eternal Love of God for us.
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116 - Part 5 Ch 15 - General Affections which should result from these Considerations, and Conclusion of the Exercise.
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117 - Part 5 Ch 16 - The Impressions which should remain after this Exercise.
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118 - Part 5 Ch 17 - An Answer to Two Objections which may be made to this Book.
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119 - Part 5 Ch 18 - Three Important and Final Counsels.