English

A Mirror For Monks

A TABLE OF THE THINGS CONTAINED IN THIS TREATISE. Chapter I. i Chapter II.— How w6 ought to bestow our time from our first rising to Matins in the morning 8 Chapter III. — God hath two sorts of servants, and the description of both 14 Chapter IV. — That for every hour of the day we ought to cleave to some settled exercise, lest our mind grow sluggish 22 Chapter V. — How powerful and efficacious the remembrance of Christ’s Life and Passion is 29 Chapter VI. — We must daily call to mind the manifold sins which we have committed 46 Chapter VII. — Every one ought to consider his own ability, and to proceed accordingly 55 Chapter VIII. — A very good means to obtain humility 67 Chapter IX. 70 Chapter X. — Martha may serve as a mirror for imperfect Religious men ; Mary for such as are grown to perfection 78 Chapter XI. — Perfect mortification is the certain and only short way to perfection 86 Chapter XII. — A Monk or Nun, by virtue of their profession, is bound to tend to perfection 93 Digitized by Google. · Translation of: Speculum monachorum · "The English translation here reprinted was published in Paris in 1676"--Preface · Description based on print version record · Electronic reprodu

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