The Imitation of Christ
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The Imitation of Christ
by Thomas A. Kempis
A guide to following the example of Jesus Christ.
First Book
Second Book
Third Book
- Chapter I. Of The Inward Voice Of Christ To The Faithful Soul
- Chapter II. What The Truth Saith Inwardly Without Noise Of Words
- Chapter III. How All The Words Of God Are To Be Heard With Humility, And How Many Consider Them Not
- Chapter IV. How We Must Walk In Truth And Humility Before God
- Chapter V. Of The Wonderful Power Of The Divine Love
- Chapter VI. Of The Proving Of The True Lover
- Chapter VII. Of Hiding Our Grace Under The Guard Of Humility
- Chapter VIII. Of A Low Estimation Of Self In The Sight Of God
- Chapter IX. That All Things Are To Be Referred To God, As The Final End
- Chapter X. That It Is Sweet To Despise The World And To Serve God
- Chapter XI. That The Desires Of The Heart Are To Be Examined And Governed
- Chapter XII. Of The Inward Growth Of Patience, And Of The Struggle Against Evil Desires
- Chapter XIII. Of The Obedience Of One In Lowly Subjection After The Example Of Jesus Christ
- Chapter XIV. Of Meditation Upon The Hidden Judgments Of God, That We May Not Be Lifted Up Because Of Our Well-Doing
- Chapter XV. How We Must Stand And Speak, In Everything That We Desire
- Chapter XVI. That True Solace Is To Be Sought In God Alone
- Chapter XVII. That All Care Is To Be Cast Upon God
- Chapter XVIII. That Temporal Miseries Are To Be Borne Patiently After The Example Of Christ
- Chapter XIX. Of Bearing Injuries, And Who Shall Be Approved As Truly Patient
- Chapter XX. Of Confession Of Our Infirmity And Of The Miseries Of This Life
- Chapter XXI. That We Must Rest In God Above All Goods And Gifts
- Chapter XXII. Of The Recollection Of God's Manifold Benefits
- Chapter XXIII. Of Four Things Which Bring Great Peace
- Chapter XXIV. Of Avoiding Of Curious Inquiry Into The Life Of Another
- Chapter XXV. Wherein Firm Peace Of Heart And True Profit Consist
- Chapter XXVI. Of The Exaltation Of A Free Spirit, Which Humble Prayer More Deserveth Than Doth Frequent Reading
- Chapter XXVII. That Personal Love Greatly Hindereth From The Highest Good
- Chapter XXVIII. Against The Tongues Of Detractors
- Chapter XXIX. How When Tribulation Cometh We Must Call Upon And Bless God
- Chapter XXX. Of Seeking Divine Help, And The Confidence Of Obtaining Grace
- Chapter XXXI. Of The Neglect Of Every Creature, That The Creator May Be Found
- Chapter XXXII. Of Self-Denial And The Casting Away All Selfishness
- Chapter XXXIII. Of Instability Of The Heart, And Of Directing The Aim Towards God
- Chapter XXXIV. That To Him Who Loveth God Is Sweet Above All Things And In All Things
- Chapter XXXV. That There Is No Security Against Temptation In This Life
- Chapter XXXVI. Against Vain Judgments Of Men
- Chapter XXXVII. Of Pure And Entire Resignation Of Self, For The Obtaining Liberty Of Heart
- Chapter XXXVIII. Of A Good Government In External Things, And Of Having Recourse To God In Dangers
- Chapter XXXIX. That Man Must Not Be Immersed In Business
- Chapter XL. That Man Hath No Good In Himself, And Nothing Whereof To Glory
- Chapter XLI. Of Contempt Of All Temporal Honour
- Chapter XLII. That Our Peace Is Not To Be Placed In Men
- Chapter XLIII. Against Vain And Worldly Knowledge
- Chapter XLIV. Of Not Troubling Ourselves About Outward Things
- Chapter XLV. That We Must Not Believe Everyone, And That We Are Prone To Fall In Our Words
- Chapter XLVI. Of Having Confidence In God When Evil Words Are Cast At Us
- Chapter XLVII. That All Troubles Are To Be Endured For The Sake Of Eternal Life
- Chapter XLVIII. Of The Day Of Eternity And Of The Straitnesses Of This Life
- Chapter XLIX. Of The Desire After Eternal Life, And How Great Blessings Are Promised To Those Who Strive
- Chapter L. How A Desolate Man Ought To Commit Himself Into The Hands Of God
- Chapter LI. That We Must Give Ourselves To Humble Works When We Are Unequal To Those That Are Lofty
- Chapter LII. That A Man Ought Not To Reckon Himself Worthy Of Consolation, But More Worthy Of Chastisement
- Chapter LIII. That The Grace Of God Doth Not Join Itself To Those Who Mind Earthly Things
- Chapter LIV. Of The Diverse Motions Of Nature And Of Grace
- Chapter LV. Of The Corruption Of Nature And The Efficacy Of Divine Grace
- Chapter LVI. That We Ought To Deny Ourselves, And To Imitate Christ By Means Of The Cross
- Chapter LVII. That A Man Must Not Be Too Much Cast Down When He Falleth Into Some Faults
- Chapter LVIII. Of Deeper Matters, And God's Hidden Judgments Which Are Not To Be Inquired Into
- Chapter LIX. That All Hope And Trust Is To Be Fixed In God Alone
Fourth Book
Christian Literature
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