The Government of the Thoughts, Table of contents – Publishers advertisement 2
THE CONTENTS.
CHAP. 1 OF the Chief Governor, the Soul. Pag. 1
CHAP. 2 Of the Faculties of the Soul. Pag. 4
CHAP. 3 Of the Hearts Corruptions. Pag. 6
CHAP. 4 The Necessity of Governing our Thoughts. Pag. 10
CHAP. 5 Rules of Practice. Pag. 14
CHAP. 6 Of the Affections of Love and Delight. Pag. 22
CHAP. 7 Of Joy. Pag. 24
CHAP. 8 Of Anger and Malice. Pag. 30
CHAP. 9 Rules of Practice Concerning Anger and Malice. Pag. 33
CHAP. 10 Of Envy. Pag. 39
CHAP. 11 Arguments to be Considered by way of Disswasion against Envy. Pag. 42
CHAP. 12 Remedies against Envy. Pag. 45
CHAP. 13 Of Impatience. Pag. 48
CHAP. 14 Motives to Patience and Contentedness. Pag. 53
CHAP. 15
Rules for Contentment. Pag. 59
The Prayer. Pag. 65
CHAP. 16 Of Hope. Pag. 68
CHAP. 17
Rules to Govern our Hope. Pag. 75
The Prayer Pag. 77
CHAP. 18 Of Fear. Pag. 79
CHAP. 19
Rules for Governing our Thoughts in Fears. Pag. 95
The Prayer. Pag. 100
CHAP. 20 Of Cares. Pag. 102
CHAP. 21
Rules Concerning Cares. Pag. 105
The Prayer. Pag. 110
CHAP. 22
Of Jealousie. Pag. 112
The Prayer. Pag. 109
CHAP. 23 Of External Actions. Pag. 111
CHAP. 24
Rules in External Actions. Pag. 113
The Prayer. Pag. 117
CHAP. 25 Of a Wounded Spirit what it is. Pag. 118
CHAP. 26 What the Conscience is, and the Tranquility of it. Pag. 121
CHAP. 27 What things Principally wound the Conscience. Pag. 124
CHAP. 28 Divine Considerations of the Afflicted. Pag. 127
CHAP. 29 Considerations of Humility. Pag. 131
CHAP. 30 Divine Considerations of our Repentance, forgiving Enemies, and the Love of God. Pag. 133
CHAP. 31 The Examination of the Conscience concerning our Repentance. Pag. 137
CHAP. 32
Rules of Practice. Pag. 146
The Prayer. Pag. 150
CHAP. 33
Sense of Spiritual Wants. Pag. 152
The Prayer. Pag. 160
CHAP. 34
Fear of Temptations. Pag. 162
The Prayer. Pag. 171
The Close. Pag. 174
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