Of Peace and Contentment of Mind, Table of contents
A Table of the Books and Chapters of this Treatiſe.
THE FIRST BOOK. Of Peace with God.
Chap. 1. Of the Peace of the Soule pag. 1.
Chap. 2. Of the Peace of Man with God in his integrity, and of the loſſe of that peace by ſinne pag. 6.
Chap. 3. Of the Reconciliation of Man with God through Jeſus Chriſt pag. 16.
Chap. 4. Generall meanes to preſerve that peace with God, and firſt to ſerve God purely and diligently pag. 25.
Chap. 5. Of the love of God pag. 35.
Chap. 6. Of Faith pag. 45.
Chap. 7. Of Hope pag. 49.
Chap. 8. Of the duty of praiſing God pag. 53.
Chap. 9. Of good Conſcience pag. 59.
Chap. 10. Of the exerciſe of good works pag. 66.
Chap. 11. Of redreſſing our ſelves often by repentance pag. 72.
SECOND BOOK. Of Mans peace with himſelfe by rectifying his Opinions.
Chap. 1. Deſigne of this Booke and the next. pag. 77.
Chap. 2. Of right Opinion. pag. 80.
Chap. 3. Of Riches pag. 87.
Chap. 4. Honour, Nobility, Greatneſſe pag. 92.
Chap. 5. Glory, Renowne, Praiſe pag. 98.
Chap. 6. Of the goods of the Body, Beauty, Strength, Health pag. 104.
Chap. 7. Of bodily pleaſure and eaſe pag. 110.
Chap. 8. Of the evils oppoſite to the forenamed goods. pag. 116.
Chap. 9. Of Poverty pag. 121.
Chap. 10. Of low condition pag. 130.
Chap. 11. Of diſhonour. pag. 134.
Chap. 12. Of the evills of the body, unhanſomeneſſe, weakeneſſe, ſickneſſe, paine pag. 136.
Chap. 13. Of Exile pag. 142.
Chap. 14. Of Priſon pag. 144.
Chap. 15. Husband, Wife, Childen, Kinred, Friends; Their price, their loſſe pag. 147.
Chap. 16. Of Death pag. 155.
Chap. 17. Of the Interiours of Man pag. 163.
Chap. 18. Of the ornaments acquiſite of the underſtanding pag. 177.
Chap. 19. Of the acquiſite ornaments of the will pag. 188.
Chap. 20. Of the World and Life pag. 195.
THIRD BOOK. Of the Peace of Man with himſelfe, by governing his Paſſions.
Chap. 1. That the right Government of Paſſions depends of right Opinion pag. 205.
Chap. 2. Entry into the diſcourſe of Paſſions. pag. 211
Chap. 3. Of Love pag. 214.
Chap. 4. Of Deſire pag. 231.
Chap. 5. Of deſire of Wealth and Honour. pag. 237.
Chap. 6. Of deſire of Pleaſure pag. 243.
Chap. 7. Of Sadneſſe pag. 248.
Chap. 8. Of Joy pag. 257.
Chap. 9. Of Pride pag. 265.
Chap. 10. Of Obſtinacy pag. 273.
Chap. 11. Of Wrath pag. 278.
Chap. 12. Of Averſion, Hatred, and Reuenge. p. 289
Chap. 13. Of Envy pag. 298.
Chap. 14. Of Jealouſie pag. 305.
Chap. 15. Of Hope pag. 309.
Chap. 16. Of Feare pag. 313.
Chap. 17. Of Confidence and Deſpaire pag. 319.
Chap. 18. Of Pitty pag. 323.
Chap. 19. Of Shamefacedneſſe pag. 327.
FOURTH BOOK. Of Vertue and the exerciſe of in, Proſperity and Adverſity.
Chap. 1. Of the Vertuous temper requiſite for the peace and contentment of mind pag. 331.
Chap. 2. Of Vertue in Proſperity pag. 344.
Chap. 3. Of Vertue in Adverſity pag. 357.
FIFTH BOOK. Of Peace in Society.
Chap. 1. Of Concord with all men, and of meekneſſe. pag. 375.
Chap. 2. Of brotherly Charity, and of friendſhip. pag. 387.
Chap. 3. Of Gratefulneſſe pag. 395.
Chap. 4. Of Satisfaction of Injuries pag. 399.
Chap. 5. Of Simplicity and Dexterity in Society. pag. 402.
Chap. 6. To have little company and few buſineſſes. pag. 412.
Chap. 7. Of moderation in converſation pag. 421.
SIXTH BOOK. Some ſingular Counſels for the Peace and contentment of minde.
Chap. 1. To content our ſelves with our condition. pag. 431.
Chap. 2. Not to depend of the Future pag. 436.
Chap. 3. To retire within our ſelfe pag. 443.
Chap. 4. To avoyd Idleneſſe pag. 448.
Chap. 5. To avoid curioſity in divine matters. pag. 451.
Chap. 6. Of the care of the body, and other little contentment of life pag. 458.
Chap. 7. Concluſion, Returne to the great principle of the peace and contentment of mind, which is to ſtick to God. pag. 468.
FINIS.
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