As a Catholic priest in 17th century England, Augustine Baker lived in constant danger. His persecutors followed him wherever he went to pray and profess religion. Baker believed that the continued practice of holy exercises draws Christians close to God. His persuasive treatises urge Christians to develop their spiritual lives with the observance of prayer, mortification, meditation, and contemplation.
- PREFACE TO THE PRESENT EDITION
- AUTHOR´S PREFACE
- The First Treatise. Of an Internal Life in General.
- FIRST SECTION. OF A CONTEMPLATIVE LIFE IN GENERAL. THE NATURE AND END THEREOF, AND GENERAL DISPOSITION REQUIRED THERETO.
- Chapter I. The Nature and End of an Internal Life
- Chapter II. Of Natural Propensions to Devotion
- Chapter III. Of a State Contemplative and Active
- Chapter IV. Of the Necessity of a Strong Resolution
- Chapter V. Of the Danger of a Tepid Life
- Chapter VI. The Parable of a Pilgrim
- SECOND SECTION. IN WHICH IS DECLARED AND PROVED THAT GOD ONLY BY HIS HOLY INSPIRATIONS IS THE GUIDE AND DIRECTOR IN AN INTERNAL CONTEMPLATIVE LIFE.
- Chapter I. Two Internal Guides in all Christians
- Chapter II. Of an External Director
- Chapter III. Of reading Spiritual Books
- Chapter IV. Of immediate Divine Inspirations
- Chapter V. Impediments to Divine Inspirations
- Chapter VI. How God communicates Internal Light
- Chapter VII. How to obtain Light in Doubtful Cases
- Chapter VIII. What is the certainty of Divine Inspiration?
- Chapter IX. Divine Calls do not prejudice Authority
- THIRD SECTION. TOUCHING THE SCHOOL OF CONTEMPLATION, VIZ. SOLITUDE AND A RELIGIOUS PROFESSION.
- Chapter I. All Conditions capable of Contemplation
- Chapter II. These Instructions Profitable to Seculars
- Chapter III. The Great Advantages of a Religious State
- Chapter IV. A State of Introversion is the end of Religion
- Chapter V. How Far Ignorance will excuse Religious Persons
- Chapter VI. The Contemplation of the Primitive Monks
- Chapter VII. The Special Duties of Religious Persons
- Chapter VIII. The Duties of Superiors
- Chapter IX. The Duties of Novices
- Chapter X. Of the Apostolical Mission into England
- THE SECOND TREATISE. OF THE FIRST INSTRUMENT OF PERFECTION, VIZ. MORTIFICATION.
- THE FIRST SECTION. OF MORTIFICATION IN GENERAL; AND OF NECESSARY AND VOLUNTARY MORTIFICATIONS.
- Chapter I. All duties contained in Mortification and Prayer
- Chapter II. Mortification of an Affection to Venial Sins
- Chapter III. Absolute Necessity of Mortification
- Chapter IV. General Rules of Mortification
- Chapter V. Of Mortifications, Voluntary and Necessary
- Chapter VI. Of Abstraction of Life, and Solitude
- Chapter VII. Of Silence
- Chapter VIII. Of Tranquillity of Mind
- SECOND SECTION. TOUCHING CERTAIN SPECIAL MORTIFICATIONS OF THE PASSIONS, ETC.
- Chapter I. Of Special Mortifications
- Chapter II. Of the Mortification of Love
- Chapter III. The Nature and Acts of Divine Charity
- Chapter IV. Of Purity of Intention
- Chapter V. The Order and Degrees of Charity to others
- Chapter VI. Of Temperance in Refection
- Chapter VII. Of Patience
- Chapter VIII. Of Scrupulosity
- Chapter IX. Of Scruples arising from Inward Sources
- Chapter X. Of Scruples concerning External Duties
- Chapter XI. Of Scruples concerning Confession
- Chapter XII. Of Scruples concerning Vocation
- Chapter XIII. Of Humility
- Chapter XIV. Of Obedience
- Chapter XV. Of Virtues in General
- The Third Treatise. Of Prayer.
- FIRST SECTION. OF PRAYER IN GENERAL, AND THE GENERAL DIVISION OF IT.
- Chapter I. The Excellency of Prayer in General
- Chapter II. Of Vocal Prayer
- Chapter III. The Excellency of Internal Affective Prayer
- Chapter IV. Of Prayer without Ceasing
- Chapter V. Of Sensible Devotion
- Chapter VI. Of Distractions
- Chapter VII. The Doctrine of Fr. Baltazar Alvarez, S.J. Defended
- SECOND SECTION. OF THE FIRST DEGREE OF INTERNAL PRAYER, VIZ. MEDITATION.
- Chapter I. The degrees of Prayer
- Chapter II. Of Meditation
- Chapter III. How Meditation is to be Exercised
- Chapter IV. Of set Retirements for Meditation
- Chapter V. Signs when a Change of Prayer is Seasonable
- THIRD SECTION. OF THE EXERCISES OF IMMEDIATE FORCED ACTS OF THE WILL, BEING THE SECOND DEGREE OF INTERNAL PRAYER.
- Chapter I. Of Acts of the Will and Affections
- Chapter II. Variety of Acts, how to be exercised
- Chapter III. Of the Exercise of Acts of Resignation
- Chapter IV. How Prayer is to be Exercised in Distractive Offices
- Chapter V. How Prayer is to be Practised in Sickness
- Chapter VI. Of Spiritual Discretion
- Chapter VII. Of the Prayer of Interior Silence
- FOURTH SECTION. OF CONTEMPLATION.
- Chapter I. Of Contemplation in General
- Chapter II. Of the Prayer of Aspirations
- Chapter III. Of Passive Unions
- Chapter IV. Of a Passive Union purely Intellectual
- Chapter V. OF the Great Desolation
- Chapter VI. OF the State of Perfection
- ACTS AND AFFECTIONS.
- AN ADVERTISEMENT TO THE READER.
- A POSTSCRIPT TO THE READER.
- A MEMORIAL BY FR. LEANDER
- CERTAIN PATTERNS OF DEVOUT EXERCISES OF IMMEDIATE ACTS AND AFFECTIONS OF THE WILL.
- TO THE DEVOUT READER.
- ACTS UPON THE LIFE AND PASSION OF JESUS CHRIST
- PSALMUS DE PASSIONE D. N. JESU CHRISTI.
- HOLY EXERCISES OF CONTRITION.
- ACTUS CONTRITIONIS, &c.
- HOLY EXERCISES OF PURE LOVE TO GOD.
- CERTAIN AMOROUS DESIRES, &c.
- CERTAIN AMOROUS SPEECHES OF THE SOUL TO HERSELF IN PRAYER.
- HOLY EXERCISES OF ACTS OF THE WILL.
- HOLY EXERCISES OF RESIGNATION.
- A DAILY CONSTANT EXERCISE.
- EXERCITIUM QUOTIDIANUM.
- Index of Scripture References
- Notas al pie
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