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CONTENTS. PART I. I. Description of True Devotion II. The Properties and Excellence of Devotion CHAP. PAGE l 3 III. Devotion is suitable to all sorts of vocations and 6 professions IV. The necessity of a Guide to conduct us on the way of Devotion V. We must begin by purifying our Souls 10 VI. The first Purification, which is from mortal sin 12 VII. The second Purification, which is that from affection to sin VIII. The means to arrive at this second Purification IX. First Meditation.-The Creation X. Second Meditation.-On the end for which we were created XI. Third Meditation.-On the Benefits of God XII. Fourth Meditation.-On Sin XIII. Fifth Meditation.-On Death XIV. Sixth Meditation.-On Judgment XV. Seventh Meditation.-On Hell XVI. Eighth Meditation. On Heaven XVII. Ninth Meditation.-On the choice of Heaven XVIII. Tenth Meditation.-Choice between the life of the World and the Devout Life XIX. How to make a General Confession XX. Protestation from the soul to God to strengthen it in a firm resolution to serve Him, and to conclude the Acts of Penance XXI. Conclusions drawn from the foregoing Protesta- tion • 14 • • 802 157 22222222 ±3 19 21 23 25 27 29 34 • 36 XXII. We must purity ourselves from all affection to venial sins XXIII. We ought to purify ourselves from an affection for useless and dangerous things 88 40 41 XXIV. We must purify ourselves from our natural im- perfections