A Short and Easy Method of Prayer

About this book

"A Short and Easy Method of Prayer" — highly influential

Text from Christian Classics Ethereal Library; in the public domain.

Contents

1. Preface to This Edition
2. Chapter I. The Universal Call to Prayer
3. Chapter II. The Method of Prayer
4. Chapter III. The First Degree of Prayer
5. Chapter IV. The Second Degree of Prayer
6. Chapter V. Of Spiritual Aridity
7. Chapter VI. Of Self-Surrender
8. Chapter VII. Of Sufferings
9. Chapter VIII. Of Mysteries
10. Chapter IX. Of Virtue
11. Chapter X. Of Mortification
12. Chapter XI. Of Conversion
13. Chapter XII. Of the Presence of God
14. Chapter XIII. Of Rest before God
15. Chapter XIV. Of Inward Silence
16. Chapter XV. Of Confession and Self-examination
17. Chapter XVI. Of Reading and Vocal Prayer
18. Chapter XVII. Of Petitions
19. Chapter XVIII. Of Defects or Infirmities
20. Chapter XIX. Of Distractions and Temptations
21. Chapter XX. Of Self-Annihilation
22. Chapter XXI. The Noble Results of this Species of Prayer
23. Chapter XXII. Of Internal Acts
24. Chapter XXIII. To Pastors and Teachers
25. Chapter XXIV. Of the way to attain Divine Union