Prologue................................................................................................9
An Introduction to the Elder' s Counsels...........................................................19
PART ONE
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF LOVE
CHAPTER ONE
The Indifferent Generation..........................................................................33
CHAPTER TWO
The Presence of a Christian is a Confession of Faith.............................................49
CHAPTER THREE
To the Pure All Things Are Pure.....................................................................68
CHAPTER FOUR
Action with Prudence and Love......................................................................81
PART TWO
STRUGGLE AND DEVOUTNESS
CHAPTER ONE
The Good Fight.......................................................................................103
CHAPTER TWO
How the Devil works.................................................................................123
CHAPTER THREE
The Benefits of Good Fellowship....................................................................134
CHAPTER FOUR
Devoutness Moves God...............................................................................147
CHAPTER FIVE
Self-Offering Provides Devine Oxygen..............................................................171
PART THREE
SPIRITUAL BRAVERY
CHAPTER ONE
The Signs of the Times...............................................................................197
CHAPTER TWO
Sacrifice Brings Joy....................................................................................218
CHAPTER THREE
Bravery is Born of Trust in God.......................................................................241
CHAPTER FOUR
For the Faithful, Martyrdom is a Festival...........................................................257
PART FOUR
DEPENDENCE UPON HEAVEN
CHAPTER ONE
God' s Providence for Man.............................................................................277
CHAPTER TWO
Faith and Trust in God..................................................................................294
CHAPTER THREE
Where man cannot reach, God provides help.......................................................315
PART FIVE
SPIRITUAL WEAPONS
CHAPTER ONE
Prayer is a Powerful Weapon............................................................................333
CHAPTER TWO
Monasteries are the Forthnesses of the Church.......................................................355
CHAPTER THREE
The Deeper Meaning of Life..............................................................................381
INDEX
Scriptural Index............................................................................................399
General Index..............................................................................................403
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