Gesta Romanorum Or, Entertaining Moral Stories

Gesta Romanorum Or, Entertaining Moral Stories Invented By The Monks As A Fireside Recreation; And Commonly Applied In Their Discourses From The Pulpit Whence The Most Celebrated Of Our Own Poets And Others, From The Earliest Times Volume 1 Gesta Romanorum Or, Entertaining Moral Stories Invented By The Monks As A Fireside Recreation; And Commonly Applied In Their Discourses From The Pulpit Whence The Most Celebrated Of Our Own Poets And Others, From The Earliest Times Volume 2 CONTENTS TO VOL. II. I. Of the wonderful Dispensations of Providence, and of the Rise of Pope Gregory 1 II. Of Judgment against Adulterers 26 III. Of the timorous Guardianship of the Soul 28 IV. Of God's Benefits 31 V. Of Prayer, which is as Harmony before God 33 VI. Of Sinners, who receive the Divine Grace on earnestly seeking it 36 VII. Of Christ, who gave himself to Death for us 38 VIII. Of the Cunning of the Devil 40 IX. Of the triple State of the World 41 X. Of free Will 43 XI. Of Sloth 46 XII. Of Christ, who died that we might live 46 XIII. Of the Inheritance and Joy of a faithful Soul 48 XIV. Of the Soul, which being infected with the Leprosy of Sin, cannot recover its ancient Beauty, except by penitential Sighs and Tears 49 XV. Of Christ, who restored our heavenly Inheritance 52 XVI. Of the Life present, which is a Life of Remission and Grace 53 XVII. Of Death 55 XVIII. Of conciliating God whilst we have Opportunity 56 XIX. Of Christ's manly Contest and Victory 57 XX. Of Christ, who is long-suffering and merciful 60 XXI. Of worldly Evil and Distress 62 XXII. Of the Transgressions and Wounds of the Soul 65 XXIII. Of doing all Things with Concord and Forethought 70 XXIV. Of the Remembrance of Benefits 77 XXV. Of the Vicissitude of every Thing good, and especially of a right Judgment 80 XXVI. Of the Deceits of the Devil 83 XXVII. Of remembering Death, and forgetting Things temporal 87 XXVIII. Of Constancy in adhering to Promises 90 XXIX. Of the avaricious Pursuit of Riches, which leads to Hell 95 XXX. Of the miraculous Recall of Sinners, and of the Consolations which Piety offers to the distressed 99 XXXI. Of Vigilance in our Calling 117 XXXII. Of the Care of the Soul 120 XXXIII. Of Spiritual Contests 123 XXXIV. Of deliverance from Hell 125 XXXV. Of Reconciliation through Christ 128 XXXVI. Of the Love of God 130 XXXVII. Of Unconversion 133 XXXVIII. Of Deceit 137 XXXIX. Of Ingratitude 141 XL. Of feminine Subtlety 148 XLI. Of worldly Glory and Luxury 156 XLII. Of ecclesiastical Blindness 160 XLIII. Of Absence of parental Restraint. 162 XLIV. Of Confidence in Women 164 XLV. Of Women, who not only betray Secrets, but lie fearfully 168 XLVI. Of Women who are not to be? trusted 171 XLVII. Of Justice and Equity 173 XLVIII. Of Injustice 176 XLIX. Of real Friendship 181 L. Of Wisdom, which excels Strength 184 LI. Of Riches 187 LII. Of Envy toward the Good 189 LIII. Of spiritual Friendship 190 LIV. Of Christ, who died innocent 192 LV. Of Conscience 195 LVI. Of Vigilance in our Calling 198 LVII. Of Christ's Clemency 201 LVIII. Of Severity ; which avails less than Kindness 203 LIX. Of the Soul's wounds 205 LX. Of Equity 206 LXI. Of good Advice 208 LXII. Of the Snares of the Devil 211 LXIII. Of Terror 213 LXIV. Of the actual state of the World 217 LXV. Of Salvation 219 LXVI. Of Rebukes to Princes 221 LXVII. Of the poisonous nature of Sin 222 LXVIII. Of the punishment of Sin 223 LXIX. Of vain Glory 224 LXX. Of celestial Dew 225 LXXI. Of a Sinful and Leprous Soul 226 LXXII. Of eternal Destruction 231 LXXIII. Of temporal Tribulation 232 LXXIV. Of a celestial Country 303 LXXV. Of the discomfiture of the Devil 304 LXXVI. Of the subversion of Troy 308 LXXVII. Of the punishment of Offenders 310 LXXVIII. Of the SouPs Immortality 313 LXXIX. Of the Invention ofVineyards 314 LXXX. Of the Seductions of the Devil 316 LXXXI. Of Gratitude to God 317 LXXXII. Of avoiding Imprecations 320 LXXXIII. Of extreme Fear 325 LXXXIV. Of the Perversity of the World 331 LXXXV. Of the same Subject 332 LXXXVI. Of the Game of Schaci 334 LXXXVII. Of hearing good Counsel 339 LXXXVIII. Of eternal Condemnation 341 LXXXXIX. Of manner of Life 343 LXXXIX. Of Repentance 346 XC. Of too much love of the force of Truth 347 XCI. Of mental Constancy 354 XCII. Of the Burdens of this Life 371 XCIII. Of Nature and the Returns of Ingratitude 376 XCIV. Of the World's Wonders 379 XCV. Of spiritual Medicine 382 XCVI. Of Persecution 384 XCVII. Of Forethought 386 XCVIII. Of Gluttony and Drunkenness 390 XCIX. Of Fidelity 394 C. Of Adultery 397 Colophon 399 Notes 401 Appendix 541 By the Rev. Charles ..