Gesta Romanorum, Volume 1

Weidmann, 1824

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VOL	v

TALE	viii

PAGE	xi

of remembering Death and forget ting Things temporal 87	xxvii

Of Constancy in adhering to Pro mises 90	xxviii

Of the avaricious Pursuit of Riches which leads to Hell 95	xxix

Of the miraculous Recall of Sinners	xxx

Of the Conquests and Charity of our Lord	xli

Of worldly Fear	108

Of spiritual Medicine	109

Of the Suggestions of the Devil	111

Of Ingratitude	113

Of Humility	115

Of just Recompence	117

Of the execrable Devices of old Women	120

Of Spiritual Contests	123

Of want of Charity	xlii

Of Christ who by His Passion deli vered us from Hell	xliii

Of Envy	xliv

Of the Good who alone will enter the Kingdom of Heaven	xlv

Of mortal Sins	xlvi

Of Three Kings	xlvii

Of the end of Sinners	xlviii

Of the Illusions of the Devil	xlix

Of Praise due to a Just Judge	l

Of Extortion	li

Of Fidelity	lii

Of good Rulers who are not to be changed	liii

Of Christ who died innocent 189 190 192	liv

Of Conscience 195 198	lv

Of remembering Death	lvi

Of perfect Life	lvii

Of Confession	lviii

Of the Souls wounds	lix

Of Avarice and its Subtlety	lx

Of Reflection	lxi

Of the Snares of the Devil	lxii

Of Terror	lxiii

Of the actual state of the World	lxiv

Of Salvation	lxv

Of Rebukes to Princes	lxvi

Of the poisonous nature of	lxvii

Of the punishment of	lxviii

Of vain Glory	lxix

Of celestial Dew	lxx

Of a Sinful and Leprous Soul	lxxi

Of eternal Destruction	lxxii

Of Love	cxviii

Of Mercy	9

Of Just Judgment	12

Of Justice	14

Of Fidelity	16

Of following Reason	21

Of the Envy of bad Men towards the good	25

Of false Allegations	28

Of Depravity conquered by Mildness	34

Of the management of the Soul	41

Of the poison of	44

Of bad Example 41 44	46

Of inordinate Love	54

Of honouring Parents	60

Of the Life of Alexius son of the Senator Eufemian	65

Of an exemplary Life	80

Of a perfect Life	83

TALE PAGE XVIII Of venial Sin	92

Of the Sin of Pride	97

and of the Consolations which Piety offers to the distressed	99

Of Tribulation and Anguish	100

Of Overreaching and Conspiracy and of Caution opposed to them	105

Of corrupt Judgment	125

Of Offence and Judgment	127

Of Reconciliation through Christ	128

Of the Rigor of Death	129

Of the Love of God	130

Of good Inspiration	131

Of Hanging	132

Of Consideration of Life	133

Of Peace Reformation c	136

Of the Course of Human Life	137

Of Ingratitude	141

Of lifting up the Mind to Heaven	143

Of the Precaution necessary to pre vent Error	145

Of Reconciliation between God and Man	146

1	147

Of the Measure of Temptation and of Skill	148

Of too much Pride and how the Proud are frequently compelled to	150

Of worldly Glory and Luxury	156

Of ecclesiastical Blindness	160

Of Absence of parental Restraint	162

Of Confidence in Women	164

Of Women who not only betray Se crets but lie fearfully	168

Of Women who are not to be trusted	171

TALE PAGE LXII Of the beauty of a faithful Mind	217

Of the pleasures of this World	220

Of the Incarnation of our Lord	225

Of the cure of the Soul	227

Of Constancy	229

Of excuses which are not to be ad mitted in extreme cases	232

Of maintaining Truth to the last	238

Of Chastity	240

Of the Compunctions of a faithful Mind	244

Of an eternal Recompence	248

Of the destruction of ungrateful Men	251

Of Avarice which makes many blind	254

Of Foresight and Care	257

Of Worldly Anxiety	261

Of Concord	264

Of Richcs which are not to be co veted	268

Of the constancy of Love	271

Of Presumption	272

Of the Cunning of the Devil and of the secret Judgments of God	274

NOTES	281

9	296

12	297

Of the Souls Immortality	313

14	334

16	335

21	341

APPENDIX 541	360

Of the Burdens of this Life	371

80	375

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Title	Gesta Romanorum, Volume 1 Gesta Romanorum, Hermann Oesterley
Contributor	Hermann Oesterley
Publisher	Weidmann, 1824
Original from	the University of California
Digitized	4 Mar 2008

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