Three Books on the Death of Christ and Self-Reflection, and Two Books on the Study of Divine and Human Philosophy

of Chapters of the entire work.

Chapters of the first book.

Prologue.

That love is present in all things. Ch. 1.
That love is the first movement of the soul: Also that the human soul, just like other things, naturally loves God above all. Ch. 2.
In what way we very often deceive ourselves in loving, and how. Ch. 3.
That some object ought to be assigned to the soul, by which it may be helped in contemplating and loving God, otherwise it is easily deceived. Ch. 4.
That the object which ought to be proposed to the soul is Christ, and specifically Christ crucified and dead. Ch. 5.
That Christ must be meditated upon or thought of for many reasons; therein also regarding the diverse snares of the iniquitous demon. Ch. 6.
That by thinking of the death of Christ we are disposed to love him; and that three things lead us to this most especially; and that by this same thought, love is generated, increased, and preserved. Ch. 7.
That the causes of sins are easily cut off by the thought of the death of Christ. Ch. 8.
That this same thought or imagination of Christ crucified is the seedbed of all virtues. Ch. 9.
That the first Christians and the most holy men have meditated most frequently on the death of Christ; also that the Church invites us constantly to this duty; and that many goods flow from it. Ch. 10.
That those who think of Christ more often and prepare themselves to attain his love are true Christians and true philosophers; but those who do not care about this at all glory in both names falsely. Ch. 11.

Chapters of the second book.

That it is necessary for the soul to fear; also that there are several kinds of fears. Ch. 1.
That the fear of death should be proposed to the soul so that it may avoid harmful things and follow good ones. Ch. 2.
That although death cannot be avoided, it is for certain reasons to be feared and recalled to memory. Also, how it is in a certain way overcome by the memory of it itself. Ch. 3.
That the thought of death, both our own and that of others, causes us not to value ourselves highly and to be led away from vices; and that the consideration of the calamities by which the human race is pressed is not sufficient. Ch. 4.