A TABLE OF THE THINGS CONTAINED IN THIS TREATISE. Chapter I. i Chapter II.— How w6 ought to bestow our time from our first rising to Matins in the morning 8 Chapter III. — God hath two sorts of servants, and the description of both 14 Chapter IV. — That for every hour of the day we ought to cleave to some settled exercise, lest our mind grow sluggish 22 Chapter V. — How powerful and efficacious the remembrance of Christ’s Life and Passion is 29 Chapter VI. — We must daily call to mind the manifold sins which we have committed 46 Chapter VII. — Every one ought to consider his own ability, and to proceed accordingly 55 Chapter VIII. — A very good means to obtain humility 67 Chapter IX. 70 Chapter X. — Martha may serve as a mirror for imperfect Religious men ; Mary for such as are grown to perfection 78 Chapter XI. — Perfect mortification is the certain and only short way to perfection 86 Chapter XII. — A Monk or Nun, by virtue of their profession, is bound to tend to perfection 93 Digitized by Google., Translation of: Speculum monachorum, "The English translation here reprinted was published in Paris in 1676"--Preface, Description based on print version record, Electronic reproduction, Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002, digitized