¶THE TABLE OF THE first book.
THE preparation to the Cross, & how it must be patiently borne.
¶What the Cross is Cap. 1.
¶Two kinds of crosses. Ca. 2.
Howe the faithful be tempted. 3.
¶The Cross is of God only. Cap. 4.
Cross is the work of the good will of god. 5.
¶The godly are the first that are afflicted of God, to their good and wealth. Cap. 6.
¶In tribulation we must pray. Cap. 7.
Of prayer, and the manner thereof in tribulation.
Whose prayers are hard of god.
The promise of god. Faith.
To ask in the name of Jesus.
The affect to desire any thing.
Thanks giving.
¶We ought to be patient in affliction, not to be angry, not to speak evil of god. Cap. 8.
¶Succour in affliction must be asked of god. 9.
¶Yet in affliction or sickness, medicine and counsel are not to be despised. Ca. 10.
In affliction no time may be appointed to god, nor way whereby we would be delivered. ca. 11.
¶It is great comfort to them that be in affliction, to remember, that Christ was also tempted, and exercised with ill, as we be wont. 12.
¶It is great comfort in affliction, that no man can hurt the faithful, except Christ will. Ca. 13
⟨image 104⟩¶The goodness of god is not to be despised, or lightly regarded before afflictions, whereby god will punish & give warning. Ca. 14.
¶There be diverse crafts of the devil, whereby he tempteth, and where one craft profiteth nothing, he addeth many other. Ca. 15.
§1¶If thou be tempted in pride, or vainglory, answer him again.
§2¶If thou be tempted in wroth or anger.
§3¶If thou be tempted in feasting, or gluttony and drunkenness.
§4¶If thou be tempted in avarice or covetousness.
§5¶If thou be tempted with hunger, poverty, or carefulness of living.
§6¶If thou be tempted of idleness.
§7¶If thou be tempted of security.
§8¶If thou be tempted of fornication & adultery.
§9¶If thou be tented with lying or light words
§10¶If thou be tempted of confessing the gospel, or suffering persecution for the gospel.
§11¶If thou be tempted of the faith of thy parents: as wherefore believest thou not that, which thy forefathers have believed.
§12¶If thou be tempted of strange religion, or of worshipping of saints, or images, or men.
§13¶If thou must dye, and leave wife, children, and thy dear friends.
§14¶If thou be tempted of condemnation, that thou art condemned of god.
§15¶If the devil say, thou art a sinner, and art ⟨image 104⟩not grafted in Christ.
¶THE TABLE OF THE fyrste boke.
THE preparation to the Crosse, & howe it must be paciētly borne.
¶What the Crosse is Cap. 1.
¶Two kindes of crosses. Ca. 2.
Howe the faithful be temted. 3.
¶The Crosse is of God onely. Cap. 4.
Crosse is the worke of the good wil of god. 5.
¶The godly are the fyrste that are afflycted of God, to theyr good and welthe. Cap. 6.
¶In tribulation we muste pray. Cap. 7.
Of prayer, and the maner therof in tribulatiō.
Whose prayers are harde of god.
The promyse of god. Faythe.
To aske in the name of Iesu.
The affecte to desyre any thynge.
Thankes gyuynge.
¶We oughte to be patient in affliction, not to be angry, not to speake euyll of god. Cap. 8.
¶Soccur in affliction must be asked of god. 9.
¶Yet in affliction or syckenesse, medycine and councell are not to be despised. Ca. 10.
In affliction no tyme may be apoynted to god, nor way wherby we wolde be delyuered. ca. 11.
¶It is great comfort to them that be in affliction, to remember, that Christ was also temted, and exercysed with yl, as we be wont. 12.
¶It is great comfort in affliction, that no mā cā hurt the faithfull, except Christ wil. Ca. 13
⟨image 104⟩¶The goodnes of god is not to be despysed, or lightly regarded before afflictions, wherby god wyll punishe & gyue warning. Ca. 14.
¶There be dyuerse craftes of the dyuel, wherby he tempteth, and where one crafte profyteth nothynge, he addeth many other. Ca. 15.
§1¶If thou be tempted in pryde, or vayenglory, answere hym agayne.
§2¶If thou be tempted in wrothe or anger.
§3¶If thou be tempted in feastynge, or glottony and dronkennesse.
§4¶If thou be temted in auarice or couetousnes.
§5¶If thou be tempted with hunger, pouertie, or carefulnes of lyuynge.
§6¶If thou be tempted of idelnes.
§7¶If thou be temted of securite.
§8¶If thou be temted of fornication & adultery.
§9¶If thou be tēted with lying or light wordes
§10¶If thou be temted of confessyng the gospel, or sufferynge persecution for the gospell.
§11¶If thou be temted of the faythe of thy parentes: as wherfore beleuefte thou not that, whiche thy forefathers haue beleued.
