St Robert Bellarmine The Eternal Happiness of the Saints
Potosi, WI 53820 St Athanasius Press 07/07/2009 0981990150 / 978-0-9819901-5-6 Softcover New
$19.99 260 pages. The Eternal Happiness of the Saints is written by a Doctor of the Church, St Robert Bellarmine whose works are widely sought after but many have yet to be translated into English. This book is St Bellarmine's reflections on the Kingdom of God in Heaven and how we should lift our thoughts up to Heaven, our hoped for last end. The Eternal Happiness of the Saints
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St Robert Bellarmine CONTENTS BOOK I Prefatio
Preface 8 1. The Extant of the Kingdom of God 11 2. The Inhabitants of the Kingdom of God 15 3. The Monarchial Form of the Kingdom of God 20 4. All the Blesseds are Kings 23 5. The Happiness Enjoyed in the Kingdom of God 29 6. What Importance men attach to Earthly Kingdoms and What Importance Ought to be Attached to the Kingdom of Heaven 37 7. The First Means of Attaining the Kingdom of God 42 8. The Second Means of Attaining the Kingdom of God 45 9. The Third Means of Attaining the Kingdom of God 48 10. The Fourth Means of Attaining the Kingdom of God 52 BOOK II 1. On the Beauty of the City of God 57 2. On the Concord and Peace of the City of God 60 3. On the Liberty of the City of God 63 4. On the Situation and Form of the City of God 68 5. On the Foundations and Gates of the City of God 71 6. On the Walls and Streets of the City of God 76 7. On the Temple of the City of God 79 8. On the Meat and Drink in the City of God 83 9. On the Mystical Foundation of the City of God 88 10. On the Mystical Gate of the City of God 91 11. On the Mystical Stones of the City of God 95 12. On Flying from the City of this World 102 BOOK III 1. All the Blessed are the Familiar Sons of God 109 2. The Magnitude and Beauty of the House of God 113 3. The Chambers in the House of God 116 4. On the Couches in the House of God 119 5. On the Courts of the House of God 124 6. On the First Gate of the House of God Which is Faith 127 7. On Hope Which is the Second Gate of the House of God 132 8. On Charity Which is the Third Gate 136 9. On Humilty Which is the Fourth Gate 140 10. More Considerations of Faith 145 11. More Considerations of Hope 147 12. Other Considerations on Charity 149 13. Other Considerations on Humility 152 14. The Necessity of Entering this Gate, However Narrow, if we wish to be Saved 155 BOOK IV 1. True Joy is to be Found in Heaven 158 2. On the Joy of the Understanding 161 3. On the Joy of the Will 166 4. On the Joy of the Memory 169 5. On the Joy of the Eyes 172 6. On the Joy of the Ears 175 7. On the Joy of the Nostrils 178 8. On the Joy the Senses of Touch and Taste will have 180 9. The Joys of Heaven Compared with Those of Earth 183 10. The Earthly and Heavenly Paradise Compared 186 11. The Goods of this World and Those of Earthly Paradise Compared with the Joys of the Heavenly Paradise 190 12. On the Price that Paradise was Purchased at Compared with Paradise Itself 192 BOOK V 1. On the Treasure Hidden in a Field 197 2. On the Precious Pearl 203 3. The Laborers in the Vineyard 208 4. On the Talents 215 5. The Parable of the Supper 225 6. The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins 233 7. On the Prize 242 8. On the Crown 250 $19.99
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