A rule of good life: written by the mellifluous doctor S. Bernard (monke and abbot of the holie order of S. Benet) especiallie for virgins, and other religious woemen; and may profitably be read likewise by all others, that aspire to Christian perfection. Faithfully translated into English by the R. Father Antonie Batt, monke of the holie order afore-said, of the Congregation of England

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Author:	Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 91-1153.
Title:	A rule of good life: written by the mellifluous doctor S. Bernard (monke and abbot of the holie order of S. Benet) especiallie for virgins, and other religious woemen; and may profitably be read likewise by all others, that aspire to Christian perfection. Faithfully translated into English by the R. Father Antonie Batt, monke of the holie order afore-said, of the Congregation of England
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To the Venerable, Religious, and deuout sister, DAME FRANCIS GAWEN, Of the holie Order of S. BENET, and first Abbesse of the cloister of our Ladie of comfort in Cambray.

AN EPIGRAMME IN Praise of the worke.

AN OTHER TO THE same effect.

AN EPIGRAMME IN praise of Virginitie.

THE TRANSLATOR TO the Virgin Reader.

LICENTIA ET APPROBATIO PRAESIDIS.

APPROBATIO ORDINARII.

A TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS OF THE TREATISE ENSVING.

A RVLE OF GOOD LIFE: VVritten by the mellifluous Doctour S. Bernard (Monke and Abbot of the holie Order of S. Bennet) especially for Virgins and other Religious vvoemen, and may profita∣be read likewise by all others that aspire to Christian per∣fection.

The Preface of the Author to the Treatise following.

Of faith. CHAPTER I.

Of hope. CHAP. II.

Of the grace of God. CHAP. III.

Of the feare of God. CHAP. IV.

Of Charitie. CHAPT V.

Of the beginnings of such as are con∣uerted. CHAPTER IV.

Of Conuersion CHAP. VII.

Of the contempt of the vvorld. CHAPT VIII.

Of the habit, or attire. CHAP. IX.

Of compunction of hear CHAP. X.

CHAP. XI. Of sadnes or heauines of heart.

Of the loue of God. CHAPT. XII.

Of the loue of our neighbour. CHAPT. XIII.

Of compassion. CHAPT. XIV.

Of mercie. Capt. XV.

Of the examples of the Sainctes. CHAPT. XVI.

Of contention. CHAPT. XVII.

Of Discipline. CHAPT. XVIII.

Of obedience. CHAPT. XIX.

Of perseuerance. CHAPT. XX.

CHAPT. XXI. Of virginitie.

Of chastitie. CHAPT. XXII.

Of fornication. CHAPT. XXIII.

Of abstinence. CHAPT. XXIV.

Of drunkennes. CHAPT. XXV.

Of Sinne. CHAPT. XXVI.

Of the confession of sinnes, and pe∣nance. CHAPT. XXVII.

Of communicating or communion. CHAPT. XXVIII

Of our thoughts or cogitations. CHAPT. XXIX.

Of silence CHAPT. XXX:

Of lying. CHAPT. XXXI.

Of periurie. CHAPT. XXXII.

Of detraction. CHAP. XXXIII.

Of Enuie. CHAPT. XXXIV.

Of anger. CHAPT. XXXV

Of hatred. CHAPT. XXXVI.

Of pride. CHAPT. XXXVII.

Of boasting. CHAP XXXVIII.

Of humilitie. CHAPT. XXXIX.

Of patience. CHAPT. XL.

Of concord. CHAPT. XLI.

Of sufferance or forbea∣rance. CHAPT. XLII.

Of sicknes. CHAPT. XLIII.

Of auarice. CHAP. XLIV.

Of inordinate affection or desire. CHAPT. XLV.

Of pouertie. CHAP. XLVI.

Of murmuring. CHAPT. XLVII.

Of proprietie. CHAPT. XLVIII.

Of Prayer. CHAPT. XLIX.

Of reading. CHAPT. L.

Of working. CHAPT. LI.

Of the psalmes and hymnes. CHAPT. LII.

Of the actiue and contem∣platiue life. CHAPT. LIII.

Of curiositie. CHAPT. LIIII.

Of ƲƲatchfulnes. CHAPT LV.

Of vvisdome or dis∣cretion. CHAPT. LVI.

That a Virgin ought to a∣uoid the companie of lay vvoemen. CHAPT. LVII.

That a Virgin ought not to loue the companie of men. CHAPT. LVIII.

That a virgin ought to shunne the company of young men. CHAPT. LIX.

That a virgin ought not to conuerse vvith bad men. CHAPT. LX.

That a virgin ought not to receiue letters or tokens in secret. CHAPT LXI.

That a virgin ought de∣uoutly to performe vvhat shee hath promised to God. CHAPT. LXII.

That a Ʋirgin ought al∣vvayes to consider the reason, vhy shee came to religion. CHAPT. LXIII.

That a Ʋirgin ought not to seeke to please men by the beautie of her coun∣tenance. CHAPT. LXIIII.

That a Ʋirgin out not to laugh immo∣deratly. CHAPT. LXV.

That a virgin ought not to desire to gad abroad, and see cities. CHAPT. LXVI.

Of temptation. CHAPT LXVII.

Of dreames. CHAPT. LXVIII.

Of the shortnes of our liues. CHAPT. LXIX.

Of death. CHAPT. LXIX.

Of iudgement. CHAPT. LXX.

Of exhortation. CHAPT. LXXII.

Of obsecration. CHAPT. LXXIII.