Founders of the New Devotion: Lives of Gerard Groote and His Followers

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Lives of the founders of the New Pietist movement

Text from Christian Classics Ethereal Library; in the public domain.

Contents

1. Commentary.
2. Dedication.
3. Preface.
4. Introduction.
5. Preface.
6. Chapter I. Of the origin and interpretation of Gerard’s name.
7. Chapter II. Of his rapid progress at the University of Paris
8. Chapter III. How his conversion was revealed to a hermit in Cologne
9. Chapter IV. How be was drawn to God by the Carthusian
10. Chapter V. Of his change of garb and character
11. Chapter VI. How he separated himself from fellowship with worldlings
12. Chapter VII. Of his abstinence, and the shirt of hair which be wore
13. Chapter VIII. How, by the advice of the Monks, he began to preach the word of God
14. Chapter IX. Of his labours, and his patience toward his enemies
15. Chapter X. Of his journey to the parts about Brabant
16. Chapter XI. Of his austerity in food and clothing
17. Chapter XII. Of his devoutness in prayer and in hearing Holy things
18. Chapter XIII. Of his great love of reading the Holy Scriptures
19. Chapter XIV. Of the abundant fruit which he bore in the conversion of men
20. Chapter XV. Of the devout communities and monasteries which arose through him
21. Chapter XVI. Of his happy death and burial
22. Chapter XVII. Of the noble eulogy passed upon Gerard by a Cantor at Paris
23. Chapter XVIII. Of his public profession of faith, and of his delivering the true Gospel in his preaching
24. Appendix to the Life of Gerard Groote
25. Preface
26. Chapter I. Of the humility of Christ which Florentius studied to imitate
27. Chapter II. Of the interpretation of the name Florentius and its three glorious meanings
28. Chapter III. Of the interpretation of his father’s name Radewin
29. Chapter IV. Of his native land, and bow be went to study at Prague
30. Chapter V. Of his honourable character in the world
31. Chapter VI. Of his conversion through the preaching of Master Gerard
32. Chapter VII. How he despised the life of the world and joined himself to Master Gerard
33. Chapter VIII. How Florentius himself, now fully converted, did convert many others
34. Of the burdens that he bore, and the wrongs that he suffered
35. Chapter X. Of his promotion to the priesthood and the abasement of his humility
36. Chapter XI. How seldom be went out, and of his instructive demeanour as he stood in the Choir
37. Chapter XII. Of the simplicity of his garb
38. Chapter XIII. Of his humble service among the Brothers
39. Chapter XIV. How he laboured with his hands for the common good
40. Chapter XV. Of his compassion toward the poor, the sick, and the friendless
41. Chapter XVI. Of his feeding the poor, and washing beggars
42. Chapter XVII. Of his abstinence and the infirmities which came upon him by reason of his austerity
43. Chapter XVIII. How he often recovered by the aid of the prayers of the devout
44. Chapter XIX. How upon an Easter Even he was healed by a Vision of Angels
45. Chapter XX. Of one who fell into a well and was drawn out unhurt
46. Chapter XXI. Of the vision of the Rood which appeared over his house
47. Chapter XXII. Of his patience, gentleness, and love toward all men
48. Chapter XXIII. Of his devout exhortation to spiritual prayer
49. Chapter XXIV. Of his effectual preaching and his knowledge of the Scriptures
50. Chapter XXV. How he set a guard upon his tongue and avoided oaths
51. Chapter XXVI. Of three temptations that are full of peril to the devout
52. Chapter XXVII. Of his sending forth the Brothers to gather fruit in divers places
53. Chapter XXVIII. Of his happy passing from this world and his burial in the Church
54. Chapter XXIX. Of a vision which was seen after his death, and of the great glory which he attained.
55. A Letter and Certain Notable Sayings of Florentius
56. Preface
57. Chapter I. Of the first Congregation of Clerks in Deventer
58. Chapter II. Concerning John Gronde
59. Life of John Brinckerinck
60. Life of Lubert Berner
61. Life of Henry Brune
62. The Life of Gerard of Zutphen
63. The Life of Amilius of Buren.
64. Life of James of Viana
65. Life of John Cacabus
66. Life of Arnold of Schoonhoven