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Shirley Carter Hughson. The Warfare of the Soul: Practical Studies in the Life of Temptation
The Warfare of the Soul: Practical Studies in the Life of Temptation
Table of Contents
PREFACE
TO THE READER
THE WARFARE OF THE SOUL
THE TEMPTER: HIS HISTORY AND NATURE
THE TEMPTER: HIS CHARACTERISTICS AND METHODS
THE UNIVERSALITY OF TEMPTATION
THE SPIRIT OF SOLICITUDE
OUR PREPARATION FOR TEMPTATION
TRAINING THE INNER LIFE
THE STAGES OF THE BATTLE
IN THE HOUR OF BATTLE
THE TESTS OF VICTORY AND DEFEAT
THE SCHOOL OF THE HOLY GHOST
THE RETURN FROM CAPTIVITY
THE GROUND FOR CHRISTIAN COURAGE
CHAPTER I
THE WARFARE OF THE SOUL
I. A Personal Issue
II. Not Peace, but a Sword
III. The Terms of the Warfare
IV. The Nature of Temptation
V. Precept and Counsel
CHAPTER II
THE TEMPTER: HIS HISTORY AND NATURE
I. Satan's Fall and its Effects
II. The Hopelessness of his Warfare
III. The Limitations of the Tempter
IV. The Restraint of the Divine Decrees
CHAPTER III
THE TEMPTER: HIS CHARACTERISTICS AND METHODS
I. Satan, the Deceiver
II. The Fact of his Personality
III. His Experience and Wisdom
IV. The Methods of his Might
V. The Soul's Safety
CHAPTER IV
THE UNIVERSALITY OF TEMPTATION
I. The Common Lot
II. Enduring Hardship
III. The Sufferings of the Saints
IV. Satan in the Sanctuary
V. The Sacrament of Temptation
CHAPTER V
THE SPIRIT OF SOLICITUDE
I. True and False Anxiety
II. Worry Versus Faith
III. The Cure of a Doubting Spirit
IV. God's Sympathy
CHAPTER VI
OUR PREPARATION FOR TEMPTATION
I. A Double Weapon
II. The Spirit of Vigilance
III. Prayer and Temptation
CHAPTER VII
TRAINING THE INNER LIFE
I. Environment and Character
II. Educating the Memory
III. Guiding the Imagination
IV. The Practice of Constancy
V. The Practice of Calmness
VI. The Practice of Patience
VII. The Practice of Diligence
CHAPTER VIII
THE STAGES OF THE BATTLE
I. The Satanic Suggestion
II. The Response of the Natural Heart
III. The "Inferior" and "Superior" Wills
IV. The Fatal Consent
CHAPTER IX
IN THE HOUR OF BATTLE
I. Realizing God's Friendship
II. The Divine Example of Humility
III. Instant in Prayer
IV. A Holy Perversity
V. Scorning the Tempter
VI. Staying not the Hand
VII. The Final Phase of Victory
CHAPTER X
THE TESTS OF VICTORY AND DEFEAT
I. The Test of Common Sense
II. The Test of Doubt
III. Signs of the Soul's Victory
IV. Spiritual Safety, Spiritual Victory
V. The Truest Test
CHAPTER XI
THE SCHOOL OF THE HOLY GHOST
I. The Teaching of Temptation
II. The Bulwark of Love
III. The Lesson of Humility
IV. The Lessons of Consolation
V. How to Learn our Lessons
CHAPTER XII
THE RETURN FROM CAPTIVITY
I. Hastening to Repent
II. A Tranquil Sorrow
III. A Spirit of Reparation
IV. The Work of Amendment
V. The Gainsaying of Satan
CHAPTER XIII
THE GROUND FOR CHRISTIAN COURAGE
I. Members One of Another
II. The Church's Treasury of Grace
III. God's Interest in Our Victory
