CHAPTER I.

HOW HE MUST BEGIN, WHO WISHES TO SERVE GOD WITH HIS WHOLE HEART.

§ 1. The knowledge of God and of self is the foundation of the spiritual life.

§ 2. The knowledge of God must be according to the true and undefiled faith.

§ 3 Thou must exact from thyself first and before all things innocence of life.

§ 4. Thou must have also a humble and courageous hope.