(the parents New Year's gift) The Christian's pattern: or, imitation of Jesus Christ. In four books. Containing among other Things, I. Christ the true Pattern to be imitated by every Christian. II. The Life of the Spiritual Man; or the Religious Exercises of every true Professor of the Name of Christ. III. Dialogues between Christ and the Disciple; in which the Doubts and Fears of the pious Soul are declared and removed; with unerring Directions to attain eternal Happiness. IV. The Christian assisted in his Preparations for, and worthy Receiving of the Holy Communion of the Lord's Supper. With reflections and observations on every chapter, never published in any other Edition of this excellent Treatise. To which are likewise now added, meditations and prayers for persons in sickness and trouble; with Hymns on various Subjects. By Thomas à Kempis. To which is prefixed, the Life of the Author, with an Account of all his Writings. The whole embellish'd with a great Number of Copper Plate Cuts [electronic resource].