First Part: Containing counsels and exercises requisite for the guidance of the soul from her first desire of the devout life until she be brought to a full resolution to embrace it. Purgation, Meditation. Second Part: Containing divers counsels for the elevation of the soul to God by prayer and the sacraments. Third: Containing sundry counsels concerning the exercise of virtues. Fourth: Containing counsels for combating the more ordinary temptations. Fifth: Containing exercises and counsels for renewing the soul and confirming her in devotion.