This work, whose four books include "Directives for Interior Life" and "On Interior Consolation," was written in the (*) 1400s by a member of the Devotia Moderna movement in the Netherlands.
The third and fourth books of this work are presented as a dialogue between the title figure and the disciple. In its fourth book, this work's title figure instructs the follower to "clean the mansions of your heart" in order to receive the Blessed Sacrament. The Latin phrase "Sic transit gloria mundi," or "thus passes the glory of the world," likely derives from the third chapter of this work. This work, whose four books include "Directives for Interior Life" and "On Interior Consolation," was written in the (*) 1400s by a member of the Devotia Moderna movement in the Netherlands. For 10 points, name this devotional by Thomas a Kempis that suggests emulating Jesus through contemplative study.
The third and fourth books of this work are presented as a dialogue between the title figure and the disciple.
The Imitation of Christ [or De Imitatione Christi]