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- Close section Front Matter
- Close sectionHoly Living
- Frontispiece
- THE RULE AND EXERCISES OF HOLY LIVING
- The Epistle Dedicatory.
- THE TABLE
- Close sectionThe Rule and Exercises of Holy Living, etc. Chap. I. Consideration of the general instruments, and means serving to a holy life: by way of introduction.
- Sect. I. The first general instrument of holy living: Care of our time.
- Rules for imploying our Time.
- The benefits of this Exercise.
- Sect. II. The second general instrument of Holy Living: Purity of intention.
- Rules for our intentions.
- Signes of purity of intention.
- Sect. III. The third general instrument of holy living: or the practise of the presence of God.
- Several manners of the divine presence.
- Rules of exercising this consideration.
- The Benefits of this exercise.
- Ad Chap. I. Prayers and Devotions according to the religion and purposes ofthe foregoing Considerations.
- The first prayers in the Morning as soon as we are dressed.
- Another form of prayer for the Morning. In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Our Father, etc.
- After which conclude with this ejaculation.
- An exercise to be used at any time of the day.
- Ejaculations.
- The prayer.
- A form of Prayer for the evening, to be said by such who have not time, or opportunity to say the publick prayers appointed for this office.
- Another form of Evening Prayer, which may also be used at bed-time. Our Father, etc.
- Ejaculations and short meditations to be used in the Night when we wake.
- Ad Sect. II. A prayer for holy Intention in the beginning and pursuit of any considerable action, as Study, Preaching, etc.
- Ad Sect. III. A prayer meditating and referring to the divine presence.
- An additional prayer.
- Close sectionChap. II Of Christian Sobriety.
- Sect. I.
- Evil consequents of voluptuousnesse.
- Degrees of sobriety.
- Rules for suppressing voluptuousnesse.
- Sect. II.
- Measures of Temperance in eating.
- Signes and effects of Temperance.
- Of Drunkennesse.
- Evil consequents to drunkennesse.
- Signes of drunkennesse.
- Rules for obtaining Temperance.
- Sect. III. Of Chastity.
- The evil consequents of Uncleannesse.
- Acts of chastity in general.
- Acts of virginal Chastity.
- Rules for Widows or vidual Chastity.
- Rules for married persons, or matrimonial chastity.
- Remedies against uncleannesse.
- Sect. IV. Of Humility.
- Arguments against Pride by way of Consideration.
- Acts or offices of humility.
- Meanes and exercises of obtaining and increasing the grace of Humility.
- Signes of Humility.
- Sect. V. Of Modesty.
- Acts and duties of Modesty as it is opposed to Curiosity.
- Acts of Modesty as it is opposed to boldnesse.
- Acts of Modesty as it is opposed to undecency.
- Sect. VI. Of Contentednesse in all estates and accidents.
- Instruments or exercises to procure contentednesse.
- Means to obtain content by may of consideration.
- Poverty or a low Fortune.
- The Charge of many Children.
- Violent necessities.
- Death of Children, or neerest Relatives and Friends.
- Untimely death.
- Death unseasonable.
- Sudden deaths or violent
- Being Childelesse.
- Evil, or unfortunate Children.
- Our own death.
- Ad Chap. Il Prayers for the several Graces and parts of Christian Sobriety. A Prayer against Sensuality.
- For Temperance.
- For Chastity: to he said especially by unmarried persons.
- A Prayer for the love of God, to be said by Virgins and Widows professed or resolved so to live: and may be used by any one.
- A Prayer to be said by married persons in behalf of themselves and each other.
- A Prayer for the grace of Humility.
- Acts of Humility and modesty by way of prayer and meditation.
- A Prayer, for a contented spirit, and the grace of moderation and patience.
- Close sectionChap. III Of Christian Justice.
- Sect. I . Of Obedience to our Superiours.
- Acts and duties of Obedience to all our Superiours.
- Remedies against disobedience: and means to endear our obedience, by way of consideration.
- Degrees of Obedience.
- Sect. II. Of Provision, or that part of Justice which is due from Superiours to Inferiours.
- Duties of Kings and all the Supreme power, as Lawgivers.
- The Duty of Superiours as they are Judges.
- The Duty of Parents to their Children.
- The Duty of Husbands, etc. See Chapt. 2. Sect. 3. Rules for married persons.
- The Duty of Masters of Families.
- The Duty of Guardians, or Tutors.
- Sect. III. Of Negotiation, or Civil Contracts.
- Rules and measures of justice in bargaining.
- Sect. IV.
- Rules of making Restitution.
- Close sectionAd Chap. III. Prayers to be said in relation to the several Obligations and Offices of Justice. A Prayer for the Grace of Obedience: to be said by all persons under Command.
- A Prayer to be said by Subjects, when their Land is invaded and overrun by barbarous or wicked people, enemies of the Religion, or the Government.
- A Prayer to be said by Kings or Magistrates, for themselves and their people.
- A Prayer to be said by Parents for their Children.
- A Prayer to be said by Masters of Families, Curats, Tutors, or other obliged persons for their charges.
- A Prayer to be said by Merchants, Tradesmen, and Handicrafts men.
- A Prayer to be said by Debtors and all persons obliged whether by crime or contract.
- A Prayer for Patron and Benefactours.
- Chap. IV. Of Christian Religion.
- Close sectionOf the internal actions of Religion.
- Sect. I. Of Faith. The Acts and Offices of Faith, are
- Signes of true Faith.
- The Means and Instruments to obtain Faith, are
- Sect. II. Of the Hope of a Christian.
- The Acts of Hope, are
- Rules to govern our Hope.
- Means of Hope, and remedies against Despair.
- Sect. III. Of Charity, or the love of God.
- The acts of Love to God, are
- The Measures and Rules of Divine Love.
- Helps to encrease our love to God; by way of exercise.
- The two states of love to God.
- Cautions and rules concerning zeal.
- Of the external actions of Religion.
- Sect. IV. Of Reading, or Hearing the Word of God.
- Rules for hearing or reading the word of God.
- Concerning spiritual books and ordinary Sermons take in these advices also.
- Sect. V. Of Fasting.
- Rules for Christian Fasting.
- The benefits of Fasting.
- Sect. VI. Of Keeping Festivals and dayes holy to the Lord: particularly, the Lords day.
- Rules for keeping the Lords day and other Christian Festivals.
- Sect. VII.
- Motives to prayer.
- Rules for the practise of Prayer.
- Cautions for making vowes.
- Remedies against wandering thoughts in Prayer.
- Signes of tediousnesse of spirit in our prayers and all actions of religion.
- Remedies against tediousnesse of spirit.
- Sect. VIII Of Almes.
- Works of mercy, or the several kindes of corporal Almes.
- Works of spiritual Almes and mercy, are
- Rules for giving Almes.
- Motives to Charity.
- Remedies against unmercifulnesse, and uncharitablenesse
- I. Against Envy: by way of consideration.
- 2. Remedies against anger by way of exercise.
- Remedies against Anger by way of consideration.
- 3. Remedies against Covetousnesse, the third enemy of mercy.
- Sect. IX. Of Repentance.
- Acts and parts of Repentance.
- Motives to Repentance.
- Sect. X. Of preparation to, and the manner how to receive the holySacrament of the Lords Supper.
- The effects and benefits of worthy communicating.
- Ad Sect. I, II, III. Prayers for all sorts of Men, and all necessities; relating to the several parts of the vertue of Religion. A Prayer for the Graces of Faith, Hope, Charity.
- Acts of love by way of prayer and ejaculation: to be used in private.
- A Prayer to be said in any affliction, as death of children, of husband or wife, in great poverty, in imprisonment, in a sad and disconsolate spirit, and in temptations to despair.
- Ejaculations and short meditations to be used in time of sickness and sorrow, or danger of Death.
- An Act of Faith concerning resurrection and the day of judgment, to be said by sick persons or meditated.
- Short Prayers to be said by sick persons.
- Let the sick person often meditate upon these following promises and gracious words of God.
- Acts of hope to be used by sick persons, after a pious life.
- A prayer to be said in behalf of a sick or dying person.
- A prayer to be said in a storm at Sea.
- Then make an act of resignation, thus,
- A form of a vow to be made in this or the like danger.
- A prayer before a journey.
- Ad Sect IV. A prayer to be said before hearing or reading the word of God.
- Ad Sect. V, IX, X. A form of confession of sins, and repentance to be used upon fasting dayes, or dayes of humiliation; especially in Lent, and before the Holy Sacrament.
- The Prayer.
- Ad Sect. VI. Special devotions to be used upon the Lords-day, and the great Festivalls of Christians.
- Ex Liturgia S. Basilii magna ex parte.
- A short Form of thanksgiving to be said upon any special deliverance, as from Child-birth, from Sickness, from battel, or imminent danger at sea, or Land, etc.
- A Prayer of thanksgiving after the receiving some great blessing, as the birth of an Heir, the successe of an honest designe, a victory, a good harvest, etc.
- A Prayer to be said on the Feast of Christmas, or the birth of our blessed Saviour Jesus; the same also may be said upon the Feast of the Annunciation, and the Purificaion of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
- A Prayer to be said upon our Birth-day, or day of Baptisme.
- A prayer to be said upon the dayes of the memory of Apostles, Martyrs, etc.
- A form of prayer recording all the parts and mysteries of Christs passion; being a short history of it: to be used especially in the week of the passion; and before the receiving the blessed Sacrament.
- The prayer.
- Ad Sect. VII, VIII, X.
- 1. For our selves.
- 2. For the whole Catholick Church.
- 3. For all Christian Kings, Princes and Governours.
- 4. For al the orders of them that minister about Holy things.
- 5. For our neerest relatives, as Husband, Wife, Children, Family, etc.
- 6. For our Parents, our Kindred in the flesh, our Friends and Benefactors.
- 7. For all that lye under the rod of war, famine, pestilence: to be said in the time of plague, or war, etc..
- 8. For all women with childe and for unborn children.
- 9. For all estates of Men and Women in the Christian Church.
- Ad Sect. X.
- A prayer of preparation or addresse to the holy Sacrament. An act of Love.
- An act of Desire.
- An act of contrition.
- An act of Faith.
- The Petition.
- Ejaculations to be said before or at the receiving the holy Sacrament.
- Ejaculations to be used any time that day, after the solemnity is ended.
- TABLE OF THE PRAYERS.
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