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A92885	The whole duty of a Christian containing all things necessary, both as to what he is to know, and do, for the obtaining a happy eternity ; to which is added, More particular directions, how to prepare for a comfortable death ...	Seller, Abednego, 1646?-1705.; Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698.	1699 (1699)	Wing S2461A; ESTC R42613	99,994	253

will be unto us we being delivered out of the hands of our Enemies let us serve thee without fear in Holiness and Righteousness all our Days through Jesus Christ our Lord in whose Holy Name and Words I further pray Our Father c. How to Prepare for a Comfortable Death I. BE sure your State and Condition your Nature Disposition and Inclinations are changed That you have an Interest in Christ the only Ark that can carry us safe to shore after that General Shipwrack made in Adam An inward principle of Piety and Holiness a renewed Soul a reconciled mind to God and True goodness which is nothing else but an Harmony or Right order of Heart and Life That you are possessed of the Sanctifying Spirit made partaker of the Divine Nature and Image Temper and Dispositions resembling Him in his Imitable Perfections of Justice Truth Goodness Kindness Clemency Bounty Benevolence c. Absolutely and Intirely resigned and devoted to him without Reserve or Exception to be govern'd wholly by his Laws You are then reconciled to God you have the Judge for your Friend and Advocate and the Earnest of your Future Inheritance He deserves not the Name of a Christian saith St. Jerom who lives in such a state in which he would not die Good men neglecting clearing up their Evidences and Hopes Their Claim and Title to Heaven hath made them live Comfortless and die Heartless 'T is dreadful entering Eternity upon loose Hopes and fluid Peradventures To die and not to know how we shall speed in another world To fall into the Hands of Death as the Lepers into the Syrians not knowing whether we shall meet with Kindness or Cruelty like that dying Philosopher Dibius vixi Anxius morior nescio quo vado But what is it to be put into the Bill of Mortality when our Names are written in the Book of Life where Guilt is Removed Death is disarmed We may well desire to be dissolved when we know our Redeemer liveth That He shall be our Judge who hath taken upon Him our Flesh who hath given us his Spirit upon whom we have fixed our Expectations of Happiness for whom we have suffered from this vile world whom we always looked on as our Treasure and Portion whose coming we have so long looked for and desired who hath the Keys of Heaven Hell and Death our Friend our Brother our Husband our Head He will not endure to have his own Members cast off He will never disown those that shall be found in Him He will vindicate his own Claim and Title to us He will not lose his own Purchase not deny his own work not condemn us for that Debt himself hath undertaken to pay for whom He came to be Surety was Sentenced Condemned and Suffered There is no Condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit (d) Rom. 8.1 If upon Gospel grounds our Hearts Condemn us not but Testifie we are reconciled to Him we may be sure He is reconciled to us and may have Confidence in the Day of Judgment II. In your several places and stations Imploy well your Talents your Trust your Stewardship your Time fill up every space of it by well spending it Do all the good you can while you are Here not only by a daily Exercise of Publick and Private Devotion but by being in any kind useful and beneficial to others which is a great part of our Business in this world by a Charitable helping the necessitous and distressed allaying their Sorrows removing their Burdens supporting them under their Calamities by all Offices of Kindness and Friendship hindering Injurious Contentions promoting Love Peace good will amongst Men by furthering their welfare by being Courteous and Affable long-suffering mild easie to be intreated and reconciled of a Benign Compassionate Sympathizing Temper assisting and standing up for the injured and oppressed Contributing as much as we can that every one may live as Happily by us and be as good as may be More especially doing good to Mens Souls by seasonable frequent Reproofs and Admonitions good Advice and Example to bring them into love with Goodness and Virtue and Rescue them from the Dominion of Sin and Satan and an Intollerable Damnation A good and generous man is Ambitious and heartily glad of an Opportunity to save a Man's Life or Estate when in Danger but He that 's an Instrument of Anomer's Eternal Salvation saves the most precious thing in the world and furthers his own (e) Dan. 12.3 Jam. 5.19 We may do a great deal of good in a little Time Husbanded well and suffering none of it to be swallowed up without endeavouring to do some real good to our selves or others We account Him Happy that 's taken hence whilest He 's well Imploy'd and every man wishes to Die so we cannot choose the Circumstances of our own Death but may certainly make it Comfortable by imploying our selves so that when God shall call us we cannot be accused of any gross mis-spence of our Time or the neglecting any Opportunity of doing or receiving good the Providence of God hath put into our Hands One of the most principal Rules of solid Devotion saith St. Cyprian is that we let not pass the least occasion of serving God III. Exercise Charity and Mercy according to your Opportunities and Abilities Alms delivers from Death (f) Isa 1.17 Dan. 4.27 Ecl. 3.9 Tob. 4.10 Come up for a Memorial before God (g) Act. 10.4 Charity covers the multitude of Sins (h) 1 Pet. 4.8 Forgiving others Intitles us to the Pardon of our Offences (i) Mat. 6.14.15 We can challenge no Reward from God for our Duty because the Service of our whole Lives is Antecedently due to him and we Receive all from him but a good life qualifies and disposes us for that Happiness He hath promised to Holy and pure Souls and no Grace or Virtue more immediately prepares and fits us for it than works of Mercy which are like to have a greater Influence on the last Day 's Proceedings than most are aware of (k) Lu. 12.33 and 16.9 1 Tim. 6.17 c. All the Actions of Men shall be brought to account but Christ Representing to us the process of the last Judgment and instancing only in Works of Mercy (l) Mat. 25.32 c. signifies at least thus much to us that he hath a peculiar Regard to those in acquitting or condemning men at that Day He looks upon the Performance or Neglect as Redounding upon himself and Intimates there 's something peculiar in the Exercise or Neglect of this Grace to intitle us to his favour or expose us to his wrath The marble-hearted Cruelty of wicked men is the only thing mentioned that makes the Bill be found against them whilst the Righteous are strangely surpriz'd when told they had shewed savour to their Judge to him that sat on the Throne whom they had never seen in

it be Good or whether it be Evil. Lead me in thy way sanctifie and support me by thy Holy Spirit now and all my Days Bind up my Soul in the Bundle of Life Redeem me from Sin and Death and the Power of the Grave and bring me to thine everlasting Kingdom Let not any Neglect Temptation Pain or Passion discompose my Thoughts or Duty or hinder me from a well-grounded Confidence in thee Let neither Death nor Life nor Angels nor Principalities nor Powers nor things present nor things to come separate me from the Love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord who hath taught me when I pray to say Our Father c. FINIS ERRATA PAge 75. line 12. for our read your P. 85. l. 1. for hnd r. and. The CONTENTS OF the Scriptures Pag. 1 Of God Pag. 4 Of the Trinity Pag. 6 Of Creation Pag. 7 Of Providence Pag. 8 Of the Angels Pag. 9 Of Man by Creation Pag. 11 Of the Fall of Man Pag. 15 Of Man's Recovery Pag. 16 Of the Sacraments Pag. 19 Of Baptism Pag. 19 Of the Lord's Supper Pag. 173 Of the Creed Pag. 21 Of the Ten Commandments Pag. 28 Of the Lord's Prayer Pag. 35 Husbands and Wives Mutual Duties Pag. 46 Their Prayer Pag. 51 Husbands Duties Pag. 54 Their Prayer Pag. 56 Wives Duties Pag. 59 Their Prayer Pag. 60 Prayer for safe Child-bearing Pag. 62 Thanksgiving after Deliverance Pag. 64 Parents Duties Pag. 65 Their Prayer Pag. 71 Childrens Duties Pag. 74 Their Prayer Pag. 76 Masters Duties Pag. 78 Their Morning and Evening Prayer with their Families Pag. 81 Servants Duties Pag. 88 Their Prayer Pag. 91 Duties of the Aged Pag. 94 Their Prayer Pag. 96 Duties of the Young Pag. 99 Their Prayer Pag. 105 Duties of the Rich. Pag. 109 Their Prayer Pag. 115 Duties of the Poor Pag. 118 Their Prayer Pag. 122 Duties of the Sick Pag. 126 Support for the Sick Pag. 131 Prayers for the Sick Pag. 136 How to spend every Day well Pag. 143 Morning Prayer Pag. 152 Evening Prayer Pag. 154 Grace before and after Meat Pag. 157 How to spend the Lord's Day Pag. 158 Morning Prayer for the Lord's Day Pag. 162 Evening Prayer for the Lord's Day Pag. 166 Directions as to Prayer Pag. 169 Direction as to Reading and Hearing the Word Pag. 171 Directions as to the Lord's Supper Pag. 173 Duties Before At and After Receiving Pag. 174 A Prayer Before or At Receiving Pag. 177 Meditations and Prayers before we receive the Bread Pag. 180 When we receive the Bread Pag. 182 When we receive the Cup. Pag. 184 A Prayer after receiving Pag. 190 How to prepare for a comfortable Death Pag. 193 Prayers for a comfortable Death to be added to our daily Devotions Pag. 216 Some Books Printed for and Sold by W. 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