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The guide of a Christian directing him to such things, as are by him, to be believed, practised, feared, and hoped for. There are added at the end prayers to be used upon several occasions.
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break that Thou shalt not Steal 3. To be Courteous in our Behaviour and in Honour to prefer one another Rom. 12.10 and to be easie to be entreated Jam. 3.17 He that thinks not too highly of himself will be affable to others 4. To be Patient and Gentle and Peaceable Rom. 12.18 towards all Men and to let all Rigour and Bitterness Wrath and Clamour be put away from us Eph. 4.31 Such a churlish Temper and such boisterous Passions as govern'd in Nabal will render us very uneasie both to our selves and all who Converse with us If you are angry though not without cause Mat. 5.22 Sin not let not the Sun go down upon your wrath Eph. 4.26 5. To set a just value and esteem upon the Gifts and Parts of others neither envying nor detracting from them nor seeking by any ways whatever to eclipse them but in lowliness of Mind esteeming others better than themselves Phil. 2.3 6. To promote to our power and in our stations the salsation of others Jam. 5.19 20. This is the greatest of Charities and it is done several ways As by recommending them to God by fervent Prayer by setting them a pattern of a holy Life by endeavouring their Instruction by our selves or others in the things that belong to their Eternal Peace by lending or giving them Books of Piety by reading to them as we have opportunity the Scriptures or other Pious Books if they either cannot read at all or do it very imperfectly or are disabled by Infirmity by putting them in mind of the Duties they omit particularly of their neglecting the Lord's day and the holy Communion by encouraging them when they do well by speaking well of them and comfortably to them by shewing them the true kindness of Discreet Admonition and Brotherly Reproof Levit. 19.17 Psal 141.5 Mat. 18.15 16. by assisting them in healing the Wounds of their Conscience He can be no Friend to his own Soul who is none to his Neighbours 7. To Assist those whom we see or know to be in any worldly Distress either by our Advice Interest or Purses as we are able and as is proper for our circumstances and that with a chearful Countenance and comfortable Words For whoso hath this Worlds Goods and seeth his Brother have need and shutteth up his Bowels of Compassion from him how dwelleth the Love of God in him 1 John 3.17 A sad thing it is to observe how prodigal some Men and Women are in Rich Cloaths and Sumptuous Tables and yet provide not one Garment for the Widow and Fatherless nor a few Crumbs for a poor Lazarus 8. To pay thankful Acknowledgments to all our Benefactors of what kind soever and as we have Opportunities to make suitable Returns And not as the manner of some is to repay Favours and Kindnesses with Ingratitude and Injuries 9. Those who have the Supream Authority are to look upon themselves as God's Vicegerents They are not on the one side to be a terror to good Works nor on the other to bear the Sword in vain but as the Ministers of God to execute wrath upon them that do evil Rom. 13.4 And to these must every Soul within their Dominions be subject in all things lawful Mat. 22.21 Acts 4.19 Rom. 13.1 and whoever is not resists the Ordinance of God Rom. 13.2 We must likewise pay them Tribute Rom. 13.7 and pray for them and all who are deputed by them that so we may lead a quiet and peaceable Life in all Godliness and Honesty 1 Tim. 2.2 10. Those who are Spiritual Fathers in Christ are to take Care of all the Souls committed to their Charge To preach the Word to be instant in season and out of season to reprove rebuke and exhort with all long suffering 2 Tim. 4.2 And to this end a Bishop must be blameless vigilant sober of good behaviour given to hospitality apt to teach not given to wine no striker nor greedy of filthy lucre and one who rules well his own house 1 Tim. 3.2 3 4. And this Character every other Christian Minister is to endeavour to make good with respect to the Circumstances in which he is Those that are under them must esteem them very highly in love for their work sake 1 Thes 5.12 13. and look upon them as those who watch for their Souls and must give an account of them Heb. 13.17 And lastly they must pray for them that utterance may be given them and that they may open their Mouths boldly to make known the Mysteries of the Gospel Eph. 6.19 Col. 4.3 11. Those who are natural Parents are early to bring their Children to Baptism and afterwards as they grow up to Confirmation and the holy Communion To such good ends it is their Duty to instil into their Minds betimes the Principles of Christian Religion and to keep them to their Duty sometimes by Rewards and Encouragements sometimes by moderate Correction and Punishment but always by their own good Examples and never by reviling Language or other unlawful Severities Those of Noble Families and plentiful Fortunes are to spare no sort of Education that may qualifie their Children to serve either Church or State in places proper for them for as much as their Examples Interest Reputation and Revenues will have very great influence upon their dependants and inferiors And those of a lower rank are to take care of putting their Children in some way of getting an honest livelihood and when they are fit for a wedded life to Marry them in the Lord 1 Cor. 7.39 and give them all the reasonable supplies they can and to arm them with all necessary cautions and instructions but never to force them to marry such as they abhor and loath lest the Soul of a Child thus grieved and put into a state of Temptation be one day required at their hands Ezek. 3.18 Children are likewise commanded by God to love honour and obey their Parents as likewise to pray for them to administer to their wants when they are able and to cover all their Infirmities for the Eye that mocks his Father or despiseth to obey his Mother the Ravens of the Valleys shall pick it out and the young Eagles shall eat it Prov. 30.17 And no unkindness of Parents can ever exempt or discharge Children from their Duties And lastly they are to be kind and loving one to another as Joseph to his Brethren Gen. 50.21 12. Those who are Husbands and Wives may do well to peruse Ephes 5. Coloss 3. 1 Tim. 3. and 1 Pet. 3. and frequently to read over their Matrimonial Vows and consider how they have plighted their troth each to other and solemnly taken one another for better for worse for richer for poorer in sickness and in health to love and to cherish the Woman adds to Obey till death them do part and forsaking all others to keep only to one another so long as they both shall live These are not Words of course but Engagements in the special
the World and all the fading Vanities of it Give me unfeigned Repentance for all the Errors of my Life past and seal my Pardon in Heaven before I go hence and be no more seen O lift up thy Countenance upon me and in all the pains of my Body in all the Agonies of my Spirit let thy Comforts refresh my Soul And when the time of my departure is come receive me into those Heavenly Habitations where the Souls of them that sleep in the Lord Jesus enjoy perpetual rest and felicity Grant this O Lord for the Merits of the same Jesus Christ thy only Son and our only Saviour and Redeemer Amen A Prayer to be said by one whose Friend is dead O Righteous Lord I acknowledge thy wisdom and goodness in all thy Dispensations towards the Children of Men and do therefore submit my self and all I have to thy Dispâ—sal who knowest best what is fit for us It was of thâ— Mercy that I so long enjoyed the comfort of my Friend whom thou hast now taken from me The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away Blessed be the Name of the Lord. From Thee all good things do come and thou canst repair this loss to me by adding to the number of my Friends But however thou shalt deal with me in that particular yet this one thing I most humbly beg be thou my God and my Friend and it is enough In thee shall be mâ— trust as long as I live and when thou shalt call me hence receive me into Heaven where I hope my Friend is that we may there joyn with all thy Holy Angels and Saints to sing thy Praises for ever and ever Grant this for Jesus Christ his sake Amen A Prayer to be said for one who has lost a Friend O Father of Mercies and God of all Comforts who in a more especial manner hast always shewed thy self a helper of the Friendless and a Father of the Fatherless and a Husband to the Widow look down with an Eye of Pity and Compassion upon thy Servant now in great grief and bitterness of heart for the loss of his dear Friend and give him grace to consider that it was thy doing who dost not afflict willingly nor grieve the Children of Men. And let this teach him to moderate all his Passions and to bear his Affliction with an humble meek and patient Spirit Free him from all discontented and distrustiul Thoughts and help him to cast all his care upon Thee who carest for him and canst do infinitely more for him than the most tender and faithful Friend on Earth Lift up his Thoughts towards that blessed Place where thou his God and Saviour art and so assist him with thy grace to follow thâ— blessed Son in purity of living during his Pilgrimage upon Earth that he may hereafter enter into his joy and with all those who are departed in thy fear be made Partaker of everlasting Glory through the same Lord Jesus Amen A Grace before Meat LOrd pardon all our Sins give us grace to make a temperate and discreet use of thy Creatures which thou hast now provided for us that whether we eat or drink or whatsoever we do we may do all to thy Glory through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen After Meat WE praise thâ— Holy Name O Lord for all thy Mercies and especially for this refreshment which thou hast now given us Enable us thereby to do thee further Service Bless thy Holy Church preserve our King the Royal Family and these Realms grant us Peace and Truth here and make us Partakers of thy Glory hereafter through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen A Table of the Contents A. OF Adoration Page 41 Of Moderateness in Apparel Page 71 B. Of Baptism Page 24 50 61 Of Blasphemies Page 38 Not to hurt the Bodies of our Neighbours Page 85 C. Of Charity Page 76 77 Of Diligence in our Callings Page 62 Of Chastity Page 63 Duty of Children 81 Of Consideration Page 59 Arguments for Contentment Page 51 to 58 Duty of Creditors Page 83 The Creed Explained Page 13 D. Of Death Page 32 Duty of Debtors Page 83 Of Secret Devotion Page 46 Certain Forms of Devotion either in a Family of Closet Page 93 Ways of Dishonouring God Page 38 Of Temperance in Drinks Page 66 F. Of the Faith of a Christian Page 5 How he comes to have that Faith Page 6 Of Fasting Page 33 Of the Fear of God Page 29 Things to be Feared Page 89 Duty of Friends Page 82 G. Of Duties towards God Page 27 Not to hurt our Neighbour as to his Goods Page 86 Grace before Meat Page 115 Grace after Meat Page 116 H. Of Honouring God Page 34 Of things to be Hoped for page 89 Of Humility Page 61 Duty of Husbands Page 81 J. Of Justice in dealings Page 74 L. Of the Love of God Page 27 Lords day Page 40 41 M. Duty of Magistrates and Ministers Page 78 Duty of Masters Page 83 Of the Matrimonial Vow Page 81 Of Temporance in Meats Page 65 Of Divine Meditation Page 35 The Benefits of It Page 36 Of Moderateness Page 65 Of Murder Page 85 N. Duties towards our Neighbours Page 73 O. Of Oaths Page 38 P. Duty of Parents Page 79 Of Perjury Page 39 Of things to be Practised by a Christian Page 27 Of Prayer and its Parts Page 42 Morning and Evening Prayer for a Family or single Person Page 93 Paraphrase on the Lords Prayer Page 100 Prayer before Church Page 102 Prayer after Church Page 103 Prayer before Confirmation Page 105 Prayer before the Sacrament Page 106 Prayer at the Sacrament Page 108 Prayer after the Sacrament Page 109 Prayer by with or for a sick Person Page 111 Prayer When a Friend is dead Page 113 Prayer For one who has lost a Friend Page 114 Of singing of Psaims Page 45 R. Of Moderateness in Recreations Page 70 Of Repentance and turning to God Page 30 The Danger of delaying It Page 32 Of Reproof Pae 76 Of Resolution page 60 Against Revenge Page 88 S. Authority of Scriptures Page 8 Duties towards our Selves Page 59 Duty of Servants Page 84 Of Moderateness in Sleep Page 70 Of the Duty of Subjects Page 78 Of the Lord's Supper Page 47 Against hurting the Soul of our Neighbour 84 T. Of Temperance Page 65 66 Of Thanksgiving Page 45 Particularly after Meals Page 37 Of Trusting in God Page 50 Of speaking Truth page 73 W. Duty of Wives Page 81 Against hurting our Neighbour as to his Wife Page 86 Of Worshipping God Page 41 FINIS