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A03356	The pathvvay to prayer and pietie Containing, 1 An exposition of the Lords Prayer, with an apologie for publicke, and priuate set prayer. 2 A preparation to the Lords Supper, with Ma. Zanchius confession, confirming that sacrament. 3 A direction to a Christian life, both in our generall and particular callings. 4 An instruction to die well, and a consolation against all crosses. With diuers prayers, and thanksgiuings fit for this treatise. By Robert Hill, Doctor in Diuinitie.; Christs prayer expounded, a Christian directed, and a communicant prepared	Hill, Robert, d. 1623.; Zanchi, Girolamo, 1516-1590.	1613 (1613)	STC 13474; ESTC S117083	223,397	566

1. Sam. 25.36.37 Gen. 27.9 12 Abstinence from marriage for some conuenient time after his death that so it may appeare shee truly loued him Luk. 2.37 Quest If God send you children what duties owe you to them Answ I am bound to performe these duties 1 To bring them vp in the feare of the Lord Gen. 18.19 Prou. 4.4 31.1 Psalm 78.4 Ephes 6.4 1. Chron. 28.9 and to loue them best who best loue God and me Gen. 25.28 37.3 2 To looke that they may liue in some calling Gen. 4.2 Prou. 10.4 3 To fit their callings according to their natures Gen. 4.2 4 To teach them such ciuill behauiour as sauors of pietie Prou. 4.24.25.26 5 To giue good example to them in each thing Leuit. 11.44 2. Kings 2.23 6 To teach them at the least to reade Reuelat 1.3 7 To correct them doing amisse Eccles 30.1 Prou. 22.15 19.18 29.15 1. King 1.6 8 To commend them when they do well Ephes 6.4 9 To apparell them rather comely then costly Eccles 11.4 10 To denie them in many things their willes Eccles 30.9.10.11 11 To leaue them all some fit portion of my goods and not to make one a gentleman and the rest beggers Gen. 25.5.6 Deut. 21.17 Luk. 15.12 but Eccles 33.18.19.20 hée must not giue them power ouer him whilest he liueth 12 In due time to looke to their marriage Eccles 7.25 13 And last of all to pray for them that they may feare God obey gouernors grow in grace and become citizens of heauen Genes 17.18 Psal 72.1 Iob. 15. Quest What duties are your children to performe to you and your wife Answ They ought 1 To obey vs in things lawfull Ephes 6.1.2 2 To reuerence vs as the authors of their being Eccles 3.1.2.3.4 7.27.28 Tob. 4.3.4 3 To acknowledge vs be wee neuer so poore Gen. 47.1.2 Prou. 19.26 4 To endure our corrections patiently Hebr. 12.9.10.11 though we haue imperfections to beare with them Gen. 9.22.23 5 To be content with our prouision for them Luk. 15.12 Philip. 4.11 6 To séeke al means by which they may please vs. Luk. 15.29 Gen. 26.25 7 To behaue themselues so as they may credit vs. Prou. 10.1 Gen. 34.30 27.46 8 To be sorrie when we be disgraced Eccles 3.11 9 To follow vs as well in the practise of pietie and godlinesse as in the inheritance of our goods and lands Ephes 5.1 10 Not to do attempt or enterprise any thing of weight or importance without our aduice consent or approbation but especially to stay till wee prouide for them in marriage Gen. 6.2 24.4 26.34 Now all these duties they shal practise the better if they will but consider the great care pains and charges we haue béen at in their education and bringing vp which they shal best know when God sends them children of their owne Quest If you be parents in law to children what duties must you performe to them Answ We must consider 1 That they are his or her children whom we haue made all one with our selues 2 That God by his prouidence hath committed them vnto vs. 3 That we shall not kéepe loue each to other vnlesse we haue care of such children 4 That all must pitie the parentlesse much more parents in law 5 That they haue lost their owne parents and therefore stand in néed especially of succour 6 That our children may bee in the like case and wee must doe by others as wee would haue others doe by ours 7 We shal get credit and comfort to our selues by performing all duty to them 8 We shall take away that great scandall which is giuen in the world by bad parents in law and therefore we must 1 Bring them vp in the feare of God 2 We must rather take heede of seuerity towards them then towards our owne children 3 We must bee carefull to increase that portion which is left vnto them by the will of their parents 4 We must not for our priuate gaine or against their consent bestowe them in mariage Quest What duties doe children in law owe to parents in Law Answ They owe in truth many but first they also must consider 1 That they wanting their owne parents stand in neede of some to gouerne them 2 That God and the consent of their suruiuing father or mother hath cast them vpon the tuition of such a parent 3 That by obedience to parents in law they shew what they would haue done to naturall parents 4 That if they please them in all things it may bee they may inherite their step-parents lands or goods 5 That by this they shal be a meanes to kéepe loue betwixt an husband and his wife 6 They shall giue good example to other such children to doe the like 7 That if they had such children they would not willingly be so dealt withall 8 That if such parents should vse them ill they themselues will complaine of them why then should not good step-fathers complaine of bad step-children And therefore they ought 1 To reuerence them as parents 2 To depend vpon them as gouernours 3 To be aduised by them as guardians 4 To bee carefull not to marry themselues till such time as they haue their approbation which if they do they dishonour God grieue their parents scandalize themselues make step-fathers negligent step-children neglected cause other such children and euen naturall children against natural parents to doe the like If any yet say I thriue after such a marriage I answere you may in goods perhaps not in goodnesse if in both it is because you haue repented or els doubtles you wil not thriue long Quest Now if to wife and children God send you seruants what duties do you owe to them Ans For my seruants I must be careful 1 That they be fit to doe such businesse as I keepe them for Gen. 41.38 Exod. 31.2 2 That I impose not too much vpon them Prou. 12.10 Exod. 1.14 3 That they neither play nor worke nor go on errands on the Lords day Exod. 20. 4 That they goe and come with me to and from the Church Iosh 24.15 5 That I examine them of such things as were taught Gen. 18.19 Psal 34.11 6 That I be not too familiar with them Prou. 29.21 7 That I in discretion correct them for their faults Eccles 33.23 Genes 16.6.1 Sam. 30.15 Let Marchants note this 8 That I teach them a trade and occupation and in teaching them send them not to such places of idolatry as by being there they may endanger their soules to procure my wealth Prou. 12.10 9 That I be not sorrie when they set vp but helpe them Eccles 7.20.21 and 33.29 and 34.23 10 That I teach them not to deale vniustly by mine example or commend them if they do so Prou. 21.6 2. Kings 5.26 11 That their diet and apparell be conuenient only such as I prouide for them Prou. 31.21.27 12 That I kéepe no more seruants than I can well

39 Whether God doth both forgiue and punish the same sinne Pag. 63 40 How sinne is a debt to man Pag. 66 41 The good of pardoning offences Pag. 67 42 Whether wee may forgiue and yet sue at Law Pag. 68 43 Rules for going to law Pag. 68 44 Rules against reuenge Pag. 69 45 Why the godly are led into temptation Pag. 74 46 Whether we may pray to be led out of temptation Pag. 76 47 Whether we may say Suffer vs not to be led into temptation Pag. 77 48 What temptation is how taken Pag. 77. 78 49 How God leadeth into temptation Pag. 79 50 How Satan leadeth into temptation Pag. 79 51 Whether God be the author of sinne Pag. 80 52 How God tempteth man Pag. 81 53 Why God doth harden mans heart Pag. 82 54 How God tempteth by prosperitie Pag. 83 55 How by our deliuerance from gunpowder 1605. Pag. 84 56 How by aduersitie Pag. 85 57 Of temptation to popish religion Pag. 86 58 Of temptation to forsake the Church Pag. 87 59 How Satan is resisted Pag. 88 60 In his temptation to couetousnesse Pag. 89 61 To pride Pag. 90 62 To adultrie Pag. 91 63 To drunkennesse Pag. 91 64 To enuie Pag. 92 65 To idlenesse Pag. 93 66 To impatience in afflictions Pag. 94 70 To dispaire of Gods mercies Pag. 95 71 To presumption Pag. 96 72 How many waies God deliuereth from euill Pag. 99 73 What we must do to be deliuered from euil and from Satan Pag. 99. 100 74 Whether we may pray for temptations Pag. 102 75 Frō whence haue Kings their authority Pag. 107 76 Whether Gods power can be communicated to any creature Pag. 108 77 How all power is giuen to Christ Pag. 108 78 Of this word Amen in diuers questions Pag. 112 79 Of many circumstances in prayer and also of set prayer and of the profitable and lawfull vse of it Pag. 117 SPECIALL QVESTIONS in a Communicant instructed 1 OF diuers sorts of banquets Pag. 1 2 Of the necessitie of comming to the Lords Table Pag. 2 3 Of properties belonging to a fit guest Pag. 6 4 Of examination Pag. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7 5 Why knowledge is necessarie Pag. 9 6 Why the most are ignorant Pag. 9 7 VVhat knowledge a Communicant must haue Pag. 10 8 Twentie reasons that the bread is not turned into Christs bodie Pag. 14 9 VVhether it may be done by a miracle Pag. 17 10 VVhy the bread is called Christs body Pag. 17 11 That the bread may not be receiued alone Pag. 18 12 VVhy Christ vsed bread and wine Pag. 19 13 VVhat the actions of the Ministers signifie Pag. 20 14 VVhat the actions of the receiuer signifie Pag. 20 15 VVhy we must examine our faith Pag. 21 16 Signes of faith Pag. 22 17 Why we must examine our repentance Pag. 23 18 VVhy men must and do not repent Pag. 25 19 Signes of repentance Pag. 25 20 VVhy we must examine our obedience Pag. 26 21 Notes of true obedience Pag. 26 22 Of reconciliation Pag. 27 23 VVhat we must thinke of at the Communion Pag. 136 24 How we must behaue our selues when wee come to the Lords Table Pag. 29 25 Of kneeling at the Communion Pag. 30 26 VVhat quantitie of bread and wine is fit to be receiued Pag. 33 27 Of often receiuing Pag. 33 28 Of priuate receiuing Pag. 35 29 Of comming fasting to the Communion Pag. 38 30 VVhat is required after the receiuing of the Lords Supper Pag. 40 31 Zanchius of the Lords Supper Pag. 42 SPECIALL QVESTIONS handled in a Christian directed 1 WHhy we ought to watch Pag. 65 2 VVhat we must do in watching Pag. 66 3 Of buying out the time Pag. 67 4 How we must watch ouer our thoughts Pag. 68 5 How ouer our words Pag. 70 6 How ouer our actions towards God Pag. 71 7 How ouer our actions towards our selues Pag. 73 8 How ouer our actions towards others Pag. 74 9 Of what behauiour we must be Pag. 76 10 Of apparell Pag. 77 11 Of diet Pag. 78 12 Of recreation Pag. 79 13 Of getting riches Pag. 80 14 Of spending and frugalitie Pag. 80. 81 15 Of sanctifying the Sabbath Pag. 85 16 Of chusing a fit wife or a fit husband Pag. 86 17 The duties of the husband Pag. 87 18 Of the wife Pag. 88 19 Of parents naturall and legall Pag. 89. 90 20 Of children naturall and legall Pag. 91. 92 21 Of masters Pag. 94 22 Of seruants Pag. 95 23 Of Magistrates and subiects Pag. 97 24 Of the Ministers dutie Pag. 99 25 Of the peoples dutie to their Ministers Pag. 100 Of hearing Sermons 26 VVhat we must do before we heare Pag. 101 27 VVhat in hearing Pag. 102 28 VVhat after hearing Pag. 103 29 How to know a good Sermon Pag. 104 30 VVhy many do sleepe at Sermons Pag. 105 31 Remedies against it Pag. 107 32 How hearing is better then reading Pag. 107 33 Whether all are bounden to heare Pag. 108 34 VVhy wee should not take Gods name in vaine Pag. 109 SPESIALL QVESTIONS in the Direction to die well 1 WHat we must euer thinke on Pag. 111 2 VVhy on death Pag. 112. 3 That the Art of dying well is the Art of Arts. Pag. 113 4 VVhy few thinke of it Pag. 113 5 How we ought to number our daies Pag. 114 6 That it is folly not to thinke of death Pag. 115 7 That our life is miserable Pag. 115 8 How the houre of death is better then the houre of life Pag. 116 9 Whether we may desire death Pag. 117 10 What death is Pag. 118 11 Whether Adam if he had continued in his innocencie should haue died Pag. 119 12 That wee are better in Christ then in Adam Pag. 119 13 Three monitors of death Pag. 120 14 How we may die well Pag. 120 15 VVhen we must begin to serue God Pag. 120 16 Of deferring repentance Pag. 121 17 Of the death of the wicked Pag. 122 18 Of the death of the godly Pag. 122 19 Of vnwillingnesse to die Pag. 128 20 How many wayes may a man carrie him-himselfe in death Pag. 131 21 VVhat we must do when we are sicke Pag. 134 22 VVhy we must set our soule in order Pag. 134 23 VVhen and why we must send for the Minister Pag. 135 24 VVhy we must take physicke Pag. 136 25 How we must take it Pag. 136 26 VVhether wee may vse superstitious and vngodly Physitians Pag. 137 27 VVhy the Physitian for the soule must bee first sent for Pag. 138 28 VVhat we must doe when the Minister commeth Pag. 139 29 What the Minister must do to vs. Pag. 140 30 Whether being sicke of the plague wee may send for the Minister Pag. 140 31 Of them that dreame of a particular faith Pag. 143 32 Against them that abuse Gods prouidence Pag. 143 33 The obiection that many escape answered Pag. 144 34 Who may visit persons infected Pag. 145 35 Comforts against the pestilence Pag. 145

he had neuer séene or heard them such an one must euer be running for counsell Fourthly by taking oportunitie for honest gaine Pro. 10.5 And lastly by kéeping thée with in compasse not bearing an higher port and countenance in the World than a mans abilitie will warrant Prou. 12.9 yet is it not good for a man to feigne himselfe poore when he hath aboundance as many doe who are euer whyning and complaining without cause are neither good to others nor themselues Wisdome thus ordered is like to the skill of a workman by which he is able to remoue or lift vp that weight which a stronger than he cannot do 3 Iustice and vpright dealing for so thou shalt reape the like from others Prou. 21.21 Mark 7.12 haue a blessing on thy wealth Prou. 21.6 and purchase much credit by thy good dealing 4 Mercifulnesse and friendly dealing with the poore in buying of them their commodities selling to them their wares and laboring for them to their good This is a good way to thriue Pro. 16.3.28 22. 1. Tim. 6.9.10 5 Contentation with that portion which God as a wise Father measureth out vnto thée 1. Tim. 6.6 Philip. 4.11 Heb. 13.5 6 Looke to the choice of friends for grace and good nature are thy friends great they will often procure to thée great expense and losse of time Prou. 23.1.2.3 are they affectionate and full of passions thou shalt haue much a do to please them and they are soone lost Prou. 28.19.22.24.29 22. Lastly kéepe amitie with thy neighbours Rom. 12.18 yet only so long as thou maist haue God to friend also Quest You said in the third place I must auoid those things which are enemies to frugalitie which are they Answ 1 Sloth which is described to be a great wisher Pro. 13.4 excuser Pro. 15.19.22.13.26.14.15 ouer-wise Pro. 26.16 the high way to beggery Prou. 20.4.10.4.24.24.36 2 Vaine idle company Prou. 28.19 these wil driue you either to other delights or to loose your time or to let go occasions for your good be you neuer so good bad company wil hurt you as the swéetest waters poured into the sea become salt and brackish 3 Take héed of pastime Prou. 21.17 4 Of talking what you wil do Pro. 14.23 5 Of a swéet tooth a veluet mouth which often procureth double expences first of diet secondly of physicke to cure diseases gotten by intemperance Prou. 21.17.23.21.29 6 Good fellowship and company kéeping which is the losse of time an hinderer of thy calling a drawer of much company to thine house causeth them often to be like to them both in cōditions affection Pro. 13.20.14.7 7 Take héed of much borrowing for he the goeth on borowing goeth a sorowing Pr. 22.7 he that is euer borrowing is neuer a fréemā Quest What rules are you to obserue for the sanctifying of the Sabbath Answ 1 I must rise early to sanctifie my self and all that belong to me for Gods seruice that day Iob. 1.5 2 I must kéepe it from morning till euening Leuit. 23.32 3 I must frequent the exercises of religion and be present with al reuerence at praier and preaching Psal 122.1 4 I must not so go from Sermon to Sermon that I confer not of Gods word which I heare especially with such as belong vnto me Acts 17.10.11 5 I must meditate of all Gods mercies especially of such as are giuen me in Christ Psalm 92.1 6 I must not make that day a day of feasting sporting or visiting as the most do of friends abroad Isai 58.13.14 7 I must doe no worke vpon that day which might haue béen done the day before or may be done the day after Exod. 20.10 8 I must labor to be at Gods house with the first that so I may be partaker of the whole seruice Math. 18.20 Hebr. 10.25 Psal 42.4 9 I must visite such as are comfortlesse if I know or imagine they stand in néed of my helpe Iames 1.27 10 I must bee carefull to prouide something which I may distribute to the necessitie of the Saints 1. Cor. 16.2 These rules must I obserue lest it bee truly said of mee which was falsely said of Christ This man is not of God for he keepeth not the Sabbath Iohn 9.16 Quest Now as you haue learned these generall rules of pietie come we euen to particulars say that you intend to be maried what rules must you vse in chusing a wife Answ I must looke 1 That shee be of good religion Gen. 26.2 27.46 These rules must women vse also in taking an husband 2 Of honest parentage Genes 28.1 3 Of good report Prou. 22.1 4 Of ciuill carriage Prou. 7.10.11.12 5 Of contenting personage Gen. 24.16 6 A louer of godly companie Acts 16.17 7 Of prouident circumspection Prou. 19.1 31.16 8 Of stayed yéeres 9 Of few words Pro. 31.26 Eccl. 26.28 10 Of an honest nature Eccles 25.18 Quest When you are married what duties owe you to your wife Answ I owe vnto her 1 Loue to her person Ephes 5.25.28 1. Sam. 1.8 2 Chastitie to her bed Prou. 5.15.16 17.18 Gen 2.14 3 Maintenance to her estate Pro. 31.31 4 Cohabitation to her content Deut. 24.5 1. Cor. 7.5 1. Pet. 3.7 5 Patient forbearing and concealing of her infirmities Colos 3.19 Ephes 4.26 especially when I am newly maried for as brickes newly laid are easily seuered before the morter be dried so louers newly married are easily diuorced before their hearts are by continuance vnited 6 Admonition and commendation rather then correction Hebr. 10.25 Prou. 31.31 7 Instruction in pietie 1. Cor. 7.15 8 Due beneuolence 1. Cor. 7.3.4.5 9 Kindnesse to her kindred Hester 8.2.3 10 Cherishing in sicknesse Prou. 12.10 And continuance of loue to her euen when she is old wrinkled and hath lost her former beautie Luke 1.6 11 I must leaue her a liberall portion if she suruiue me Prou. 31.31 12 And both mourne truly for and bee kind to her children if shee die before mee Gen. 23.2 Quest And what duties must you looke for from your wife Answ These duties 1 Reuerence as to her head 1. Cor. 11.2 Ephes 5.33 2 Chastitie as to a part of her bodie Genes 2.24 Prou. 5.19 3 Prouidence in getting sparing and spending Prou. 31.1 Sam. 25. 4 Nursing of her owne children for this God nature her breasts her health all childrens loue to such a mother the dumbe creatures the feare of changing her child and the examples of holy women teach her if she be able to do it Gen. 21.7 5 Silence in kéeping secrets without declaiming against euery domesticall vnkindnesse Galath 6.2 Iudg. 16.18 6 Obedience to my lawfull commandements Ephes 5.22 Hester 1.21.22 7 Chearefulnesse of countenance and spéech Eccles 26.19.20 8 Diligent staying at home in some honest calling Prou. 7.11.12 Gen. 18.9 9 Grauitie in her domesticall behauiour 1. Pet. 3.2 10 Sobriety in her appare● and gesture Isai 3.1 Tim. 2.9 1. Pet. 3.4 11 Obseruation of his nature and diet