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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

are restless and distracted Horrours and Regrets of Conscience rouls and works within and draws the dismal Picture of their own Guilt in dreadfull Colours Then are the proud Boasts of the Atheists and Debauche's quell'd and baffled by the King of Terrors The very thoughts of whose approach surprises them with fear and consternation whilst good men insult over it The guilty Prisoner dreads every Noise and trembles when the door opens for fear of his deserved doom whilst the Innocent upon the same Account is both calm and joyfull expecting deliverance The Divine Majesty sitteth or abideth at the sick Man's Beds-head saith a Jewish Writer on Psal 41.3 The Lord will strengthen him upon the Bed of languishing thou wilt make all his Bed in his Sickness Guilt makes us shy of a holy Presence kindles the Sparks of Hell in our Souls and renders Death terrible indeed while a Sabboth of Rest Ensues Innocence and a well-spent life makes the Righteous as bold as a Lyon to receive Death with open Arms for its sting is taken away to Hug and Embrace the Promises afar off as actually Existent and present as a man doth his Intimate Friend who hath been long absent in another Country Remember now O Lord I beseech Thee how I have walked before Thee in Truth and with a perfect Heart and have done that which is good in Thy sight (q) Is 38.3 VI. Lay up and secure every day something against your last i. e. The Comfort of a well-spent life and provisions sutable and proper to the Necessities of that great Day of Expence a strong active well tryed Faith a deep large exercised Repentance a mind well furnished with wise Considerations an unconstrained Charity a firm Hope a profound Submission to the Will of God a well grounded Expectance of a Blessed Eternity And this not only by overcoming and despising the world accustoming your self to suffer Injuries and Affronts Losses and cross Accidents in it a delight in by Conversing with God and Heavenly things getting sweeter Thoughts of it than of the most prosperous state on Earth But by considering with what Arguments then to fortifie your Soul what graces and defences are requisite to render Death easie safe and happy And more particularly by daily assiduous fervent address to God to be with you stand by you assist you at that Time to resist and subdue the Assaults of Satan to strengthen you against Impatience and Infidelity to quicken you to Diligence and sincere Endeavours for obtaining what you pray for else you play the Hypocrite with and mock God Common Acquaintance will not do it 's not enough to say we have eaten and drunk in thy presence (r) Luk. 13.26 There must be frequent Interviews a spiritual Intimacy between Him and us He that hath had an intire Conversation with God cannot fear to go to him No marvel they Tremble that know him not or know that he will not know Them Had the Fiery Chariot fetched away Elijah unlooked for we had doubted of the favour of his Translation Watch ye therefore and pray always that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass and to stand before the Son of man (s) Luk. 21.36 VII Put not the Evil day far from you Familiarize Death unto your Soul by frequent Meditation of it Look not upon it at a distance but even at the door let the Thoughts of it dwell with you O how soon how suddenly will winged Time rush into Eternity Our Lord comes not only in a Day but in an Hour we think not of (t) Mat. 24.44.50 and none but He could ever say Mine Hour is not yet come We are not sure to be further from our Grave on our Feet than on our Sick Bed Serve up a Skeleton at your Table walk upon Mount Calvarie Present to your Soul a frequent view of the Black Scene you go through when you go off the Stage Be still stooping down and looking into your Sepulchre Fancy you see a Grave gaping for you your crazy Tabernacle falling upon your Head your Breath growing Cold your Eye-strings breaking The vitall Lamp just spent and ready to go out How fast Time is Eating you out of Possession of all here Such Thoughts will not only cool our passionate fondness to Earthly things make us sober and indifferent in their use and habitually ready to part with them but take off the Horror of the Apprehensions and approach of Death we shall find it not a Stranger but an intimate Acquaintance an expected Friend we shall make no more of it than of going through a dark Entry to our Father of falling into the Arms and Embraces of our Mother and Sister No guest comes unlookt for to him that keeps a Constant Table A little warning serves a Tenant that 's provided for who is often thinking of a Remove VIII By all means strengthen and confirm your Belief in the Promises of This and another Life Live walk by Faith and not by Sight Dwell on the Believing Thoughts of Everlasting glory and Inure your self to the daily Exercise of the Imployment of it of Love and Joy and chearful Praising God which will much prepare incline dispose you to be There Converse chiefly with those that shall be your Companions for ever A Stranger Rejoyces when he meets with his own Countrey men In your Pilgrimage enjoy as much as you can of Heaven which begins Here let your Treasure your Heart your Conversation be in it Think what others are Enjoying whil'st you are Here and what a life it will be to see and enjoy the Blessed God your glorified Redeemer To be perfectly taken up in the full fruition thereof among Saints and Angels in the new Jerusalem O Could we but realize that how would our Hearts be affected and ravished with the prelibation and foresight of it as Marriners in a Tempest at Sea when by a Perspective-glass they discern their Harbour afar off how do they Rejoyce Embrace and make towards it 'T is utterly the fault of Christians when they see the Earth Cut out among its Possessors to measure Themselves by the standard of the World and value their Estates by the Creatures Rate-Book so they are always poor whil'st they Inventory what Goods they have not what they Hope for and expect for then they could see no end of their Riches That they have their Portion to Receive when all the Treasures of this World shall be exhausted Enter upon their Estate when the Inhabitants of it shall become Bankrupts turn'd out of all and have nothing to look for but Wrath and Vengeance They exceedingly wrong their Souls and hinder Themselves from a willingness to be with God in spending their days in doubts and drooping worldly Dulness and neglecting so much the Graces and Work of Heaven IX Review daily your Heart and Life by a solemn Scrutiny Summon your self before the Bar of Conscience Reckon for your

possible Praise that though I have deserved nothing but Trouble and Affliction thou hast been so careful of me so good unto me all my dayes In particular as to the Choice thou hast made for me O Pardon the Vanity the Follies the Errors the Miscarriages of my younger and riper years and punish them not upon me with those extream Troubles Disquiets Dissatisfactions those find in this state who have provoked thee Give me Prudence and Discretion to know and do my Duty with a chearful Heart and willing Mind Let it be my study and delight to please Thee and Him thou hast set over me To bear with his Infirmities To Help and do Him good all his days Free us from all peevishness sinful passions mistakes causless Jealousies and endue us with such meek quiet chast Dispositions as may encrease each others Joy and lighten each others Sorrows That in all the Changes and Alterations of our Condition we may preserve a sincere love unto Thee and one another Make us always mindful of the sacred Vow and Covenant wherein we stand engaged to Thee and each other and to stir up one another to the love of Thee and our Neighbour That in the sence of a good Conversation we may leave the world under well grounded hopes of dwelling together with Thee in Heaven Through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour the Head and Husband of his Church to whom with thy Blessed Majesty and Holy Spirit be all Honour Glory and Praise now and for ever Amen For Safe Child-bearing MOst great and only wise God who sanctifiedst Marriage in Innocency for the Propagation of Mankind If it be thy good Pleasure make me Partaker of that Blessing Prevent a Barren a miscarrying Womb and dry Breasts Make me a Joyful Mother of Children That I may serve Thee in increasing and bringing up thy Faithful ones Deny not due Parts Senses Reason and Comfortable use of the same in thy own due Time Mitigate and Asswage the sharpness of that Curse and inevitable pain upon my Sex for the Offence of our first Parents Be not far from me when Trouble is nigh O Lord make hast to help me Give me Patience Submission Resignation to thy Will a seasonable easie safe Delivery Keep me from all sad Accidents and Passions from all Undecency of Deportment and unquietness of Spirit Impatience or Distrust from doing any thing sinful or feeling any thing intolerable Give me the expected fruit of my Womb and a thankful Heart to Consecrate it and my self to thy Service Punish us not in or by it nor it for our Sins assure us of the Pardon of them Increase my Faith support and strengthen me by thy Holy Spirit vanquish my Fears and Sorrows But I wholly submit all unto thy Holy Will and Pleasure whose Wisdom is Infinite whose Counsel is secret and knows what 's best for me and hast promised all Things shall work together for my good However thou dealest with me Give me not up to a Barren unfruitful heart Beget Preserve Encrease Confirm in me good Purposes and Resolutions Let them not prove Abortive but bring forth continually the fruit of good Living Give me Contentment in every Condition and Grace to Discharge the Duties I am or shall be called unto to my own and others Comfort the Credit of Religion the Praise of thy great Name thorough Jesus Christ Amen Thanksgiving after Deliverance ALL possible Thanks and Praise be given unto thee most gracious God and Heavenly Father for all the Instances of thy Goodness unto me all my Days Particularly for not turning away my Prayer nor thy Mercy from me for supporting me in the time of my Distress and Extremity when I might have perished in it O Sanctifie this great Deliverance that it may be in Love and Mercy unto me Keep me from all evil and further Danger of Childbed Give me a quiet Spirit increase of Strength a healthful Body ability for my Duty stedfast Confidence in thee a lively and lasting sence of thy Mercy a thankful Heart inlarged Affections to Praise thee to be joyful in thee to speak good of thee chearfully to serve thee all my Days Let this Experience of thy Power Mercy and Goodness learn me for ever to Trust in thee to rely cast all my Burden upon thee in a sincere observance of thy Holy Commandments Let me be as solicitous to glorifie thee for delivering of me as I was in calling upon thee for it That this great Mercy may not be in vain unto me but a fore-runner of my Deliverance from the pit of Eternal Destruction through my Lord and Saviour who was Born and Suffered the pains of Death for me to whom be Glory Honour and Praise now and ever Amen Parents Duties BE deeply sensible of the miserable state your Children have derived from you and of the gracious Terms offered by God for your and their Salvation Resign and Dedicate them to Him and Solemnize the same by Baptizing of them Nothing but the want of Milk or Ability excuses the Mother from Nursing them upon her own Breast (w) Ce. 21.7 1 Sa. 1.24 Ps 22.9 Lu. 11.27 The neglect of which is a great wrong to the Child who too often inherits the Diseases Humours and Dispositions of the Nurse and occasions less love to her who ought to have done it Lay not too much stress on the forward beginnings of wit and memory which often fail in their Age of all their Childhood promis'd But we can never hope too much of the timely Blossoms of Grace whose spring is perpetual and whose Harvest begins with our End Check the first appearings and buddings forth of Sin in them and encourage all good beginnings of Virtue when they are able to learn any thing it 's high time to reach them that which is good Stop their little Undecencies keep them from the Confines of Evil. Train them up to those things which are Immediate Dispositions of Virtue and Religion As Meekness Gentleness Patience Modesty Diligence Pity Compassion Mercifulness Government of their Tongue and Passions Silence Sobriety Comly speech to speak the Truth at all times which are great Preservatives against Impudence Unchastity Idleness Malice Hatred Revenge Oppression Injustice and all kind of Vices when we see a Child strike a Servant rudely jear the poor or silly Person Cheat his Play-fellow talk light Things little Boldnesses wrangling and lying for Trifles c. we encourage laugh at and are delighted with his wanton Wit and Confidence please our selves to see him displease God not considering these beginnings are growing up to Impudence and Revenge Injurious Actions false Witness Perjuries Tyranny Treason Education even alters Nature and moulds a Man a-new Instill Goodness betimes into them as they are capable Learn them and see they understand the Creed the Lord's Prayer the Ten Commandments and all the Principles of the Christian Religion in a familiar way according to their Capacities Teach them to Pray constantly and