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CONSIDERATION OF THE GENERAL INSTRUMENTS AND MEANS
SERVING TO A HOLY LIFE, BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION.
SECTION I.
The first general Instrument of Holy Living,-Care of our Time.
Rules for Employing our Time
The Benefits of this Exercise
SECTION II.
The second general Instrument of Holy Living,-Purity of Intention
Rules for our Intentions ....
Signs of Purity of Intention
SECTION III.
The third general Instrument of Holy Living; or, the Practice of the
Presence of God ....
Several Manners of the Divine Presence
Rules of exercising this Consideration.
The Benefits of this Exercise ....
foregoing Considerations
For Grace to spend our Time well
Prayers and Devotions, according to the Religion and Purposes,
The first Prayers in the Morning, as soon as we are dressed..
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An Act of Adoration, being the Song that the Angels sing in Heaven... 40
An Act of Thanksgiving, being the Song of David for the Morning
An Act of Oblation, or presenting ourselves to God for the Day
An Act of Repentance or Contrition
Prayer or Petition...
An Act of Intercession or Prayer for others, to be added to this or any
other Office, as our Devotion, or Duty, or their Needs, shall deter-
mine us....
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For the Church.
For the King
For the Clergy
For Wife or Husband
For our Children ....
For Friends and Benefactors
For our Family....
For all in Misery
Another Form of Prayer, for the Morning
An Ejaculation......
An Exercise to be used at any time of the Day
Hymn, collected out of the Psalms, recounting the Excellences and
Greatness of God....
Another Hymn.
Ejaculations.
Prayer ...
A Form of Prayer for the Evening, to be said by such who have not
Time or Opportunity to say the Public Prayers appointed for this
Office
Another Form of Evening Prayer, which may also be used at Bedtime..
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, &c.
AD SECT. III.] A Prayer meditating and referring to the Divine
Means and Exercises for obtaining and increasing the Grace of Humility 93
Signs of Humility.
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SECTION V.
Of Modesty
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Acts and Duties of Modesty, as it is opposed to Curiosity
Acts of Modesty, as it is opposed to Boldness
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Acts of Modesty, as it is opposed to Indecency
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SECTION VI.
Of Contentedness in all Estates and Accidents
Instruments or Exercises to procure Contentedness
Means to obtain Content, by way of Considerations
Poverty or a low Fortune
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A Prayer for the Grace of Humility.
Our own Death....
Prayers for the several Graces and Parts of Christian Sobriety
A Prayer against Sensuality...
For Temperance
For Chastity: to be said especially by unmarried Persons.
A Prayer for the Love of God, to be said by Virgins and Widows, pro-
fessed 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...
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Acts of Humility and Modesty, by way of Prayer and Meditation
A Prayer for a contented Spirit, and the Grace of Moderation and
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Patience
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CHAPTER III.
OF CHRISTIAN JUSTICE.
Of Obedience to our Superiors
Acts and Duties of Obedience to all our Superiors . . . . .
Remedies against Disobedience, and Means to endear our Obedience, by
way of Consideration
Degrees of Obedience
Of Provision, or that Part of Justice which is due from Superiors to
Inferiors.
Duties of Kings, and all the supreme Power as Lawgivers .
The Duty of Superiors as they are Judges
The Duty of Parents to their Children.
Rules for married Persons. ....
The Duty of Masters of Families.
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The Duty of Guardians or Tutors.
Of Negotiation, or Civil Contracts ...
Prayers to be said in relation to the several Obligations and Offices of
Justice
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