The Contents of this Book. REafons for publishing this Second Part of the New Week's preparation Page 5 The generality of communicants labour ander the fame doubts and fcruples concerning a worthy preparation for the Lord's fappers which doubts and fcruples are here removed The Second Part of the Old Week's Preparation is a dangerous book to come into the hands of proteftants, above one half of it being taken out of a popish book, which was condemned by authority of parliament, and burnt by the common HANGMAN 5 Thofe authors to blame, who have made it their bufinefs to raise and inflame the devotion of their readers, but have taken no care about informing or fettling their understandings What the most confiderable doubts are, which are apt to render the minds of communicants unealy Meditation is a noble exercife of the foul; and why How the meditations are to be made ufe of Concerning the hymns and their ufe Concerning the prayers Of the time to be spent in our preparation 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 Thofe that lay too great ftrefs upon habitual preparation deceive themfelves Of our duty after receiving All our preparation will not avail us, if after the facrament we forget our holy resolutions Of the care of our foul 8 8 Advice to, and an expoftulation with those who pretend they are kept from the Lord's fupper by worldly business Some acount of the method of this work 8 9 Tb.s fecond part of the New week's Preparation will enable the devout communicant to lead a holy and godly life for the future 9 This fecond part of the New Week's Preparation is perfectly orthodox, being grounded upon the church catechifm and communion fervice Concerning the plain and comprehenfive explanation of that part A plain and comprehenfive explanation of that part of the church catechifm, which relates to the facraments, effecially that of the Lord's fupper, with the authorities from Jcripture upon which this explanation is built A SUNDAY Evening." II Preparatory prayer, proper to begin your devotions, both The meditation upon the fallen ftate of man, and the great and gracious work of his redemption thro' Jefus Chrift 26 The hymn on the great bleffings mankind received in their redemption through Jefus Chrift Another hymn Another hymn The prayer for ftrength and grace in our fallen state A concluding prayer A prayer when you lie down in your bed MONDAY Morning. When you go out of your chamber 33 34 39 The meditation upon the inftitution of the holy facrament of the Lord's fupper 40 The hymn, commemorating the inftitution of the Lord's fupper 44 The prayer to implore the continuance of God's grace bestowed upon us in this facrament r MONDAY Evening. Before examination Short heads of examination for the evening A prayer for forgiveness of our fins 46 49 49, 59 51 51 The meditation, hewing that there can be no excufe fufficient to keep us from receiving the holy facrament of the Lord's fupper 52 The hymn, being a holy refolution to approach the Lord's table 58 The prayer for pardon and forgiveness of thofe fins which are apt to deter us from approaching the Lord's table. TUESDAY Morning. 59 The meditation upon the manner of preparing ourfelves to receive the holy facrament 92 The The hymn of fure truft in God's grace, thro' Jefus Chri The prayer for the obtaining God's grace and protection TUESDAY Evening.. 689 70 The firft meditation of the great advantages of frequent commu 78 The fecond meditation upon the true repentance of a worthy 82 -- 94 The meditation upon a firm purpose of amendment, and 10wards leading a new life The hymn, being the character of a worthy communicant, who has made reftitution, in order to a new life →→→ 96 The prayer for a full purpose of amendment, and to lead a new life. THURSDAY Morning. 98 - 102 The meditation, being the fecond part of the meditation upon a firm purpose of amendment, and to lead a new life The hymn, in which the penitent communicant resolves to amend his future life 105 The prayer for God's bleffing on the amendment of our lives 106 THURSDAY Evening. The meditation upon a lively faith in God's mercy through Chrift, and a quiet confcience The hymn to be repeated by a quiet confcience Another hymn The prayer, for peace and quietness of confcience A 2 109 112 113 114 FRIDAY FRIDAY Morning. The meditation on a thankful remembrance of Chrift's death 117 The hymn of thanksgiving in remembrance of Christ's death 120 The prayer for a thankfulremembrance of Chrill's death FRIDAY Evening.... The meditation on universal charity The hymn upon universal charity Huother hymn Another hymn The prayer for love and charity to all men SATURDAY Morning. 122 124 127 --128 129 130 The meditation peu fasting before receiving the bely facra ment The hymn Another hymn 133 135 136 The prayer for obtaining such abftinence as is necessary to fubdue the field to the fpirit Orders from the rubricks, articles, and canons relating to the ad miniftration of the Lord's fupper 148 Directions to proper collects and pfalms 152 The whole book of pfalms digefted into prayers, meditations, thanksgivings, c. |