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d let the Pious Chriftian, at certain Periods, make Death the Subject of his Retirements.

And having Dyed, as it were, by Anticipation, and put himself into a Pofture of Dying, let him then proceed to Practice: By Meditating and Improving the forementioned Duties and Graces, as the State of his Soul fhall require.

That the following Treatife may be Serviceable to the Church of God; and may, through Divine Bleffing, be Inftrumental to the Salvation of Precious Immortal Souls; is the humble and hearty Prayer of its unworthy Author.

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And he hopes he shall not be

impertinent, if he thus far Commends it to Publick Accep

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"Hat Books of this Subject, if given at Funerals, may be of great Advantage to the Living: And would be much more seasonable Expreffions, of Respect and Kindness, to the Memory of the Dead, than fome other Diftributions.

The Contents:

P Rayers in the Beginning of Sick-

Pag. 1.

How the Will is to be made, and juft

'Debts to be Stated.

p. 7.

p. 8.

P. 12,

P. 14

Of Confulting the Phyfician.

A Prayer before Taking of Phyfick. p.10.

Of fending for the Minifter.

Of Patience under Sickness.

Motive's to Patience. p. 16, to p. 48.

Scriptures concerning Patience.

Prayers for Patience.

Of Repentance on a Sick Bed.

Not then to be begun, but finished

P. 49.

P. 55.

p. 58.

and

P. 64.

Ib.

p. 66.

compleated.

How this must be done.

Of Confeffion of Sins.

Scriptures concerning Confeffion. p. 67.

Forms of Confeffion, with Prayers for

Pardon.
P. 72, to 86.

The Sick Man to Examine the Truth of

bis Repentance.

This to be done by Charity and Refti-

p. 89.

tution.

Charity

Charity is expressed in Forgiving and

Giving.

Of Charity in Forgiving.

The Neceffity of it.

Scriptures concerning it.

Prayers for Enemies.

Of Charity in Giving.

p. 101.

P. 106.

Pleas and Excufes Answered. p. 113,

[to p. 123.

P.. 126.

P. 134.

Scriptures concerning Alms-Deeds. Ib.

Prayers concerning it.

Of Reconciliation.

A Proteftattion of Forgiveness. p. 140.

Of Reftitution. Largely; fromp.142,

Broom [to p. 200.

Of Reftitution; With respect to the

p. 90.

p. 92, to p. 98.

p. 99.

Soul.

To the Body.

2dable.

To the Eftate.

To a Good Name.

Of the Sick Man's Belief.

Of his Truft in God.

1. With refpect to his Soul.

Comfortable Scriptures against Defpair.

A Prayer against Defpair.

[ p. 218.

P. 224.

2. Of Trust in God, with respect to

P.228.

the Body.

Scriptures concerning it.
A Prayer under Bodily Pains.

P. 143.

p. 146.

p. 154.

p. 184.

•

p. 203.

p. 214.

Ib.

p. 229.

p. 237.

3. Of

ben Of Trust in God, with refpect to

his Family.

Scriptures concerning it.

A Prayer.

I

Of the Sick Man's being

Die.

p. 241.

P. 244.

p. 245.-

willing to

p. 247.

In what Cafe Death is to be feared.

[p. 248.

Death not to be feared by a Good Man ;

and why? p.250, to p. 274.

Seriptures against Fear of Death. Ib.

Prayers against Fear of Death. p. 278.

The Sick Man's Daily Prayers. p. 282.

A Prayer for a Sick Man.
p. 285.

The Sick Man's Reading the H. Scri-

p. 290.

p. 291.

p. 293.

ptures.

Of Reading the Pfalms.

Leffons for a Week.

The Sick Man's Self-Examination.

[p. 295, to p. 310.

The Sick Man's Communicating. p. 311.

The Sick Man's Abfolution. P. 314.

Prayers for a Sick Perfon, in Danger

of Death:

P. 318.

p. 320.

A Litany for a Sick Perfon.

Ejaculations for a Dying Perfon,

Forms of Recommending the

God.

p.325.

Soul to

P. 328.

A Com-