The Whole Duty of Mourning and Preparing Ourselves for Death, Table of contents
THE TABLE.
THe Introduction. Page. 1
Chap. I. Several Notions of Death, what it is, its Author, Name and Nature. 6
Chap. II. That Death, hath no respect of Persons; but we are continual dying whilst we live. 10
Chap. III. The Certainty of Death Practically Considered. 14
Chap. IV. Several Motives to remember Death Practically Considered. 17
Chap. V. Of Sin, the means of Death, of Sickness, Youth, and Old Age. 26
Chap. VI. Several forerunners of Death, which may Warn Men to prepare for it, Practically Considered. 37
Chap. VII. Of the Separation of Soul and Body, with other Memorials of Mortality, Practically Considered. 46
Chap. VIII. Eternal Life Described and Practically Considered. 57.
Chap. IX. The Christian's Map of the World wherein the Vanity of it is shown in the shortness of Man's Life, and that this World is not a Place of long Continuance: Considered Practically. 68
Chap. X. That Man himself is Frail, and is no Continuing City, or has any Duration here; Practically Considered, and Emblematically Discussed. 78
Chap. XI That there is nothing in this World, Worthy of taking off our Affections from Heavenly things▪ Practically Considered 89
Chap. XII. Several Instrumental means to be used in the seeking and attaining of a Heavenly Kingdom; Practically Considered. 101
Chap. XIII. A Prospect of the Heavenly Jerusalem, which we are to seek; Practically Considered 113
The Second Branch. How to Fortifie our Selves against the Fears of Death.
CHap. I. That if we dedicate our Lives to Christ, the Advantage of Death will be to our Selves 125
Chap. II. Of the Fears of Death, and how to Fortifie our Selves against them Practically Considered. 136
The Third Branch.
CHap. I. Containing Spiritual Remedies against Immoderate Grief for the Loss of Relations and Friends: Practically Considered. 150
The Close. 160
FINIS.
End of the text · Richard Allestree, The Whole Duty of Mourning and Preparing Ourselves for Death (1695)