A Help to Holy Walking, Table of contents – Errata
THE TABLE
CHAP. I. Motives to Holy Duties. Page 1.
1. Mot. God hath Commanded us to ſerve him. p. 4.
2. He is the beſt Maſter. p. 7.
3. He requires the beſt Work. p. 10.
4. Thou art moſt engaged to him. p. 13.
5. He gives the beſt Wages. p. 16.
6. Obedience is the only way true Happineſs. p. 19.
7. God is beſt able to puniſh there that diſobey him. p. 22.
CHAP. II. Of Duties in General. Page 25.
1. Direct. See thou haſt a Divine Command for all thou doſt. p. 28.
2. When thou knoweſt thy Duty, delay not to do it. p. 30.
3. Hold on in the conſtant performances of them. p. 32.
4. Let obedience proceed from a right Principle. p. 35.
5. Let all be done in a right manner. p. 37.
6. In all aim at a right End. p. 39.
7. When all is done, ſay thou art unprofitable. p. 41.
CHAP. III. Of hearing the Word. Page 44.
1. Direct. Reſolve to break through all difficulties. p. 46.
2. Propound to thy ſelf right Ends in hearing. p. 49.
3. Come with the Heart rightly qualified. 51.
4. Make preparation for receiving the Seed of the Word. p. 54.
5. Come with an hungring Appetite to this Feaſt. p. 56.
6. Behave thy Self well in hearing. p. 59.
7. Demean thy Self well after hearing. p. 61.
CHAP. IV. Of Reading the Word. Page 64.
1. Direct. Prepare thy Heart for ſo Solemn a Duty. p. 66.
2. Propound to thy Self right Ends. p. 68.
3. Read with diligence and attention. p. 71.
4. Read with Underſtanding, Diſcretion, and Judgement. p. 73.
5. Obſerve the Scope, and Deſign, in what thou Readeſt. p. 75.
6. Meditate upon it, and ſo mike it thine own. p. 77.
7. Apply it to thine own Heart. p. 79.
CHAP. V. Of Meditation. Page. 82.
1. Direct. Concerning occaſional Meditations. p. 84.
2. In ſet Meditation, come fitted, and prepared. p. 87.
3. Set thy Self, as in the preſence of God. p. 89.
4. Pitch upon ſome ſuitable Subject. p. 91.
5. Preſs it upon thine own Heart. p. 93.
6. Beware of thoſe things that hinder the Duty. p. 96.
7. Take heed of letting thy Heart Flag, or ſuddenly cool. p. 98.
CHAP. VI. Of Prayer. Page 101.
1. Direct. Be rightly qualified for the Duty. p. 104.
2. Come into Gods Preſence preparedly. p. 106.
3. Pray to God alone, and not to the Saints, or Angels. p 108.
4. Come to God in the Name of Chriſt, not in thy own Name. p. 110.
5. Ask nothing of God, but what thou haſt warrant for. p. 113.
6. Pray to him in a right manner, and to a right End. p. 115.
7. Behave thy Self well after the Duty. p. 118.
CHAP. VII. Of Singing Pſalms. Page 121.
1. Direct. Be Convinc't that it is thy Duty. p. 124.
2. That David's Pſalms are Lawful. p. 126.
3. That all Men and Women, good and bad, may Sing. p. 129.
4. That they may be Sung in Engliſh Meeter. p. 131.
5. That they may be Sung in an Engliſh Tune. p. 134.
6. Let thy Ends be right in the Duty. p. 137.
7. Sing with the Spirit, and with the Underſtanding alſo. p. 139.
CAAP. VIII Of Obſerving the Sabbath. Page 143.
1. Direct. Be Convinc'd that the firſt day of the Week is the Chriſtian Sabbath. p. 146.
2. Make preparation before hand to obſerve it. p. 149.
3. Do nothing that is unlawful upon it. p. 152.
4. Perform ſuch works upon it as God requires. p. 156.
5. Perform thoſe Religious Duties as are commanded. p. 159.
6. Many Private Duties are alſo to be performed. p. 163.
7. Improve thy Authority, that thoſe under thee may Sanctifie the Sabbath. p. 166.
CHAP. IX. Of Baptiſm. Page. 170.
1. Direct. Scruples againſt Baptiſm removed. p. 173.
2. 'Tis the Parents Duty to preſent their Children. p. 177.
3. Aim at God's Glory, &c. p. 180.
4. Reſt not in the common Priviledges of this Sacrament. p. 183.
5. See that this Sacrament be rightly Adminiſtred. p. 186.
6. See that thou performeſt thy Baptiſmal Vows. p. 189.
7. Make a right uſe of thy Baptiſm. p. 192.
CHAP. X. Directions in receiving the Sacrament. P. 196.
1 Direct. If thou wouldeſt pertake of the Sacrament worthily, examine thy Self. p 199.
2. Have not Grace in Habit, but in Exerciſe. p. 202.
3. Propound right Ends to thy Self, &c p. 205.
4. Know what it is thou ſtandeſt in need of. p. 209.
5. When thou comeſt to this Ordinance, be ſure to ſet thy Grace on work. p. 212.
6. How to demean thy Self in the Act of receiving. p. 215.
7. Behave thy Self well after receiving. p. 219.
CHAP. XI. Directions about Oaths. Page 222.
1. Direct. Conſideration muſt be had of the Parties themſelves concerned, &c. p 225.
2. By whom you ought to Swear. p. 228.
3. Of the Matter of an Oath. p. 231.
4. Of the Form of an Oath. p. 234.
5. The End muſt be Lawful. p. 237.
6. Take heed of raſh Swearing. p. 240.
7. Take heed of falſe Swearing. p. 243.
CHAP. XII. Of Vows. Page 247.
1. Direct. Vows muſt be made to God. p. 250.
2. Who may make Vows. p. 253.
3. Vow not any thing that is unlawful. p. 256.
4. Vow nothing, but what is in thy Power to do. p. 259.
5. Look to the manner of thy Vows p. 262.
6. Look to thy Ends in this Duty. p. 265.
7. See thou keep thy Vows, when thou haſt made them. p. 268.
CHAP. XIII. Of days of Humiliation. Page 272.
1. Direct. If thou wouldeſt perform this Duty aright, ſee thou be rightly qualified. p. 275.
2. Come prepared to this Duty. p. 278.
3. What External Duties are requiſite in this Duty of Faſting. p. 282.
4. Of the Internal parts of th s Duty. p. 285.
5. Of the time when this Duty is to be done. p. 288.
6. Propound a right End in this Duty. p. 292.
7. Look to thy Carriage aftar the Duty. p. 295
CHAP. XIV. Of days of Thanksgiving. Page 299.
1. Direct. Get a well prepared Heart. p. 302.
2. In this Duty, aim ultimately at Gods Glory. p. 305.
3. See thy Call be Lawful to this Duty. p. 308.
4. See to thy Cariage in this Duty. p. 311.
5. Set thy Self upon the Work. p. 315.
6. Go on in recounting the mercies thou haſt received, and bleſs God for them. p. 318.
7. Having ſounded forth the praiſes of God for his mercy, &c. p. 321.
CHAP. XV. Directions in Private Duties. Page 325.
1. Direct. Of Self examination, &c. p. 328.
2. When thou knoweſt that thou haſt an Intereſt in God, &c. p. 332.
3. Store thy Heart with knowledge, and underſtanding. p. 335.
4. Pray with thy Family in Private. p. 338.
5. Of Reproving, and Correcting thy Family. p. 342.
6. Thou muſt not only reprove them when they do amiſs, but Inſtruct, Teach, &c. p. 345.
7. To keep a clear Conſcience. p. 340.
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Doth ſhew the Work was done by Men;
If you would Read the Authors mind,
Mend the miſtakings here you find.
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FINIS.
End of the text · Edward Bury, A Help to Holy Walking (1675)