The Christians Daily Practice, Index – Title page 2
An Alphabetical Table of the chief things handled in this Treatiſe.
A
Ability to pray ſhall not be wanting to him that goeth on in the duty. pag. 118
Anguiſh of mind, the cauſe why Gods people regard not anſwer of prayers. pag. 73
Anſwer of prayers, five wayes. pag. 66
Anſwer of prayers, ſometimes as a judgment. pag. 70
Aſa's ſin in ſeeking to the Phyſitian, and not to God. pag. 54
Ask in the name of Chriſt according to the will of God, and thou ſhalt be anſwered. pag. 100
What it is to ask in the Name of Chriſt. pag. 13
No warrant to ask what God hath not promiſed to give. pag. 103
God is more ready to anſwer than we are to ask. pag. 120
B
Better with him that prayeth, than with him that prayeth not. pag. 56
Benefits that come by prayer. pag. 35
Bleſſings of God, not to be expected without prayer. pag. 46
Bodies as well as ſouls muſt worſhip God. pag. 19
C
Call of God to prayer, a ſign God intends to anſwer. pag. 98
A Catalogue of ſins, of graces, and of bleſſings, will furniſh thee with matter of prayer. pag. 105
Cautions in reading forms of prayer. pag. 112
Commandments no prayers. pag. 85
Conſtant ſeeking God, a certain ſign God will anſwer. pag. 96
Continual praying, what is meant by it. pag. 40
Creed, no prayer. pag. 87
D
Daily prayers, a means to obtain grace, and to perſevere and increaſe therein. pag. 46
Dead, dull, formal, heartleſſe prayers, are not pleaſing unto God. pag. 75
Delayes of God are no denials. pag. 72
Directions in the duty of prayer. pag. 102
The Divel is conquered, and daily ſins prevented by daily prayers. pag. 47, 48
Doubting in prayer ſinful. pag. 90
E
Earthly things muſt be ſought conditionally. pag. 14
Ends bad in prayer ſpoil the duty. pag. 83
Eſteem highly of God in prayer. pag. 106
Examples of frequent prayer. See Epiſt. to read.
Examples of five in Scripture, that went to God in the ſenſe of ſin, and obtained mercy. pag. 64
Eyes lift up to God in prayer, examples for it. pag. 22
F
Faith the condition upon which the promiſe of anſwer of prayers is made. pag. 90
Faith may be, when thou feeleſt it not. pag. 59
Faithful praying, is a ſign of one that hath grace, that is a child of God, and ſhall be ſaved. pag. 92
Family prayers bring a bleſſing upon the family. pag. 91
Forms of prayer lawful. pag. 110
G
Geſtures in prayer. pag. 18
God muſt firſt ſpeak to the heart, before the heart can ſpeak to God. pag. 5
God muſt be ſought in the uſe of means. pag. 54
Gods goodneſſe, a motive to prayer. pag. 37
Gods ready hearing others, an encouragement to prayer. pag. 121
Gods time, the best time for anſwering prayers. pag. 100
Gods glory only to be ſought in prayer. pag. 108
Grace in the heart will enable a man to pray without reading forms. pag. 113
H
Hands as well as hearts muſt be lifted up to God in prayer. pag. 20
Hands lift up in prayer, what it ſignifies. pag. 21
Hate the ſin you pray againſt. pag. 16
Heart broken for ſin, ſhall be broken by God from ſin. pag. 104
Heart to pray: where given, God will lend an ear to hear. pag. 115
Heavenly things muſt be ſought abſolutely. pag. 14
Hypocrites ſerve not God, out of the love they bear to him. pag. 84
Humility requiſite in prayer. pag. 10
I
If thy heart incline to ſin, Gods ear will not incline to thy prayers. pag. 89
Incouragements four, to the duty of prayer. pag. 117
Inſtructions in the right manner of prayer. pag. 75
Intereſt in Chriſt makes both our perſons and our prayers accepted. pag. 102
K
Kneeling a part of divine worſhip. pag. 18
Kneeling in prayer: examples for it. pag. 19
Knowledge requiſite in prayer. pag. 9
L
Labours to no purpoſe without Gods bleſſing. pag. 55
A laſie poſture in prayer is not to be uſed. pag. 28
Laſie and ſluggiſh prayers provoke God. pag. 82
Love to our brethren, requiſite in prayer. pag. 10
Love not long prayers. pag. 15
Love the grace you pray for. pag. 17
M
Meditation, a help to prayer. pag. 8
Men to be uncovered in prayer. pag. 23
Mental prayer. pag. 6
Morning and Evening, the fitteſt times for prayer. pag. 44
Motives to prayer. pag. 33
N
Needs of Gods people, God is able and willing to ſupply. pag. 38
Neceſſity of prayer, in four reſpects. pag. 33
O
Objections against prayer anſwered. pag. 50
Order in prayer required. pag. 14
Outward geſtures, when they may be omitted. pag. 25
P
Power of prayer, in divers examples. pag. 77
Prayer what it is. pag. 4
Prayer, ſeveral definitions thereof: See the Epiſtle to the Reader.
Pray that you may pray. pag. 7
Prayer, ſeveral requiſites in it. pag. 9, &c.
To pray for light and ſlight things, a taking Gods Name in vain. pag. 83
Prayers, five ſeveral wayes anſwered. pag. 66
Prayers anſwered as a judgment, and denied as a mercy. pag. 70
Prayer gives comfort in all afflictions. pag. 95
Prayer may be effectual when a man is indiſpoſed to it, and diſtracted in it. pag. 59
Prayer is the Bucket by which we draw water out of the Wells of ſalvation. pag. 34
Prayer neglected, expoſes a man to all ſins and temptations. pag. 81, 82
Pray aright, and be ſure to ſpeed. pag. 35
Preparations to prayer. pag. 7
Pride keeps men from prayer. pag. 65
Priviledges of the praying Chriſtian: ſee the Epiſtle to the Reader.
Promiſes to prayer. pag. 39
He that turns the promiſes into prayers, ſpeaks to God in his own language. pag. 103
Q
Queſtions, two concerning prayer anſwered. pag. 110
R
Reaſons, ſix for daily prayers. pag. 45
Reproof for thoſe that pray without judgment or understanding. pag. 85
Reproof for thoſe that uſe irreverent gestures in prayer. pag. 29
Reſt not in the duty of prayer. pag. 107
Reverence in prayer exhorted to. pag. 31
Reverence in prayer, an effect of faith. pag. 27
S
Sacrifices under the Old Law, morning and evening figured out the Chriſtians daily prayers. pag. 44
Secret prayers ſhall be anſwered. pag. 91
Senſe of ſin ſhould not keep us from prayer. pag. 63
Sighs and groans a ſign of the ſpirit of prayer, and accepted with God. pag. 94
Sincerity in prayer, accepted with God, although there be many failings. pag. 95
What ſinners God will not hear. pag. 62
Sitting in prayer, not found in Scripture. pag. 32
Not greatneſſe of ſinne, but want of faith, keeps men from ſeeking Gods mercy. pag. 5
T
Tears have a voice in Gods ears. pag. 60
Temporal things muſt be prayed for conditionally. pag. 15
Temporal things given to them that have no grace. pag. 117
Be as ready to be thankful to God for what you have received, as to ſeek him for what you want. pag. 106
Three ſpecial duties to be daily practiſed by every Chriſtian. pag. 2
Times of prayer. pag. 40
U
Vocal prayer. pag. 6
Ʋnbelief a greater ſin than all thy other ſins. pag. 65
Ʋngodly and wicked men pray not. pag. 81
W
Wait Gods time for an anſwer of prayer. pag. 100
Wandering thoughts muſt be avoided in prayer. pag. 104
Wicked men that pray not, may have temporal, but not ſpiritual bleſſings. pag. 56
Wicked men, how they have a right to what they do enjoy. pag. 57
Wicked men cannot pleaſe God in prayer. pag. 76
Words ſhall not be wanting to him that hath a ſincere heart to ſeek God. pag. 115
Z
Zeal and fervency required in prayer. pag. 11
Faults eſcaped, may be thus corrected.
PAge 14. line 21. read theſe. p. 17. l. 10. blot out may. p. 19. l. 8. after glorifie God, adde, in your body and in your spirit which are Gods. p. 25. l. the laſt, bl. out mance. p. 28. l. 20. after deadneſſe, adde, and dulneſſe. p. 36. l. 13. after of, adde from. p. 38. l. 15. r. God. p. 65. l. 4. r. from his ſins. p. 78. l. 9. r. him. p. 85. l. 12. bl. out as. p. 86. l. 6. after ſay. r. to God. p. 86. l. 15. r. teacheth. p. 91. l. 9. r. and ſecretly. p. 99. l. 3. r. whatſoever. p. 114. l. 19. r. aſſiſtance. p. 117. after before me, adde becauſe he humbleth himſelf before me. p. 121. r. acknowledged.
Marginal faults correct thus.
Page 13. line 6. r. John. p. 19. l. 22. r. Acts 9.40. p. 45. l. 2. Heb. 13.5. p. 50. l. 22. Phil. 4.6. p. 55. l. 12. r. 1 Corin. p. 63. l. 18. Mat. 9.12. p. 68. l. 6. r. Heb. 5.7. p. 76. l. r. Pſal. 143.8. p. 101. l. 5. Iſa. 8.17.
THE CHRISTIANS DAYLY PRACTICE; OR, A practical diſcourſe of PRAYER. Very uſeful for every Chriſtian. By Sampſon Touneſend, Miniſter of Gods Word, Paſtour of Hackford and Whitwel in Norffolke.
Evening and morning, and at noon will I pray, and cry aloud, and he ſhall hear my voice,
Pſal. 55.17.
Imprimatur. EDM. CALAMY.
LONDON, Printed by E. M. for George Calvert, at the ſigne of the Half-Moon in St. Pauls Church-yard over againſt the little North-door. 1659.