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Advice to an Only Child

Published: 1693
Length: 31,784 words
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Divisions: 44

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Advice to an only child, or, Excellent council to all young persons containing, the summ and substance of experimental and practical divinity / written by an eminent and judicious divine, for the private use of an only child, now made publick for the benefit of all.

London Printed for Tho. Parkhurst ... 1693.

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

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To the readerTHE Epiſtle to the Reader.
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Introduction
Chapter 1CHAP. I. Of Covenanting with God in Chriſt.
Chapter 2CHAP. II. Of Living the Life of Faith.
Chapter 3CHAP. III. Of the Life of Holineſs.
Chapter 4CHAP. IV. Of Living as in Gods Preſence.

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Chapter 6CHAP. VI. Of Ʋniverſal Obedience.
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. Of Circumſpect Walking.
Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. Of Dying daily.
Chapter 9CHAP. IX. Of Repentance.
Chapter 10CHAP. X. Of making Religion a delight.
Chapter 11CHAP. XI. Of Praiſe and Thankfulneſs to God.
Chapter 12CHAP. XII. Of Humility.
Chapter 13CHAP. XIII. Of Meekneſs.
Chapter 14CHAP. XIV. Of Living in Love and Charity to all.
Chapter 15CHAP. XV. How to manage your Converſe in Company.
Chapter 16CHAP. XVI. How to manage Solitarineſs.
Chapter 17CHAP. XVII. How to live in a Proſperous Condition.
Chapter 18CHAP. XVIII. How to manage an Afflicted Condition.
Chapter 19CHAP. XIX. How to manage your Relative Condition.
Chapter 20CHAP. XX. How to manage all Natural and Civil actions religiouſly.
Chapter 21CHAP. XXI. Of ſpending of Time.
Chapter 22CHAP. XXII. Of the Order and Method of Duties every Week-day.
PrayersEjaculations which may be uſed when you awake in or toward the Morning.
PrayersEjaculations and Meditations which may be uſed while you are dreſſing.
PrayersEjaculations which may be uſed at night before ſleep.
PrayersEjaculations that may be uſed in the Night in breaches of ſleep.
Chapter 23CHAP. XXIII. How to ſpend the Lord's Day.
Chapter 24CHAP. XXIV. Of Holy Duties in general.
Chapter 25CHAP. XXV. Of Prayer.
Chapter 26CAAP. XXVI. Of Deſiring the Sincere Milk of the Word.
Chapter 27CHAP. XXVII. Of Reading the Word.
Chapter 28CHAP. XXVIII. Of Hearing the Word Profitably.
Chapter 29CHAP. XXIX. Of Receiving the Sacrament of the Lords Supper.
Chapter 30CHAP. XXX. Of the Nature of the Sacrament of the Lords Supper.
Chapter 31CHAP. XXXI. Of the Ends of the Sacrament.
Chapter 32CHAP. XXXII. Of Habitual Qualifications of the Communicants.
Chapter 33CHAP. XXXIII. Of Actual Qualifications.
Chapter 34CHAP. XXXIV. Of Suitable Behaviour at the Table of the Lord.
Chapter 35CHAP. XXXV. What is to be done after the Adminiſtration is ended.
ConclusionThe Concluſion.
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Publishers advertisementBooks Printed for, and are to be ſold by Tho. Parkhurſt, at the Bible and Three Crowns in Cheapſide, near…

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