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Closet Prayer a Christian Duty

Published: 1671
Length: 42,954 words
Reading: ~3 hours
Divisions: 54

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Closet-prayer a Christian duty, or, A treatise upon Mat. VI, VI. tending to prove that worship of God in secret is the indispensible duty of all Christians ... together with a severe rebuke of Christians for their neglect of, or negligence in, the duty of closet-prayer, and many directions for the managing thereof ... / by O. Heywood.

London Printed for Tho. Parkhurst 1671.

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By the same authorThere is of this Author two other Books Printed.
To the readerThe Epiſtle to the Reader: Eſpecially to the ſtrict and ſerious Profeſſor of Chriſtianity.
Publishers advertisementBooks to be ſold by Thomas Parkhurſt, at the Golden-Bible, at the lower end of Cheapſide.
Table of contentsThe Contents of the Book.
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Chapter 7
Chapter 8
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Treatise
Chapter 1
5 sections
Chapter 2CHAP. II. The Reaſons to prove that Cloſet-Prayer, is a Chriſtian-Duty.
6 sections
Chapter 3CHAP. III. The firſt Ʋſe, of Information.
4 sections
Chapter 4CHAP. IV. The Second Ʋſe, viz. of Reprehenſion.
4 sections
Chapter 5CHAP. V. The Third Ʋſe is of Inſtruction.
4 sections
Chapter 6CHAP. VI. The circumſtances of Secret Prayer, opened.
3 sections
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. Concerning the matter or words of Prayer.
2 sections
Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. An Ʋſe of Exhortation, urged.
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