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Concerning Prayer

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A discourse concerning prayer especially of frequenting the dayly publick prayers. In two parts. / By Symon Patrick, D.D. now Lord Bishop of Ely.

London Printed for Luke Meredith, at the Star, and sold by R. Wilkin, at the King's Head in St. Paul's Church-yard 1693.

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Part 1A Diſcourſe CONCERNING …RAYER, &c.
Chapter 1CHAP. I. Of the Nature of this Duty.
Chapter 2CHAP. II. Of the Neceſſity of Prayer.
Chapter 3CHAP. III. The ſenſe of all Mankind about matter; eſpecially of our B… Saviour.

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Chapter 5CHAP. V. Some Reflections upon the foregoing Conſiderations.
Chapter 6CHAP. VI. The Honour God doth us in admitting us into his preſence.
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. The Pleaſure which ſprings from the …ſerious performance of this Duty.
Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. The great benefits we receive by ous Prayer to God.
Chapter 9CHAP. IX. The Three foregoing Chapters improved.
Part 2A Diſcourſe CONCERNING PRAYER, &c.
Chapter 10CHAP. X. Of Publick Prayer, the moſt neceſſary of all other.
Chapter 11CHAP. XI. God is moſt honoured by Publick Prayers.
Chapter 12CHAP. XII. Publick Prayers moſt advantagious unto us.
Chapter 13CHAP. XIII. Publick Prayers moſt ſutable to the Nature of Man.
Chapter 14CHAP. XIV. The Nature of a Church requires there ſhould be Publick Prayers.
Chapter 15CHAP. XV. Our Bleſſed Saviour, the Founder the Church, teaches us this D… ctrine.
Chapter 16CHAP. XVI. Which is further confirmed by the practice of the Apoſtles, and the firſt Chriſtians.
Chapter 17CHAP. XVII. Other Conſiderations to ſtrengthen this Argument.
Chapter 18CHAP. XVIII. A Recapitulation of the four foregoing Chapters, with ſome Inferences from thence.
Chapter 19CHAP. XIX. Of Dayly Publick Aſſemblies, and of Hours, and Geſtures of Prayer.
Chapter 20CHAP. XX. Some Objections removed.
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Author: Simon Patrick (1626–1707)
Imprint: London Printed for Luke Meredith, at the Star, and sold by R. Wilkin, at the King's Head in St. Paul's Church-yard 1693.
Extent: [6], 277, [7] p.
Language: English
Catalogue: Wing P789A · ESTC R181547
Source: TCP B04947
Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal (Text Creation Partnership)