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The Christian Mans Calling

Published: 1662
Length: 173,185 words
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Divisions: 49

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The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature and necessity of it is discovered. : As also the Christian directed how he may perform it in [brace] religious duties, natural actions, his particular vocation, his family directions, and his own recreations. / By George Swinnock ...

London Printed for T.P. and are to be sold by Dorman Newman, at the Kings Arms in the Poultry, next Grocers-Alley. 1662.

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By the same authorThere is extant of the ſame Authors, Two excellent Treatiſes, in large Octavo, viz.
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DedicationTO THE Worſhipful and his Honored Patron, RICHARD HAMPDEN Of Hampden in Buckinghamſhire Eſq And to the…
To the readerTO THE READER, ESPECIALLY Of the Pariſh of Great-Kimbel in the County of Bucks.
Table of contentsTHE The Contents of the Chapters.
Publishers advertisementBooks Printed for, and ſold by Thomas Parkhurſt, at the ſign of the thre Crowns, over againſt the great…

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Treatise
Chapter 1CHAP. I. The Preface and Coherence of the Text.
Chapter 2CHAP. II. The opening of the Text and the Doctrine.
Chapter 3CHAP. III. What Godlineſs is.
Chapter 4CHAP. IV. What it is for a man to make Religion his buſineſs, or to exerciſe himſelf to Godlineſs
Chapter 5CHAP. V. Religion is the great end of mans Creation.
Chapter 6CHAP. VI. Religion is a work of the greateſt weight. It is Soul-work, it is God-work, it is Eternitywork.
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. The neceſsity of maki…g Religion our buſineſs both in regard of the oppoſition a Chriſtian meets…
Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. A Complaint that this Trade is ſo dead, and the Worlds trade ſo quick.
Chapter 9CHAP. IX The …omplaint continued that this Calling is ſo much neglected, when ſuperſtition and ſin are…
Chapter 10CHAP. X. An Exhortation to make Godlineſs our buſineſs in the whole courſe of our lives.
Chapter 11CHAP. XI. How a Chriſtian may make Religion his buſineſs in ſpiritual Performances and religious Actions.
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Chapter 12CHAP. XII. How a Chriſtian may exerciſe himſelf to Godlineſs in Prayer. And firſt, of Prayer in general;…
Chapter 13CHAP. XIII. Of the Concomitants of Prayer.
Chapter 14CHAP. XIV. The Subſequent duties after Prayer.
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Chapter 15CHAP. XI. How a Christian may exerciſe himſelf to godlineſs in hearing and reading the word, and of…
Chapter 16CHAP. XVI. Of the Chriſtians duty in hearing.
Chapter 17CHAP. XVII. Of the Chriſtians duty after Hearing.
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Chapter 18CHAP. XVIII. How a Chriſtian may exerciſe himſelf to Godlineſs in receiving the Lords Supper; and 1. Of the…
Chapter 19CHAP. XIX. How a Chriſtian may exerciſe himſelf to godlineſs at the Table.
Chapter 20CHAP. XX. What a Chriſtian ought to do after a Sacrament.
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Chapter 21CHAP. XXI. How to exerciſe our ſelves to godlineſs on a Lords Day.
Chapter 22CHAP. XXII. Brief Directions for the Sanctification of the Lords day, from morning to night.
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Chapter 23CHAP. XXIII. How a Chriſtian may exerciſe himſelf to Godlineſs in natural actions. And firſt in eating and…
Chapter 24CHAP. XXIV. How a Chriſtian may exerciſe himſelf to Godlineſs in his Apparel and Sleep.
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Chapter 25CHAP. XXV. How a Chriſtian may exerciſe himſelf to Godlineſs, in his Recreations and Pleaſures.
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Chapter 26CHAP. XXVI. How to exerciſe our ſelves to Godlineſs in our Partiular Callings.
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Chapter 27CHAP. XXVII. How a Chriſtian may exerciſe himſelf to Godlineſs in his Family as the governour thereof.
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Back matter
IndexAN Alphabetical Table of the principal Heads contained in this Treatiſe.

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