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Lifes Preservative Against Self-Killing

by John Sym · c. 1581–1638

Published: 1637
Length: 115,124 words
Reading: ~8 hours
Divisions: 197

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Lifes preservative against self-killing. Or, An useful treatise concerning life and self-murder shewing the kindes, and meanes of them both: the excellency and preservation of the former: the evill, and prevention of the latter. Containing the resolution of manifold cases, and questions concerning that subject; with plentifull variety of necessary and usefull observations, and practicall directions, needfull for all Christians. By John Sym minister of Leigh in Essex.

London Printed by M. Flesher, for R. Dawlman, and L. Fawne, at the Brazen Serpent in Pauls-Churchyard 1637.

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

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DedicationTO THE RIGHT HONORABLE AND MOST NOBLE LORD, ROBERT EARLE OF WARWICK, Lord RICH, Baron of LEEZE, &c. My very…
PrefaceTHE PREFACE TO THE READERS OF THIS TREATISE: AND To my Auditors in my Miniſtery; ſpecially my ever much…
To the readerTo the Chriſtian Reader.
PoemIN DOCTISSIMVM, ET ELABORATVM HVNC TRACTATƲM, Technas Diaboli homines ad horrendum ſcelus … provocantis,…
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Chapter 1CHAP. 1. The generall deſcription of Self-murder.
3 sections
Chapter 2CHAP. 2. Of the kindes of the life of man.
Chapter 3CHAP. 3. Of naturall life in generall.
4 sections
Chapter 4CHAP. 4. Of mans naturall life more ſpecially.
8 sections
Chapter 5CHAP. 5. Of mans ſpirituall life.
13 sections
Chapter 6CHAP. 6. Of lifes deſtruction, and of murder in generall.
6 sections
Chapter 7CHAP. 7. Of murder, as it is of ones ſelfe.
4 sections
Chapter 8CHAP. 8. Of ſpirituall ſelf-murder in ſpeciall.
20 sections
Chapter 9CHAP. 9. Of bodily ſelf-murder in ſpeciall.
3 sections
Chapter 10CHAP. 10. Of the kindes of bodily ſelf-murder.
5 sections
Chapter 2CHAP. II. Of Indirect ſelf-murder of the body.
34 sections
Chapter 12CHAP. 12. Of direct bodily ſelf-murder.
5 sections
Chapter 13CHAP. 13. Of direct ſelf-murderers.
4 sections
Chapter 14CHAP. 14. Of the uſuall means and furtherances of ſelf-murdering.
3 sections
Chapter 15CHAP. 15. The ſelf-murderers motives to kill themſelues.
23 sections
Chapter 16CHAP. 16. The introducement and entrance into ſelf-murderer.
3 sections
Chapter 17CHAP. 17. Arguments againſt ſelf-murder, proving the ſame to be utterly unlawfull.
8 sections
Chapter 18CHAP. 18. Whether all ſelf-murderers bee damned everlaſtingly, with the Devill in hell.
11 sections
Chapter 19CHAP. 19. Antidotes for prevention of ſelf-murder.
4 sections
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IndexAN ALPHABETICALL Table of the materiall Contents of this Treatiſe, directing to the Page where the ſame is…
ErrataThe faults of the Preſſe thus amend.
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