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A Preservative of Piety

Published: 1662
Length: 89,895 words
Reading: ~6 hours
Divisions: 51

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A preservative of piety in a quiet reasoning for those duties of religion, that are the means and helps appointed of God for the preserving and promoting of godliness. Namely, I. Of four Christian-duties, viz. 1. Reading the Scriptures. 2. Preparation for the Lords Supper. 3. Estimation of the ministry. 4. Sanctification of the Lords-day-Sabbath. II. Of four family-duties, viz. 1. Houshold-catechising. 2. Family-prayer. 3. Repeating of sermons. 4. Singing of Psalms. With an epistle prefixt, to inform and satisfie the Christian reader, concerning the whole treatise. By William Thomas, rector of the church at Ubley in the county of Somerset.

London Printed for Edward Thomas, and are to be sold at his shop at the Adam and Eve in Little-Brittain M.DC.LXII. [1662]

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

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Title page
Dedication to parishionersTo my dearly beloved, the Church and Congregation belonging to my Charge, inhabiting within the Parish of…
To the readerThe EPISTLE TO THE CHRISTIAN READER.
Table of contentsThe Contents of the several Parts and Chapters of this Treatise.
Part 1The First Part. Of Christian-Duties.

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Part 1
Chapter 1CHAP. I. A Call to Christians to the Reading of Scripture.
1 section
Chapter 2CHAP. II. Instructions for a profitable Receiving of the Lords Supper.
2 sections
Chapter 3CHAP. III. Of the Estimation due to the Ministers of Christ.
3 sections
Chapter 4CHAP. IV. Of the Observation of the Lords-day, or the Christian Sabbath.
6 sections
Part 2
Chapter 1CHAP. I. Of Family-Duties.
3 sections
Chapter 2CHAP. II. Of Family-Prayer.
4 sections
Chapter 3CHAP. III. Of Repetition of Sermons in Families.
1 section
Chapter 4CHAP. IV. Of Singing of Psalms, and namely, in Families.
Prayers
PrayerA Family-Prayer for the Morning.
PrayerA Family-Prayer for the Evening.
PrayerA shorter Prayer for the Morning.
PrayerA shorter Prayer for the Evening.
PrayerA Prayer for Children for the Morning.
PrayerA Prayer for Children for the Evening.
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Publishers advertisementSome Books, printed and sold by Edward Thomas at the Adam and Eve in Little-Brittain.

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