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The practise of pietie directing a Christian how to walke that he may please…

by Lewis Bayly · d. 1631

Published: 1613
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The Practice of Piety

1695

London Printed for Iohn Hodgets 1613.

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

Front matter
DedicationTO THE HIGH AND mighty Prince CHARLES, Prince of WALES.
DedicationAd CAROLVM Principem.
To the readerTo the deuout READER.
Table of contentsThe chiefe Contents of this BOOKE.
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PartA plaine Description of the Essence and Attributes of GOD, out of the holy Scriptures, so far forth as…
Subpart
3 sections
SubpartThus farre of the diuers manner of being in the Diuine Essence: now of the Attributes thereof.
3 sections
PartMeditations of the misery of a Man, not reconciled to GOD in Christ.

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SubpartMeditations of the misery of Infancy.
Subpart 22 Meditations of the miseries of youth.
Subpart 33 Meditations of the miseries of Man-hood.
Subpart 44 Meditations of the misery of old age.
SubpartMeditations of the miserie of the soule in this life.
SubpartMeditations of the misery, of the body and soule in death.
SubpartMeditations of the misery of a man after death, which is the fulnesse of Cursednesse.
PartMeditations of the state of a Christian reconciled to GOD in Christ.
Subpart 22 Meditations of the blessed estate of a regenerate man in his death.

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PietyChristian life · Anglican authorsPuritans · Doctrines

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Author: Lewis Bayly (d. 1631)
Imprint: London Printed for Iohn Hodgets 1613.
Extent: [36], 1031, [1] p.
Language: English
Catalogue: STC 1602 · ESTC S1173
Source: TCP A05817
Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal (Text Creation Partnership)

3 Meditations, of the blessed estate of the regenerated man after death.

SubpartMeditations of the blessed estate of a regenerated Man, in heauen; after he hath receiued his sentence of…

4 sections

SubpartMeditations directing a Christian how to apply to himselfe, without delay, the fore-said knowledge of GOD…

PartMeditations on the hinderances, which keepe backe a sinner from rhe practise of Pietie.

Hindrance 1

2 sections

Hindrance 2The second hinderance of Pietie.

Hindrance 3The third hinderance of Pietie.

Hindrance 4The fourth hinderance of Pietie.

Hindrance 5The fift hinderance of Pietie.

Hindrance 6The sixt hinderance of Pietie.

Hindrance 7The seauenth hinderance of Pietie.

PartHow a priuate man must beginne the morning with Pietie.

SubpartA short Soliloquie when one first wakes in the Morning.

SubpartMeditations for the Morning. Then Meditate.

PartBriefe directions how to reade the holy Scriptures, once euery yeere ouer, with ease, profit, and reuerence.

PrayerA Prayer for the Morning.

1 meditations

PrayerAnother shorter Morning Prayer.

1 meditations

PrayerA briefe Prayer for the Morning.

PartMeditations, directing a Christian, how he may walke all the day with God, like Enoch.

Subpart 1First, for thy thoughts,

Subpart 2Secondly, for thy Words.

Subpart 3Thirdly, for thy actions.

PartMeditations for the Euening.

PrayerA praier for the Euening.

PrayerAnother shorter Euening Prayer.

PartThings to be Meditated vpon, as thou art putting off thy cloathes.

PartMeditations for Houshold Piety.

PrayerMorning Prayer for a Familie.

PartThe Practise of Piety at meales and the manner of feeding in the feare of God.

SubpartMeditations before dinner and supper.

SubpartGrace before meate.

SubpartAnother Grace before meate.

SubpartAfter euery meale, be carefull of thy selfe and Familie, as Iob was for himselfe, and his Children, Iob…

SubpartThe Practise of Pietie at Euening.

PartRules to be obserued in singing of Psalmes

PartEuening Prayer for a Familie.

PartMeditations of the true manner of practising Pietie on the Sabbath day.

SubpartTenne Reasons demonstrating the commandement of the Sabbath to be Morall.

SubpartThe true manner of keeping holy the Lords day.

2 sections

PartA Morning Prayer for the Sabbath day.

SubpartThings to be Meditated as thou goest to the Church.

SubpartThe second sort of duties, which are to be performed, at the time of the holy Assembly.

SubpartNow of the third sort of duties after the holy Assembly.

PartA priuate Euening Prayer for the Lords day.

PartNow followeth the extraordinary Practise of Piety, whereby God is glorified in our liues.

Subpart1 Of a priuate Fast.

4 sections

Subpart 22 Of the publique Fast.

Part2 Of the Practise of Piety in holy Feasting.

PartMeditations concerning the due manner of practising Piety, in receiuing the holy Supper of the Lord.

Subpart1 Of Preparation.

3 sections

Subpart 22 Of the second sort of duties which a worthy Communicant is to performe at the receiuing of the Lords…

1 section

Subpart 33 Of the duties which we are to performe after receiuing of the holy Communion, called Action, or Practise.

PartA Prayer to be said after the receiuing of the Communion.

Subpart2 Of the duties which we are to doe after the Communion, ioyntly with the Congregation.

PartNow followeth the Practise of Piety in glorifying God in the time of sickenesse, and when thou art called,…

PartA Prayer when one begins to be sicke.

PartA Prayer before taking of Physicke.

MeditationsMeditations for the sicke.

PartMeditation for one, that is recouered from sickenesse.

PrayerA thankesgiuing to be said of one that is recouered from sickenesse

PartMeditations for one that is like to die.

MeditationThe 2. sort of Meditations are to consider from what euils death will free thee.

MeditationThe 3. sort of Meditations to consider what good death will bring vnto thee.

PartA Prayer for a sicke man, when he is tolde that he is not a man for this world: but must prepare himselfe…

PartMeditations against despaire, or doubting of Gods mercy.

PartAn admonition to them who come to visit the sicke.

SubpartQuestions to be asked of a sicke man, that is like to die.

PartA Prayer to be said for the sicke, by them who visite him.

PartConsolations against Impatiencie in sicknesse.

PartConsolations against the feare of Death.

PartSeauen sanctified thoughts, and mournefull sighes of a sicke man, ready to die.

Thought 1The first thought.

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Thought 2The second thought.

1 section

Thought 3The third thought.

1 section

Thought 4The fourth thought.

1 section

Thought 5The fifth thought.

1 section

Thought 6The sixth thought.

1 section

Thought 7The seauenth thought.

1 section

PartThe sicke person ought now to send for some Godly and Religious Pastor.

PartA Prayer at the yeelding vp of the Ghost.

SubpartWhen the sicke party is departing, Let the faithfull that are present kneele downe and commend his Soule to…

PartNow followeth the Practise of Piety in dying for the Lord.

PartA diuine Colloquie betweene the Soule and her Sauiour, concerning the effectuall merits of his dolorous…

PartThe Soules Soliloquie, rauished in contemplating the Passions of her Lord.

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