CONTENTS.

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INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ....... i to xxiii

Holy SCRIPTURES :

On Time . . . . . . . · · · · · · · ·

On Temper . . . . . . . . . . . .. 21

RICHARD HOOKER:

The Closing Years of his Life . . . . . . . 58

LORD BACON:

Of Despatch. .. · · · · · · · ·

Of Nature in Men . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Of Youth and Age · · · · · · · ·. 71

Of Studies . . . . . . · · · · · · · 74

SIB HENRY WOTTON :

Retirement from Public Life ........ 76

Hymn, composed in his last Sickness . . . . 81

BISHOP HALL :

A particular Account how our Days are or should

be spent; both common, and holy...83

GEORGE HERBERT:

The Parson on Sundays . . . . . . . .. 89

The Parson in Mirth . . . . . . . . . . 91

Care of Servants' Time . . .

From “ The Church Porch " . . . . . . . 93

Giddiness . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 94

SIR MATTHEW HALE :

Of the Redemption of Time....... 97

Scheme of a Diary . . . . . . . . . . . 109

His Character . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

BISHOP JEREMY TAYLOR :

The First general Instrument of Holy Living :

Care of our Time ......... 116

Rules for employing our Time . . . . . . 117

The Benefits of this Exercise . . . . . . . 124

The Noble Christian Matron : from a Funeral

Sermon on Lady Carbery ...... 125

John BUNYAN :

The Faithful Minister of Christ . . . . . . 128

The Sweeping and Sprinkling of the Heart .. 130

Passion and Patience . . . . . . . . . 131

Valour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

ARCHBISHOP LEIGHTON :

The Shortness of Man's Life . . . . . . . 134

Modesty, in Temper and Dress.137

Character of Archbishop Leighton · · · · · 143

RICHARD BAXTER :

Devotional Hours . . . . . . . . . . . 147

The Wisdom of Experience . ....... 148

BISHOP KEN:

A Morning Hymn . . . . . . . . . . 164

An Evening Hymn ...... 166

A Midnight Hymn . . . . . . . . . . 168
ISAAC WATTS, D.D.

Summer Evening . . . . . . . . . .. 171

Rev. William Law, M.A.

Early Rising ....... .... 172

The Scholar and the Gentleman, transformed

into the devoted Clergyman . . . . . . 183

Philip DODDRIDGE, D.D.

Daily Piety . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Diligence exemplified in the Character of Dr.

Doddridge . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Rev. John WESLEY, M.A.

Redeeming the Time .......... 207

Rev. Thomas Scott:

Patriarchal Longevity . . . . . . . . . 214

Enoch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

The Fault of an Over-scrupulous Mind ... 218

Methodical Review of Life . . . . . . . 220

Time redeemed from Worldly Business: Funeral

Sermon on John Thornton, Esq. .... 223

DR. FARRE :

Observance of the Lord's Day: Evidence before a

Select Committee of the House of Commons, 226

Introductory Remarks,

ADDRESSED CHIEFLY

TO THE YOUNG.

Though this Manual is already dedicated to persons of all ages, yet I cannot forbear offering a few words more to you, The Young, who form so numerous a class in society. You will, perhaps, allow me to call myself your friend; feeling, as I sincerely do, a deep concern, that your early and all your future years may be used to the best account possible.

The book, here presented to you, treats on two of the most interesting subjects conceivable ; illustrated in a great variety of ways, by arguments, precepts, and models. If it should assist you in ordering your Time, and governing your Tempers aright, who can estimate the benefits which you may derive from the early and continual use of it?