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CONTENTS
OF THE
RULE AND EXERCISES OF HOLY DYING.
CHAP. I.
A GENERAL PREPARATION TOWARDS A HOLY AND BLESSED DEATH,
BY WAY OF CONSIDERATION.
Rules and Spiritual Arts of lengthening our Days, and to take off the
Objection of a Short Life .
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BY WAY OF EXERCISE.
SECTION I.
Three Precepts preparatory to a holy Death, to be practised in our
whole Life...
368
SECTION II.
Of Daily Examination of our Actions in the whole Course of our Health,
preparatory to our Death-bed
Reasons for a Daily Examination
The Benefits of this Exercise
SECTION III.
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373
ib.
376
Of exercising Charity during our whole Life
SECTION IV.
General Considerations to enforce the former Practices..
The Circumstances of a Dying Man's Sorrow and Danger
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CHAP. III.
OF THE STATE OF SICKNESS, AND THE TEMPTATIONS INCIDENT TO IT,
WITH THEIR PROPER REMEDIES.
Of the State of Sickness
389
Of the first Temptation proper to the State of Sickness, Impatience.... 392
The second Temptation proper to the State of Sickness, Fear of Death,
with its Remedies....
Remedies against the Fear of Death, by way of Consideration...
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SECTION VIII.
Remedies against Fear of Death, by way of Exercise
SECTION IX.
General Rules and Exercises whereby our Sickness may become safe
and sanctified
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CHAP. IV.
OF THE PRACTICE OF THE GRACES PROPER TO THE STATE OF SICKNESS
WHICH A SICK MAN MAY PRACTISE ALONE.
Of the Practice of Patience
445
The Practice and Acts of Patience, by way of Rule
446
Acts of Patience, by way of Prayer and Ejaculation
452
The Prayer to be said in the Beginning of a Sickness
456
An Act of Resignation, to be said by a Sick Person in all the evil Acci-
A Prayer to be said when the Sick Man takes Physic
459
Of the Practice of the Grace of Faith, in the Time of Sickness..
Acts of Faith, by way of Prayer and Ejaculation, to be said by Sick Men
in the Days of their Temptation ....
The Prayer for the Grace and Strengths of Faith
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SECTION V.
Of the Practice of the Grace of Repentance in the Time of Sickness.... 467
SECTION. VI.
Rules for the Practice of Repentance in Sickness
472
Means of exciting Contrition, or Repentance of Sins, proceeding from
the Love of God
475
SECTION VII.
Acts of Repentance, by way of Prayer and Ejaculation, to be used espe-
cially by Old Men in their Age, and by all Men in their Sickness.... 480
A Prayer for the Grace and Perfection of Repentance
A Prayer for Pardon of Sins, to be said frequently in Time of Sickness,
and in all the Portions of Old Age
An Act of holy Resolution of Amendment of Life, in case of Re-
covery
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An Analysis, or Resolution of the Decalogue, and the special Precepts
of the Gospel, describing the Duties enjoined, and the Sins forbidden
respectively for the Assistance of Sick Men in making their Confes
sions to God and his Ministers, and the rendering their Repentance
more particular and perfect ..
I. Comm. Thou shalt have none other Gods but me
486
II. Comm. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven Image, nor
worship it
488
III. Comm. Thou shalt not take God's Name in vain
IV. Comm. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath Day.
489
V. Comm. Honour thy Father and thy Mother....
490
Of the Sick Man's Practice of Charity and Justice, by way of Rule.... 496
SECTION X.
Acts of Charity, by way of Prayer and Ejaculation; which may also be
used for Thanksgiving, in case of Recovery .
501
Prayer
...
. 503
CHAP. V.
OF VISITATION OF THE SICK: OR THE ASSISTANCE THAT IS TO BE DONE
TO DYING PERSONS BY THE MINISTRY OF THEIR CLERGY-GUIDES.
General Observations
504
Of ministering in the Sick Man's Confession of Sins and Repentance.. 510
Arguments and Exhortations to move the Sick Man to Confession of Sins ib.
Instruments, by way of Consideration, to awaken a careless Person, and
a stupid Conscience.
513
Of the ministering to the Restitution and Pardon, or Reconciliation of
the Sick Person, by administering the holy Sacrament
Of ministering to the Sick Person by the Spiritual Man, as he is the
Physician of Souls
Considerations against unreasonable Fears of not having our Sins
pardoned
An Exercise against Despair in the Day of our Death
523
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540
SECTION VI.
Considerations against Presumption
Offices to be said by the Minister, in his Visitation of the Sick..
A Prayer to be said in the Case of a sudden Surprise by Death, as by a
mortal Wound, or evil Accidents in Childbirth, when the Forms and
Solemnities of Preparation cannot be used..
A Peroration concerning the Contingencies and Treatings of our de-
parted Friends after Death, in order to their Burial, &c.
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