science, and of perfect reconciliation with thee, my God. Lord, as thou bringeft me nearer to thy felf, fo let my love, and my defires of thee be ftronger, And O that it may please thee in thy abundant mercy, to afford me some sweet foretafte of future blifs, that I may triumph even in death it felf: But if in this I know not what I afk; yet at least suffer not my faith to be fhaken, nor thy loving-kindness to fail; and, however thou dealeft with this corruptible body, let my foul, I implore thee, be precious in thy fight. Wash it in the blood of the immaculate Lamb of God, that, all its pollutions being purged and done away, it may be prefented pure and unblemished before thee, and be received into thy everlasting kingdom, thro' the merits and mediation of Jefus Chrift, thy only Son, our Lord and Saviour. Amen. Short EJACULATIONS for the last Extremeties. I Believe blessed Jefus, that thou shalt come to be my judge; I therefore pray thee help thy Jervant, whom thou haft redeemed with thy precious blood. Te Deum. O make me now to be numbered with thy faints in glory everlasting. The fnares of death compass me round about, and its pains get hold upon me; hafte thee, O God, to deliver me, make hafte, O Lord, to help me. cxvi. lxx. Pfal. Thy Thy Kingdom come, O God, Thy Will be done in Earth as it is in Heaven. Lord Jefus, receive my spirit. Come Lord Jefus, come quickly. These laft may be ufed by the Friends and Standers-by, with the neceffary alteration of the Perfon, after the fick Party is dif abled from the Use of them. THE Chap. The FIRST BOOK. 2 Modesty 12 14 19 20 21 22 9 Obedience and a State of Subjection 8 of intimate Converfation and Friendship with Jefus 110 9 The Difconfolate State 10 Thankfulness for God's Mercies 11 Of loving Christ in Affliction 12 The Reajonalieness of taking up our Cross The THIRD BOOK. Digefted into Conferences between CHRIST, Chap. 113 118 122 126 and the Page 136 2 T HE Happiness of fuch a Conversation 138 3 Of the General Difregard to God's Word, and the Qbe- 140 4 A Prayer for Feavenly Instruction and Devotion 144 The Trial of true Love 8 Grace must be received without Oftentation 9 Of acknowledging our Unworthiness before God 11 God's Service is perfect Freedom 14 Obedience to Superiors, enforced by Christ's Example 173 15 God's Judgments are to be confider'd, for our Humiliation 16 With what Referves we ought to pray 19 Of cafting our care upon God 20 Chrift our Pattern of Patience in Afflictions 176 178 180 184 186 21 Of bearing Injuries, and how we may judge of true Pq- tience 22 The Infirmities and Miseries of our present State 23 Of 1lacing all our Hope and Happiness in God 24 4Thanksgiving for God's Mercies 25.The Things which make for Peace 188 192 196 200 204 205 206 208 209 31 Self-Love the greatest Obstruction to Virtue and Happiness 213 32 A Prayer for Purity of Heart,and Heavenly Wisdom 215 217 34 How God ought to be addrefs'd to in Time of Adversity 218. pended upon 36 Of leeking God alone 37 Of Self-Denial 220 225 229 38 The Changeableness of our Temper, and how to fix it 231 39 The Happiness of them who love God 40 This Life a State of continual temptation 41 Of defpifing the vain cenjures of men 233 2.35 238 42 A Christian must devote himself entirely to God before be 43 How to govern one's felf in the Affairs of the World 47 Happiness is not to be bad by the Favour or Friendship of Men 249 48 Against Vain and Pompous Learning 250 50 Against a fond and eafy Credulity 49 Of meddling with the World as little as may be 252 254 51 Of trusting in God. when Men Speak Ill of us 257 261 53 The Joys of Eternity, and Miferies of this prefent Life 263 · 268 55 An Act of Refignation to God in time of Adverfity 272 276 57 A Man fhould think Correction, not Comfort, bis due278. 282 60 The Weakness of corrupt Nature, and Efficacy of Divine Grace 61 Self Denial enforced from Chrift's Example 287 291 293 |