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He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
St. Luke vii. 8.
Rev. xxii. 12.
And behold I come quickly, and my reward is with me,
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CONTENTS.
CHAP. I.
CONCERNING the nature and extent of Christian
devotion.
CHAP. II.
An enquiry into the reason, why the generality of
Christians fall so far short of the holiness and devotion of
Christianity.
CHAP. III.
Of the great danger and folly of not intending to be
as eminent and exemplary as we can, in the practice of all
Christian virtues.
CHAP, IV.
We can please God in no state or condition of life,
but by intending and devoting it all to his honour and
glory.
CHAP. V.
Persons that are free from the necessity of labour
and employments are to consider themselves as devoted to
God in a higher degree.
CHAP. VI.
Containing the great obligations, and the great ad-
vantages of making a wise and religious use of our estates
and fortunes.
CHAP. VII.
How the imprudent use of an estate corrupts all the
tempers of the mind, and fills the heart with poor and ri-
diculous passions, through the whole course of life; repre-
sented in the character of Flavia.
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CHAP. VIII.
How the wise and pious use of an estate, naturally
carrieth us to great perfection in all the virtues of the
Christian life; represented in the character of Miranda.
CHAP. IX.
Containing some reflections upon the life of Miranda;
and shewing how it may, and ought to be imitated by all
her sex.
CHAP. X.
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Shewing how all orders and ranks of men and wo-
men of all ages, are obliged to devote themselves unto God. 116
CHAP. XI.
Shewing how great devotion fills our lives with the
greatest peace and happiness that can be enjoyed in this
world.
CHAP. XII.
The happiness of a life wholly devoted unto God,
farther proved, from the vanity, the sensuality, and the ri-
diculous, poor enjoyments, which they are forced to take
up with, who live according to their own humours. This
represented in various characters.
CHAP. XIII.
That not only a life of vanity, or sensuality, but even
the most regular kind of life, that is not governed by a
great devotion, sufficiently shews its miseries, its wants,
and emptiness, to the eyes of all the world. This repre-
sented in various characters.
CHAP. XIV.
Concerning that part of devotion which relates to
times and hours of prayer. Of daily early prayer in the
morning. How we are to improve our forms of prayer,
and how to increase the spirit of devotion.
tions.
CHAP. XV.
Of chanting or singing of psalms in our private devo-
Of the excellency and benefit of this kind of devo-
tion. Of the great effects it hath upon our hearts. Of the
means of performing it in the bes manner.
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CHAP. XVI.
Recommending devotion at nine o'clock in the morn-
ing, called in Scripture the third hour of the day. The
subject of these prayers is humility.
CHAP. XVII.
Shewing how difficult the practice of humility is
made, by the general spirit and temper of the world. How
Christianity requireth us to live contrary to the world.
CHAP. XVIII.
Shewing how the education which men generally re-
ceive in their youth, makes the doctrine of humility diffi-
cult to be practised. The spirit of a better education, rep-
resented in the character of Paternus.
CHAP. XIX.
Shewing how the method of educating daughters,
makes it difficult for them to enter into the spirit of Chris-
tian humility. How miserably they are injured and abused
by such an education. The spirit of a better education re-
presented in the character of Eusebia.
CHAP. XX.
Recommending devotion at twelve o'clock, called in
Scripture the sixth hour of the day. This frequency of de-
votion equally desirable by all orders of people. Universal
love is here recommended to be the subject of prayer at
this hour. Of intercession, as an act of universal love.
CHAP. XXI.
Of the necessity and benefit of intercession, consider-
ed as an exercise of universal love. How all orders of men
are to pray and intercede with God for one another. How
naturally such intercession amends and reforms the hearts
of those that use it.
CHAP. XXII.
Recommending devotion at three o'clock, called in
Scripture the ninth hour of the day. The subject of prayer
at this hour, is resignation to the divine pleasure. The
nature and duty of conformity to the will of God in all our
actions and designs,
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