HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY

FROM THE ESTATE OF PROFESSOR E. W. GURNEY MAY 8, 1899.

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SECT. I. The Assistance that is to be given to Sick

and Dying Persons by the Ministry of the Clergy 234

SECT. II. Rules for the Manner of visiting the Sick ib.

SECT. III. Of instructing the Sick Man in the Na-

ture of Repentance, and Confession of his Sins

Arguments and Exhortations to move the Sick

Man to Repentance and Confession of his Sins ib.

Arguments and general Heads of Discourse, by

way of Consideration, to awaken a stupid

Conscience, and the careless Sinner

SECT. IV. Of applying spiritual Remedies to the

unreasonable Fears and Dejections of the Sick 238

Considerations to be offered to Persons under

Religious Melancholy

An Exercise against Despair

SECT. V. Considerations against Presumption

The Order for the Visitation of the Sick

The Communion of the Sick

237

Particular Prayers for the Sick

A larger Form of Prayer for the Sick

Proper Psalms for the Sick

A Declaration of Forgiveness

OCCASIONAL PRAYERS FOR THE SICK, VIZ.

A Prayer for a Person in the beginning of his Sick-

For Thankfulness in Sickness

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ib.

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For a Sick Person, when there appears some Hope

of Recovery

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For the Grace of Patience, and a suitable Behaviour

in a Sick Person to Friends and Attendants

For Spiritual Improvement by Sickness

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ib.

For a Sick Person who is about to make his Will

For a Sick Penitent.

ib.

ib.

For a Sick Person who intends to receive the blessed

Sacrament

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Proper Collects that may be used with any of
the Prayers for the Sick.

AYERS FOR THE SICK, VIZ.

general Prayer for the Acceptance of our Devo-

tions for the Sick

SECT. II. Of the peculiar respect with which they

were quoted

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ib.

SECT. III. The Scriptures were in very

collected into a distinct volume

SECT. IV. And distinguished by appropriate

names and titles of respect

SECT. V. Were publicly read and expounded in

the religious assemblies of the early Christians ib.

SECT. VI. Commentaries, &c. were anciently

written upon the Scriptures

308

SECT. VII. They were received by ancient Chris-

tians of different sects and persuasions

. 310

SECT. VIII. The four Gospels, the Acts of the

Apostles, thirteen Epistles of St. Paul, the First

Epistle of John, and the first of Peter, were re-

ceived without doubt by those who doubted

concerning the other books of our present canon 312

SECT. IX. Our present Gospels were considered

by the adversaries of Christianity, as contain

early

times

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PROPOSITION I.

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CHAP. III. Indirect evidence of the sufferings of
the first propagators of Christianity, from the
Scriptures and other ancient Christian writings 279
CHAP. IV. Direct evidence of the same.
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