Essex doue, presenting the vvorld vvith a fevv of her oliue branches: or, A taste of the workes of that reuerend, faithfull, iudicious, learned, and holy minister of the Word, Mr. Iohn Smith, late preacher of the Word at Clauering in Essex Deliuered in three seuerall treatises, viz. 1 His grounds of religion. 2 An exposition on the Lords Prayer. 3 A treatise of repentance.

Title

Essex doue, presenting the vvorld vvith a fevv of her oliue branches: or, A taste of the workes of that reuerend, faithfull, iudicious, learned, and holy minister of the Word, Mr. Iohn Smith, late preacher of the Word at Clauering in Essex Deliuered in three seuerall treatises, viz. 1 His grounds of religion. 2 An exposition on the Lords Prayer. 3 A treatise of repentance.

Author

Smith, John, 1563-1616.

Publication

London :: Printed by A[dam] I[slip and George Purslowe] for George Edwardes, and are to be sold at his house in the Old Baily, in Greene Arbor, at the signe of the Angell,

1629.

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Subject terms

Lord's prayer -- Early works to 1800.

Christian life -- Early works to 1800.

Repentance -- Early works to 1800.

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"Essex doue, presenting the vvorld vvith a fevv of her oliue branches: or, A taste of the workes of that reuerend, faithfull, iudicious, learned, and holy minister of the Word, Mr. Iohn Smith, late preacher of the Word at Clauering in Essex Deliuered in three seuerall treatises, viz. 1 His grounds of religion. 2 An exposition on the Lords Prayer. 3 A treatise of repentance." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A12473.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 4, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE, THO∣MAS, Lord COVENTRY of ALESBOROVGH, Lord KEE∣PER of the Great Seale of England, and one of his Maiesties most honourable Priuy Coun∣cell, &c. And to his Right Honourable and Noble Lady, ELIZABETH, &c. Lady COVEN∣TRY, all happinesse.
• To the Reader.
• An Alphabeticall Table to this worthy Worke: Wherein we would intreat the Reader to take notice of this one thing, to wit, that this Booke is diuided into three seue∣rall Treatises, and therefore the Table is made accordingly, as for instance, where you see T. 1. that stands for Trea∣tise 1. T. 2. that stands for Treatise 2. T. 3. for Trea∣tise 3. And P. stands for the Page, of that first, second, or third Treatise.
• SMITHS GROVNDS of Religion.
• title page
• AN EXPOSITION ON THE LORDS PRAYER.
  • 1. PETITION. Hallowed be thy Name.
  • 2. PETITION. Thy Kingdome come.
  • 3. PETITION. Thy will be done euen in Earth as it is in Heauen.
  • 4. PETITION. Giue vs this day our daily Bread.
  • 5. PETITION. And forgiue vs our debts, as we al∣so forgiue our debtors.
    • The second generall Head:
    • The Condition of the same.
  • 6. PETITION. And lead vs not into tentation, but deliuer vs from euill.
  • Amen.
• title page
• To the Reader.
• To the Christian Reader.
• A TREATISE OF Repentance.
• LECT. II.
  • Faith and Repentance.
  • Repentance.
    • Of this there be two vses.
  • 1. NECESSITIE OF Repentance.
  • Vses.
  • II. THE ORDER OF REPENTANCE with other Graces.
• LECT. III.
• LECT. IIII.
  • The Vse.
  • The vse is,
• LECT. V.
  • Now there be diuers Reasons why this is so that Repentance must not be put off.
  • There bee fiue maine Reasons to mooue vs to speedy Repentance.
  • Uses.
  • 2 The Impediments of Grace
  • Now for the Particular Time of Repentance, there bee sixe things Considerable.
• LECT. VI.
• LECT. VII.
  • The Impediments in the Affections,
• LECT. VIII.
  • I.
  • II.
• LECT. IX.
  • III. Case of Repentance.
• LECT. X.
  • Use.
• LECT. XI.
  • Now this Preparation to Death stands in fiue Dutyes.
• LECT. XII.
  • The Faith a Christian must die in, consists in three things.
  • For our helpe in this case, obserue three things which may make vs patient in the day of death.
• LECT. XIII.
  • Three causes why the state of impe∣nitencie is such a fearefull state to liue in.
  • The second Contrarie to true Repentance,
• LECT. XIIII.
  • How a Christian may grow in Grace?