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Author: Kettlewell, John, 1653-1695.
Title: Death made comfortable, or, The way to dye well consisting of directions for an holy and an happy death : together with an office for the sick and for certain kinds of bodily illness, and for dying persons, and proper prayers upon the death of friends / by John Kettlewell ...
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Print source: Death made comfortable, or, The way to dye well consisting of directions for an holy and an happy death : together with an office for the sick and for certain kinds of bodily illness, and for dying persons, and proper prayers upon the death of friends / by John Kettlewell ...
Kettlewell, John, 1653-1695.
London: Printed for Robert Kettlewell, and are to be sold by Sam. Keble ..., MDCXCV [1695]
Subject terms:
Death -- Prayer-books and devotions.
Devotional literature.
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THE PREFACE.
DIRECTIONS FOR AN Holy and Happy Death, In very Particular, but Brief in∣structions, how to order and carry our Selves, under Sickness and the Several Tryals and Accidents there∣of, and at the Approach of Death.
CHAP. I.
CHAP. II.
CHAP. III.
Devout Thoughts, about trusting God in Sickness.
1. About trusting him with ones self.
2. About trusting him, with ones near∣est Relations, or Dear Children, Friends, or Dependants.
CHAP. IV.
CHAP. V.
CHAP. VI.
Prayers and Devotions FOR The State of Sickness.
I. Sickness and Afflictions are sent and ordered by Almighty God, and come on Errands of Mercy.
II. How they are to be received.
I. With Repentance of their Sins.
1. In amendment of their sins.
2. In reconciling themselves to those whom they have offended, and making satisfaction for injuries.
3. In Alms Deeds.
4. In Penitential Confessions, and earnest Prayers for God's Pardon of our Sins.
II. With Trust in God.
1. Trusting him with themselves.
2. Trusting him with their Friends and Families.
3. The Benefit of both.
1. To Temper the Sickness and Sor∣rows, to our Infirmities.
2. To support us under them, and help us to bear them.
3. To Deliver us from them, or make us Gainers by them.
III. They are to be received with Faith in Gods Preci∣ous Promises.
IV. With Thankfulness.
V. With Patience.
1. Patience towards God, in Sub∣mission and Resignation of our Selves to his Holy Will.
1. To Striving and Reluctance, and Rising up against God.
2. To Unquietness, and Tumul∣tuousness and Disturbedness of Spirit.
3. To Weariness, and Faintness and Dejection.
4. Opposite to Hastiness, as it notes Perseverance in waiting.
5. To Querulousness and accu∣sing God.
Motives to Patience.
2. With Patience towards our Friends and Attendants.
3. With patience with our selves, and with the heaviness and bro∣kenness of our own Spirit under Sickness.
VI. Of Improvements thereof to Spiritual Advantages.
3. Scriptures for the Bo∣dily needs and desires of Sick Persons.
I. For Ease and Strength.
1. To pour out their Grief and Complaints.
2. To Pray for ease and mitiga∣tion thereof.
II. For Deliverance and Recovery from the same.
I.
II.
On Receipt of Ease, or any Abatement of Pain or Sickness.
IV. Vnder the Accidents of Sickness.
I. Want of Sleep.
2. On Excess of pain and wea∣riness.
3. On taking Physick.
V. For Attendants about Sick Persons.
I.
II.
VI. An Hymn of Thanks∣giving for Recovery from Sickness.
PRAYERS FOR THE Duties, and Needs OF SICK PERSONS.
I. A General Prayer for things needful under Sickness.
Out of the Office of Visitation of the Sick.
Particular Prayers, for the Duties and Needs of Sick Persons.
I.
2.
3. A Confession of Sins, taken out of the Office for the Penitent, or those who mourn for sin, p. 39. &c.
2.
3.
II. Prayers for an Heart to be Li∣beral in Alms-Deeds, when any Persons are about to make their Will; or to accompany Repen∣tance at any time, leaving out the Passages within the Hooks, [] which particularly refer to their last Wills.
I.
2.
. A Prayer, at the Oblation, or giving of our Alms; or on allot∣ing any sums, to charitable, or Pious uses.
III. Prayers for Trust in God in Sickness.
I.
2. For Trust, against the Torment, and distraction of Fears.
3. For Trust, against dejection of Spirit, and Despondency.
4. For Trust, against Suspiciousness, and finding Fault.
5. For Trust, for Deliverance out of Sickness or Afflictions.
6. Prayers of Sick, or dying Persons, for trusting God with their Friends or Kindred.
I.
2.
3. Another Prayer for the Wi∣dows and Orphans, &c. for Tru∣sting God with themselves.
IV. Prayers for Faith in Gods Promises, under Sickness.
I.
2.
V. Prayers for Resignation to the Will of God under Sickness.
I.
2.
3.
4.
VI. Prayers for Thankfulness un∣der Sickness.
I.
2.
3.
4.
VII. Prayers for Patience under Sickness.
I. A General Prayer for Patience.
2. For Patience without reluctance, or Disquietness.
3. For Patience without Dejection of Spirit, and without Hastiness for ease.
4. For Patience with Friends, and Attendants.
I.
2.
5. For Patience with ones self, and with the Heaviness and Brokenness of their own Spirit under Sickness.
I.
2.
6. A Prayer for the helps to Patience.
7. Prayers containing Motives to Patience.
I.
2.
3.
4.
VIII. Prayers for Spiritual Im∣provements by Sickness.
I.
2.
3.
IX. Prayers for the Bodily Needs and Desires of Sick Persons.
1. For Ease, when Sickness grows very painful or troublesome.
1.
2.
A short Prayer on receipt of Ease, or abatement of Pain, or Sickness.
2. A Prayer for Strength under the same.
3. A Prayer for Deliverance from them.
4. Prayers for longer Respite, and Re∣covery from Sickness.
1.
2.
5. Prayers on taking Physick.
1.
2.
6. Prayers on want of Sleep.
1.
2.
7. A Prayer of Friends for the sick un∣der excess of Sleep, and when they apprehend danger by it.
8. A Prayer of Friends for the Sick, when they are Light-headed, or ap∣prehend danger thereof.
X. PRAYERS for certain kinds of Sickness.
I. For Women with Child.
1. Before their Travail.
2. In Travail.
3. After Delivery, she may express her Devotion in one of the Hymns in the Office for Churching of Women, or in this following.
Prayers for Women with Child.
1. A Prayer for a breeding Woman, and against Miscarriage, to be used at any time before Travel.
2. A Prayer, when the time of Tra∣vel draws near.
III. Prayers in time of Travel, one or other whereof may still be recited by her Self, or read to her by her Friends, as often as she pleases.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Short Ejaculations, which she may use in time of her Travel.
IV. Prayers after Delivery.
1. A Thanksgiving for safe Deli∣verance.
2. A Prayer for Grace and Assistance, under the remaining Sorrows and Tryals of Child-bed.
3. A Prayer for her Child.
II. Devotions on the Loss of Eye∣sight, to be read to them by some Friends, for them to Meditate upon, or to joyn in.
Scriptures.
I.
2.
3.
PRAYERS.
I. For Recovery of Sight.
II. For Patience under the want of it.
1.
2.
3.
3. For Good use of their Blindness, and proper Helps under it.
III. Devotions on the loss of Hearing.
Scriptures.
Prayers.
I. For Recovery of Hearing.
II. For Patience under the Want of Hearing.
1.
2.
3. For Good Use of Deafness.
A Thanksgiveing on Recovery from Blindness, or from Deaf∣ness.
IV. Prayers for a Sick Child.
1. Out of the Office of Visita∣tion of the Sick.
2. Another Prayer for the same.
A Thanksgiving for its Recovery.
V. Prayers in times of common Infection.
Scriptures.
Prayers.
I.
2.
VI. A Prayer to be said by Friends, for Natural Fools or Madmen.
VII. A Prayer for those who at∣tend about the Sick.
XIII. A Thanksgiving for Recovery from Sickness.
I.
2.
Prayers and Devotions, on the Apprehension or Approach of Death.
1. On the Prospect of our own Death Drawing near.
2. On Willingness to die.
3. Against Fear of Death.
4. Against Presumption.
5. In the last Agonies.
Prayers.
1. Prayers on the Prospect of ones own Death Drawing near.
1.
2.
II. Prayers for Willingness to Dye.
I.
2.
3.
III. Prayers against Fear of Death.
1.
2.
3.
IV. A Prayer against Presumption
V. Prayers in the last Agonies.
Ejaculations.
Prayers.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Out of the Office for Burial.
6. A Prayer against sudden death.
Prayers and Devotions up∣on the Death of Friends.
Scriptures.
1. When a Friend dyes.
2. When a Friend is taken a∣way early.
3. When one is Childless.
Prayers.
I. Prayers when a Friend Dyes.
1.
2.
3.
4. A Prayer, when any Persons Feed impatience, and fix them∣selves in Greif, by Surmizing that God is angry at them when he takes away their Friends.
5. A Prayer, when these Losses come close one upon another.
6. A Prayer for Learning by these Losses to sit more loose to the World, and to fix our Hearts more on the Love of God.
. A Prayer when a Friend is taken away in his Prime.
3. Prayers, when a Friend is taken away, by a vio∣lent untimely Death.
I. A Prayer whilst the Person yet liveth, to be said either by himself, or by his Friends for him.
2. A Prayer of his Friends after his Death.
4. Prayers on the Death of Friends who had lead ill lives, and Gave noe Comfortable Proofs of Repentance at their Deaths.
They may allsoe use this Prayer fol∣lowing, to Comfort them.
5▪ A Prayer on the Death of a Child.
6. A Prayer when one is made Childless, or is like to Dye without Children.
THE CONTENTS.
Directions for an Holy and an Happy Death.
Devotions for the State of Sickness.
Devotions on the Appre∣hension, or Approach of Death.
Devotions upon the Death of Friends.
ERRATA.
Books lately Printed for Robert Kettlewell.
All these following Books, Writ by the Reverend Mr. J. Kettle∣well.
Quarto.
Octavo.
Twelves.
Besides These.