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Author: Bury, Elizabeth, 1644-1720.
Title: An account of the life and death of Mrs. Elizabeth Bury, who died, May the 11th 1720. Aged 76. Chiefly collected out of her own diary. ; Together with her elegy, by the Reverend Dr. Watts.
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Print source: An account of the life and death of Mrs. Elizabeth Bury, who died, May the 11th 1720. Aged 76. Chiefly collected out of her own diary. ; Together with her elegy, by the Reverend Dr. Watts.
Bury, Elizabeth, 1644-1720., Bury, Samuel, 1663-1730, ed., Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748. Elegy on the much lamented death of Mrs. Elisabeth Bury.
Boston:: Printed by Green, Bushell, and Allen, for D. Henchman in Cornhil., 1743.
Subject terms:
Bury, Elizabeth, 1644-1720.
Diaries.
Elegies.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/N04177.0001.001
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To the Dear Relations and Friends OF THE DECEASED, BOTH HER'S and MINE.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE Life and Death of Mrs. ELIZABETH BURY.
CHAP. I. Of her Birth, Parentage, and Family.
CHAP. II. Of her Natural Temper, Parts, and Genius.
CHAP. III. Of her Conversion, and the earliness of it.
CHAP. IV. Her Diary.
CHAP. V. Of her Christian Virtues and Graces.
CHAP. VI. Of her Walking with GOD.
CHAP. VII. Of her Behaviour with others.
CHAP. VIII. Of her Afflictions, Losses, and Difficulties.
CHAP. IX. Her Redemption of Time.
CHAP. X. Her Changes of Life, and Rela|tive Duties.
CHAP. XI. Her Veneration for the Ministry, and Love to Ordinances.
CHAP. XII. Her Concern for the Common In|terest of Religion.
CHAP. XIII. Her Usefulness to the Bodies and Souls of others.
CHAP. XIV. Her Reproving, and taking Re|proofs.
CHAP. XV. Her steady Adherence to Protestant Dissenters.
CHAP. XVI. Her Work on Sabbaths, and at Sacraments.
CHAP. XVII. Her private Devotions.
CHAP. XVIII. Of her Motto.
CHAP. XIX. Her Preparations for Death, clear Evidences & strong Consolations.
CHAP. XX. Her last Sickness and Death.
HER DIARY Abbreviated and Reduced UNDER SOME Proper HEADS.
CHAP. I. Her Self-Examinations.
CHAP. II. Her Sabbath-Frames & Services.
CHAP. III. Her Remarks on herself at Sacra|ments, and Covenanting with GOD.
CHAP. IV. Her Accounts of herself on Days of Fasting and Prayer.
CHAP. V. Answers to Prayers, and Deliver|ances in Danger.
CHAP. VI. Some of her Morning and Evening Remarks.
CHAP. VII. Her Miscellaneous Papers.
CHAP. VIII. Her spiritual Corresponding with her Friends, by Letters, upon particular Occasions.
To one impatient under Crosses.
To One on the Death of a Child.
To One in Doubt, whether the cer|tain Knowledge of a Christian's State is attainable in this Life.
On the Death of an Intimate Friend.
Against Disputes in Religion a|mongst young ones.
Directions how to instruct a Child.
To One under great Dejection and Desertion.
To a Relation on a fine Lady of mean Sense.
Cautions against spiritual Declen|sions.
Pleading of GOD'S Covenant urged.
Cautions to a Friend about Mar|rying.
On the Death of a good Lady and Friend.
On a Tradesman's casting up his Shop.
Upon the Death of a Sister.
To one under great Afflictions and spiritual Fears.
Various Dispensations argued and justified.
CHAP. IX. Some Fragments of Verses which she often repeated, not for their Elegancy, so much at Suitable|ness to her State and Temper.
I. An Acknowledgment of Mercies.
II. A Reflection upon Age.
III. Musculus's Swan-like Song before his Death.
IV. The benighted Soul encouraged.
V. The Passing-Bell.
CHAP. X. Some few Stanza's out of some of those many Hymns and Psalms, which she had committed to Me|mory, and would often repeat with Peculiar Pleasure.
Mr. WATTS'S Hymns.
BOOK I.
HYMN 5.
HYMN 6.
HYMN 15.
HYMN 17.
HYMN 86.
HYMN 87.
HYMN 103.
HYMN 131.
HYMN 146.
BOOK II.
HYMN 3.
HYMN 20.
HYMN 25.
HYMN 48.
HYMN 50.
HYMN 54.
HYMN 61.
HYMN 102.
HYMN 145.
Mr. WATT'S Psalms.
PSALM 3.
PSALM 16.
PSALM 17.
PSALM 18.
PSALM 23.
PSALM 71.
PSALM 84.
PSALM 89.
IBID.
PSALM 90.
PSALM 92.
PSALM 119.
IBID.
PSALM 139.
PSALM 144.
PSALM 149.
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To the REVEREND Mr. SAMUEL BURY.
AN ELEGY On the much lamented DEATH of Mrs. Elisabeth Bury,