The practice of Christian graces, or, The whole duty of man laid down in a plaine and familiar way for the use of all, but especially the meanest reader : divided into XVII chapters, one whereof being read every Lords Day, the whole may be read over thrice in the year : with Private devotions for several occasions...

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Author:	Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681.
Title:	The practice of Christian graces, or, The whole duty of man laid down in a plaine and familiar way for the use of all, but especially the meanest reader : divided into XVII chapters, one whereof being read every Lords Day, the whole may be read over thrice in the year : with Private devotions for several occasions...
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Alternate titles:	Whole duty of man
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title page

dedication

A TABLE Of the CONTENTS of the several CHAP∣TERS or PARTITIOS in this Book. Which according to this Division, by Reading one of these Chapters every Lords Day, the whole may be Read over Thrice in the year.

A PREFACE To the ensuing TREATISE, Shewing the Necessity of Caring for the Soul.

PARTITION I.

PARTITION II.

PARTITION III.

PARTITION. IV.

PARTITION V.

PARTITION. VI.

PARTITION. VII.

PARTITION VIII.

PARTITION. IX.

PARTITION X.

PARTITION XI.

PARTITION XII.

PARTITION. XIII.

PARTITION XIV.

PARTITION XV.

PARTITION XVI.

PARTITION XVII.

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to the reader

DIRECTIONS for the MORNING.

PRAYERS for the MORNING.

A THANKSGIVING.

A CONFESSION.

A PRAYER for GRACE.

INTERCESSION.

For PRESERVATION.

DIRECTIONS for NIGHT.

PRAYERS for NIGHT.

A CONFESSION.

A THANKSGIVING.

For PRESERVATION.

COLLECTS for several GRACES.

For FAITH.

For HOPE.

For the LOVE of GOD.

For SINCERITY.

For DEVOTION in PRAYER.

For HUMILITY.

For the FEAR of GOD.

For TRUST on GOD.

For THANKFULNES.

For CONTRITION.

For MEEKNES.

For CHASTITY.

For TEMPERANCE.

For CONTENTEDNES.

For DILIGENGE.

For JUSTICE.

For CHARITY.

For PERSEVERANCE.

A brief Paraphrase of the LORDS PRAYER To be used as a Prayer.

PIOUS EJACULATIONS Taken out of the Book of PSALMS.

For PARDON of SIN.

For GRACE.

For the LIGHT of Gods COUNTENANCE:

THANKSGIVING.

For DELIVERANCE from TROUBLE.

For the CHURCH.

Brief heads of SELF-EXAMINATION, Especially before the SACRAMENT, Collected out of the foregoing Treatise, concerning the breaches of our DUTY.

To GOD.

To our SELVES.

To our NEIGHBOUR.

This PENITENTIAL PSALM May also fitly be used.

PRAYERS BEFORE the receiving of the blessed SACRAMENT.

ANOTHER.

EjACULATIONS to be used at the LORDS TABLE.

Immediately before Receiving.

At the Receiving of the Bread.

At the Receiving of the Cup.

After Receiving.

A Thanksgiving after the Receiving of the Sacrament.

A Prayer of Intercession to be used either before or after the receiving of the Sacrament.

A Prayer in times of common Persecu∣tion.

A Prayer in time of Affliction.

A Thanksgiving for Deliverance.

Directions for the time of Sickness.

A Prayer for a sick Person.

A THANKSGIVING for RECOVERY.

A Prayer at the approach of death.

PSALMES.

EjACULATIONS.

PRAYERS for their use who Mourn in secret for the PUB∣LICK CALAMITIES, &c.

A Prayer to be used in these times of Calami∣ty.

A Prayer for This Church.

A Prayer for the Peace of the Church.

ERRATA.