A preparation for the Lord's Supper to which are added Maxims of true Christianity / written originally in French, by P. Allix ; Englished by P. Lorrain.
- Title
- A preparation for the Lord's Supper to which are added Maxims of true Christianity / written originally in French, by P. Allix ; Englished by P. Lorrain.
- Author
- Allix, Pierre, 1641-1717.
- Publication
- London :: Printed for Brab. Aylmer ...,
- 1668.
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- Subject terms
- Lord's Supper -- Early works to 1800.
- Christianity -- Quotations, maxims, etc.
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Contents
- title page
- imprimatur
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TO THE Right Honourable The LADY
MARGARET RUSSELL. - THE PREFACE.
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A PREPARATION FOR THE
Lord's Supper. -
CHAP. I. THE History of the Institution of the LORD'S SƲPPER. -
CHAP. II. That JESƲS CHRIST borrow'd the Actions and Expressions HE made use of in the Institution of theEu∣charist, from theJews. -
CHAP. III. That JESƲS CHRIST in his Institu∣tion of theEucharist has followed Idea's or Notions, quite opposite to those of thePaschal Lamb; And what those Idea's of thePaschal Lamb are. -
CHAP. IV. Of the Truths which the Holy Com∣munion represents to us. -
CHAP. V. Of the Comforts the Holy Eucharist ad∣ministers to us. -
CHAP. VI. Of the Duties prescribed to us in the Holy Eucharist.
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- title page
- Advertisement TO THE READER.
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EPICTETUS CHRISTIANUS; OR, Maxims OF TRUE
CHRISTIANITY.
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MAXIM I. That it behooves us to have Maxims ofPiety. -
MAXIM II. That it imports us in, the first place, to examine what our Chief and Last End is. -
MAXIM. III. That in all our actions, we ought to have a due regard to our Last End. -
MAXIM IV. That we ought to consider we are God's Creatures. -
MAXIM V. That we ought to be most sensible of God's Favour in our Preservation. -
MAXIM VI. That we should continually reflect up∣on the Great Work of our Redemp∣tion. -
MAXIM VII. That we must follow the Divine Call. -
MAXIM VIII. That we must Study God's Conduct to∣wards us. -
MAXIM IX. That we ought daily to examine our Conscience. -
MAXIM X. That we ought to avoid too much Bu∣siness. -
MAXIM XI. That we must often recollect our selves, to think of our Salvation. -
MAXIM XII. That we ought carefully to consider the Vanity of this Life. -
MAXIM XIII. That we ought frequently to think of Death. -
MAXIM XIV. That we ought to consider every Day, as if it were our last. -
MAXIM XV. That we ought continually to set the Judgment of God before our Eyes. -
MAXIM XVI. That the Consideration of the Torments of Hell ought to affright us to Hea∣ven. -
MAXIM XVII. That the Glory of Heaven ought power∣fully to incite our Piety. -
MAXIM XVIII. That we are always to stand in a Reli∣gious Fear. -
MAXIM XIX. That Sin is more to be fear'd than Death. -
MAXIM XX. That we ought to fear GOD more than Men. -
MAXIM XXI That the whole Course of our Life ought to be a continual Study of Mortification. -
MAXIM XXII That we ought continually to strive a∣gainst the Ʋnruliness of Self-Love. -
MAXIM XXIII That we ought to resist our Passions. -
MAXIM XXIV. That we ought to bridle that Pride, which is apt to reign in us. -
MAXIM XXV. That we ought to suppress all desires of becoming great. -
MAXIM XXVI. That Humility ought to be the Badge of our Profession. -
MAXIM XXVII That we ought to beware of Covetous∣ness. -
MAXIM XXVIII. That we ought to restrain the motions of Anger. -
MAXIM XXIX. That we must root Envy out of our Hearts. -
MAXIM XXX. That we ought to bear Injuries with Pa∣tience. -
MAXIM XXXI. That we must abhor all Impurity. -
MAXIM XXXII. That we ought to beware of Detraction. -
MAXIM XXXIII. That we ought never to believe Calum∣ny, to the prejudice of Truth. -
MAXIM XXXIV. That we ought to weigh the Consequences both of Vice and Virtue. -
MAXIM XXXV. That we ought to make a careful Scru∣tiny into our Defects, in order to our Amendment. -
MAXIM XXXVI. That we ought not to make Custom, or Example, a Plea for our Faults. -
MAXIM XXXVII. That we must avoid Relapses into Sin. -
MAXIM XXXVIII. That we must not abuse the Long-Suf∣fering of God. -
MAXIM XXXIX. That we must not be ashamed of God∣liness. -
MAXIM XL. That a faint and languishingPiety is a miserable State. -
MAXIM XLI. That we must continue in the Exercise ofPiety. -
MAXIM XLII. That we must make the Holy Scripture the Subject of our continual Meditati∣on. -
MAXIM XLIII. That we ought carefully to apply our selves to Prayer. -
MAXIM XLIV. That we must always have our Holy Baptism before our Eyes. -
MAXIM XLV. That we ought to remember the Promises we make to GOD at our Receiving the Lord's Supper. -
MAXIM XLVI. That Charity is to be preferr'd before all things. -
MAXIM XLVII. That we ought to prevent the Petitions of those, who are in Misery. -
MAXIM. XLVIII. That we must be meek in reproving our Neighbour. -
MAXIM XLIX. That Practice is to be preferr'd before Knowledge or Words. -
MAXIM L. That we ought to impute all that is good in us, to the Grace of God.
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