The devout Christian instructed how to pray and give thanks to God, or, A book of devotions for families and for particular persons in most of the concerns of humane life / by the author of the Christian sacrifice.

Title

The devout Christian instructed how to pray and give thanks to God, or, A book of devotions for families and for particular persons in most of the concerns of humane life / by the author of the Christian sacrifice.

Author

Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.

Publication

London :: Printed for R. Royston,

1673.

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Subject terms

Prayer.

Prayers.

Devotional exercises.

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Contents

• title page
• frontispiece
• THE AUTHOURS PREFACE.
• imprimatur
• ERRATA.
• PRAYERS FOR FAMILIES.
  • prayers
    • day - Sunday
      • On the LORDS DAY In the MORNING.
      • At Night.
      • A shorter form of Prayer for the Lords day Morning.
      • Another at Night.
      • Another for the Afternoon, or any other time of that day.
      • Another.
      • A Prayer for the Morning when there is a Communion.
      • A Prayer at Night when there hath been a Communion.
    • PRAYERS FOR FAMILIES.
      • MVNDAY MORNING.
      • At Night.
    • PRAYERS FOR FAMILIES.
      • TVESDAY MORNING.
      • At Night.
    • PRAYERS FOR FAMILIES.
      • WEDNESDAY MORNING.
      • At Night.
    • PRAYERS FOR FAMILIES.
      • THVRSDAY MORNING.
      • At Night.
    • PRAYERS FOR FAMILIES.
      • FRIDAY MORNING.
      • At Night.
    • PRAYERS FOR FAMILIES.
      • SATVRDAY MORNING.
      • At Night.
  • prayers
    • A shorter Morning Prayer for any day in the week, when there is not time, by reason of some extraordinary occasi∣ons, for the other.
    • Another short Prayer for the Morn∣ing.
    • A short Prayer for the Evening, when there is not time for the longer.
    • Another for the Evening.
  • PRAYERS For particular PERSONS.
    • A Prayer for the Morning to be said by any Person alone.
    • A Prayer for the Evening.
    • A shorter Prayer to be used by any one alone in the Morning.
    • Another for the Evening.
• Private PRAYERS IN THE CHVRCH.
  • prayers
    • A short Prayer before Divine Service begins.
    • Another.
    • Or those words of the Prophet David (which you read, Psal. 5.7. 17.1. 118.28. 119.47,48, &c.) may be a little altered, in this manner:
    • A longer Prayer in the Church, when there is time for it, before the begin∣ing of divine Service.
    • Another more large.
    • At the conclusion of Divine Service af∣ter these words, The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, &c.
    • Or, after The peace of God which passeth all understanding, &c. you may say as the Apostle St. Paul, (2 Thess. 3.16.) and the Psalmist 115.12,13,18.
    • A short Prayer for the Lords-day, or any other, to be used at home before Morning Ser∣vice.
    • A short Prayer at home, after we are come from Church; before Dinner.
    • A Prayer in private before the Evening Service.
    • Another after the Evening Service is done, as soon as there is opportuni∣ty to retire alone.
  • A Prayer upon any Festival in remem∣brance of our blessed Lord and Sa∣viour.
  • A PRAYER ON GOOD FRIDAY
    • In the MORNING.
    • A Prayer on Good Friday in the E∣vening.
  • A PRAYER ON ANY SAINTS DAY.
  • A PRAYER Upon the day of ones BIRTH.
  • prayers
    • A PRAYER FOR RESOLVTION IN WELL DOING.
    • Another to the same effect.
    • A PRAYER After RELAPSE Into any SIN.
    • A THANKSGIVING To the DIVINE GOODNESS For any hope of a PARDON After such RELAPSE.
    • A Prayer for the Divine Grace.
    • A short Prayer when any man's occa∣sions call him to a place where he fears danger.
    • A Prayer for serious and effectual Con∣sideration; the better to establish all good resolutions.
  • EJACƲLATIONS.
  • prayers
    • A Prayer for Submission to God, in case of any great loss in a mans E∣state, Relations or Friends.
    • A Prayer which a pious soul may use, that is full of doubts, and much troubled in mind.
    • A Prayer to be said by others for one that is troubled in mind.
    • Another for a person in the same con∣dition.
  • prayers
    • A Prayer in the beginning of a Sickness.
    • A Prayer to be said by the Family, with the Sick person.
    • A Prayer when a person is giving up the Ghost.
    • A Thanksgiving after recovery from a Sickness, to be said by the person himself who is restored to health.
    • A Thanksgiving to be said by the Fa∣mily.
    • A Parents Prayer for a Sick Child.
  • prayers
    • A Prayer to be used by one that is going a long Iourney.
    • A short Prayer in ones Inne, or at the end of the Iourney.
    • A Prayer in case of any hurt from Thieves, or otherwise.
    • A Prayer to be said for a Friend in a Iourney.
    • A Thanksgiving after a safe Retur home.
    • A Prayer to be said by one going a Voyage on the Sea: Which may be used, with a little alte∣ration, by his Friends for him.
    • A Thanksgiving after it is finish∣ed, and the party returned home again.
  • prayers
    • A Prayer to be used by a woman with Child.
    • A Prayer when the time of he Travel draweth near.
    • Prayer to the same purpose to be said by her Relations.
    • A Thanksgiving to be used by those pre∣sent after her safe Deliverance.
  • prayers
    • A Thanksgiving to be used by the per∣son her self, when she is able.
    • A Prayer for good success in some ex∣traordinary business.
    • A Prayer when one intends to live Vnmarried.
    • A Prayer when there are any thoughts of changing that condition, and de∣liberations about Marriage.
    • A Prayer when a person is about to en∣ter into the state of Marriage; [and may serve for any other new conditi∣on of life.]
  • prayers
    • A Prayer of Parents for their Children when they are grown up to some un∣derstanding.
    • A short Prayer for the use of a little Child.
    • A shorter.
    • A Prayer for the use of a Child that hath lost its Parents.
    • A Prayer to be used by a Widow.
    • A Prayer for the use of a poor Servant.
    • A Prayer of a poor Prisoner for Debt.
    • A Prayer of a great Malefactor in Prison.
    • A Souldier's Prayer that fights for his Country.
    • A Prayer for the use of one that is Aged.
• prayers
  • A large FORM OF DEVOTION.
    • When any person is disposed to spend a day, or part of it, in Devotion: the usual ad∣dresses to God in the morning, may be continued in this man∣ner.
    • section
      • I.
      • II.
      • III.
      • IV.
      • V.
      • VI.
      • VII.
      • VIII.
      • IX.
      • X.
      • XI.
      • XII.
    • section
      • I.
      • II.
      • III.
      • IV.
      • V.
  • A Prayer in Lent, or upon any publick Fast.
    • I.
    • II.
    • III.
    • IV.
    • V.
    • VI.
  • prayers
    • A Prayer in time of Plague.
    • In time of War.
    • In time of Scarcity.
  • A Thanksgiving for any publick or private mercies.
  • A short Prayer for a Student.
  • prayers
    • A Prayer that may be used, any time of the day, when a person hath leisure to retire.
    • A shorter to the same purpose.
  • prayers
    • A Grace before meat.
    • Or this.
    • Or this.
    • After Meat.
    • Or this.
    • Or this.
• THE TABLE.
• Some new Books Printed for Richard Royston.