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Author: Thomas, William.
Title: Practical piety, or, The pastor's last legacy to his beloved people directing how to walk with God in these apostatizing times. : With two most serious exhortatory epistles to satisfie the Christian readers, concerning the whole work. : To which is added morning and evening prayers for private families. / By that reverend divine, Mr. William Thomas, late rector of the Church of Ubley, in the County of Somerset, after his 44 years labours in the ministry in that place.
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Print source: Practical piety, or, The pastor's last legacy to his beloved people directing how to walk with God in these apostatizing times. : With two most serious exhortatory epistles to satisfie the Christian readers, concerning the whole work. : To which is added morning and evening prayers for private families. / By that reverend divine, Mr. William Thomas, late rector of the Church of Ubley, in the County of Somerset, after his 44 years labours in the ministry in that place.
Thomas, William.
London,: Printed for Edward Thomas, at the Adam and Eve in Little Britain, 1681.
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Christian life -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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To my dearly beloved, the Church and Congregation belonging to my Charge, inhabiting within the Parish of Ubley in the County of Somerset: Grace and Peace.
The EPISTLE TO THE CHRISTIAN READER.
The Contents of the several Parts and Chapters of this Treatise.
ERRATA.
treatise
The Preface.
PART I.
CHAP. I. A Call to Christians to the Reading of Scripture.
1. Scripture-Commands.
CHAP. II. Instructions for a profitable Receiving of the Lords Supper.
General Questions and Answers for the acquainting of the unlearned with the Foundations of Religion.
1. Question. What is the first thing in Religion needful to be known by every Christian, and especially by every Communicant?
2. Quest. What do the Scriptures principally teach us as more neerly concerning our Salvation?
3. Quest. What are we to know concerning God?
4. Quest. Is there nothing else necessary to be known concerning God?
5. Quest. What are we to know concerning our selves?
6. Quest. Concerning our state here, and namely the estate of our souls, What is there more especially to be observed?
7. Quest. How was man at first created?
8. Quest. How comes it to pass (then) that men are so bad now? or, Whence ariseth our miserable fall?
9. Quest. How could they that were un-born, and far from any being when Adam sinned, be guilty of his sin, and fall with him into so sad a state?
10. Quest. But what reason can be given, why it should be so?
11. Quest. Man being thus faln, Shew now what is to be known concern∣ing his Redemp•ion, and restoring?
12. Quest. Who is the Redeemer?
13. Quest. Why must Christ our Redeemer and Mediator be Man?
14. Quest. Why must he be God?
15. Quest. What is more particularly to be known concerning Jesus Christ our Redeemer?
16. Quest. Are all men made partakers of the saving benefits of this Re∣deemer?
17. Quest. Is there not something also to be known and believed concerning the Church?
18. Quest. Is nothing required in Christians but faith?
19. Quest. But in many things we offend all; What are we therefore to mind further in regard of our sin, and manifold disobedience?
20. Quest. What are we to know concerning our estate after death?
21. Quest. And what shall become of the bodies of both?
22. Quest. What doth the Scripture declare concerning the last and ever∣lasting disposal of the persons of men at that day?
section
An help for unlearned Christians that they may not be unworthy Receivers.
1. Quest. What is mans chiefest happiness, and only blessedness?
2. Quest. Why should all happiness be summ'd up in the enjoyment of God?
3. Quest. Who are they that are partakers of this blessedness?
4. Quest. What are the means whereby we are partakers of the benefit of the Covenant of Grace for our everlasting blessedness?
5. Quest. What difference is there between these two Ordinances?
6. Quest. Shew, more fully, what a Sacrament is?
7. Quest. What be the parts of a Sacrament?
8. Quest. How many Sacraments be there?
9. Quest. What is the difference between these two?
10. Quest. Since there is so much good continually coming in by the Sa∣crament of the Lords Supper, What course is to be taken that we may enjoy it?
11. Quest. What are the things belonging to this Examination?
12. Quest. What is it that we do receive in the Sacrament of the Lords Supper?
13. Quest. Since Christ's natural Body and Bloud are not to be looked for in the Sacrament, shew more plainly what is meant when it is said, We receive his Body and Bloud?
14. Quest. Declare yet more fully how we can receive Christ, since we are here on Earth, and he is in heaven?
16. Quest. Declare more particularly those benefits of the death of Christ which we receive in this Sacrament.
17. Quest. How doth it appear that forgiveness of sin is to be expected and enjoyed in the holy use of this Sacrament?
18. Quest. What is there that sheweth, that we receive strength also to do God service?
19. Quest. How appeareth it, that strength is received here against spiri∣tual Enemies?
20. Quest. How is it made plain, that we receive at the Lords Table that food which nourisheth our souls to eternal life?
21. Quest. What reason have we to gather from the signs in the Sacra∣ment, that these several benefits are in it, and by it (as by an Ordi∣nance of God) bestowed upon us?
22. Quest. Open this a little more fully.
23. Quest. Thus much for what we do receive in the Sacrament: Declare now, how we ought to receive it?
24. Quest. What is that we ought to know, when we come to Communi∣cate in this Sacrament?
25. Quest. In what manner must we know this?
26. Quest. Is there nothing else to be known?
27. Quest. What is the next thing required in a worthy Receiver?
28. Quest. What else is required of us when we come to the Lords Table?
29. Quest. By what means, or in what way, may this Repentance be at∣tained?
30. Quest. How shall I know that I do truly, and in an acceptable mea∣sure, mourn for my sin?
31. Quest. How shall I know, whether I do really and stedfastly purpose a∣mendment of life?
32. Quest. What is further required in us, when we come to partake in the Lords Supper?
33. Quest. What marks are there of this faith?
34. Quest. Is there yet any other thing required that the Sacrament may be worthily received?
35. Quest. What special mark is there of this charity?
36. Quest. What necessity is there of making it such a business to prepare for this Sacrament?
37. Quest. But what (on the other side) shall men gain by it, if they do thus religiously prepare themselves?
CHAP. III. Of the Estimation due to the Ministers of Christ.
1. The Degree.
2. The nature and quality of this Estimation; It must be, in love.
3. The reason and ground of the Estimation, which is, for their works sake.
CHAP. IV. Of the Observation of the Lords-day, or the Chri∣stian Sabbath.
Of the Christian Sabbath-day, or the Lords-day.
1. The Necessity of a Sabbath.
2. The Commodity of the Christian Sabbath.
1. Of the First Table.
2. Of the Second Table.
3. The Commendation.
4. The Judgements of God, threatned against, and inflicted upon, Sabbath-profaners.
5. The blessing and promises of God annexed and assured to that Day and the Observers ther of.
1. Of the Text in general.
2. Of the Sabbath-duty, as it is prescribed (in way of Supposition) vers. 13.
3. To the Sabbath Promises, ver. 14.
The Second Part.
CHAP. I. Of Family-Duties.
Arguments or Reasons to confirm Catechising to be a necessary duty.
1. How is this Knowledge to be attained?
2. When is it to be endeavoured? or, When is this Knowledge to be communicated?
CHAP. II. Of Family-Prayer.
The first Position.
The second Position.
The third Position.
The fourth Position.
CHAP. III. Of Repetition of Sermons in Families.
CHAP. IV. Of Singing of Psalms, and namely, in Families.
prayers
A Family-Prayer for the Morning.
A Family-Prayer for the Evening.
A shorter Prayer for the Morning.
A shorter Prayer for the Evening.
A Prayer for Children for the Morning.
A Prayer for Children for the Evening.
Some Books, printed and sold by Edward Thomas ut the Adam and Eve in Little-Brittain.