A staffe of comfort to stay the weake from falling very needfull for the afflicted. By Richard Bernard, preacher of Gods word; at Batcombe in Somerset-shire. Art thou any way tempted, or troubled? reade, beleeue, and reioyce.
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- A staffe of comfort to stay the weake from falling very needfull for the afflicted. By Richard Bernard, preacher of Gods word; at Batcombe in Somerset-shire. Art thou any way tempted, or troubled? reade, beleeue, and reioyce.
- Author
- Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641.
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- London :: Printed by Felix Kyngston, for Iohn Budge, and are to be sold at his shop, at the South doore of St. Pauls Church,
- 1616.
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Contents
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TO THE WOR∣SHIPFVLL HIS Christian good friends, M
r .Iames Bisse, and Mr .Ed¦ward Bisse, Esquires: with his very kinde wel∣wisher, Mr .Ro∣bert Groue. TO HIS LOVING and assured friends, MasterIohn Bernard, and Mr .Ed∣ward Bernard, both ofDowne∣side, louing brethren, constant in vnitie. All sauing graces, all spirituall comforts for soules safety: all corporall welfare, and outward prosperitie, for encouragement to all dutiesof godlinesse. Euen so, Amen. -
HEAVENLY COMFORTS, AND holy contentments; set
out by Obiections, and Answeres. - Of Religion.
- Of religious Persons.
- Of Gods Church.
- Of a godly mans ten∣tations, and of one called vnto the state of grace.
- Of trouble for Reli∣gion.
- Of one (as it were) wholly cast downe with the sight of sin, & refusing comforts.
- For the outward crosses of this life.
- Of commom crosses, vexations, and out∣ward molestations.
- Of euils in a Common∣wealth.
- Of Warres.
- Of particular callings and courses of life, and first concerning Parents.
- Of Death.