may happen to the Body, and from all evil. Thoughts that may assault and hurt the Soul.

Extend thy Goodness, O Lord, to the whole Race of Mankind; have Mercy upon all Jews, Turks, Infidels, and Hereticks; take from them all Ignorance, Hardness of Heart, and Contempo of thy Word; and so fetch them home to thy Flock, that they may be saved among the Remnant of the true Ifraelites. Grant unto all them that are admitted into the Fellowship of Christ's Religion, that they may eschew those things that are contrary to their Profession, and follow all such things as are agreeable to the same. Let thy continual Pity cleanse and defend thy Church, and because it cannot continue in Safety without thy Succour, preserve it evermore by thy Help and Goodness. Bless all our Governours both in Church and State, that in their several Stations they may be useful and serviceable to thy Glory, and the publick Good. We make our humble Supplications to thee for all our Benefactors, Friends and Relations, and also for our very Enemies ; let thy fatherly Hand be ever over them, let thy Holy Spirit be ever with them, and so lead them in the Knowledge and Obedience of thy Word, that in the end they may obtain everlasting Life. Look with an Eye of Pity and Compation upon all those who are any ways aflicted or distressed in Mind, Body, or Estate, give them Patience under all their Sufferings, and in thy due Time a happy Iflue out of all their Amictions.

And as we pray unto thee, O God, for ourselves and others, so we desire to bless and praise thy holy Name for all thy Goodness and Loving Kindness to us and to ail Men. We give

thee hearty Thanks for the Preservation of us the Day past, and the rest of our Lives, froni innumerable Accidents and Dangers, for the Comforts and Conveniencies as well as the New cessaries of Life. But above all we laud, and magnify, and adore thy Goodness in the Redemption of the World by the Death and Pasfion of our Saviour Christ, both God and Man: who did humble himself even to the Death upon the Cross for us miserable Sinners, who lay in Darkness and in the Shadow of Death, that he might make us the Children of God, and exalt us to' everlasting Life. Teach us to express our Thankfulness, by submitting ourselves entirely to his holy Will and Pleasure, and by studying to serve him in true Holiness and Righteousness all the Days of our Life. Accept, O Lord, of these our Prayers and Praises, in and through the Mediation of Jesus Christ, our blessed Saviour and Redeemer, who hathtaught us when we to pray, to say,

cipal Matters contained in this Book.

A

183

A

Ascension of our Lord, 245
Dvent Sundays, the Design The Proof of it, 246. How ty-

p. 27 pically represented, 247. How
Affections being set above, what,, prophetically, ibid. The Be-

nefits of it, 248. Why not in the
All Saints, 418. What may be Sight of the Jews, 249. How

learned from that Festival,424 it ought to influence us, ibid.
Ambassadors of Christ, who, and Ash-wednesday, why so called,
what meant by it,
556

455
Amen, the Meaning of it in the Atonement, the Day of it how

Office of Commination, 459 observed among the Jews, 493
Angels, what they are,

386 Imitated by the ancient Chri-
Properties of the Good and their fians on Good-friday, 494
Ministry, 387, 388. The Bad

B
and their Uffice, 389 Baptism came in the Room of
Angelical Hymn at Christ's Circumcision, 115. When an-

Birth how to be under flood, 63 ciently administred, 254. Why
St. Andrew the Apostle, 40

at Easter and Whitsuntide,
What may be learned from 254. Why deferred to those
that Festival,

45
Times,

255
Annunciation of the Blessed St. Barnabas the Apostle, 317

Virgin Mary, 165. What to be What may be learned from
learned from that Festival, 173 this Festival,

323
Apostle, what meant by it, 155 St. Bartholomew the Apostle,
Why Twelve pitched upon by 367. What may be learned
our Saviour, ibid. Their Voca from this Festival,

371.
tion, 156. How enabled to dif- Bath-col, what meant by it, 276
charge their Office, ibid. What Bethlemite Children, why de-
Evidence of their Divine Misc. Atroyed,

105
fion,

300 Birth of Christ, 59. What we are
Apostles superior to the Seven to believe concerning it,

60
ty,

528 How manifested to the Wise
Arch-bilhop, what meant by Men, 123. The Circumstan-
that Term,

479 ces of it, 62. How published
Archdeacon, what meant by it,

to the I Vord, ibid. What may
474
be learned from bath,

64
Bishop

264

Bishop, bis Office,477. How cal 527. Not confined to the A-
led in the Apoftolical Age, 478. postolical Age,

529
The Word bow used in Scrip-. Circumcision of our Lord, 113.
ture, 532. Anciently not pa. What, and when enjoined, ibid.
por of a particular Congrega When adminiftred, ibid. The
tion only, 533. St. Jerome's Negle&t of it hou' punishid, 114.

Authority against them confi The Design of it, ibid. I hy.to
dered, 535. See Ordination, cease at Christ's coming, ibid.
Clergy, Episcopacy.

What it figures to us, 115
Bodily Reverence in God's Wor What Rite succeeded to it, ibid,

fis, how to be expressed, 570 What may be learned from ibis
Britain probably received Chri-

Festival,

· 117
Rianily from St. Paul, 137 Circuncifion spiritual, what,
Bruies, their Souls not immortal,

118
192 Clergy, the Ministers of Chrik,
C

why so called, 557. Their per-
Christian Charity, what, 96 Jonal Qualifications, as well as
Charity, how made zealous by Charaéter, require Respect,
the Holy Spirit,

591, 592. Tho' bad, not to be
Chrift, why called a Nazarene, contemned, 593. Ill Consequen-
104.: See Jelus Christ. ;

ces of despising them, 594. Their
Christians, when firft so called, : Interefi no Objection against

319. Wbat Obligation that Religion, 595. Nor the bad
Name lays on us, 320. How Lives of fome, ibid. How they
united to Christ, 174. Ad may preserve Refpei, 596.
vantages of it,

175 Their Maintenance, what, ib.
Christian Religion, what, 287. By the Laws of the Land, 598.

The Truth of it, ibid. Its in Why we ought to pray for
trinfick Evidence, 302. The them, 609. See Bishop, Priest,
Guilt of those that reject it, 303

Deacons.
Whatwe may learn from it, 304 Communion of Saints, what,
Christmas Day, 59. Proper

423
Thoughts for this Festival, 70. Company, how to be chofer, 426.
The Observation of it bow ab- . , Ill Effects of bad Company,427
used,

72 Confirmation, what, 539. An
Church, why the House of God, Apoftolical Usage, 540. Not

567. Such in the Apostles confined to the Age of the Apo-
Time, &c. 568. How to be Stles, 541. How the Candidates
reverenced,

569 of it must be qualified, 542.
Church-Officers in Subordinas.' The Advantages of it, ibid.
tion by the Inftitution of Christ, Consecration of the Sacrament,

bow

come it,

67

2

how performed in the primitive Discipline of the Church in Lent,
Church,

580

what, 455. How supplied in
Contempt of the World, what, the Church of England, 457.

108. The Advantages of it, 109 It ought to be restored, ibid.
Conversion of Infidels might pro- Differences about civil Matters

bably succeed if attempted, 258 how to be managed among
Covetousness, its Nature, 380 Christians, 324. About reli-

The mischievous Effects of it, gious, how to be debated, 325
ibid. The Unreasonableness of Divine Nature incapable of suf-
it, 381. The Means to over fering, &c.

171
ibid. Doctrine of Christ, the Perfe-
Crucifixion, the Nature of it,486

Etion of it,
Curses on the first Day of Lent, Dreams supernatural, what, 273
how to be understood,

457.

E
Use of them,

458 Easter-sunday, anciently observ-
D

ed, 177. The Controversy a-
Daily publick Prayer, to be fre bout keeping it, and how de-
quented,

522

termined, 178. Wbat may be
Kreping a Day holy, what, 15 learned from this Festival, 183

Observation of Days when su- Easter-Monday, 187. Tuer-
perstitious,

day,

205
Death-bed Repentance dange- Easter-eve, how observed in the
rous,

465 primitive Church, 500. How
Deacons their Oifice, 471.

Christians were employed upon
How instituted, 77, 471. Not

this Vigii,

501
exercised by Laymen, 472. Ember-days, why so called, 468.
How long to remain in this The Piety of their Institution,
Degree, 473: What Qualifi 470. In Lent, 468. In Whit-

caiions required, ibid. fun-week, 526. In Septem-
Death, Wisdom to prepare for it, ber,547. In December, 590.

502. IV hat Preparations necel What may be learned from the
fary, 503. Repentance, ibid.

Observation of these Days,
Making our Wills, 504.1V'ean-

479, 543, 559, 606
ing our Affections from the Encouragements of the Christi-
World, 505. Care of our Time, an Religion,

70
506. Charity, ibid. Bearing Enemies, what Love due to them,
Sicknofs Christianly, 507. Re 82. What Uncharitableness

tiring for that Purpose, 510 most practised towards them,
Dependence upon God, what 108 ibid. Obligation to love them,
Dilciples of Christ, why chosen 83. The Reasonableness of it,
- cut of Galilee,
41 ibid. Repentance, how the Con-

dition,