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22 The Infirmities and Miseries of our present State,

23 Of Placing all our Hope and Happiness in God,

24 A Thanksgiving for God's Mercies,

25 The Things which make for Peace,

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30 True Freedom of Mind,

31 Self-Love the greatest Obstruction to Virtue and Happiness,

32 A Prayer for Purity of Heart, and Heavenly Wisdom,

33 How a Christian ought to behave himself, when Men speak Evil

34 How God ought to be address'd to in Time of Adversity,

35 How the Divine Assistance should be fought, and depended upon, 198

36 Of Seeking God alone,

37 Of Self Denial,

38 The Changeableness of our Temper, and how to fix it,

42 A Christian must devote himself entirely to God before be can be

43 How to govern One's felf in the Affairs of the World,

47 Happiness is not to be had by the Favour or Friendship of Men, 226

48 Against Vain and Pompous Learning,

49 Of Meddling with the World as little as may be,

50 Against a fond and easy Credulity,

51 Of trusting in God, when Men speak Ill of us,

52 Nothing too much to suffer for Eternal Life,

53 The Joys of Eternity, and Miseries of this present Life,

54 Of the Defire of Eternal Life, and the Happiness of them who

trive manfully,

55 An Act of Resignation to God in Time of Adversity,

56 A Man must be contented with meaner Acts of Virtue, when be is

indisposed for greater,

57 A Man should think Correction, not Comfort, bis due,

58 The Grace of God dwelis not with worldly-minded Men,

59 The different Motions of Nature and Grace,

*60 The Weakness of corrupt Nature, and Efficacy of Divine Grate, 262

6: Self Denial enforced from Chrift's Example,

62 Against

62 Against being dejected with Temptations,

63 Against Prying into Things too high for us, and pretending to

fathom the Depths of God and Provdence,

64 God is all the Good Man's Hope and Confidence,

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HE Reverence due to this Holy Sacrament,

The Love of God to the Soul manifested in this Sacrament, 288

3 The Benefit of Communicating often,

4 The Pleasures of Devout Communion,

5 The Dignity of the Sacrament, and Honour of the Priesthood, 300

6 An Act of Preparation before the Sacrament,

7 Of Self-Examination,

8 Chrift died for us, that we should live to Him,

9 An Act of Self-Refignation,

The Sin and Mischief of Absenting from the Lord's Supper,

14 An Act of exciting Devotion by the Example of Others,

15 Grace is the Reward of Humility and Self-Denial,

16 A Prayer for Relief in our Wants and Spiritual Distresses,

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PON Sickness ingeneral, the Author, Causes, and Ends of

2 Of the Power of God, and the Affections arising from thence,

Dread of his Anger, and Trust in his Protection,

3 Of the Fustice of God: and the Penitential Sorrow resulting from

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