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Divers practical cases of conscience satisfactorily resolved ... : to which are added some counsels & cordials. / By Joseph Alleine, late minister of the Gospel at Taunton in Somershire.
Alleine, Joseph, 1634-1668Date: 1673
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The sicke mans salue : wherein the faithfull Christians may learne both how to behaue themselues patientsly [sic] and thankfully in the time of sicknes, and also vertuously to dispose their temporall goods, and finally to prepare themselues gladly and godly to dye. Made by Thomas Beacon.
Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567Date: 1582
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The doctrine of dying wel, or, The godly mans guide to glory : Wherein is briefly comprised a short view of the glorious estate of Gods saints in the kingdome of heauen. Together with the meanes to obtaine, the marks to know, and the motiues to vrge vs to prepare our selues for Christ, before our soules bee vnbodied, lest Heauens gate be shut against vs. Garnished with all variety of sweet consolation for all such as haue a longing desire to arriue at the New Hierusalem.
Date: [1635?]
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An alarme to unconverted sinners : in a serious treatise, shewing I. What conversion is not, and correcting some mistakes about it. II. What conversion is, and wherein it consisteth. III. The necessity of conversion. IV. The marks of the unconverted. V. The miseries of the unconverted. VI. Directions for conversion. VII. Motives to conversion. Whereunto are annexed divers practical cases of conscience judiciously resolved. By Joseph Alleine late preacher of the Gospel at Taunton in Somersetshire.
Alleine, Joseph, 1634-1668Date: [1673]
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Disce vivere: = learne to live. Disce mori: learne to dye. Two briefe treatises joyned together: the one, of learning to live; the other, of learning to dye. Wherein is shewed, in what manner every well disposed Christian may learne, first how to live the life of the righteous, and then how to dye the death of the righteous.
Sutton, Christopher, 1565?-1629Date: 1634
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A pious and Christian consideration of life and death : and of all humane actions. Written originally in French by the famous Philip Morney Lord of Plessis. Translated into Latin by Arnoldus Freitagius. And now done into English by M. A. for the benefit of his countrymen.
Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623Date: 1699
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Medicus medicatus : or the physicians religion cured, by a lenitive or gentle potion : with some animadversions upon Sir Kenelme Digbie's Observations on Religio medici. / By Alexander Ross.
Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654Date: Anno Dom. 1645
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Preparation for death : Being a letter sent to a young gentlewoman in France, in a dangerous distemper, of which she died. By William Wake, M.A.
Wake, William, 1657-1737Date: MDCXCIX [1699]
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Rabans resolution against drunkennes and whoredome : vvhich are the chiefe occasions of the breach of Gods Sabbath, and consequently of our damnation.
Raban, Edward, -1658Date: [1622]
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Christs prayer expounded, a Christian directed, and a communicant prepared : The first teaching to pray, the second to liue, the third to receiue the sacrament of Christs body. To which is added, a preface of prayer, a pithie prayer for Christian families. A thankes giuing for our deliuerance from treason by gunpowder, and learned Latin verses of that argument. By Robert Hill, preacher at Saint Martins in the fields.
Hill, Robert, -1623Date: 1606
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Disce vivere: = learne to live. Disce mori: learne to dye. Two briefe treatises joyned together: the one, of learning to live; the other, of learning to dye. Wherein is shewed, in what manner every well disposed Christian may learne, first how to live the life of the righteous, and then how to dye the death of the righteous.
Sutton, Christopher, 1565?-1629Date: 1626
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Divers practical cases of conscience, sastisfactorily resolved : [I.] Wherein should Christians be singular in their obedience? or what may they, and must they do more than others? [II.] What may and must a Christian be and do, that be may please God? [III.] Whether any man is able in this life to come up to the example of Christ in this, to do always those things that please God? [IV.] What weariness in, and unwillingness to duties may stand with grace, and what not? To which are added, some counsels and cordials. / [by] Joseph Alleine, late minister of the Gospel at Taunton in Somerseshire.
Alleine, Joseph, 1634-1668Date: 1673
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Sinne stigmatizd: or, The art to know savingly, believe rightly, live religiously : taught both by similitude and contrariety from a serious scrutiny or survey of the profound humanist, cunning polititian, cauterized drunkard, experimentall Christian: wherein the beauties of all Christian graces are illustrated by the blacknesse of their opposite vices. Also, that enmity which God proclaimed in Paradise betweene the seed of the Serpent and the seed of the woman, unvailed and anatomized. Whereunto is annexed, compleat armor against evill society ... By R. Junius.
Younge, RichardDate: 1639
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Religio medici.
Browne, Thomas, Sir, 1605-1682Date: 1669
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A childe of light vvalking in darkness, or, A treatise shewing the causes by which, the cases wherein, the ends for which God leaves his children to distresse of conscience : together with directions how to walke so as to come forth of such a condition : with other observations upon Esay 50, 10 and 11 verses / by Tho: Goodvvin.
Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680Date: 1643
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Disce mori : Learne to die. : A religious discourse, mouing euery Christian man to enter in to a serious remembrance of his ende. Wherein also in contained the meane and manner of disposing himselfe to God, before and at the time of his departure. In the whole, somewhat happily may be obserued, necessary to be thought vpon while we are aliue, and when we are dying, to aduise ourselues and others.
Sutton, Christopher, 1565?-1629Date: 1604..
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An help to the duty in, and right improvement of sickness. By Henry Newcome, M.A. minister of the Gospel.
Newcome, Henry, 1627-1695Date: 1658
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The pathvvay to prayer and pietie : contayning, 1. An exposition of the Lords Prayer, with an apologie for publike, and priuate set prayer. 2. A preparation to the Lords Supper, with M. Zanchius confession, concerning set prayer. 3. A direction to a Christian life, both in our generall and particular callings. 4. An instruction to die well, and I. S. his elegie vpon the death of that worthie matrone, Mistris M. H. With diuers consolations, prayers, and thankes-giuings, fit for this treatise. By Robert Hill, Doctor in Diuinitie.
Hill, Robert, -1623Date: 1617
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A short relation or testimony of the working of the light of Christ in me, from my childhood / by one who is now a witness of the spirit of truth (whom the world cannot receive) which doth convince of sin, of righteousnesse and of judgment: and brings all things to rememberance, and shews me things to come, glory to the Lord for ever: / W:B.
Bayly, William, -1675Date: In the 6th month, 1659
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The right method of a setled peace of conscience and spiritual comfort : in XXXII directions / written for the use of a troubled friend and now published by Richard Baxter.
Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691Date: 1669
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The theatre of the world: or, a prospect of humane misery : Wherein is set forth an ample discourse of those numerous and unavoidable calamities which are the inseparable attendants of mankind, from the cradle to the tomb. Composed first in Latin by Peter Boyatuau, a Britain by birth, and afterwards done into French by himself. Whereunto is added a brief discourse of the dignity and excellency of man. Translated iuto [sic] English by G.R. Licensed Sept. 14. 1678. W. Jane.
Boaistuau, Pierre, -1566Date: 1679
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The rule and exercises of holy dying : In which are described the means and instruments of preparing our selves and others respectively for a blessed death; and the remedies against the evils and temptations proper to the state of sickness: together with prayers and acts of vertue to be used by sick and dying persons, or by others standing in their attendance. To which are added rules for the visitaiton of the sick, and offices proper for that ministery.
Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667Date: MDCLXXVI. [1676]
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A deuoute epystle of treaty for them that ben tymorouse and fearefull in conscience : whiche treatyse yf yt be well red ouer [and] folowyd wyll brynge the reders out of all scrupulosite of conscience and seruyle feare, [and] brynge them to the holy feare and loue of almyghty God. Compyled by a brother of Syon (called wyllyam Bonde a Bacheler of Diuinitie) on whose soule Jesu haue mercy.
Bonde, William, active 1526-1527Date: [1534?]]
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A child of light walking in darkness, or, A treatise shewing the causes, by which, the cases, wherein, the ends, for which God leaves His children to distress of conscience : Together with directions how to walk, so as to be relieved from such a condition. With other observations on Esay 50.10, & 11 verses. / by Tho: Goodwin D.D.
Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680Date: 1659
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A brief exhortation to those who are shut up from our society : and deprived at present of publique instruction. Which may be useful to others also who have any feeling of Gods judgments. By Symon Patrick rector of St. Paul Covent Garden.
Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707Date: 1665