63 results filtered with: Death - Religious aspects - Early works to 1800
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Ane fruitful and comfortable exhortatioun anent death.
Melville, James, 1556-1614Date: Anno Do. 1597- Books
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A second letter from a clergy man in Norfolk to his parishioners. Directing their behaviour in sickness, and their preparation for death. By the Author of the First Letter.
Minister in Norfolk.Date: 1704- Books
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Immoderate mourning for the dead, prov'd unreasonable and unchristian. Or, Some considerations of general use to allay our sorrow for deceased friends and relations : but more especially intended for comfort to parents upon the death of their children. By John Owen, chaplain to the right honourable Henry Lord Grey of Ruthen.
Owen, John, chaplain to Lord Grey of RuthinDate: 1680- Books
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Here begynneth a lytell treatyse of the dyenge creature : enfected with sykenes vncurable with many sorowfull complayntes.
Date: [1506]- Books
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[The dyenge creature].
Date: [anno d[omi]ni. M.CCCCC.vii. [1507]]- Books
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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: 1688- Books
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Of the preparation to the crosse, and to deathe : and of the comforte vnder the crosse and death, two bokes very fruictefull for deuoute people to rede, translated from latyn to englysshe, by Rycharde Tracy.
Date: [Anno. M.D.XL. [1540]]- Books
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The rule and exercises of holy dying : in which are described the means and instruments of preparing ourselves and others respectively for a blessed death and the remedies against the evils and temtations proper to the state of sickness : together with praiers 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 visitation of the sick and offices proper for that ministery.
Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667Date: 1668- Books
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[A christian view of life and death.].
Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623Date: [1593]- Books
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A letter formerly written to Mr. Tichborne and others in the Tower to minde them of death : And in order thereto, to publish a repentant declaration for the greatnesse of the sin of rebellion. And by reason it lay ten dayes and could not be delivered, it is now published on this occasion, whilst others go on plotting treasons on the same principles to undeceive and restrain men from these treasonable practises.
Date: 1662- Books
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[Hebrew] A religious treatise upon Simeons song; or, instructions advertising how to live holily, and dye happily : Composed at first for the use of the truly pious Sir Robert Harley, knight of the honourable order of the Bath But since published by Timothy Woodroffe, B.D. pastor to the church at Kingsland, in Herefordshire.
Woodroffe, Timothy, 1593 or 1594-1677Date: 1659- Books
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A preseruatiue agaynste deth.
Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546Date: [the seconde of Iuly] An. M.D.XLV. [1545]- Books
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The deyenge creature.
Date: Anno d[omi]ni. M.CCCCC.xiiii. [1514]]- Books
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A discourse (never before published) on the experimental part of religion: shewing the great danger of trusting to our works for justification. A short and plain way to Heaven. Published purely for the good of Souls. With two hymns. And also thoughts on the Happiness and Misery of a Wicked and a Good Man Upon their Death-Beds; with their Supposed Joy and Torments in the World to come. By Eloquentiae Candidatus.
Eloquentiae Candidatus.Date: 1772- Books
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A briefe conference betwixt mans frailtie and faith : VVherin is declared the true vse, and comfort of those blessings pronounced by Christ in the 5. of Mathew, that euery Christian man and woman ought to make and take hold of in their seuerall tentations and conflicts: with a newe addition of some comfort against the death of friends, together with a direction to other strength against other our frailties, noted in the booke vpon the Lords Praier. Laid downe in this plaine order of dialogue, to helpe, if it please God, the conceit and feeling of the simpliest. By Geruase Babington.
Babington, Gervase, 1550-1610Date: 1590- Books
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The great concern; or, A serious warning to a timely and thorough preparation for death : with helps and directions in order thereunto / by Edward Pearse ; recommended as proper to be given at funerals.
Pearse, Edward, 1633?-1674?Date: 1682- Books
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A Christian exhortation taken out of the Holy Scriptures : for the great comfort of euery faithfull person being in the agonie of death, before whome it must be ofte[n]times red and recited (if neede be) eue[n] to his last breath. Wherevnto is ioyned in the end a singular prayer for the partie greeuously afflicted by sicknesse dravving tovvard his death. Therewith is a briefe catechisme, which is not only to instructe the sicke, but also to refresh his memorie vvith the greate mysterie of our redemption.
I. S., active 1579Date: Anno. 1579- Books
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The deyenge creature.
Date: [1532?]]- Books
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The resolved Christian; exhorting to resolution : Written, to comfort the faint-hearted, to strengthen the faithfull, to recall the worldling: and to perswade all men, so to run that they may obtaine.
Powel, Gabriel, 1576-1611Date: 1616- Books
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Resolved chearfulness in dangers; with the reasons thereof: or, mens tendens ad metam: being a specimen of a few, not unuseful, meditations. By the Reverend Mr. Edward Bisse, ...
Bisse, Edward, 1681 or 1682-Date: 1721- Books
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The art of dying well : Deuided into tvvo books. / Written by Roberto Bellarmine of the Society of Iesus, and Cardinall. ; Translated into English for the benefit of our countreymen, by C.E. of the same Society.
Bellarmino, Roberto Francesco Romolo, Saint, 1542-1621Date: [1621]- Books
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Several divine treatises: viz. I. An exhortation against the fears of death. II. A brief declaration of the resurrection of the dead: With suitable Meditations and Prayers, touching Life and Death To which is added a discourse of the four last things; Viz. I. Death, which is most certain; II. Judgment, which is most strict; III. Hell, which is most dismal; IV. Heaven, which is most delightful. With Instructions both to Young and Old, to Prepare themselves for their latter End: And some Necessary Directions to Die Well, in order to avoid Hell, and obtain Heaven. By the late Reverend divine Mr. John Gibbs.
Gibbs, John, 1627?-1699.Date: 1704- Books
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The Christian Quaker: or, George Keith's eyes opened : Good news from Pensilvania. Containing a testimony against that false and absurd opinion which some hold, viz. that all true believers and saints, immediately after the bodily death attain to all the resurrection they expect, and enter into the fullest enjoyment of happiness. And also, that the wicked, immediately after death, are raised up to receive all the punishment they are to expect. Together with a scriptural account of the resurrection of the dead, day of judgment, and Christ's last coming and appearance without us. Also, where, and what those Heavens are into which the man Christ is gone, and entred into. By George Keith.
Keith, George, 1639?-1716Date: 1693- Books
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A spirituall preseruatiue against the plague : In tvvo parts. The first containing spirituall directions for the sicke, at all times needfull: but especially in this time of pestilence. The second an order of comforting the sicke. Whereunto is annexed a most pithy and comfortable sermon of mortalitie, written by the blessed martyr S. Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage. Together with diuers excellent prayers needfull in this time of visitation. Set forth for the comfort of all distressed soules; but most especially for those which are now visited with this most fearefull visitation of plague and pestilence.
Date: 1625- Books
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[A mirroure. To know thyselfe.].
Frith, John, 1503-1533Date: [1536?]