A GENERAL PREPARATION TOWARDS A HOLY SECTION I. Three Precepts preparatory to an Holy Death, to be practised in our whole Life SECTION II. Of daily Examination of our Actions in the whole course The Benefits of this Exercise .... SECTION III. ...... AND 29 33 34 36 Of exercising Charity during our whole Life ...... 42 SECTION IV. 45 General Considerations to enforce the former Practices.. CHAPTER III. OF THE STATE OF SICKNESS, AND THE TEMPTATIONS INCIDENT TO IT, WITH THEIR PROPER REMEDies. Of the State of Sickness SECTION I. 50 The second Temptation proper to the State of Sickness, Fear of Death, with its Remedies CHAPTER IV. OF THE PRACTICE OF THE GRACES PROPER TO THE STATE OF SICKNESS, WHICH A SICK MAN MAY PRACTISE ALONE. The Practice and Acts of Patience, by way of Rule SECTION II. Acts of Patience by way of Prayer and Ejaculation ..... 107 The Prayer to be said in the beginning of a Sickness.... 113 An Act of Resignation to be said by a Sick Person in all the evil Accidents of his Sickness 114 ib. A Prayer to be said when the Sick Man takes Physic ... 116 SECTION III. Of the Practice of the Grace of Faith in the Time of 117 SECTION IV. Acts of Faith, by way of Prayer and Ejaculation, to be said by Sick Men in the Days of their Temptation.... 121 The Prayer for the Grace and Strengths of Faith 123 SECTION V. Of the Practice of the Grace of Repentance in the Time of Sickness 124 SECTION VI. Rules for the Practice of Repentance in Sickness..... Means of exciting Contrition, or Repentance of Sins, proceeding from the Love of God SECTION VII. Acts of Repentance by way of Prayer and Ejaculation, to be used especially by old Men in their Age, and by all Men in their Sickness.. PAGE 129 132 136 140 The Prayer for the Grace and Perfection of Repentance.. 138 A Prayer for Pardon of Sins, to be said frequently in Time of Sickness, and in all the Portions of Old Age. An Act of holy Resolution of Amendment of Life in case of Recovery 142 SECTION VIII. An Analysis, or Resolution of the Decalogue, and the special Precepts of the Gospel, describing the Duties enjoined, and the Sins forbidden respectively; for the assistance of Sick Men in making their Confessions to God and his Ministers, and the rendering their Repentance more particular and perfect.... 143 I. Thou shalt have none other gods but me ib. II. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven Image, nor worship it...... 145 III. Thou shalt not take God's Name in vain..... 146 IV. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath-day.... 147 Of the Sick Man's Practice of Charity and Justice, by way 150 ib. 151 ib. 152 of Rule.. 156 |