1 I careth for us, 1 Pet. 5. 7 mit the keeping of our That we com Souls to him in well-doing, 1Pet. 4. 19. That we put our Truit in him, as the holy Pfalmift fpeaks over and over; and that even against hope we believe in hope, as it is faid of Abraham the Father of the Faithful, Rom. 4. 18.. 1 THE Contemplation of those amiable Imitation. Perfections in God, upon which thefe Virtues are grounded, is naturally apt to produce in us a moft carneft Defire to Refemble him as far as it is poffible; 1 that we be Holy, as he is Holy, 1 Pet. 1. 15. That we be merciful, as he is merciful, Luc. 6. 36. And that we be perfect, as our heavenly Father is perfect, 1 Matth. 5.48. AND because the Nature of God is Universal the meafure and Rule of all Moral Per- Obedience. fection, and the Laws he hath given to Mankind from the beginning are fo many Revelations of himfelf; therefore it is neceffary for us, Uniformly and Univerfally ly to obferve thofe Laws, whether we find them written in our Nature, or in his Word. And this is the utmost Perfection that a Man on is capable of in this Effe, to fhew our Love to him, our Dependance upon him, our profound Ado S3 ration ration and Imitation of him; viz. Our keeping his Commandments. Let us hear the Conclufion of the whole matter, faith Solomon, Fear God, and keep his Commandments; for this is the whole Duty of Man, Ecclef. 12. 13. I HAVE now done with all that I thought needful for you to Understand concerning this Sacrament. And whe ther it be the Neceffity of Receiving it, or the Neceffity of due Preparation, or the Quality of the Things preparatory to the Communion, or the Tendency of the Ordinance it felf, or the Care to be taken after the Solemnity is over, you fee what they all drive at in the End; viz. a Sober, Righteous, and Godly Life, And though in enumerating the feveral Particulars thereof, fome Virtues may have efcaped me, yet there are none, I think, untouched, but what are fairly reducible to fome of thofe things, which I have mentioned: Things, which you cannot but fay are fuitable to Humane Reafon: Things, which are highly Perfective of Humane Nature: Things, which are Good, Lovely, and of Infinite Satisfaction to our Minds: Things, which are Eafie too, if we will, but heartily heartily Apply our Minds to the Practice of them, and make Use of that Divine Affiftance which God giveth unto all that need it. I dare fay, if you do these things, you fhall never fall. And the very God of Peace Sanctifie you wholly, that your whole Spirit, Soul and Body, may be preferved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen. f FINIS. 1. 30 MYSEVM BOOKS Printed for, and 1. the Green-Dre, at with ont Temple-Barr, 1692. TH tained in the Works of Dr. Tho Willis; faith- 2. The Chriftians Manual, in three Parts. 1. The Catechumen, or an Account given by the Young Perfon of his Knowledge in Religi. on, before his Admillion to the Lords Supper, as a Ground-work for his right understanding the Sacrament: alone, price 8 d. To which is added the Communicants Afiftant. 2. An Introduction to a plain and fafe way to the Communion Table, with Prayers fitted for the Communicant, Before, At, and After the receiving of the Lods Supper alone, price 1 s. 3. The Primitive Inftitution, fhewing the great Benefit and Neceffity of Chatechifing, to fave fave the Souls of particular Perfons, and to heal the prefent Diftempers of the Church, in 120 price bound 1 s. But the whole together 2 s. bound; Entituled the Chriftians Manual, all 3 by Dr. Ad difon Dean of Lichfield. 3. The hiltonians Euide, Brittain's Remembrancer; being a Summary of all the Actions, Battles, c. Preferments, Changes, c. that happened in His Majefty's Kingdom, from An.. Dom. 1600. to 1690. fhewing the Year, Month, and Day of the Month each was done in; with an Alphabetical Table, for the more ea fie finding out any thing in the Book, in 120. price bound 2 s. 4. Compendium Geographicum, or a more plain and eafie Introduction into all Geography than yet extant, after the latest Discoveries and Alterations; with two Alphabets, 1. Of the Ancient, and 2. Of the Modern Names of Places, &c. by P. C. Chamberlain of the Inner-Temple, in 120. price bound 1 s. 5. Bucaniers of America, or a true Account of the moft Remarkable Affaults, committed of late Years upon the Coafts of the WeftIndies, by the English and French; with the unparrallel'd Exploits of Sir H. Morgan, Captain Cooke, Captain Sharp, and other English Men: Allo the great Cruelties of the French Bucaniers, as of Lolonris, Barti, Portugues, Rock Brafiliano, &c. in two Volumes, both bound together, price 10 s. in 40, 6. The Works of Homer, viz. His Illiads and Oddifes, Tranflated out of Greek into English by |
