The practice of Christian graces, or, The whole duty of man laid down in a plaine and familiar way for the use of all, but especially the meanest reader : divided into XVII chapters, one whereof being read every Lords Day, the whole may be read over thrice in the year : with Private devotions for several occasions...

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Title: The practice of Christian graces, or, The whole duty of man laid down in a plaine and familiar way for the use of all, but especially the meanest reader : divided into XVII chapters, one whereof being read every Lords Day, the whole may be read over thrice in the year : with Private devotions for several occasions...
Author: Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681.
Publication: London :: Printed by D. Maxwell for T. Garthwait ...,; 1658.
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Subject terms: Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800.; Devotional exercises -- Early works to 1800.
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O Merciful God, thy wisdom is infinite to choose, and thy love forward to dispence good things to us, O let me alwayes fully and intirely resign my self to thy disposals, have no desires of my own, but a perfect satisfa∣ction in thy choices for me, that so in what∣soever estate I am, I may be therein content. Lord grant I may never look with murmuring on my own condition, nor with envy on other mens. And to that end I beseech thee, purge my heart of all covetous affections, O let me never yield up any corner of my Soul to Mam∣mon, but give me such a contempt of these fa∣ding riches, that whether they increase o•• de∣crease, I may never set my heart upon them. But that all my care may be to be rich towards God, to lay up my treasure in Heaven, that I may so set my affections on things above, that when Christ who is my life shall appear, I may also appear with him in glory. Grant this, O Lord, for the merits of the same Jesus Christ.