A practical discourse concerning vows with a special reference to baptism and the Lord's Supper / by Edmund Calamy.

THE CONTENTS.

• THE Introduction. Page 1.
• CHAP. I. Certain Preliminary Obser∣vations concerning the Nature and Kinds of Divine Vows. p. 4.
• CHAP. II. Of the General Vow whereby all that we are and have, is sincerely devoted to God as our Absolute Owner and Proprietor. p. 14.
• CHAP. III. Of Sacramental Vows. p. 20.
• CHAP. IV. Of the Baptismal Vow. The sum of it in Form, as made by Persons Baptiz'd when Adult. p. 36.
• CHAP. V. Of the Baptismal Vow as to those Baptiz'd in Infancy. An Account of the different concern of Parents and Children in it; and a distinct Address to each concerning the Duty re∣sulting from it. p. 48.
• CHAP. VI. Certain Useful Observations about the Consequence of Keeping or Breaking the Bap∣tismal Vow: And of the Recognition of it, as necessary to a Regular Admission to the Lords Table. p. 73.
• CHAP. VII. Of the Lords Supper. That it is a Faederal Ordinance, implying a Covenant Transaction between God and Us; and supposing a Renewal of Solemn Vows to be the Lords. p. 94.
• CHAP. VIII. Of an express Renewal of our Christian Vows every time we go to the Holy Communion: And Directions about the right management of it. p. 190.
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• ... CHAP. IX. Of the Nature, Sacredness, and Strength of the Obligation which lies on all those to lead an Holy Life, who often Repeat Sacra∣mental Vows. p. 137.
• CHAP. X. Of the dreadful Case which all those are in, who heap vows upon vows; without any se∣rious sense of their force, and without any real hearty endeavours to answer and pay them. p. 151.
• CHAP. XI. Of the great Happiness of all those who are Serious in Making and Renewing their Sacramental Vows, and sincere in Keeping them. p. 174.
• CHAP. XII. Of the difficulty of living up to our Sacred Vows, with that exactness that we ought: With the Solution of some common cases relating thereto. p. 192.
• CHAP. XIII. Directions that may help us to live more Correspondently to our many Solemn Sacramental vows. p. 214.
• CHAP. XIV. Sundry Serious Considerations, to enforce the sense of our vows upon us, and engage us to pay them. p. 233.
• CHAP. XV. The Temper and Carriage of a Soul that is rightly sensible of the Force and Sa∣credness of Sacramental vows, briefly Exempli∣f•…•…d p. 254.
• CHAP. XVI. Of Particular vows. How they must be limited that they may be warrant able; and how far and in what cases they may be dis∣pens'd with. p. 273.
• CHAP. XVII. Of vows made in a time of Sic•…•…∣ness, Distress, or Danger; and the sense of them that should be afterwards retain'd. p. 290.