A practical discourse concerning death by William Sherlock ...

Title

A practical discourse concerning death by William Sherlock ...

Author

Sherlock, William, 1641?-1707.

Publication

London :: Printed for W. Rogers ...,

MDCLXXXIX [1689]

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Subject terms

Death.

Theology, Doctrinal -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• imprimatur
• title page
• To the Worshipful THE MASTERS of the BENCH, And the rest of the Members of the two Honourable Societies OF THE TEMPLE.
• THE CONTENTS.
• ERRATA.
• The INTRODUCTION.
• CHAP. I. The several Notions of Death, and the Improvement of them.
  • SECT. I. The first Notion of Death, that it is our, leaving this World, with the improve∣ment of it.
  • SECT. II. The second Notion of Death, that it is our putting off these Bodies.
  • SECT. III. Death considered as our Entrance upon a new and unknown State of Life.
• CHAP. II. Concerning the Certainty of our Death.
  • SECT. I. A Vindication of the Iustice and Good∣ness of GOD, in appointing Death for all Men.
  • SECT. II. How to improve this Consideration, that we must certainly Die.
• CHAP. III. Concerning the Time of our Death, and the proper Improvement of it.
  • SECT. I. That the general Period of Humane Life is fixt and determin'd by GOD, and that it is but very short.
  • SECT. II. What little reason we have to complain of the Shortness of Humane Life.
  • SECT. III. What use to make of the fixt Term of Humane Life.
  • SECT. IV. What use to make of the Shortness of Humane Life.
  • SECT. V. The time, and manner, and circumstances of every particular Man's Death, is not determined by an absolute and un∣conditional Decree.
  • SECT. VI. The particular Time, when we are to Die is unknown and uncertain to us.
  • SECT. VII. That we must Die but once, or that Death translates us to an unchangable State, with the Improvement of it.
• CHAP. IV. Concerning the Fear of Death, and the Remedies against it.
• The CONCLUSION.
• ADVERTISEMENT.