Ancilla pietatis: or, The hand-maid to priuate deuotion presenting a manuell to furnish her with necessary principles of faith. Forcible motiues to a holy life. Vsefull formes of hymnes and prayers. ... By Daniel Featly, D. in Diuinity.
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- Ancilla pietatis: or, The hand-maid to priuate deuotion presenting a manuell to furnish her with necessary principles of faith. Forcible motiues to a holy life. Vsefull formes of hymnes and prayers. ... By Daniel Featly, D. in Diuinity.
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- Featley, Daniel, 1582-1645.
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- At London :: Printed for Nicholas Bourne,
- [1626]
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Contents
- title page
- coat of arms
- TO THE RIGHT Noble and Religious Lady, the Dutchesse of Buckingam her GRACE.
- THE PREFACE to the Reader.
- A Generall Table, representing the Method of this Worke.
- A TABLE OF THE particular Contents.
- THE PREPARATION TO RELIGIOVS exercises in generall.
- The Preparation to Prayer.
- A preparation to the hearing of the word.
- The Preparation to the receiuing of the holy Sacrament.
- Religious duties to be perfor∣med at the time of the recei∣uing the Communion.
- Short pravers to be vsed in the very act of receiuing, or a little before.
- A short thanksgiuing after the Communion, to be vsed in the seate or at the Lords Table.
- A larger forme of Thanksgi∣uing after thou returnest to thy house or chamber from receiuing the Communion.
- THE PRACTICE OF PRIVATE DEVO∣tion, both ordinarie and extra∣ordinarie, in health and sick∣nesse, and at the houre of death.
- THE MORNINGS DEVOTION.
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- THE CHRISTIAN Sabbaths or Lords dayes Deuotion.
- title page
- TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE and Religious Ladie the Countesse of DENBIGH.
- PART 1. SVPPART 3. The Festiuall's Deuotion. The Feast of the Birth of our Lord IESVS CHRIST.
- THE Feast of our Lord's Circumcision: OR, New-yeares dayes Deuotion.
- THE FEAST OF EPIPHANY OR, TWELFE-DAYE'S DEVOTION.
- THE FEAST OF OVR LORD'S RESVRRECTION, OR, Easter-dayes Deuotion.
- THE FEAST OF OVR LORD'S ASCENSION OR, Holy-Thurs-dayes Deuotion.
- The Feast of the comming downe of the Holy-Ghost, or, Whitsun-daye's Deuotion.
- PART 1. SVPPART. 4. The Christian FAST'S Deuotion.
- GOOD FRIDAY'S DEVOTION. OR, The Christian Fast on the Passion of our Lord.
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The weeke dayes Deuotions.
- Munday's Deuotion, being the second day from the Creation.
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Tuesday's Deuotion, being
the third day from the
Creation.
- basis
- morning devotions
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The Deuotions for Tues∣dayes
Euening.
- THE HYMNE alluding to the worke of God on this day in the Allegory.
- THE ADMONITION for Tuesday Euening; being an exhor∣tation to hunger and thirst for righte∣ousnesse; whereunto our Sauiour ascribeth the fourth Beatitude.
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The Prayer for Tuesday
Euening: composed of
- Petitions sutable to the the sufferings of Christ on this day.
- Motiues to seeke after the meanes of our sal∣uation, agreeable to the precedent exhortation.
- weekday - Wednesday
- Thursday's Deuotion, being the fifth day from the Creation.
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The Deuotion for Friday:
- basis
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morning devotions
- The Hymne for Friday Morning, being the sixt day from the CREATION.
- The Admonition for Friday Morning, being an Exhortation to Holinesse of life and conuer∣sation, the ninth BEATITVDE.
- The Prayer for Friday Mor∣ning, being the sixt day from the Creation.
- The Hymne for Friday Euening.
- The Admonition for Friday Euening, being an Exhortation to Faith in CHRIST.
- THE PRAYER FOR Friday Euening
- Saturdayes Deuotion.
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The Childe-bearing Woman's
Deuotion
- In her traueile.
- After her traueile.
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The Sicke-mans Deuotion (when there is yet hope of reco∣uerie
- In his Sicknes.
- After his Recouery.
- The dying-mans deuotion. Suppart. vlt.
- The Hand-Maide's Posie, written in the end of her Manuell.
- Errata.
- title page
- A Table representing the generall Method of this Part.
- A Table of the par∣ticular Contents.
- THE PRAYER BEFORE THE Catechisme.
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PARS PRIMA: THE SVMME of sauing Knowledge.
- SECT. Prim. DOMIN. Prim. Of Catechisme; the parts, and proper ends thereof.
- SECT. 2. DOMIN. 2. Of blessednesse, and the meanes of obtaining it.
- SECT. 3. DOMIN. 3. Of Religion, and the parts thereof.
- SECT. 4. DOMIN. 4. Of the Nature of God.
- SECT. 5. DOMIN. 5. Of the principle attributes of God.
- SECT. 6. DOMIN. 6. Of the workes of God in generall.
- SECT. 7. DOMIN. 7. Of God's Decrees.
- SECT. 8. DOMIN. 8. Of the Creation.
- SECT. 9. DOMIN. 9. Of Gods generall Proui∣dence.
- SECT. 10. DOMIN. 10. Of the Predestination of Angels.
- SECT. 11. DOMIN. 11. Of the Predestination of men.
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PARS II.
- SECT. 12. DOMIN. 12. Of Christ his Person.
- SECT. 13. DOMIN. 13. Of Christ's estate of hu∣miliation.
- SECT. 14. DOMIN. 14. Of Christ his estate of ex∣altation.
- SECT. 15. DOMIN. 15. Of Christ his Propheticall function.
- SECT. 16. DOMIN. 16. Of Christ his Priestly function.
- SECT. 17. DOMIN. 17. Of Christ his Kingly function.
- SECT. 18. DOMIN. 18. Of the Church, and the parts thereof.
- SECT. 19. DOMIN. 19. Of the notes of the true Church.
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PARS III.
- SECT. 20. DOMIN. 20. Of the two-fold worship of God, and of faith.
- SECT. 21. DOMN. 21. Of humility, and honouring God, and how they are the fruits of faith.
- SECT. 22. DOMIN. 22. Of reuerence, obedience, and patience; and how they are the fruits of faith.
- SECT. 23. DOMIN. 23. Of loue, feare, repentance, gratitude, and zeale; and how they are the fruits of faith.
- SECT. 24. DOMIN. 24. Of hope, confidence, and mag∣nanimity, and how they are the fruits of faith.
- SECT. 25. DOMIN. 25. Of the outward worship of God in generall.
- SECT. 26. DOMIN. 26. Of Keeping the Sabboth.
- SECT. 27. DOMIN. 27. Of hearing the Word.
- SECT. 28. DOMIN. 28. Of Prayer, and the parts thereof.
- SECT. 29. DOMIN. 29. Of receiuing the Sacrament, and necessary preparati∣on thereunto.
- SECT. 30. DOMIN. 30. Of Oathes, Vowes, and pro∣fession of our faith.
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PARS IIII.
- SECT. 31. DOMIN. 31. Of the Christian duties we owe to our selues.
- SECT. 32. DOMIN. 32. Of the common duties wee owe to our Neighbours.
- SECT. 33. DOMIN. 33. Of the speciall works of Humanity.
- SECT. 34. DOMIN. 34. Of the speciall works of meeknesse.
- SECT. 35. DOMIN. 35. Of the speciall workes of friendship.
- SECT. 36. DOMIN. 36. Of the special works Christian of Zeal.
- SECT. 37. DOMIN. 37. Of the duties of Superiours towards inferiours.
- SECT. 38. DOMIN. 38. Of the duties of inferiours towards their superiours.
- SECT. 39. DOMIN. 39. Of the duties of equals.
- SECT. 40. DOMIN. 40. Of the Christian duties of Kings toward their Subiects.
- SECT. 41. DOMIN. 41. Of the speciall duties of Sub∣iects to their King.
- SECT. 42. DOMIN. 42. Of the duties of Christian Parents.
- SECT. 43. DOMIN. 43. Of the speciall duties of children.
- SECT. 44. DOMIN. 44. Of the speciall duties of Masters.
- SECT. 45. DOMIN. 45. Of the speciall duties of Seruants.
- SECT. 46. DOMIN. 46. Of the duties of mar∣ried folke.
- SECT. 47. DOMIN. 47. Of the duties of the Hus∣band.
- SECT. 48. DOMIN. 48. Of the duties of the Wife.
- SECT. 49. DOMIN. 49. Of the duties of Pastors.
- SECT. 50. DOMIN. 50. Of the duties of the flock to∣ward their Pastor.
- SECT. 51. DOMIN. 51. Of the speciall duties of men in respect of personall callings.
- SECT. 52. DOMIN. 52. Of the speciall Antidotes, or preseruatiues against sinne.