Coales from the altar; or Foure religious treatises to kindle deuotion in this colde age. Written in French by Mounsieur du Moulin: and translated into English by N.M.

Title

Coales from the altar; or Foure religious treatises to kindle deuotion in this colde age. Written in French by Mounsieur du Moulin: and translated into English by N.M.

Author

Du Moulin, Pierre, 1568-1658.

Publication

London :: Printed [by Thomas Snodham] for Thomas Pauier, and are to be sold at his shop in Iuie lane,

1623.

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Subject terms

Faith -- Early works to 1800.

Transubstantiation -- Early works to 1800.

Sick -- Prayer-books and devotions -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• TO THE RIGHT Honourable, the Lady Elizabeth Norrisse, the onely Daughter and heire of the Right Honourable Francis, Earle of Berkeshire, and Wife to the Right Worshipfull Mr. Edward Wray, Esquire.
• Errata.
• title page
• A SERMON, Made by Mounsieur du Moulin, Minister of the Reformed Church at PARIS: Expounding the first Chap∣ter of the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romanes.
• title page
• A SERMON, made before the receiuing of the COMMVNION.
• title page
• THE HOLY SPIRITVALL Awakening.
  • The Almighty power of God and his will.
• title page
• Short and Familiar In∣structions to comfort the SICKE.
  • When the sicknesse appeareth not to be mortall: For the comfort of the party, one may thus beginne.
  • A Prayer.
  • When there is apparencie that the sickenesse is mortall, follow this forme.
  • The assurance of the mercy of God in Iesus Christ, the true ground of all Consolation.
  • This assurance commeth from Faith.
  • Faith applyeth to all the faithfull, the promises of the Gospell.
  • The gift of perseuerance assured to the Faithfull.
  • Against the obiection that this assu∣rance of Faith should be a pre∣sumption.
  • It is needfull, if it be possible, to draw from the mouth of the sicke person, confession of his sinnes, of his Repentance and his Faith; & if hee haue not the vse of his Tongue, but of his vnderstanding, it is necessary for him to answere by some signe.
  • For the sicke person to resolue, whe∣ther it be for life or death, ac∣cording to Gods will.
  • For to assure and comfort the sicke in the infirmitie of Faith.
  • For to assure the sicke against the af∣frights and temptations of Conscience.
  • Against feare proceeding from the feeling of sinne.
  • Against the feare of Death.
  • Against the feare of the Diuell.
  • Against the Apprehension of the Iudgement of God.
  • Also a protestation of charity, must be drawne from the sicke party to his Neighbour.
  • A Prayer for the sicke when there is any signe of death.
  • If the sicke person continue long, and still in danger of death, it will be conuenient to repeat at times necessary, the abouesaid Comforts, but es∣pecially those which are to as∣sure and fortifie against the temptations and combats of Conscience.
  • When the sicke person is apparantly at the point of death, or ready to yeeld vp the Ghost, it is necessary to repeat this short consolation fol∣lowing, with prayer.
  • A Prayer.
  • A short comfort for those that are friends of the deceased, to be giuen after the body is interred.