Sacred principles, services, and soliloquies or, a manual of devotions made up of three parts: I. The grounds of Christian religion, and the doctrine of the Church of England, as differing from the now-Roman. II. Daily, and weekly formes of prayers fortified with Holy Scriptures, meditations and rules to keep the soule from the common roads of sin, and carry it on in a mortified course. III. Seven charges to conscience, delivering (if not the whole body) the main limbs of divinity, which is the art not of disputing, but living well.
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Sacred principles, services, and soliloquies or, a manual of devotions made up of three parts: I. The grounds of Christian religion, and the doctrine of the Church of England, as differing from the now-Roman. II. Daily, and weekly formes of prayers fortified with Holy Scriptures, meditations and rules to keep the soule from the common roads of sin, and carry it on in a mortified course. III. Seven charges to conscience, delivering (if not the whole body) the main limbs of divinity, which is the art not of disputing, but living well.
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Brough, W. (William), d. 1671.
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London :: Printed by J.G. for John Clark, and are to be sold at his shop under Saint Peters Church in Cornhill,
1650 [i.e. 1649]
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Church of England -- Prayer-books and devotions -- Early works to 1800.
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"Sacred principles, services, and soliloquies or, a manual of devotions made up of three parts: I. The grounds of Christian religion, and the doctrine of the Church of England, as differing from the now-Roman. II. Daily, and weekly formes of prayers fortified with Holy Scriptures, meditations and rules to keep the soule from the common roads of sin, and carry it on in a mortified course. III. Seven charges to conscience, delivering (if not the whole body) the main limbs of divinity, which is the art not of disputing, but living well." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A77634.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 22, 2025.
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Remedies against Lasciviousnesse.
1. GEnerally. The sin of unchastity is vaine, foule, fearefull, and prevailing: For,
1. The more lust is served, the lesse satisfied a 1.1
2. It's called particularly, filthi∣nesse, and uncleannesseb 1.2 It is sacrilegiously to make the Body c 1.3 (Gods Temple) a Stewes; and that is the vilest filthinesse d 1.4
3. It is a short pleasure for ever∣lasting paine e 1.5; yet this fire is the end of that fleshlinesse f 1.6 Besides a foule conscience, it wounds health, honour, state; wasting the bal∣same of life, blessing of wealth, and oyntment of a good reputation g 1.7
4. It is a strong lust in the assault, and commonly gets the victory. Nature concurring with the strength h 1.8
5. The holy Martyrs could no
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more be tempted by pleasures, then tortures. But,
2. Particularly. In a married condi∣tion it is every way worse.
1. Not onely Damnation, in ano∣ther world i 1.9; but present Death k 1.10 in this, by the Law of God; and man too, in many places.
2. It tends to the confusion of mankinde. Incest, &c. l 1.11
3. The dumbe creatures are true to their Mates.
3. The cure of both is the same. To kill the sinne.
1. In the Egge. Stifle the first thoughts and motions of lust m 1.12 (no Bird but was first an Egge.)
2. In the hatching. Take heed of the things that beget and nourish lust. Covenant with the eyes n 1.13 a∣gainst lascivious Persons, Pictures, gestures: stop the o 1.14 eares against lustfull Songs, Discourses, De∣vices. Keepe the heart p 1.15 from be∣ing idle, and the body from ex∣cessive sleeps, and meats, and drinks, or such as are knowne to be provocative q 1.16 Temperance & Sobriety are great friends; to Chastity.
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3. Tempted. Thinke that thy kee∣pers eyes are upon thee; with Joseph, that God sees thee r 1.17, and will judge thee s 1.18. Thou wilt blush if but a child behold thee.