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.
- Author
- Brough, W. (William), d. 1671.
- Publication
- 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 15, 2025.
Contents
- title page
- To the Reader.
- THE Particulars conteined in this Manuall of Devotions.
- ERRATA.
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Of Religion in general.
- The Grounds of Christian Re∣ligion.
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Grounds of Protestant Religion: How a devout Christian Soul in the midst of the manifold Di∣stractions, and Divisions about Religion, and Pretensions, and Claimes to the Church, may upon
These Grounds, against all seru∣ples, rest satisfied, and setled in minde, and cheerfully goe on in Gods Service, to Salvation? - Rules of Devotion for Morning.
- Rules for the Evening.
- Dayly Prayers.
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Particular Prayers.
- Prayer of a Husband for a Wife.
- Prayer of a Wife, for her Husband.
- Prayer of a Parent, for Children.
- Prayer of a Child for Parents.
- Prayer for a Family.
- prayers
- A Prayer and Thanksgiving for our Birth-day.
- Prayer for New-years-day.
- Prayer for a Widow.
- A Prayer for Fatherlesse-Children.
- Prayer against sudden Death.
- Prayers for one going to Sea.
- prayers
- Prayers for a Souldier in a just Warre.
- Prayers for the Sick.
- prayers
- Prayer for one at the Hower of Death, to be said by the Sick; or some for him, altering the Person.
- Thanksgiving after Death, for one Departed.
- A generall Thanksgiving for Gods mercies.
- A Gratulatory Commemoration of Gods mercies and deliverances.
- Thanksgiving for a preserved [Friend] or others formerly Prayed for.
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Prayers for every day in the Week.
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SUNDAY.
A Prayer against the flesh. -
MONDAY.
A Prayer against the Devill. -
TUESDAY.
A Prayer against the World. - WEDNESDAY. A Prayer against sudden Death.
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THURSDAY.
A Prayer against Hypocrisie. -
FRIDAY.
Prayer against Inconstancie in good. -
SATURDAY.
Prayer against impenitence in ill. - Animadversion to the Devout Reader touching these Services.
- Rules for every Sundayes Devotion.
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SUNDAY.
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Seven Services, for the 1
st. Week. -
Seven Services, for the 2
d . Week.-
Sunday-Service.
Against neglect of Gods Service. -
Monday-Service.
Against Procrastination. -
Tuesday-Service.
Against Presumption. -
Wednesday-Service.
Against Desperation. -
Thursday-Service.
Against Swearing and Taking Gods Name in Vaine. -
Friday-Service.
Against Lying. -
Saturday-Service.
Against Detraction, or Slandering.
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Sunday-Service.
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Seven Services against Seven other, commonly called,
Deadly Sinnes. -
Seven Services, of the Vanities of the most valued things in the World.
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Sonday-Service.
Of the Vanity of Pleasures. -
Monday-Service.
Of the Vanity of Honours. -
Tuesday-Service.
Against the Vanity of Riches. -
Wednesday-Service.
Against the Vanity of Beauty. -
Thursday Service.
Against the Vanity of Strength. -
Friday-Service.
Against the Vanity of Wit. -
Saturday-Service.
Against the Vanity of Friends and Favour.
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Sonday-Service.
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Services upon other subjects, and particular occasions.
- Advertisement to the devout Reader, touching these Services.
- A Service of the pleasures of piety, for Sunday, or other day.
- Service against Malicee, for Monday or other day.
- Service against Revenge, for Thursday or other day.
- A Penitentiall Service, fit for a troubled Soule, fasting and praying for mercy and grace, for Wednesday or other Day.
- Service against Impatience, for Thursday, or other day.
- Service of the Passion; fit for Fri∣day, or Wednesday.
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A Service Eucharisticall, or Pre∣paratory to the Holy Communion, for Saturday, or other Day.
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Prayer, before comming to the Holy Communion, Acknowledging, and Depreca∣ting our unworthincs. - 2 Prayer, to be used before the Holy Communion, to be pardoned, and pre∣pared for it.
- 3. Prayer, at our comming to the Holy Communion.
- 4. Prayer, and Thanksgiving af∣ter Receiving of the Holy Communion.
- A Thanksgiving to be said after the Communinn, fit for one devoutly affected at it.
- An Holy Rapture to be said by One, having Devoutly Communicated.
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Meditations for the Holy Com∣munion, upon 1
Cor. 11. 24. & 25. -
Directions about the Holy Com∣munion, how to Prepare for it.
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Touching Prayers Prepara∣tory to it. -
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Touching Self examination, ne∣cessary before we Communicate. -
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Touching Contrition. -
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Touching Confession. -
3.
Touching Conversion, or A∣mendment of Life. -
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How to Demeane our selves at the Holy Communion. - 3. How we are to Order our selves after the Holy Communion.
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1.
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A Service fit for Sad Times, for Wednesday or Friday.
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¶ 1. Collect, Confessing, and De∣pre
ating Judgments. -
2.
Prayer for an End of Warre. -
3.
Prayer for Blessing on those who seeke peace. -
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Prayer for Friends, in Danger, and Distresse. -
5.
Prayer for Conversion of one, in an Evill Course. -
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Prayer for preservation of the Church. -
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Prayer for Mercy to the Nation. - Close all with this Prayer,
- The Blessing.
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¶ 1. Collect, Confessing, and De∣pre
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Seven SOLILOQUIES SACRED. Set to the Seven Dayes of the Week, by so many secret Ser∣mons and Calls to Consci∣ence; Inviting, and Directing the Soul to Mind, and Do what wil make Blessed. Not to pretend, but practise Piety, and to be (not seeme) Religious.
- The Materialls of the Soliloquies.
- The same, (altering their Number, and Order) may serve for two Weekes thus,
- Animadversions touching the use of the Soliloquies.
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Sunday-Soliloquie. The Nobility of Piety:
OR, A Soliloquie Discovering to the Soul, How much Sin sets Her be∣low, and besides Her self, and gives Ten deadly Wounds to her Life and Honour. -
Monday-Soliloquie. Domesticall-Devotion.
OR, A Soliloquie Inviting, and En∣abling the Soule to a Privacy of Piety, and Discharge of Daily Duty in Secret and Closet Prayers. -
Tuesday-Soliloquie. Church-Duty:
OR, A Soliloquie, shewing, that all owe a Publike Service to Al∣mighty God, and where, and when, and how they are to pay it. -
VVednesd-Soliloquie. Perpetuall-Service.
OR, A Soliloquie directing the Soul in those Duties, which must never cease whilst we Live, if we will be happy when we Die. -
Thursday-Soliloquie. Remora's in Religion.
OR, A Soliloquie shewing the Soule the Errors and Dangers in the waies of Godlinesse, and how to avoid them. -
Friday-Soliloquie. Helps to Heaven and Happinesse.
OR, A Soliloquie, Acquainting the Soule with such Holy Reliefs and Aides, as will much fa∣cilitate and further Her Course and Progresse in the waies of Piety: in Two Parts. First Part.Holy Meditations and Motions, Great helps to Piety. -
Saturday-Soliloquie. Remedies of Humane Frailtie.
OR, A Soliloquie shewing the Soul, What Provisions of Grace and Mercy God hath made, to support her weak∣ness in the way of Piety. -
Helps to Heaven and Happinesse.
OR, A Soliloquie acquainting the Soul with such Reliefs and Aids as will facilitate and further her Course and Progresse in the wayes of Godlinesse. The second Part.
- Animadversions touching the Daily use of what is directed throughout the whole Manuall.