The Christians daily monitor to the performance of personal and relative duties With a resolution of some cases of conscience. Published for the benefit of young persons; By Joseph Church. Together with so much of Mr. Samuel Hierons catechisme, as concerns second table duties.

§. 10. The seven last words of Christ.

The first was a word of mercy for his persecutors.

Luke 23.34.

Father forgive them they know not what they do.

The second was a word of free-grace to the penitent thief.

Luke 23.43.

This day shalt thou be with me in Para∣dise.

The third a word of care and affecti∣on for his dear Mother.

Joh. 19.26, 27.

Behold thy Son! behold thy Mother.

The fourth a word of sad complaint.

Mat. 27.46.

My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

The fifth, a word of want and distress.

Iohn 19.28.

I thirst.

The sixth, a word of triumph and gratulation.

Iohn 19.30.

It is finished.

The seventh, a word of perseverance.

Luke 23.46.

Father into thy hands I commend my spirit.

Twenty Directions how to live well and dye well from these seven last words of Christ, being the heads of several Ser∣mons, preached by Mr. E. C. B. M.

• 1. He that would live well and dye well, must be much in prayer. The first, fourth, seventh words are pray∣ers.
• 2. He must be well versed in the Book of Psalms: the fourth and seventh words are out of it.
• 3. He must forgive his Enemies, and pray for them.
• 4. He must have a care of relations, and dispose of his worldly estate.
• 5. He must do what he can to convert others.

• 6. He must not abuse the example of the penitent thief, to delay his re∣pentance.
• 7. He must believe the souls of the Godly go immediately upon their death to a Heavenly Paradise.
• 8. He must thirst after communion with God, and the enjoyment of God in Heaven. Jesus Christ thirsted af∣ter our salvation.
• 9. He must meditate of the soul and body sufferings of Jesus Christ: what he suffered in his soul, when he ut∣tered the fourth word; what he suf∣fered in his body when he uttered the fifth word.
• 10. He must so live, as that he may up∣on good grounds call God Father: The first word was, Father forgive them: The last word was, Father in∣to thy hands, &c.
• 11. He must take more care for hi•• precious soul, then his mortal body.
• 12. He must believe that Christ hath finished all things necessary for hi••

• salvation, in point of merit and sa∣tisfaction, and that nothing is requi∣red of him, but to testifie his thank∣fulness in a holy life.
• ••3. He must believe on good grounds that Christ hath finished His Salva∣tion: O happy man, that when he is breathing out his last, can say, my salvation is finished.
• ••4. He must finish whatsoever is be∣hind, and to be done by him to fit him for heaven; something we are to do, and we must finish it; not on∣ly begin well, but end well.
• ••5. He must fly in the time of tentati∣on to Christs sufferings; there is a great deal of comfort in that word it is finished.
• ••6. He must stay himself on God in a time of darkness when there is no light; Christ said, My God: we must not let go the faith of adherance, though we want the faith of evi∣dence.
• ••7. He must remember Christ wore a

• Crown of Thorns, that we migh•• wear a Crown of Glory; he was for¦saken for a time, that we might no•• be forsaken for ever.
• 18. He must believe, that through ma¦ny tribulations, we may enter int•• the Kingdom of Heaven. A man ma•• from the Cross go to Heaven. Chri•• was Crucified between two thieve•• and yet died gloriously.
• 19. He must study the love of Christ i•• suffering such a cursed death on th•• Cross for his sins, that he may b•• able to say, He loved me, and gav•• himself for me; and rejoyce in no¦thing save in the Cross of Christ.
• 20. He must after the example of Chri•• commend his soul to Gods hands and remember Christ hath commend¦ed thy soul and my soul already int•• the hands of God, and when we dy•• God will remember the depositu•• left with him.