The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business.: Wherein the nature and necessity of it is discovered. : As also the Christian directed how he may perform it in [brace] religious duties, natural actions, his particular vocation, his family directions, and his own recreations. / By George Swinnock ...

THE The Contents of the Chapters.

• CHAP. I. THe Preface and Coherence of the Text, page 1
• Chap. II. The opening of the Text, and the Doctrine, page 7
• Chap. III. What Religion or Godliness is. page 12
• Chap. IV. What it is to make Religion ones business, or to exer∣cise ones self to Godliness. page 21
• Chap. V. The first Reason of the Doctrine, wherein is shewed that Religion is the great end of mans creation, page 39
• Chap. VI. The second Reason of the Doctrine, wherein is disco∣vered, that Religion is a work of the greatest weight; it is soul-work, it is God-work it is eternity-work, page 45
• Chap. VII. The third Reason of the Doctrine, wherein is discover∣ed the necessity of making Religion ones business, in regard of Gods Precept; the opposition a Christian meeteth with in the way to Heaven, and the mul∣tiplicity of business which lieth upon him. page 60

• Chap. VIII. The first Ʋse by way of complaint, that this trade is so dead, and the worlds trade so quick, page 71
• Chap. IX. The same complaint continued, that this trade is neg∣lected, and superstition and sin should be embraced, page 82
• Chap. X. The second Ʋse by way of advice, to make Godli∣ness our main business in the whole course of our lives. page 94
• Chap. XI. How a Christian may make Religion his business in re∣ligions duties, or the worship of God in general; as also, a good wish about it, wherein the former heads are epitomized, page 106
• Chap. XII. How a Christian may make Religion his business in Prayer; and 1. Of prayer in general, and the Ante∣cedents to it, page 136
• Chap. XIII. Of the concomitants of prayer, wherein the matter of our petitions, the qualification of the Petitioner, and the properties of our prayers are handled, page 163
• Chap. XIV. The subsequent duties after prayer; as also a good wish about prayer, wherein the several heads in the antecedents, concomitants, and subsequents of prayer are epitomized, page 185
• Chap. XV. How a Christian may make Religion his business in hear∣ing and reading the VVord, and of preparation for hearing, page 197

• Chap. XVI. Of the Christians duty in hearing, page 223
• Chap. XVII. Of the Christians duty after hearing, as also a good wish about hearing, wherein the former heads are all epitomized, page 234
• Chap. XVIII. How a Christian may make Religion his business in re∣ceiving the Lords Supper, wherein arguments to, and the nature of preparation for it is discovered, page 250
• Chap. XIX. How a Christian may make Religion his business at the Table, when he is receiving, page 284
• Chap. XX. VVhat a Christian ought to do after a Sacrament; as also a good wish, wherein all the former heads are epitomized, page 318
• Chap. XXI. How a Christian may make Religion his business on a Lords day, page 335
• Chap. XXII. Brief directions for the sanctification of the Lords day from morning to night; as also a good wish about the Lords day, wherein the former heads are epitomized; and a good wish to the Lords Day, page 381
• Chap. XXIII. How a Christian may make Religion his business in natural actions; and 1. in eating and drinking, page 400
• Chap. XXIV. How a Christian may make Religion his business in his apparel and sleep; as also a good wish about

• natural actions, wherein the several heads are epitomized. page 427
• Chap. XXV. How a Christian may make Religion his business in his Recreations and and Pleasures; as also a good wish about Recreations, wherein the several heads are epitomized, page 445
• Chap. XXVI. How a Christian may make Religion his business in his particular calling; as also a good wish about ones particular calling, wherein the several heads are epitomized; and a good wish about the cal∣ling of a Minister, wherein his several properties and duties are briefly described, page 466
• Chap. XXVII. How a Christian may make Religion his business in the Government of his Family; as also a good wish, wherein the several heads are abreviated, page 467