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 ...

Title

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 ...

Author

Swinnock, George, 1627-1673.

Publication

London :: Printed for T.P. and are to be sold by Dorman Newman, at the Kings Arms in the Poultry, next Grocers-Alley,

1662.

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Christian life.

Theology, Practical.

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Contents

• There is extant of the same Authors, Two excellent Treatises, in large Octavo, viz.
• title page
• TO THE Worshipful and his Honored Patron, RICHARD HAMPDEN Of Hampden in Buckinghamshire Esq And to the Honorable Lady LAETITIA HAMPDEN, His Vertuous Consort.
• TO THE READER, ESPECIALLY Of the Parish of Great-Kimbel in the County of Bucks.
• THE The Contents of the Chapters.
• Books Printed for, and sold by Thomas Parkhurst, at the sign of the thre Crowns, over against the great Conduit at the lower end of Cheapside.
• A Table of such Scriptures as are occasionally Explained in this following Treatise.
• errata
• treatise
  • CHAP. I. The Preface and Coherence of the Text.
  • CHAP. II. The opening of the Text and the Doctrine.
  • CHAP. III. What Godliness is.
  • CHAP. IV. What it is for a man to make Religion his busi∣ness, or to exercise himself to Godliness
  • CHAP. V. Religion is the great end of mans Creation.
  • CHAP. VI. Religion is a work of the greatest weight. It is Soul-work, it is God-work, it is Eternity∣work.
  • CHAP. VII. The necessity of makig Religion our business both in regard of the opposition a Christian meets with, and the multiplicity of business which lieth upon him.
  • CHAP. VIII. A Complaint that this Trade is so dead, and the Worlds trade so quick.
  • CHAP. IX The omplaint continued that this Calling is so much neglected, when superstition and sin are embraced, and diligently followed.
  • CHAP. X. An Exhortation to make Godliness our business in the whole course of our lives.
  • CHAP. XI. How a Christian may make Religion his business in spiritual Performances and religious Actions.
    • A good wish about religious Duties in general, wherein the former Heads are Epitomized.
  • CHAP. XII. How a Christian may exercise himself to Godliness in Prayer. And first, of Prayer in general; and of the antecedents to it.
  • CHAP. XIII. Of the Concomitants of Prayer.
  • CHAP. XIV. The Subsequent duties after Prayer.
    • A good Wish about prayer, wherein all the fore∣mentioned particulars are epitomized.
  • CHAP. XI. How a Christian may exercise himself to godliness in hearing and reading the word, and of pre∣paration for hearing.
  • CHAP. XVI. Of the Christians duty in hearing.
  • CHAP. XVII. Of the Christians duty after Hearing.
    • A good Wish about the word, wherein the former heads are epitomized.
  • CHAP. XVIII. How a Christian may exercise himself to Godliness in receiving the Lords Supper; and 1. Of the Nature of that Ordinance, and preparation for it.
  • CHAP. XIX. How a Christian may exercise himself to godliness at the Table.
  • CHAP. XX. What a Christian ought to do after a Sacrament.
    • A good Wish about the Lords Supper, wherein the sormer Heads are Epitomized.
  • CHAP. XXI. How to exercise our selves to godliness on a Lords Day.
  • CHAP. XXII. Brief Directions for the Sanctification of the Lords day, from morning to night.
    • A good wish about the Lords day, wherein the for∣mer heads are Epitomized.
    • A Good Wish to the Lords day.
  • CHAP. XXIII. How a Christian may exercise himself to Godliness in natural actions. And first in eating and drinking.
  • CHAP. XXIV. How a Christian may exercise himself to Godliness in his Apparel and Sleep.
    • Of Sleep.
    • A good Wish about Natural actions, wherein the former heads are epitomized.
  • CHAP. XXV. How a Christian may exercise himself to Godliness, in his Recreations and Pleasures.
    • A good Wish about Recreations.
  • CHAP. XXVI. How to exercise our selves to Godliness in our Partiular Callings.
    • A good Wish about Particular Callings, wherein the former heads are Epitomized.
    • A good Wish about the Calling of a Minister; wherein the several Properties and Duties of a Consciencious Pastor are Epitomized.
  • CHAP. XXVII. How a Christian may exercise himself to Godliness in his Family as the governour thereof.
    • A good Wish about the Government of a Fa∣mily, wherein the former heads are epitomized.
• AN Alphabetical Table of the principal Heads contained in this Treatise.