Epitome ugaiainonton logon, or, A taste of the truth as it is in Jesus consisting of ten questions and answers, and a brief exposition upon the same : whereunto are added ten generall directions ... intended chiefly for the benefit of my countreymen, kindred, and acquaintance in Lancashire / composed by John Jackson, M.A.
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- Epitome ugaiainonton logon, or, A taste of the truth as it is in Jesus consisting of ten questions and answers, and a brief exposition upon the same : whereunto are added ten generall directions ... intended chiefly for the benefit of my countreymen, kindred, and acquaintance in Lancashire / composed by John Jackson, M.A.
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- Jackson, John.
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- London :: Printed by A.M. for Christopher Meredith ...,
- 1648.
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TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFULL S
r RICHARD EVERARD Baronet, Justice of Peace and Quorum, and one of the Deputy Lieutenants for the County ofEssex: AND TO THE WORSHIPFULL his Honoured and Hopefull Children;J.J. Wisheth the knowledge of the Truth as it is in Jesus. -
TO MY Wellbeloved Countreymen in
Lancashire. PARTICULARLY To my Kindred and Acquaintance atHathorntwait in the Forrest ofOver-Wiersdale, and in other places in that County. -
The Errata.
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Faults in the reading of the first part of the book;
p. forpage, l. forline, r. forreade. -
Faults in the Margent of the first part of the book:
p. forpage, at, and the letter compassed in after this manner () for the letter in the Margent that directs unto such and such Scripturet. - Faults in the reading of the second part of the book.
- Faults in the Margent of the second part of the book.
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Faults in the reading of the first part of the book;
- THE TEN QVESTIONS AND ANSWERS, Without the Exposition.
- The Questions and Answers with the Exposition upon the same.
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TO MY Loving Countreymen in Generall, Who desire to serve God in Spirit and in Truth: And in Speciall to my Beloved Kinsfolk and Acquaintance at
Hathornwait inOver-Wiredale, and in other places inLancashire. -
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THE FIRST PART OF THE DIRECTIONS Shews how Private Christians, Learned or Vn∣learned, are to serve God in all the parts of his Worship both in private and in publike: which contains in it five Generall Directions as followeth.
- The first generall Direction shews, What things you are to know before you can perform any acceptable service unto God.
- The second Direction discovers to you after what manner you are daily to serve God, as also how you are to perform sundry and divers holy duties as you have opportunity and li∣berty thereunto, although you be not daily called unto them.
- The third generall Direction shews how you are to prepare for, and to keep holy the Lords day.
- The fourth Direction declares unto you, how you are to Worship God in the extraor∣dinary duties of Fasting and Thanksgi∣ving, both in your Person alone, and in the Family and Congregation you belong unto: As also in ordinary duties, as you are in more relations then ordinarily private Christians are; This Direction likewise shews you how you are to behave your self, as you are in an unmarried condition, and contains in it so∣lutions to divers cases of Con∣science, as you may see all along the margent.
- The fifth Direction shews what course ignorant, unlearned people are to take, that they may know God, and Worship him in Spirit and in Truth.
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THE SECOND PART OF THE DIRECTIONS Shews how Christian Governours, and Governesses of Families whether Learned or Unlearned, are to serve God in all the parts of his Wor∣ship both in private and in publike, which consists of five Generall Directi∣ons as followeth.
- The first generall Direction shews how, and after what manner a Christian Governour of a Family is daily to serve God.
- The second generall Direction declares unto you how a Christian Governour of a Family is to be mindefull of the Lords day before it come, for him∣self, and his family, and how he is to keep it holy, and to per∣form the duties thereof with them when it is come.
- The third Direction shews how Gover∣nours of Families are to worship God in the extraordinary duties of Fasting and thanksgiving both in their houses and in the publike Congre∣gation.
- The fourth generall Direction shews what course ignorant, and unlearned Ma∣sters of Families are to take that they and their house may sincerely serve God.
- The fifth generall Direction shews how Governesses of Families, whether Widdows, Wives, or Maids are to Worship God in their Families.
- The Conclusion of both parts of the Directions.
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THE FIRST PART OF THE DIRECTIONS Shews how Private Christians, Learned or Vn∣learned, are to serve God in all the parts of his Worship both in private and in publike: which contains in it five Generall Directions as followeth.
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