SECTION II. PAGE Of the first Temptation proper to the State of Sickness, 52 SECTION III. Constituent or integral Parts of Patience 54 SECTION IV. Remedies against Impatience, by way of Consideration.. 56 The second Temptation proper to the State of Sickness, ..... 81 82 SECTION VIII. Remedies against Fear of Death, by way of Exercise 86 SECTION IX. General Rules and Exercises whereby our Sickness may become safe and sanctified 91 CHAPTER IV. OF THE PRACTICE OF THE GRACES PROPER TO THE STATE OF SICKNESS, WHICH A SICK MAN MAY PRACTISE ALONE. SECTION I. Of the Practice of Patience The Practice and Acts of Patience, by way of Rule SECTION II. Acts of Patience by way of Prayer and Ejaculation ..... 107 The Prayer to be said in the beginning of a Sickness.... 113 An Act of Resignation to be said by a Sick Person in all the evil Accidents of his Sickness A Prayer for the grace of Patience .... A Prayer to be said when the Sick Man takes Physic 114 ib. SECTION III. Of the Practice of the Grace of Faith in the Time of 117 SECTION IV. Acts of Faith, by way of Prayer and Ejaculation, to be said by Sick Men in the Days of their Temptation.... 121 The Prayer for the Grace and Strengths of Faith 123 SECTION V. Of the Practice of the Grace of Repentance in the Time of Sickness 124 SECTION VI. PAGE Rules for the Practice of Repentance in Sickness....... 129 Means of exciting Contrition, or Repentance of Sins, proceeding from the Love of God ..... SECTION VII. 132 136 Acts of Repentance by way of Prayer and Ejaculation, to be used especially by old Men in their Age, and by all Men in their Sickness.. The Prayer for the Grace and Perfection of Repentance.. 138 A Prayer for Pardon of Sins, to be said frequently in Time of Sickness, and in all the Portions of Old Age...... 140 An Act of holy Resolution of Amendment of Life in case of Recovery 142 SECTION VIII. An Analysis, or Resolution of the Decalogue, and the special Precepts of the Gospel, describing the Duties enjoined, and the Sins forbidden respectively; for the assistance of Sick Men in making their Confessions to God and his Ministers, and the rendering their Repentance more particular and perfect... 143 I. Thou shalt have none other gods but me ....... ib. 145 III. Thou shalt not take God's Name in vain. 146 IV. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath-day.... 147 Of the Sick Man's Practice of Charity and Justice, by way of Rule.. 156 SECTION X. PAGE Acts of Charity by way of Prayer and Ejaculation: which may also be used for Thanksgiving, in case of Recovery 160 Prayer. 162 CHAPTER V. OF VISITATION OF THE SICK OR, THE ASSISTANCE THAT IS TO BE DONE TO DYING PERSONS BY THE MINISTRY TO THEIR CLERGY-GUIDES. SECTION I. General Observations 164 SECTION II. Rules for the Manner of Visitation of Sick Persons.... 166 SECTION III. Of ministering in the Sick Man's Confession of Sins and 170 Arguments and Exhortations to move the Sick Man to ....... 171 Instruments by way of Consideration, to awaken a careless ... 174 SECTION IV. Of the ministering to Reconciliation of the Sick Person, by administering the holy Sacrament.... 185 SECTION V. Of ministering to the Sick Person by the Spiritual Man, as he is the Physician of Souls...... 189 Considerations against unreasonable Fears of not having our Sins pardoned... 190 An Exercise against Despair in the Day of our Death.. 197 SECTION VI. Considerations against Presumption... PAGE 202 SECTION VII. Offices to be said by the Minister in his Visitation of the A Prayer to be said by the Priest secretly.. A Psalm... Another Prayer. A Prayer to be used by the Sick or Dying Man, or by the Ejaculations. The Blessing The Doxology. Prayers...... A Prayer to be said in the Case of a sudden Surprise by SECTION VIII. Concerning our Behaviour to our departed Friends after 206 ib. ib. 208 209 214 215 ib. ib. 217 218 |