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CHAP. XXIII. Directions for Prayer in general. p 587 A Scheme or brief Explication of the Exact Method of the Lords Prayer. p. 590 Tit. 2. Cases about Prayer. p. 591. Q. 1. Is the Lords Prayer to be used as a form of words, or only as a Directory for Matter and Method? Q. 2. What need is there of any other prayer, if this he perfect? Q. 3. Is it lawful to pray in a set form of words? Q. 4. Are those forms lawful which are prescribed by man, and not by God? Q 5 Is free praying, called extemporate, lawful? Q. 6. Which is the better? Q. 7. Must we ever follow the Method of the Lords Prayer? Q. 8. Must we pray only when the Spirit moveth us, or as Reason guideth us? Q. 9. May be pray for Grace who desireth it not? Q. 10. May he pray that doubteth of his interest in God, and dare not call him Father as his Child? Q. 11. May a wicked man pray, or is he ever accepted? Q. 12. May a wicked man use the Lords Prayer? Q. 13. Is it Idolatry, or sin always to pray to Saints or Angels? Q. 14. Must the same man pray secretly, that hath before prayed in his family? Q. 15. Is it best to keep set hours for prayer? Q 16. May we join in family prayers with ungodly persons? Q. 17 What if the Master or speaker be ungodly or a Heretic? Q. 18. May we pray absolutely for outward mercies, or only conditionally? Q. 19. May we pray for all that we may lawfully desire? Q. 20. How may we pray for the salvation of all the world? Q. 21. Or for the Conversion of all Nations? Q. 22. Or that a whole Kingdom may be converted and saved? Q. 23. Or for the destruction of the enemies of Christ, or the Kingdom? Q. 24. What is to be judged of a particular faith? Q. 25. Is every lawful prayer accepted? Q. 26. With what faith must I pray for the souls or bodies of others? Q. 27. With what faith may we pray for the Continuance of the Church or Gospel. Q. 28. How to know when our prayers are heard. Q. 29. How to have fullness and constant supply of matter in our prayers. Q 30. How to keep up fervency in prayer? Q 31. May we look to speed ever the better for any thing in our selves or our prayers? Or may we put any trust in them? Q. 32. How must that person and prayer be qualified which God will accept. to p. 598 Tit. 3. Special Directions for family prayer. ibid. Tit. 4. Special Directions for secret prayer. p. 599

CHAP. XXIII. Directions for Prayer in general. p 587 A Scheme or brief Explication of the Exact Method of the Lords Prayer. p. 590 Tit. 2. Cases about Prayer. p. 591. Q. 1. Is the Lords Prayer to be used as a form of words, or only as a Directory for Matter and Method? Q. 2. What need is there of any other prayer, if this he perfect? Q. 3. Is it lawful to pray in a set form of words? Q. 4. Are those forms lawful which are prescribed by man, and not by God? Q 5 Is free praying, called extemporate, lawful? Q. 6. Which is the better? Q. 7. Must we ever follow the Method of the Lords Prayer? Q. 8. Must we pray only when the Spirit moveth us, or as Reason guideth us? Q. 9. May be pray for Grace who desireth it not? Q. 10. May he pray that doubteth of his interest in God, and dare not call him Father as his Child? Q. 11. May a wicked man pray, or is he ever accepted? Q. 12. May a wicked man use the Lords Prayer? Q. 13. Is it Idolatry, or sin alwayes to pray to Saints or Angels? Q. 14. Must the same man pray secretly, that hath before prayed in his family? Q. 15. Is it best to keep set hours for prayer? Q 16. May we joyn in family prayers with ungodly persons? Q. 17 What if the Master or speaker be ungodly or a Heretick? Q. 18. May we pray absolutely for outward mercies, or only conditionally? Q. 19. May we pray for all that we may lawfully desire? Q. 20. How may we pray for the salvation of all the world? Q. 21. Or for the Conversion of all Nations? Q. 22. Or that a whole Kingdom may be converted and saved? Q. 23. Or for the destruction of the enemies of Christ, or the Kingdom? Q. 24. What is to be judged of a particular faith? Q. 25. Is every lawful prayer accepted? Q. 26. With what faith must I pray for the souls or bodies of others? Q. 27. With what faith may we pray for the Continuance of the Church or Gospel. Q. 28. How to know when our prayers are heard. Q. 29. How to have fulness and constant supply of matter in our prayers. Q 30. How to keep up fervency in prayer? Q 31. May we look to speed ever the better for any thing in our selves or our prayers? Or may we put any trust in them? Q. 32. How must that person and prayer be qualified which God will accept. to p. 598 Tit. 3. Special Directions for family prayer. ibid. Tit. 4. Special Directions for secret prayer. p. 599

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CHAP XXIV. Directions f•r families about the Sacrament of the Lords Supper. p. 600 What are the Ends of the Sacrament? What are the Parts of it? Q. 1. Should not the Sacrament have •••• preparation than the other parts of worship? Q 2. How oft should it be administered? Q. 3. Must all members of the visible Church communicate? Q. 4. May any man receive it, that knoweth himself unsanctified? Q. 5. May an ungodly man receive it, that knoweth not himself to be ungodly? Q. 6. Must a Christian receive who doubteth of his sincerity? Q. 7. What if Superiors compel a doubting Christian to receive it, by excommunication or imprisonment? What should be choose? Q. 8. Is not the case of an hypocrite that knoweth not himself to be an hypocrite, and of the sincere who knoweth not himself to be sincere, all one, as to communicating? Q. 9. Wherein lieth the sin of an ungodly person if he receive? Q. 10. Doth all unworthy receiving make one liable to damnation? or what? Q 11. What is the particular preparation needful to a fit Communicant? p. 653. Marks of sincerity. ibid. Preparing duties. Q 1. May we receive from an ungodly Minister? Q 2. May we communicate with unworthy persons in an undisciplined Church? Q. 3. What if I cannot communicate unless I conform to an imposed gesture, as sitting, standing or kneeling? Q. 4. What if I cannot receive it, but as administered by the Common Prayer? Q. 5. If my conscience be not satisfied, may I come doubting? Obj. Is it not a duty to follow conscience as Gods Officer? What to do in the time of administration? 1. What Graces must be exercised. 2. On what objects? 3. The Season and Order of Sacramental duties. ad p. 610

CHAP XXIV. Directions f•r families about the Sacrament of the Lords Supper. p. 600 What are the Ends of the Sacrament? What are the Parts of it? Q. 1. Should not the Sacrament have •••• preparation than the other parts of worship? Q 2. How oft should it be administred? Q. 3. Must all members of the visible Church communicate? Q. 4. May any man receive it, that knoweth himself unsanctified? Q. 5. May an ungodly man receive it, that knoweth not himself to be ungodly? Q. 6. Must a Christian receive who doubteth of his sincerity? Q. 7. What if Superiours compell a doubting Christian to receive it, by excommunication or imprisonment? What should be choose? Q. 8. Is not the case of an hypocrite that knoweth not himself to be an hypocrite, and of the sincere who knoweth not himself to be sincere, all one, as to communicating? Q. 9. Wherein lyeth the sin of an ung•dly person if he receive? Q. 10. Doth all unworthy receiving make one lyable to damnation? or what? Q 11. What is the particular preparation needful to a fit Communicant? p. 653. Marks of sincerity. ibid. Preparing duties. Q 1. May we receive from an ungodly Minister? Q 2. May we communicate with unworthy persons in an undisciplined Church? Q. 3. What if I cannot communicate unless I conform to an imposed gesture, as sitting, standing or kneeling? Q. 4. What if I cannot receive it, but as administered by the Common Prayer? Q. 5. If my conscience be not satisfied, may I come doubting? Obj. Is it not a duty to follow conscience as Gods Officer? What to do in the time of administration? 1. What Graces must be exercised. 2. On what objects? 3. The Season and Order of Sacramental duties. ad p. 610