The practice of piety directing a Christian how to walk, that he may please…

Name: The practice of piety directing a Christian how to walk, that he may please…
Author: Lewis Bayly

The practice of piety directing a Christian how to walk, that he may please God / amplified by the author

Lewis Bayly d. 1631London: printed for Edward Brewster, 1695

[17], 566 p. · 116k words · Wing B1502 · ESTC R29026

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THE PRACTICE OF PIETY. › Meditations before Dinner and Supper. › Another Grace before Meat.

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Another Grace before Meat.

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O Eternal God, in whom we live, move, and have our being, we beseech thee bless unto thy Servants these Creatures, that in the strength of them we may live, to the setting forth of thy praise, and glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord and only Saviour. Amen.

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After every meal be careful of thy self and family, as Job was for himself, and his Children, Job 1. 4. lest that in the cheerfulness of eating and drinking, some speech hath slipped out, which might be either offensive to God or injurious to man; and therefore with the like comely gesture and reverence give thanks unto God, and p•ay in this manner.

After every meal be careful of thy self and family, as Job was for himself, and his Children, Job 1. 4. lest that in the chearfulness of eating and drinking, some speech hath slipped out, which might be either offensive to God or injurious to man; and therefore with the like comely g•sture and reverence give thanks unto God, and p•ay in this manner.

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The practice of piety directing a Christian how to walk, that he may please…

Another Grace before Meat.

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Another Grace before Meat.

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The Practice of Piety at Evening.

Rules to be observed in singing of Psalm.