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To the reader |
737 |
| I. |
General rules for an upright conversation. |
737 |
| II. |
Memorandums to civil rulers for the interest of Christ, the church, and men’s salvation. |
741 |
| III. |
Directions for subjects concerning their duty to their rulers. |
744 |
| IV. |
Directions to lawyers about their duty to God. |
769 |
| V. |
The duty of physicians. |
771 |
| VI. |
Directions to schoolmasters about their duty for their children’s souls. |
773 |
| VII. |
Directions for soldiers, about their duty in point of conscience. |
774 |
| VIII. |
Advice against murder. |
778 |
| IX. |
Directions for the forgiving of enemies, and those that injure us; against wrath, and malice, and revenge, and persecution. |
782 |
| X. |
Cases resolved about forgiving injuries and debts, and about self-defence, and seeking right by law or otherwise. |
785 |
| XI. |
Special directions to escape the guilt of persecuting. Determining also the case about liberty in matters of religion. |
790 |
| XII. |
Directions against scandal as given. |
800 |
| XIII. |
Directions against scandal taken, or an aptness to receive hurt, by the words or deeds of others. |
807 |
| XIV |
Directions against soul murder, and partaking of other men’s sins. |
810 |
| XV. |
General directions for the furthering of the salvation of others. |
813 |
| XVI. |
Special directions for christian conference, exhortation, and reproof. |
814 |
| XVII. |
Directions for keeping peace with all men. |
819 |
| XVIII. |
Directions against all theft and fraud, or injurious getting and keeping that which is another’s, or desiring it. |
823 |
| XIX. |
General directions and particular cases of conscience, about contracts in general, and about buying and selling, borrowing and lending, usury, &c. in particular. |
827 |
| XX. |
Directions against oppression. |
846 |
| XXI. |
Cases about, and directions against, prodigality and sinful wastefulness. |
851 |
| XXII. |
Cases and directions against injurious law-suits, witnessing, and judgment. |
855 |
| XXIII. |
Cases of conscience, and directions against backbiting, slandering, and evil speaking. |
858 |
| XXIV. |
Cases and directions against censoriousness and unwarrantable judging. |
861 |
| XXV. |
Cases and directions about trusts and secrets. |
861 |
| XXVI. |
Directions against selfishness as it is contrary to the love of our neighbour. |
868 |
| XXVII. |
Cases and directions for loving our neighbour as ourselves. |
870 |
| XXVIII. |
Special cases and directions for love to godly persons as such. |
873 |
| XXIX. |
Cases and directions for loving and doing good to enemies. |
883 |
| XXX. |
Cases and directions about works of charity. |
885 |
| XXXI. |
Cases and directions about confessing sins and injuries to others. |
895 |
| XXXII. |
Cases and directions about satisfaction and restitution. |
896 |
| XXXIII. |
Cases and directions about our obtaining pardon from God. |
899 |
| XXXIV. |
Cases and directions about self-judging. |
901 |
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A moral prognostication. |
905 |
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To the reader. |
905 |
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Of what must be expected in the churches of christendom, till the golden age returns, or till the time of true reformation and unity. |
906 |
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Of the changes that will be in christendom in the golden age, and time of true reformation and unity. |
914 |
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Consectary. |
920 |
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The reformed liturgy. |
922 |
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The ordinary public worship on the Lord’s day. |
922 |
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The order of celebrating the sacrament of the body and blood of Christ. |
930 |
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The celebration of the sacrament of baptism. |
934 |
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Of catechising, and the approbation of those that are to be admitted to the Lord’s supper. |
936 |
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Of the celebration of matrimony. |
937 |
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The visitation of the sick, and their communion. |
938 |
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The order of solemnizing the burial of the dead. |
938 |
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Of extraordinary days of humiliation and thanksgiving, and anniversary festivals. |
939 |
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Of prayer and thanksgiving for particular members of the church. |
939 |
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Of pastoral discipline, public confession, absolution, and exclusion from the holy communion of the church. |
941 |
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Appendix: prayers to be used at discretion. |
