Table of Contents. § I. Morning Services. I. An early Service on first waking 3 II. Morning Service; consisting of Sentences, Confessions, Psalms, Lessons, Versicles, and Prayers 4 1. For Protection 10 2. Sanctified Afflictions 11 3. Patience and Resignation ib. 4. Physician and Attendants 12 III. Short Morning Prayers from the Greek Church 13 The Hours 15 The Third Hour ib The Sixth ditto 18 The Ninth ditto 21 § II. Evening Services. I. An Evening Service ; consisting of Sentences, Confession, Psalms, Lessons, Versicles, and Prayers 24 1. For Protection 31 2. Patience ib. 3. Support in Affliction ib. 4. Thanksgiving 32 5. Intercession, &c 33 II. Short Evening Prayers, &c 34 III. Prayers for Bed-time 36 IV. A Litany for the Sick 40 § III. Special Scriptures and Prayers for the Time of Sickness. 1. Scriptures for the Sick 47 A Prayer in Sickness 49 For a Blessing on the Means used 50 On taking Physic 51 That the Affliction may he profitable 52 For Support in Trouble and Deliverance, &c ib. For a Deaf Person 53 For good use of Deafness ib. For a Person suffering Pain 54 Ejaculations when suffering 55 On Want of Sleep 56 For Patience ib. Prayers and Ejaculations for Resignation 58 When there is little hope of Recovery ib. Commending Family, &c. into God's Hands 59 2. Scriptures in the prospect of Death 60 3. Prayers to he said for the Sick, by the Friends : — A Prayer for a Sick Child 64 Prayers adapted from Ancient Offices 65 A Prayer to be used when in a State of Stupor 67 4. Ifragm to bt uaetr a# t&e &our of ©eat!) approaches 68 A solemn Litany ib. A solemn Form of commending the Soul into the Hands of God 72 A Prayer after the Departure of the Soul 74 The Widow's Prayer 75 On the Anniversary of the Death of a Christian Friend 77 § IV. Devotions for Women Labouring with Child. Address to Mothers 79 A Prayer during Pregnancy 80 When the Time of Travail Draweth Nigh 82 Ejaculations in the Time of Travail ib. A Prayer to be used by the Husband, &c 83 Thanksgiving after ib. A Prayer before the Baptism of the Child 85 § V. A Penitential Office. I. Self-Examination : — 1. Exhortation to Self-Examination A Prayer before 88 2. Heads of Self-Examination ib. Baptismal Covenant ib. The Commandments 90 A Prayer 92 S. Examination of Religious Actions ib. 4. The Special Precepts of the Gospel 92 II. A Commination 94 Exhortation to Repentance 95 Miserere Deus 98 Confession of Sins 99 A Prayer for Pardon 101 Psalms, Lessons, &c 102 III. A Penitential Litany 106 A Prayer for Pardon 108 § VI. Office preparatory to the Holy Communion. I. On Preparation for the Sacrament 110 1. Acts of Resolution to lead a New Life 116 2. Acts of Faith in Christ, &c 118 3. An Act of Love 119 Aspirations after Faith, Hope, and Charity 121 4. A Litany for those about to Communicate : ... 122 A Prayer for the Benefit of Christ's Passion 124 II. A Prayer for all about to communicate 125 Devotions at the time of Communicating 126 Thanksgiving 128 An Act of Praise ib. III. A General Intercession ISO § VII. Thanksgivings. Proper Psalms 134 A Thanksgiving to the Holy Trinity ib. After recovering from Sickness 136 A Form of Thanksgiving, with an Enumeration of God's Blessings 137 On the Anniversary of our Baptism 141 For any Special Blessing 142 § VIII. Occasional Prayers. A Prayer for Church and State 144 For the Preservation of the Catholic Church ib. A Prayer for Unity 145 A Prayer for Dissenters ib. A humble Confession of Sin, with Supplication for Pardon 146 A renewal of the Baptismal Covenant 150 Prayers for the Benefits of Baptism 151 For Repentance 152 A Litany for Repentance, Pardon, and Grace 153 A Prayer for Reformation of Life 155 Prayers against the Love of the World 157 For a low Esteem of all Worldly Things 158 A Profession of Faith, &c 159 A Prayer for Faith 173 A Prayer for Hope 175 For Charity 176 For Holiness ib. A Prayer for the Graces of Faith, Hope, and Charity 177 A Prayer against Sensuality 178 For Temperance 179 For Chastity, &c ib. For Evangelical Righteousness 180 For Mortification 181 On giving Alms ib. Ejaculations before reading the Scriptures 182 A Paraphrase on the Lord's Prayer ib. A Prayer for Realizing the Divine Presence 191 For the Fear of God 192 For Trust in God in Sickness ib. A Prayer in time of Temptation 193 A Prayer for Resignation to the Will of God 194 A Prayer for Spiritual Illumination 195 A Prayer for Purity of Heart and Heavenly Wisdom 196 A Devout Prayer to the Holy Jesus 197 For the Imitation of the Holy Life and Example of Jesus 198 For a Mortified Spirit 200 For Meekness and Humility ib. For the Love of our Neighbour 201 A Prayer to follow Christ's Example 202 A Prayer for one depressed in Spirit ib. A Prayer for one tempted to despair 203 On Preparation for Judgment 204 A Prayer for a joyful Resurrection 205 § IX. Sentences and Prayers for the Feasts and Fasts of the Church. A Table of the Feasts and Fasts 207 Advent 209 St. Andrew 210 St. Thomas 211 Antiphons for Seven Days before Christmas ib. Christmas-Day 212 St Stephen 213 St. John the Evangelist 214 The Holy Innocents 215 Circumcision 216 The Epiphany 217 The Conversion of St. Paul 218 The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 220 Palm Sunday 221 Easter-Day 222 St, Mark, Evangelist 225 St Philip and St James 226 The Ascension of our Blessed Lord 227 Whitsuntide 229 Trinity Sunday 233 St Barnabas ib. St John Baptist 234 St Peter ib. St James the Great 235 St. Bartholomew 236 St Matthew 237 St Michael and all Angels 238 St Luke 239 St Simon and St Jude 240 All Saints 241 The Vigils and Fasts 244 Sentences and Prayer for a Vigil 244 The Ember-Days 246 Ash-Wednesday, and Season of Lent 247 The Holy Week 248 Prayers on the Life and Death of our Saviour Jesus Christ ib. Good Friday and Holy Saturday 257 Rogation-Days 260 Appendix 261 Digitized by Google.
With additional engraved title page: A companion for the Christian in seasons of affliction
From the library of James David Forbes
Inscribed on front free end paper: To F.F.F. from H.F. 15 January 1847