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The pious country parishioner instructed how to spend every day, through the whole Course of his Life, in a religious and acceptable manner. Advice how to keep the Lord's-Day holy. A Course of Reading the Holy Scriptures, wherein is shewn how much they out-do in Eloquence, all the Rules of human Art. A right Method of Education; the ill Consequence of withholding Instruction from Children; how to subdue their Passions, and make them a Comfort to their Friends, and a Blessing to the World. The Feasts and Fasts. To which are added, Collects on several Occasions. Also, a Discourse concerning the indispensible, though, in Country Parishes, much-neglected Duty of receiving the Blessed Sacrament of the Lord's-Supper. Wherein the Nature of it is described. The Obligations of Frequenting it enforced. All the Excuses, usually brought for the Neglect of it, answer'd. The Ignorant Person taught what he must do in order to be A Worthy Communicant. And because all must die, Rules are given for a devout Behaviour in the Time of Sickness; and Directions laid down how to prepare for a happy Change at Death.

Title
The pious country parishioner [electronic resource] : instructed how to spend every day, through the whole Course of his Life, in a religious and acceptable manner. Advice how to keep the Lord's-Day holy. A Course of Reading the Holy Scriptures, wherein is shewn how much they out-do in Eloquence, all the Rules of human Art. A right Method of Education; the ill Consequence of withholding Instruction from Children; how to subdue their Passions, and make them a Comfort to their Friends, and a Blessing to the World. The Feasts and Fasts. To which are added, Collects on several Occasions. Also, a Discourse concerning the indispensible, though, in Country Parishes, much-neglected Duty of receiving the Blessed Sacrament of the Lord's-Supper. Wherein the Nature of it is described. The Obligations of Frequenting it enforced. All the Excuses, usually brought for the Neglect of it, answer'd. The Ignorant Person taught what he must do in order to be A Worthy Communicant. And because all must die, Rules are given for a devout Behaviour in the Time of Sickness; and Directions laid down how to prepare for a happy Change at Death.
Publication
London : printed for S. Birt, in Ave-Mary-Lane ; and M. Cooper, in Pater-Noster-Row, [1753]

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Additional Authors
Gale (Firm)
Description
x,[6],236p.; 12⁰.
Uniform Title
Eighteenth century collections online.
Subject
  • Devotional exercises > Early works to 1800
  • Meditations > Early works to 1800
Genre/Form
Prayers.
Note
  • Price from imprint: Price bound 1s. 6d. or 15s. a Doz. to those who give them away.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642680136
  • T73560
Title
The pious country parishioner [electronic resource] : instructed how to spend every day, through the whole Course of his Life, in a religious and acceptable manner. Advice how to keep the Lord's-Day holy. A Course of Reading the Holy Scriptures, wherein is shewn how much they out-do in Eloquence, all the Rules of human Art. A right Method of Education; the ill Consequence of withholding Instruction from Children; how to subdue their Passions, and make them a Comfort to their Friends, and a Blessing to the World. The Feasts and Fasts. To which are added, Collects on several Occasions. Also, a Discourse concerning the indispensible, though, in Country Parishes, much-neglected Duty of receiving the Blessed Sacrament of the Lord's-Supper. Wherein the Nature of it is described. The Obligations of Frequenting it enforced. All the Excuses, usually brought for the Neglect of it, answer'd. The Ignorant Person taught what he must do in order to be A Worthy Communicant. And because all must die, Rules are given for a devout Behaviour in the Time of Sickness; and Directions laid down how to prepare for a happy Change at Death.
Imprint
London : printed for S. Birt, in Ave-Mary-Lane ; and M. Cooper, in Pater-Noster-Row, [1753]
Edition
The thirteenth edition, corrected ..
Series
Eighteenth century collections online.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T73560.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
Added Author
Gale (Firm)
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