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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTORY.

1. Christian Rules of Prayer, by Father
Matthesius

I. Preparatory Prayers.

2-4. For Grace to Pray Aright....

5-6. Prayers before the Lord's Prayer...
7. To the Lord's Prayer.

8. The Lord's Prayer in a few words..

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II. Spiritual Daily Life.

A.

9. Christian and blessed daily, exercises
and remembrances of a believing
soul. From the Psalms....

B.

Morning Prayers.

10. How a housefather should teach his

family to pray in the morning..

11. While dressing

12. At the rising of the sun.

C.

Daily Prayers.

13. Daily Kyrie
14. Daily Gloria

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17. Concerning the saying of grace at

meat. (Deut. 8:10)..

18-21. Grace before meat...

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22. Daily Bible lessons at table.
23-27. Grace after meat.

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50-56. Short prayers to repeat when lying
down, or upon awakening in the

night

57. Upon awakening at night, or during
a sleepless night.....

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58. An apostolic admonition at night....

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worship

III.

THE CHRISTIAN WEEK.

59. Concerning the regulation of family

1. The Lord's Day.

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60. The Song of Zacharias. Benedictus.
(Luke 1:68-79.)

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61. The Ambrosian Hymn of Praise....
62-65. Sunday Morning Prayers..

66. Thanksgiving for Creation.

67. Prayer for the indwelling of Christ..
68. Prayer for the gift and indwelling
of the Holy Ghost...

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69. Prayer against the indescretions of
reason and the flesh in divine things 110
70. Prayer for singleness of mind and
understanding in divine things......
71. Prayer before starting for the church 117
72. Prayer upon entering the church....
73. Prayer for the fruit of the lips to
confess the Name of the Lord...... 120

74. Further devotion at the beginning of

the church service..

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80. After the sermon and General Prayer
81. Psalm 51:12-14, to be sung before
the Holy Communion Service......

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82. Exhortation before Communion..
83. The General Preface....

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88 90. Prayers before receiving the Sacra-

91— 94. Thanksgiving after receiving the
Sacrament

96. Sacrifice and consecration unto God
97. The Nunc Dimittis. (Luke 2:29-32.)
98. The Magnificat. (Luke 1:46–55.)..
99. Prayer for Chastity

100-103. Sunday Evening Prayers...

2. Monday.

104. Entering upon the week of labor....

105-108. Morning Prayers

109-111. For prosperity in one's calling...............

112. Domestic Benediction for Christian
Householders

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115, 116. Upon undertaking a business journey 200
117. Upon undertaking a sea-voyage..... 202
118. Upon entering a ship...

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119. During a Storm at Sea.

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120. Thanksgiving after a sea-voyage.... 210
121. For a blessing upon our labor in the

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135. For strength in daily battles.
136. For steadfastness in faith..

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137. Against the kingdom of darkness.

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138. Against spiritual enemies...
139. Against the power of Satan..

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140. In Temptation

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141. Short and Good Counsel to be fre-

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quently considered by them who are
in sore straits and great temptations 250
142. Prayer of an anxious soul that knows
not the source of its anxiety...

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