Farewell to time
Subtitle: or, lost views of life, and prospects of immortality : including devotional exercises, a great variety of which are in the language of Scripture, to be used by the sick, and by those who minister to them
Publisher: W.B. Gilley ... [et al.]
Published: 1828
Place of publication: New York; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: Preface, xii; title: PART FIRST.; title: General Considerations which should be made familiar to the Dying Parental Goodness of God, 23; title: Mysterious but wise Conduct of Divine Providence in his past Dispensations towards all Men, and the Evidence thus afforded to them of their being Parts of some great and good Scheme, which is yet to be carried into more full Development, 25; title: That the Plan of Providence, in so far as we can trace it, is that of bringing Good out of Evil, 27; title: Merciful Character of God, more especially as that Character has been revealed in the Gospel, 29; title: Important Lessons to be learned by the Dying from the personal History of Christ, 32; title: Adaptation of the Christian Doctrine respecting the Interposition of Christ to some natural Sentiments of the Human Heart, 37; title: Consolation that may be derived by the Dying from the Promise of the Holy Ghost, and from the Recollection of his past Dealings with them, 41; title: Considerations calculated to produce Patience under severe Pain, 50; title: Considerations calculated to produce Submission as to the Time of our Departure, 53; title: Considerations calculated to lessen the Fear of Death, 60; title: In what Manner or with what Spirit Death should be met, 65; title: On the Value of a Death-bed Repentance, 72; title: Abridged Statement of the preceding Topics, for the Use of the Sick, 87; title: PART SECOND.; title: SECTION I.; title: Devotional Exercises Jor the Use of the Sick, in the Language of Scripture, with appropriate Reflections prefixed to each Prayer.; title: Preliminary Remarks, 99; title: Thankful Review of Life, 105; title: Wonderful Courses of Divine Providence, 107; title: Good out of Evil, 110; title: Confession of Sin, 112; title: Divine Mercy, 119; title: Imitation of Christ, 123; title: Thanksgiving for — God manifested in the Flesh, — for the Sacrifice offered by Christ, — his Resurrection, — Intercession, — and Promise of his Second Coming, 127; title: The Promise of the Holy Ghost, and his Guidance and Operations during the past Course of Life, 131; title: For the Privileges of the Christian Life, — Union with God, through Christ, — Communion with him by Prayer and devout Meditation, — for the Holy Scriptures, — and for all Christian Means of Grace, 135; title: For the Christian Graces, — Faith, — Hope, — and Charity, — and for a Heart in all Things right before God, 135; title: Under long-continued and severe Trouble, 141; title: Submission to the Divine Will as to the Time of our Death, 144; title: Against the Fear of Death, 147; title: For Strength to meet Death in a proper Frame of Mind, — neither presumptuously nor in despair, 150; title: For an exemplary Death, or a good Name in Death, 153; title: For those who are near and dear to us, 155; title: For the Progress of the Divine Kingdom upon Earth, after we are departed, 158; title: Joyful Anticipation — of the grand Plans of Divine Providence which shall be disclosed to ns hereafter, — of a Meeting with Christ in his Mediatorial Glory, — of a Meeting with the Just made perfect, — of an Eternity of progressive Happiness and Improvement, 161; title: SECTION II.; title: A Series of Prayers for the Use of the Sick on the same Plan with the preceding, but not confined to the Language of Scripture.; title: Thanksgiving for all the Goodness that has followed us through Life, 166; title: Confession of Sin, 169; title: Exultation in the Thought of Divine Mercy, 172; title: For proper Views of Christ as a Saviour and as an Intercessor with God for Man, 174; title: For Strength to imitate Christ in the Endurance of his Sorrows, 176; title: For the Influences of the Divine Spirit, 178; title: For Faith, — Hope, — Charity, — and generally for a Heart sincerely disposed to all that is good, 179; title: For Patience in sore Trouble, 181; title: For those who are near and dear to us, 183; title: For the Progress of the Divine Kingdom upon Earth, 185; title: For Support during the last Struggles, 187; title: For a good Name after Death, — and an Exemplary Termination of Life, 188; title: For trust in God, — whatever may be the Nature of the last Trials, 189; title: For a Blessed Immortality,— with an exulting Anticipation of the Grand Scenes that are yet to be disclosed in the Material and in the Moral World, 191; title: For Pardon of any Errors in our Religious Belief, or in our Grounds of Trust, 193; title: Short Ejaculations, in the Language of Scripture, to be used by the Sick, 195; title: Passages of Scripture to be, read by the Sick, 199; title: SECTION III.; title: Prayers to be said for such Sick Persons as cannot be supposed, from the Nature or Violence of their Trouble, to join in the Petition.; title: Preliminary Remarks, 200; title: Preparatory Prayer to be said by those who Minister to the Sick, 202; title: Prayer for a Sick Person who cannot join in the Devotions, 204; title: Prayer for those who are afflicted in Mind, 207; title: Prayer to be said when Trouble has been mitigated, 209; title: Prayer to be said for the Sick, when Trouble has been long-continued, 210; title: Prayer to be said when the Sick Person is apparently at the Point of Death, 212; title: SECTION IV.; title: Prayers to be said or the Young who are in Trouble.; title: Preliminary Remarks, 214; title: Preparatory Prayer to be said by those who minister to the Sufferings of the Young, 218; title: Prayer to be said for a Child in the Beginning of Trouble, 220; title: Prayer to be said when there are Symptoms of Relief in the Sufferings of the Young, 222; title: Prayer to be said when the Suffering of a Child have been severe and of long Continuance, 224; title: Prayer for the Young when the Trouble seems about to terminate in Death, 226; title: SECTION V.; title: Funeral Devotions adapted to the Forms observed by the People of Scotland.; title: Preliminary Remarks, 228; title: Prayer to be said while the Dead Body remains in the House, 233; title: Another Prayer which may be said while the Dead Body remains in the House, 237; title: Short Prayer or Grace to be said after the Mourners have assembled, and before the Funeral Elements are distributed, 240; title: Another short Prayer for the same Occasion, 241; title: Prayer to be said at any Time after a Funeral, 243; title: Another Prayer to be said after the Death of any Member of a Family, 246; title: PART THIRD.; title: Things to be done by the Dying.; title: Preliminary Remarks, 250; title: Section I. — Arranging Affairs, 252; title: Making a Testament, 256; title: Section II. — Reconciliation, 260; title: Restitution, 264; title: Section III. — Useful Plans, 266; title: Parting Advices, 268; title: PART FOURTH.; title: Prospective Views.; title: Section I 275; title: Section 11 302; title: Concluding Remarks, 320; title: Correction of Errors, or imperfect Modes of Conception, 320; title: Principles of judging respecting the Future State, 322; title: Results as to our Expectations, 324