A preservative of piety in a quiet reasoning for those duties of religion, that are the means and helps appointed of God for the preserving and promoting of godliness. Namely, I. Of four Christian-duties, viz. 1. Reading the Scriptures. 2. Preparation for the Lords Supper. 3. Estimation of the ministry. 4. Sanctification of the Lords-day-Sabbath. II. Of four family-duties, viz. 1. Houshold-catechising. 2. Family-prayer. 3. Repeating of sermons. 4. Singing of Psalms. With an epistle prefixt, to inform and satisfie the Christian reader, concerning the whole treatise. By William Thomas, rector of the church at Ubley in the county of Somerset - Thomas, William duBarry (Printed for Edward Thomas, and are to be sold at his shop at the Adam and Eve in Little-Brittain, 1662)
Identified as Wing T988a (variant) on reel 1160. - Reproduction of the original at the Union Theological Seminary Library (reel 1160) and the Congregational Library, London (reel 1820). - The words "1. Reading .. Lords-day-Sabbath." and "1. Houshold-catechising. .. Psalms." are bracketed together on title page. - Variant: imprint has "Edward Thomaas". - Wing (2nd ed.), T988