Treatise on Death
Otho Wermullerus
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Length 3 h 13 min
Chapters 56
First published 1844
A most fruitful, pithy and learned treatise, how a Christian man ought to behave himself in the danger of death and how they are to be relieved and comforted whose dear friends are departed out of this world, most necessary for this unfortunate age and sorrowful days. Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth in me hath everlasting life. (John 6) - Summary from Title Page
Chapters
1
Preface Read by InTheDesert 4:46
2
Declaring What Death Is Read by InTheDesert 3:25
3
That the Time of Death is Uncertain Read by InTheDesert 0:59
4
That It is God Which Hath Laid the Burden of Death Upon Us Read by InTheDesert 1:23
5
That God Sendeth Death Because of Sin Read by InTheDesert 2:21
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That God Turneth Death Unto Good Read by InTheDesert 1:03
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That Death in Itself is Grievous to the Body and the Sou Read by InTheDesert 6:48
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That We All Commonly are Afraid of Death Read by InTheDesert 2:54
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The Commodity of Death, When It Delivereth Us from This Short Transitory Time Read by InTheDesert 2:22
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Another Commodity, When Death Delivereth Us from This Miserable Read by InTheDesert 6:04
11
Witness That This Life is Miserable Read by InTheDesert 1:53
12
That Consideration of Death Beforehand is Profitable to All Virtues Read by InTheDesert 1:45
13
In Death We Learn the Right Knowledge of Ourselves and of God, and are Occasioned to Give Ourselves Unto God Read by InTheDesert 1:40
14
That the Dead Ceaseth from Sin Read by InTheDesert 2:28
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That the Dead is Delivered from This Vicious World, Having not Only This Advantage, That He Sinneth No More, but also is Discharged from Other Sins Read by InTheDesert 1:36
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That the Dead Obtaineth Salvation Read by InTheDesert 1:35
17
Similitudes, That Death is Wholesome Read by InTheDesert 5:25
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Witness That Death is Wholesome Read by InTheDesert 1:04
19
That Death Cannot Be Avoided, Item, of Companions of Them That Die Read by InTheDesert 3:25
20
Of Natural Help in Danger of Death Read by InTheDesert 1:56
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That God is Able and Will Help for Christ’s Sake Read by InTheDesert 8:25
22
That God Hath Promised His Help and Comfort Read by InTheDesert 3:28
23
God Setteth to His Own Helping Hand, in Such Ways and at Such Time, as is Best of All Read by InTheDesert 3:22
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Examples of God's Help Read by InTheDesert 1:19
25
That It is Necessary to Prepare for This Journey Read by InTheDesert 1:36
26
Provision Concerning Temporal Goods, Children, and Friends, Which Must Be Left Behind Read by InTheDesert 3:32
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Preparation Concerning Ghostly Matters; with What Cogitations the Mind Ought Most to Be Exercised Read by InTheDesert 3:25
28
Of Repentance and Sorrow for Sin Read by InTheDesert 1:25
29
Of True Faith Read by InTheDesert 10:06
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Of Hope Read by InTheDesert 0:58
31
Of the Sacraments Read by InTheDesert 2:10
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Of Prayer Read by InTheDesert 2:28
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The Form of Prayer Read by InTheDesert 5:24
34
A Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving Read by InTheDesert 2:09
35
That the Prayer is Heard Read by InTheDesert 1:21
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That the Word of God is to Be Practised and Used Read by InTheDesert 0:59
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Amendment of Life Necessary Read by InTheDesert 2:39
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Exhortation Unto Patience Read by InTheDesert 4:07
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The Original and Fruit of Patience Read by InTheDesert 1:26
40
That a Man, While He is yet in Health, Ought to Prepare Himself Beforehand Read by InTheDesert 6:12
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That the Foresaid Things Ought by Time, and in Due Season, to Be Taken in Hand Read by InTheDesert 6:20
42
How the Sick Ought to Be Spoken Unto, If Need Shall Require Read by InTheDesert 11:46
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Of the Burial, and What is to Be Done Towards Those That are Departed Hence Read by InTheDesert 4:04
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How They Ought to Be Comforted, Whose Dear Friends are Dead Read by InTheDesert 7:05
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That Unto Such as Die It is Profitable to Depart Out of This Life Read by InTheDesert 6:43
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What Profit the Death of Friends Bringeth to Such as are Left Behind Have Read by InTheDesert 5:41
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Companions That Suffer Like Heaviness of Heart Read by InTheDesert 1:40
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Through God’s Help All Heart-Sorrow is Eased Read by InTheDesert 2:27
49
We Must Furnish Ourselves with Prayer and Patience Read by InTheDesert 3:29
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Ensamples of Patience in Like Case Read by InTheDesert 4:39
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The Commodity of Patience Read by InTheDesert 2:31
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We Ought So to Love Our Children and Friends, That We May Forsake Them Read by InTheDesert 1:50
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Of the Death of Young Persons in Especial Read by InTheDesert 6:02
54
Of the Death of the Aged Read by InTheDesert 1:20
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Of Strange Death Read by InTheDesert 2:38
56
An Exhortation Written by the Lady Jane, the Night Before She Suffered, in the End of the New Testament in Greek, which She Sent to Her Sister Lady Katherine Read by InTheDesert 3:23
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