_The happiness of a life wholly devoted unto God, farther proved, from the |vanity|, and |ridiculous, poor| enjoyments which they are forced to take up with, who live according to their own humours. This represented in various characters._ CHAP. XI. _That not only a life of |vanity|, or |sensuality|, but even the |most regular| kind of life, that is not governed by great devotion, sufficiently shews its miseries, its wants and emptiness to the eyes of all the world. This represented in various characters._ CHAP. XII. _Concerning that part of devotion which relates to |times| and |hours| of |prayer|. Of daily |early| prayer in the morning. How we may improve our |forms| of prayer, and increase the |spirit| of devotion._ CHAP. XIII. _Recommending devotion at nine o’clock in the morning, called, in scripture, the |third hour| of the day. The subject of these prayers may be humility._ CHAP. XIV. _Shewing how the |education| which men generally receive, makes the doctrines of humility difficult to be practised. The spirit of a better education represented in the character of |Paternus|._ CHAP. XV. _Shewing how the method of educating |daughters|, makes it difficult for them to enter into the spirit of Christian humility. How miserably they are injured and abused by such an education. The spirit of a better education, represented in the ♦character of |Eusebia|._ ♦ ‘charact’ replaced with ‘character’ CHAP. XVI. _Recommending devotion at twelve o’clock, called, in scripture, the |sixth hour| of the day, this frequency of devotion, equally desirable by all orders of people. |Universal love| is recommended to be the subject of prayer at this hour. Of intercession, as an act of universal love._ CHAP. XVII. _Of the necessity and benefit of |intercession|, considered as an exercise of universal love. How all orders of men are to interceed with God for one another: how such intercession amends and reforms the heart._ Illustration: (‡ decoration) An Extract from Mr. LAW’s TREATISE On CHRISTIAN PERFECTION. CHAP. VI. _Christians are called to a constant state of prayer and devotion?_