"Five evidences of it,

, - -

Enmity against God, ;

. Against the being and nature of God,

Five queries, for conviction on this head,

Againd the Son of God,

In his proplietical office,

Two evidences of it,-

In his priestly office, ,

Three evidences of it,-

In his kingly office, o

: Three evidences of it,

A peculiar malignity against the priestly office ; corrupt nature

lying cross to the gospel-contrivance of salvation, - -
- Four proofs of it, !- -
Bent to the way of the law, as a covenant of works,

Four proofs of it,

Against the Spirit of God,

. Against the law as a rule of life,

Two evidences of it,

Contumacy against the Lord,

" .

Perverseness in reference to the chief end, -

Of the corruption of the affections,

of the conscience, ... ---

of the memory,

- in,

The body partaker of this corruption,

How man's nature was corrupted, . - ..

The doctrine of the corruption of nature applied,

The natural man can do nothing but fin,

God takes special notice of the sin of our nature,
Evidences of inen's overlooking the sin of our nature,

-

Wherein thaç sm is to be specially noticed,

Why it is to be specially toticed,

How to get a view of the corruption of nature,

88

HEAD II. The MISERY of Man's Natural State, discourfed,

: :: from Eph. ii. 3.'.

p. 96

M A N's natural state, a state-of wrath, -

TVL What this state of wrath is, -

| Wrath in the heart of God against the natural man,

Wratle in the word of God against him,

Wrath in the hand of God against him,

On his body..

. -

On his soul,

On his enjoyments, - '. ---

He is under the power of Satan,

99

Hath no security for a moment's safety,

IOO

Wrath against him at death, : --- ?

100

car, at the general judgment,

101

The qualities of that wrath,

-- 102

The doctrine of the state of wrath confirmed and vindicated, ; --- 103

- Several

--

Several instructions from it, . -- ---

| Alarm to the unregenerate,

. ... ... ... 104

They are under the covenant of works, ! --- --- --- 104

Their misery in that respect, .'

104

They are without God,

. .

. . 104

Their misery in that respect, .

105

Instances of the wrath of God,

105

A view of the nature of God, whose wrath it is, . . 107

| How to flee from wrath, .

- 113

| A few words to the saints, iba . - - - TIS

A word to all, ::.

- 117

HEAD III. MAN'S UTTER INABILITY to recover himself,

discoursed from Rom. v. 6. John vi. 44.

p. 117

www

124

ONLY two ways of man's recovering himself supposable, viz. i

the way of the law, and the way of the gospel,

Man unable to recover himself in the way of the law,

He cannot keep the commandments perfectly

(y)

• • U23

The perfection of law-obedience, four-fold, -

He cannot fatisfy the justice of God for his sin,

Objet. God is merciful: we hope to be saved, if we do as well as

we can. Answered, . - - - - 124

Man unable to recover himself in the way of the gospel, to embrace

and use the help offered for his recovery, -

: - 124

Proven by several arguments, a

Object. (1.) If we be under an utter inability to do any good, how 124

i can God require us to do it? Answered,

. • 125, 126

Objekt. (2.) Why do you then call us to believe, repent, and use

the means? Answered, • -

- - 126

· Object (3.) The use of means needless, seeing we are utterly unable

! to help ourselves out of the state of sin and wrath. Answered, 127

Quest. Has God promised to convert and save them, who, in

the use of means, do what they can towards their own

relief? Apswered, -

- - 127

The Conelusion of this head, . . - - - - 128

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III. The State of GRACE, or Begun Recovery.

HEAD I. REGENERATION Discoursed from í Pet. i. 23.. P: 129

of the nature of regeneration, .. . .

Partial changes mistaken for this change, .

The change made in regeneration, what it is,

In general, .

.

-

.

In particular,

- - - i - . . .

• The mind illuminated,

The will renewed, ..

: Cured of its utter inability to good,

.

• Endued with a fixed aversion to evil,

- a bent and propensity to good,

148

151

Reconciled to the covenant of peace,

'p: 138

Disposed to receive Jesus Christ,

• 138 -

The affections are changed, - -.

140

Rectified,

.

.

. . . 141

Regulated, . ,'.

142

The conscience renewed, ; -

142

The memory bettered by regenerating grace,

143

The body changed in respect of use, .. . • 145

The whole conversation changed,

The resemblance betwixt natural and spiritual generation, in nine

.. particulars, ...

-

151

Trial of one's state, whether born again, or not, .
Some cases of doubting Christians resolved, .,

Case (1.) The precise time and way of one's conversion

not known,

Case (2.) - Sio prevailing, -

Case (3.) - Corruptions more violent than formerly, ...

Cafe (4.) - Affe&tions to the creature stronger than to the

Crcator. Glowing affections to God gone,

155

Cafe ( 5.) Attainments of hypocrites and apostates, a terror, 155

Case (6) - - Falling short of the faints mentioned in fcripture,

and of others,

.'

157

Case (7.) No child of God fo tempted,-

157

Cafe laft. --Strange and unusual afflictions,

157

The necessity of regeneration, . .

-. 159

To qualify one to do good, .

160

To communion with God in duties,

161

To make one meet for heaven,

To one's being admitted into heaven,

a 161

Advices to the unregenerate,

162

•,161

HEAD II. The MYSTICAL UNION betwixt Christ and

Believers, discoursed from John xv. 5.

p. 164

General view of the mystical union, o

- 165

The natural stock of all men, Adam, .

165

Originally a choice vine, - - -

• 169

Now a degenerate stock,

. i . 168

Fruits growing on the branches of the nature of the stock, • 168

A dead stock,

• 169

::: The condition of the branches in that respect, . • , 169

A killing stock,

. . 170

The condition of the branches in that respect,

The fupernatural stock, into which the branches are ingrafted,"

Jesus Christ, .

. 172

The branches taken out of the natural stock, and grafted into the

fupernatural stock, the elect,

How they are cut off from the natural stock in twelve particulars, -

How ingrafied into Christ, -

- 175

Christ apprehends the finner by his Spirit,

175

The finner apprehendó Christ by faith,

183

How

184

• 186

190

193

How one may know one's self to be apprehended of Christ, . p. 184

The benefits flowing to believers from union with Christ,

Justification,

Peace with God, and peace of conscience,

187

Adoption, ... . .

- -. 788

Sanctification,

.. , -

Growth in grace,

Quest. If all true. Christians he growing ones, what shall be

said of these who, inftead of growing, are going back?

Answered,

• • . 194

Quest. Do hypoctites grow at all? And if so, how shall we

distinguish betwixt their growth, and the growth of the

". Christian? Answered, ..

197

Fruitfulness, -

197

Acceptance of their fruits of holiness,

noliels, •

. 198

Establishment, *.

. . 199

Support, in . . - • -

202

The special care of the husbandman,

203

The duty of saints united to Christ, , - ' • i • 206

A word lo sinners, . . .

IV. The ETERNAL STATE, or State of consummate Happiness

or Misery. '

217

220

HEAD I. Death, discoursed from yob xxx. 23. , p.114

THE certainty of death,

• 215

1 Man's life vanity,

217

• A short-lived vanity,

A fying vanity, a

• 219

The doctrine of death, a looking-glass, wherein to behold the vanity

: of the world, in .

A ftore-house, for contentment and patiences '

. .. 227

A bridle to curb lusts conversant about the body, '. .' • 224

i A spring of Chrisțian resolution,

. 225

A spur to incite to prepare for death,

.

: • 226
Head II. The Differenc betwixt the Righteous and the Wicked.

in their Death, discoursed from Prov. xiv. 32. , p. 127

THE wicked dying are driven away, . . - - 228

1 In what cases a wicked man may be willing to die, . .. 229

Whence they are driven, and whither, . . . 230

Driven away in their wickedness,. . - 231

The hopelessness of their state at death,

• 231

: Their hopes of peace and pleasure in this life cut off,

236

They have no solid grounds to hope for eternal happiness, 232

Death roots up their delusive hopes of heaven, : - 23%

Make their staie absolutely and for ever hopeless, . .

Caution against false hopes of heaven: characters of those Hopes, 233

Exhortation to hasten out of a sinful state,

- 234.

To be concerned for the salvation of others,

» 235

The

239

The state of the godly in death, a hopeful state,

'P. 236
· Chrift their best friend is Lord of the other world,

. .. 236
• They will have a safe passage to it,

- 237
A jayful entrance into it,

Object. ---Many of the godly, when dying, full of fears, and have

i little hope. - Answered,

241

I. Death uncomfortable to them, in three cases,

• 242

Ten cases of faints anent death. Answered,' ;

245

Considerations to bring saints in good terms with death,

• 246

Directions how to prepare for death,

: : 247

Head III. The RESURRECTION, discoursed from John v. 28, 29.

T HE possibility of the resurrection,

p. 250

1 The certainty of the resurrection,

• 250

Who shall be raised, i ;

.. 251

What Thail be raised, .

· 255

How the dead shall be raised,

• 255

"The difference betwixt the godly and the wicked, in their resurrection, 256

*- The qualities of the raised bodies of the saints,

257

The qualities of the raised bodies of the wicked,

•

.260,

Comfort to the people of God,

Pre of God, ; . ! i

Terror to all natural men, ... ... .. . .. 264

: 263

Head IV. „The GENERAL JUDGMENT discoursed from
Mat. xxv. 31, 32, 33, 34, 41, 46.

' . p. 365

THAT there shall be a general judgment, proven, -

1 . Jesus Christ the Judge,

The coming of the Judge, .....

1

The summons given,

The Judge's fitting down in the tribunal,

The compearance of the parties,

The separation betwixt the righteous and the wicked,

The trial of the parties,

"s: The books opened,

Sentence pronounced on the saints, ,

The faints judge the world,

Sentence of damnation on the ungodly,

The execution, .

The general confiagration,

The place and time of the judgment, unknown,

Comfort to the saints,

Terror to unbelievers,

Exhortation to prepare for the judgment,