Of Justifying Faith
Thomas Goodwin
Public DomainPuritans
Chapters 79
- Front matter ≈ 11 min
- Preface to the Reader ≈ 8 min
- PART I.—OF THE OBJECT OF FAITH ≈ 2 min
- -- BOOK I: The mercies in God's nature the object ≈ 18 min
- ---- CHAPTER II: An explication how this assertion is to be understood ≈ 22 min
- ---- CHAPTER III: The proofs of this assertion: by Scripture, and afterwards by reasons. ≈ 9 min
- ---- CHAPTER IV: That the mercies of God's heart and nature are the prime object of faith. ≈ 30 min
- ---- CHAPTER V: That the mercies of God's nature, in Exodus 34, are a prime object and support of f ≈ 28 min
- ---- CHAPTER VI: What is imported by the name Jehovah made use of in this proclamation of mercy, Exo ≈ 107 min
- ---- CHAPTER VII: The other name of God, אל, El, used in this proclamation of mercy, Exod. 34:6, 7 ≈ 52 min
- ---- CHAPTER VIII: The next word in this proclamation of Exod. 34:6, 7, explained ≈ 35 min
- ---- CHAPTER IX: The other part of the proclamation of the mercies of God's nature in Exod. 34 expl ≈ 70 min
- ---- CHAPTER X: Of the mercies of God's heart and nature. ≈ 34 min
- ---- CHAPTER XI: That mercy and grace in God are properties of his divine being and glory. ≈ 140 min
- ---- CHAPTER XII: Some of the principal objections why mercy should not be a natural attribute of th ≈ 28 min
- ---- CHAPTER XIII: That in every object there is some special attractive to affect the faculties and ≈ 61 min
- ---- CHAPTER XIV: The uses of the doctrine. ≈ 40 min
- ---- CHAPTER XV: That God, considered as justifying the ungodly, is the object of faith. ≈ 32 min
- -- BOOK II: The second object of faith, Jesus Christ. ≈ 2 min
- ---- CHAPTER I: That the mercies in God's nature are not the object of our faith ≈ 19 min
- ---- CHAPTER II: That when we come to Christ, and believe on him, there is a concurrence and consent ≈ 33 min
- ---- CHAPTER III: The uses of the doctrine. ≈ 16 min
- ---- CHAPTER IV: Of a believer's being drawn unto Christ by the Father. ≈ 30 min
- ---- CHAPTER V: That the Father teacheth us to know Christ as the great object of our faith. ≈ 35 min
- ---- CHAPTER VI: Christ our Saviour typified by Noah's ark. ≈ 52 min
- ---- CHAPTER VII: That Jesus is proposed to our faith as a spiritual Christ and Saviour. ≈ 37 min
- ---- CHAPTER VIII: That Christ represented as a quickening Spirit is a proper object of our faith. ≈ 20 min
- ---- CHAPTER IX: That Christ's person, as Son of God, in one person with the man Jesus, is the prime ≈ 16 min
- ---- CHAPTER X: The uses of the foregoing doctrine.—How we are to exercise faith on the person of Ch ≈ 35 min
- -- BOOK III: The free grace of God, as declared and proposed in the covenant, is the object of faith ≈ 30 min
- ---- CHAPTER II: What high regards the faith of the apostle Paul had to the free grace of God the Fa ≈ 28 min
- ---- CHAPTER III: That absolute declarations about God and Christ, and absolute promises of salvatio ≈ 89 min
- ---- CHAPTER IV: What act of faith it is which those that want assurance may exercise upon such abso ≈ 72 min
- ---- CHAPTER V: That election-grace, and the immutability of God's counsel indefinitely proposed in ≈ 56 min
- ---- CHAPTER VI: How absolute election and absolute promises are the ground of faith of recumbency. ≈ 29 min
- ---- CHAPTER VII: How the faith of a believer should depend on electing grace for salvation. ≈ 30 min
- -- BOOK I: The acts of faith in the understanding are a sight of Christ ≈ 85 min
- ---- CHAPTER II: That the mere assurance of the object, or a general assent to the truth of the prom ≈ 10 min
- ---- CHAPTER III: What the nature is of this special faith of application. ≈ 66 min
- ---- CHAPTER IV: That a special act of faith on the free grace of God as justifying sinners, and on ≈ 103 min
- ---- CHAPTER V: The acts of faith in the will.—The believing soul trusts in Christ alone for help ≈ 82 min
- ---- CHAPTER VI: That where there is true and unfeigned faith, the soul is prevailed on to consent t ≈ 61 min
- ---- CHAPTER VII: What the errors are to which men are obnoxious in believing ≈ 55 min
- -- BOOK II: Of faith of assurance ≈ 25 min
- ---- CHAPTER II: The reason why there may be true justifying faith in a man, and yet he want assuran ≈ 44 min
- ---- CHAPTER III: That Assurance of Salvation may be obtained. ≈ 30 min
- ---- CHAPTER IV: The objections against assurance answered. ≈ 25 min
- ---- CHAPTER V: How assurance is produced in the heart of a believer, by three witnesses in heaven, ≈ 63 min
- ---- CHAPTER VI: That since assurance is attainable, it is our duty earnestly to desire and endeavou ≈ 46 min
- ---- CHAPTER VII: Christ's discovery of himself to the soul, ≈ 73 min
- ---- CHAPTER VIII: Of joy in the Holy Ghost; that it springs from our communion with God the Father, ≈ 58 min
- ---- CHAPTER IX: Directions unto the faith of such as want assurance: how to take in and make use of ≈ 85 min
- -- BOOK III: Of the actings of faith in prayer. ≈ 3 min
- ----- CHAPTER I: That God hath not, by any revelation of himself or attributes, engaged himself to g ≈ 45 min
- ---- CHAPTER II: That God hath not in his promises obliged himself to give us the very particular bl ≈ 32 min
- ---- CHAPTER III: That the essential acts of faith in prayer are such as do not necessarily require ≈ 45 min
- ---- CHAPTER IV: How we are in prayer to act faith upon temporal promises. ≈ 40 min
- ---- CHAPTER V: Concerning praying, and faith in prayer, for performance of promises purely spiritua ≈ 35 min
- -- BOOK I: Of the excellence and use of faith. ≈ 30 min
- ---- CHAPTER II: The excellency of faith shewed in farther instances. ≈ 31 min
- ---- CHAPTER III: The excellence of faith, in that it is most active, and hath the greatest influenc ≈ 35 min
- ---- CHAPTER IV: How good works are not slighted by exalting faith alone to have an interest in our ≈ 20 min
- -- BOOK II: The difficulty of faith. ≈ 60 min
- ---- CHAPTER II: That all the faculties and powers in man do not afford him abilities to believe. ≈ 37 min
- ---- CHAPTER III: That all the workings of a natural conscience will not help a man to believe; but ≈ 31 min
- ---- CHAPTER IV: That all the powers of a man's will cannot enable him to believe ≈ 35 min
- ---- CHAPTER V: That all in man's will is opposite to faith, and withstands his believing. ≈ 65 min
- -- BOOK III: Though faith be a difficult work, yet we ought to use our endeavours to believe. ≈ 15 min
- ---- CHAPTER II: That the resting in our holy duties and endeavours is an hindrance unto faith; but ≈ 38 min
- ---- CHAPTER III: Cautions about using our endeavours to believe. ≈ 33 min
- ---- CHAPTER IV: We must use our endeavours to believe, being fearful of doing anything to offend th ≈ 17 min
- ---- CHAPTER V: We ought to use our endeavours to believe, being very watchful not to neglect any gr ≈ 39 min
- -- BOOK IV: Though faith be a difficult work above our power, yet God commands us to use our utmost ≈ 3 min
- ---- CHAPTER I: Though faith be a difficult work above all our abilities, yet God commands us to use ≈ 53 min
- ---- CHAPTER II: Discouragements against using our endeavours to believe, which arise from the thoug ≈ 41 min
- ---- CHAPTER III: That the sense of heinous sins is another great hindrance of faith, which disheart ≈ 22 min
- ---- CHAPTER IV: That men should not be discouraged from believing by the doctrine of election. ≈ 27 min
- ---- CHAPTER V: Some general considerations premised to open a way for the following directions to g ≈ 53 min
- ---- CHAPTER VI: Directions given to guide us in our endeavouring to believe. ≈ 76 min
| Author | Thomas Goodwin |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Era | 1600s |
| Categories | Puritans · Christian Classics |
| Length | 79 chapters · ≈ 53 h 48 min read |
| Formats | Web Book · PDF |
| Status | Public Domain |
Public Domain.
