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Of Justifying Faith
Thomas Goodwin
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Of Justifying Faith — Thomas Goodwin.
Author: Thomas Goodwin
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1Front matter
pp. 1–9 · ≈ 11 min2Preface to the Reader
pp. 10–12 · ≈ 8 min3Part I.—Of The Object Of Faith
pp. 13–13 · ≈ 2 min4-- BOOK I: The mercies in God's nature the object
pp. 14–19 · ≈ 18 min5---- CHAPTER II: An explication how this assertion is to be understood
pp. 20–26 · ≈ 22 min6---- CHAPTER III: The proofs of this assertion: by Scripture, and afterwards by reasons.
pp. 27–29 · ≈ 9 min7---- CHAPTER IV: That the mercies of God's heart and nature are the prime object of faith.
pp. 30–39 · ≈ 30 min8---- CHAPTER V: That the mercies of God's nature, in Exodus 34, are a prime object and support of f
pp. 40–48 · ≈ 28 min9---- CHAPTER VI: What is imported by the name Jehovah made use of in this proclamation of mercy, Exo
pp. 49–82 · ≈ 107 min10---- CHAPTER VII: The other name of God, אל, El, used in this proclamation of mercy, Exod. 34:6, 7
pp. 83–98 · ≈ 52 min11---- CHAPTER VIII: The next word in this proclamation of Exod. 34:6, 7, explained
pp. 99–109 · ≈ 35 min12---- CHAPTER IX: The other part of the proclamation of the mercies of God's nature in Exod. 34 expl
pp. 110–131 · ≈ 70 min13---- CHAPTER X: Of the mercies of God's heart and nature.
pp. 132–142 · ≈ 34 min14---- CHAPTER XI: That mercy and grace in God are properties of his divine being and glory.
pp. 143–187 · ≈ 140 min15---- CHAPTER XII: Some of the principal objections why mercy should not be a natural attribute of th
pp. 188–196 · ≈ 28 min16---- CHAPTER XIII: That in every object there is some special attractive to affect the faculties and
pp. 197–215 · ≈ 61 min17---- CHAPTER XIV: The uses of the doctrine.
pp. 216–227 · ≈ 40 min18---- CHAPTER XV: That God, considered as justifying the ungodly, is the object of faith.
pp. 228–237 · ≈ 32 min19-- BOOK II: The second object of faith, Jesus Christ.
pp. 238–238 · ≈ 2 min20---- CHAPTER I: That the mercies in God's nature are not the object of our faith
pp. 239–244 · ≈ 19 min21---- CHAPTER II: That when we come to Christ, and believe on him, there is a concurrence and consent
pp. 245–254 · ≈ 33 min22---- CHAPTER III: The uses of the doctrine.
pp. 255–259 · ≈ 16 min23---- CHAPTER IV: Of a believer's being drawn unto Christ by the Father.
pp. 260–268 · ≈ 30 min24---- CHAPTER V: That the Father teacheth us to know Christ as the great object of our faith.
pp. 269–278 · ≈ 35 min25---- CHAPTER VI: Christ our Saviour typified by Noah's ark.
pp. 279–293 · ≈ 52 min26---- CHAPTER VII: That Jesus is proposed to our faith as a spiritual Christ and Saviour.
pp. 294–304 · ≈ 37 min27---- CHAPTER VIII: That Christ represented as a quickening Spirit is a proper object of our faith.
pp. 305–310 · ≈ 20 min28---- CHAPTER IX: That Christ's person, as Son of God, in one person with the man Jesus, is the prime
pp. 311–315 · ≈ 16 min29---- CHAPTER X: The uses of the foregoing doctrine.—How we are to exercise faith on the person of Ch
pp. 316–326 · ≈ 35 min30-- BOOK III: The free grace of God, as declared and proposed in the covenant, is the object of faith
pp. 327–335 · ≈ 30 min31---- CHAPTER II: What high regards the faith of the apostle Paul had to the free grace of God the Fa
pp. 336–344 · ≈ 28 min32---- CHAPTER III: That absolute declarations about God and Christ, and absolute promises of salvatio
pp. 345–372 · ≈ 89 min33---- CHAPTER IV: What act of faith it is which those that want assurance may exercise upon such abso
pp. 373–394 · ≈ 72 min34---- CHAPTER V: That election-grace, and the immutability of God's counsel indefinitely proposed in
pp. 395–411 · ≈ 56 min35---- CHAPTER VI: How absolute election and absolute promises are the ground of faith of recumbency.
pp. 412–420 · ≈ 29 min36---- CHAPTER VII: How the faith of a believer should depend on electing grace for salvation.
pp. 421–429 · ≈ 30 min37-- BOOK I: The acts of faith in the understanding are a sight of Christ
pp. 430–454 · ≈ 85 min38---- CHAPTER II: That the mere assurance of the object, or a general assent to the truth of the prom
pp. 455–458 · ≈ 10 min39---- CHAPTER III: What the nature is of this special faith of application.
pp. 459–478 · ≈ 66 min40---- CHAPTER IV: That a special act of faith on the free grace of God as justifying sinners, and on
pp. 479–508 · ≈ 103 min41---- CHAPTER V: The acts of faith in the will.—The believing soul trusts in Christ alone for help
pp. 509–531 · ≈ 82 min42---- CHAPTER VI: That where there is true and unfeigned faith, the soul is prevailed on to consent t
pp. 532–548 · ≈ 61 min43---- CHAPTER VII: What the errors are to which men are obnoxious in believing
pp. 549–565 · ≈ 55 min44-- BOOK II: Of faith of assurance
pp. 566–573 · ≈ 25 min45---- CHAPTER II: The reason why there may be true justifying faith in a man, and yet he want assuran
pp. 574–586 · ≈ 44 min46---- CHAPTER III: That Assurance of Salvation may be obtained.
pp. 587–595 · ≈ 30 min47---- CHAPTER IV: The objections against assurance answered.
pp. 596–603 · ≈ 25 min48---- CHAPTER V: How assurance is produced in the heart of a believer, by three witnesses in heaven,
pp. 604–622 · ≈ 63 min49---- CHAPTER VI: That since assurance is attainable, it is our duty earnestly to desire and endeavou
pp. 623–635 · ≈ 46 min50---- CHAPTER VII: Christ's discovery of himself to the soul,
pp. 636–657 · ≈ 73 min51---- CHAPTER VIII: Of joy in the Holy Ghost; that it springs from our communion with God the Father,
pp. 658–675 · ≈ 58 min52---- CHAPTER IX: Directions unto the faith of such as want assurance: how to take in and make use of
pp. 676–701 · ≈ 85 min53-- BOOK III: Of the actings of faith in prayer.
pp. 702–702 · ≈ 3 min54----- CHAPTER I: That God hath not, by any revelation of himself or attributes, engaged himself to g
pp. 703–716 · ≈ 45 min55---- CHAPTER II: That God hath not in his promises obliged himself to give us the very particular bl
pp. 717–727 · ≈ 32 min56---- CHAPTER III: That the essential acts of faith in prayer are such as do not necessarily require
pp. 728–741 · ≈ 45 min57---- CHAPTER IV: How we are in prayer to act faith upon temporal promises.
pp. 742–754 · ≈ 40 min58---- CHAPTER V: Concerning praying, and faith in prayer, for performance of promises purely spiritua
pp. 755–766 · ≈ 35 min59-- BOOK I: Of the excellence and use of faith.
pp. 767–776 · ≈ 30 min60---- CHAPTER II: The excellency of faith shewed in farther instances.
pp. 777–785 · ≈ 31 min61---- CHAPTER III: The excellence of faith, in that it is most active, and hath the greatest influenc
pp. 786–795 · ≈ 35 min62---- CHAPTER IV: How good works are not slighted by exalting faith alone to have an interest in our
pp. 796–801 · ≈ 20 min63-- BOOK II: The difficulty of faith.
pp. 802–819 · ≈ 60 min64---- CHAPTER II: That all the faculties and powers in man do not afford him abilities to believe.
pp. 820–830 · ≈ 37 min65---- CHAPTER III: That all the workings of a natural conscience will not help a man to believe; but
pp. 831–839 · ≈ 31 min66---- CHAPTER IV: That all the powers of a man's will cannot enable him to believe
pp. 840–849 · ≈ 35 min67---- CHAPTER V: That all in man's will is opposite to faith, and withstands his believing.
pp. 850–867 · ≈ 65 min68-- BOOK III: Though faith be a difficult work, yet we ought to use our endeavours to believe.
pp. 868–872 · ≈ 15 min69---- CHAPTER II: That the resting in our holy duties and endeavours is an hindrance unto faith; but
pp. 873–884 · ≈ 38 min70---- CHAPTER III: Cautions about using our endeavours to believe.
pp. 885–894 · ≈ 33 min71---- CHAPTER IV: We must use our endeavours to believe, being fearful of doing anything to offend th
pp. 895–899 · ≈ 17 min72---- CHAPTER V: We ought to use our endeavours to believe, being very watchful not to neglect any gr
pp. 900–910 · ≈ 39 min73-- BOOK IV: Though faith be a difficult work above our power, yet God commands us to use our utmost
pp. 911–911 · ≈ 3 min74---- CHAPTER I: Though faith be a difficult work above all our abilities, yet God commands us to use
pp. 912–927 · ≈ 53 min75---- CHAPTER II: Discouragements against using our endeavours to believe, which arise from the thoug
pp. 928–939 · ≈ 41 min76---- CHAPTER III: That the sense of heinous sins is another great hindrance of faith, which disheart
pp. 940–946 · ≈ 22 min77---- CHAPTER IV: That men should not be discouraged from believing by the doctrine of election.
pp. 947–954 · ≈ 27 min78---- CHAPTER V: Some general considerations premised to open a way for the following directions to g
pp. 955–969 · ≈ 53 min79---- CHAPTER VI: Directions given to guide us in our endeavouring to believe.
pp. 970–992 · ≈ 76 min
pp. 1–9 · ≈ 11 min2Preface to the Reader
pp. 10–12 · ≈ 8 min3Part I.—Of The Object Of Faith
pp. 13–13 · ≈ 2 min4-- BOOK I: The mercies in God's nature the object
pp. 14–19 · ≈ 18 min5---- CHAPTER II: An explication how this assertion is to be understood
pp. 20–26 · ≈ 22 min6---- CHAPTER III: The proofs of this assertion: by Scripture, and afterwards by reasons.
pp. 27–29 · ≈ 9 min7---- CHAPTER IV: That the mercies of God's heart and nature are the prime object of faith.
pp. 30–39 · ≈ 30 min8---- CHAPTER V: That the mercies of God's nature, in Exodus 34, are a prime object and support of f
pp. 40–48 · ≈ 28 min9---- CHAPTER VI: What is imported by the name Jehovah made use of in this proclamation of mercy, Exo
pp. 49–82 · ≈ 107 min10---- CHAPTER VII: The other name of God, אל, El, used in this proclamation of mercy, Exod. 34:6, 7
pp. 83–98 · ≈ 52 min11---- CHAPTER VIII: The next word in this proclamation of Exod. 34:6, 7, explained
pp. 99–109 · ≈ 35 min12---- CHAPTER IX: The other part of the proclamation of the mercies of God's nature in Exod. 34 expl
pp. 110–131 · ≈ 70 min13---- CHAPTER X: Of the mercies of God's heart and nature.
pp. 132–142 · ≈ 34 min14---- CHAPTER XI: That mercy and grace in God are properties of his divine being and glory.
pp. 143–187 · ≈ 140 min15---- CHAPTER XII: Some of the principal objections why mercy should not be a natural attribute of th
pp. 188–196 · ≈ 28 min16---- CHAPTER XIII: That in every object there is some special attractive to affect the faculties and
pp. 197–215 · ≈ 61 min17---- CHAPTER XIV: The uses of the doctrine.
pp. 216–227 · ≈ 40 min18---- CHAPTER XV: That God, considered as justifying the ungodly, is the object of faith.
pp. 228–237 · ≈ 32 min19-- BOOK II: The second object of faith, Jesus Christ.
pp. 238–238 · ≈ 2 min20---- CHAPTER I: That the mercies in God's nature are not the object of our faith
pp. 239–244 · ≈ 19 min21---- CHAPTER II: That when we come to Christ, and believe on him, there is a concurrence and consent
pp. 245–254 · ≈ 33 min22---- CHAPTER III: The uses of the doctrine.
pp. 255–259 · ≈ 16 min23---- CHAPTER IV: Of a believer's being drawn unto Christ by the Father.
pp. 260–268 · ≈ 30 min24---- CHAPTER V: That the Father teacheth us to know Christ as the great object of our faith.
pp. 269–278 · ≈ 35 min25---- CHAPTER VI: Christ our Saviour typified by Noah's ark.
pp. 279–293 · ≈ 52 min26---- CHAPTER VII: That Jesus is proposed to our faith as a spiritual Christ and Saviour.
pp. 294–304 · ≈ 37 min27---- CHAPTER VIII: That Christ represented as a quickening Spirit is a proper object of our faith.
pp. 305–310 · ≈ 20 min28---- CHAPTER IX: That Christ's person, as Son of God, in one person with the man Jesus, is the prime
pp. 311–315 · ≈ 16 min29---- CHAPTER X: The uses of the foregoing doctrine.—How we are to exercise faith on the person of Ch
pp. 316–326 · ≈ 35 min30-- BOOK III: The free grace of God, as declared and proposed in the covenant, is the object of faith
pp. 327–335 · ≈ 30 min31---- CHAPTER II: What high regards the faith of the apostle Paul had to the free grace of God the Fa
pp. 336–344 · ≈ 28 min32---- CHAPTER III: That absolute declarations about God and Christ, and absolute promises of salvatio
pp. 345–372 · ≈ 89 min33---- CHAPTER IV: What act of faith it is which those that want assurance may exercise upon such abso
pp. 373–394 · ≈ 72 min34---- CHAPTER V: That election-grace, and the immutability of God's counsel indefinitely proposed in
pp. 395–411 · ≈ 56 min35---- CHAPTER VI: How absolute election and absolute promises are the ground of faith of recumbency.
pp. 412–420 · ≈ 29 min36---- CHAPTER VII: How the faith of a believer should depend on electing grace for salvation.
pp. 421–429 · ≈ 30 min37-- BOOK I: The acts of faith in the understanding are a sight of Christ
pp. 430–454 · ≈ 85 min38---- CHAPTER II: That the mere assurance of the object, or a general assent to the truth of the prom
pp. 455–458 · ≈ 10 min39---- CHAPTER III: What the nature is of this special faith of application.
pp. 459–478 · ≈ 66 min40---- CHAPTER IV: That a special act of faith on the free grace of God as justifying sinners, and on
pp. 479–508 · ≈ 103 min41---- CHAPTER V: The acts of faith in the will.—The believing soul trusts in Christ alone for help
pp. 509–531 · ≈ 82 min42---- CHAPTER VI: That where there is true and unfeigned faith, the soul is prevailed on to consent t
pp. 532–548 · ≈ 61 min43---- CHAPTER VII: What the errors are to which men are obnoxious in believing
pp. 549–565 · ≈ 55 min44-- BOOK II: Of faith of assurance
pp. 566–573 · ≈ 25 min45---- CHAPTER II: The reason why there may be true justifying faith in a man, and yet he want assuran
pp. 574–586 · ≈ 44 min46---- CHAPTER III: That Assurance of Salvation may be obtained.
pp. 587–595 · ≈ 30 min47---- CHAPTER IV: The objections against assurance answered.
pp. 596–603 · ≈ 25 min48---- CHAPTER V: How assurance is produced in the heart of a believer, by three witnesses in heaven,
pp. 604–622 · ≈ 63 min49---- CHAPTER VI: That since assurance is attainable, it is our duty earnestly to desire and endeavou
pp. 623–635 · ≈ 46 min50---- CHAPTER VII: Christ's discovery of himself to the soul,
pp. 636–657 · ≈ 73 min51---- CHAPTER VIII: Of joy in the Holy Ghost; that it springs from our communion with God the Father,
pp. 658–675 · ≈ 58 min52---- CHAPTER IX: Directions unto the faith of such as want assurance: how to take in and make use of
pp. 676–701 · ≈ 85 min53-- BOOK III: Of the actings of faith in prayer.
pp. 702–702 · ≈ 3 min54----- CHAPTER I: That God hath not, by any revelation of himself or attributes, engaged himself to g
pp. 703–716 · ≈ 45 min55---- CHAPTER II: That God hath not in his promises obliged himself to give us the very particular bl
pp. 717–727 · ≈ 32 min56---- CHAPTER III: That the essential acts of faith in prayer are such as do not necessarily require
pp. 728–741 · ≈ 45 min57---- CHAPTER IV: How we are in prayer to act faith upon temporal promises.
pp. 742–754 · ≈ 40 min58---- CHAPTER V: Concerning praying, and faith in prayer, for performance of promises purely spiritua
pp. 755–766 · ≈ 35 min59-- BOOK I: Of the excellence and use of faith.
pp. 767–776 · ≈ 30 min60---- CHAPTER II: The excellency of faith shewed in farther instances.
pp. 777–785 · ≈ 31 min61---- CHAPTER III: The excellence of faith, in that it is most active, and hath the greatest influenc
pp. 786–795 · ≈ 35 min62---- CHAPTER IV: How good works are not slighted by exalting faith alone to have an interest in our
pp. 796–801 · ≈ 20 min63-- BOOK II: The difficulty of faith.
pp. 802–819 · ≈ 60 min64---- CHAPTER II: That all the faculties and powers in man do not afford him abilities to believe.
pp. 820–830 · ≈ 37 min65---- CHAPTER III: That all the workings of a natural conscience will not help a man to believe; but
pp. 831–839 · ≈ 31 min66---- CHAPTER IV: That all the powers of a man's will cannot enable him to believe
pp. 840–849 · ≈ 35 min67---- CHAPTER V: That all in man's will is opposite to faith, and withstands his believing.
pp. 850–867 · ≈ 65 min68-- BOOK III: Though faith be a difficult work, yet we ought to use our endeavours to believe.
pp. 868–872 · ≈ 15 min69---- CHAPTER II: That the resting in our holy duties and endeavours is an hindrance unto faith; but
pp. 873–884 · ≈ 38 min70---- CHAPTER III: Cautions about using our endeavours to believe.
pp. 885–894 · ≈ 33 min71---- CHAPTER IV: We must use our endeavours to believe, being fearful of doing anything to offend th
pp. 895–899 · ≈ 17 min72---- CHAPTER V: We ought to use our endeavours to believe, being very watchful not to neglect any gr
pp. 900–910 · ≈ 39 min73-- BOOK IV: Though faith be a difficult work above our power, yet God commands us to use our utmost
pp. 911–911 · ≈ 3 min74---- CHAPTER I: Though faith be a difficult work above all our abilities, yet God commands us to use
pp. 912–927 · ≈ 53 min75---- CHAPTER II: Discouragements against using our endeavours to believe, which arise from the thoug
pp. 928–939 · ≈ 41 min76---- CHAPTER III: That the sense of heinous sins is another great hindrance of faith, which disheart
pp. 940–946 · ≈ 22 min77---- CHAPTER IV: That men should not be discouraged from believing by the doctrine of election.
pp. 947–954 · ≈ 27 min78---- CHAPTER V: Some general considerations premised to open a way for the following directions to g
pp. 955–969 · ≈ 53 min79---- CHAPTER VI: Directions given to guide us in our endeavouring to believe.
pp. 970–992 · ≈ 76 min
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