Contents
CONTENTS.
STTBJECTS DISCUSSED IN THIS DIALOGUE, OR THE
AUTHORS TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Ox Mans Cobkuptios and Misery, 1 to
Man's natural corruption,
Man's misery in nature,
Man's nature corrupted, but not destroyed, by Adam's fall,
Some sparks of Grod's image still remain after the fall,
Man, in the state of nature, cannot do any thing that pleaseth God, «> Man naturally neither seeth nor feeleth his misery,
Man, in nature, is under the tyranny of Satan and curse of the law,
Man, grown to years, living and lying in the state of nature, perisheth forever,
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Man continueth cursed till he be bom again,
None can be saved, but only the regenerate,
Regeneration, what
The quality of r^eneration,
Remnants of sin after the regeneration,
Regeneration, a mystery,
Means of regeneration,
Eight infallible signs of salvation,
Eight signs of damnation,
Nine manifest tokens of damnation,
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On Pride, 27 to 4:5
Pride described,
Pride of gifts condemned,
Pride in apparel condemned,
Rules of the word for apparel,
On Whoredom and Adultery, 44 to
Whoredom, and the dangers thereof,
Excuses of whoredom,
The fearful effects of whoredom,
The punishment of whoredom,
The causes of whoredom,
Remedies against whoredom,
On CtovETOUSNESS, 54 to
Covetousness, wherein it doth consist,
Four notes to discern the inward covetousness of the heart by, 5H The evil effects of covetousness,
The vanity of this world, and all worldly things, ... til Excuses of covetousness,
Remedies against Covetousness, God's Special Care of his Children, and their Great Privileges, 79 to
God's providence for his children in the things of this life,
For the things of this life, God's blessing is all in all,
Outward means alone do not uphold us,
God's children sometimes are brought to great distress,
God's children always sure to be delivered out of trouble,
The great privileges of God's children,
On Contempt of the Gospel, 97 to 111 Contempt of the gospel a grievous sin,
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Contempt of the gospel punished,
Contempt of the gospel the sin of this age,
Contempt of the gospel a sure sign of wrath to the land,
On Sweakino, 112 to 120 Swearing, and the punishments thereof,
Excuses forswearing,
Causes of swearing,
Remedies against swearing,
On Lying, 121 to 131 Lying, flattering, and dissembling,
Punishments for lying,
Excuses for lying,
Causes of lying,
Remedies against lying,
On Drcnkesness, 131 to 136 Drunkenness, and all the evil effects thereof,
Excuses of drunkenness,
Causes and remedies for drunkenness,
On Idleness, 136 to 145 Idleness, and the woeful effects thereof,
Causes and remedies against idleness,
On Oppbkssion, 145 to 159 Oppression a most horrible sin,
Many woes denounced against oppressors,
Sundry kinds of oppression,
Causes and remedies of oppression,
The Dbeabful Effects op Sin on Individuals, AND UPON Nations, 159 to 185 Sin hurteth men in their bodies, goods, and name, 160
Sin bringeth great danger to the whole land,
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Nine predictions of wrath to the land,
The prayers and tears of the faithful keep back the wrath of God from the land, :
Prayers of the elect of great force,
The wicked fare the better for God's children,
The best course to prevent God's judgments, and to keep back his wrath from our land,
Ten special things concerning the continuance of our peace,
Marks and Evidences of Salvation, 185 to 220 Nine signs of a sound soul,
Saint Peter's eight marks of salvation,
Seven infallible tokens of salvation,
Assurance of salvation in this life proved,
Objections against the assurance of salvation answered, v
The ground-work of our salvation,
Some doubts may stand with the assurance of faith, 193 It is no presumption to be persuaded of our salvation,
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The wicked cannot be assured of their salvation, Tlie security of salvation which the wicked brag of is vain,
Nino things required of all that shall be saved by Christ,
Many say they hope to be saved by Christ, but few can give a reason why Christ died for them particularly, and by name,
Few shall be saved: proved by scriptures, reasons, and examples,
But few even in the visible church shall be saved,.-. 207
Objections against the small number of the elect answered,
Objections of atheists and unbelievers answered,... 209
Reading of the scriptures much commended, 21 4 Deferring of repentance dangerous,
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XVU. i>x Peedestixatios asd Elkctios, 221 to 233 God no author of man's condemnation, but himself, ^1
Objections against predestination answered,
God's decree no cause of Adam's fall,
The decree of reprobation proved,
Prescience in God, what,
The decree of election proved,
The first motive of election is in God himself,
Foreseen faith, and foreseen works, no motives of salvation, ^9 Faith dependeth njwn election, not election npon faith,
A reason yielded, why there is no end of cavilling and objecting against the truth,
HlJTDRASCES IS THE WaT OP Mas'S SALVATION, 233 tO 245
Nine bars out of heaven, and nine gates into heU,.. 233
The Six and Dangke of Ignorance—Importance OF THE Gospel Ministbt, 246 to 277 The ignorance of the world,
The answers of ignorant men to the grounds of ^f)^^ religion, ^^JL, The means to get out of ignorance, 256"* Ignorance a most dangerous thing, 257 fj'^ The charge of ministers exceeding weighty, and c^/"^ most carefully to be looked unto,
What is the best course for ministers to take, to ^^ bring the"people out of ignorance,
What is the best course for the people to take, tiiat they may be brought out of the bondage of sin and captivity of Satan,
Preaching a matter of absolute necessity unto eternal life,
Without preaching, the people are in great danger of losing their souls,
Satan's cunning in frustrating the hearing of the word, and making all preaching utterly unprofitable,
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The preacher's counsel to the ignorant man,
Six great dangers in sin,
Six fearful events of sin,
God, in all ages, hath severely punished the transgressors of his law,
Every sin, though never so little in our eyes, is heinous and capital, because it is against a person of infinite Majesty,
profitable considerations,
If men would leave words, and fall to doing, great good would come of it,
/Nine Christ's Coming to Judgment, 277 to 293 Nine things to be thought upon,
The description of Christ's coming to judgment,.... 277
The terror, the suddenness, the end, the manner, and the use of Christ's second coming described, 278
The torments of hell, with the extremity, perpetuity, and remedilessness thereof described,
... 287
Conviction and Conversion—Gospel Consolations AND Conclusion, 293 to 312 The ignorant man, upon the hearing of the day of judgment, and hell-fire laid open, is pricked in his conscience, bewaileth his former life, repenteth
H earnestly for his sin and ignorance, and desireth spiritual physic and comfort of the preacher,
The preacher ministereth unto him much spiritual ' comfort, and doth in ample maimer lay open unto him all the sweet promises of the gospel, and the infinite mercy of God in Christ, to all true, penitent, and broken-hearted sinners,
The ignorant man, being afflicted in his conscienccj is exceedingly comforted with the hearing of God's abundant mercy preached imto him, and thereupon doth gather great inward peace, converteth unto God with all his heart, and doth exceedingly bless God for the preacher's counsel, 310
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