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The Balm of the Covenant

John Flavel

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The Balm of the Covenant — John Flavel.

Author: John Flavel

  • 17 chapters
  • 65 PDF pages
  • 19,708 words
  • ≈ 152 min read
  • English

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    Table of Contents

    1To the Virtuous and Much Honoured Madam, Ursula Upton
    pp. 5–8 · ≈ 10 min
    2The Balm of the Covenant
    pp. 9–15 · ≈ 17 min
    3Observation 1. That God's covenant people may be exercised with many sharp afflictions
    pp. 16–17 · ≈ 5 min
    4Observation 2. A declining family is a sore stroke from the hand of God
    pp. 18–19 · ≈ 5 min
    5Observ. 3. That the sure covenant of grace, affords sure relief to all that are within the bonds of
    pp. 20–21 · ≈ 5 min
    6Proposition 2. The merciful God, in condescension to the weakness of his people, hath provided the b
    pp. 22–24 · ≈ 8 min
    7Argument I. Whatsoever disarms afflictions of the only sting whereby they wound us, must needs be a
    pp. 25–28 · ≈ 10 min
    8Argument. II. As the covenant of grace disarms all the afflictions of believers of the only sting by
    pp. 29–31 · ≈ 8 min
    9Argument. III. The covenant doth not only alter the nature and property of the saints, afflictions,
    pp. 32–33 · ≈ 6 min
    10Argument. IV. As the covenant sorts and ranks all your troubles into their proper classes and places
    pp. 34–37 · ≈ 10 min
    11Argument. V. As this covenant assures you of God's gracious and special presence, so it fully secure
    pp. 38–39 · ≈ 5 min
    12Argument. VI. As God strikes none of the substantial mercies of his covenant people, so when he doth
    pp. 40–41 · ≈ 5 min
    13Argument. VII. Lastly, The covenant doth not only discover the consistence and connection betwixt th
    pp. 42–48 · ≈ 19 min
    14Use I. For information, in three corollaries.
    pp. 49–52 · ≈ 10 min
    15Use II. Seeing then that the covenant of God is the great relief and support of all his afflicted pe
    pp. 53–56 · ≈ 10 min
    16Use III. The great question to be decided, is, whether God be our covenant-God, and we his people?
    pp. 57–60 · ≈ 9 min
    17Use IV. A word of consolation to your dejected and drooping hearts, upon this sad and mournful occas
    pp. 61–65 · ≈ 10 min

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