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GENERAL LIBRARY
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THE WHOLE ,
WORKS OF
THE REVEREND
MR. JOHN FLAVEL,
Late MINISTER of the Gospel at Dartmouth in Devon.
IN EIGHT VOLUMES.
TO WHICH IS ADDED,
An Alphabetical TABLE of the principal Matters contained in the Whole.
THE EIGHT EDITION.
VOL.
III.
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CONTENTS.
The METHOD OF SERMON GRACE.
XXVIII .
Gal.v. 24. " And they that are Chriſt's, have crucified the " fleſh, with the affections and lufts." page I SERMON XXIX .
Ofthe Imitation ofChriſt, inHoliness of Life, and the neceſſity of it in all Believers.
I John ii . 6. " He that faith he abideth inhim, ought himself " alſo ſo to walk, even as he walked,"
SERMON XXX.
I John ii. 6. "He that faith he abideth in him, ought himself " alſo ſo to walk, even as he walked,"
SERMON XXXI .
Ofthe State of fpiritual Death, and theMiſery thereof.
Eph. v. 14. "Wherefore he faith, Awake thou that ſleepeſt, " and arife from the dead, and Chriſt ſhall give thee light," 45
SERMON XXXH .
The Condemnation ofUnbelievers, opened and applied.
I John üi. 18. "--But he that believeth not, is condemned already, becauſe he hath not believed in the name of the onlybegotten Son ofGod."
SERMON XXXIII .
Of the Aggravation ofthe Sin, and Punishment ofUnbelief under the Light of theGospel .
John iii. 19. " And thisis the condemnation, that light is come : a
CONTENTS.
Pag.
" into the world, and men loved darkneſs rather than light, " becauſe their deeds were evil,"
SERMON XXXIV.
The blinding Policies of Satan opened, as the Cauſe of Unbelief, and Forerunner of Deſtruction .
2Cor. iv. 3, 4. " But if our goſpel be hid, it is hid to them " thatare loft; in whom theGod of this world hath blinded
" the minds of them which believe not, leſt the light ofthe " glorious goſpel of Chriſt, who is theimage ofGod, ſhould
" ſhine unto them,"
SERMON XXXV.
2Cor. iv. 3, 4. "But ifourgoſpel be hid, it ishid to them " that are loft," &c.
A TREATISE of the SOUL of MAN.
The Epiſtle Dedicatory,
The PREFACE ,
DISCOURSE
Gen. ii. 7. "And the Lord God formed man out of the duſt " ofthe ground, and breathed into his noſtrils the breath of " life; andmanbecame a living foul,"
DISCOURSE
II, Rev. vi. 9, 10, 11. " Andwhen he had opened the fifth ſeal, " I ſaw under the altar the fouls of them that were flain for " the word ofGod, and for the teftimony which they held.
" And they cried with a loud voice, ſaying, How long, O " Lord, holy and true, doſt thou not judge and avenge our
" blood on them that dwell on the earth ? And white " robes were given unto every one ofthem, and it was faid
" unto them, that they ſhould reſt yet for a litale ſeaſon, " until their fellow-ſervants alſo, and their brethren, that " ſhould be killedastheywere,ſhould be fulfilled,"
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DISCOURSE
III.
Eph.v.29. " For no man ever yet hated his own fleſh ; but " nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the " church,"
DISCOURSE
IV.
2Pet. i. 13, 14. " Yea, I think itmeet, as long as I am inthis " tabernacle, to ſtiryou up, by puttingyou in remembrance.
"Knowing that ſhortly I muſt put off this my tabernacle, " evenas our Lord Jesus Chriſt hath ſhewedme,"
DISCOURSE
Heb. xii. 23. "--And to the Spirits ofjuſtmenmadeper- " fect,"
DISCOURSE
VI.
1 Pet. iii. 19. " By which alſo he wentand preached unto the " ſpirits inprifon,"
DISCOURSE
VII .
Matth. xvi. 26. " For what is a man profited, if he ſhall gain " thewhole world, and loſe his own foul ? or what ſhall a "man give in exchange for his foul ?"
DISCOURSE
VIII.
Eph. v. 16. "-Redeemingthe time (or opportunity) becauſe
" the days are evil,"
