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THE WHOLE
WORKS
OF THE REVEREND 40358
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 EDITIO Ν.
VOL.
VIII.
PAISLEY:
Printed by A. WEIR and A. M'LEAN.
And fold at the Shop of A. WEIR, near the Cross.
MDCCLXX.
CONTENTS.
An EXPOSITION of the Assembly's SHORTER
CATECHISM.
page I Quest. 23. Of Christ's offices, Quest. 24. Of Christ'sprophetical office,
Quest. 25. Of Christ's priesthood, Quest. 26. Of Christ's kingly office, Quest. 27. Of Christ's humiliation,
Quest. 28. Of Christ's exaltation, Quest. 29. Of the application of Christ, ΙΣ
Quest. 37. Of perfection at death,
Quest. 38. Of Christ's acknowledging believers,
Quest. 39. Of man's duty to God,
Quest. 40, 41. Of the moral law,
Quelt. 42. Of love toGodandman,
Quest.43,44. Of the preface to the ten commandments,
Quest.45,46, 47, 48. Of the first commandment,
Quest. 49, 50, 51, 52. Of the second commandment,
Quest. 53, 54, 55, 56. Of the third commandment,
Quest. 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62. Of thefourthcommandment, 60 Quest. 63, 64, 65, 66. Of the fifth commandment,
Quest.67, 68, 69. Of the sixth commandment,
Quest. 70, 71, 72. Of the seventh commandment,
Quest. 73, 74, 75. Of the eighth commandment,
Quest. 76, 77, 78. Of the ninth commandment,
Quest. 79,80, 81. Of the tenth commandment, 8L Quest. 30. Of our union with Christ, Quest. 31. Of effectual calling, Quest. 32. Of the concomitants of vocation,
Quest. 33. Of justification, Quest. 34. Of adoption, Quest. 35. Offanctification, Quest. 36. Of assurance, the fruit of justification,
Quest. 82. Of keeping the law,
Quest. 83. Of the inequality off in,
Quest. 84. Of thedemerit off in, a2
CONTENTS.
Pag.
Quest. 85. Of what God requires of us,
Quest. 86, OfSavingfaith,
Quest.87. Of saving repentance,
Quest. 88. Of Christ's ordinances, Quest. 89. Of thewordreadandheard,
Quest 90. Of the manner of hearing,
Quest. 91. Offacraments, as means offalvation,
Quest. 92. Of the nature offacraments, III Quest. 93. Of the number offacraments,
Quest. 94. Of baptism,
Quest. 95. Of the subjects of baptism,
Quest. 96. Of the Lord'sSupper,
Quest. 97. Of the duties of communicants,
Quest. 98. Of prayer,
Quest. 99. Of direction in prayer,
Quest. 100. Of the preface to the Lord's prayer,
Quest, 101. Offanctifying God's name,
Quest. 102. Of God's kingdom,
Oneft. 103. Concerning the doing of God's will,
Quest. 104. Concerning our daily bread,
Quest. 105. Concerning forgiveness offins,
Quest. 106. Of God's leading us into temptation,
Quest. 107. Of the conclusion,
A REPLY to Mr. Philip Cary's solemn Call.
Afriendlypreface to the author,
Prolegomena, SACRAMENTAL MEDITATIONS upon divers select places of Scripture.
To the Reader,
MEDITATION
Psal. Ixxxix. 7. God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of his saints, and to be had in reverence of all that are about him,MEDITATION II.
Jer. xii. 2. Thou art near in their mouth, and far from
their reins,
CONTENTS.
Pag
MEDITATION
III .
Rom. vii. 21. Ifindthen a law, that when I would do
good, evilispresent with me, :
MEDITΑΤΙΟN
IV.
Eph. i. 13. In whom also, after that ye believed, yewere fealedwith the holy Spirit of promise,
thefins of the world,
MEDITΑΤΙΟN
John i. 29. Behold the Lamb of God, which takethaway
MEDITATION
VI.
Rom. viii. 32. He that spared not his ownS on, butdeliveredhimup for us all; how shall he not with him also freely give us all things,
MEDITATION
VII.
Markix. 24. Andstraightway the father of thechildcried
out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe, help thou mineunbelief,
MEDITATION
VIII.
Psal. lx. 8. I delight to do thy will, O my God; yea, thy
law is within my heart,
Zech. xii. part of ver. 10. And they shall look upon me, whom theyhavepierced; and they shall mourn for him, asonemourneth for hisonlyfon ; and shall be in bitterness for him, as onethatisin bitterness for his first-born, 300
MEDITATION
Johnvi. 55. For my flesb is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed,
MEDITATION
Cant. viii. 6. Set measafealupon thy heart, asafealup-
onthinearm : for love is strong as death ; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which bath a most vehementflame,
XII.
Eph. iii. 19. Andtoknowthe love of Christ, which passeth
knowledge, A familiar CONFERENCE between a Minister and a doubting Christian, concerning the Sacrament of the Lord's supper, AHYMN upon Romansv. 6,7, 8, 9, 10, 11.
CONTENTS Pag.
The REASONABLENESS OF PERSON-
AL REFORMATION.
TheEpistle to the Reader,
CHAP.
The introduction and slate of the case, CHAP.
II .
Producing one dictate, or rule of right reason, respecting morality, allowedbymankind; andpaffingcurrent through the world, without one negative voice, except only from those men, whose reasonsareutterlycaptivated by their tufts, CHAP.
III.
Whereinthetrue censure and judgment of right reason and
conscience, are given upon profanefwearing, and blafpheming the name of God : As also their replies tofeveralpleas offered in defence or excuse thereof,
CHAP.
IV.
Wherein reason and conscience are again consulted about the
practice of drunkenness ; and their righteous and impar-
tial cenfuregivenupon that case, CHAP.
Containing the result and issue of the thirdconfultation with reason, upon the case ofuncleanness ; and the true report of every man's reason, with respect thereunto,
CHAP.
VI.
Wherein reason and conscience are once more consulted, about that bitter and implacable enmity found in thousands this day, against allferious piety, and the strict professors thereof, who differ from them in some external modes, and rites of worship ; and their determinations, upon that case, impartially reported,
The SECOND PART : Evincing the Possibility and Necessity of Conversion.
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Sect. I. Conviction supposed, and grace admired, Sect. II. Conversion of the vilest sinner possible,
Sect. III. The conversion of profane ones highly probable, Sect. IV. Conversion frequently and fatally mistaken,
Sect. V. Of the nature of true conversion,
CONTENTS.
vii Pag.
Sect. VI. Of the hazards attending conversion,
Sect. VII. Of the absolute necessity of a thorough change, i bid.
Sect. VIII. Every manmightdo more than he doth towards his own conversion,
Sect. IX. Temptations and discourage.nents in the way of
conversion, Sect. X. Motives and confiderationsperfuading to conversion,
A CORONATION SERMON,
preached at Dartmouth.
Cant. iii. 11. Go forth, yedaughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon, with the crown wherewith his mother crownedhimin the day of his espousals, and in the day
of the gladness of his heart, The CHARACTER of a true Evangelical PASTOR.
Matth. xxiv. 45, 46,47. Who then is a faithful and wife Servant, whom his Lord hath made ruleroverhis household, to give them meat in due season?
Blessed is that servant, whom his Lord, when he cometh, shall findfo doing. Verily, 1fay unto you, that he shall make him ruler overall his goods, A DOUBLE SCHEME of Sins and Duties,
