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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,
AnAlphabetical TABLE of the principalMatters contained in the Whole.
THE EIGHT EDITIO Ν.
VOL.
VIII.
PAISLEY:
Printed by A. WEIR and A. M'LEAN.
Andfold at the Shop of A. WEIR, near the Croſs.
MDCCLXX.
CONTENTS.
An EXPOSITION of the Aſſembly's SHORTER
CATECHISM.
page I Quest. 23. Of Chrift's offices, Quest. 24. Of Christ'sprophetical office,
Queſt. 25. Of Christ's priesthood, Queſt. 26. Of Chrift'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 toGod,
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 thesecond commandment,
Quest. 53, 54, 55, 56. Of thethird commandment,
Queſt. 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62. Of thefourthcommandment, 60 Quest. 63, 64, 65, 66. Of thefifth commandment,
Queft.67, 68, 69. Of the fixth 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 Chrift, Quest. 31. Of effectual calling, Queft. 32. Of the concomitants ofvocation,
Quest. 33. Of justification, Quest. 34. Of adoption, Quest. 35. Offanctification, Quest. 36. Of affurance, the fruit ofjustification,
Queft. 82. Of keeping the law,
Queſt. 83. Of the inequality offin,
Quest. 84. Of thedemerit offin, a2
CONTENTS.
Pag.
Queſt. 85. Of whatGod requires of us,
Quest. 86, OfSavingfaith,
Queſt.87. Ofsaving repentance,
Quest. 88. Of Chrift's ordinances, Queſt. 89. Of thewordreadandheard,
Quest 90. Ofthemanner ofhearing,
Quest. 91. Offacraments, as means offalvation,
Quest. 92. Of thenature offacraments, III Quest. 93. Of thenumber offacraments,
Queft. 94. Of baptism,
Quest. 95. Of the fubjects of baptism,
Quest. 96. Of the Lord'sSupper,
Quest. 97. Of the duties of communicants,
Quest. 98. Ofprayer,
Queſt. 99. Of direction inprayer,
Queſt. 100. Of thepreface tothe Lord's prayer,
Quest, 101. Offanctifying God's name,
Quest. 102. Of God's kingdom,
Oneft. 103. Concerningthe doing ofGod's will,
Queſt. 104. Concerning ourdaily bread,
Queſt. 105. Concerning forgiveness offins,
Queſt. 106. OfGod's leading us into temptation,
Queſt. 107. Of the conclufion,
A REPLY to Mr. Philip Cary's folemn Call.
Afriendlypreface to the author,
Prolegomena, SACRAMENTAL MEDITATIONS upondivers ſelect places of Scripture.
To theReader,
MEDITATION
Pfal. Ixxxix. 7. God isgreatly to be fearedin the aſſembly ofhis faints, and to behadin reverence ofall that are abouthim,MEDITATION II.
Jer. xii. 2. Thou art near in theirmouth, andfar from
their reins,
CONTENTS.
Pag
MEDITATION
III .
Rom. vii. 21. Ifindthen a law, that when I would do
good, evilispresent withme, :
MEDITΑΤΙΟN
IV.
Eph. i. 13. In whom alſo, after that ye believed, yewere fealedwith theholy Spirit ofpromise,
thefins of theworld,
MEDITΑΤΙΟN
Johni. 29. Behold the Lamb ofGod, which takethaway
MEDITATION
VI.
Rom. viii. 32. Hethat sparednot his ownSon, butdeliveredhimup forus all; how shall he not with him alfo freelygive us allthings,
MEDITATION
VII.
Markix. 24. Andstraightway thefather of thechildcried
out, andfaid with tears, Lord, I believe, help thou mineunbelief,
MEDITATION
VIII.
Pfal. lx. 8. Idelight to dothy will, O myGod; yea, thy
law iswithin my heart,
Zech. xii. part of ver. 10. And theyshall look upon me, whom theyhavepierced; andthey ſhallmournfor him, asonemourneth for hisonlyfon ; andſhallbe in bitternessfor him, as onethatisin bitternessfor hisfirst-born, 300
MEDITATION
Johnvi. 55. For my fleſb is meat indeed, and my bloodis drink indeed,
MEDITATION
Cant. viii. 6. Set measafealupon thyheart, asafealup-
onthinearm : for love isstrong as death ; jealousy is cruelas thegrave: the coals thereof are coals offire, which bath a most vehementflame,
XII.
Eph. iii. 19. Andtoknowthe loveof Christ, which paſſeth
knowledge, Afamiliar CONFERENCE between a Miniſter and adoubting Chriftian, 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 theReader,
CHAP.
Theintroduction and flate of the cafe, CHAP.
II .
Producing one dictate, or rule of right reason, respecting morality, allowedbymankind; andpaffingcurrent through theworld, without onenegative voice, except only from thoſe men, whose reasonsareutterlycaptivated by their tufts, CHAP.
III.
Whereinthetrue cenfure and judgment of right reason and
confcience, aregiven upon profanefwearing, and blafpheming the name of God : As alſo their replies tofeveralpleas offered in defence or excuse thereof,
CHAP.
IV.
Wherein reason and confcience are again consulted about the
practice ofdrunkenness ; and their righteous and impar-
tial cenfuregivenupon that cafe, CHAP.
Containingthe result and iſſue of the thirdconfultation with reason, upon the case ofuncleanness ; and the truereport of every man's reason, with respect thereunto,
CHAP.
VI.
Wherein reason andconfcience are oncemore confulted, about that bitter and implacable enmity foundin thousands this day, against allferious piety, and the strict profeffors thereof, who differ from them infome external modes, and rites of worship ; and their determinations, upon that cafe, impartially reported,
The SECOND PART : Evincing the Poſſibility and Neceffity of Converfion.
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Sect. I. Conviction ſuppoſed, andgrace admired, Sect. II. Converfion of the vilest finner poffible,
Sect. III. The conversion ofprofane ones highly probable, Sect. IV. Conversion frequently and fatally mistaken,
Sect. V. Of the nature of true converfion,
CONTENTS.
vii Pag.
Sect. VI. Of the hazards attending converfion,
Sect. VII. Of the abfolute neceffity ofathorough change, ibid.
Sect. VIII. Every manmightdo more than he doth towards his own converfion,
Sect. IX. Temptations and discourage.nents in theway of
converfion, Sect. X. Motives and confiderationsperfuading to converfion,
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 theday 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?
Bleſſedis that fervant, whom his Lord, when he cometh, shall findfo doing. Verily, 1fay unto you, that heshall make him ruler overallhis goods, A DOUBLE SCHEME of Sins andDuties,
