Chapter 1102 of 1261

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The Quiet And Easy Passage Of Christ’s Purchased People

I. That Christ. has a people which are his purchase

II. The passage of this purchased people over Jordan’s river

III. That for the most part, or generally speaking

IV. This is ascribed to the greatness of the arm of the Lord, or to his almighty power

Job’s Creed: Or, Confession Of Faith

1. The first article in this creed of Job

First, I shall consider the character of Christ as a Redeemer

Secondly, That Christ is a Redeemer that liveth, or a living Redeemer; which may design

Thirdly, Job expresses his faith in Christ as his Redeemer

Fourthly, He knew it

2. The second article in this creed is, that the living Redeemer

3. The third article of Job’s faith is his own mortality and dissolution

4. A fourth article in Job’s confession of faith is, the resurrection of the same body

5. The fifth and last article of this creed

The Head Of The Serpent Bruised By The Seed Of The Woman

A Sermon Occasioned By the Death of Elizabeth Gill

I. It is worth our while to consider, and in our meditations a little to dwell upon the representation here given

II. To consider the knowledge that living saints may have

III. To inquire into the nature, rule, and measure, of that sorrow, which is to be expressed on the account of the decease of our friends and relatives

IV. To observe, the comfortable assurance that believers may

A Sermon Occasioned By The Death Of Mrs. Mary Fall

I. I shall give some further account of the word behind, which directs the saints to walk in the right way

Occasioned By The Death Of The Reverend Mr. Aaron Spurrier

I. I shall consider the phrase by which death is signified, to depart; and I observe

II. To consider the desire the apostle had of departing or dying

III. To consider the ground of this desire

IV. To observe the preferableness and superexcellency of this desired happiness

Occasioned By The Death Of The Reverend Mr. Samuel Wilson

A Sermon Occasioned By The Death Of Benjamin Seward, Esq

I. The character of a truly good man, who is described

The Mutual Gain Of Christ And Christians In Their Life And Death

I. The words may be considered as expressive of the gain that Christ was, or would be to the apostle, both living and dying

II. I shall now proceed to consider these words as consisting of two propositions

The Superior Happiness of the Righteous Dead, to that of Living Saints

I. I shall inquire who are meant by the dead and living

II. The preference of the dead to the living: I praised the dead, etc

The Saints Desire After Heaven And A Future State Of Happiness

I. The saints’ future happiness, is described by a country

II. The regard the saints in their present state have to their future happiness

III. The notice God takes of such persons, that desire, seek, and look for a future state of happiness

The Doctrine Of The Resurrection, Stated And Defended

Sermon I

I. It will not be improper to observe

II. I shall now endeavour to evince both the credibility and certainty of the resurrection of the dead, notwithstanding it has been accounted by many absurd and incredible

Sermon II

III. To inquire who they are, and what that is, which shall be raised

IV. To consider the particular concern which God the Father, Son and Spirit have in this stupendous work

V. And lastly, To show the importance and use of this doctrine

The Glorious State Of The Saints In Heaven

Dying Thoughts: Consisting Of A Few Unfinished Hints

First, Negatively, what it is not

Secondly, Positively, what that is which constitutes a readiness and preparation for death

Thirdly, Death is very terrible to nature, and to natural men

Moral Nature And Fitness Of Things Considered

The Watchman’s Answer To The Question, What Of The Night?

I. Who the watchman is, that is addressed; and to whom the question in the text is put

II. The question put to the watchman, Watchman, what of the night

III. The watchman’s answer to the question, The morning cometh, and also the night

IV. To the exhortation upon all this; If ye will enquire, enquire ye; return, come

The Practical Improvement Of The Watchman’s Answer

An Essay On The Original Of Funeral Sermons, Orations, And Odes

An Answer To The Birmingham Dialogue-Writer, Upon The Following Subjects

I. The doctrine of Christ’s deity and equality with the Father

II. To consider what he has to say to the doctrine of eternal Election, though he chiefly militates against that of Reprobation

III. The doctrine of original sin

IV. The doctrine of man’s free-will, and the irresistible grace of God in conversion, is next considered

V. Another doctrine militated against by this Dialogue-writer

VI. The doctrine of Perseverance is next introduced into the dialogue; and the writer of it

VII. The last thing considered in this debate is, the ordinance of Baptism

An Answer To The Birmingham Dialogue-Writer, Second Part Upon The Following Subjects

I. With the Deity of Christ

II. To the doctrine of election and reprobation

III. The doctrine of Adam’s fall, and original sin. Under this head our author endeavors

IV. Free grace and free-will come next into debate

V. The doctrine of justification, by the imputed righteousness of Christ, comes next under consideration.

VI. The doctrine of the saints perseverance. Under which article

VII. We are now come to the last thing in the debate, the ordinance of Baptism

To Remember All The Way In Which The Lord Hath Led The Believer

I. The place wherein they were led, and the time in which they were led in this wilderness

II. I come to consider the way, all the way, the Lord leads his people, his spiritual people, in this wilderness

III. To the duty enjoined, which is, to remember all the way in which the Lord leads his people

IV. The end of the Lord’s leading his people in this way

The Presence Of God, What It Is, And The Means By Which It May Be Enjoyed

I. When, and how long, is the Lord with his people

II. When will the Lord be found of his people?

III. When does the Lord forsake his people

The Dejected Believer’s Soliloquy

I. The saints are often, as David was, under soul dejections and disquietude

II. To observe, that the children of God are enabled to do as the Psalmist David did, encourage themselves in the Lord their God

II. That act of faith, which the Psalmist here so strongly expresses

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