Mans Active Obedience, Table of contents
THE PRINCIPALL HEADS and Contents of the Chapters.
CHAP. I. Of the knowledge of God and our ſelues in generall. pag. 1
CHAP. II. Of the Chriſtians practiſe according to his knowledge of God and his works. 5
CHAP. III. The Chriſtians practiſe according to the knowledge of himſelfe, and his owne dutie: and herein firſt of the legall Commandements. 13
CHAP. IIII. The Euangelicall commandement, with the Chriſtians practiſe and vſe made thereof: wherein there is the definition of faith, with the proper obiect and ſpeciall operations thereof. 20
CHAP. V. The manner of the knowledge of Chriſt, with the perſwaſion that is neceſſarie to faith. 25
CHAP. VI. The vſe that is to bee made of this, that God hath giuen the commandements both of the Law and Goſpell, for the attaining of eternall life. 39
CHAP. VII. How men may be miſtaken in this poynt of their beleeuing, with the vſe thereof. 53
CHAP. VIII. How faith is diſcerned, and the true being thereof made manifeſt, both to the beleeuer himſelfe, and to others. 73
CHAP. IX. What remedie there is for the weake in faith: And withall, the excellencie of faith is declared, with the practiſe or vſe to be made thereon. 86
CHAP. X. Two things propounded: firſt, the differences betweene ſauing and ſaueleſſe faith, and how farre a reprobate may goe in faith. Secondly, the notes and properties of true and precious faith: and here the maine difference is entreated of. 95
CHAP. XI. Of the ſpeciall differences in the principall graces appertaining to faith: and firſt, of the firſt grace, which is knowledge, with the vſe that is to be made of the difference herein. 104
CHAP. XII. The ſecond difference, which is in their laying hold of Chriſt for ſaluation. 124
CHAP. XIII. Of the third difference, which is in the difference of their aſſurance to be ſaued: wherein is entreated of the want of feeling of true faith, or of the former or preſent comfort thereof. 137
CHAP. XIIII. Further differences betweene hypocrites and ſound beleeuers, in their aſſurance to be ſaued: and firſt in the whole building thereof; as alſo of the builders themſelues. 153
CHAP. XV. The different vſes they make of their perſwaſion. 162
CHAP. XVI. How eaſie it is to get a falſe perſwaſion, but difficult to attaine ſound aſſurance of ſaluation: which is another difference betweene them. 164
CHAP. XVII. Of another ſpeciall difference, which is, that the miſbeleeuer is free from the aſſaults of Satan, wherewith the true Chriſtian is alwaies troubled. 167
CHAP. XVIII. The fourth maine difference betweene them is ſeene in their ioy: where the ſoundnes and ſtabilitie of the ioy of true beleeuers, with the contrary of Temporizors is declared. 172
CHAP. XIX. Hypocrites differ from ſound beleeuers in all the dimenſions of ioy: whereof the firſt is, the height both from whence it commeth, and to which it reacheth to. 178
CHAP. XX. Of the ſecond dimenſion of ioy wherein they differ, which is the depth of a deiected and diſconſolate eſtate. 187
CHAP. XXI. The difference of their ioy in the third dimenſion or breadth of it, and how it is ſtraitned or extended in them. 194
CHAP. XXII. Of the lets of true ioy, and firſt of ſinne: and how the Lord raiſeth thence matter of reioycing to beleeuers. 203
CHAP. XXIII. Of the ſecond hindrance of ioy, in Gods hiding his face, and how that is made an occaſion of reioycing vntounto a true and ſound beleeuer. 215
CHAP. XXIIII. Of the third let of true ioy, which is the croſſe; and how their ioy is augmented, through the much good that comes thereby. 219
CHAP. XXV. The difference of ioy in the laſt dimenſion, or the longitude thereof; and how the ioy of ſound beleeuers is permanent and enduring; the ioy of hypocrites tranſitotorie and fained. 240
CHAP. XXVI. The fifth maine difference betweene ſound beleeuers and counterfeits is, in their repentance; and how farre hypocrites may proceed therein. 259
CHAP. XXVII. The deſcription of Repentance that is vntounto life; with the kindes of it: And how true beleeuers and hypocrites differ in them; as alſo in the whole body and frame of Repentance. 264
CHAP. XXVIII. How they differ in all the parts of Repentance ſeuerally conſidered: and firſt in their ſorrow for ſinne, and the effects of it: where alſo is ſhewed the neceſſitie of ſorrow in repentance. 269
CHAP. XXIX. The diuerſity of ſorrow, with the obiects about which they are conuerſant. 276
CHAP. XXX. How they differ alſo in the effects which either doe bring foorth, and in the cauſes of either. 281
CHAP. XXXI. How the ſorrow of true beleeuers and hypocrites differeth in that which is cauſed by either. 287
CHAP. XXXII. Of the ſeuen attendants on godly ſorrow, in the heart of eueryevery true conuert and vnfained beleeuer. 292
CHAP. XXXIII. How ſorrow for ſinne cauſeth confeſſion of ſinne, according to the diuers kinds of it, and of the differences to be ſeene in men therein. 306
CHAP. XXXIIII. Of Satisfaction, and the diuers kinds thereof: with the differences betweene true beleeuers and Hypocrites therein. 328
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