Christian See to Thy Conscience, Table of contents
THE CONTENTS of the inſuing Treatiſe.
THere is ſuch a thing as is called Conſcience. Chap. 1.
Conſcience is diſtinct from all other faculties of the ſoule. Chap. 2.
Of the rule and power of it ouer them, and how knowne. Chap. 3.
Of the name of Conſcience, and of the diſtinct knowledge thereof from the vnderſtanding. Chap. 4.
What this knowledge of Conſcience is, and how deſcribed. Chap. 5.
Of Con-ſcience, as it is knowledge with another. Chap. 6.
Of the rule binding Conſcience. Chap. 7.
With whom Conſcience hath to doe. Chap. 8.
What it meddles with inwardly in man. Chap. 9.
What outwardly it hath to doe, concerning him whoſe Conſcience it is. Chap. 10.
Of the firſt act and office of Conſcience. Chap. 11.
Of the ſecond. Chap. 12.
Of the third, touching things commanded, forbidden, indifferent. Chap. 13.
Of the fourth act. Ch. 14.
Of the fifth act witneſsing with or againſt vsus; and here are three queſtions touching the qualitie of Conſcience accuſing. Chap. 15.
Of the ſixth and laſt act of Conſcience. Chap. 16.
Of the reaſons why God hath placed ſuch a thing within Man. Chap. 17.
Of the excellency of the Conſcience aboue all other faculties of the ſoule. Chap. 18.
Of the cauſes why men are not ſubiect to the power of Conſcience as they ought. Ch. 19.
What is to be done to make vsus become obedient to Conſcience. Chap. 20.
Of the kinds of Conſcience, and firſt of the euill Conſcience, Chap. 21. where is ſhewed in whom it is, how it comes and continues, and the remedy to amend it.
Of the twofold diſtinction of the euill Conſcience, the ſtill and ſtirring. Chap. 22.
Of the ſtill euill Conſcience in generall, of the cauſes how to know it, of the effects, with the remedies. Chap. 23.
Of the dead Conſcience. Chap. 24.
Of the blind Conſcience in Heathen, in Chriſtians; the miſery of ſuch ſo led, and the remedy. Chap. 25.
Of the ſleepy Conſcience, with the cauſes, and the remedie. Chap. 26.
Of the ſecure Conſcience, in whom it is, the cauſes thereof, and the remedies. Chap. 27.
Of the lukewarme Conſcience. Chap. 28. Of the large Conſcience. Chap. 29. The Cheuerill Conſcience. Chap. 30. The benummed Conſcience. Chap. 31. And cauterized Conſcience, with all their cauſes and remedies. Ch. 32.
Of the ſtirring ill Conſcience in generall, with the cauſes, effects, & remedies. C. 33.
Of the erroneous Conſcience, with the difference betweene it and the blind Conſcience, in whom it is, the cauſes thereof, effects, and remedy. Chap. 34. with certaine queſtions about the ſame.
Of the ſuperſtitious Conſcience, and whereabout it is exerciſed, with the cauſes and remedy. Chap. 35.
Of the ſcrupulous Conſcience, the cauſes, effects, and remedies. Chap. 36.
Of the terrifying Conſcience, with the cauſes, effects, and remedies. Chap. 37.
Of the deſperate Conſcience, the cauſes thereof, effects, and remedies. Chap. 38.
Of the good Conſcience in generall. Chap. 39.
Of the naturall good Conſcience. Chap. 40.
Of the morall good Conſcience with the helpes thereto, the goodneſſe of it, and yet inſufficient to aſſure a man of hope in heauen: who they bee which only hauehave this Conſcience. Chap. 41.
Of the regenerate Conſcience, what it is, in whom it is, the cauſes, the excellency, and effects of it. Chap. 42.
Of the Goſpell binding this Conſcience, to what it bindeth, and yet from what it freeth the regenerate Conſcience, of the difference betweene the Conſcience regenerate and vnregenerate. Chap. 43.
Of the tender Conſcience, in whom it is, the effects of it, meanes to get it, that it may be troubleſome; the difference betweene it and ſcrupuloſitie, and how to keep it from it. Chap. 44.
Of the wounded Conſcience, the cauſes, the continuance longer or ſhorter time; the effects and preparatiues to cure it, of the ſoueraigne Salue, and Cordialls after; how to keepe from a wounded Conſcience, of the difference betweene it and the deſperate: and betweene it and melancholike paſsion. Chap. 45. 46. 47.
Of the quiet good Conſcience, how obtained, the effects, with the difference betweene the quiet ill Conſcience and it. Chap. 48.
Of the vpright Conſcience, how gotten, and the effect thereof. Chap. 49.
Of the pure Conſcience, in whom it is, how gotten, the effects of it, the ſignes thereof, how to keepe it pure. Ch. 50.
Of the iuſtifying Conſcience, how it iuſtifieth, wherein it conſiſts, how it differs from a iuſtifying faith, of the comfortable effects thereof, and how to keeke it. Chap. 51.
Of the ſingular benefit of the regenerate, quiet, pure, vpright, and iuſtifying Conſcience. Chap. 52.
Of the difference betweene Confidence of a good Conſcience, and preſumption from a deceitful heart, Ch. 53. where is ſet downe in whom the one and the other is, with their differing cauſes and effects.
Laſtly, of Conſcience continuance, here in this life, at death, at laſt Day, in Heauen, and in Hell. Chap. 54.