The Breastplate of Faith and Love, Errata – Table of contents 2
ERRATA.
Part. 1.
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Part 2.
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A briefe Collection of the principall heads in the ensuing Treatises.
PART 1.
DOCTRINE.
That righteousnesse by which alone wee are saved, is revealed in the Gospell.
pag. 3
Sixe Questions about this righteousnesse.
5
Vse.
To see the justice of God in condemning men who neglect this righteousnesse.
26
Vse 2.
Not to deferre the taking of Christ.
31
Doct. 2.
Faith is that whereby the righteousnes of God is made ours to salvation.
37
Reasons.
1. That it might be of grace.
43
2. That it might be sure.
Ibid.
3. That it might be to all the seede.
44
4. That no flesh should rejoyce in it selfe.
45
Definition of justifying faith.
49
The object of faith.
52
The subject of it.
55
How faith justifieth.
59
The acts of faith.
62
Vse 1.
Not to be discouraged from comming to God.
67
Vse 2.
To rejoyce in God.
76
Vse 3.
To labour for faith.
81
Vse 4.
To apply the promises with boldnesse.
86
Foure things in the understanding touching the promises.
95
Three meanes to draw the will.
104
Seven arguments to perswade us of Christs willingnesse to receive us.
110
Doct. 3.
Faith admits degrees, and wee ought to grow from degree to degree.
117
Faith admits degrees in foure respects.
Ibid.
Vse 1.
To comfort those that have faith, though in a lesse degree.
130
Vse 2.
An exhortation to grow in faith.
134
Sixe motives to grow in faith.
135
PART. 2.
DOCTRINE.
That faith that saveth us must be effectuall.
pag. 3
Five causes of ineffectuall faith.
6
Three things wherin the efficacy of faith consisteth.
20
How effectuall faith is wrought.
47
Sixe reasons why God will accept no other faith.
58
Vses.
First, To try our faith whether it be sound.
60
Secondly, To judge our conditions by the efficacy of our faith.
64
Thirdly, To justifie the doctrine of good workes against the Papists.
67
Fourthly, To labour to grow in faith and assurance.
72
Fifthly, To learne to judge aright of our workes.
79
Sixthly, To try if we have faith.
84
Five signes of effectuall faith.
92
The concomitants of faith.
124
Vse 7.
To set faith on worke.
138
Three wayes how to use faith.
142
Sixe considerations to helpe faith to comfort us.
149
Eight instances wherein faith should guide us.
158
Concerning using meanes.
176
Concerning evills feared.
187
Concerning God hearing our prayers.
193
Concerning the prosperity of the wicked, and affliction of the Saints.
201
PART 3.
DOCTRINE.
HEE that loves not is not in Christ.
page 5
Five kindes of love.
8
How the love of God is wrought in us.
12
Reasons.
First, If a man love not, there is a curse on him.
18
Secondly, He breakes the Evangelicall law.
19
Thirdly, it is adultery.
20
Fourthly, he slights Gods offer.
21
Vses.
First, To examine if we love Christ.
21
Sixe tryalls of our love to Christ.
24
Seven motives to love Christ.
34
Meanes to enable us to love God.
49.106.138.
Ten properties of love.
60
Two impediments of our love to Christ.
106
Five tryalls whether we love God or no.
115
Foure signes of hatred of God.
133
Meanes whereby wee may be assured of Gods love to us.
146
Five things requisite in our love to God.
159
The danger of not loving the Lord.
178
…oure things in the curse of God.
179
Doct. 2.
We are to be judged not onelyonly by our faith, but by our workes.
188
Reasons.
First, Because every Christian hath the Spirit.
189
Secondly, Inward rectitude is never disjoyned from good workes.
191
Thirdly, Because every Christian hath a new nature.
192
Vses.
First, Not to content our selves with good meanings onelyonly.
193
Secondly, Christians are better taught than learned men without grace.
199
Thirdly, An exhortation to doing.
205
Three duties suting the season.
211
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