Four Godly and Learned Treatises, Table of contents 2
A Summe of the principall matters contained in the second Treatise.
CHrist proves himselfe to be the Sonne of God, in that he can quicken the dead.
pag. 51
What our estate is, being out of Christ.
p. 53
What spirituall death is.
p. 54, and 57
The cause of life,
p. 56
Three kinds of spirituall death.
p. 57
The signes of death, foure.
p. 58
The degrees of spirituall death.
p. 60
Great difference betweene spirituall and naturall dead.
p. 62
Spirituall death voluntary.
p. 63
A twofold image of God in man.
ibid
Why the Law is given to men that are spiritually death.
p. 66
Difference betweene externall bodily binding, and the bands of sinne.
p. 67
The great Quaere or question that every man is to make concerning himselfe.
p. 68
Two hindrances of this search.
p. 69
The new spirituall life worketh a change in men.
p. 70
How Christ should be the end and scope of all our actions.
p. 72
…he charracters and markes of men spiritually dead.
p. 73, and 79
Repentance makes a dead man to be a living man; and therefore not to be delayed.
p. 83
Naturall men are but dead men, what excellencies soever they have.
p. 84
How to value the Ordinances of God.
p. 85
That all who are in Christ, are in a state of life.
p. 88
From whom, and with what, this life is hidden from naturall men.
p. 89
The Saints misreported and evill spoken of.
p. 90
Men are hardly perswaded, that there is such a new spirituall life of grace.
p. 91, and 94
Proofes of it, besides or without the Scriptures,
ibid
The effects and experience of a new spirituall life.
p. 92
Differences betweene superstition and the morrall life; and this new spirituall life of grace.
p. 93, &c.
Common and true Grace, wherein they differ.
p. 95
Signes to know the spirituall life of grace by; and the comparing it with the naturall life.
p. 96, and 59
What is expected and required of them, to whom this talent of the new life of grace is committed.
p. 98
They that spend their time in idle sports and vanities, are yet dead.
10…
The happy estate of being in Christ, and to be par…takers of this spirituall life, is to be knowne and prized accordingly.
101
How and in what sort, we must minde worldly things.
102
All other things vaine and deceivable, in comparison of this spirituall new life.
103
This is a prevailing life.
104
This new life is farre more excellent than the common life.
105
The union betweene Christ and us.
106
The life of grace brings liberty to them that have it.
107
Which should make those that have it not, to seeke it; and those that have it, carefull to retaine and keepe it.
108
Though the best may sometimes be foyled, yet they recover themselves, and maintaine a warre still against their corruptions.
111
How to know whether we walke in the Spirit, or no.
112
How to know, whether our workes be living workes, or dead workes.
114. &c.
Motives to make us desire this blessed spirituall life.
120. &c.
All men seeke happinesse, yet never finde it without seeking God.
128
Repentance puts a new life into men.
129
Meanes to get this spirituall life.
130
Knowledge, the first meanes, ib.
131, &c.
The second meanes to get this life, is to be much in doing.
134
The third meanes to get this life, is to get faith,
136
The fourth meanes to get and increase this life, is the communion of Saints,
140
The fift and last meanes to get and increase this life, is the hearing of the voyce of the Sonne of man,
14…
The hearing of this voyce, is the onelyonly meanes to translate men from death to life,
144.145. &c.
What the voyce of the Sonne of God is,
146.147
This effectuall voyce consists in two things,
147
Three degrees of working this light of life, by the Spirit.
148
A double voyce of the Sonne of man▪
149. &c.
Those that heare (viz. obey) the voyce of the Sonne of man, have experimentall knowledge.
150
Effectuall knowledge bred by this voyce, makes men approve, justifie, and relish the wayes of God.
155
A right knowledge breeds holy affections.
156
Lively knowledge brings forth action.
157
Wee must examine our selves, whether we have heard the voyce of the Son of God, or no.
159
Which wee shall know by our lives and actions,
160
The first impediment hindring men from hearing Christ voyce, is selfe-wisedome, or selfe conceitednesse.
161
The second hinderance or let, is long custome.
p. 162
The third let is similitude, which like false wares deceives men.
p. 163
The fourth impediment, is false experiments, in some workes of God, that should draw us nearer to him.
p. 164
The fift impediment is ignorance.
ibid
The sixt impediments, is inconsideration.
p. 166
The seventh impediment, is a certaine stiffenesse and obstinacie of will or minde.
p. 167
Meanes how to heare profitably.
ib. &c.
To practise a little, is the way to get more.
p. 168
Fearefull judgements on them that receive not the love of the truth,
p. 169
God curseth barren and unfruitfull bearers.
p. 170
Disobedience to the Gospell, grievously punished,
p. 171
Meanes to heare the preaching of Gods word profitably for our conversion, and building of us up in our most holy faith.
p. 172
The second meanes.
ibid
The third meanes,
p. 174
The fourth meanes.
p. 175
The fift meanes,
p. 176
The sixt meanes,
p. 180
A Caveat or warning both to Ministers and people.
p· 181
Vaine excuses will not serve before God,
p. 182