Christs Counsel to His Languishing Church of Sardis, Index – Imprimatur
The Table.
A
ACtivity of love to ſet on graces, p 144
Affections are many times dying, p. 11. 45
Ardency of affections, an exceeding helpe, 1 to the remembrance of truths taught, 2 to the holding faſt of the truth, p 198. & 213
The different carriage of a weakened and a ſtrengthened Christian under afflictions p 111,
The application of Chriſt, the ordinances and other meanes helpefull againſt decaying, p 72. 98. 131
Apoſtaſie from the truth, ſeven cauſes of it, p 272
Gods approbation to be ſtudied, p 158
A diſtinct apprehenſion of truths needfull to the remembrance of truths, p 200
C
CAuſes of a dying condition, p 16
Chriſt ſtrengthens a languiſhing Christian three waies, p 79
Comforts attend Chriſtians, and when? p 40
Communion with God, and its kindes, p 38. 39
Conference about truths taught, uſefull, p 201
Conſcience to be joyned with ſcience; p 250
Conſcience wounded and vexed, p. 16. 40
Corruptions have a decaying power, p 16
Conſiderations of a mans condition is neceſſary, p 121
A dying converſation, p. 10. 50
Truths taught to be kept in a mans converſation. p 215
Lively conſociation, what? p 135
D
DAmping of communion with God. p 38
Depresſion of heavenly ſtrength, p 36
Delight taken in godly company, p 108
Delightfulneſse in love, p 145
Diligence in love, ibid.
True doctrines diſcovered from falſe in ſeven things, p 240
Seven diſadvantages in a weakened condition, p 92
Deſertion a conſequent of decaying, p 40
A dying diſpoſition opened, p 8
Chriſtians are dying in ſeven reſpects, p 10
Dying in duties how knowne, p 44 53
E
EXamination neglected, the evill of it, p 22. 23
Exceſse in pasſion dangerous, p 28
Excellency hath two things in it, p 217
Expresſions of grace, 1 paſſionate, 2 deliberate, p 63
Extenuatiōs of excellencies by decayings, p 34
Truths are to be embraced, p 248
F
FAintneſse in acts of religion, p 53
Faith a radicall and ſtrengthening grace, p 14. 142
Forgetfulneſse of the word evill and hurtfull, p 190
Formality to be checked. p 69
G
MEn may decay in gifts and graces, and how? p 13, 14
Graces given to men for three ends, p 54
Graces are inclining, inlarging and cleanſing principles, p 55, 56, 57
Graces beſtowed, are to be kept in repaire▪ p 88
Graces diffuſed, and graces imployed, how to be underſtood, p 64
H
HEaring not enough for a Chriſtian, p 187
A plaine and a pliable heart, p 132
Helpes, firſt, to remember, ſecondly, to hold faſt truths, p 198. 238
Hold faſt the truth, p 210
Divine truths a Chriſtians heritage, p 219
Humbling under decayings, p 67
Deep humiliation a meanes to ſtrengthen a decayed Chriſtian, p 123
I
IEalouſie and three things ariſing from it, p 70
Inconſtancy and its cauſes, p 232
Implantation of holy principles, what it is? p 74
Interruption in duties, p 64
Decaies in judgement. p 12
The imperfection of our eſtate before God, p 157
Truths held faſt in judgement, p 211
L
THree things in love furthering duties, p 144, 145
Loyall affection to the truth, p 299
Ten legacies, p 253
M
MEditation an helpe to memory, p 199
Meanes to keepe up graces, p 67
Meanes to recover out of a dying condition, p 73
Meanes of ſtrengthening, p 121
N
NEglect and its danger, p 19
O
COnſtant operation, what? p 200
Oppoſition againſt dying cauſes, p 137
Ordinances, and three things about them, 97
P
THree ſorts of people living under the meanes, p 7
Perfection and a ſtriving unto it, p 68
Perfecting of holy principles, p 75
Perſiſtance in holy truths, p 202
Practiſe a keeper of truths, p 202
Practicall remembrance, what it is, p 167
Practicall truths what they are, p 175
Preparation to the ordinances, p 97
Phyſicking the ſoule, what? p 22
Dying in profeſſion, what, p 10
Truth is held by profeſſion, p 214
R
REaſons for the ſtrengthening of a ſpirituall condition, p 84
Reaſons to hold faſt divine truths, p 216
Active reformation, what, p 128
Truths taught are to be remembred, p 163
The nature, ſorts, waies, cauſes, and meanes of rememembrance, p 160. to 202
Reſiſtance of ſinne, p 102
Riſing of graces, p 110
Solid reſolutions, p 125
Reſolution to cleave to the truth, p 249
Revolting from doctrine, p 228. and in converſation, 231
S
SIlence in heaven, what and when, p 41
Sin, and a Chriſtian in ſinning, p 60, 61
Seriouſneſſe in ſociety, p 71
Standing at a ſtay, p 70
Strengthening of ſpirituals under decayes, p 74. 78. 83
Supplication muſt be ardent, p 129
Suſpition of a mans owne condition, p 42
Sen ſibleneſse and ſpiritualneſse not equall, p 62
T
TImes of ſpirituall troubles▪ p 41
Truths add their ſorts, p 175, 205, 206
Divine truths is Gods truſt, p 220
Three things about a truſt. p 221
Z
A Caſe reſolved about decayings in zeale, p 62
FINIS.
Errata.
PAge 8. line 16. for a, reade ſecondly, p. 147. l. 3. for wit, r. we all know, &c. p. 221. l. 4. for inſtructed, r. intrusted.
Octob. 22. 1639.
Imprimatur,
IOH. HANSLEY.
End of the text · Obadiah Sedgwick, Christs Counsel to His Languishing Church of Sardis (1640)