A Glance of Heaven, Table of contents
A Table of the Contents of this Booke.
THe Coherence. pag. 1
The best Ministers will not shun to bee tryed by the best judgements. p. 3.
The scope of the words and explication. p. 5.
The mystery of the Gospell hid from naturall men. p. 6
The excellency of the Gospell declared by way of negation. 7.
What is meant by those things that eye hath not seene. p. 11.
Doct. God hath a company of beloved Children in the world that he meanes a speciall good unto. p. 12.
Doct. That God hath prepared great matters for them idem, obj. If these excellent things in the Gospell bee secret, how come we to know them? p. 14.
Three degrees of revelation. p. 18.
The Gospell is hid without the Spirit, discover the mind of God. p. 21.
Vse. of instruction to shew there is no principle at all of the Gospell in nature. 23
Why so many heresies have sprung out of the Gospell. 24
2 Vse. In Divine truths above nature wee are not too much to trust to Beason. p. 26.
3 Vse. How to study and read Divine truthes. p. 28.
Ths course that God takes to shew his children these mysteries. p. 32
Supernaturall …objects require Supernatur all senses. p. 34
Knowledge joyned with feeling p. 37.
Of spirituall sight. p. 40
Nature cannot shew divine mysteries. p. 41
Vse. value things as they are in another world. p. 42
It is the best wisdome to be wise to salvation. p. 47
A ground of the Martyrs patience. p. 50
A godly man suffers those things in his senses for those things that are above his senses. p. 51
What Popery is. 52
Merit hath no proportion with Glory. 53
We cannot be too exact in holy duties. 54
Wisedome of God hid from wise men. 65
Wicked men talke of repentance, but do not repent. p. 61.
A holy man feels sin heavy. p 62.
Carnall men have the light. pag. 63.
They know them but by a common light. p. 64.
What true riches and beauty is. p. 69.
Gods people have a tast of heaven before they come there. p. 71.
What peace in heaven is. p. 72.
How to come to know the things of heaven, reason from the lesse to the greater. p. 74.
Ioyes of heaven are pure. p. 76.
Heaven on earth. p. 77
Reasons why God hath prepared such great things in heaven. p. 80.
We are not capable of the joyes of heaven here. p. 87.
Meditation of heaven steeres a Christians life here. p. 88.
Faith sets heaven in our eye, by it conquers the world. p. 89.
The nature of hope. id.
What inforceth to keepe a good conscience. p. 91.
Vse. How to abase our selves. p. 93.
Vse. Of thankefulnesse. p. 94
Every petty crosse will not cast downe a believer. p. 97.
Vse. Comfort our selves against the slightings of the world. p. 98.
Why men are drowned in the world. p. 100.
How to get the conquest in any temptation. p. 104.
Religion not an empty thing. p. 106.
What are the greatest ils. 109.
They that desire to growbetter, they shall grow to perfection. p. 113.
Rejoyce in beginnings of grace 112
Admire at those things that eye hath not, &c. 113
To know whether these things are prepared for us, or no. 116
Labour to know thine inheritance more and more. ibid.
God prepares them for grea… matters for whom they are prepared. 117
For whom all these things are prepared. 120
Faith a hidden grace. 120
Obs. God doth qualifie all those in this world, that hee hath prepared happinesse for in an other wo…ld. 125
A natural man cannot see heaven, nor desire it as holy. 126
Take heed of vaine hopes. 128
Look within thee for thy evidences. 131
Look to thy affection. 132
God prepared happinesse before all eternitie. 136
That happinesse which the world shewes, is not the true happinesse, because it can be seene. 141
It's base to be too much in love with the world 144
Try thy selfe by this love. 145
Wee may know heaven to bee ours by the disposition of our hearts. 147
God hath not ordained heaven for his enemies. 149
Merit confuted. 151
There goes somewhat of ours, and somewhat of Gods together, to witnes to us what God doth. 153
Love a commanding affection. 154
Our actions are but still-borne without affection. 157
Begin not first with election, but see if God hath taught thee to love God. p. 159.
What it is to love God. p. 160.
Foure things in this sweet affection of Love observeable. p. 162.
When a man puts God in stead of himselfe. p. 166
How to know we have a sanctified judgement. p. 168
If we esteeme God we shall part with any thing besides. 172.
where is true love, there is a desire of union. p. 175
Try whether wee have this branch of love. p. 178
Where wee love wee shall consult. p. 181.
Where union, there is a desire of death it selfe. p. 182
God able to fill our soule. p. 188
Whither to fly, if a confusion of all things should come. p. 190
In losses and crosses thou wilt fetch what thou loosest out of the love of God. p. 192.
Provide that for God that hee loves. p. 194.
Love will purge your heart. 196
Love from faith wounds Christ 198
Men under the Gospell live unworthy of it 202
Those that love God love his members. 204
If wee love God wee shall love whatever is divine. 205
Love wil make us please God in all things. 207
Love to God studies how to please God. 207
Study in thy place how to put out the best of thy endeavour 209
In heaven all promises are fulfilled indeed. p. 2. 3
God gives his a taste aforehand. 2. 4
A Christians knowledge of his title to heaven, makes him work. 2. 5
Love the fittest grace to describe a Christian. 2. 7
What the affection, passion, Grace of love is. 2. 8
Vse of examination, how our affections are byassed. 2. 11
Ob. May we not love the creatures at all? 2. 12
Ob. How shall I know I love God? 2. 14
Ob. My love to God is saint, how to be maintained and cherished. 2. 17
Ob. Why mean poore Christians have more tender love to God than great schollers. 2. 19
How to love God with all our might. 2. 25
God expects more love in a Magistrate, than other…. 2. 26
The may to love God, is to see our misery. 2. 27
Another way, consider Gods merciemercy▪ goodnesse. 2. 31
Hee feedes our soules with his owne son. 2. 32
Benefites will worke on a beast. 2. 35
Consider with what love those of old loved the law, when we have Gospell, and yet love not. 2. 39
Converse much with those that love God. 2. 39
Get a new nature, & then thou wilt love without provocation. 2. 40
Dwell on the meditation of the love of God. 2. 43
Love will carry us through all duties and difficulties 2. 48
Love increaseth by suffering. 2. 50
Consider the vanitie of our affections being set on any thing else. 2. 54
Be ashamed of the want of love to God, when thou hast such meanes to kindle it. 2. 57