The Souls Conflict With Itself, Index
An Alphabeticall Table of chiefe things in the fore-going Treatise.
A.
ACtions of man: what are the principles of them. Page 221
Admire Gods love. 479
Adventure of faith makes a rich returne. 490
Affections their conflict one with another. 79. How to be ordered, 104. In case of Gods dishonour no affection is excessive. 106
Affections, why they doe not alwayes follow the judgement, 377. God most to be affected. 498
Appearance of salvation in the countenance: whence, and why. 469
Application of mercy in particular; necessary: reasons, 482. In the wicked it is a lye, 485. It is no easie matter to say, My God, 486. When it is right, 495. A shame not to improve it. 511
Arguments for faith to come to God. 418
Art in bearing of troubles. 64
Art in misery to think of matter of joy. 429
Assurance of Gods favour: what we should doe in the want thereof. 441
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Backe faith with strong reasons and arguments. 414
Beauty of a well-ordered soule. 135
Beauty of Christians works performed in season. 428
Bilneyes offence at a Preacher. 362
Blasphemy: temptations of blasphemy, and how checked. 350
Breach of inward peace: still looke at thy selfe therein. 149
Bookes all written to amend the booke of conscience. 67
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Casting downe, disquiets: why, 44. Remedies against casting downe. 46
Censure not Christians distempered: dangerous so to doe. 40
Change of nature, changeth all. 187
Changes must be fore-thought of. 128
Caution in fore-casting such changes. 120. Direrections for this fore-thinking of troubles. 121
Character of a good soule. 378
Christ is salvation clothed in mans flesh. 465
Christian Calling: what is the true ability to it: grace, not gifts onelyonly. 405. Particular Calling: directions for it. 408
Combats spirituall, how discerned from that of common grace and light. 83
Comfort in the Churches troubles, 411. and 471.
Comfort amisse sought in sanctification, 28. Yet to have and hold comfort, grow up in holinesse. 30
Comforters in way of humanity, many, few in way of Christianity, 227. Graces necessary in a good Comforter, 230. Method of comforting. 231. A sinne, not to comfort the afflicted, 235. How comfort tendered doth no good: miscarriages therein. 238
Communion with God to be sought, and how Christians have continuall ground of it. 429
Communion of friends, in watching over one another. 2…5. In comforting one another. 218
Complaine of thy selfe, not of God, nor others. 74
Concupiscence not severely censured by Papists. 153
Condition of life: none wherein we may not exercise some grace. 146
A man can be in no condition, wherein God is at a losse and cannot help him. 265
Confidence in our selves, how chased away. 243
Confidence for mercies: warranted to us as well as to David, or others. 431
Conflict of grace and corruption much cast us downe: 386. Should make us trust in God the more. 387
Conflicts in mans soule: kindes and degrees of them. 78
Conscience not cleare brings disquietnesse. 30
Constancy, how it quiets the spirit.
Consideration: the best objects of it. 186
Contentment, to be framed to our selves, and how. 123. It is a speciall meanes of quieting the soule. Ibid.
Continuance of sinne: or sinnes of continuance dangerous. 359. And how to be dealt withall. 360
Corruption how farre curbed or repressed by God. 171
Corruptions remaining in an holy heart are naturall, they would not be controlled. 150, And what followes. 157
Courage, a meanes to stablish the soule.
Court of conscience in man, 51. Why wee are so backward to keepe this Court. 57
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Deale with thy selfe in all afflictions, to get quietnesse. 115
Death: comfort in the houre of it. 402. In the estate after death. 403
Delay not the praising of God. 446
Defects in life rise from defects in trust. 333
There is a supply for all our defects. 391
Deordination of nature to be lookt upon, and how. 166. Most needfull so to doe. 168
Deniall of our selves necessary; wherein. 140.
Notes of it. 142
Desertion; then Christ should be put betweene God and us. 509
Despaire of mercy; no cause of it. 565
Desperation may be, where is onelyonly a generall apprehension of mercy. 483
Difference betweene a carnall Christian and another. 437
Discouragement in affliction, incident to Gods owne people. 11. Causes hereof in our selves; privative. 21. Positive. 23. Wee are apt to cast downe our selves. 41. Reasons against discouragement; the hurt that comes by it. 46. It crosseth our owne principles. 54. In case of discouragement we should not thinke too much on our corruptions. 95. A godly man knowes how to carry himselfe in discouragements. 78
Disquieted wee may be for that, which it is not a sinne to be disquieted for. 91
Disquietnesse; three notes of that which is not befitting. 92
Disquietnesse for sin; when it exceeds measure. 94
Disquietments proper to the soule, beside those of the body. 108
Distrust, the cause of all disquiet. 252
Distempers fall, if arraigned before reason: 53
Doubting ariseth of Popish doctrine of works. 29
Duty more to be thought of, then comfort. 422
Duties to be don with united forces, or spirits 30
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Eloquence of Ambrose converted Austine. 196
Election, not knowne, no hinderance to our trust in God. 489
Enemies of the Church: comfort against them. 412
Envie not their prosperity. 474
Estate of a Christian, how to be judged. 26
Event of things not to be too much forecasted. 39
Evidence of faith more constantly upholds the soule, then evidence of sight. 532
Evill in an holy Christian, not to be too much lookt upon. 38. Nor evills of the time. 39
Evills of sinne. 87
Excellencies of God to be branched out for our severall uses. 508
Exercise of grace preserves the soule. 249
Experiments of God, treasured up in the heart, would much help faith. 529
Experiences to be called to mind. 312. And communicated to others. 313
Extremities whereinto the godly are suffered to fall: and why? 310
Evills that are outward, how remedied. 593
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Faith must own God specially. 480. And why. 482.
It relyes on a double principle. 299. Why so requisite in Christians. 301. It is stil shaked by the devill and wicked ones. 17. It must have price set on it: and how this may be. 315. 317. In us no seeds of faith, as of obedience. 332
Fancy to be quickly limited and restrained. 189.
The proper use of it. 193
Favour of God: how to preserve the sence of it. 525
Failings pardoned, where is no malicious intention. 424
Former favours make the soule more sensible of contrary impressions. 4
Friends living, spirituall priviledges by them, 221
Friends departure: comfort in it. 408
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Galeacius Caracciolus, how converted. 196
God makes every man a governour over himselfe. 67
God still left to a good heart for comfort, when all others faile. 247
God onelyonly is the fit object of trust. 264
God cannot (out of Christ) be thought on comfortably. 267
God is some mens God specially. 477. Hence is the spring of all good 481. When we prove this to our soules. 495. Tokens of it, 501. Comfort by it in extremities. 505
Gods presence sweetneth all places and estates. 2
Gods glory more to be regarded then our owne good. 420
God is many salvations to his people. 464. A Rock not to be undermined. 464
Godly men, when best disposed. 114. They can cast restraint on themselves in distempers. 63.
Can make a good use of privacy. 65
Great ones, in most danger. 60. And why. 224
Greatnesse of finne may encourage us to goe to God 355
Griefe gathered to a head, will not be quieted at the first, 5. It casteth downe, as joy lifteth up. 50. How to be mitigated, 216. Griefe faulty, when. 94. Even godly griefe is to be bounded: 97. How it is to be ordered aright. 100
Griefe for sinne: why wee want it so much, 372.
What we must doe in the want of it, 382. It is not all at first. 383
Griefe of contrition, and of compassion. 101
Growth in laying claime to God. 488
Guard over the soule to be kept. 170
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Hatred of sinne, a good signe of grace: notes of it. 380
Heart of man not easily brought unto God. 254
Heart to be most watcht, and kept in temper. 42
Heart, though vile, shall be fitted for God, comfort, and glory. 390
A Heart enlarged to praise God, is the chiefe deliverance. 439
Heart of Christians first cheared by God, then their countenance. 468
Help by others in discerning our estates. 287
Help: where none is, yet trust in God. Ibid.
Holinesse of God no discouragement to true Christians, in their many infirmities. 392
Hope, the maine support of a Christian, 263. The difference of it from faith, Ibid. It quieteth the soule.
Hope most in a hopelesse estate: two grounds. 301. and 491.
Houre of mercy not yet past, if yeelded unto. 368
Humbled persons comforted. 370
To humble us, God need not goe without us to fetch forces. 109. And wee need goe no surther then our selves. 151
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Idle life is ever a burthen to it selfe. 32
Idlenesse is the houre of temptation. 190
Imagination and opinion, the cause of much disquiet. 176. How it hurteth us. 183. How sinfull imaginations worke upon the soule. 181. The remedie and cure of this evill. 183. Opportunities of helping it to be sought and taken. 195. How it may be made serviceable in spirituall things. 198. Not impossible to rule our imaginations, 210. Misconceits about them 212
Immanuel: a name of nature, and of office. 478
Impediments should not discourage Christians. 389
Impudencie in wicked men, more then in devills. 522
Inclinations of soule to the creature should be at first subdued. 328
Instinct supernaturall leades the godly unto God. 418
Interest in God, the ground of trusting in him. 477
Ioy and praise help each other. 430
Ioy stilleth the soule. Jbid.
Iudgement and reason well employed, will raise up a dejected spirit. 51
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Large faith, and large object should be shaped together. 519
Latimers three prayers, all granted. 433
Law of God (extent and spiritualnesse of it) to be considered. 168
Least mercy of God must be prized. 450
Liberty Christian may not be unknowne, nor yet abused. 32. 114.
Life of a Christian, a life of trouble. 107
Life of Christians, a mixture of good & evill. 428.
Hid. 515
We Lose our selves most, by yeelding most to our selves. 60
Love such things, as can returne love. 122
Love of God to be lookt at, in every mercy. 446
Love-tokens from God, arguing he is ours. 501
Love of God, not to be questioned: grounds. 298
Luther assured of a particular mercy in prayer. 433
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Massacre of France terrible afterward to the King. 66
Meanes, whether relyed on, or no. 343
Mercy of God must not bee limited by mans sinnes. 358. It is Gods name, he pleads for it. 535
Moone in the change, neerest the Sunne: so wee to God, in greatest dejection. 18
Motions of sinne to be at first crushed. 129
Murther of the tongue. 19
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Nature of man, since sin came in, subject to misery and sorrow. 9. proved. 10. applyed. 11
Natures favourers, enemies of grace. 164
Nature divine, the onelyonly counter-poyson of sin. 172
Naturall righteousnesse in Adam. 155
Naturall sinnes in us, voluntary too. 161
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Objects of Religion or conversation, not to be substituted. 319
Offence against God, takes not away trust in God. 253
Omission of duties breeds trouble to the soule. 34
Opinions of others not to be too much heeded. 37. 124
Opposition to sin, in the godly is universall. 88
Over-joying in outward comforts, breeds trouble. 35
Outward things, no fit stayes for the soule. 321. 325
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Passions conflict one with another. 78
Passions not to be put to our troubles. 124
Passions hid till drawne out: and how this is, 126
Peace the Epitome of all good. 138
Perseverance in grace warranted, and how. 388
Portion of the godly is God alone. 517
Power that wee have over our selves, is of God. 243
Prayer needfull to keepe our selves in temper. 62
Prayer heard: signes of it. 453
Prayer and praise depend each on other. 422. 455
Praise in trouble more minded by the godly then their delivery. 420. Special times to praise God 425. No easie matter to praise God aright. 439. conditions. 448. motives. 459. meanes of performing it. 459
Prepare for an alteration of thy estate, and spirit. 40
Presence of God with his in worst times, what it doth for them. 426
Pride must ever be taken downe, though the spirit be dejected. 61
Pride and passion, mischievous. 58
Promises of God, what they are in divers respects. 296
Promises are not all reserved for heaven, but partly verified on earth. 434
Propriety in God chiefly to be laboured for. 483
Providence of God makes all good to us, as himselfe is good. 267
It is a speciall stay of our faith. 270. What God is, he makes good by providence. Ibid. Graces to be exercised in observing divine providence. 278
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Reall praises of God, necessary. 451
Real things put out troublesom thoughts. 185
Reason for sinne: none at all. 415
Reasons of a godly man, are divine. 417
Relations wherein wee stand to God, must be all answered: and how. 307
Relapses pardonable and curable. 366
Repentance begins in the love of God. 197
Resolution necessary in Christianity. 442 Want of it breeds much disquiet. 34
Resolution firme & peremptory, to be assumed. 256. renue it. 258. and that quickly. 260
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Salvations of God, plentifull and manifold. 464.
To be thought upon in trouble. 466. The golden chaine of it. 484
Satan and his instruments, still casting-down the godly. 14
Satans cunning in divers humours of Christians. 26. To discourage those whom God encourageth. 536
Satans study to unloose the heart from God. 335 And to divide betwixt God and us.
Selfe-deniall requisite to praise God. 440
Selfe, what in the godly: and what in others. 110
Signes of a good estate. 28
Sicknesse: comfort in it. 397
Sin ever unreasonable, amidst seeming reasons 56
Sinne is the greatest trouble. 400. Avoyd not trouble by sinne. Ibid.
Sinne sweet in committing, bitter in the reckoning. 353
Side with God in evill times. 503
Sight of God not alwayes alike. Reasons of it. 532
Soliloquies of speciall use. 220
Solitarinesse ill for afflicted ones. 236. Intolerable to the wicked: why. 66
Sorrow weakens the heart. 44
Sorrow not required for it selfe, as sorrow. 370.
No sorrow can make satisfaction. 371. Dangerous to desire it over-much. 375. Popery in it. Comfortable degree of sorrow for sinne, when. 378
Soules most constant estate in respect of sinne. 577
Soule to be cited, and pressed to give accounts. 59
Soules excellency, in reflecting on it selfe, and judging all its issues. 68
Soule debased by wicked men 70
Soule should be first set in order. 73
Soule needs something beside it selfe to uphold it. 110
Soules temper when right. 97
Soule, though over-borne a while, gets free againe. 262
Soule, if gracious, most sensible of the want of spirituall meanes. 6. Knowes when it is well with it, when ill. 7
Superstition: the force of it. 182
Symmetrie of soule most lovely, 137
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Temptation divine, what it is. 13
Thanks then best, when it tends to praising. 447
Thanks should be large. 448
Thankfulnesse never without some taste of merciemercy. 453. It is a speciall help in an afflicted condition. 453. Excellent use of it. 462
Thoughts to be set in order every morning. 202.
Are not free. 203. Danger of that opinion. 208
Thoughts of praise should be precious to us. 430
Titles: empty titles of goodnesse bring but empty comfort at last. 523
Our Title in God to be maintained against all cavills. 530
Trade of conversing with God, the richest in the world. 443
Triall of trust, whether it be right. 337
Troubles outward, appointed to help the soule inwardly. 68
Trouble inward: three-fold miscarriage of it, 92
Trust is the meanes to bring God and the soule together. 264. To settle trust, know the minde as well as the nature of God. 295. Trust must answer the truth of God. 300. Directions about trusting. 303. Whether we may trust to friends, riches, or helps. 318. A sinne so to doe. 323
Trust it selfe not to be trusted in. 326
Trusting should follow Gods order of promising. 330
Tryall of our selves exceeding necessary. 127
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Victory over our selves: signes of it. 142. How it may be obtained. 147
Vniformity necessary in the lives of Christians. 139
Vnthankfulnesse to God, most sinfull. 445. Detestable to God and man. 455
Vnworthinesse may not keepe from God. 489
There is a sanctified use of all troubles to Gods children. 250
W.
Wayting on God, a necessary duty. 435. What it is to wayte. 437. Be ever in a wayting condition. 529
Wayting difficult. Helps to wait on God.
Will of man hath a soveraignty. 162
Will of the godly, conformable to Gods will 421
Worldly good hath some evill, and worldly evill hath some good. 132
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Yet not in hell, not at worst, a merciemercy, and undeserved. 425
Youth to be curbed quickly. 61
FINIS.
End of the text · Richard Sibbes, The Souls Conflict With Itself (1635)