Davids Repentance, Table of doctrines – Psalm 51
The Table of the principall Doctrines briefly handled in this Booke.
Out of the Title of the Pſalme. Page 1. 2. 3.
Doct. 1. Singing of Pſalmes an ancient practiſe in the Church of God. page 6.
Doct. 2. A Childe of God may fall after hee is effectually called. Page 16.
Doct. 3. The word preached, the ordinary meanes to beget Faith and Repentance. page 21.
Doct. 4. A fearful thing to liue in ſin without repentance. pag. 25.
Doct. 5. Miniſters muſt reproue the greateſt perſonages. pag. 30.
Doct. 6. Men muſt bee charged with their ſpeciall ſins. pag. 38.
Doct. 7. Chaſte ſpeech taught of God. page 42.
Doct. 8. The godly reſpect more the glory of God then their owne credit. page 44.
Doct. 9. The ſtrongeſt may fall. page 46.
VERSE. I.
Doct. 1. Sight of ſin the firſt ſtep to repentance. page 52.
Doct. 2. Sorrow for ſinne, note of a godly man. page 58.
Doct. 3. MercieMercy is chiefly to bee ſought for. page 61.
Doct. 4. God alone is to be prayed vntounto. page 66.
Doct. 5. Experience of former fauour aſſureth of future. page 71
Doct. 6. The mercy of God emboldens ſinners to come vntounto him. Page 74.
Doct. 7. Gods mercy mans merit. page 79.
Doct. 8. The nature of ſin. p. 83
Doct. 9. God, a God of merciemercy. Page 85.
Doct. 10. The Lord keepes a book of all our ſinnes. page 89.
VERSE. 2.
Doct. 1. A wounded conſcience can finde no reſt but onelyonly in Chriſt. page 98
Doct. 2. Difference betwixt the ſorrow of the godly and the wicked. page 102
Doct. 3. Sinne defiles a Man. page 106
Doct. 4. Hard matter to be clenſed from the pollution of ſin. p. 110
Doct. 5. Bloud of Chriſt alone doth waſh away ſinne. page 114.
VEERS. 3.
Doct. 1. Confeſsion euer goes before remiſsion. pag. 120
Doct. 2. An accuſing conſcience the meanes to bring men to repentance. pag. 141
Doct. 3. Neceſſary duty to call our ſins to account. pag. 139.
Doct. 4. Sinne once knowne, doth euer accuſe till it be pardoned. pag. 145
Doct. 5. Sinne neuer goes alone. pag. 149
VERSE. 4.
Doct. 1. A mans ſins are open before God. pag. 155
Doct. 2. What ſorrow it is that accompanies repentance. pag. 160
Doct. 3. Note of a penitent perſon not to excuſe his ſin. pag. 166
Doct. 4. God alone can forgiue ſinnes. pag. 171
Doct. 5. Acknowledgement of partitular ſinnes required in true repentance. pag. 180
Doct. 6. Men ſin before God. p. 187
Doct. 7. The Lord maketh good vſe of our conſciences, pag. 191
Doct. 8. God is euer iuſt in his iudgements. pag. 195. & 202
VERSE. 5.
Doct. 1. A man doth neuer truely repent till hee come to know his owne nature. pag. 210
Doct. 2. No man is borne by nature the child of God. pag. 211
Doct. 3. Godly parents beget ſinfull children. pag. 217
VERSE. 6.
Doct. 1. True knowledge of God workes true humility. pag. 224
Doct. 2. A ſanctified heart the greateſt bleſsing of God. p. 231
Doct. 3. Sinne is but a lying vanity. pag. 233
Doct. 4. A fearefull thing to ſin againſt knowledge. pag. 237
Doct. 5. Heauenly wiſedome the gift of Gods ſpirit. pag. 244
VERSE. 7.
Doct. 1. Pardon of ſin the greateſt mercy. pag. 249
Doct. 2. Sin is infectious. pag. 253
Doct. 3. The ceremonies vnderunder the law were but to lead vsus to Chriſt. pag. 255
Doct 4. Chriſts bloud alone doth purge our ſinnes. pag. 256
Doct. 5. Situation to be ſought for onelyonly in Chriſt. pag. 260
Doct. 6. Sin defiles a man. p. 265
Doct. 7. Naturall men their eſtate Deſcribed. pag. 269
VERSE. 8.
Doct. 1. Aſſurance of the pardon of ſins may be attained. pag. 282
Doct. 2. Mans teſtimony of the remiſsion of ſins is nothing without the teſtimony of Gods ſpirit. pag. 285
Doct. 3. Miniſtery of the word, meanes whereby God conueyes comfort to his children. pag. 290
Doct. 4. Where ſin is not pardoned there can be no true ioy. pag. 295
Doct. 5. No ſorrow in the godly like the ſorrow for ſin. pag. 300
Doct. 6. There is no reſpect of perſons with God. pag. 303
Doct. 7. Pardon of ſinne brings true ioy. pag. 304
VERSE. 9.
Doct. 1. Gods anger moſt fearefull to the godly. pag. 310
Doct. 2. Manner of Gods pardoning ſinne. pag. 317
Doct. 3. All our ſins are knowne to God. pag. 321
VERSE. 10.
Doct. 1. Iuſtification and Sanctification go together. pag. 326
Doct. Repentance a new creation. pag. 329
Doct. 3. True ſanctification is neuer in part. pag. 333
Doct. 4. God is the Author of ſanctification. pag. 338
Doct. 5. Sinne hinders the worke of ſanctification. pag. 341
Doct. 6. Child of God not alwayes at one ſtay. pag. 348
Doct. 7. A purpoſe not to ſin, mark of a ſanctified heart. pag. 351
Doct. 8. Sinne quenches grace as water fire. pag. 355
VERSE. 11.
Doct. 1. The pleaſures of ſinne are deere bought. pag. 262
Doct. The Iudgements of God vponupon other, cauſe the godly to feare. pag. 378
Doct. 3. Sin takes away the fecling of Gods fauor for a time. pag. 379
VERSE. 12.
Doct. 1. Fruit of ſinne deſcribed. pag. 390
Doct. 2. Fauour of God is a Chriſtians chiefeſt ioy. pag. 393
Doct. 3. State of Gods children not alwayes alike. pag. 398
Doct. 4. Pardon of ſinne the ſoundeſt ioy. pag. 401
Doct. 5. Man weake being left to himſelfe. pag. 406.
VERSE. 13.
Doct. 1. The goodneſſe of God towards our ſelues muſt bee made knowne. pag. 411
Doct. 2. Thankfulneſſe a neceſſary duty. pag 414
Doct. 3. Fruit of faith to ſeeke the good of others. pag. 417
Doct. 4. What Doctrine Miniſters muſt teach. pag. 420
Doct. 5. Ignorant are to be taught the wayes of God. pag. 423
Doct. 6. Conuerſion of a ſinner is Gods worke. pag. 426
VERSE. 14.
Doct. 1. Murder a haynous ſinne. pag. 431
Doct. 2. God hath mercy for ſuch as ſeeke mercy. pag. 436
Doct. 3. Puniſhment of ſin ſhould keepe vsus from ſinning. pag. 438
Doct. 4. Note of a true penitent to aggrauate ſinne. pag. 443
Doct. 5. Faith required in prayer. pag. 444
Doct. 6. Praiſe of our ſaluation properly belongs to God. p. 446
Doct. 7. Gods mercies muſt vn-tye our tongues to praiſe him. p. 459
Doct. 8. God ſhould not be righteous if he ſhould not pardon ſinne. pag. 461
VERSE 15.
Doct. 1. Sin takes away the vſe of the tongue, that Man cannot ſpeake as he ſhould. pag. 464
Doct. 2. No ability in man to performe any good. pag. 468
Doct. 3. Thankſgiuing a neceſſarie dutie. pag. 470
VERSE. 16
Doct. 1. A mans perſon muſt firſt bee approued before his ſacrifice accepted. pag. 480
Doct. 2. A man may performe a good duty, and yet ſinne in the manner of doing it. pag. 482
Doct. 3. Popiſh Sacrifices abhominable. pag. 484
Doct. 4. Chriſt an end of all other Sacrifices. pag. 486
VERSE. 17.
Doct. 1. Broken heart moſt rare thing to be found. pag. 490
Doct. 2 God doth highly eſteeme of a broken heart. pag. 495
VERSE 18.
Doct. 1. Prayer the chiefeſt refuge in time of danger. pag. 499
Doct. 2. Prayer for the Church a neceſſary duty. pag. 504
Doct. 3. Liberty of preaching one of Gods fauours. pag. 508
Doct. 4. Faith muſt not reſt vponupon the merites of another. pag. 512
Doct. 5. Sinnes of the Magiſtrate prouoke Gods anger highly. pag. 515
Doct. 6. Penitent will ſeeke to build vp that which before hee had pulled downe. pag. 517
Doct. 7. A man cannot pray vntill he repent. pag. 518
VERSE. 19.
Doct. 1. What be thoſe Sacrifices that God doth accept of. p. 523
Doct. 2. Solemne vowes a Chriſtian duty. pag. 527
Doct. 3. Publick thankſgiuing after deliuerance required. p. 531
The Contents.
PSALME 51. To him that excelleth. A Pſalme of Dauid, when the Prophet Nathan came vntounto him, after he had gone in to Berſhaba.
1 HAVE mercy vponupon me O God, according to thy louing kindneſſe, according to the multitude of thy compaſsions, put away my iniquities.
2 Waſh me throughly from my wickedneſſe, and cleanſe mee from my ſinne.
3 For I know my iniquities, and my ſinne is euer before me.
4 Againſt thee, Againſt thee onelyonly hauehave I ſinned, and done euill in thy ſight that thou maiſt be iuſt when thou ſpeakeſt, and pure when thou iudgeſt.
5. Behold, I was borne in iniquity, and in ſinne hath my mother conceiued me.
6 Behold thou loueſt truth in the inward affection: therefore haſt thou taught me wiſedome ſecretly.
7 Purge me with hyſſop, and I ſhall be cleane; waſh me, and I ſhall be whiter then ſnow.
8 Make mee to heare of ioy and gladneſſe, that the bones which thou haſt broken may reioyce.
9 Hide thy face from my ſinnes, and put away all my iniquities.
10 Create in me a cleane heart, O God, and renue a right Spirit within me.
11 Caſt me not away from thy preſence, and take not thy holy Spirit from me.
12 Reſtore me to the ioy of thy ſaluation, and ſtabliſh me with thy free Spirit.
13 Then ſhall I teach thy wayes vntounto the wicked, and ſinners ſhall be conuerted vntounto thee.
14 Deliuer me from bloud, O God, which art the God of my ſaluation, and my tongue ſhall ſing ioyfully of thy righteouſneſſe.
15 Open thou my lips, O Lord, and my mouth ſhall ſhew forth thy praiſe.
16 For thou deſireſt no ſacrifice, though I would giuegive it: thou delighteſt not in burnt-offerings.
17 The Sacrifices of God are a contrite ſpirit: a contrite and a broken heart, O God, thou wilt not deſpiſe.
18 Bee fauourable vntounto Zyon for thy good pleaſure: build vp the wals of Ieruſalem.
19 Then ſhalt thou accept the ſacrifices of righteouſneſſe, euen the burnt-offering and oblation: Then ſhall they offer Calues vponupon thine Altar.