True Happiness, Index
THE TABLE.
A
ADams selfe-dominion of his will was his fall page 19.
Affliction stayeth not happines 26.
it prepares Pastors 99.
Application necessarie 119.
Assistance divine 103.
B
Baptisme 104.
Beautie of the Sanctuarie 82.
It is not in building, 84. nor in imagerie, ib. but in Gods presence, 85. and in his work, 89.
C
The Calendar of the godly 82.
The Chiefe good 3, 4, 5.
Choice of the chiefe good, 34. it is directed of God, 40. it divideth mankinde, 44.
and discovereth our by past, present, and future estate: 46. we are conscious of it, 36
Christs union with the Father and us 7.
Churches are schooles of happinesse 77
they should be frequented 81.
Combate spirituall stayeth not happines 67.
Conceit of perfectionis great imperfection 142.
Congregations in Churches are most beautifull meetings 111.
Constant search of happinesse 139.
Contentment is our element 134.
D
Death perfecteth happinesse 150.
Desertions of God are fearfull 141, 143.
The discord and concord of godly and wicked 45.
Dwelling with God, and in him is our happinesse 64.
This dwelling is mutuall 81.
E
No chiefe evill, as there is a chiefe good 10.
Popular chiefe evils 11.
There is no little evill. 13.
Excesse spirituall 126.
Experience should be communicate 100.
F
Faith is for application 121.
Forget things past 145.
Free-will a seat of war against grace 17.
it destroyeth its adorers 56.
Fruition of God 84, 124. it is better than sight, 131. here it is but in tastes, 128.
G
God is our chiefe good, 9. 29. he only is to be sought, 9. he is the beautie of the sanctuarie, 81. he offereth grace. Craveth service. Giveth power to serve, and accepteth our service 98.
Gods teaching, 95. how we see God, 118, 123. he is the fountain of happinesse, 21.
and giveth it freely ibid.
Good is greater than ill 12.
H
Happinesse is not in many things, 2, 8. it is not in riches, 31. nor in honour, ibid. nor in fame, ibid. nor in power, ib. nor in pleasure, ib. nor in the gifts of the mind, 33.
but in one thing, 2. It is our dwelling with God, 64. in our peace with him, 65. in our rest in him, 67. in fruition of him, 88. in contentment, 134. wee must partake it, 117. 120. necessitie to search it, 23 the difficultie of searching, 24. the maner of searching, 25, 34. Pray for it, 48. Hatred and love right set. 29.
I
Imperfection in the best 141.
Inquiring stands in three 144.
Joy in God 125.
L
Libertines are licentiou… 149.
Love to God 124.
M
Martha and Maries choice 44.
Martyrs spiritually drunk 130.
Mathematicians ascribe happines to fate 20.
No merit of happinesse 54, 61.
The multitude ghesse at happinesse 19.
N
Naturall men blinde judges of grace 122, 137.
O
Obedience is our seale 138.
One thing is all, 3.
1 For excellencie; of originall, of communication, of preservation, of reduction, 3, 4, 4.
2 For sufficiencie 5.
3 For integritie or indivisibilitie 6.
4 For efficacie in union, 7.
P
Pagans sought happinesse of themselves, 15. their errours of it 72
How Pastors are the beauty of the Sanctuarie, in their calling, 96. in their doctrine in matter and form, 97. their experience, 99. their powerfull word, 100. their duty 112.
Pauls choyce 38.
Peace with God, 65.
Pelagians pride 17, 18, &c.
Perfections impediments 142
Their remedies ibid.
Perseverance 147.
How People are the beautie of the Sanctuary 91. their diverse disposition 93.
Philosophers would purchase happines 49.
Praise is glorious, 108, it is a sweet debt, 110.
Prayer and practice to bee joyned, 49. of
groanes and heart-prayer 50.
Prayer for happinesse in humilitie 53
Prayer for happines, is happines, 62. it findeth ever matter, 60. God hears us ever to our weal 57.
Presence of God the beautie of the Sanctuarie, 132, 138, 143.
Proud prayers enter not heaven 36.
R
Religious worship 87.
False Religions give no happinesse, 72. 135.
Rest in God is our happinesse 67.
Rest of resolution, of refreshment, of securitie 71.
S
Sacraments 103
Satietie spirituall 126. 129.
Search of happinesse, 25, 34. not to search is brutishnesse, 38. fleshly searching, 39.
Right search is of God 40.
Scotlands happinesse in the Gospel 115.
Solomons experience 37.
Selfe-stealth is preservation 137.
T
Time of learning happinesse 81.
Timely searching 140.
W
The wicked love not Churches, 78, They have an eternall desire of sinning, 81.
They dreame that worldly things promise happinesse, 32.
The working of God is secret, 132, 136.
and known only to the Elect. ibid.
All worshippers are not alike 136.