An Exposition Upon Colossians, Table of contents 2 – Biblical commentary 2
CERTAINE OF THE choisest and chiefest points handled in the second CHAPTER.
HOw many waies faithfull Ministers sight.
fol. 3.
The comfort comes by the word with the answer of many obiections.
5.6.
Causes why many …inde no more comfort in the word.
7.
Seuen inconueniences of an vncomfortable heart.
7.
The differences, author, bond, seate, effects, obiects and properties of louelove, and rules for preseruing it.
7.8.
Foure sorts of disturbers of the Church.
8.
Seuen things of which we should be assured.
9.
Seuen signes of full assurance, and what we must do to get it.
9.
Wherein our spirituall riches lie.
10.
An answere to the vbiquitaries.
11.
What Pithanologie is.
13.
Who are deceiuers.
14.
Rules to preuent beguiling.
14.
Of order in the common wealth, and the Church, and in the familie.
15.16.
Ten helpes of order in conuersation.
16.
Rules to bring our liues into order.
17.
Nine lets of order.
17.
Of stedfastnesse of faith.
18
The properties of a man stedfast in faith.
18.
The causes of vnsetlednesse.
18.
The meanes of stedfastnesse.
19
The vnconueniences of an vnstedfast faith.
19.
How weake faith may be discerned, and the causes of vnsetlednesse or weake faith, and remedies.
19.
Causes of faith weakened, signes, and remedies.
20.
Causes of the losse of stedfastnesse.
20.
The effects of falling away.
20.
Remedies for the losse of stedfastnesse.
21.
The priuiledges of such as receiue Christ.
24.
Rules for perseuerance to be obserued in our first conuersion.
24.25.
What a free spirit is.
26.
Signes of a true heart.
26.
Rules for perseuerance to be looked to after our calling.
26.27.
How philosophie becomes vaine deceit.
30.
Of traditions in the Church of the Iewes and of the Gentiles, and in the times of the fathers in the primitiue Church and in poperie.
31.32.
Of the abr…gation of the law.
33.
Morrall, i…diciall, and ceremoniall in what respects.
34
How the deuine nature can be in the humane, and how Christ was like vsus, and how vnlike.
36
Distinctions of vnions.
37.
Gifts supernaturall and naturall in Christ.
38.
A threefold wisedome in Christ.
39.
Of the power of Christ.
39.
Christians are compleat both comparatiuely and positiuely, and that foure waies.
40.
The compleatnesse of the weake Christian.
41.
The compleatnesse of the strong Christian.
41.
Of Angels, as they are principalities and powers.
42.
The benefits Angels hauehave by Christ as their head.
42.
A twofold circumcision.
43.
Of circumcision in the flesh, what is signified by it, and the ends of it, and why it was abolished.
43.44.
Eight reasons of the hard kindes of phrase or speech in Scripture.
44.
What circumcision without hands is.
45.
The time of circumcision without hands.
46.
Six defects of the carnall Isralite.
47.
The practises of the flesh, and courses to tame it.
47.48.
Why our sinnes are called a bodie of sinnes,
vers. 11.
How many waies sinne is put off,
vers. 11.
Of the circumcision of Christ.
vers. 11.
Ten reasons why Christ was circumcised.
vers. 11.
Christians buried in three respects while they liue.
vers. 12.
The degrees of mortification, and what the buriall of sinne is.
vers. 12.
Christ raiseth men vp diuers waies.
vers. 12.
Of the resurrection of graces.
vers. 12.
Of the resurrection of duties.
vers. 12.
Of Baptisme.
vers. 12.
What faith hath to do in baptisme or in sanctification.
vers. 12.
Of the operation of God, and in what things we hauehave warrant to beare our selues vponupon the power of God.
vers. 12.
A fourefold death, and of death in sinne.
vers. 13.
Of the vncircumcision of the flesh.
vers. 13.
Of quickening and our new birth, the meanes, necessitie, prerogatiue and signes of it.
Of forgiuenesse of sinnes.
vers. 13.
Of the hand-writing that was against vsus, and the cancelling, of it.
v. 14.
Of a great combate.
vers. 15.
Of the battle betweene Christ and the Diuels.
vers. 15.
Of Christs victorie and triumph ouer the Diuels both in himselfe and in vsus.
72.73.
Of ceremonies, and how they were shadowes; of meates, & daies, and sabbaths.
74.75.
Of the Christian race, and lets in running.
77.
Rules to be obserued concerning this race of godlines.
77.
About worshipping of Saints and Angels against the Papists in three things.
78.
Of the pretence of humblenesse of minde.
79.
Of the diuers kindes of ignorance.
80.
How men please themselues in their owne deuises.
81.
Of pride, and how it is in vaine in three respects.
82.
The priuiledges flowing from our vnion with Christ.
84.
Wherein the Church groweth.
85.
Three things that make men grow.
86.