The Marrow of the Oracles of God, Table of contents 1
The chiefest things contained in the first Booke.
CHAP. I.
THE Contents of all the sixe Treatises, briefely set downe pag. 1. to the 7.
The persons whom those Treatises doe concerne. p. 8
Encouragement to the studie of these things. p. 8. to 11
Generall directions by way of preparation. p. 11. 14.
CHAP. II.
THe Rules that shew distinctly what men must doe about their sinnes. p. 14. to 36
Motiues to perswade to the care of these Rules. p. 15
Three Rules of preparation. pag. 16. 17
Foure things deliuer vsus from all sinnes past. p. 17
About the gathering of the Catalogue of sinnes. p. 17
About the confession of our sinnes p. 22. to 24
About sorrow for our sinnes, and how …t may be attained. p. 24. to …7
About the application of the promises, and how it may bee done. p. 27. to 3…
The speciall promise made to such as have-confessed and sorrowed for their sinnes. p. 29. 30
How men may know, whether their confession and sorrow for their sinnes, be right or no. p. 32. 33. 34
Three sor…s of men may profit by these Directions. p. 34
Other vses of the Catalogue of sinnes. p. 35
The misery of such as will not bee aduised to take a sound course about their sinnes. p. 35
CHAP. III.
THE sinnes against the whole Law: where of originall sinne, ignorance, procrastination, vaineglory, security, hypocrisie, self-louelove, inconstancy, &c. p. 37. to 41.
CHAP. IIII.
THE diuision of the sins against the first Table, and the sorts of sinnes against Gods Nature. pag. 42 to 53
Seuen monstrous offences. p. 43
Of naturall Atheism…. p. 44
And Epicurisme. p. 45
Of the defects of grace, and the mis-placing of our affections. p. 45 46
How many waies men sin against the mercy of God. p. 48. 49
and the feare of God. p. 50. 51
and the trust in God. p. 51. 52
CHAP. V.
HOw many wayes men offen… against the meanes of God… worship. p. 53.
How many wayes men offend,
By not-worshipping. p. 53, 54
By will-worshipping. p. 55
By Idol-worshipping. p. 56
CHAP. VI.
HOw many wayes men sinne against the manner of Gods worship. p. 57.
Offences that may be committed in the manner of doing any part of Gods seruice. p. 58
Sinnes en hearing. p. 58
Sinnes in prayer. p. 59
Sins about the Sacraments. p. 59
Sinnes about an oath. p. 60
CHAP. VII.
SInnes about the time of Gods worship. p. 61.
Three secret offences against the Sabbath. p. 61.
The open breaches of the Sabbath. p. 62, 63.
CHAP. VIII.
THE diuision of the sins against the second Table.
The sinnes
Of wiues and Husbands. p. 64, 65.
Of Children and Parents. p. 65, 66.
Of Seruants and Masters. p. 67, 68.
Of Subiects and Magistrates. p. 68.
Of Hearers and their Ministers. p. 69.
CHAP. IX.
SInnes against the persons of men. p. 69
1 By omission. p. 70
2 By commission; where
The sinnes internall. p. 71. to 74
The sinnes externall:
In gesture. p. 74
In words. p. 74
In workes. p. 76, 77
How we sinne against the bodies of men. p. 78
How against the soules of men. p. 79. to 81
CHAP. X.
THe sins against Chastity. p. 81
In the grosse acts. p. …2
In the thoughts, and affections, and senses, and gestures, and words. p. 83
The occasions of vncleannesse. p 84. 85. 86
CHAP. XI.
SIns against the estates of men. p. 86
Internall. p. 86
Exterrnall.
Of omission. p. 87. 88
Of commission, where the seuerall waies of stealing. p. 88. 89
with the aggrauations to p. 90. 91
CHAP. XII.
SInnes against the good names of men. p. 92
By omission. p. 92
By commission.
Internally. p. 92
Externally. p. 93. to 99
CHAP. XIII.
OF the sinnes without consont p. 96
CHAP. XIII.
HOw many wayes men offend against the Gospel. p. 97.
Sins against Christ. p. 97, 98.
Sins against repentance. p. 98, 99
Sinnes against Faith. p. 100
Sins against the Spirit of grace. p. 100.