The Plain Mans Pathway to Heaven, Table of contents
A Table containing all the principall matters conteined in this Booke, and directing to the Page where they are ſet downe.
MAns naturall corruption. Page 5
Mans miſery in nature. 6
Mans nature corrupted, but not deſtroied by Adams fall. ibid.
Some ſparkes of Gods Image, ſtill remaine after the fall. 7
Man in the ſtate of nature, cannot doe any thing that pleaſeth God. ibid.
Man naturally neither ſeeth, nor feeleth his miſerie. 8
Man in nature is vnderunder the tyrannie of Sathan, and curſe of the Law. 9
Man growne to yeeres, liuing and dying in the ſtate of nature, periſheth for euer. 11
Man continueth curſed till he be borne againe. ibid.
None can be ſaued, but onelyonly the regenerate. 12
Regeneration what. ibid.
The qualitie of regeneration. 13
Remnants of ſinne after regeneration. 14
Regeneration vnperfect in this life. ibid.
Meanes of regeneration. 23
Eight infallible ſignes of ſaluation. 30
Eight ſignes of damnation. 31
Nine manifeſt tokens of damnation. ibid.
Pride deſcribed. 33
Pride of gifts condemned. 35
Pride in apparell condemned. 40
Rules of the world for apparell. 49, 51
Whooredome, and the dangers thereof. 54
Excuſes of whooredome. 56
The fearefull effects of whooredome. 60
The puniſhment of whooredome. 56, 57
The cauſes of whooredome. 63
Remedies againſt whooredome. 67
Couetouſneſſe what. ibid.
Couetouſneſſe wherein it doth conſiſt. 68
Foure notes to diſcerne the inward couetouſneſſe of the heart by. 69
The euill effects of couetouſneſſe. 71
The vanitie of this world, and all worldly things. 76
Excuſes of couetouſneſſe. 90
Remedies againſt couetouſneſſe. 97
Gods prouidence for his children in the things of this life. 98
For the things of this life, Gods bleſſing is all in all. 104
Outward meanes alone do not vphold vsus. ibid. & 105
Gods children ſometimes are brought to great diſtreſſe. 108
Gods children alwaies ſure to be deliuered out of trouble. 113
The great priuiledges of Gods children. 116
Contempt of the Goſpell, a grieuous ſinne. 120
Contempt of the Goſpell puniſhed. 121
Contempt of the Goſpell the ſinne of this age. 122
Contempt of the Goſpell, a foreſigne of wrath to the Land. 130
Swearing, and the puniſhments thereof. 138
Excuſes for ſwearing. 146
Cauſes of ſwearing. 149
Remedies againſt ſwearing. ibid.
Lying, flattering, and diſſembling. 150
Puniſhments for lying. 158. 159
Excuſes of lying. 160
Cauſes of lying. 161
Remedies againſt lying. ibid.
Drunkenneſſe, and all the euill effects thereof. 163
Excuſes of drunkenneſſe. 167
Cauſes of drunkenneſſe. 167
Remedies for drunkenneſſe. 168
Idleneſſe, and the wofull effects thereof. 174
Cauſes of Idleneſſe. 179
Remedies againſt Idleneſſe. 179
Oppreſſion, a moſt horrible ſinne. 180
Many woes denounced againſt oppreſſours. 181
Sundry kinds of Oppreſſion. 182. 183
Cauſes of Oppreſſion. 197
Remedies of Oppreſſion. 197
Sinne hurteth men in their bodies, goods and name. ibid.
Sinne bringeth great danger to the whole Land. 205
Nine predictions of wrath to the Land. 210
The praiers and teares of the faithfull, keepe backe the wrath of God from the Land. 213
Praiers of the elect of great force. 214
The wicked fare the better for Gods children. 220
The beſt courſe to preuent Gods iudgements, and to keepe backe his wrath from our Land. 224
Tenne ſpeciall things concerning the continuance of our peace. 230
Nine ſignes of a found ſoule. 232
Saint Peters eight markes of ſaluation. ibid.
Seuen infallible tokens of ſaluation. 223
Aſſurance of ſaluation in this life prooued. 352
Obiections againſt the aſſurance of ſaluation anſwered. 237.
The ground-worke of our ſaluation. 241
Some doubts may ſtand with the aſſurance of faith. 242
It is no preſumption to bee perſwaded of our ſaluation. 244
The wicked cannot be aſſured of their ſaluation. 245
The ſecurity of ſaluation which the wicked bragge of is vaine. 247
Nine things required of all that ſhall be ſaued by Chriſt. 250
Many ſay they hope to be ſaued by Chriſt, but few can giuegive a reaſon why Chriſt died for them particularly, and by name. 252
Few ſhall be ſaued: proued by ſcriptures, reaſons, and examples. 256
But few euen in the viſible Church ſhall be ſaued. 262
Obiections againſt the ſmall number of the elect anſwered. 263
Obiections of Atheiſts and vnbeleeuers anſwered. 264
Reading of the Scriptures much commended. 272
Deferring of repentance dangerous. 277
God no authour of mans condemnation, but himſelfe. 278
Obiections againſt predeſtination anſwered. 279. 280
Gods decree no cauſe of Adams fall. 283
The decree of reprobation prooued. 284
Preſcience in God what. 285
The decree of election prooued. 286
The firſt mouiue of election, is in God himſelfe. 287
Fore-ſeene faith, and fore-ſeene works, no motiues of ſaluation. ibid.
Faith dependeth vponupon election, not election vponupon faith. 288
A reaſon yeelded, why there is no end of cauilling and obiecting againſt the truth. 292
Nine barres out of heauen. 293
Nine gates into hell. 294
The ignorance of the world. 301
The anſwers of ignorant men to the grounds of religion. 319
The meanes to get out of ignorance. 322
Ignorance a moſt dangerous thing. 323. 324
The charge of Miniſters exceeding waightie, and moſt carefully to be looked vntounto. 328
What is the beſt courſe for Miniſters to take, to bring the people out of ignorance. 331
What is the beſt courſe for the people to take, that they may be brought out of the bondage of ſinne and captiuitie of Satan. 333
Preaching, a matter of abſolute neceſſitie vntounto eternal life. 337
Without preaching, the people are in great danger of loſing their ſoules. 336
Sathans cunning in fruſtrating the hearing of the Word and making all preaching vtterly vnprofitable. 339
The Preachers counſell to the ignorant man. 341
Six great dangers in ſinne. 342
Six moſt fearefull euents of ſinne. 343
God in all ages hath ſeuerely puniſhed the tranſgreſſers of his law. 344
EueryEvery ſinne, though neuer ſo little in our eies, is hainous and capitall, becauſe it is againſt a perſon of infinite maieſtie. 346
Nine profitable conſiderations. 346
If men would leaue words, and fall to doing, great good would come of it. 348
Nine things much to be thought vponupon. 350
The deſcription of Chriſts comming to iudgement. 351
The terror, the ſuddenneſſe, the end, the maner, and the vſe of Chriſts ſecond comming deſcribed. 352, 353
The torments of hell, with the extremitie, perpetuitie, and remedileſneſſe thereof deſcribed. 361
The ignorant man, vponupon the hearing of the day of iudgment, and hell fire laide open, is pricked in his conſcience, bewaileth his former life, repenteth earneſtly for his ſinne and ignorance, and deſireth ſpirituall Phyſicke and comfort of the Preacher. 374
The Preacher miniſtreth vntounto him much ſpiritual comfort, and doth in ample manner laie open vntounto him all the ſweete promiſes of the Goſpell, and the infinite mercy of God in Chriſt, to all true, penitent, and broken hearted ſinners. 375
The ignorant man, being afflicted in his conſcience, is exceedingly comforted with the hearing of Gods abundant mercy preached vntounto him, and thereupon doth gather great inward peace, conuerteth vntounto God with all his heart, and doth exceedingly bleſſe God for the Preachers counſell. 391
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