The Complaint of a Sanctified Sinner Answered, Index – Errata
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MEn are to bee familiarly Acquainted with the Doctrine of GODS Word taught amongst them, page. 7
Adulterie a foule ſinne condemned by the light of nature, p. 38
Meanes to auoid Adulterie, p. 41
How to be armed againſt the ſubtiltie of inbred corruption, p. 236
We are to bee humbled for our beſt Actions, p. 366
Many times men are not Able to doe the good things they purpoſe and deſire to doe, p. 374
A cauill of Anabaptiſts conſuted, p. 443
B
TRue Beleeuers are in ſpeciall manner vnderunder Chriſt his gouernment, p. 54
True Beleeuers are not barren and fruitleſſe, p. 75
True Beleeuers are to bring forth fruits anſwerable to their holy condition, p. 81
True Beleeuers diſcerne the ſpirituall nature of Gods Word, p. 294
True Beleeuers allow not the euill they ſometimes doe, p. 318
True Beleeuers ſometimes doe the euill they hate, p. 322
The perfection of Bleſſedneſſe in this life, p. 462
C
ONly by Chriſt his death is the rigour and curſe of the Law remoued from true Beleeuers, p. 48
Only part in Chriſt his death moſt effectuall to free from the power of the Law, p. 51
Chriſt the husband of his Church, p. 56
How Chriſt comes to bee the huſband of his Church, p. 58
Chriſt is an euer-liuing husband to his Church, p. 64
Ancient Chriſtians muſt ſtill bee child-bearing to Chriſt, p. 72
The ſtrong working of the corruption of nature diſcouered, p. 168. & p. 179
Corruption of nature hath a reall being, p. 174. & is as a maſſie ſubſtantiall bodie, p. 480
Children doe not euill only by imitation, p. 176
Whence it is that men pleaſe themſelues in their ciuill carriage, p. 192
EueryEvery Commandement of God is carefully to be conſidered, p. 200
The terror of a guiltie Conſcience, p. 212
Inbred Corruption is of a deceiuing nature, p. 233
How many wayes it deceiues men, ibid.
EueryEvery Commandement of God is to be eſteemed holy, iuſt, and good, pag. 250
The nature of malicious Cauillers p. 273
The beſt of Gods Children hauehave cauſe to complaine of carnalitie in themſelues, p. 296
Comfort for ſuch as complaine of their ſinfull infirmities, p. 299
Gods Children are carnall in compariſon of Gods Law, p. 301
Gods Children are ſtill carnall in reſpect of perfect Regeneration, p. 305
The beſt of Gods Children are in ſome bondage to their owne corruption, p. 307
A ground of Contentation, p. 310
How farre a Childe of God may yeeld to the luſt of his owne heart, p. 323
Comfort againſt falling into ſinne often, p. 325
How men may know that they conſent to the Word of God, p. 334
Gods Children hauehave in them a true louelove and liking of Gods Law, p. 338
Gods Children wel diſcerne that no good thing is in themſelues as of themſelues, p. 358
Gods Children are readie freely to acknowledge their owne weakeneſſe and infirmities, p. 361
Gods Children hauehave in them a readie purpoſe of heart, and a readie deſire to doe good things, p. 371
Comfort for ſuch as finde themſelues vnable to doe the good things they purpoſe to doe, p. 377
Gods Children doe not good things perfectly, p. 378
Gods Children ſometimes ſinne in doing things directly euill, p. 386
Concupiſcence truely and properly ſinne, p. 390. p. 461
Corruption of nature differs from the powers of the ſoule, p. 392
Gods Children are acquainted with the rebellion of their own hearts, p. 420
Comfort for ſuch as ſee and feele the rebellion of their owne hearts, p. 422
Naturall Corruption is diſcerned eſpecially by the fruits of it, p. 427
A Child of God may ſinne of rebellion, p. 436
The combate in Gods Children is betweene grace and corruption, p. 437
A Childe of God cannot make a common practice of any knowne ſinne, p. 442
Comfort for ſuch as are ſometimes ouercome by the ſtrength of their corruption to doe euill againſt their purpoſe, p. 450
Comfort for ſuch as complaine of their ſpirituall euils, p. 470
A note of a Childe of God, page 475
Gods Children hauehave that in them that in it ſelfe and of it ſelfe, deſerues death both temporall and eternall, p. 482
How Gods Children may cheere vp themſelues, notwithſtanding their many ſinfull infirmities, p. 490. p. 501
Chriſt is Lord of all true Beleeuers in ſpeciall manner, p. 495
Gods deareſt Children in this World many times doe the euill they hate, and do not the good they would, p. 500
In the beſt of Gods Children, in this World, there is both fleſh and ſpirit, p. 503
Grace and corruption carrie Gods Children contrary wayes, p. 506
D
COmfort to Gods Children in their Diſtreſſe, p. 227
Diſtemper and diſquietneſſe of mind is not the proper effect of the good Word of God, p. 279
Some Doubting, may ſtand with true faith and true comfort, p. 298
Who be Deuils incarnate, p. 303
Difference betweene the regenerate and vnregenerate, in reſpect of the power of inbred corruption, p. 312
Degrees of yeelding to the euill luſts of the heart, p. 323
A Difference between Gods Children and others, diſcouered, p. 341 p. 422. p. 474
Difference betweene Gods Children and the vnregenerate, in doing euill, p. 350
Sinne Dwelleth in the beſt of Gods Children, p. 351
Where no good thing Dwels, ſinne dwels, p. 362
Gods Children Delight in the good Law of God, p. 404
How a man may know that his Delight in Gods Law goes beyond the delight of an Hypocrite, p. 408
Delight in good things, ſometimes greater and ſometimes leſſe in Gods Children, p. 419
The leaſt meaſure of Delight in good things to be cheriſhed, p. 420
Difference betweene the combate that is in Gods Children, and that which is in vnregenerate perſons, pag. 438
Difference betweene the regenerate and vnregenerate, in regard of their captiuitte to ſinne, p. 452
Gods Children and the men of this world, Differ in their complaints touching their miſeries, p. 467
An holy Diſcontentment, p. 475
A true deſire to bee freed from ſinne, what it is, p. 477
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A Popiſh Error confuted, pag. 95
Councell, Admonition, Inſtruction, and Comfort, is moſt effectuall, comming from Experience, p. 146
Error diſcouered, muſt be acknowledged, p. 159
Excuſes and Extenuations of ſinnes remoued, p. 313
Euill done againſt a mans mind, and holy purpoſe, may in ſome fort be ſaid not to be his ſinne, p. 346
Gods children hauehave experience of it, that when they would doe good, Euill is preſent with them, p. 396
A Popiſh Error confuted, touching peace of conſcience, p. 487
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THat a man can at his owne pleaſure ſubdue the euill motions of his owne heart, is but a Fancie, p. 102
Familiſts confuted, p. 348
Comfort againſt the Feeling of corruption, croſsing vsus in good purpoſes and good things, p. 353
Comfort againſt Faylings cleauing to good actions, p. 380
The Force of naturall corruption in regenerate perſons, p. 423
The Force of it in vnregenerate perſons, p. 425
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GOD muſt hauehave glorie for that goodneſſe and holineſſe we hauehave in vsus, p. 133
How God hardens the heart, p. 174
Good three-fold, p. 327
No Goodneſſe in the beſt of Gods children of themſelues, p. 364
Grace muſt be in continuall exerciſe, p. 367
Ʋnſpeakable comfort found in the Word of the Goſpel, p. 409
Sanctifying Grace is powerfull in Gods children, in their whole inner man, p. 439
Perfection of Grace in degree, not to be found in this life, p. 471
We muſt bleſſe God and prayſe him for good things paſt, preſent, and to come, p. 491
None can bleſſe God with comfort, ſaue only ſuch as be in Chriſt, p. 498
Grace muſt be kept in continuall exerciſe, p. 509
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THe Heart is chiefely to be purged, p. 90
Many men in their greateſt Happineſſe full of miſerie, p. 220
Mans wicked heart abuſeth the beſt things, p. 281
Abſolute perfection of Holineſſe in this life, not to be expected, p. 298
There is cauſe of Humiliation for our beſt workes, p. 306
An Harmeleſſe diſpoſition no ſufficient ground of comfort, p. 363
A ſpeciall part of the Happineſſe of Gods children, p. 472
I
IGnorance of the Principles of Religion, reproued, p. 9
Ignorant perſons hauehave no true touch of conſcience for inward corruptions, p. 185
Ignorant perſons pleaſe themſelues in an outward conformitie to Gods Law, p. 190
Whence it is, that Ignorant perſons are eaſily drawne to ſinne, p. 235
What is the rule of Iuſtice, p. 263
Iuſtification in Gods ſight by inherent holineſſe, a dotage, p. 304
Indifferencie, in reſpect of ſinne, taxed, p. 329
Ignorance of Gods Law, how fearefull, p. 344
Who they be that ſinne of Infirmitie, p. 454
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SOund Knowledge of any part of Gods Word, what it is, pag. 14
How to come to Know the particular vſe of any part of Gods word, p. 16
How men may Know that they are freed from the rigour and curſe of the Law, p. 120
How men may Know that the ſtrong working of ſinne is broken in them, p. 121
Sound Knowledge of Gods Law brings men to a ſight of inward corruption, p. 201
How men may Know what they are within aſwell as without, p. 204
Triall of Knowledge, p. 295
Men may Know that they hauehave faith and ſanctifying grace in them, pag. 441
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MVtuall LoueLove ought to be betweene Teachers of the Word and Gods people, p. 11
A man vnderunder the morall Law of God, is vnderunder the power of it, p. 17
Who are vnderunder the Law, p. 18
How ſtrictly men that are vnderunder the Law, are bound to the rigour & curſe of the Law, p. 23
True beleeuers are as free from the rigour and curſe of the Law, as a wife is from her husband, being dead, p. 45
The Law is not the cauſe of ſinne, p. 141
OnelyOnly the morall Law of God doth ſoundly and thorowly diſcouer ſinne, p. 142
Learned men of themſelues are ignorant of many groſſe corruptions lurking in their hearts, p. 152
OnelyOnly Gods Law diſcouers luſt to be ſinne, p. 160
It is needfull that men ſhould know the Law of God, p. 186
Gods Law diſcouers ſinne & wretchedneſſe in regard of ſinne, p. 205
Difference betweene the Law and the Goſpell, p. 206
Perfect fulfilling of the Law of God, is the way to life and ſaluation, p. 222
The Law muſt bring men to a ſight of their ſinnes, and to ſorrow for them, p. 228
Gods Law wounds the conſcience vponupon the ſight of ſinne, p. 243
Gods Law requires perfect obedience to it in this life, p. 259
Gods Law vniuſtly charged to be the cauſe of death and damnation, p. 277
Gods Law is of an heauenly nature, and requires a proportionable obedience, p. 291
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THe Marriage law bindes the husband and the wife each to other, during life, p. 28
Whether nothing but death diſſolue the Marriage knot, p. 33
Euill Motions ſtirring in the vnregenerate heart, are ſtrong and powerfull, p. 98
Wherein euill Motions ſtirring in the vnregenerate, doe ſhew forth their powerfull working, p. 104
Miniſters of the Word muſt diſpence the Word iuſtly and vnpartially, p. 260
Merit of congruity confuted, p. 366
Good Motions in Gods children are euer either interrupted or troubled, or mingled with ſome euill Motions, p. 398
Good Motions in the heart are to be cheriſhed, p. 400
The Miſery of ſuch as hauehave ſinne raigning in them, p. 463
What Gods children account their greateſt Miſery, p. 464
The Mind troubled for ſinne, finds no eaſe or refreſhing, till it come to reſt on Chriſt, p. 438
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NO ſmall matter for a man to be in his naturall ſtate, p. 171
How the Naughtines of the heart may be diſcerned, p. 370
O
NEw and ſpirituall Obedience is to be yeelded to God, pag. 125
The ground of new and ſpirituall Obedience, p. 127
The doctrine of Opus operatum ouerturned, p. 129
New Obedience and true holineſſe is the worke of Gods Spirit in men, p. 131
New Obedience and old cannot ſtand together, p. 134
Sound and ſincere Obedience to Gods Commandements, yeelds much comfort, p. 224
P
PArents are to be wiſe in diſpoſing their children in marriage, and wherein that wiſdome ſtandeth, p. 30
Polygamie vtterly vnlawfull, p. 36
The Power of ſinne broken in men what it proues, p. 118
How People are to heare the Word of God, p. 261
How Profeſſors of the Goſpell are to carry themſelues, p. 276
An eaſier matter to Purpoſe then to Practiſe good things, p. 376
Men are not to Preſume vponupon the ſtrength of grace that is in them, p. 449
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THe vertue of Chriſt his Reſurrection enables men to bring forth fruit vntounto God, pag. 69
How the Rebellion of the heart may be found out, p. 163
Repentance legall and Repentance Euangelicall differ, p. 206
Diuers acceptions of the word (Repentance,) p. 208. 209
Repentance properly taken, followes faith in the order of nature, p. 210
A true note of Regeneration, p. 319 327, 338.360, 373, 393, 406.
Repetitions in ſcripture are of good vſe, p. 383
Regeneration doth not aboliſh any faculty of the ſoule, p. 393
Regeneration is chiefly ſeated in the heart and minde of men. p. 412
Outward Reformation alone yeelds no true comfort, p. 413
True Regeneration is entire, p. 415
Naturall corruption is as a Rebel againſt grace in Gods children, p. 430
How the Rebellious luſts of the heart are to be ſubdued, p. 434
Sinfull luſts in Gods children ſhall be dealt withall as Rebells, p. 435
The Remainder of ſinne in Gods children ſometimes in part, and for a time gets victorie ouer grace that is in them, p. 445
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SInne comes from a roote within our ſelues, pag. 85
Where the blame of ſinne ought to be laid, p. 88. p. 391
Scripture ſufficient in it ſelfe, for the anſwering and reſoluing of all neceſſary doubts, p. 96
Scripture beſt expounder of Scripture, p. 97
EueryEvery Sinne of it ſelfe is deadly, p. 107
Freedome from any yoke of bondage, bindes ſtrongly to the Seruice of God, p. 114
Sinne a tyrant in vnregenerate perſons, p. 123
Diuine, religious, and holy Seruice belongs to God, p. 125
What true Spirituall Seruice of God is, and the kindes of it. p. 128
Sinne is to be iudged of, only by the Word of God, p. 143
No eaſie matter to ſpie out ſecret …, p. 154
… ſeedes of Sinne in eueryevery …, p. 177
Sinne deceiuing, and Sinne wounding the conſcience, euer follow one the other, p. 238
An infallible note that the Scripture is the Word of God, p. 253
When ſinne is moſt vile, p. 283
Sinne muſt be odious to vsus, p. 238
In whom we may iudge ſinne to be ſtrong and powerfull, p. 429
Sinne in the full force of it, deſerues the hoteſt fire of Hell, p. 483
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GODS holy Truth is many times peruerted, p. 140
Who is the best Teacher, p. 144
A Thought contrary to the louelove of God or man, without conſent of will, is ſinne, p. 156
Conſcience is to bee made of Thoughts, p. 158
Things appointed of God in the proper vſe of them for the good of men, fall out to many to their euill, p. 218
Vile things charged on Gods Truth p. 274
Comfort againſt Temptations to ſtrange euils, p. 349
Reall Thankeſ-giuing is to be yeelded to the Lord, p. 494
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VNregenerate perſons, are altogether fleſhly, p. 84
How Vnregenerate perſons are continually troubled, p. 92
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THe condition of a Wife ſet forth, pag. 26
Freedome of Will confuted, p. 103. 180. 390
The Word of God without the Spirit but a dead letter, p. 134
How to come to the hearing of the Word, p. 136. 172
Who they be that profitably heare or read the Word of God, p. 147
The holy Word of God iuſtified, though ſome be hardened by it, p. 173
Where the Word of God is wanting, or not ſoundly knowne, there natural corruption hath not that ſtrange working, as where it is knowne and thorowly conſidered, p. 181
Men are as without the Word of God, when they doe not rightly vnderſtand it, and duely conſider it, p. 195
When it is that men rightly vnderſtand the Word of God, p. 198
The whole Word of God is a moſt excellent truth, p. 246
In what reſpects the Word of God is holy, p. 252
How the Word of God muſt be thought on, ſpoken of, heard, or read, p. 254. 255
In what reſpects the Word of God is iuſt, p. 257
In what reſpects the Word of God is good, p. 264
Gods VVord muſt be acknowledged to be eueryevery way good, p. 267
VVatchfulneſſe in the beſt of Gods children continually needfull, p. 300. 354. 387. 447
How the VVill of man is free, p. 389
Gods children liuing in this world, in ſome degree VVretched, and how, p. 460
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MEn ought to be Zealous in ſpeaking againſt ſinne, p. 331
FINIS.
Errata.
PAg. 5. lin. 30. for firſt, reade, that is. p. 15. l. 25. for himſelfe, r. thy ſelfe. p. 19. l. 30. for of, r. in. p. 39. l. 29. for vsus, r. them. p. 44. l. 33. for therefore, r. thereby. p. 83. l. 21. for the wicked that expreſſe the, r. thine owne. p. 90. l. 18. put out wheate. p. 98. l. 8. for miſſe to apply, r. miſapply. p. 101. l. 24. for murthers, r. motions. p. 110. l. 19. for part, r. particular. p. 125. l. 15. for aboue, r. alone. p. 136. l. 22. for beſt, r. left. p. 139. l. 20. for ten, r. tenth. p. 140. l. 4. for but, r. out. p. 152. l. 7. for concupiſcence, r. corruption, p. 156. in the Doct. in the margent, for Law, r. louelove. p. 159. in the Doct. in the margent, for miſ, r. vniuſt. p. 196. l. 3. for tame, r. came. p. 209. l. 34. for markes, r. workes. p. 227. l. 25. for they, r. this. p. 269. l. 7. for if, r. of. p. 310. l. 8. for points, r. prints. p. 318. l. 9. put cut, but. p. 337. l. 6. after the word, Wicked, theſe words to be added, Or they are hypocrites, ſuch as be openly wicked. p. 377. l. 1. for now, r. no. p. 380. Vſe, the 3. l. 7. for motions, r. actions. p. 403. l. 1. for is, r. it. p. 404. in the margent l. 2. for beleeue, r. delight. p. 409. l. 29. for taske, r. taſte. p. 410. l. 26. for formed, r. found. p. 438. l. 1. after the words, betweene them, adde, is this.
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