Discourses of William Alleine, Table of contents – Errata
THE CONTENTS OF THE FIRST DISCOURSE. Eph. 3.8. Of the Unſearchable Riches of Chriſt.
CHAP. 1. Some tranſient Notes on the Text. Page 1
Chap. 2. Why the things of Christ call'd Riches? Page 4
Chap. 3. What are theſe Riches? Page 6
1. Riches of Love, which is Abounding, Abiding, Effectual, &c.
Chap. 4.2. Riches of Chriſt's Righteouſneſs as Mediator,
1. In his works for Men.
2. In his works towards Men. Page 13
Chap. 5.3. Riches of Wiſdom. 1. Speculative. Page 22
2. Practical. As 1. in Ancient Providences, and 2. About Man's Salvation. Page 32
Chap. 6.4. Riches of Chriſt's Power. Page 37
The Power of his Death, Reſurrect. Inteceſſion, &c. Power over all Mens Hearts and over all Creatures. How exerciſed for us. Page 40
Chap. 7.5. Riches of Glory. Page 45
What Glory Chriſt hath, and will appear in.
What Glory he received from the Father, and ſhall receive from Creatures. Page 50
Saints ſhall ſee and ſhare in his Glory. Page 56
Chap. 8. General Application of the whole. Page 62
To thoſe enriched by Chriſt, and to all, to ſeek a Portion in Chriſt's Riches. Page 66
The Second Diſcourſe.
1 Cor. 2.2. Of Knowing Chriſt Crucified. Page 72
The Text and Context explained to Page 77
Divers Notes thereupon. As
1. That a Goſpel Miniſter muſt reſolve to go thorow with his work of Preaching Page 80
2. That he aim not at ſelf-applauſe therein. Page 81
3. That he muſt Preach Chriſt, tho' he be counted a Fool for ſo doing Page 82
4. That he truly knows Chriſt when he labours to make others know Chriſt Page 83
5. He counts it a precious ſervice to Preach Chriſt Page 85
6. Of all Divine Doctrines, none more neceſſary to be Preached than Chriſt Crucified. Page 87
Doct. 1. Knowledge of Chriſt is the moſt excellent Knowledge Page 88
1. Proved by conſidering 1. its object, Chriſt, in general, Page 92
And in particular: as his Natures, Names, Relations, Offices to the Church. Page 93 to 99
2. The Effects of this Kowledge: as Juſtification, Spiritual Transformation and Eternal Life. Page 100
1. Uſe of Exhortation with motives. Page 103
2. Means to get this Excellent Knowledge. Page 113
3. Of Comfort to ſuch as have attained it. Page 119
Signs to Satisfy ſuch as doubt.
Doct. 2. Our Principal ſtudy ſhould be to know not only the Hiſtory, but Myſtery of Chriſt Crucified. Page 126
That Myſtery is, 1. Of Wiſdom. 2. Of Love. And 3. of Vertue in his Blood. Page 132
How the Vertue of Chriſt's Death is conveyed to us. Page 138
Uſe 1. 1. Of reproof to the enemies of Chriſt's Croſs.
2. Of Exhortation to Believe in, Confeſs and Suffer for Chriſt. Page 134
Q. How may we ſo Suffer as to have Fellowſhip in Chriſt's Sufferings? Page 145
Chriſt's Sufferings for us a ground of our worſhipping him: and how that muſt be? Page 150
The Third Diſcourſe.
1 Theſſ. 2.13. The Divine Authority of Scripture. Page 157
D. The Word contain'd in Holy Scripture is in truth the Word of God. Shewn Page 159
1. The Spirit in Scripture gives Teſtimony to it.
2. Arg. from the word conv. its Authority. As
1. Its Power upon Sinners. Page 160
2. Its Holineſs. 3. Its Accompliſhment. Page 166
3. To make theſe Argum. convictive, there is requir'd an inward work of the Spirit on the Heart. Page 170
Uſe 1. Of reproof to them that honour not the word duly. Page 175
2. Of direction how to receive it. Page 179
The Fourth Diſcourſe.
Phil. 2.12. Of working out our Salvation. Page 185
Sect. 1. Opening the Text. Page 186
Sect. 2. D. 1. The great buſin. that requires greateſt diligence, is to make Salvation ſure. Page 188
1. Salvation of Believers in Chriſt is ſure in it ſelf, as the whole Trinity can make it. Page 193
2. It may be made as ſure to them.
3. It ought to be made ſure. Page 194
4. Nothing elſe can be made ſure. Page 195
5. Nothing elſe is worth making ſure. Page 196
Sect. 3. What is Salv. and what Aſſur. thereof. Page 197
Sect. 4. Uſe of Exhortation with motives. Page 198
Sect. 5. Directions. 1. to eſtranged Sinners. Page 203
Sect. 6. 2. To Saints. 1. how to get this Aſſur. Page 211
Sect. 7. 2. How to carry themſ. in want of it. Page 213
Sect. 8. D. 2. The working out of Salvation begun ſhould be the great deſire of all Believers. Page 220
1. Their Salvation ſhall be perfected. 2. by degr.
3. They ſhould deſire its perfection. Page 223
Sect. 9. Uſe 1. Of Information. 2. Of Excitation. 3. Of Direction in this great work. Page 229
Sect. 10. D. 3. Salvation is to be wrought out with fear and trembling. Page 238
With what fear? and what not. Page 240
Sect. 11. 1. Salvation of Sinners is the work of the Trinity. Page 242
2. There is a moſt glorious manifeſt. of God in it.
3. That cannot but work fear in the Soul to which this manifeſtation is made. Page 245
Sect. 12. Of the nat. and oppoſi… of that fear. Page 249
Sect. 13. Uſe 2 Of Information for Sinners. Page 250
Sect. 14. Uſe 2. To conſider well what is this work. Page 252
Sect. 15. On the motive to this work, ver 13.
Doct. 1. they that are in the way of Life and Salvat. are willing and doing Chriſtians Page 256
Sect. 16. How they are willing and doing. Page 257
Sect. 17. Uſe for conviction of many. Page 261
Sect. 18. Doct. 2. A gracious will is of God's working. Page 266
1. Explained. 2. Proved by theſe ſteps.
1. In Nat. Man is no free will to ſpirit. good. he is 1 dark. 2. dead. 3. full of enmity thereto. Page 271
2. Renewed Man hath ſpiritual freedom. Page 273
3. This holy free will is of God's working. Page 274
Two main Objections anſwered. Page 276
Sect. 19. Divers uſes of this point. Page 271
The Fifth Diſcourſe.
Iſa. 58.13, 14 Of Sanctifying the Goſpel Sab. Page 283
Doct. In the pu…eſt Go…pel-times the…e will be a ſtrict obſerv. of the Sabbath day.
How this Prophet. Text proves that? Page 285 &c.
Q. How God's Com. to Sanct. the ſeventh day can oblige us now to Sanct. the Lord's day? Page 293
Q. How the cha…ge of the Sab. day appears? Page 294
Q. How was the Sabbath made for Man? Page 296
Q. Wherein conſiſts the ſtrict obſerv. of it? Page 299
Anſwer'd from the Text it ſelf.
Object. Who then can keep a Sab. Anſwered. Page 302
Q. Shall a Sab. be kept in New Jeruſ. or when the Church is glorious on Earth? Page 303
Uſe 1. Of Rep. to many for not counting the Sab. holy and honour. neither in the Judgm. nor in their Practice. Page 304
2. Of Exhortation to Sanctify it better. Page 306
3. Motives to the Exhortation.
4. Direct. how to keep a Goſpel-Sab. Page 312
The Sixth Diſcourſe.
Rom. 14.10. Of Chriſt's Univerſal Judgment. Page 317
D. 1. Chriſt hath a Judgment ſeat prepared for him.
What is meant by that, and by his ſitting on it? Page 319
How Chriſt ſhall then appear.
What Enemies will then be Conquered.
D. 2. All Men ſhall then appear before him to receive Sentence according to their deeds now done in the Body. Page 323
After what form Chriſt's Judgm will proceed Page 324
Q. Shall the Sins of the Godly be then mentio. Page 326
Uſe 1. Of terrour to all the Wicked. Page 331
Urged by conſidering, that 1. 'tis the day of Chriſt's wrath. 2. All their ſinful works will be remembred. 3. None of their ſeeming good works mention'd in excuſe of their evil ones. 4. Their Conſcience ſhall then be convinced. Page 337
5. Their cries & Prayers ſhall not be heard. Page 339
6. They'll be reward. accord. to their works. Page 340
Uſe. 2. Of Exhortat. make it the buſineſs of every day to prepare for that laſt day. Page 341
Directions how to prepare.
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