A Treatise of Death, Table of contents
The Contents.
THE Introduction, p. 1
What is meant by [an Enemy,] and how death is an Enemy to Nature, p. 6, 7
How Death is an Enemy to Grace, and to our ſalvation: diſcovered in ten particulars, p. 15
How Chriſt conquereth this Enemy, p. 35
Four Antidotes given us againſt the Enmity of Death, at our Converſion, p. 39.
How Death is made a deſtruction of it ſelf, p. 56
The full deſtruction at the Reſurrection, p. 60
The firſt Uſe, to reſolve the doubt, Whether Death be a puniſ…ment to believers, p. 63
Uſe 2. To ſhew us the malignity of ſin, and how we ſhould eſteem and uſe it. p. 66
Uſe 3. To teach us that man hath now a need of Grace for difficulties which were not before him in his ſtate of innocency, p. 72
Uſe 4. To inform us of the Reaſons of the ſufferings and death of Chriſt, p. 77
Uſe 5. To rectifie the miſtakes of ſome true believers, that think they have no ſaving grace, becauſe the fears of death deter them from deſiring to be with Chriſt, p. 83
…ſe 6. To teach us to ſtudy and magnifi… our Redeemers conquering grace, that overcometh death, and makes it our advantage, p. 96
Uſe 7. To direct us how to prepare for Death, and overcome the en…ity, and fear of it, p. 110
Direct. 1. Make ſure that converſion be ſound, p. 115
Direct. 2. Live by faith, on Chriſt the Conquerour, p. 116
Direct 3. Live alſo by faith on the Heavenly Glory, p. 120
Direct. 4. Labour to encreaſe and exerciſe Divine Love, p. 124
Direct. 5. Keep conſcience clear: or if it be wounded, preſe…tly ſeek the cure, p. 127
Direct. 6. Redeem and improve your pretious time, p. 130
Direct. 7. Crucifie the fleſh, and die to the world, p. 132
Direct. 8. A conformity to God in the hatred of ſin, and love of holineſs: and eſpecially in the point of juſtice, p. 134
Direct. 9. The due conſideration of the reſtleſneſs, and troubles of this life, and of the manifold …vils that end at death, p. 13
Direct. 10. Reſign your wills entirely to the will of God, and acquieſce in it, as your ſafety, felicity and Reſt. p. 159
Uſe 8. Great comfort to believers, that they have no enemy b…t what they are ſure ſhall be conquered at laſt. p. 165
Object. But what comfort is all this to me that know not whether I have part in Chriſt or no? Anſwered, to ſatisfie the doubts, and further the aſſurance of the tr…ubled Chriſtian, p. 173
Uſe 9. What a mercy the Reſurrection of Chriſt was to the world, and how we ſhould uſe it to ſtrengthen our faith, p. 199
The Lords day honourable, p. 201
Uſe 10. How earneſtly we ſhould pray for the ſecond coming of Chriſt, though Death be terrible p. 207
SOME imitable paſſages of the Life of Elizabeth, late Wife of Mr. Joſeph Baker, whoſe Funerals occaſioned this diſcourſe, p. 225
ERRATA.
1 Cor. 15.26.
The last enemy that ſhall be deſtroyed is Death.