Two Treatises on Death and Judgment, Table of contents
The CONTENTS.
THE Introduction p. 1.
What is meant by [an Enemy] and how Death is an Enemy to Nature, p. 4, 5.
How Death is an Enemy to Grace, and to our ſalvation: diſcovered in ten particulars, p. 10.
How Chriſt conquereth this Enemy, p. 23.
Four Antidotes given us againſt the Enmity of Death, at our Converſion, p. 26.
How Death is made a deſtruction of it ſelf, p. 36.
The full deſtruction at the Reſurrection, p. 39.
The firſt Uſe to reſolve the doubt, Whether Death be a puniſhment to Believers, p. 41.
Uſe 2. To ſhew us the malignity of ſin, and how we ſhould eſteem and uſe it, p. 43.
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. 47
Uſe 4. To inform us of the Reaſons of the ſufferings and death of Chriſt, p. 50.
Uſe 5. To rectifie the miſtakes of ſome true Believers, that think they have no ſaving Grace, becauſe the fears of Death deterr them from deſiring to be with Chriſt, p. 53.
Uſe 6. To teach us to ſtudy and magnifie our Redeemers conquering Grace, that overcometh Death, and makes it our advantage p. 62.
Uſe 7. To direct us how to prepare for Death, and overcome the enmity, and fear of it▪ p. 71
Direct. 1. Make ſure that Converſion be ſound, p. 74.
Direct. 2. Live by faith on Chriſt the Conquerour, p. 75
Direct. 3. Live alſo by faith on the Heavenly Glory, p. 77.
Direct. 4. Labour to encreaſe and exerciſe Divine Love▪ p. 80.
Direct. 5. Keep conſcience clear, or if it be wounded, preſently ſeek the cure, p. 82.
Direct. 6. Redeem and improve your precious time, p. 84.
Direct. 7. Crucifie the fleſh, and die to the world, p. 85.
Direct. 8. A conformity to God in the hatred of ſin, and love of holineſs: and eſpecially in the point of juſtice p. 87.
Direct. 9. The due conſideration of the reſtleſneſs, and troubles of this life, and of the manifold evils that end at Death, p. 89.
Direct. 10. Reſign your wills entirely to the will of God, and acquieſce in it, as your ſafety, felicity, and Reſt p. 103.
Uſe 8. Great comfort to Believers, that they have no enemy but what they are ſure ſhall be conquered at laſt, p. 106.
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 troubled Chriſtian, p. 111
Uſe 9. What a mercy the Reſurrection of Chriſt was to the world, and how we ſhould uſe it to ſtrengthen our faith, p. 129
The Lords day honourable, p. 130.
Uſe 10. How earneſtly we ſhould pray for the ſecond coming of Chriſt, though Death be terrible, p. 134
Some imitable paſſages of the Life of Elizabeth, late Wife of Mr. Joſeph Baker, whoſe Funerals occaſioned this diſcourſe, p. 144.