The Crown and Glory of Christianity, Table of contents
THE TABLE.
CHriſtian Reader, take notice that the Pages are misfigured, for next to page 240. followes page 280. yet doe thou but follow the directionss laid downe in the Table; and without any further trouble to thy ſelf, thou will find any particular that thou haſt a mind to be ſatisfied in.
A.
OF Adams holineſs in innocency, Page 5, 6, 7.
The greatneſs of Adams ſin, in four particulars. Page 52.
Of Adoption. Reall holineſs is a ſure evidence of a mans Adoption. Page 624, 625, 626.
Of Admiration. Holy perſons are much taken up in the Admiration of the holineſs of God. Page 102, 103, 104
Of being Afflicted. Holy perſons are much afflicted. &c. with their own unholyneſs. Page 123, 124, 125, 126.
And much affected and afflicted with the unholineſs of others. Page 139, 140, 141.
Afflictions. Of great and heavy afflictions. Page 363, 364,
The more a man can divinely rejoyce under afflictions, the greater meaſures of holineſs that man has certainly attained to. Page 600, 601, 602.
Of All Things. All things ſhall be ſanctified to the holy man. Page 629, 630.
Of Approving a mans ſelf to God. The more a man makes it his great buſineſs to approve himſelf to God, the greater meaſure of holineſs that man has attained to. Page 609, 610, 611.
Of Authors. That unholy perſons are to be ſhut out from ſpecial Communion with the people of God, is made evident by the Judgements of many Learned and approved Authors. Page 51, 52, 53, 54.
B.
Of Beaſts. Ʋnholy perſons are Beaſts, yea, the worſt of Beaſts. Page 54, 55, 56.
Of Bleſſings. God will certainly bleſs all a holy mans bleſſings to him. Page 622, 623.
Of Boldneſs. The more holy any man is, the more bold and couragious that man will be for God and Godlineſs. Page 507, 508, 509.
C.
Of ſeverall Cannots. There is a threefold Cannot. 1. A natural Cannot. 2. A contracted and habituated cannot. 3. A judicial cannot. Page 21-25.
Of Conformity to Chriſt. True holineſs is conformable to the holineſs of Chriſt. Page 138, 139.
Of Civil men. Meere civil men ſhall not go to Heaven. Page 77, 78, 79.
Of Company. He that will be holy, muſt keep company with thoſe that are holy. Page 307, 308.
And he that will perfect holineſs in the feare of the Lord, muſt be moſt In with them that are moſt excellent in holineſs. Page 577, 578.
Of Communion. There is no ſpiritual communion with God in this world, without holineſs. Page 28, 29, 30.
Ʋnholy perſons are to be ſhut out from ſacred and ſpecial communion with the people of God in this world: This proved by an induction of ten particulars. Page 44-54.
The more holy any man is, the more communion that man will have with God. Page 491, 492, 493.
Of Comparing your ſelves with others. Take heed of comparing your ſelves with thoſe that are worſe then your ſelves. Page 284, 285.
Of Contrariety. Ʋnholy perſons are full of contrariety to God. Page 27, 28.
Of being Condemned. Ʋnholy perſons are adjudged and condemned to hell. Page 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62.
Of Converſion. The perſecutions of the Saints may iſſue in the converſion of ſinners. Page 401, 402, 403.
Many that have been converted later then others, do yet in holineſs much excell them. Page 504, 505.
D.
Of Death. Take heed of putting the day of death far from you three arguments to perſwade to this. Page 288-296.
Of Degrees. A holy perſon will be ſtill reaching after higher degrees of holineſs. Page 107, 108, 109.
Chriſtians muſt preſs after the higheſt degrees of holineſs. Page 468, 469.
About degrees of glory in Heaven, ſee Heaven.
Of Delight. The more holy any man is, the more he will be the delight of God, &c. Page 488, 489.
Tbis is further proved by five Arguments. Page 490, 491, 492, 493, 494.
God takes ſingular delight, both in a holy mans perſon, and in his ſervices to. Page 616, 617, 618, 619.
Of Self-denyall. The more a man can deny himſelf when he hath power and opportunity to raiſe himſelf, &c. the greater meaſure of holineſs he has attained to. Page 612, 613, 614.—620, 621.
Of Diſcord. No ſpeciall communion to be held with thoſe that cauſe diſcord and diviſion among the Saints. Page 46.
Of the Doctrine. The Doctrine is this; That reall holineſs is the onelyonly way to happineſs: All men muſt be holy on earth, or they ſhall never ſee the Beatifical Viſion, they ſhall never reach to a glorious fruition of God in Heaven. Page 5.
The Doctrine proved by ten Arguments. Page 18-62.
Of holy Duties. The holy mans duties are moſt delightfull to God. Page 632, 633, 634.
Reall holineſs naturaliſeth holy duties to the ſoule. Page 126, 127, 128.
The more holy any man is, the more ſingular delight and pleaſure, God will take in all his Religious duties and ſervices. Page 502, 503, 504.
When men in the maine are as holy out of Religious duties, as they are in Religious duties, tis an evidence of a great meaſure of holineſs that they have attained to. Page 600.
The more a man is exerciſed in the moſt ſpirituall and internall duties of Religion, the more holineſs he hath attained to. Page 605, 606.
The more ſolid and exact a Chriſtian is in religious duties and ſervices, the more holy he is. Page 608, 609.
E.
Of Election. Reall holineſs is a ſure evidence of election. Page 614, 615, 616.
Of not Enduring. Such as cant endure holineſs in others, ſhall never goe to Heaven. Page 87, 88, 89.
Of Ends. A holy man propounds holy ends to himſelf, in all his actings and undertakings. Page 157, 158, 159.
How perſons may know when they make the glory of God their end, anſwered five wayes. Page 159-168.
Of Errors. We are to have no ſpeciall communion with ſuch as erre in foundation truths. Page 44, 45, 46.
Of Exerciſe. He that would have more holineſs, muſt be much in the exerciſe of that holineſs he has. Page 578, 579, 580.
Of Expediency. The more a man lives by the rule of expediency, the more holineſs he has attained to. Page 611, 612.
Of the Eye of God. He that would attain to greater meaſures of holineſs, muſt alwayes remember that the eye of God is continually upon him. Page 573, 574, 575.
F.
Of Fellowſhip. Ʋnholy perſons have familiarity and fellowſhip with Satan. Page 26, 27.
Of the Favour of God. Holy perſons are highly in Gods favour. Page 630, 631, 632.
Of the Fewneſs of thoſe that ſhall be ſaved. The number of thoſe that ſhall goe to Heaven are but few. Page 67, 68, 69.
Of Flatterers. Take heed of flatterers. Page 285-289.
Of Formaliſts. Formaliſts ſhall not goe to Heaven. Page 75, 76, 77.
All unholy perſons are fooles, they have all the characteriſtical notes and properties of fooles: And this is ſhewed in eight particulars. Page 30-44,
Chriſtians are to have no ſpeciall communion with fooles. Page 49.
G.
Of our Generation. The more holy any man is, the more ſerviceable and uſefull he will be in his generation. Page 509 510.
The meer gifted man ſhall not goe to Heaven: Where you have ſeventeen differences between gifts and grace. Page 84, 85, 86, 87.
Of Growth. The afflictions and perſecutions of the Saints, will further the growth and increaſe of their grace. Page 403, 404, 405.
Of Guilt. Of guilt upon the conſcience. Page 362, 363.
H.
Of Hatred. Where there is true holineſs, there is a hatred of all ungodlineſs. Page 109-123.
Of Heaven. Ten arguments to prove that unholy perſons have no mind to goe to Heaven. Page 64, 65, 66.
Of Heaven. The more holy any man is, the more actually ripe for heaven that man is. Page 493, 494.
That there are degrees of glory in Heaven: That ſome Saints ſhall partake of more glory in Heaven then others ſhall, is approved by Scripture and Arguments from p. 517. to p. 565. only obſerve, that next to p. 520. followes p. 553. all this miſfiguring of the pages will be prevented in the next impreſſion.
Objections againſt degrees of glory in Heaven, anſwered from p. 565. to p. 572.
Of Hell. Ʋnholy perſons are doomed adjudged and ſentenced to Hell. Page 57-62.
Of an Heir. Reall holineſs is a ſure evidence that thou art an Heir of glory. Page 626, 627, 628, 629.
Of Holineſs. There is a ſixfold holineſs. Page 5-19.
Holineſs is the honor and the glory of the creature. Page 183, 184, 185, 186.
Holineſs is very attractive drawing and winning. Page 186, 187. 188.
Holineſs is the excellency of all a mans excellencies. Page 188, 189, 190.
Holineſs is an honor and an ornament both to the perſons that have it, and alſo to the very places where they were borne. Page 190, 191, 192, 193.
Holineſs is the very ear-mark, the very livery and and badge of Chriſts ſervants and ſubjects. Page 193, 194.
A man of holineſs is a common bleſſing, a publick mercy. Page 194, 195, 196, 197.
Holineſs is of the greateſt antiquity. Page 197, 198, 199.
Holineſs will render you moſt beautiful and amiable. Page 199, 200, 201, 202.
Holineſs is the moſt gainefull trade in the world, This is made good by five Arguments. Page 202-216.
Holineſs will put the greateſt ſplendor and majeſty upon perſons, that can poſſibly be put upon them. Page 216, 217, 218.
The times wherein we live calls aloud for holineſs. Page 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224.
Holineſs will render you moſt like. 1. To God. 2. To Chriſt. 3. To the bleſſed Angels. Page 224. 225, 226, 227, 228.
Without holineſs there is no ſeeing, no enjoying of of God. Page 228, 229.
Eight arguments proving that moſt Chriſtians have but a little holineſs. Page 466-479.
The more holineſs any man has, the more holineſs God will give him. Page 495, 496.
The more holineſs any man has, the more God will reveale himſelf to him. Page 498, 499, 500, 501, 502.
None under Heaven are ſo ſtrongly obliged to perfect holineſs in the feare of the Lord, as holy ones are. Page 505, 506, 507.
The times require greater meaſures of holineſs, Page 512, 513.
Chriſt will certainly preſerve thy holineſs. Page 634, 635, 636.
Of the Holineſs of God. 1. God is eſſentially holy. Page 585, 586.
2, God is unmixedly holy, the holineſs of God is a pure holineſs. Page 586, 587, 588.
3. God is univerſally holy. Page 588.
4. God is eminently holy, he is tranſcendently holy, he is ſuperlatively holy. Page 588, 589, 590, 591.
5. God is origin…lly, radically and fundamentally holy. Page 591, 592,
6. God is independently holy. Page 592, 993.
7. God is conſtantly holy, he is unchangeably holy. Page 593, 594.
8. God is exemplarily holy. Page 594.
Of Holineſs. Where ever reall holineſs is, it will diſcover it ſelf. p. 639. Holineſs riſes by degrees. p. 639, 640. There is a great deale of preciouſneſs in the leaſt degrees of holineſs; and this is evidenced by an induction of Ten particulars. 640, 641, 642. All Saints have not a like meaſure of holineſs. 643, 644. A Chriſtian may have more holineſs at one time, then at another. 644, 645, 646, 647. There will come a time when even in this world holineſs ſhall be more generall and more eminent. Page 647, 648, 649.
Of Honor, and of honoring of God. The more holineſs is increaſed, the more the great God will be honored. 494, 495. The higheſt degrees of holineſs are commonly attended with the higheſt degrees of honor. Page 510, 511, 512.
Of Hypocrites. Hypocrites ſhall not goe to Heaven. Page 82, 83, 84.
I.
Of Idleneſs. We are to have no ſpecial communion with idle perſons. Page 43, 44.
Of Joy. Of Joy ſeveral conſiderable things. Page 352-369.
The more holineſs any man attains to, the greater will be his Heaven of joy in this world. Page 496, 497, 498.
Of the Judgements of God. He that will be holy, muſt dwell much upon the memorable Judgements of God, that in this life has fallen upon unholy perſons. Page 339, 340, 341.
K.
Four reaſons why the Kingdom of Heaven is called the kingdom of God. Page 19.
L.
Of Labour. A holy heart will labour to make others holy. Page 132, 133, 134, 135.
Of Life. Several Arguments proving the life of man to be but ſhort. Page 292-296.
Of Little ſins. Five Reaſons why a holy heart riſes againſt little ſins. Page 113-120.
Of a Little holineſs. Moſt Chriſtians have but a little holineſs, this is proved by eight Arguments. Page 469-479.
M.
Of Melancholy. Of Melancholly and the effects of it. Page 367, 368, 369.
Of Manifeſtations. The more holy any man is, the more God will manifeſt himſelf to that man. Page 498, 499, 500, 501, 502.
Of Marriages. Holy perſons are not to marry with thoſe that are unholy. Page 56, 57.
Of a ſcandalous Miniſtry, and of a holy miniſtry. Settle not your ſelves under a lewd ſcandalous Miniſtry. 296, 297-299. See many conſiderable things in the Epiſtle concerning prophane, ignorant, ſcandalous, debauched Miniſters. He that would perfect holineſs in the feare of the Lord, muſt fix and ſettle himſelf under a faithful holy Miniſtry. Page 575, 576, 577.
Of Mockers. Mockers ſhall not goe to Heaven. Page 71, 72, 73, 74, 75,
Of Mortifying of ſin. He that would be more holy muſt fall in good earneſt with all his might upon mortifying his moſt raging corruptions, and moſt darling ſins. Page 582, 583, 584, 585.
Of Mourners and mournings. Seven reaſons why a holy man mournes for other mens ſins. 139-145. He that would be holy muſt mourne over his own unholineſs. 299, 300, 301. Mourne over the loſs of holineſs. Page 466, 467, 468.
Motives. Seven Motives to move you to try whether you have any real holineſs or no. 89-101. Fifteen Motives to get holineſs. 170-209. Seventeen Motives to perfect holineſs in the feare of the Lord. 469-517. The more ſpiritual Motives and conſiderations, carries a man on in religious duties and ſervices, the greater meaſures of holineſs has that man attained to. Page 606, 607; 608.
N.
Of Neceſſity. The neceſſity of holineſs. Page 170, 171, 172, 173, 174.
Of Neuters. Neuters ſhall not goe to Heaven. Page 79, 80, 81, 82.
Number. The Number of Saints not diminiſhed, but increaſed by perſecutions. Page 398, 399, 400, 401.
O.
Of Objections. 1. Ob. We have no power to make our ſelves holy, anſwered from 341-347. 2 Ob. But hereafter may be time enough to look after holineſs; we may yet ſpend a few more years in purſuing after the profits, pleaſures, &c. of the world. Anſ. 347-352. 3. Ob. If we ſhould preſs and purſue after holineſs, then we muſt take our farewel of all joy and comfort, of all delight and pleaſure, &c. Anſ. 352-369. 4. Ob. We ſee that there are none ſo afflicted and perſecuted as thoſe who mind holineſs, who follow after holineſs, &c. Anſ. 369-423. 5. Ob. If we ſhould labour after holineſs, then we muſt reſolve to be poore and meane, and low in the world, for we ſhall never grow rich by godlineſs. Anſ. 423-433. 6. Ob. Should we purſue after holineſs, it would be a diſgrace and diſhonour to us, who are honorable, great, rich and high in the world; we are high borne, we are Gentlemen, and well bred, and holineſs ſeems to be too poore, and too low a thing for ſuch as we are to looke after, Anſ. 433-446. 7. Ob. Should we purſue after holineſs, we ſhall be ſure to be reviled, reproached and ſlandered, and we ſhall become a ſcorne and a by-word, &c. to all that are round about us. Anſ. Page 446-456.
Of Obſtinate ſinners. No ſpecial communion to be held with obſtinate ſinners. Page 48, 49.
Of Overcoming. The more a man can overcome evill with good, upon holy and gracious accounts, the greater meaſure of holineſs that perſon has attained to. Page 597, 598, 599, 600.
P.
Of Perſecution and perſecutors. Perſecution has been the common lot and portion of the people of God. 369, 370. Chriſt and his Apoſtles has long ſince foretold us that afflictions and perſecutions will attend us in this world. 370, 371, 372. Perſecutions that befalls the Saints for holineſs ſake, ſhall never hurt nor harme the Saints. 372, 373, 374, 375, 376. That the condition of perſecutors of all conditions under Heaven is the moſt ſad and deplorable condition, is made good by five Arguments. 376-389. That God will bare his people company in all their afflictions and perſecutions. 389, 390, 391, 392. He ſhall be ſure to ſuffer from Chriſt, that refuſes to ſuffer, or that is afraid to ſuffer perſecution for Chriſt. 392, 393, 394, 395, 396. Many great advantages that will redowne to Chriſtians by all the afflictions and perſecutions that does befall them. 396-411. To fuffer afflictions and perſecutions for holineſs ſake, is the greateſt honour that Chriſtians are capable of in this world. 411, 412, 413. The afflictions and perſecutions that commonly attend Chriſtians in theſe dayes, are nothing to the fiery tryalls that the Saints and Martyrs of old have been exerciſed with. 413, 414, 415. Ʋnholy perſons have ſuffered as great and grievous things for the ſatisfying of their luſts, &c. as Chriſtians are like to ſuffer for their purſuing after holineſs. 415, 416. Though perſecutions may attend the people of God, yet he has very many wayes to preſerve his people from being ruin'd and deſtroyed by perſecuting hands. As 1. By laying a Law of reſtraint upon perſecutors. 2. By ſetting perſecutors one againſt another. 3. By paſſing a ſentence of death upon perſecutors. 4. By altering and changing the hearts of perſecutors. 5. By taking of perſecutors feet in the ſame ſnares that they have laid for others. 6. By providing Cities of refuge and hiding places to ſhelter them. 416-420. All the perſecutions that the Saints meet with on earth, ſhall advance their glory in Heaven. Page 420, 421, 422, 423.
Of Perſeverance. Chriſtians muſt perſevere in their purſuit after holineſs. Page 460, 461, 462.
Of what is Poſſible. 'Tis poſſible for unholy perſons to be made holy; this is proved by eight arguments. 174-183. 'Tis poſſible for thoſe that are holy to attain to greater meaſures of holineſs then any yet they have attained to; and this is proved by five Arguments. Page 479-488.
Of Prophane perſons. Prophane perſons ſhall not goe to Heaven. Page 70, 71.
Of Falſe Prophets. No ſpeciall communion to be held with falſe Prophets. Page 47, 48.
Of Prayer. He that will be holy muſt be much in Prayer, and be ſure
Of Vowes. He that will be holy muſt dwell much upon his ſolemne vowes. Page 309, 310, 311, 312.
Of Univerſal Obedience. The more univerſal a mans obedience is, the more holy that man is. Page 602, 603.
Of Unbeleevers. We are to have no ſacred, no ſpeical communion with unbeleevers. Page 42, 43.
Of the Unholy. A holy perſon will be holy among the unholy. Page 154, 155, 156, 157.
Of the Uſe of earthly things. Holy perſons will be holy in the uſe of earthly and common things. Page 136, 137, 138.
Of Uprightneſs. Enduring of perſecution, an argument of uprightneſs. Page 396, 397, 398.
W.
Of Waiting. He that will be holy muſt waite upon the word faithfully preacht, 304-307. He that will be holy when he has done all muſt waite. Page 337, 338, 339.
Of Wants. He that would perfect holineſs in the feare of the Lord, ſhould labour to be more acquainted and affected with his ſpirituall wants. Page 572, 573.
Of the Word. A holy man loves the word for its holineſs. 144-147. How a perſon may know when he is affected, and taken with the word as 'tis a holy word, Anſwered 5 ways. Page 147-154.
Of the World. Take heed of the world, and why. 239-284. But here remember once for all, that by the Printers miſtake, next to page 240. followes 280. The next Impreſſion will prevent this, and other miſtakes alſo. The more worldlings ſtrive after the world, the more Christians ſhould ſtrive to perfect holineſs. Page 513, 514, 515.
Of Worſhip. Chriſtians muſt ſtand for purity of worſhip, and why. Page 462, 463, 464, 465, 466.
Of Working. All things ſhall work for good to the holy man. Page 636, 637, 638.
FINIS.
End of the text · Thomas Brooks, The Crown and Glory of Christianity (1662)