Spiritual Refining, Index – Errata
AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE.
A
A Bortives as to the new-birth, Pag. 234
Acting grace is requiſite as well as converting, 550
Following upon the principles of grace, make happy, 552
Adoption, what of duty, and what of priviledge in it, 237
Affections.
Affections and ſweet motions of heart in holy things, conſiſtent with an unregenerate …, 117
Several grounds of ſuch temporary affections, 119
Why apt to be relied on, 120
Their inſufficiency, 121
Sometimes not the work of the Spirit when thought to be, 129
Afflictions.
Afflictions, Gods framing this evil, what it means 443
Why called evil, 446
Of three ſorts: Exploratory, 448
For ſin, but medicinal, ibid.
For ſin, and deſtructive, 449
Difference between medicinal and penal, ib.
How operative to means converſion, 450
Aſſurance.
Aſsurance, To ſeek it a duty, 2
The benefits or advantage of it, 5
Hinderances of it, 9
Attainable by ſigns, &c. with propoſitions about it. 17
Its adjuncts, viz. Poſſibility, 23, 675
Neceſſity, 24
Difficulty, 25
Excellency, 26
How differenced from preſumption, 27
What we muſt do when we want it, 34, 673
Why God denieth it to thoſe that have true grace, 35.
Juſtification and Sanctification ought to be ſought from their fruits, 43
From Signs no argument of weakneſs and unbelief, 50
From graces no relying upon a humane teſtimony, 51
Got by Signs, not uſeleſs, 52
From an immediate voice from the Spirit queſtioned, ib.
By Signs, freed from abſurdity, Impoſſibility and Difficulty, 53
Conſiſting of a practical Syllogiſm, is not by meer humane reaſon, 54
In obtaining it by way of Signs, much skill and care is required, 55
C
ALl are not called with a ſaving Call, 684
Change.
Change from wickedneſſe and prophaneneſs, not enough, 278
That grace makes a man great, 373
Its qualities,
1. Neceſſary.
2. Rational.
3. Profitable. 373
4. Honourable, 374
Chriſtian….
Chriſtians of three ſorts, 1…
If true are ſo univerſally and exactly, 638, 639, 640
Why ſome are not ſo, 641
Church.
Church Priviledges and viſible ſigns and duties therein no ſign of grace, 104
Why apt to be reſted on, 106
Proof that they are not ſigns, 107
Company, when wicked, retards the work of converſion, 9, 431 &c.
How to be thrown off, 433
Carnal-confidence, vide Preſumption.
Conſcience, why ſomething of it in the worſt, p. 336
Whence ſo ſilent and ſtupid in ſome, 339
Converſion, vide Grace Sanctifying, and Turning to God.
Is wrought by the omnipotent and irreſiſtible power of God, 569
Is abſolutely promiſed to the converted, 776
In what ſenſe abſolutely promiſed, and what not, 779
Corruption of nature ſet forth, 218
Shows a neceſſity of Regeneration, 222
Counterfeits.
Counterfeits of Regeneration, 230
Of the New-Creature, 276
Of inherent grace, viz. Moral honeſty, 334
Of Sanctification, 391
Of the heart of fleſh, 523
Covenant.
Covenant External ſanctifies not, 393
Diſtinguiſhed into External and Internal as being variouſly adminiſtred, ib.
External denominates men holy in oppoſition to Heathens, 594
Requires a viſible acceptance, 395
Holineſs availeth not alone, ib.
Creation, vide New-creature.
Creation, The New in man ſurpaſſeth the Old in man, 287
The great work of God in the New-creation ſet out, 290
Gods end in chuſing ſubjects indiſpoſed, 293
It is unto good works, 296
D
MEn apt to Deceive themſelves that after a wicked life may follow a happy death, 364
The ground of this Deceit, 365
Motives to beware this ſelf-deceiving, 367
Delayes of turning to God, whence men are prone to it, 453
Arguments againſt, and the danger of it, 454, 455, &c.
Directions to the getting of the New-creature, 280
Vain Diſputations.
Vain Diſputations how to be prevented, 7
Diſputes and opinions in Religion no evidence of grace, 124
VVhen lawful, 125
Their inſufficiency as evidence, 127
Vain-Diſputes eſtabliſh not the heart as grace doth, 316
May be ſeveral wayes abuſed, 317
How they may be rightly uſed, 320
Duties.
Duties. Spiritual performance of them a ſign of grace, 90
Duty of a ſon of God, 239
Signs of men performing Duties from a new Spirit within, 542
E
ILl Education a cauſe of ſtupidity of conſcience 339
Election.
Election. Not of all that are called, 6, 12, 643
This Doctrine no ground of deſpair, 644
Evidences of the paucity of elected ones, even of the called, 647
What to be done by him who is in fea… about his Election, 649
Effects of Election, ib.
Embryoes as to the New-birth, having only initial workings, 232
Ends in actions to be looked to, 10
Establiſhment.
Establiſhment of the heart by grace, 309
How the heart becomes eſtabliſhed, 311
It is better then all diſputes and notions, &c. 316
Evidences, vide Aſsurance and Signs.
Experimental Knowledge, vid. Knowledge.
F
FAith, when only a perſwaſion of the truths in Religion not enough for ſalvation, 167
Falſe Signs of Grace, vid. Signs. Fleſhly Heart, vid. Heart.
Form and outward ſhape of godlines not enough 276
Forſaking of groſſe ſins no ſure ſign of converſion, 187
Fruits of Juſtification and Sanctification argue the graces themſelves, 43, &c.
G
Gifts.
GIfts: Parts and abilities in Religion, no ſign of grace, 111
Explicatory conſiderations, ib.
Why men are prone to relie on them: 112
Their inſufficiency as ſigns, 114
Common Gifts of the Spirit are not ſanctification, 397
God.
Gods unwillingneſs to damn men proved, and Objections anſwered, 404
Dominion over mens hearts aſſerted, 506
Seen in the way of Providence, 507
Juſtice, 508
Grace, 509
God in converſion works after an omnipotent, efficacious and irreſiſtible manner, 570
Godly men are careful and tender about Gods worſhip, and why, 559, 562
Conſcientious in all duties of equity and righteouſneſs, 564
Goſpel cals are a feaſt, 629
Yet refuſed by many, 631
Government of the world miſunderſtood, a cauſe of ſenſleſneſs of conſcience, 341
Grace.
A being in the ſtate of Grace may by ſigns be evidenced, 17
Concerning inherent Grace, 37
Signs or Marks of Grace, vid. Signs.
Of divers ſorts, 38
Its Effects or Properties conſidered Abſolutely or Relatively, 40
To be known and evidenced by its fruits, 43, &c.
Aſſurance received from it depends not upon humane teſtimony, 51
Infallibly evidenced by a reſpect to Gods
Commandments, 61, &c.
With many other Signs, vide Signs.
How it eſtabliſheth the heart, 311
That there is ſuch a work of God upon mans heart, 322
It cannot juſtifie, 323
The reaſon of the name Grace given to inward holineſs. 324
How it oppoſeth ſin, 326
Its effects in a man, 328
Some excellent properties of it, 332
The counterfeit of it, viz. Moral Vertue, 334
Vouchſafed ſometimes to the greateſt ſinners 369
Gods ends in it, ibid.
Makes a great change, 372
Is an inward and deep work, 533
What reacheth not to it, 534
What this inward work is, 535
Signs and Effects of it, 537
Firſt brings in inward principles, and then cauſeth holy actings, 538
Why God takes this method, 540
Inward principles of grace will appear in the life, 543
Exciting and actuating is neceſſary after converting, 549
Great men of the world often rejected by God, and why, 622, &c.
Growth in grace a ſign of grace, 84
The nature of it in its neceſſity, from an inward principle of life, &c. 86
How evidenced, 88
Falſe Growth, 90
H
Heart.
HEart: To turn to God with the whole of it, what it means, 479, &c.
Rending of the Heart requiſite to converſion, with the meaning of this phraſe, and others equivalent, 489, &c.
A rent one preferred by God above all outward ſigns of humiliation, 493
Of man under Gods dominion, 506
Of ſtone in all men naturally, and what it ſignifies, 511, &c.
Of fleſh beſtowed in coverſion, 516
What it implies, 517
Its effects and conſequents, 518
Inducements to labour for it, 521
Its counterfeits, 523
Heathens.
Heathens, Natural principles appeared in their
Books, 346
Laws, 347
Worſhip and terrours of minde, 348
Commendable improvements, 349
with the concernment of this Doctrine, 352
Natural Excellencies reach not to grace, 353
Natural honeſty and righteouſneſs, not grace, ib.
Heaven or Glory, the nature of it, 665
Adjuncts and Properties of it, 668
Holineſs, vid. Sanctification. Federal Holineſs, vid. Covenant.
They that are called ſhould be holy as God is, 659, 663
Wherein true Holineſs conſiſts, 660
The extent of the duty of being holy in all manner of converſation, 662
Hypocrites.
Hypocrites, Whether they may attain to an experimental knowledge, 12
How far they may go in it, 131
Wherein as to this knowledge they differ from the true Chriſtian, 15
I
IGnorance a cauſe of mens living in ſin, 470
Impediments of turning to God, 414, &c.
Indiſpoſition of men to the work of grace, or the
New-Creation, 290
It advanceth Gods ends in the great chaning work, 293
Judgement well inform'd no ſign of grace, 127
Juſtification, It may be evidenced by inherent gracious qualifications,
K
KEeping the Commandments, vid. Obedience.
Mens fond perſwaſions of their doing it, with the cauſes, 142, &c.
Experimental Knowledge.
Experimental Knowledge of our ſelves Difficult, 5
Advantagious, ib.
The beſt, ib.
The end of all other Knowledge, 8
Eſtabliſheth the ſoul, ibid.
Its impediments, 9
Whether in hypotrites, 12
How it differs in hypocrites & regenerate, 15
Knowledge of our ſtate of grace to be attained by marks and ſigns, 17
Eſtabliſheth not the heart as grace doth, 316
L
LEarning requiſite in a Miniſter, 620
Liſe and converſation of men evil give teſtimony to true grace within, 543
Love to the people of God a ſign of grace, 96
The Act it ſelf, the Object, the Effects, 97 98, 99
M
MArks, vid. Signs.
Miniſtry.
Miniſtry of the word the way to turn men from their ſins, 495
Of Gods appointment, ib.
For a ſupernatural end, 496
Gods wiſdom in raiſing ſuch low means for ſo high ends, 497
Not alwaies ſucceſsful, and why, ib.
That it may be effectual, what to be done by Miniſters, 498
Though not corrupt, yet may be without ſucceſs, 500
The reaſons both from God, Miniſters and people, 501, 502, 503
Though corrupt may prove ſucceſsful, 503
Miſtakes in experimental knowledge eaſie, 4 Dangerous, ibid.
Moral vertue.
Moral vertue, the counterfeit of ſaving grace, 334 Philoſophy, vid. Heathens,
Verrues, as Temperance, Fortitude, &c. no graces, Becauſe 359
1. Not built upon a good foundation, ib.
2. Not rightly obtained, ibid.
3. Not gui…ed by a ſure rule, 360
4. Not referred to God, ibid.
5. Not of faith, 361
6. Nothing of Chriſt in it, ib.
7. Often an enemy to grace, 362
Mouſters as to the New-birth, 235
Motions of …art, vid. Affections.
Motives to ſanctification, 389
Converſion or turning to God, 420
N
NAture: Its corruptions ſet forth, 212
Its principles, &c. vid. Heathen.
New Birth, vid. Regeneration. New-Creature.
New-creature. The nature of grace ſet out by it: Its Neceſſity, 245
Is produced only by God, 251
His glorious Attributes appear in it, 255
What it doth not imply, and to what it is oppoſed, 258, &c.
Its ſupernaturality and excellency ſet out, 264
Objections againſt it anſwered, 270
Counterfeits of it, an outward form of godlineſs, &c. 276
Helps and directions to the attainment of it, 280
Gods workmanſhip, 283
Created unto good works, 296
O
OBedience unto Gods commands, A ſure ſign of grace, 61, &c.
How impoſſible, 62
How poſſible, 63
When true and univerſal, 64, &c.
External only not ſufficient, 161
Opinions, vid. Diſputes.
Oppoſition againſt ſin by grace, 326
Order of God in converſion; Firſt he works inward principles, then from them men act holily, 538
Why God takes this Order, 540
Ordinances, to whom ſweet and beneficial, 6
Sanctifie not, 393
P
PArts, vid. Gifts.
Peaceable frame of heart, no evidence of grace, 174
Performance, vid. Duties.
Perſwaſion of the truths in Religion, no evidence for ſalvation, 167
Gods love no ſign of grace, 174
Practical Knowledge, viz. Knowledge.
Preſumption, How differenced from aſſurance, 27
Remedies againſt it, 3…
Principles as well as actions to be regarded, 10
Grace within will appear in the life, 543 followed by acting grace, makes happy, 552
Priviledges, vid. Church.
Of a childe of God, 242
Proſperity no ſign of grace within, 180
Promiſe of converſion an abſolute free promiſe, 574
Purpoſes and reſolutions of turning to God, ſometimes unſucceſsfull with the account of it, 437
R
Regeneration.
REgeneration Abſolutely neceſſary to ſalvation, 201
What it is not, wherein it lieth, and its reſemblance to natural birth, ib, &c.
Unknown often to learned, and outwardly righteous men, 210
Grounds of the ignorance and excellency of the knowledge of it, 212, &c.
Abſolutely neceſſary, becauſe of mans corruption by nature, 217
Its unexpreſſible nature, 224
The counterfeits of it, 230
Rightcouſneſs and equity conſcientiouſly followed by the people of God, 364, &c.
S
SAlvation difficult, and in ſome ſenſe impoſſible, 194
Why fancied ſo eaſie, 196
Sanctification.
Sanctification, It evidenceth Juſtification, 43
Divers waies ſet out, vid. Grace.
The ſeveral meanings of ſanctifying, 380
How the people of God are ſanctified, 381
By being,
1. Segregated from the world, 381
2. Dedicated to God, ibid.
3. Prepared for good works, &c. 382
Its efficient and inſtrument, 383
Meritorious cauſe and extent, 384
Signs of true Sanctification,
1. The Spirits dwelling in the ſoul, 386
2. Ready Obedience to the truth, ib.
3. Delight in ſanctifying Ordinances, 387
4. Preparation to holy Duties, &c. ib.
Motives to it, 389
Counterfeits of it, 391
1. Zeal in ſuperſtitious cuſtoms, ib.
2. Duties and Ordinances, 393
3. External Covenant with God, ib.
4. Gifts of the Spirit, 397
When evidences of it are wanting, what a ſanctified perſon ſhould do, 398
When it is but in a low degree, what to be done, 401
Searching, vid. Trial.
Self-love an impediment as to experimental knowledge of our ſelves, 9
Senſleſneſs and ſtupidity of conſcience cauſed by
1. Ill education, 339
2. A miſunderſtanding of the government of the world, 341
3. Cares and pleaſures of the world. 342
Settlement in the truth, whence it proceeds, 8
Signs.
Signs of Grace are different, 38
Evidencing to our ſelves or others, 39
Proper to the godly only, ib.
Poſitive and Negative, 40
Of a mixed nature as to natural and voluntary Signs, 41
To be uſed, 43, 44, &c.
Proceeding by them, Argueth not weakneſſe and unbelief, 50
Is not to rely upon a humane teſtimony, 51
Not uſeleſs, 52
Not abſurd, impoſſible or difficult, 53
To the making up of a Practical Syllogiſm is not by meer humane reaſon, 54
True Signs.
1. Obedience, 61, &c.
2. Sincerity, 67
3. Oppoſition againſt, and abſtinence from ſin, 73
4. To be willing to be tried by God, 78
5. Growth in Grace, 84
6. Spiritual performance of holy duties, 90
7. Love to the Brethren, 96
Falſe Signs.
1. Church-Priviledges, 104
2. Gifts and parts in matters of religion, 114
3. Affections and ſweet motions of heart, 110
4. Opinions, judgements and diſputes, 123
5. Strong workings move the heart not being from the Spirit, 129
6. Great ſufferings for Chriſt, 135
7. Perſwaſions of an exact keeping the Commandments, 142
8. A ſtrict way of religion, 148
9. Diligence in the worſhip of God, though not commanded, 155
10. External moral Obedience, 161
11. A divine faith, or perſwaſions of the truths in religion, 167
12. A peaceable frame of heart, or perſwaſion of Gods love, 174
13. Succeſs and proſperity, 180
14. Forſaking groſs ſins, 187
Of Sanctification, 386
When wanting, what ſhould be done to obtain it, 398
Sin.
Abſtinence from, and oppoſition againſt it, … ſure ſign of grace, 73
How a ſign, ib.
A forſaking groſs ſins, no ſure ſign of converſion, 187
May be upon divers grounds, is a mercy, &c. ibid. &c.
Aggravations of the ſins of Chriſtians above thoſe of Heathens, 350
Great ſinners God makes ſubjects ſometimes of ſanctifying grace, and why, 369
With its profit, pleaſure and cuſtomarineſs objections againſt turning to God, 426. to 431
Sins greatneſs helps againſt diſcouragement hence as to turning to God, 441
Beloved Sins, Conſiderations about them, 459
Signs which are they, 460
Converſion makes a man leave them, 461
All Sin to be turned from in converſion, 464, &c.
Grounds of turning from ſin acceptable with God. 468
Hinderances of turning from it, 470
Some men outwardly reſolved againſt turning from it, ibid.
Cauſes of obſtinacy in it, 471
Turning from ſin not enough without turning to God, 475
How many waies men may do one without the other, ibid.
Sorrow for it to accompany turning to God, 484
Sincerity in motives and ends, a ſure ſign of grace, 67
How liable to abuſe as a ſign, 68, &c.
Its nature, and when a ſign, 70
The Sons of God, their qualifications and priviledges, 237
Sorrow for ſin often fruitleſs, and why. 230
Ought accompany turning to God, 484
A four-fold ſpring of it 485
Intellectual or ſenſitive, 486
Why it ſhould accompany turning to God, 487
Spirit.
His work upon, and dwelling in, and leading of the Saints, 91, 92
To have Him is more then to be meerly civil, 93
That his ſanctifying works, not common gifts, evidence grace, ib.
Much ſelf-deceit in judging that to come from him which doth not, 129
His putting within men, what implied in it, 528
His various and excellent operations, 531
Spiritual Performance of holy duties, a ſign of grace, 90…
From ſpiritual life wrought by the Spirit of God, 91
How manifeſted, 93, &c.
Sto…y Heart, vid. Heart.
Strictneſs taken up in Religion no ſufficient evidence for happineſs, 148
What commendable, and what unwarrantable, 149, &c.
Stupidity and Silence of conſcience, vid. Senſleſneſs.
Succeſſe, vid. Prosperity.
Suffering for Chriſt and the truth no ſign of grace, 135
Sinful ingredients making them unprofitable, 137
Superſtitious cuſtoms and humane conſtitutions ſanctifie not, proved by Argument, 391
T
TEnderneſſe of heart, 523
Tears, vid. Sorrow.
Trial; A willingneſſe to be tried by God, a ſign of grace, 78
How many waies God doth try a man, 79
In what particulars a willingnes to be tri'd ſhoweth it ſelf, with its effects, 81, 82
Turning to God.
Explained. 409, 410, &c.
Attributed ſometimes to us as our work, ſometimes to God as his, 411
Its ingredients, 413
Its impediments, and on whom are more viſible ſymptoms of its difficulty, 414. to 420
Motives to it, 420. to 426
Objections againſt it anſwered, as from the pleaſure, profit and cuſtom of ſin, 426. to 431
Wicked companions and relations great hinderances of it, 431, &c.
Diſcouragements as to it, from 1. Unprofitableneſſe of former purpoſes, 437, &c.
2. Greatneſſe of ſins, 441
How promoted by afflictions, 450
Ought be without delay, with cauſes of delayes in ſome, 453
If true, it is from the moſt beloved ſins, 458
From all ſin, vid. Sin.
Some men wilfully reſolved againſt it, 470
To be joyned to turning from ſin, 475
What it is, 478
Muſt be with the whole heart, with the meaning of it, 479
Effects of it, 482
To be accompanied with ſorrow for ſin, 484
Rending of the heart, 489
Miniſtry of the word, the means of it, 495
u
VOcation effectual opened, 583
Its nature, with the ſeveral waies of calling externally, 586, &c.
Wherein the internal conſiſts, 589
From what: as from blindneſs to light, 591
Its properties: According to Gods pleaſure, holy, heavenly, &c. 594
Its Effects and Signs, 596, &c.
In it are conſiderable the grace it ſelf, the time, the perſons, 602
Not often of the wiſe, mighty and noble of the world, 611, &…
The Goſpel-feaſt not alwaies accepted, 629
To many, of thoſe that in part obey it, it proves uneffectual, 632
How the outwardly called differ from the inwardly called, 633, &c.
Of many that are called few are choſen, 643
This doctrine no ground of deſpair, 644
Evidences of the paucity of elected ones amongſt the called, 647
Chriſtians ought to walk worthy of it, 655
What it is to walk worthy of it, and who do ſo, ib.
Should engage men to be holy, as God that calleth them is, 659
Uprightneſs, vid. Sincerity.
W
VVAlking in Gods ſtatutes, what it means, 554
Qualifications of it, 558
Waſhing, Regeneration meant by it, 376
Waſhing argues ſins defiling nature, which mens ſuperſtitious waſhings confeſſe, ib.
And therefore were ſuch external rites appointed, ib.
Of the heart or hands, 377
What required to a ſpiritual waſhing, 378
Wicked men prone to think they ſhall die happily, with grounds of this deceit, 364
Authors of their own tuine, which God delights not in, 404
Wicked company and relations hinderers of converſion, 431
Conſiderations ſtirring up to the forſaking of them, 433
Their miſery, 686
Will of God approving or decreeing. How God wils not the death of ſinners, 404
Wiſdom ſpiritual in what diſcovered. 607
Wiſe men after the fleſh their properties, 611
Reaſons why the fleſhly wiſe are rejected on Gods part and mans part, 617
Difference between carnal wiſdom and Chriſtian prudence, 619
Word of God how uſed in calling ſinners, 585, 586, 587
Good Works.
A neceſſary fruit of renovation, 295
What Creation to good works means, ib.
What works are good, 298
Why ſometimes commended, and ſometimes debaſed, 302
To be extended as far as Gods commands, ib.
Go not before Juſtification, and in what ſenſe are ſaid to juſtifie, 303
In their truth, and in their perfection to be diſtinguiſhed between, 304
To be carefully performed, but not at all relied on, ib.
Evil Works why to be avoided, 305
The Workmanſhip of God in man ſanctifying grace, 283
In what regards it is ſo, with its neceſſity, 284, 285
Its excellencv above the great work of Creation, 287
What a change it worketh, 290
Why ſuch indiſpoſed materials uſed, 293
Works of God not ſufficient means of converſion, 692
Worſhip of God, when not commanded, vain and unprofitable, 195
Converted perſons are very careful of it, 559
Internal and external, Two ſorts of Statute-worſhips mentioned, 560
FINIS.
ERRATA.
THere is come forth of late A General Martyrologie of all or moſt of the Perſecutions that have been in the world.
The ſecond, third and fourth Part of Palmer and Cawdrey Of the Sabbath, an excellent Piece.
An Expoſition of the Epiſtle of Jude, by Mr William Jenkyn.
An excellent practical Book, entituled, Prima, media & ultima, The firſt, middle and laſt things.
Books formerly publiſhed by Mr Anthony Burgeſs, are Vindiciae Legis, and, A Treatiſe of Juſtification,
End of the text · Anthony Burgess, Spiritual Refining (1652)