Gospel Reconciliation, Table of contents
The Contents.
CHAP. 1. Page 1
Chap. 2. That there was a breach made between God and man after a bleſſed Ʋnion. Page 5
Chap. 3. That there is away to make up a Peace between God and Sinful Man. Page 11
Chap. 4. Reconciliation Opened, 1. By it Gods enmity is taken away. 2. The enmity on the ſouls part is taken away. 3. God taketh into intire Love. 4. By it thou comeſt to be in League and Covenant with God. 5. The ſoul is perfectly Reconciled. 6. This Reconciliation its everlaſting. 7. It continues notwithſtanding al thy ſins. 8. The Devils accuſations ſhal never make God thy Enemy again. Page 17
Chap. 5. Twelve Bleſſed Conſequences of our Reconciliation. Page 25
Chap. 6. Ʋſe, 1. Page 34
Chap. 7. Ʋſe, 2. Page 38
Chap. 8. How to know whether a mans Peace be made with God, opened in in ſeven Particulars. 1. Every weapon of war againſt God is laid down 2. There hath been treaties of Peace between God and that ſoul. 3. Peace with God wil make thee abhor thy ſelf for thy former curſed waies. 4. It wil make thee on Gods ſide. 5. It wil preſerve from evil. 6. It wil enable thee to ſuffer much. 7. It wil make thee highly priſe it. Page 41
Chap. 9. Ʋſe, 3. To ſeek to make our Peace with God: five helps thereunto. 1. Keep from the outward Acts of ſin. 2. Labor to ſet God continually before you. 3. Reſolve not to be at Peace with your ſelves til you be at Peace with God. 4. Seek Peace with God on his own Conditions, 5. Prize Peace with God now, as you wil value it at the day of iudgment. Page 50
Chap. 10. God begins the work of Reconciliation with man. Page 59
Chap. 11. Ʋſes of Gods beginning with man to be Reconciled. Uſe, 1. Admire his goodneſs in beginning, ſeeing he had no need of us; and had ſo great advantage againſt us. Uſe, 2. Begin to ſeek peace even with our inferiors. Uſe, 3. The certainty of our ſalvation being reconciled. Uſe, 4. Not to be backward and hang off when God calls to duty. Page 61
Chap. 12. Doct. Our Reconciliation with God is made in Chriſt. Seven things propounded for opening the Doctrin. Page 67
Chap. 13. The neceſſity of Chriſts coming in, for our Reconciliation. Page 73
Chap. 14. How Chriſt comes to be a ſit Reconciler. Opened in ſeven Particularrs; 1. Becauſe he is the ſecond perſon in the Trinity. 2. He hath taken our Nature on him. 3. He knows fully the mind of the Father. 4. He knows what wil ſatisfie the Father. 5. God the Father doth infinitly Love him. 6. He never offended the Father. 7. What he doth hath infinite efficacy and worth. Page 76
Chap. 15. What Chriſt hath undertaken and performed in our Reconciliation, 1. To ſatisfy Gods Juſtice, 2. To bring our hearts and ſubdue them to God. Page 82
Chap. 16. How what Chriſt hath done for Our Reconciliation, come to be made Ours, 1. Chriſt the head of the ſecond Covenant. Page 87
Chap. 17, How we come to have intreſt in what Chriſt hath done is further opened. Page 89
Chap. 18. Eight Conſequences of Our Recenciliation being made in Chriſt. 1. It is a deep Myſtery 2. It is very free. 3. It is ſure and certain. 4. It is ful. 5. It is an honorable way. 6. Yet in ſuch a way as doth debaſe man. 7. It is firm and everlaſting. 8. This Reconciliation was a very difficult work. Page 91
Chap. 19. Three Reaſons why God would be Reconciled to the world in Chriſt and no other way. 1. Becauſe God the Son is moſt glorified this way. 2. Becauſe God the Father is moſt glorified this way. 3. Becauſe there was no ſuch way as this to melt the hearts of ſinners. Or to encourage them to come to God. Page 100
Chap. 20. Application. Ʋſe, 1. See the woful miſery ſin hath brought us unto; humiliation for ſin uſeful. Page 106
Chap. 21. Ʋſe, 2, Diſcovering of Miſtakes about Reconciliation. Page 111
Chap. 22. Ʋſe, 3. To encourage ſinners to come to God for Reconciliation: And diſcouragements removed. Page 113
Chap. 23. Ʋſe, 4. Diſpaire not of Gods making peace in this Nation. Page 118
Chap. 24. Ʋſe, 5. Thoſe that have aſſurance of their peace with God; highly to priſe it. Page 121
Chap. 25. Chriſtians may looſe the aſſurance of their Peace with God through the weakneſs of their Faith. 1. Weakneſs, When they think the ſin they fal into, doth preſently cauſe an enmity between God and them. Object. What need Beleevers then be careful to avoid ſin? Anſwered. 2 Weakneſs, Judging Gods works as enmity againſt them Page 123
Chap. 26. We may looſe the aſſurance of our Peace with God by our ſinful walking. Page 133
Chap. 27. Uſe, 6. Give God the glory of our Reconciliation. Page 135
Chap. 28. Ʋſe, 7. To love Chriſt, And do or ſuffer for him. Page 137
Chap. 29. Ʋſe, 8. In Seeking Reconciliation by Chriſt. Page 140
Chap. 30. God [was] reconciling the world to himſelf from all eternity, opened. Page 141
Chap. 31. The of work our Reconciliation with God in Chriſt hath been a doing from all eternity. Page 146
Chap. 32. Five Ʋſes of the former Doctrine. Page 153
Chap. 33. Of Gods Reconciling the world to himſelf. Page 158
Chap. 34. Gods reconciling [the World] to himſelf, cannot be meant of every individual man; proved by ſcripture: And Three Reaſons. Page 160
Chap. 35, Why Gods Reconciling to himſelf is expreſſed in ſo large a terme as the [World.] Six Reaſons thereof. Page 163
Chap. 36. Ʋſe. 1, Seeing God hath excepted none from Mercy, let none except themſelves. Page 168
Chap, 37, Ʋſe, 2. Page 170
Chap, 38, Not imputing their treſpaſſes; Opened And 3. Notes on the text. Page 172
Chap, 39, The Miniſters Commiſſion to Preach Reconciliation to the World. Page 251
Chap. 40. Why God choſe Men rather than Angels to diſpence the Myſtery of Reconciliation. The Reaſons thereof, Page 259
Chap, 41, Why God wil not himſelf immediatly diſpute this Goſpel Reconciliation. Page 264
Chap, 42, Ʋſe, 1; The ſending of the Miniſters of the Goſpel is to be accounted a glorious bleſſing, Page 267
Chap, 43, Ʋſe, 2. The Great honor of Miniſters that are Faithful. Page 268
Chap, 44, Page 272
Chap, 45, Verſe, 20. Opened, and Five Doctrines propounded. Page 278
Chap, 46. The Miniſters of the Goſpel Are Embaſſadors of Chriſt, Opened in ſix particulars. Page 280
Chap. 47, Ʋſe, 1. Page 283
Chap, 48, The ſecond Doctrine, (Propounded in the 45, Chapter) proſecuted. Page 284
Chap, 49, The Second Doctrine (propounded in the 45, Chapter) further proſecuted. Page 288
Chap. 59, Uſe 1. Anſwering the Objections of the Arminians. And the Wantons of our Age, Page 291
Chap 51, Ʋſe, 2, Miniſters ought to ſpeak as the Oracles of God. The maner of their preaching Opened. Page 293
Chap, 52, How to know what kind of Miniſtery God ſpeaks moſt in. Page 299
Chap, 53. Ʋſe, 3, We ſhould delight in the Word. Page 301
Chap, 54, Ʋſe, 4. If God and Chriſt ſpeak in the word, how dreadful ought it to be to the Neglectors, Diſobayers, and Contemners of the word? Page 303
Chap, 55, How we ought to have the word. Page 307
Chap, 56, The third Doctrine (propounded in the 45. Chapter) proſecuted, Viz, The excellency of the Goſpel make the Miniſters earneſt in their Miniſtration. Page 309
Chap, 57, Reaſons of Faithful Miniſters earneſtneſs, 1, their love to God, 2, their love to Jeſus Chriſt, 3, their love to their ſouls to whom they Preach, 4, a kind of love to themſelves, Page 311
Chap, 58, Ʋſe, 1, The horrible wickedneſs of thoſe that are idle in the Miniſtery. Page 315
Chap, 59, Ʋſe, 2, Page 316
Chap, 60, The fourth Doctrine (propounded in the 45, Chapter) viz, That God and Chriſt are exceeding willing and deſirous to be reconciled to ſinners. Page 317
Chap. 61, The Firſt Argument: Manifeſting the exceeding willingneſs of God to be reconciled to ſinners. Page 318
Chap, 62 The Second Argument: Manifeſting the exceeding willingneſs of God and Chriſt to be reconciled to ſinners. Page 319
Chap, 63, The third Argument: Manifeſting the exceeding willingneſs of God and Chriſt to be Reconciled to ſinners. Page 320
Chap, 64, The fourth Argument: Manifeſting the exceeding willingneſs of God and Chriſt to be reconciled to ſinners. Page 321
Chap 65, The Fift Argument, Manifeſting the exceeding willingneſs of God and Chriſt to be reciled to ſinners. Page 322
Chap, 66, The Sixt Argument: Manifeſting the exceeding willingneſs of God and Chriſt to be reconciled to ſinners. Page 323
Chap, 67, The Seventh Argument: Manifeſting the exceeding willingneſs of God and Chriſt to be reconciled to ſinners, Page 325
Chap, 68, The Eight Argument: Manifeſting the exceeding willingneſs of God to be reconciled to ſinners, Page 326
Chap, 69 The Ninth Argument: Manifeſting the exceeding willingneſs of God to be reconciled to ſinners, Page 327
Chap. 70, The tenth argument: Manifeſting the exceeding willingneſs of God and Chriſt to be reconciled to ſinners. Page 329
Chap, 71, The eleventh argument: Manifeſting the exceeding willingneſs of God and Chriſt to be reconciled to ſinners. Page 333
Chap, 72, The twelfth argument: Manifeſting the exceeding willingneſs of God and Chriſt to be reconciled to Sinners. Page 335
Chap. 73, The thirtenth argument: Manifeſting the exceeding willingneſs of God to be reconciled to Sinners, Page 340
Chap, 74, The Fourteenth argument: Manifeſting the exceeding willingneſs of God to be reconciled to ſinners Page 341
Chap. 75, The fifteenth argument: Manifeſting the exceeding willingneſs of God to be reconciled to ſinners Page 344
Chap. 76. The ſixteenth argument: Manifeſting the exceeding willingneſs of God to be reconciled to ſinners. Page 346
Chap. 77, Chriſts willingneſs to be reconciled to Sinners, further opened Page 350
Chap. 78 Objections anſwered concerning the willingneſs of God and Chriſt to be reconciled t… … ners. Page …
Chap. 79. Ʋſe, 1, Admire Gods infinite Grace in entreatng to be reconciled to Sinners, Conſidering. 1. What it is God intreates for. 2. Who are intreated. 3. By whom you are intreated. 4, What need hath God of you? Page 364
Chap. 80, Ʋſe, 2, and 3. Page 366
Chap. 81, Ʋſe, 4, To ſtrengthen our Faith; if God were reconciled when we were enemies, he wil not caſt us off for every infirmity. Objections Anſwered. Page 368
GOSPEL-RECONCILIATION, OR Chriſts Trumpet of Peace TO THE WORLD.
2 Cor. 5.19, 20.
To-witt; that God was in Chriſt reconciling the world unto himſelf, not imputing their treſpaſſes unto them, and hath commited unto Us the word of Reconciliation. Now then we as Ambaſſadors for Chriſt, as though God did beſeech you by us; we pray you in Chriſts ſtead, be yee Reconciled unto God.