Moses Self-Denial, Table of contents – Imprimatur
A TABLE OF THE CONTENTS.
B.
BIrth of the greateſt defiled with ſinne. page 15.
God hath honoured us with a higher birth then what we have by bloud from our Anceſtors. 25.
C.
Lord Cobham his ſelfe-denyall. 35.
E.
Examples of great men are very powerfull. 85.
Eminencie of parts and gifts not ſufficient to carry through a godly courſe. 200.
F.
Forſake all, rather then offend God. 77.
Faith makes honourable all a Chriſtians ſufferings. 148.
Wherein lyes the power of Faith to take off the heart from the World. 152.
Tryall of our Faith. 187.
No Faith, no perſeverance. 196.
Comfort to thoſe who have true Faith. 249.
Meanes to maintaine and ſtrengthen Faith. 255.
G.
Marcus Galeacius his ſelfe-denyall. 32.
Grace raiſes men ſpirits. 112.
H.
Haters of God have beene Nobly borne. 13.
Hormiſda his ſelf-denyall. 31.
Honours to be denyed for Chriſt. 50.
Vncertainty of worldly honours. 65.
In the height of our enjoyment of earthly comforts we are to deny our ſelves. 108.
L.
Luthers reſolution. 77.
A teſtimony of deare Love to Chriſt, to deny ones ſelfe for his ſake. 117.
How to diſcerne Gods love in the things we doe enjoy. 127.
M.
Moſes his parts and breeding. 4
Mixture of much evill, in the beſt worldly good. 60.
N.
Nobility of birth to bee denyed for Christ. 11.
It a very poore and meane thing. 16.
God is infinitely worthy that it ſhould be laid downe for his honour. 20.
No ſuch way to adde glory to our Nobility as to be willing to uſe it, or deny it for God. 22.
Wherein Nobility of birth is to bee denyed. 27.
P.
Godly Parentage to bee honoured. 38.
Pleaſures to be denyed for Chriſt. 54.
God hath greater preferments for his, then the things beloved. 69.
Perſiſt in godlineſſe, though other things be hazarded. 71.
In the prime of our youth and ſtrength, we are to deny our ſelves. 104
It argues Power of grace, to reſiſt powerfull temptations.
R.
Riches to be denyed for Chriſt. 57.
Not many Rich ſaved. 96.
Religion to be practized, though it coſt us deare. 110.
Godly reſolutions, how diſcerned. 205.
Good Reſolutions not ſufficient to carry godly ſufferings. 208.
Reſolution for Chriſt neceſſary, and how attained. 212.
S.
Service of God no diſgrace to Nobilitie. 46.
Self-denyall ever holds out. 122.
Sufferings out of naturall ſtoutneſſe, how diſcerned. 216.
Sufferings out of Pride, how diſcerned. 225.
Sufferings out of a Naturall Conſcience, how diſcerned, 235.
V.
The beſt victory is to overcome our ſelves. 140
Victory of Faith, wherein it appeares moſt. 183.
W.
Worldly bleſſings not to be over-joyed in. 133.
FINIS.
Chriſtian Reader, by reaſon of the Authors abſence, divers faults have eſcaped the Preſſe, which thou art intreated favourably to interpret.
PAge 37. for beſſe read bleſse. p. 53. f. higer r. higher. p. 65. f. thogh r. though. p. 82. f. need r. needed. p. 124. f. impſoſible r. impoſſible. p. 127. f. ſpirituall r. ſpeciall. p. 134. line 5. adde, no. p. 145. f. greateh r. greateſt. p. 248. f. give r. gives.
Imprimatur,
Tho. Wykes. Septemb. 1. 1640.
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