A Cordial for a Fainting Soul, Index
An Exact Alphabeticall Table, of all the principall things in the foregoing SERMONS.
A
ADherence, ſee Reliance.
Application of the promiſes to the ſoule in particular must be the wonderfull work of Gods Spirit, pag. 202.
Three things neceſſary to ſuch a particular Application, p. 189. 190. 191. 192.
Application of hope and of perſwaſion, p. 202.
Aſſent, an act of Faith what it is; a …aſe of Conſcience about it 136. 137. 138.
What Aſſent is.
What manner of Aſſent is an act of Faith, and what not.
Three properties of that Aſſent which is an act of true Faith.
It is the lowest act.
It is not the proper act of juſtifying Faith.
We may truly Aſſent, when we think we doe not, p. 137. 138.
Aſſent true, and pretended, how to be diſcerned, p. 137. 138. 139.
Aſſent to every particular truth not abſolutely neceſſary to Faith, p. 144.
Aſſent to other mens judgements concerning Scripture no act of Faith, p. 146. 147.
Weakneſſes in Aſſent as an act of Faith, p. 136. 137. 138. &c.
Two Cautions concerning weakneſſe of Aſſent, p. 153. 154.
Aſſurance what it is, it is not neceſſary to juſtifying Faith, p. 206. 207.
Popiſh and Antinomians opinion about it both falſe, p. 207. 208. 211. 212.
Aſſurance may bee true, yet weak and inconſtant in degree, p. 215.
At what times ordinarily it is ſtrongeſt, p. 217. 218.
What Chriſtians ordinarily have Aſſurance at their death, and who want it, p. 219
Aſſurance may be ſometimes quite loſt, though once true, and it is againe recoverable, p. 219.
Aſſurance, how hindred▪ p. 220.
Atheiſticall, and blaſphemous thoughts how we may know whithen they bee our own corruptions, or the Devils temptations, p. 141, 142. 143. 144.
B
Believers will be ſenſible of their weak faith; why, p. 5. 6. 7. They will and ought to ſtrive againſt it for an encreaſe; why, p. 7. 8. may bee comforted though their faith bee weak, p. 8. 9. They can have nothing in God… Decree can hinder their heaven, p. 68. They have miſgiving natures, p. 163. They have winter and ſummer times, what they are, p. 183. At what times they may want a power to apply temporall promiſes, p. 185. In dark dayes they may have true Faith, and yet want a power to a… ply conditionall promiſes and abſolute too, p. 186. 187. They must truly underſtand their condition, if they would apply the promiſes particularly, p. 200. They muſt Believe for feeling as well as any thing elſe, p. 242. Their doubts, how they differ from unbelievers doubts, ſee Doubts. They doubt not the truth of the promiſe▪ p. 252. They doubt in regard of ſomething in themſelves, p. 255. 257. Five Notes concerning Believers doubts, p. 258. 259. 260. 261. Their doubts, if paſt, ſeldome return, or if they do not to ſtay▪ p. 266. They conquer all doubts at laſt; they may doubt, p. 124. Their doubts differ from the other doubts of unbelievers in five different Effects, p. 263. 264. 265.
Blaſphemy against the Holy Ghoſt, ſee Sinne againſt the Holy Ghoſt.
Blaſphemous thoughts not the ſinne againſt the Holy Ghoſt, they may poſſibly not bee our own, p. 96.
C
Charters of free-grace how ſlandered, p. 67. 68.
Chriſt cannot bee made rich with the …oblers ends of our righteouſneſſe, p. 84.
Chriſt would have married Adam without a portion, none ſince, p. 84. He undertakes to his Father for great ſinners, p. 86.
He was tempted to doubt of the truth of the Scriptures &c. but he made the Devill run away, p. 140.
Clearneſſe of truths to us ſeverall wayes, p. 150. 151.
The Covenant of Grace was made with Chriſt for us, p. 195. Reaſons to prove it, p. 195. The nature of it may comfort wounded Spirits, p. 44. It is 1 Everlaſting, 2 Ordererd, 3 Sure, 4 Particular, p. 44. 45.
D
Deniall of thoſe truths we for the preſent are ignorant of, dangerous, p. 134. 135.
What manner of deniall of truth is an ingredient into the ſinne againſt the Holy Ghoſt, p. 98. 99.
Deſertion makes Believers tremble, p. 178. In the time of it Believers go to Chriſt, but how, p. 178.
Deſires to believe and pray, how they are Faith and Prayer, Mr… Rutherf. …pinion, p. 237.
The Devill proved a coward, he durſt not re-inforce an aſſault. p. 142. 143,
Directions for ſuch at cannot feele God carrying them out ſo in his ſtrength to duties as they deſire, p. 244. 245.
Diſpenſations of free-Grace have been made to great ſinners, p. 46. They are made variouſly, p. 46. 47. Two things may be gathered from the revealed difference of Gods free-Grace to Lydia and Paul in reſpect of Humiliation preceding Faith, p. 47. 48.
Doubtings may conſist with Faith, proved, p. 124. 123. They are ſinfull, p. 123. They are not Faith, p. 123. They may conſist actually with habituall faith, p. 123.
Believers may Doubt, or bee tempted to Doubt concerning the truth of the Scriptures, p. 140.
Diſputing argues a weakneſſe, not a totall want of faith, p. 160. 161.
Doubtings in Believers how they differ from the doubtings of unbelievers, p. 248. 249. 250. 251. 252. 253. 254. 255. 256. 257. 258. 259. 260. 261. 262. 263. 264. 265. They differ in their Principle, p. 248. How Abraham doubted of infirmity, p. 249. 250. That place Rom. 4. 20. concerning Abrahams doubting examined, p. 249. 250. 251. Doubtings in Believers differ from doubtings in others in the occaſion of them, how, p. 253. And in the object, how, 255. And in their duration how, p. 259. They are in them moſt in the morning, p. 258. They may have ſome ſuch clouds in the day, p. 259. Thoſe in the day are fewer and weaker then thoſe in their morning, why, 259. 260. They differ in the effects; five different Effects mentioned in Believers, p. 262. 263. 264. 265▪
E
How to ſatisfie thoſe that think they ought not to believe becauſe they think they are not Elected, p. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64.
The truth concerning Election in five particulars, p. 57.
Papiſts and Libertines Errours concerning it, p. 58.
It is not the object of our faith, p. 59. 60. 61.
It cannot be known in particular till we believe, p. 62. 63. And till we know we believe, p. 66. It is a piece of ſenſe, p. 66. It is unto the meanes as well as the end, p. 65. 66. Nothing but unbeliefe can juſtly make us think we are not Elected, p. 64.
Clear Evidence for aſſent not abſolutely neceſſary to true Faith, p. 148.
Difference of Evidences, p. 150.
F
Faith may be weak in the beſt, p. 5. 6. Reaſons of it, p. 3. 5. 6. A direction for the encreaſe of it, p. 9. Notes of a weak Faith, p. 10. How it is to be ta…en in the Queſtion, whither Repentance goes before Faith, p. 12. That Queſtion truly ſtated. p. 15. Faith in ſome ſence must goe before humiliation. p. 19. Faith preached without humiliation, how farre dangerous, p. 24. It is not the apprehenſion of particular Election, but the application of generall promiſes, p. 59. 60. Its object is revealed promiſes, not hidden Decrees, p. 160. True Faith will conſiſt with much weakneſſe in its ſeverall acts, p. 122. 123. The ſeverall acts of Faith, p. 115. 116. 117. Iustifying Faith ſet out in Scripture by ſix words, p. 116. 155. Satisfaction to ſuch as doubt the work of Faith in their ſouls, p. 108. 109. &c. It may be ſaving and ſtrong without aſſurance, p. 212. 213. How it is certaine without aſſurance, p. 214. 215.
Falling, in what degree it muſt be to make up the ſin againſt the Holy Ghost, p. 100.
Feeling, double, of ſtrength, and peace, p. 222. What each is, 222. Not Feeling doth not argue not being, p. 223. Feeling at the beſt, is but a diſputable and deceivable Evidence, p. 237. 238. It is in none alwayes alike; Reaſons of it, p. 239. 240. Not Feeling is no juſt excuſe for our not believing, p. 242. 243. Cauſes of not Feeling, how to remove them, p. …44.
Feeling must be waited for, p. 44.
Fundamentals, what are ſo, properly ſo calld; a difference of Fundamentals, p. 127.
G
Gods wiſedome, and goodneſſe, and Charters of Free-Grace, how ſlandred, p. 67
God gets great glory by pardoning great ſinners, p. 84. 85.
Going before, how to be underſtood in the Queſtion, whither faith goeth before repentance, p. 13.
Grace enough in God for the greateſt ſinners, p. 72. 73.
Free-Grace hath lookt upon as great ſinners as wee are, p. 80.
Infinite Free-Grace never yet did its utmoſt, p. 81. 82.
H
Hatred of God and Gods people, in what degree it muſt be to make an ingredient into the Sinne against the Holy Ghoſt, p. 99. 100.
Heaven and Glory are not ſo inconſiderable, but they are worth ventring for, p. 68. 69.
Humiliation▪ whither it goes before Faith, or no, p. 12, 13. 14. It doth; how, proved by Reaſon, Scripture, and Experience, p. 16. 17. 18. It is a work of ſpeciall grace, how Chriſts works it, what followes from that, p. 20. it doth not hinder the freeneſſe of grace, it is it ſelfe a fruit of it, p. 22. It was in Paul; a caſe of Conſcience concerning it, largely handled, p. 26. 27. 28. 29. It doth ordinarily goe before faith, p. 28. 29. It is cald for in the thing, but God hath ſet no meaſure, p. 29. Nor can be ſet by man, p. 30. It is various in divers, p. 30. Three ſorts of perſons God uſes to humble deeply, p. 30. His dealings with thoſe are various, p. 30. 31. A note to be gathered from the Scriptures ſparing relation of Lydia's Humiliation, p. 31. Moveable diſpoſitions uſually not ſo deeply humbled, p. 32. Various comforts for them that finde not themſelves ſo deeply humbled as others, p. 32. 33. Three ends of Humiliation, p. 33. 34. 35. 36. If wee finde the Ends of it wrought, we need not bee troubled about the meaſure of the meanes, p. 33. 34. 35. 36. It works in the ſoule a loathing of ſinne, that's one end of it, p. 33. Five rules of Dr Sibbs to know when it is ſufficient, p. 34. It makes us in a capacity to receive Chriſt, p. 35. It inhanceth our value of Chriſt, p. 36. The meaſure of it may be miſ judged, p. 36. How wee muſt meaſure it to judge of it aright, p. 36. 37. It muſt be meaſured both in length and breadth, p. 37. inſide … outſide, p. 37. The whole work of it is not done when wee begin to believe, p. 38. It is not a ground of Faith nor acceptation, p. 39. 40. 41. 42. Directions for ſuch Chriſtians as conceive they are not enough humbled, p. 43. 44. 45. 46. Humiliation, how its nature ought to be conſidered ſo as to comfort a troubled ſoul. p. 50. It muſt be more and more laboured after, p. 51. Mr▪ Shephards opinion of it, p. 51. Severall directions given by Dr Preſton and Mr Shephard, and the Author, for increaſing this work in the ſoule, p. 52. 53. 54. Prayer the ſureſt direction for it, p. 54.
I
Ignorance how farre and in what particulars it is conſiſtent with true Faith, p. 127. 128. 129. 130 &c.
Ignorance, 1 in ſome fundamentals, 2 in circumſtantials, 3 in the History of Scripture, 4 in ſubſtantialls and fundamentals, ſo farre that we cannot diſpute them or make them out in particulars, may be conſiſtent with true Faith, 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. Provided wee bee not content with but ſtrive againſt ſuch Ignorance, p. 133.
Juſtification is not formally before faith, reaſons for it, p. 209.
Juſtifying Act of Faith, what it is, and the ſix words▪ Mr Ball expreſſeth it by, in his Treatiſe of Faith. p. 116.
K
Knowledge no act of ſaving Faith, p. 125.
In what degree and manner it muſt be in thoſe that can be guilty of the Sinne againſt the Holy Ghoſt, p. 97. 98.
A low opinion of our owne knowledge a good ſigne, p. 126.
L
Lydiae's converſion without any humiliation cannot bee proved; foure anſwers to the objection drawn from her example againſt precedent humiliation. Mr Shepards opinion of it, p. 24. 25.
M
Melancholy oftentimes is a cauſe of a Chriſtians doubting, p. 164.
Misbelief no Ʋnbeliefe, p. 147.
Miſunderſtanding of Scripture, not impoſſible to a Bel… ver, p. 147.
O
8. Objections anſwered, made againſt that truth, viz. that Humiliation ordinarily precedes Iuſtifying Faith in the Act, p. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.
Oppoſition of truth, in what degree, and of what nature it muſt be in one to argue him at ſinner againſt the Holy Ghoſt, p. 99. 100.
P
Perſwaſion, how farre it comes into the definition and nature of juſtifying Faith.
Perſwaſions differ, p. 206. 207. 208. A perſwaſion and a full Perſwaſion, p. 208
A difference betwixt a Perſwaſion …ying the future, or the preſent, p. 208.
What manner of Perſwaſion there is, and is not in all true Faith, p. 208.
We muſt Pray though we find an indiſpoſition to the duty; Reaſons for it, p. 245. 246.
Promiſes of Chriſt are made to humbled Saints, p. 17. 18. They require conditions, p. 48. But no other then otherwhere they engage to give, p. 48. They nowhere require a limited meaſure of what they require as conditions, p. 49.
Promiſes of firſt grace are abſolute, p. 49. Thoſe for temporall things harder to bee reſted upon, then thoſe for Spirituals, p. 168. 169. Why, Ibid. No good reaſon why we ſhould not reſt upon Promiſes made for Spirituals, p. 169.
Particular appropriating o… the Promiſes not abſolutely neceſſary to true Faith, p. 180.
Promiſes diſtinguiſhed, p. 180. Why ſome are called temporall, 181. True faith may not ſometimes be able particularly to reſt o… Temporall Promiſes, p. 181.
Promiſes, if particular, are to be generally applyed, p. 184.
True Faith in dark times may not be able to peculiarize conditionall Promiſes, p. 18….
Promiſes muſt be clearly underſtood by the ſoule that would particularly apply them, p. 189.
Generall Promiſes muſt bee particularly applyed, p. 190. 191. 192. 193. If made to the Church of God of old, they belong to it now. p. 193. They were made to the Iewes under the notion of God's people, p. 194. They are branches of the Covenant made with Chriſt, p. 195. Some Promiſes were made to Chriſt's perſon; what they were, p. 196. 197.
Conditionall Promiſes require not of us a fulfilling in our own ſtrength, p. 197. 198.
Q
Qualifications irregularly eyed hinder the g…wth of Faith, p. 11. They hinder not Graces freeneſſe, being rightly required and urged, p. 22.
R
Repentance, whither it goes before Faith or no; how the termes are to bee taken in that Queſtion, p. 12. 13. &c. How it is the effect of Faith, p. 19.
There is as much Reaſon on the Creatures part, why the Lord ſhould ſave the greatest ſinner as well as the holieſt Saint, p. 82. 83.
Reliance upon Chriſt it the work and proper act of juſtifying faith; what it is; it may bee true though not alwayes alike, p. 165. Though not equall on all the Promiſes, p. 166. 167. It may conſiſt with trembling, p. 170. 171. 172. 173.
A Chriſtian may truly Rely upon Chriſt, and yet not believe h… doth, but think he doth not, and queſtion whither he doth or no, p. 157. 158. 159. 160. It is harder to Rely upon Temporall then upon Spirituall Promiſes; why? p. 167.
S
Scruples muſt be removed if wee would encreaſe Faith, p. 9.
Sinne, the greatneſſe of it ſhould not hinder us from believing; why? p. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. There's at much reaſon in the Creature why God ſhould ſave the greateſt▪ Sinner at any of his Saints, p. 82.
Sinners not received for their p…rt on, p. 83.
Great Sinners bring God great glory three wayes, p. 84. 85. A great ſinner converted by Iohn the Apoſtle; a Story out of Euſebius applyed againſt deſpaire, p. 85. 86.
The Sinne againſt the Holy Ghoſt; a caſe of conſcience about it opened, and ſpake to at large, 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 102. &c. There is ſuch a ſinne, p. 9…. Why it is ſo called, p. 90. It is unpardonable, p. 91. The Elect cannot commit it, 91. It is incertain what it is, p. 92. The Papist's opinion, and their ſix ſpecies of it, p. 92. How many wayes ſinne againſt the Holy Ghoſt may be committed, p. 93. 94. They muſt have great knowledge that are guilty of it, p. 94. What ingredients muſt be in it, 94. 95. Who have not ſin'd it, 94. It muſt be more then an heart-ſin, p. 96. Twelve Conſiderations concerning it, p. 94. 95. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. S. Auguſt▪ opinion of it, p. 101. It muſt be accompanied with finall impenitency, p. 101.
How it is not, and how it is unpardonable, p. 102. 103. The conceit that we have ſinned the Sinne againſt the Holy Ghoſt, cannot excuſe us from the duty of believing; we are not excuſed if wee have …ired it, p. 103. None can kn…w till his dying …, wh…ther he hath …ired this …ire or … he hath indeed …red it, p. 103.
A large … of … ſ…rre, p. 104. 105▪
Wee may bee ſtrengthe…ed to duties though we do not feele it, p 235.
Gods ſtrength in us … to be diſcerned by the …ffects, p. 235.
It may bee ſeen in us when it is not ſeene nor ſelt by us, p. 241.
T
Temptations to doubt how they may foure wayes be diſtinguiſhed from reall doubtings, p. 141. 142. 143.
They are ordinarily but Querie▪ and diſputations not determinations, p. 141.
Chriſt tempted to doubt of the truth of the Scriptures, p. 140.
Atheiſticall and blaſphem…ns thoughts, when they are ours, and when the Devils temptations, p. 141. 142. 143. 144.
The Doctrine of the Trinity … underſtood by ſome … Believers, p. 127. 128.
Trembling is … with true faith. The ſeverall cauſes of it, when ſo it is uſually a companion of true Faith, in the begining … converſion, and afterwards in … Chriſtians …, p. 171. 172. 173. 174. 175. 176. 177.
V
Unbeliefe not the chiefe principle of the Saints doubtings, p. 250. 251.
What it meanes in Rom. 4. 20. p. 251.
Unbelievers doubt Gods truth, p. 253.
Their doubts are occaſioned by deſpaire, p. 254.
They make God the object of their doubts; how and why, p. 254. 255. 256.
They doubt continually, p. 257. 259.
W
Weakneſſes may conſiſt with true faith in the act of oſſe…t, p. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. 142▪ &c.
They muſt not bee cheriſhed, p. 152.
There are alſo weakneſſes conſiſtent with true faith in its act of adherence, p. 155. 156. 157. 158. 159. 160.
The cauſes of ſuch weakneſſes, p. 162. 163. 164. 165.
Will, enough in God to ſave the greatest ſinners, p. 76.
Will in God to ſave ſinners, declared in eleven particulars, p. 77. 78. 79.
Wilfulneſſe in Chriſtians oftentimes a great cauſe of ſoule-trouble, p. 164.
FINIS.
End of the text · John Collinges, A Cordial for a Fainting Soul (1649)