Defensive Armor Against Four of Satans Most Fiery Darts, Table of contents – Errata
AN Alphabetical Table, OF THE Principal Matters contained in this BOOK.
A Aſolution by Prieſts, as held by Papiſts, a great means of Preſumption. The differing Notions of Papiſts and Proteſtants about it; a p. 297, ad p. 304. What power Miniſters have to pardon ſin, Ibid.
Acquaintance with the Covenant of Grace, how uſeful againſt Deſpair, p. 191, 192.
Right Apprehenſions of the Divine Being, how to be obtained, 41, 42. Not to be gained from Senſe or Reaſon, working on Natural Principles, but from Scripture Revelations, 44, 45. Advantages from them, 46. Great means to prevent Temptations to Atheiſtical Thoughts, 41
Arguments uſed by the Devil to perſwade the Entertainment of Blaſphemous Thoughts, p. 14.
No Arguments concluſive for Deſpair, 206, 207.
Aſſent not the juſtifying Act of Faith, 284, 285
Attending on Ordinances uſeful againſt Atheiſtical and Blaſphemous Thoughts, 48
Atheiſm what, how committed, the variety of Atheiſtical Thoughts, diſtinctions of them, p. 4, 5. What kind of Atheiſtical Thoughts are here ſpoken to, and whence they proceed, p. 6
Whether the Souls guilt or no, the Negative proved, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 37, 38. What may be done to prevent, or to repent them; and to ſupport the Soul under the burden of them, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, to p. 55. They are not to be entertained for a moment, 49. Atheiſtical Perſons or Books, to be avoided, p. 49, &c.
B.
BAptiſm, the ſuppoſed efficacy of it, various Opinions, 262
It is no ground alone to preſume Salvation on, proved 271, 272, 273. Its true efficacy 275
Blaſphemy what it is, committed 3 ways p. 4.
C.
CAuſes of violent Atheiſtical Thoughts, hard to aſſign 53
Company of Holy Perſons, how uſeful to thoſe who are tempted by Atheiſtical Thoughts, 50
Communion with God, much and cloſe, a great means againſt Deſpair and Temptations to it, 197
Contentment a great preſervative againſt Temptations to Self-murther, p. 115, 116
The Covenant of Grace to be ſtudied, and meditated on, by Perſons tempted to Self-murther, and to Deſpair, 144, 145, 191. How to be meditated on, 147, 148
Gods Creation of us no ground to conclude, that he will eternally ſave us, 264, 265, why, Ibid.
Confeſſion of Sin, the Popiſh Doctrine about the manner and vertue, and efficacy of it, and the vanity of it, 301, 302. The Doctrine of Proteſtants about it, 305, 306.
D
DEſpair, what it is, 165. How diſtinguiſhed from Fear, 166. The uſual Tempters to it 167; What to be adviſed to Souls under Temptations to Deſpair, 200, 201, 202, 203, &c. The greatneſs of the Sin of Deſpair, 230, 231, 232, 233 234, &c. The Devil, the principal Tempter to Atheiſtical Thoughts, 9
Diverſion Adviſable for perſons Tempted by Atheiſtical Thoughts or to Self-Murther, 50, 51, 104, 105.
Diſcontent to be avoided, as making way for Temptations to Self Murther, 115,
Difficulty of being Saved, to be Meditated on for prevention of Temptations to Preſumption 321.
Some Doctrines of Truth charged as having a tendancy to bring a Soul under Temptations to Deſpair, proved to have no ſuch tendancy, particularly. Thoſe of Election of Perſons, particular Redemption and ſpecial Grace, 174, 175, 176.
E
Election of Perſons, no advantage to Temptations to Self Murther or Deſpair, 91, 92.
Eternal Life, how many ways one may be ſaid not to have it, 61, 62. Whether any who hath it in the Seed can Murther him or her ſelf? Whether any who Murther themſelves can be Saved? 67, 68, 69.
Examination of our ſelves, how uſeful againſt Deſpair, in what things, 194, 195.
F
Faith the ſeveral Notions of it, the True Notion of Saving Faith, 281, 282, 283. The increaſe of it of great uſe againſt Temptations, in what particulars, 121, 122, 123.
G
Seeming Good alluring the Soul in Temptations to Atheiſtical Thoughts, none; p. 11, 12. What of that Nature is a Bait to Temptations of Self-Murther, 88, 89, 90. To Deſpair, 169.
Grace where it dwelleth in the Soul, whether it can allow any to Murther themſelves, 68, 69.
Guilt of Sin the only bottom of Deſpair, 172, 173.
H
Holineſs, Falſe Notions of it, grounds of Preſumption, the true Notion of it, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292. The beſt Preſervative againſt Temptations to Self Murther, 130, 131.
K
Killing a Mans Self, whether in any caſe lawful? The Negative proved, 63, 64, 65, 66. All Self Killing, not Self Murther, Ibid. Perſons Killing themſelves not to be raſhly judged, 75, 76. What to be judged of Perſons Killing themſelves, being under the high prevailings of Melancholly, 71, 72.
Knowledge the uſefulneſs of it, to prevent Deſpair, 180, 181.
L
Life Natural, in ſome Caſes, may not to a Natural Man appear the greateſt Good, 90, 91, 92.
Luſts, What Luſts, the greateſt Tempters to Self-Murther 83, 84
Luther's Advice to Souls Tempted by Atheiſtical and Blaſphemous Thoughts, 38.
M
Means to be uſed to prevent or repel Temptations to Atheiſtical and Blaſphemous Thoughts, 37, 38, to 55. To Self Murther, 96, 97, to 193. To Deſpair, 178, 179, to 240. To Preſumption, 263, 264, to the end.
Melancholly to be taken beed of for prevention of Temptations to Self Murther, and Deſpair, 98, 99. What means to be uſed, Natural, Civil, Religious; 100, 101. Whether all Melanchollick Perſons Killing themſelves, are to be judged Murtherers of themſelves?
Murther, how far it extends according to the Divine Law, 57. Who not Guilty of it, 60. In what Senſe no Murtherer hath Eternal Life, 61, 62. Self Murther, Temptations to it, from what Cauſes; 79, 80, 81. Motives in Temptations to it, to be enquired into, what they uſually are, the Vanity of them, 134, 135.
N
Notions laying Foundations for Preſumption, 259, 260, 261. Narrow Notions of the Senſe of the Divine Law dangerous as to Preſumption, 295, 296, 297.
P
Pictures of God or any Perſon in the Trinity, promove in us Atheiſtical Thoughts, 41, 42. The Vanity of them, 42, 43.
Parlying with Tempters dangerous 15. 8.
Prayer and Faſting proper for Perſons tempted to Atheiſtical and Blaſphemons Thoughts, 51.
Power in Man truly to believe and repent, none; if there were, it is no ground for Preſumption; 278, 279.
Preſumption what it is, 249. The Tempters to it the Devil, our Luſts, the World, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256. The Bait to it, 257, 258. How to be avoided, 263, 264, 265. It makes way for Deſpair, 193. The greatneſs of the Sin, the danger of it, the multitudes that miſcarry by it, 312, 313, 314.
Pride to be mortified, 109. Several Conſiderations tendant to that end, 109, 110.
Purgatory, the Popiſh Notion of it, its tendancy to Preſumption, 310, 311.
R
Revealing Temptations, how adviſable to whom and why; 157, 158.
Repentance, The true Notion of it: The Falſe Notion of it, how dangerous in order to Preſumption, 287, 288, 289.
S
Satisfaction as a part of Repentance, in what Caſes neceſſary; the Popiſh Notions of it, 304, 305, 306.
Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, its vertue as to Remiſſion of Sins, 308. The Popiſh Notion of it, ibid. Not deſired, by underſtanding Chriſtians, where it cannot be had in a communion, 308, 309,
Sins againſt Light, Inveterate Sinning, Flagitious and Prodigious Acts of Sin, Sins bordering on the Sins againſt the Holy Ghoſt, great advantages to Temptations to Deſpair, 181, 182, 183, 184. What thoſe Sinnings are, Ibid. Sin againſt the Holy Ghoſt, what it is, ſhortly diſcourſed, in order to the relief of ſuch as are under Temptations to think they have ſinned it; 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189. Sins multitude and greatneſs, no grounds for Deſpair, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216.
Solitude to be avoided by Tempted Souls, 103.
Temptations distinguiſhed, p. 8. Tempters to Atheiſtical Thoughts, Who? 9. To Self Murther. Temptations to it diſcourſed, as to their efficient cauſe, the ſeeming good inticing the probable means to prevent, or repel them, 78, 79, 80, 81. Temptations to Deſpair Anſwered, 217, 218, 219 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227. To Preſumption, 250, The Tempters to it, 251, 252, 253. How to be prevented, or avoided, 263, 264, 265, &c.
Courteous Reader,
THe Author living at a great diſtance from the Preſs, begs of thee pardon for leſſer Errors, in miſplacing Stops or Letters; and with thy Pen to correct the following
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