Discourse of the Gospel of Peace, Table of contents 1 – Table of contents 2
THE CONTENTS OF THE DISCOURSE OF THE GOSPEL of PEACE.
CHAP. I.
THE opening of the Text.
CHAP. II.
Three Doctrines or Propositions.
1. The Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ is a Gospel of Peace.
2. That there is in the Gospel of Peace, furniture sufficient to preserve our peace against all encounters in our Christian course.
3. That in order to securing our peace, by the preparations and furniture of the Gospel, we ought to make a due use and application of it.
The first Doctrine confirmed.
Sect. 2. What the nature of Peace is in general.
1. It is exclusive of all those evils that are adversaries to our tranquility.
2. Inclusive of all that good that is necessary to our satisfaction. p. 10.
3. An acquiescence in the true matter or means of satisfaction already possessed, or hereafter to be possessed.
Sect. 3. Ʋpon what Considerations the Gospel is call'd the Gospel of Peace. p. 12. Scil. Its principal design, its powerful tendency, its free tenders, its commands and intreaties, its fruits and effects, its being the only revealed way to peace.
CHAP. III.
Sect. 1. Who or what the Peace of the Gospel hath respect unto. Negatively, not the holy Angels, not to reconcile the faln Angels.
Sect. 2. Positively, it declares the reconciliation of the Divine Attributes to peace with sinners, p. 20. The peace between God and faln man, with the terms or conditions of it.
Sect. 3. The Gospel embraced gives a man peace with his own Conscience, p. 23. Also a stated inward peace indefinitely considered.
Sect. 4. The efficacy of the Gospel to obtain and maintain peace with men, both good and bad, friends and foes.
CHAP. IV.
An account of the excellent nature of that Peace, which is the design and tendency of the Gospel, scil. A Divine peace, a Holy peace, a just peace, a faithful peace, a well-grounded▪ peace, a peace that enlarges the soul, to a secure meditation of all the understanding is capable of. A lasting and growing peace. An inward peace. A peace that none under the Gospel want, bat those who wilfully or carelesly reject it.
CHAP. V.
Sect. 1. On what foundations the Peace of the Gospel is laid, scil. In the good pleasure of God from eternity, more especially God the Father. In the agreement or Covenant between God the Father, and God the Son.
Sect. 2, 3. The various methods and progress of the Gospel in its revelation, scil. by short and more dark hints of Promises and Prophesies, by Types and Shadows, of Gods appointment, by more large and explicite Promises and Prophesies, by the Preaching and Writings of Christ and his Apostles, by the ordinary Ministry in succeeding Ages, by the work of the Spirit of God accompanying the Ministry of the Word and Ordinances. The most compleat revelation reserved till we come to Heaven.
CHAP. VI.
Sect. I. Some Objections against, and Reflections on the Gospel from the Contentions among its Professors, and the oppositions and unpeaceableness that hath arisen upon its first entrance into the world, obviated and answered in general.
Sect. 2. More particularly in the Jewish Church.
Sect. 3. Into the Heathen or Gentile World.
CHAP. VII.
Sect. 1. The causes of opposition to the Gospel in its purity and power among professed Christians, and their Contentions among themselves.
Sect. 2. The causes of Contentions and disquietness about matters of Religion among its sincere Professors.
Sect. 3. The causes of disquietness in the minds of particular persons, when the Gospel enters into their Consciences by powerful Convictions.
CHAP. VIII.
Sect. 1. The improvement of the first Doctrine.
Sect. 2. The comfort of knowing upon good inquiry that we are interested in the Peace of the Gospel. The prudence of seeking the truth in this matter.
CHAP. IX.
Sect. 1. The second Doctrine confirmed from its precepts being observed, tending to prevent unpeaceableness in our selves, or the breach of our Peace from others.
Sect. 2. The Prudentials the Gospel allows for preserving our Peace.
Sect. 3. In necessary sufferings to avoid sin, the Gospel provides sufficiently to secure an intire Peace in our own bosoms.
Sect. 4. The Furniture of the Gospel to maintain our Peace, not only within our selves from the assaults of others, but also with our selves; scil. between the several faculties in the same individual person.
Sect. 5. The Gospel furnishes with a sufficiency to maintain peace with God.
CHAP. X.
Sect. 1. The improvement of the second Doctrine.
Sect. 2. A short Consideration of the third Doctrine.
A Treatise of the Government of our own Spirits, Pag. 141.
CHAP. I.
Sect. 1. THE words of the Text opened.
Sect. 2. Four Propositions for the determining what Government of our own Spirits may, and will be found in every good man.
CHAP. II. The Doctrine from the Text.
Sect. 1. He that governs his own spirit, is a better man than he that by force conquers a multitude of other mens bodies, and external possessions, but is a slave to his own passions, Confirmed; and divers eminent instances of the government of the passions or affections, especially that of our Saviours.
Sect. 2. The goodness and excellency of governing our own spirits in ten instances.
CHAP. III.
Sect. 1. The improvement of the Doctrine to the reproof of six gross miscarriages and contradictions to this Doctrine.
Sect. 2. Three Conclusions for informing our understandings.
Sect. 3. An Exhortation to the practice of two Duties the Doctrine obliges us unto.
Sect. 3. Eight remarkable instances, wherein the ungoverned spirits of men appear.
CHAP. IV.
Sect. 1. Six cogent motives to engage us to attend to the government of our own spirits.
Sect. 2. Twelve Means or Helps proposed to the willing, for the better enabling them to govern their own spirits, as becomes men and Christians.
THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, &c.
EPHES. VI. 15.
Having your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of Peace.