Twenty-Nine Sermons, List of scriptural passages
The Titles and Texts of the ſeveral SERMONS contained in this Volume.
THe Uſe and Benefit of Divine Meditation. HAGGAI 1. 5. Now therefore ſaith the Lord of Hoſts, conſider your wayes. page. 1.
Another ſermon upon the ſame Text, HAGGAI 1. 5.
The Danger of deferring Repentance. PROVERBS 1: 28. Then ſhall they call upon me, but I will not anſwer: they ſhall ſeek me early, but they ſhall not find me. p. 29.
Vain Thoughts Arraigned at the Barre of Gods Juſtice. PHIL. 3. 18. 19. For many walke of whom I have told you often, and now tell you weeping, that they are the enemies of the croſſe of Christ, whoſe end is destruction, whoſe belly is their God, whoſe glory is their ſhame, who mind earthly things. p. 43.
The Judgement of the World, by the Saints at the laſt day. 1 COR. 6. 2. Know ye not that the Saints ſhal Judge the world? p. 67.
The Puniſhment of unworthy Communicants. 1 COR. 11. 30. For this cauſe many are weake and ſick among you, and many ſleep. p. 83.
The Duty of Communicants. COR. 11. 28. But let a man examine himſelf, and ſo let him eate of that Bread, and drink of that Cup. p. 101.
The Duty of Reprovers, and Perſons Reproved. PROV. 19. 1. He that being often reproved, hardeneth his neck, ſhall ſuddenly be deſtroyed, and that without remedy. p. 121.
The Miſery of Earthly Thoughts. ISAIAH. 55. 7. Let the wicked forſake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts, and let him returne unto the Lord, &c. p. 139.
The Neceſſity of Self-denial. LUKE 9. 23. And he ſaid unto them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himſelf, &c. p. 151.
The Efficacy of importunate Prayer. LUKE 11. 9. Aſk, and it ſhall be given unto you; ſeek, and you ſhall find, knock, and it ſhall be opened unto you. p. 163.
Another Sermon on the ſame Text. LUKE 11. 9.
The Neceſſity of Goſpel-obedience. COLOS. 1. 10. That you might walke worthy of the Lord unto all pleaſing, being fruitfull unto every good work. p. 187.
Another Sermon on the ſame Text. COLOS. 1. 10.
A Caveat againſt late repentance. Lu 23. 42. And he ſaid unto Jeſus, Lord remember me when thou comeſt into thy Kingdom. p. 209.
The Soveraigne Vertue of the Goſpel. PSAL. 147. 3. He healeth them that are broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. p. 223.
A Funerall Sermon. ISAIAH 57. 1. The Righteous periſh▪ and no man layeth it to heart, and mercifull men are taken away, none conſidering that the Righteous are taken from the evill to come. p. 241.
The Signes of Gods forſaking a People. JEREM. 14. 1: And we are called by thy Name, leave us not. p. 251.
The Sacrifice of the Faithful. LAMENT. 3. 57. Thou dreweſt nigh in the day that I called upon thee, thou ſaidſt, Fear not. p. 265.
The Miſery of the Creatures by the ſin of man. ROM. 8. 22. For we know that every Creature groaneth with us alſo, and travelleth in paine together unto this preſent. p. 295.
The Chriſtian, his Imitation of CHRIST. 1 JOHN. 2. 6. He that ſaith he remaineth in him ought even ſo to walk as he hath walked. p. 313.
The Enmity of the wicked to the light of the Goſpel. JOHN 3. 20. For every man that doth evill, hateth the light, neither cometh he to the light, leaſt his deeds ſhould be reproved. p. 331
Gods Impartiality in his Judgements▪ ISAIAH. 42. 24. Who gave Jacob to the ſpoile and Iſrael to the Robbers? Did … I the Lord? …
The great dignity of the Saints. HEB. 11. 28. Of whom the world was not worthy. p. 363.
The time of Gods grace is limited. GEN. 6. 3. And the Lord ſaid, My ſpirit ſhal not always ſtrive with man, becauſe he is but fleſh, and his days ſhall be an hundred and twenty years. p. 377.
A Sermon for ſpiritual Mortification. COLOS. 3. 5. Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth, fornication, uncleanneſſe, inordinate affection, evill concupiſcence and covetouſneſſe, which is Idolatry. p. 393.
The ſinfulneſſe and danger of Hypocriſie. ISAIAH 58. 58. 4. the later part. Ye ſha'l not fast as ye do to day to make the voyce to be heard above. p. 407.
Reformation under Correction, the way to prevent deſolation. JOB 34. 31. 32. Surely it is meet to be ſaid unto God, I have borne chaſtiſements, I will not offend any more, That which I ſee not, teach thou me, if I have done iniquity I will do it no more. p. 417.