Grace, Index
An Alphabeticall Table.
A
ADmiration of mens perſons page. 22
Affections rather then actions evidence the truth of grace 54
Strong aſſurance 26
Strong affections 121
Why we ſhould be carefull to preſerve our firſt affections 126
Holy affections arguments of grace 160
Our All to be aſcribed to Chriſt 189
B
BAd company a ſnare 12
Good in bad places commendable 13
Miſery to live in bad places ib.
We muſt ſhun bad company and places 11
Againſt boaſting of our own merit 189, 193
None blameable but our ſelves, if we want grace 197
C
GOod company 16
Be not content with meaſures of grace 25
Communion of Saints 29
Reaſons why we muſt not content our ſelves with a little grace 33
Complaint of our corruptions 41
Little comfort of much grace 49
God will cheriſh leaſt meaſures of grace 57
Comfort of grace may be lost 78
Experienced Chriſtians muſt comfort others 82
Caſes of conſcience about temptation 92
About corruptions 104
Strong corruptions cōſiſtent with ſtrong grace 105
Caſe of conſcience about affections 127
Caſe of conſcience about the comfort of grace 128
A man may have grace and want comfort 131
A godly man hath right to comfort 142
True grace is communicative 155
How grace is ſaid to be in Chriſt 176
Chriſt is the author of grace 177
Chriſt commiſſionated by God the Father to give grace 197
D.
BEſt muſt die 4
Dependance on duty 19
Dependance on divine influxe 27
Why there are different degrees of grace 28
Deſires after more grace 43
Deſires ſupernatural and active, earneſt after grace 44
Devils malice and knowledge in tempting us 98
Devil ſhal never have his wil on Gods people 101
Devil may mar our comfort 139
Divers Chriſtians have divers gifts 148
Of diviſion in the Church 150
Decay of gifts unexerciſed 151, 152
We muſt not deſpiſe the leaſt grace 199
Diſeaſes ſhould mind us of death 202
We ſhould meditate on death 204
And on our particular death 205
Gods hand must be ſeen in Death ib.
Sin cauſe of death 206
E.
VAine excuſe of wickedneſſe 46
Evidences of the growth and ſtrength of grace differ 49
Good example 72
Exerciſe grace 139
Former experiences comfortable 146
One may excel in one gift, and not in another 148
Eminent for grace in great eſteem 175
We muſt have our eye on Chriſt 192
F
FAlling from Firſt love 19
Precious Faith alike in all Believers 36
Frequency in ſinning 103
Men of great gifts may fall away 162
Chriſt a Fountaine 179
All fulneſſe in Chriſt 178
God the Father and Chriſt one 179
Against Free-wil 186
G.
SAving grace unloſeable 12
Smallest meaſures of grace are cheriſhed by God 16
Some of Gods children have but ſmall meaſures of grace 18
Different degrees of grace 19
A little grace not ſo uſeful, nor ſo evidential 34
True grace wil grow 36
We muſt grow in grace 74
Commands and promiſes of growth 75
Not to grow better, is to grow worſe 78
Glory of Gods Attributes ſeen in ſuccouring us in great temptation 97
God a free agent in giving grace, or comfort of grace 134
Glory of grace due to God 141
Though believers have the ſame Spirit, yet not the ſame gifts 147
Little grace better then great gifts 156
Difference between gifts and grace 157
None have ſo much grace as they ſhould 168
Glory in heaven proportioned to our grace here 173
Its of the nature of grace to grow 174
Grave is an houſe 218
H.
COrruptions are to humble us 104
Humiliation ſuitable to corruptions 102
They that have much grace have much cauſe to be humbled 167
Chriſt a head 178
What kind of houſe the grave is 220
I.
INjuries to weak Christians 64
Judgement and ſpiritual knowledge 119
Holy jealouſie 136
Indulgence to any luſt marres our ſpiritual comfort 138
Improvement of grace 163
We are juſtified by Gods free grace, and not by grace inherent in us 166
Joſeph a type of Chriſt 182
Joſhua a type of Chriſt 181
Chriſt gives grace irreſiſtibly 193
We muſt endeavour to get grace 195
Intereſt in Christ, and then in his grace 196
K
KNowledge of the myſteries of the Goſpel 83
Weak in knowledge 23
Practicall knowledge 201
Conſiderate knowledge of death 204
L.
SPiritual light in the ſoule 40
Love of the Word, and of the Saints 46
Little grace ſhall be laſting, and ſhall not be extinguiſhed 54, 165
Loſſe of firſt love, and firſt affections 106, 128
Spiritual lazineſſe 138
M.
AGainſt Popiſh merit 35
Of the leaſt meaſure of grace 39
Miniſters muſt uſe loving inſinuations 71
Miniſters ſhould grow in grace 72
Miſtakes about meaſures of grace 86
VVe muſt not meaſure our grace by our profeſſion or gifts, &c. 87
Natural melancholy, hinders comfort 135
N.
NEglect of our callings 21
Some affectionate by natural temper 121
All things new at firſt converſion 123
O.
OLD-age may make affections flag 9
P.
WE are not perfect at once 27, 66
Gods power can preſerve weak grace 31
Purpoſe of ſoul to leave ſin 40
Promiſes made to the deſire after grace 43
We muſt labour after perfection 47
Promiſes muſt be believed, though Providences ſeem to croſſe them 82
Pride checkt by temptations 98
Strong Chriſtians muſt not preſume 101
Profeſſors ſins gratifie Satan 105, 106
Spirituall pride 109
Pride in our gifts 153
Pride of Papiſts and Pelagians 185
Chriſt gives grace proportionably 194
Preparation for death 206
Q.
OF quenching the Spirit 137
R.
REigne of luſt 115
Chriſt a Root 178
Reproach rowled away from Chriſt 182
Socinians enemies to the Righteouſneſſe of Chriſt 183
Reſt in the grave 212
S
A Note of ſincerity to be good in bad places 12
Signes of weak grace 20
Spiritual failings and ſins 21
A ſcrupulous conſcience ib.
God wil not try us beyond our ſtrength 38
Chriſtians have a ſtrong God, a ſtrong Saviour, ſtrong promiſes 53
God ſees the leaſt ſin in believers 62
Satans Sieve, and Gods Fan 68
VVhy Timothy called Pauls ſon 70
How grace is ſaid to be ſtrong 72
Strong grace becauſe ſtrong temptation and oppoſitions, and ſtrong corruptions 76
Signes of ſtrong Chriſtians 81
Suffering for Chriſt a duty, as wel as doing for Chriſt 83
Sins of Gods people provoking 99
Superciliouſnes towards weak Chriſtians 109
Gods Soveraignty to give or withhold comfort 133
Sleightneſſe of Spirit 137
Chriſt Sun of Righteouſneſſe 178
Neither Satan nor Sin ſhall hinder grace 194
Goe to Chriſt for ſupply of grace ib.
T.
MAny dare not Truſt God for outward things 25
Government of the Tongue 84
Great and ſtrong Temptations conſiſtent with ſtrong grace 90
Temptations ſhall not exceed grace 91
Devils tempts beſt most, of which inſtances 93 95
VVhen temptations ſtrong 93
Reaſons why beſt moſt tempted 96
God by temptations aims at our good 97
Jeſus Chriſt was tempted 102
Natural temperature diſpoſeth to ſome ſins 104
Types of Chriſt 180, 181
V
REligion makes neereſt Union 70
Unity in the Church 87
Uncompaſſionateneſſe 138
Ungrounded comfort and joy 143
Chriſt gives grace voluntarily 192
W
WEake eaſily ſeduced 23
Weak in knowledge ib.
Weak in judgement 24
Weak Chriſtians not bear Reproofe ib.
Weak Chriſtians muſt not be diſcouraged 25
Gods wiſdom ſeen in the variety of meaſures of grace 31
More weak then ſtrong Chriſtians 32
How we muſt carry our ſelves to weak ones 60
Gods care over weak Chriſtians 68
Of weak gifts 144
Directions to weak Chriſtians 163
Works of the bleſſed Trinity relative to the creature, undivided 181
Y
COmmendable to good in Youth 6
Youth ſubject to temptations ib.
Examples of good young men 7
Sins of youth trouble us when old 8, 9
Gods indulgence to young convers 125
FINIS.
End of the text · Christopher Love, Grace (1652)