The Sum of Certain Sermons, Table of contents – Errata
THE TABLE.
A
ABram adorned with many good works, and yet justified only by faith pag 2, 12.
Attributes of God, the consideration of them, a means for the b…getting of faith. page 24.
B
Bear iniquity, what is ment thereby. page 39, 40, 41.
Believing in the Lord, is not only to believe the word to be true, but also implyes Relyance on God, page 1. Farther confirmation of faith called believing p. 2
To believe on Christ, and to believe a mans self to be justified differ: p. 17, 18
To believe on Christ is not only lawfull, but commanded p. 9, 25. See Faith.
C
Change none in God, though he wills a change in the creature. page 20.
Christ the object of faith, p. 6, 29, 30.
How he dyed & rose again for our justification, p. 18, 19, 20. Consideration of his f…lness & freeness of grace, a means for the begetting of faith, page 24.
Comfort to believers p. 33. How it commeth to pass that believers do not allwayes feel the comfort of a justified estate page 34, 35. how attained p. 36.
F
Faith the object of it as it justifieth, page 6, 29, 30. doth not justifie as a work or vertue in us p. 9. Is not the very matter or thingly which we stand just p. 9, 10. doth justifie only in respect of its object, Christ, p. 10. doth all with reference to Christ; ibid. Why Love & other graces do not justifie as well as faith, Christ being the object of them also, p. 11. faith only doth justifie p. 12. no actuall justification afore it p. 13, 14, 15. wee are not justified by it declaritively only page 16. should be laboured for, six means wherby p. 21, to 26. the misery of a soul without it p. 22. means for the tryall of it p. 26, etind…. Faith a supernatural grace 27. the humbled soul the subject of it p. 28. of the fruits of it page 30, 31.
Forgivness of sinns, the dreadfulness of being without it p. 3, 31. the happiness of being forgiven page 32, 33.
G
Gospel, what, page 2. the meanes of faith p. 4. what is its work in the begetting of faith, page 4.
Grace, justificatiō is of Gods free grace page 43. yea though we be not justified without Christs satisfaction p. 41, 42.
H
Humbled soul the subject of faith, p. 28. See sorrow for sin.
I
…tation the form of justification, pag 36. the meaning of that saying, faith is imputed for righteous…ss, p. 37. Of Christs righteousness to us p. 38, 42. of our sins to Christ p. 39. and how this can stand with justice p. 41. imputed righteousness to be sought p. 44.
Justice, how to impute the sins of one to another can stand therewith p. 41. how Justice & Mercy do accord in justificatiō & salvation by Christ p. 40, 41.
Justification the work of God p. 6, 7. can never be lost. p. 7. is by faith p. 9, 10. & by faith only 12. no actual justificatiō afore faith, ten reasons p. 13 &c: objections for justification afore faith answered, p. 16, to 22. absurdities of justification from eternity 14, 15. purchased by Christ though not applyed afore faith p. 18, 19. the blessedness of a justified estate and the contrary p. 31 to 33. how free when it is not without Christs satisfaction P. 41.
L
Law alone can not beget faith, & yet is necessary to prepare for faith p. 3.
Love of God eternal, yet justificatiō & other fruits of it exhibited in time 20, 21.
M
Mercy in our salvation, though it bee not without the satisfaction of Christ pag 41, 42.
Ministry of the word a means of faith page 27. See word.
P
Promises of God, the consideration of them a m…n for the bege…ting of faith 23.
Punishment of our sins laid on Christ, & how this can stand with justice 40, 41.
R
Righteousness of Christ impu…ed is both active & passive p. 42. wee are not as righteous as Christ, though his righteousness be imputed to us, page 42. wee should not content our selves with righteousness inherent, but seek for imputed also p. 44. Comfort against the imperfection of our own righteousness page 44.
S
Sorrow for sin, where it is not, there is no faith 28. the sufferings of Christ for our sins, a means of godly sorrow p. 43.
U
Ungodly how God justifies them 16.
W
Word the means of faith p. 3, 4, 27. why many have it & yet never attain … faith page. 4. their case lamentablē that want it, p. 5. what to be thought of Infants, Idiots, deaf persons that can not hear the Word page 4.
Errata.
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End of the text · Richard Mather, The Sum of Certain Sermons (1652)