Jesus and the Resurrection Justified by Witnesses in Heaven and Earth, Table of contents 2 – Epigraph
The generall CONTENTS.
AN Introduction.
CHAP. I. Of Eternall Life in generall, page 1. to 13. which our Saviour calls SEEING GOD: explained in ſeven particulars, p. 14. to 40. A Meditation, p. 41.
CHAP. II. A more particular diſcourſe of this Life, p. 43. wherein the happineſs of the Soul is deſcribed; in regard of its increaſe in the knowledge of God, p. 46. to 62. and in its love to God, to p. 72. and joy in God, to p. 84. A Meditation out of St. Auguſtine, p. 85.
CHAP. III. A farther explication of the Happineſs of this Life, p. 87. in perpetuall Praiſes of God, to p. 97. and in free uniform Obedience to him, to p. 101. There the happineſs of the body alſo is briefly touched, to p. 108. A Meditation out of Macarius and others, Ibid.
CHAP. IV. Of the Eternity of this Life, p. 111. being without intermixture of Miſery, p. 112. and without intermiſſion, p. 115, and without end, p. 121. repreſented by the Sabbath, p. 124. Particular expreſſions choſen to ſignifie that it never dies, p. 127. A Meditation, p. 133.
CHAP. V. Of the Certainty of this Eternall Life, p. 137. whoſe excellence is farther repreſented from xxi. Rev. 7. in 5 particulars, from p. 138. to 149. Two Obſervations about his RECORD, p. 151. to 158. A Meditation, p. 161.
CHAP. VI. The Teſtimony of the FATHER, concerning this Eternall Life, p. 165. The firſt teſtimony illuſtrated, to p. 172. The ſecond teſtimony at large conſidered, from thence to p. 195. The third teſtimony, Ib. to p. 204. A Meditation, p. 205.
CHAP. VII. The Teſtimony of the WORD to it, p. 209. The firſt teſtimony, p. 211. The ſecond, p. 220. The third, p. 230. A Meditation out of St. Gregory Nazianzen, p. 245.
CHAP. VIII. The Teſtimony of the HOLY GHOST, p. 249. The firſt teſtimony, Ib. to p. 258. The ſecond, Ib. to p. 270. The third teſtimony, Ib. to p. 279. The ſenſe of the Church about the Holy Trinity, p. 280, &c. The uſe we ſhould make of this Record, p. 286. A Meditation, p. 294.
CHAP. IX. The Teſtimony of the WATER concerning Eternall Life, p. 299. Where, firſt, the purity of our Saviour's Doctrine is conſidered in many particulars, p. 300. to 312. Secondly, the purity of his Life, Ib. to p. 317. Thirdly, the Baptiſm of John, Ib. Laſtly, his own Baptiſm, p. 322. A Meditation, p. 330.
CHAP. X. The Teſtimony of the BLOƲD is conſidered, p. 333. in Ten particulars. The firſt, p. 335. The ſecond, p. 339. The third, p. 346. The fourth, p. 348. The fifth, p. 350. The ſixth, p. 352. The ſeventh, p. 356. The eighth, p. 362. The ninth, p. 365. The tenth, p. 371. A Meditation, p. 376.
CHAP. XI. The Teſtimony of the SPIRIT conſidered, p. 381. Firſt, in the Miracles he wrought, p. 384. which are conſidered in generall, p. 388. and then in 6 particulars, p. 397. Secondly, in his Reſurrection from the dead, p. 407. and Aſcenſion to heaven, p. 417. explained in eight particulars, to p. 426. An explication of 2 St. Peter i. 3, 4. p. 427, &c. A Meditation, p. 434.
CHAP. XII. The Teſtimony of the holy APOSTLES, p. 439. who opened this Doctrine more fully, 443. declaring, firſt, how our Lord will appear in perſon at the laſt day, Ib. p. 444, &c. Secondly, that in the mean time Souls do not ſleep, p. 445. proved by ſeverall teſtimonies of St. Paul, and St. John, p. 447. to 457. which was always the ſenſe of the Church, p. 460. The certainty of the Apoſtles teſtimony, p. 464. proved by their Life and Doctrine, p. 470. by their Bloud, p. 474. and by the power of the Spirit which accompanied them, p. 478. by which they cured ſome, and delivered others to Satan, p. 481, &c. A Meditation out of St. Chryſoſtom, p. 491.
CHAP. XIII. The Ʋſe we are to make of this RECORD. Firſt, in admiring the great love of God, p. 499. Which is illuſtrated, (ſecondly) by what God hath done for us, more then for any in former times, p. 507. How uncertain the Philoſophers were in their reaſonings about this matter, p. 508. How little of it was revealed to the Jews, p. 514. who had no expreſs promiſes of Eternall Life, p. 515, &c. and therefore ſaw it but obſcurely, p. 524. and had no ſuch Witneſſes of what they knew, p. 532. Which ought (thirdly) to excite in our hearts ſuch love to God, as moves us univerſally to obey him, p. 536. No motive comparable to this, p. 539. whoſe ſtrength appears in ſix properties it hath, p. 541. to 551. Which (fourthly) makes it more ſtrange that it doth ſo little move men, p. 552. Want of Faith is the reaſon of it, p. 555. which we muſt therefore awaken, p. 556. by the conſideration of what hath been ſaid, which is briefly ſummed up, p. 557. to 566. A Meditation out of St. Chryſoſtom to the ſame purpoſe, p. 571.
CHAP. XIV. A farther Improvement of this RECORD, p. 577. which we ought to believe with an unſhaken Faith, p. 578. An incouragement to Faith, p. 583. For the quickning of which ſeverall queſtions are propoſed, which is the Fifth Ʋſe, p. 586. Firſt, about the way to this Felicity, p. 587. Secondly, about the nature of the way, p. 597. Thirdly, about the unreaſonableneſs of being deſirous to ſtay always here, p. 606. Fourthly, about their diſtance from it, who never have their thoughts in heaven, p. 608. Fifthly, about the danger of reſiſting ſo mighty a motive to well-doing, p. 611. Sixthly, about mens reſolutions, all theſe things conſidered, p. 617. The laſt Uſe concerns the great joy the righteous ſhould have in the thoughts of what they hope for, p. 624. which is a ſtrong ſupport under the greateſt afflictions, p. 629. demonſtrated in three Obſervations, p. 630. to 636. where the reſolution of good men before Chriſt came is repreſented, to p. 642. The examples of the Martyrs preſented, p. 643, &c. Comfort from hence derived againſt the death of friends, p. 646. or in any other ſad condition, p. 649. even in death it ſelf, p. 653. The Concluſion out of St. Gregory Nazianzen, p. 655.
ERRATA.
PAge 101. line 6. reade VI. p. 109. marg. r. proſolog. p. 461. marg. penult. Hom iv. in Hebr. p. 508. 2. r. own peculiar. p. 534. antep. r. foreign. p. 606. marg. r. iii.
IMPRIMATUR.
Guil. Sill, R. P. D. Hen. Epiſcopo Lond. à Sacris Domeſticis. Oct. 21. 1676.
1 S. Joh. V. 11.
AND THIS IS THE RECORD, THAT GOD HATH GIVEN TO ƲS ETERNALL LIFE: AND THIS LIFE IS IN HIS SON.