Necessity of Human Learning for a Gospel Preacher, Table of contents
A TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS & SECTIONS In the following TREATISE.
CHAP. I. THat the Knowledge of the Languages is of great Uſe to a Minister of the Goſpel. Page 1.
Sect. 1. Of the Languages in general. ibid.
Sect. 2. Of the Hebrew and Greek in common. Page 3
Sect. 3. Of the Hebrew. Page 14
Sect. 4. Of the Greek Tongue. Page 22
Sect. 5. Of the Latine. Page 24
Sect. 6. Of the Chaldee, and Syriac; how they differ. Page 25
Sect. 7. The Uſefulneſs of the Chaldee. Page 29
Sect. 8. Of the Syriac. Page 31
Sect. 9. …. Page 35
An Appendix concerning the Uſefulneſs of the Arabic, added by another hand. Page 36
CHAP. II. Of the Uſefulneſs of Rhetoric. Page 50
Sect. 1. Of Rhetoric in general. ibid.
Sect. 2. Of Tropes. Page 60
Sect. 3. Of Figures. Page 72
CHAP. III. Of the Uſefulneſs of Logic. Page 81
CHAP. IV. Of the Uſefulneſs of Natural Philoſophy. Page 90
Sect. 1. Uſefulneſs of Natural Philoſophy declared, and proved. ibid.
Sect. 2. Objections refuted. Page 100
CHAP. V. Of the Uſefulneſs of Moral Philoſophy, or Ethics. Page 108
CHAP. VI. Of the Uſefulneſs of Hiſtory. Page 110
Sect. 1. Of Hiſtory in general, as uſeful to underſtand Scripture. ibid.
Sect. 2. Of Jewiſh Hiſtory. Page 113
Sect. 3. The Hiſtory of other Eaſtern Nations. Page 115
4. Of Egyptian Hiſtory. Page 120
5. Of Grecian Hiſtory. Page 123
6. Of Roman Hiſtory. Page 126
7. Of Chriſtian, or Church-Hiſtory under the Goſpel. Page 127
8. Of Hiſtory, as uſeful to know God's Works. Page 129
9. Of Hiſtory, as uſeful to know the Examples of Men. Page 131
CHAP. VII. Of the Uſefulneſs of Chronology. Page 132
CHAP. VIII. Of the Uſefulneſs of Arithmetic. Page 141
CHAP. IX. Of the Uſefulneſs of Geometry. Page 147
CHAP. X. Of the Uſefulneſs of Aſtronomy. Page 151
CHAP. XI. Of the Uſefulneſs of Geography. Page 158
CHAP. XII. Of the Arguments, which prove the Uſefulneſs of Learning. Page 163
Sect. 1. Seven Arguments propounded. Pag. 163
Sect. 2. Of God's affording means of Learning, as Schools, &c. Pag. 164
Sect. 3. Of Religion flouriſhing when Learning abounded. Pag. 179
Sect. 4. Learning qualifies for all Public Employments. Pag. 185
Sect. 5. Satan makes uſe of Learning to oppoſe the Truth. Pag. 186
Sect. 6. Satan ſeeks by obſtructing Learning to undermine Religion. Pag. 190
Sect. 7. Teſtimonies concerning Learning. Pag. 194
Sect. 8. Of the Learning of the Antient Fathers. Pag. 201
Sect. 9. Of the Learning of the firſt Reformers. Pag. 216
Sect. 10. The After-Promoters of Reformation were Learned. Pag. 227
CHAP. XIII. Objections againſt Learning anſwered. Pag. 234
Sect. 1. That the People may be the better for the Learning of their Miniſters. ibid.
Sect. 2. That the Prophets, Chriſt, and his Apoſtles were learned. Pag. 236
Sect. 3. That Joel 2.28. and 1 John 2.27. make not at all againſt the need of Learning. Pag. 244
Sect. 4. An Objection, drawn from the ill effects of Learning, anſwered; and it ſhewn to be good in it ſelf. Pag. 252
Sect. 5. An Objection againſt Rhetoric from 1 Cor. 1.17. anſwered. Pag. 256
Sect. 6. Of Paul's deſire to know nothing but Chriſt. Pag. 258
A Determination of this Queſtion, Whether Grace be Eſſential to a Miniſter of the Goſpel? by the ſame Author. Pag. 259
Objection 1. From Tit. 1.8. anſwered. Pag. 289
Objection 2. From Pſal. 50.16, 17. anſwered. Pag. 294
Objection 3. From Dan. 12.3. anſwered. Pag. 304