Believers Evidences for Eternal Life, Table of contents
The Evidences Methodized.
The chiefe Scope of his Book …, To Pro…te Believers Assu…nce of …eir true …te of Grace. To his end herein are …folded,
I. The Saints Assurance itself in Generall. viz. the
1. Nature of it. Preface, Pag 14, 15, …6.
2. Tryall of it. Pref. p. 16. to 22.
3. Way of Attaining it. Pref. p. 22. to 26.
4. Inducements to it. Pref. p. 26. to 30.
II. The Evidences or Signs in Particular: Leading to Assurance of Eternal Life. These discover,
I. Gods Gratuitous Love to us in Jesus Christ, How he loved us first. pag. 10, 11, 12. 200. where
1. IV Signes of Gods love to us, pag. 5. …o 21.
2. VI Signes of Gods love Applyed to us, pag. 201, 202.
II, Our Gracious state towards God, according to his love in Christ. viz in our,
I. Enjoyment of the Spirit of Christ himselfe. The immediate Author of all Grace. where, 7 Signes of the Spirit given unto us. pag. 216, 217.
II. Enjoyment of the gracious effects of the Spirit. viz.
I. Regeneration, or New-birth, at our Conversion, Here
1 How the Soule is brought to Christ by 7 steps, pag. 25. to 28.
…. How the Father drawes the Soule to Christ in six particulars, pag. 25, 26.
3. …. Signes of Regeneration, pag. 21. to 180.
II. Sanctification our Persons; by
1. Mortifying of the Old man,
1. In generall, Sinne; where
1. How Regenerate persons Sinne not like the unregenerate, in eight distinctive Characters, pag. 38. to 60.
2 How Regenerate persons may possibly Sin against Grace; in five degrees, pag. 89, 90.
3 How the Regenerate Sinne not the Sinne against the Holy Ghost. pag. 60. to 127.
2 In Particular,
1. Errours. How farre the Regenerate overcomes them, pag. 127 to 139.
2. Love of the World. 15. Signes of inordinate love of the world, pag. 9, 10. 207, 208. Many Signes of overcoming the worlds Smiles, and Frownes pag. 142 to 162.
3. Slavish Feare. 5 Signes that it is cast out, pag. 203, 204, 205.
4. Bosome-Sinne, pag. 52, 53.
2. Vivifying of the New man. Some holy habits wherof, are
1 Know ledge, p. 70. 71. here cōsider
1. VIII Signes of the Spirits Teaching us, pag. 181, 182, 183.
2. IIII Signes of true knowledge of God and Jesus Christ, pag. 193, to 200
3. VII. Signes of entertaining true Apostolicall Doctrine, pag. 198, 199.
4. How the Regenerate entertaine the Truth, pag. 139, to 142, 217, 21….
2. Fai…. 7 Signes of true Faith, p. 23, to 28. And 13 Signs of Faiths victory over the world, p. 145, to 162.
3. Hop of glory. 5 Signes of it, p. 173, 174, 175.
4. Lov to God. 12 Signes of it p. 13. to 21. And p. 2…0, to 21…. 5 Signes of dwelling in Gods love, p. 223.
5. Bro…erly love. 3. Negative Signes, p. 170. & 15. Affirmati… Signes, p. 170, to 173. And p. 228, to 233.
III. Adoption, or Son-shirto God. 14. Signes of it, p. 7, 8. & 21. to 180.
IIII. Union to Christ. 7 Si…nes that Christ is ours, p. 188. to 192.
V. Communion with God and Christ. IX. Signes of it. p. 214 to 228.
III. Our real Gratitude to God (who hath brought us into a gracioustate) in our
1. Imitation of Christ. 8 Signes of walking as Christ walked, p. 225, 226, 227.
2. Walking in light, not in darknesse. 4 Signes of it, p. 224, 225.
3. Confession of Christ sincerely▪ 4 Signes of it. p. 218, to 222.
4. Right Hearing of the Word. 7 Signes of it. p. 198, 199.
5. Practizing of Righteousnesse sincerely. 4 sorts of Signe… hereof, p. 164. to 168.
6. True keeping Gods Commandements. 6. Signes of it, p. 195, 196, 197.
7. Cheerfull obedience. 8 Signes that Gods Commandements are not grievous to us, p. 210, 211, 212▪
(Place this before the Preface, at p. 11.)