The Trial and Triumph of Faith, Table of contents
The Table of the Contents of the BOOK.
SERM. I.
THe Scope, Order, and Contents of the Text, Pag. 1, 2.
Matthew and Mark reconciled, p. 3.
Properties of Christs love, ibid.
What woman this was, p. 4.
The Art of the wise contexture of divine Providence, in black and white, fair and foul, mixed in one for beauties sake, p. 5.
Two sides of Providence, ibid.
We erre in looking on Gods wayes by halfs, especially on the black and sad side only, p. 7.
SERM. II.
Christ took an humane will, that he might stoop to God in all things, p. 8.
The strength of corrupt will, p. 9.
Two things in the will: 1. The frame of it: 2. The quality and goodnesse of it, p. 10
There's a necessity of renewing the will, ibid.
The Dispensation of God, not Scripture, nor a rule of faith, p. 12.
We trust possession of Christ by Faith, more then we do right and Law, through Faith, p. 13.
SERM. III.
How Christ and his Grace cannot be hid, in six particulars, p. 14.
1. In his cause, p. 15.
2· In the good and evil condition spiritual of the soul, ibid.
3. In the joy of Christs presence, p 16.
4. In a sincere profession, ibid.
5. In the bearing down the stirrings of a renewed conscience, p. 17.
6. In Desertions, p. 18.
We are to be obsequious and yeelding to the breathings of the Spirit, p. 19.
Our hearts are to be variously sutable to the various operations of the spirit, from four reasons, ibid.
Grace falleth on few, p. 21.
Grace how rare & choice a peece, in four particulars, p. 22.
Grace not universall and common to all, ibid.
Nine Objections of the Arminian and naturall man, Answered, p. 22, 23, 24, 25.
SERM. IV.
Grace falleth often on the most gracelesse, p. 26.
Grace maketh a great change; three reasons thereof, ibid.
Theres a like reason for Grace on our Lords part, to the vilest of men, as to Moses▪ Daniel, Paul, p. 28
The same Free-grace that we have here, we have it in Heaven in the state of glory, ibid.
In Heaven we raign by Grace, as by the same we War here, p. 29.
The justified in Christ, are corrected for sin, p. 30
The Furnace of affliction, the work-house of the Grace of Christ; four grounds thereof, ibid.
Mr. Townes assertion of Grace, p. 32.
How Antinomians judge sinnes to be corrected in the justified, ibid.
How Papists judge sins to be punished in the justified, ibid.
That God punisheth pardoned sins; proved by seven Arguments, p. 33.
Rules to be observed in affliction, p. 40.
A Land or a Nation must be longer in the fire then one particular person, p. 42.
SERM. V.
Satan worketh as a naturall Agent without moderation, p. 43.
Spirituall evils chase few men to Christ; three grounds thereof, p. 44▪
How men naturally love the Devil, p. 45.
Satan, how an unclean spirit, p. 46,
Its true wisedome to know God savingly, p. 47.
What hearing bringeth souls to Christ, p. 49.
Four defects in hearing, p. 50.
Hell coming to our senses in this life, should not cause us believe without effectuall Grace, p. 51.
Its good to border near to Christ, p. 52.
SERM. VI.
Crying in prayer necessary, p. 53.
Five grounds thereof, p. 54.
Prayer sometimes wanteth words, so as groaning goeth for Prayer, p. 55.
How many other expressions beside vocall praying, go under the liew of praying in Gods accompt, ibid.
8. Objections removed, p 55.56.57.58▪59, 60.
Some affections greater then tears, p. 56.
Looking up to heaven praying, ibid.
Breathing praying, p. 57.
That wher…in the least of prayer, the Minimum quod sic consisteth, ibid.
Broken Prayers are Prayers, p. 58.
The Lord knoweth non-sense in a broken spirit to be good sense, p. 59.
SER. VII.
Why Christ is called frequently the Son of David? not so, the Son of Adam, of Abraham, p. 62.
Christ a King by Covenant, p. 63
What things be in the Covenant of Grace, ibid.
The parties of the Covenant, p. 64
Christ hath a sevenfold relation to the Covenant. 1. He is the Covenant it self. 2. The Messenger. 3. The Witnesse, 4. The Surety, 5. The Mediator, 6. The T…stator, 7. The principall party contracter, p. 64, 65.
Christ the Covenant it self, ibid.
Christ a Messenger of the Covenant in 4. particulars, ibid.
A Witnesse in four things, p. 66.
A Surety in three, p. 67, 68.
A Mediator in three things. 1. A Friend. 2. A Reconciler. 3. A Servant, p. 69.
Christ a servant of God, and our servant, ibid.
Christ confirmed and sealed the Testament, p. 70,
Christ the principall consederate party, ibid.
The Covenant made with Christ personally, not mystically, proved from Gal. 3.16. The contrary Reasons answered, p. 71.
A Covenant between the Father & the Son proved, ibid.
Of the Promises of the Covenant, p. 73.
Two sorts of Promises, p. 74.
Christ took a new Covenant right to God, p. 75.
Five sorts of promises made to Christ, and by proportion to us, ibid.
SERM. VIII.
The condition of the Covenant, p 77.
Libertines deny all conditions of the Covenant, p. 78.
The new Covenant hath conditions to be performed by us, ibid.
Six Objections removed, p. 77, 78, 79 80, 81.
A twofold dominion of gracious and supernaturall acts, p. 79.
We are not justified before we beleeve, proved by six Arguments, p. 81.
A condition taken in a threefold Notion, p. 83.
Its not a proper condition by way of strict wage and work, when we are said to be justified and saved upon condition of faith, p. 85.
The Freedom, 2. Eternity, 3. Well-ordering of the Covenant, the three properties thereof, p. 87, 88.
The freedom of the Covenant is seen, in regard 1. of Persons: 2. of Causes: 3. of Time: 4. of manner of dispensation, p. 86, 87.
Uses of the Doctrine of the Covenant, p. 88, 89▪ 90.
SERM. IX.
Christ God and man, and our comfort therein, p. 91.
Christ immediate in the Act of Redeeming us, and so sweeter, ibid.
Christ incomparable, p. 92.
Four other necessary uses, p. 91 92, 93, 94, 95.
To believers all temporall favours are spiritualized and watered, with mercy, four grounds thereof, p. 96.
By what reason our Father as a Father giveth us spiritual things, by that same he giveth us all things, p. 98.
Mercy originally in Christ, and how, p. 99.
SERM. X.
Parents affection, their spirituall duty to children, p. 102.
Thirteen Practicall Rules in observing passages of Divine providence, p. 103, 104 105, 106, 107, 108.
1. We are neither to lead, nor to stint Providence, p. 103
2. But to observe God in his wayes, and not to look to by-ways of providence, ibid.
3. Omnipotency not laid down in pawne in any means, p. 104.
4. God walketh not in the way that we imagine, ibid.
5. Providence in its concatenation of Decrees, actions, events, is one continued contexture, going along from Creation to the day of Christs second coming, without one broken threed, p. 105.
6. The spirit is to be in an indifferency in all casts of Providence, p. 106.
7. Low desires best, p. 107.
8. We are to lie under providence submissively in all, ibid.
9. Providence is a mistery, ibid.
10. Walketh in uncertainties toward us, ibid.
11. Silence is better then disputing, p. 108.
12. Its good to consider both what is inflicted, & who, ibid.
13. God alway ascendeth even when second causes descendeth, ibid.
SERM. XI.
Every temptation hath its taking power from the seeming goodnesse in it, p. 109.
Reasons why this was a temptation to the woman, p. 110.
The scope of the Temptation, to make the tempted believe there is none like him, p. 111.
The non-answering of Christ, is an answering, ibid.
5. Reasons of the Lords not hearing of Prayer, p. 113.
Seven wayes prayers are answered, ibid.
Praying in Faith alwayes heard, even when the particular which we suit in Prayer is denied, p. 114.
Faith in one and the same Prayer, seeketh and knocketh, and answereth, and openeth to it self, p. 115.
The light of saving Faith, and the Propheticall light of the Pen man of the word of God, differ not in …p…ce, and nature, ibid.
The dearest not admitted into God at the first knock, p 116.
SERM. XII.
Naturall men, and even the renewed in spirit, in so far as there remaineth some flesh in them, are ignorant of the mystery of an afflicted spirit, p 117.
Peace of conscience is a work of Creation, p. 118.
A reason why its so hard to convince the deserted, p. 119.
Christ sweeter to the deserted then all the world, ibid.
Difference between Gods trying, and the creatures temp…ing, in three Positions, p. 121.
A Creature cannot put a fellow creature to act sin upon an intention of trying him, ibid.
In the actions of creatures we must know, Quis, 2. Quid, 3 Quare, Who …ommandeth ▪ 2. What, 3. And for what end? In Gods actions: It is enough to know, Quis, Who, that is Jehovah, p. 122.
Four doubts of the tempted, p. 124, 125.
In the sending of Christ to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, there be three things considerable: 1. His designation: 2. Qualification: 3. Commission. p. 126.
The Son most fit to be Mediator ibid.
How Christ is qualified. p. 127
His Commission ibid.
It is not properly grace that we are born, its grace that Christ is born. p. 128.
Gods hidden decree, and his revealed will opened, p. 129
A twofold intention in the promises. ibid.
How, and who are to believe the Decree of Reprobation, concerning themselves. p. 130
SERM. XIII.
Its a priviledge of mercy that Christ is sent to the Jews first. p. 131
Nine priviledges of the Jews, p. 132.
The honour and priviledges of Britain, p. 133.
The Redeemed called sheep upon four grounds, p. 134.
How passive the Redeemed are in the way to heaven, in five particulars ibid.
The Saints most dependent creatures, p. 135.
How we know the Scripture to be the Word of GOD; two grounds, one in the subject, another in the object, p. 136.
Phancy leadeth not the Saints, but Faith p. 137.
How the Saints need a fresh supply of Grace from Christ, though they have a habit and stock of grace within them; proved by six reasons, p. 138.
Grace and glory but one continued thred, p. 140.
Three considerations we are to have of Gods work, in leading us to Heaven, p. 140, 141.
Faith is both active and passive, ibid,
Desertions have reall advancing in the way to Heaven, in eleven particulars, ibid.
We are not freed from Law-Directions, p. 142.
Actuall condemnation may be, and is separated from the Law, ibid.
Two Objections removed, p. 142.
How works of holinesse conduce to salvation, three things herein to be distinguished, p. 143.
We are to doe good works, both from the principle of Law and love, p 145.
O…her three Objections removed, ibid.
Of the Letter both of Law and Gospel; diverse errors of Libertines touching the point, p. 146.
The Scriptures are not to be condemned, because they profit not without the teaching of the Spirit; proved by three reasons, p. 147.
Repentance different from Faith, proved against Liberti. p. 148
Repentance the same in the Old and New Testament, p. 149.
SERM. XIV.
In what sense Christ came to save the lost, p. 150.
A twofold preparation, for Christ to be considered, p. 151.
Conversion is done by foregoing preparations, and successively, proved by four reasons, p. 152.
Sense of poverty fitteth for Christ, p. 154.
The Objections of D. Crispe removed; sinners as sinners not fit to receive Christ, p. 155.
How Christ belongs to sinners under the notion of sinners ibid
How the spirit acts most in the Saints, when they endeavour least, p. 157.
The marrow of Libertinisme to neglect sanctification and to wallow in fleshly lusts, ibid.
Christs death maketh us active in duties of holinesse, proved from three grounds, p. 158.
How Christ keepeth us from sin, p. 159.
SERM. XV.
Eight necessary duties r…quired of a beleever under Desertion. 1. Patience. 2. Faith, &c. p. 160.
Hope Prophesieth glad tidings at midnight, p. 162.
Its a blessed mark when temptations chaseth not a soul from duties illustrated in three cases, p. 166.
It argueth three good things, to go on in duties under a temptation. p. 167.
Antinomians take men off duties, p. 169.
Christ tempted cannot sin; saints tempted dare not sin, p. 170
Faith traffiqueth with heaven in the sadd…st storms, p. 171.
SERM. XVI.
Nationall sins may occur to the conscience of the childe of God, in his approach to God, p. 172, 173.
A subtill humble pride, the disease of weak ones, who dare not apply the promises, p. 175.
Sense of Free-grace humbleth exceedingly, ibid.
How far forth conscience of wretchednesse hindereth any to come to Christ, p. 177.
Who ever doub…eth if God will save him, doubteth also if God can save him, p. 179.
Sin k…peth not the door of Christ to hold out the sinner, p. 180
Sense of sin, and sense of the grace of Christ ▪ may consist, p. 181.
Holy walking and Christs excellency may both be felt by the believer; holy walking considered: as 1. A duty. 2. A mean. 3 A thing promised in the Covenant of Grace, ibid·
How we may collect our state and condition from holy wal…ing, p▪ 182.
The error of D. Crispe, and Antinomians herein, p. 183
Christ a great house-holder. p. 184.
The priviledge of the children of the house, ibid.
Christ the bread of life, p. 185.
Communion between the Children, and the first heir Christ, in five particulars. ibid.
The spirit of an heir and of a servant, p. 186.
There is a seed of hope and comforts in the hardest desertions of the Saints; in three particulars illustrated, p. 187.
SERM. XVII.
Grace maketh quicknesse and wittinesse of heavenly reasoning, p, 189.
Faith contradicteth Christ tempting, but humbly and modestly, p. 190.
The Saints may dispute their state with Christ, when they dare not dispute their actions, p. 191.
We are to accept, humbly and with patience, of a wakened conscience, but not to seek a storming conscience, ibid.
True humility and its way, in seven particulars: see the place, p, 192.
How we are to esteem every man better then our selves, p. 195.
The proud man known a far off, p. 195.
Graces lowlinesse in taking notice of sinners, p. 196.
Causes of unthankfulnesse, p. 197.
A justified soul is to confesse sin, proved by three Arguments, p. 199.
And to mourn for sin by divers reasons, p. 202.
If we be not to mourn for sin committed, because its pardoned: nor should our will be averse from the committing of it; because before it be commited, it is also pardoned, as Antinomians teach, p. 203.
Libertines conspire with Papists, in the doctrine of justification, p. 206.
SERM. XVIII.
How sins are removed in justification, how not, p. 207.
There remaineth sin formally in the Justified, proved by si… Arguments, p. 208.
How sin dwelleth in us after we are justified, p. 209
A twofold removall of sin, one Morall or Legall in justification, another Physicall in our sanctification, p. 210.
The difference between the removall of sin in justification, and its removall in sanctification, p. 214.
Seven grounds why sin dwelleth still in the justified person, 216
How sins past, present and to come are pardoned in justification, p. 224.
There's a twofold consideration of justification, but not two justifications, p. 225.
Sins in three divers respects are taken away, according to Scripture, ibid.
Christs satisfaction performed on the Crosse for sin, is not formally justification, but only causatively, fundamentally, or meritoriously, p. 226.
There's a change in justification, p. 227.
How sins not committed are remitted, p. 228.
There is but one justification of a beleever, illustrated by a comparison, p. 229.
There's a difference between Pardon of sin, the justification of the person▪ and the repeated sense of the pardon, p. 230.
Justifying Faith is some other thing, then the sense of justification, p. 232.
How fear, or hope, or reward of glory have influence in our holy walking, p. 233.234.
Objections removed, p. 235.
SERM. XIX.
The Lord Jesus is so made the sinner in suffering for sin, as there remaineth no sin in the sinner once pardoned, as Antinomians teach, especially Doctor Crispe, p. 235.
Sin so laid on …hrist as that it leaveth not off to be our sin, 238
The guilt of sin & sin it self, are not one & the same thing, 241.
An inherent blot in sin, and the guilt and debt of sin, ibid.
Two things in debt, as in sin, p, 242.
The blot of sin, two wayes considered, ibid.
A twofold guilt in sin, one intrinsecall, and of the fault; another of the punishment, and extrinsecall, p. 244.
Reasons why sin, and the guilt of sin cannot be the same, 245
Christ not intrinsecally the sinner, p. 250.
Imputation of sin, no imagination, no lie, p. 251.
Reasons proving that Christ was not intrins…cally and formally the sinner, p. 253.
What righteousnesse of Christ is made ours, p. 256.
The believer how righteous, and Christ how not, p. 257.
Christs bearing of our sins by a frequent Hebraisme in Scripture, is to bear the punishment due to our sins, and not to bear the intrinsecall blot of our sins, p. 263.
How Christ is in our place, p. 265.
How the debter and the surety be one in Law, and not intrinsecally one, p. 267.
A perplex…d conscience in a good sense is lawfully consistent with a justified sinners condition, p. 269.
A conditionall fear of eternall wrath required in the justified, but not an absolute fear, and yet trouble of minde for the indwelling of sin is required, p. 271.
SERM. XX.
The conscience, in Christ, is freed from sin, that is, from actuall condemnation, but not from incurring Gods displeasure by the breach of a Law, if the believer sin, p. 272.273.
I am to believe the Remission of these same very sins, which I am to confesse with sorrow. p. 276.
How the conscience is freed from condemnation, and yet not from Gods displeasure for sin, p. 272.
Eight cases of conscience resolved from the former Doctrine, p. 277.
To be justified is a state of happinesse most desirable, illustrated from the eternity of the debt of sin, p. 280,
The smallest and worst things of Christ are incomparably above the most excellent things on earth, illustrated in six particulars, p. 284.
What must Christ himself be, when the worst things of Christ are so desirable? p. 290.
The excellency of Christ further illustrated, and the foulnesse of our choice evidenced, p. 292.
How to esteem of Christ, illustrated in four grounds, p. 294.
Degrees of persons younger and older in grace, in our Lords house, p. 297.
Christs Family is a growing Family, p. 298
God bringeth great and heavenly works out of the day o… small things, p. 299
We are to deal tenderly with weak ones, upon six considera…tions, p. 303
SERM. XXI.
The prevalency of instant Prayer put forth upon God in eight acts, p. 303.
Prayer moveth and stirreth all wheels in Heaven and earth, p. 304.
Five things concerning Faith, p. 312.
There is a preparation going before Faith, ibid.
There is no necessary connexion between preparations going before Faith, and Faith, p. 313.
Affections going before Faith and following after, differ specifically, and not gradually only, p. 314.
All are alike unfit for conversion, ibid.
Some nearer conversion then others, p. 315.
Three grounds or motives of beeleving, p. 316.
Glory, and Christ, the hope of glory, strong motives of beleeving, ibid.
Faiths object the marrow of Gods attributes, to speak so, 318.
Faith a Catholick Grace required in all our actions naturall and civill, as well as spirituall, p. 319.
Christianity how an operous work, p. 321.
The six ingredients of Faith, p. 322.
Faith turneth all our acts which are terminated on the creature, into halfe non-acts, p. 324
Faith hath five notes of difference in closing with the promise, p. 331.
Literall knowledge worketh as a naturall Agent, p. 334.
Warrants of applying set down in five positions, p. 337,
SERM. XXII.
Eight ingredients of a counterfeit Faith, p. 347.
Thirteen works, or ingredients of a strong Faith, and how to discern a weake Faith, ibid.
Strong praying a note of strong Faith, ibid.
…, Instant pleading a note also, ibid.
Strength of grace required in beleeving, …bid.
Christ rewardeth grace with grace, p. 349.
How grace beginneth all Supernaturall acts, p. 350.
There is a promising of bowing and predeterminating grace made to supernaturall acts, yet so as God reserveth his own liberty: 1. How 2. When. 3. In what measure he doth co-operate with the believer in these acts, ibid.
Four reasons why Grace in the work of faith must begin, and so begin as we are guilty in not following p. 351.
Grace is on the Saints, and to them, but glory is on them, but not to them. p. 352.
Grace to an Angel necessary to prevent possible sins, p. 356.
3. Note of a strong Faith not to be broken with temptations, ibid.
4. Faith staying on God without light of comfort a strong Faith, p. 358.
The fewer externalls that Faith needeth, the stronger it is within, p. 359,
Comforts are externalls to Faith, p. 360.
Some cautions in this, that some believe strongly without the help of comforts, ibid.
Reasons why diverse of Gods children die without comfort, p. 361,
SERM. XXIII.
The more of the word and the lesse of reason, the stronger Faith is, p. 362.
6. A Faith that can forgoe much for Christ, is a strong faith, p. 363
7. Its a strong Faith to pray and believe when God seemeth to forbid praying, p. 364.
8. Great boldnesse argueth great Faith, p. 365.
9. To rejoyce in tribulation, p. 366.
10. To wait on with long patience, p. 367.
11. A humble Faith is a strong Faith, p. 368.
12. A strong desire of a communi…n with Christ, p. 369.
13. Strength of working by love, argueth a strong Faith, p. 370.
A great Faith is not free of doubtings. p. 371.
Diverse sorts of doubting opposite Faith, p. 372.
Some doubting a bad thing in it self, yet per accidens, and in regard of the person, and concomitants, a good signe, and argueth sound grac…, p. 373.
Of a weak Faith, p. 375.
Negative adherence to Christ, not sufficient to saving Faith, ibid.
A suffering Faith a strong Faith, p. 378.
Faith in regard of intention weak, may be strong in regard of extension, in three Relations, ibid.
The lowest ebbe of a fainting Faith, p. 379.
What of Christ remaineth in the lowest ebbe of a fainting Faith, p. 381.
SERM. XXIV.
A stock of Grace is within the Saints, our Grace is not all, and wholly in Christ, though it be all from Christ, p. 385.
The powers of the soul remain whole in conversion, ibid.
The stock of grace is to be warily kept, p. 386
Four things are to bee done, to keep the stock without a craze, p. 387.
The tendernesse of Christs heart, and strength of love toward sinners, p. 389.
Christ strong in morall acts, and strongly moderate in naturall acts: the contrary is in naturall men, ibid.
Christs motion of tender mercy as it were naturall p. 392.
How mercy worketh eternally, and secretly, and under ground, even under a bloody dispensation, p. 393.
Judgement on the two Kingdoms except they repent, p. 394.
A rough dispensation consistent with tendernesse of love in our Lord, p. 395.
Free love goeth before our Redemption, p. 397.
Christ loveth the persons of the elect, but hateth their sins, p. 398.
A twofold love of God, one of good will to the person, another of complacency to his own image in the person, ibid.
No new love in Go…, p. 399.
Objections of Mr. Denne the Antinomian an…were…, p. 400.
What it is to be under the Law, p. 402.
How God loveth us before time, and how he now loveth u… in time, p. 405,
By Faith and conversion our state is truely changed before God, p. 407.
To be justified by Faith, is not barely to come to the knowledge that we are justified before we beleeve, p. 410.
Justification not Eternall, p. 411:
Faith is not only given for our joy and consolation; but also for our justification, both in our own soul & before God, 415
There's no warrant in Scripture for two reconciliations; one of mans reconciliation to God; and another of Gods reconciliation to man, p. 419.
Christs merits, no cause, but an effect of Gods eternall love, ibid.
What reconciliation is, ibid.
Joy without all sorrow for sin, no fruit of the Kingdome of God, p. 420
The seeing of God, Heb. 12.14. and the Kingdom, 1 Cor. 6. Joh. 3.3. Not the Kingdom of Grace, but of Glory, p. 421.
All acts of blood and rough dealing in God to his own acts of mercy, ibid.
SERM. XXV.
Omnipotency hath influence, on, 1. Satan. 2. Diseases. 3. Stark death. 4. Mother-nothing. 5. On all creatures. 6. On sin, to speak to them, p. 424.
Obedientiall power in the creation, what it is, p. 425.
Omnipotency is (as it were) a servant to Faith, p. 428.
We worship a dependent God, p. 429.
We have need of the devil and other temptations for our humiliation, p. 432.
Immediate mercies, are the sweetest mercies; cleared, 1. In Christ. 2. Grace. 3. Glory. 4· Comfort. 5. The rarest of Gods works, p. 433.
The deceitfulnesse of our confidence, when God and the creature are joyned in one work, p. 442.
SERM. XXVI.
Christ in four relations hath dominion over Devils, p. 446.
Satan goeth no where without a Passe, p. 448.
We often sign Satans conditionall Passe, ibid.
A renewed will is a renewed man, p. 451.
Eight positions concerning the will and affections, ibid.
A civill will is not a sanctified will, ibid.
The yeelding of the soul to God, and to his light, a special note of a renewed will, ibid.
Affections sanctified, especially desires, p. 453.
The lesse mixture in the affections, the stronger are their operations, ibid.
Minde and affections do reciprocally vitiate one another, p. 454.
Spirituall desires, seek naturall things, spiritually: Carnall desires seek spirituall things, naturally, p. 455.
God submitteth his liberality of Grace, to the measure of a sanctified will, in four considerations, ibid.
Our affections in their acts and comprehension, are far below spirituall objects, Christ and Heaven, p. 456.
More in Christ and Heaven then our faith can reach in this life, p. 457.
SERM. XXVII.
Satan not cast out of a land or a person, but by violence, both to Satan and the party; amplified in four considerations, p. 460.
False peace known, p. 462.
A roaring and a raging Devil, is better then a calm and a sleeping Devil, ibid.
Gods way of hardning, as it is mysterious, so it is silent and invisible, p. 465.