The Rising Sun, Table of contents – Errata
The TABLE.
THE Introduction to, and opening of the Text page 1
Chap. 1 That Christ is to the Church what the Sun is to the world 6
This prosecuted, in shewing, 1-A Likenesse: 2 Unlikeness between Christ and the Sun 8
Chap. 2 The Likeness between Christ and the Sun, in five particulars; viz. 1 Their Essence, 2 Attributes: 3 Properties: 4 Effects: 5 Accidents.
Of the Agreement in their Essence. 8, &c
Chap. 3 The agreement between Christ and the Sun in their Attributes, Whereof, 1 some Incommunicable: 2 Some Communicable
Unity the first Incommunicable Attribute 13
Chap. 4 Omniscience the second incommunicable Attribute. 19
Chap. 5. The Suns Omnipresence a shadow of Christs 25
Chap. 6. The Suns Omni-influence a fourth Incommunicable Attribute 28
Chap. 7. Perfection another Incommunicable Attribute 39
Chap. 8 Unchangeableness the last Incommunicable Attribute 42
Chap. 9. Communicativeness a Communicative Attribute 47
Chap. 10 Of several Properties in the Sun as a resemblance of Christ, whereof Greatness the first 60
Chap. 11 Glory a second Property 68
Chap. 12. Light the third Property 71
Chap. 13 Warmth the fourth Property 93
Nine Effects in the Suns warmth, the like whereof in Christ, 96, 97 & seq.
The vast difference between Christs teaching and mans 100
The difference between comforts given by Christ; and those flowing from the creature, shewed in nine particulars 123
Chap. 14. The Suns Regency a shadow of Christs, alike in seven particulars 109
How the Sun is said to rule? How said to be for a Sign. Iudiciary Astrology condemned 115, 116
Chap. 15 The Suns activity and motion the last Property Alike in seven particulars 118
Chap. 16 The fourth agreement between Christ and the Sun in their like Effects 132
Alike in nine Effects ibid
Chap. 17 Their likenesse in their Accidents 137
Whereof, 1 one greater, viz. the Suns Eclipse, wherein a likenesse in nine particulars ibid
2 Many lesse accidents: eleven mentioned 141
Chap. 18 The unlikeness and disagreement between Christ and the Sun in ten particulars 147
Chap. 19 The second main Proposition, That Christ is the Sun of Righteousness 150
Three things opened. 1 How Christ is said to be Righteous or Righteousnesse. 1. In respect of 1. his Person. 2. His Office 151
2 What Righteousnesse we have by Christ?
A twofold Righteousnesse 152
Sundry Theses or Aphorisms of Righteousnesse 154
3 How and why called the Sun of Righteousness? Shewed in three particulars 155
Mans best Righteousnesse like the Moon at ful; in six parlars 156
Four things done in Israels solemn Expiation day 157
Four Notes of such to whom Christ is made Righteousness 161
Five golden chains laid down in Scripture; viz. 1 Of Decrees: 2. Graces: 3 Duties: 4 Beatitudes: 5. Priviledges 163
A fourfold unsafe Righteousnesse; 1 Seeming, not real▪ 2 Semi-righteousness, not complete: 3 Decaying, not persevered in. 4 Relyed upon, not disclaimed 166
A fourfold good and necessary Righteousnesse. 1: Moral, or of Nations. 2 Legal, or of Duties. 3 Evangelical, or of Graces. 4 Divine, or of Faith 167
Chap. 20 The third main Doctrine, That all the Godly are such as fear Gods Name 171
Godly subject to a threefold fear: 1 Natural. 2. Inordinate. 3. Religious 172
Religious fear hath a double object. 1 Evil, 2 Good
Evil to be feared with fear of abhorrence 173
Good with fear of Reverence 174
Reverential fear twofold. 1. Of lowest Saints arguing lesse perfection. 2 Of greater perfection and the highest Saints 175
Religious fear,
1 The initial grace 176
2 The lasting Grace 178
3 The lowest grace 179
4 The constant frame of the new heart 180
All Christians are not of one stature 181
The safety of such who have only this grace of holy fear 182
Eight Notes of holy fear 185
God takes notice of the least grace and lowest measures in his servants 186
Eight Objections answered. 1 I have no Grace.
Answ.
1 Godly ones ever have low thoughts of themselves 188
2 Not alwaies equal judges in their own case 189
3 It is possible to have true grace, and be ignorant of it ibid.
4 God can espy grace where we espy nothing but sin 190
Three Gospel graces cover all sin: 1 Repentance: 2 Faith: 3 Sincerity 191
Object. 2. No grace because so little, answered 194
Object. 3 No grace because no growth 195
Object. 4 No grace, because no parts ibid.
Object. 5 No grace, because no more comfort 196
Object. 6 No grace, because so many fears 197
Object. 7 No grace, because so many temptations 197
Object. 8 No grace, because such corruptions 198
Three things hard to determine 199
Eight kind of sins destroy not sanctification, lessen not Iustification, hinder not salvation, observed out of Rom. 7. 199, 200
Seven other sins neither destroying Grace, nor depriving of glory 204
Chap. 21. The fourth main Proposition, That Christ shall certainly and timely arise upon all such as fear his Name 207
Seven Positions implyed 208
The Reasons, 1 Partly from somewhat in God; viz. 1. His Power. 2 His Promise to back his Power. 3 His love which confirmeth his Promise. 4 His Glory which engageth all 210
2 Partly from somewhat in the godly, 1 Their prayers. 2 Miseries. 3 Graces 2…1
Quest. When shall this Promise be fulfilled, or what is the time of this Sun rising? 212
Dispensations of Grace and comfort various, not like the dispensations or operations of nature ibid
The four notable and great dayes of the Lord all unknown, 213
Nine special times when this Promise fulfilled 215
The Godly may meet with sad times 220
The godly may expect glorious times 221
Two glorious times to be expected ibid
The foundation of all sound hope laid in Grace 222
The great difference, 1 Between the sorrow in the godly and in the wicked ibid.
… In their comforts; set out in six particulars 224
The godly to expect and pray for the accomplishment of this Promise 225
Chap. 22 Of Christ his healing all the soul Diseases of his people 229
The many and various soul Diseases of the Godly ibid.
Five sad but common Diseases of all the Godly 231
Three extraordinary Diseases of some Godly ones 232
Three Reasons of the Point 234
This healing implieth six things 237
Four Means Christ useth to heal the soul 238
Quest. Whence is it that many complain they are not healed? 242
Ans.
1. It may be their sin, from a fivefold default. ibid
2 Or is their mistake. A threefold mistake of the godly 244
Christ is not one benefit but many 246
No mans case desperate 248
How are we bound to blesse God for Christ? ibid.
Five Directions to get spiritual health 249
Chap. 23 The gracious heart can read Christ and self in every creature 254
A threefold good use of the Creature ibid
A fourth sinful use made of the Creature 256
The last Doctrine, That all the godly in whom Christ hath begun a good work shall come to an excellent growth in due time 257
Three especial growths or growing times to the godly 258
Two growths more easily discernable ibid.
A third growth not so perceptible 259
A fourfold growth in the godly ibid.
1 In grace; in five particulars 260
2 In Comforts 262
3 In Experiences 263
4 In Acceptableness 264
Three Reasons of the Point 265
Thankfulness for Grace bestowed 267
Five Motives to this thankfulness. ibid.
Three sorts reproved:
1. Such as grow not at all 268
2 Such as grow from evil to evil 269
3 Such who grow from good to evil 270
Enquiry and examination of growth 271
Nine Notes of growth 273
Eight Hinderances to spiritual growth 277
Nine Helps to growth 281
Six Motives to growth 284
That sad Objection of many of the godly who complaine of their non proficiency and want of growth. 288
Seven Considerations laid downe in answer to this Objection 289
Object. 2. I feel a decay, I have not such life, or lively stirrings of grace as formerly 292
Four things in answer thereunto. 293
Object. 3. My desires are not alike and uniform, but unconstant 294
Four things in answer to such a case ibid.
Object. 4 I find more curruption in my heart beyond all imagination. 295
Two things in answer thereunto 296
FINIS.
Errata quomodo Corrigenda.
REader, If thou be not ingenuous, thou hast greater Faults of thy own to look over; and if thou bee, greater of mine then litteral or vocular to overlook; pass by anothers, amend thy own: but think not to mend thy own at the end of thy Death-Book, but have a care to avoid or amend them all along in thy Book of Life, so wilt thou be sure to—
Farewell.
End of the text · John Sheffield, The Rising Sun (1654)