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Several New books of Mr. Thomas Hooker, made in New-England. And Attested in an Epistle by Mr. Thomas Goodwin, and Mr. Philip Nye, To be written with the Authors Own hand: None being written by himself before. One Volum being a Comment upon Christ's last Prayer in the Seventeenth of Iohn: wherein is opened, The Union beleevers have with God and Christ, and the glorious Priviledges thereof. Besides many other Gospel Truths, there is also shewed.
1 That the end why the Saints receive al glorious Grace, is, That they may be one, as the Father and Christ are one.
2 That God the Father loveth the Faithful, as he loveth Iesus Christ.
3 That our Savior desireth to have the Faithful in Heaven with himself.
4 That the happiness of our being in Heaven, is to see Christs Glory.
5 That there is much wanting in the knowledg of Gods Love, in the most able Saints.
6 That the Lord Christ lends dayly direction, according to the dayly need of his Servants.
7 That it is the desire, and endeavor of our Savior, that the dearest of Gods Love, which was bestowed on himself, should be given to his faithful Servants.
8 That our Vnion, and Communion with God in Christ, is the top of our happiness in Heaven.
The first eight Books: of the Application of Redemption, By the effetual Work of the Word, and Spirit of Christ for the bringing home of lost Sinners to God. In which (besides many other seasonable, and Soul-searching Truths) there is also largely shewed.
1 Christ hath purchased al spiritual good for HIS.
2 Christ puts al HIS into possession of al that good that he hath purchased.
3 The Soul must be fitted for Christ before is can receive him: And a powerful Ministry is the ordinary means to prepare the heart for Christ.
4 The work of God is free: And the day of Salvation, is whil this Life last, and the Gospel continue.
5 God cals his Elect at any Age, but the most before old Age.
6 The Soul is naturally setled in a sinful security.
7 The heart of a Natural man it wholly unwilling to submit, to the word that would sever him from his sins.
8 God the Father by a holy kind of violence, plucks His out of their corruptions, and draws them to beleeve in Christ.
The Ninth and Tenth Books of the Application of Redemption by the Effectual Work of the Word, and spirit of Christ, for the bringing home of lost sinners to God. Besides many other seasonable, and Soul-searching Truths, there is also largely shewed.
1 The heart must be humble and contrite before the Lord wil dwel in it.
2 Stubborn, and bloody sinners may be made broken-hearted.
3 There must be true sight of sin, … fore the heart for the work can be broken for it.
4 Application of special sins by the Ministry, is a means to bring men to sight of, and sorrow for them.
5 Meditation of sin, a special means to break the heart.
6 The same word is profitable to some, not to another.
7 The Lord somtimes makes the word prevaile most, when its most opposed.
8 Sins unrepented of, makes way for piercing Terrors.
9 The Truth terible to a guilty consciente.
10 Gross and scandallous sinners, God usually exerciseth with heavy breakings of heart, before they be brought to Christ.
11 Sorrow for sin rightly set on, pierceth the heart of the sinner throughly.
12 They whose hearts are pierced by the Word, are carried with love and respect to the Ministers of it: And are busie to enquire, and ready to submit to the mind of God.
13 Sinners in distress of conscience, are ignorant what they should do.
14 A contrite sinner sees a necessity of coming out of his sinful condition.
15 There is a secret hope wherewith the Lord supports the hearts of contrite sinners.
16 They who are truly pierced for their sins, do prise and cover deliverance from their sins.
17 True contrition is accompanied with confession of sin, when God cals thereunto.
18 The Soul that is pierced for sin, is carried with a restless dislike against it
Twenty one several Books of Mr. William Bridge, Collected into two Volumus. Viz.
1 Scripture Light the most sure Light; compared with, 1. Revelations & Visions 2. Natural & Supernatual Dreams. 3 Impressions with, and without Word 4. Light and Law within. 5. Divine Providence. 6. Christian Experience. 7. Humane Reason. 8. Judicial Astrology. Delivered in Sermons, on 2 Pet. 1. 19.
2 Christ in Travel: Wherein, 1. The Travel of his soul. 2. The first and after effects of his Death, 3. His Assurance of Issue. 4. And his satisfaction therein: Are opened and cleered in Sermons, on Isa, 53 11.
3 A Lifting up for the Cast-down, in case of, 1. Great sin. 2. Weakness of Grace. 3. Miscarriage of Duties. 4. Want of Assurance, 5. Affliction. 6. Temptation. 7. Dissertion. 8. Unserviceableness. 9, Discouragements from the Condition it self. Delivered in thirteen Sermons, on Psalm, 42. 11. His Four Sermons concerning,
4 Sin against the Holy Ghost.
5 Sins of Infirmitie.
6 The false Apostle tried and discovered
7 The good and means of Establishment
8 The great things Faith can do.
9 The great things Faith can suffer.
10 The Great Gospel Mystery of the Saints Comfort and Holiness, opened and applied from Christs Priestly Office.
11 Satans power to Tempt, and Christs Love to, and Care of his People under Temptaton
12 Thankfulness required in every Condition.
13 Grace for Grace.
14 The Spiritual Actings of Faith through Natural Impossibilities.
15 Evangelical Repentance
16 The Spiritual Life, &c.
17 The Woman of Canaan.
18 The Saints Hiding-place, &c.
19 Christs Coming &c.
20 A Vindication of Gospel Ordinances
21 Grace and Love beyond Gifts
Twelve Books of Mr. Jeremiah Burroughs lately published; also the Texts of Scripture upon which they are grounded.
1 Gospel Reconciliation, Or Christs Trumpet of Peace to the World. Wherein is Opened Gods exceeding willingness to be Reconciled to Man; And Gods sending his Embassadors to that End. From. 2 Cor. 5 19, 20, 21.
2 The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment, on Phil. 4. 11. Wherein is shewed, 1 What Contentment is. 2. It is an Holy art and Mystery. 3 The Excellencies of it. 4 The Evil of the contrary sin of Murmuring, and the Aggravations of it.
3 Gospel-Worship, on Levit. 10. 3. Wherein is shewed, 1 The right manner of the Worship of God in General; And particularly, In hearing the Word, Receiving the Lords supper, & prayer.
4 Gospel-Conversation, on Phil. 1 17 Wherein is shewed, 1 That the Conversations of Beleevers must be above what could be by the Light of Nature. 2 Beyond those that lived under the Law. 3 And sutable to what Truths the Gospel holds forth. To which is added, The Misery of those Men that have their Portion in this Life only, on Psal. 17. 14.
5 A Treatise of Earthly-mindedness; Wherein is shewed, 1 What Earthly-mindedness is, 2. The great Evil thereof, on Phil. 3. part of the 19. verse. Also to the same Book is joyned, A Treatise of Heavenly-mindedness, and walking with God, on Gen. 5. 24. and on Phil. 3. 20.
6 An Exposition on the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh Chapters of the Prophesie of Hosea.
7 An Exposition on the eight, ninth, and tenth Chapters of Hosea.
8 An Exposition on the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth Chapters of Hosea, being now compleat.
9 The Evil of Evils, or the exceeding sinfulness of sin, on Job 16. 21.
10 Precious Faith, on 2 Pet. 1. 1.
11 Of Hope, on 1 John 3. 3.
12 Of Walking by Faith, on 2 Cor. 5. 7.
Two Books by Nich. Culpeper, Gent. Student in Physick and Astrologie.
I. The Practice of Physick, containing seventeen several Books. Wherein is plainly set fort, The Nature, Cause, Differences, and several sorts of Signs; Together with the Cure of al Diseases in the Body of Man. Being a Translation of the Works of that Learned and Renowned Doctor, Lazarus Riverius, now living; Councellor and Physitian to the present King of France. Above fifteen thousand of the said Books in Latin have been sold in a very few Yeers, having been eight times printed, though al the former Impressions wanted the Nature, Causes, Signs, and Differences of the Diseases, and had only the Medicines for the cure for them; as plainly appears by the Authors Epistle.
II. A Sure Guide▪ To Physick and Chyrurgery: That is to say, The Arts of Healing by Medicine, and Manual Operation. Being an Anatomical Description of the whol body of Man, and its parts, with their Respective diseases, demonstrated from the Fabrick and use of the said Parts. In Six Books.
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