The Fading of the Flesh and Flourishing of Faith, Index – Errata
A Table of the chief heads treated of in the foregoing Book.
A.
AFflictions not to be born without divine help. p. 9.
The vaſt difference between ſinners and Saints in Afflictions. 123, 124, 125.
The more mens affections are crucified to the world, they die with the more comfort. 88.
B.
The great folly of men in minding their bodies above their ſouls.
Bleſſedneſs, vide Happineſs.
C.
The neceſſity of an intereſt in the Covenant of Grace. p. 63.
The comfort of a Chriſtian in God. p. 105, 179.
The need ſinners ſtand in of Chriſt. p. 63, 64, 75.
The Excellency of Chriſt. p. 73, 74.
The terms upon which ſinners may enjoy Chriſt. p. 78, 79.
D.
Death will ſeize on all. p. 14, 15.
Neither height nor holineſs will excuſe from dying, p. 13. 39, 40.
Nor ſtrength in our youth.
The corruptibility of mans body, natural cauſe of death. p. 16, 17.
Sin the moral and meritorious cauſe of death, p. 19, 20.
Gods fidelity the ſupernatural cauſe of death, p. 17, 18.
Counſel to prepare for death. p. 29, 30, 31.
Death is certain. p. 34, 35.
Death is often ſudden. p. 36, 37.
Death will try men. p. 43, 44. 45, 46.
Death ſtrips men of outward comforts.
Spiritual enemies buſie in an hour of death. p. 47, 48.
When death comes, it is too late to prepare. p. 40.
Death gain to a Chriſtian. p. 18, 19, 182, 183. 56, 57.
The miſery of ſinners at death. p. 50.
What is requiſite to prepare for death. p. 61. to 70.
Comfort againſt the death of Chriſtian friends. p. 180.
Comfort againſt our own death. p. 182.
To familiarize death is one meanes of dying with comfort. p. 92,
E.
Godly men are apt to envy proſperous wicked men. p. 3, 4.
The cure of envy. p. 5, 6.
God an Eternal Good. p. 119, 131.
When a Chriſtians evidences for heaven are clear, he dyeth with the more comfort. p. 85.
F.
Faith neceſſary. p. 62, 63.
Fleſh no fit judge of Gods providences. p. 8.
Fleſh why put for corrupt nature. Ibid.
Mans folly in providing for the fleſh. p. 23, 24.
G.
God a Chriſtians ſtrength. p. 10.
God a Chriſtians comfort. p. 105, 106.
God a Chriſtians happineſs. p. 106. 107.
God a perfect good. p. 108.
God the Chriſtians defence. p. 109, 110, 111.
God a ſutable good. p. 115, 116, 117.
God an eternal good p. 119.
God the Saints peculiar good. p. 120.
Gods great condeſcention to ſinners. p. 77.
Who is a godly man. p. 140. to 143.
Chooſe God for thy portion. p. 147.
God, vide Portion.
H.
Happineſs what it is. p. 114.
Wherein the Happineſs of man conſiſteth; Vide God.
Hell its extremity and eternity. p. 136, to 139.
Humiliation neceſſary. p. 69, 70.
I.
Ignorance, the cauſe of mans love to the world, and his neglect of God.
Juſtification. p. 62.
K.
Knowledge of God requiſite in all that would chooſe him for their portion. p. 151, 152, 153.
L.
Saints ſick of Love to God. p. 8, 9.
Chriſt to be loved above all. p. 78, 79.
P.
The excellency of the Saints Portion. p. 7, 11, 105, 139.
Why God the beſt portion, vide God.
The difference of the Chriſtian and the Worldlings portion. p. 127.
The ſinners portion is poor. ibid.
it is piercing. p. 128, 129.
it is periſhing. p. 130, 131.
Characters of thoſe that have God for their portion. p. 139.
They are known by their deſires after God. p. 141.
their delight in God. p. 142.
their endeavours for God. p. 143.
God is a ſatisfying portion. p. 158.
a ſanctifying portion. p. 165.
an univerſal portion. p. 168.
an eternal portion. p. 171.
Portion, vide God.
Proſperity of wicked men a ſtumbling block to the godly. p. 3.
The cauſes of wicked mens proſperity in the opinion of the heathen. p. 5.
Saints have a propriety in God.
Pſalms of David famous. p. 2.
S
Saints gain by death, vide Death.
Scriptures famous for their verity. p. 1.
Sin the cauſe of death, vide Death.
The miſery of ſinners at death. p. 49; 50, 51.
The difference between a ſinner and a Saint in affliction. p. 123, to 127.
God wooeth ſinners. p. 73, 74.
Sinners warned to prepare for death. p. 29, 30.
Folly of men in neglecting their ſouls. p. 24, 25, 26, 27.
Saints muſt labour to die with courage & comfort. p. 63.
T.
Time preſent to be husbanded well. p. 40.
Men ought to try themſelves. p. 139.
Death will try men to purpoſe. p. 47, 48,
V.
Underſtanding of man ſatisfyed only with God the ſupreme truth. p. 163.
W.
Will only ſatisfyed with God the chiefeſt Good. p. 164.
Worldly comforts unſatisfying. p. 159, 160.
poor. p. 127.
uncertain. p. 119, 120.
The world is defiling. p. 166.
ERRATA.
PAge 13. line 16. for unto read into: p. 41. l. 12. for Demetrius Aſter r. Demetrius Afer: p. 48. l. 9. for fool r. foe: p. 62. l. ult. He ſeemeth to every perſon, r. he ſeemeth to ſay to every perſon: p. 67. l. 14. for lingering r. linger: p. 106. l. 26. for that pipe r. the pipe of its: p. 108. l. 11. for ſtrength r. ſtream: p. 123. l. 15. for no to cover r. no cover: p. 126. l. 1. add when other birds are in want: p. 139. l. 15. for his own provided: r. provided for his own: p. 149. l. 8. for wiſely, r. vilely.
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