Right Thoughts, Table of contents 2 – Part 2
THE Second Part.
Contents of the II. Part.
AN Introduction of particular Inſtances of Thoughts ſuited to their ſeveral Subjects according to Scripture Rule.. 1. In thinking of Scripture it ſelf. 2. Of Our Selves. 3. Of others. 4. Of Creature-comforts. 5. Of Ordinances. 6. Of Sin. 7. Of Holineſs. 8. Of Afflictions. 9. Of Temptations. 10. Of Perſecutions. 11. Of the preſent Condition of Life. 12. Of the preſent Time of Life. 13. Of Death. 14. Of Judgment. 15. Of Eternity. 16. Of Angels, Evil, Good. 17. Above all in Thinking of GOD.
To have High Thoughts and Sweet Thoughts, but in all points Regular and Scriptural.
Of his Being, Highneſs, Holineſs, Unshangeableneſs, Unity, (yet Trinity in Unity,) Eternity, Omnipreſence, Omniſcience, Omnipotence, Inviſibility, Terribleneſs and juſt Severity, Truth & Verity, Lovelineſs and Goodneſs, not only in his ſparing Mercies and means of Grace, but even in His Judgments and Deſtruction of the ungodly: in the Firſt Covenant, eſpecially in the New; Covenant of Grace richeſt Theme for thoughts. CHRIST the Obje…t of Gods Eternal thoughts, and of all good mens of Old, and of Angels, though Men otherwiſe concerned in Him than They. Immanuel God with us, makes All in God Ours, Juſtice, Holineſs, Highneſs, &c. Gods Love in Chriſts Incarnation, Suffering. The Neceſſity and Excellent Vertue of Chriſts Death. Right thoughts of Chriſts righteouſneſs Imputed. High thoughts of Chriſt, ſweet thoughts of Chriſt, Holy thoughts of Chriſt as tho great Enemy of Sin, though Friend of Sinners, right thoughts of God the Holy Ghoſt. High thoughts of God the Spirit, in his Eſſence, Subſiſtence, and Operations, Sweet thoughts of him, and our high Obligations to Him; the finiſhing work in mans Salvation the Spirits, Holy Ghoſt, the great Promiſe of the New Teſtament as Chriſt of the Old. Fruits of the Spirit ſweet.
Thoughts For God muſt be Scriptural as well as Of God.
Concluſion.
Exhorting to Self-reflection by and upon Our thoughts.
Giving Motives and Rules for keeping thoughts RIGHT.
THE Second Part.
WHICH Contains an Induction of particular Inſtances of Thoughts ſuited to their ſeveral Subjects, according to Scripture-Rule; and concludes with an Exhortation to ſelf-Reflection, and Motives and Rules for keeping Thoughts Right.
NOw then ſuppoſing a Man have a right Rule for his thoughts, and right thoughts of the Rule: The great inquiry for the tryal of thoughts is; whether they be ſuited to their ſeveral Subjects according to that Rule.
Right thoughts of Scripture. Adoro Scripturae plenitudinem, Tertul. cont. Hermog. See B. Tayler's Diſſuaſive from Popery. 2 Tim. 3.15, 16, 17. John 5.39.As for Example.