The Cure of Distractions, Table of contents
The CONTENTS of the enſuing Treatiſe.
THE Context conſidered. Page 2.
The Text opened and divided. p. 5.
Three Doctrines raiſed. p. 7.
D. 1. The Children of Men ought to attend upon God. ibid.
Ten things ſuppoſed as pre-requiſite unto Man's attending upon God. p. 8.
Ten things implied in this attendance upon him. p. 22.
Several ſorts of attending upon God.
Diſtinction 1. Attendance upon God with the Lips and Body only, and that which is with the Heart alſo. p. 36.
Diſt. 2. Attendance upon God which is voluntary, and which is through conſtraint and forced. p. 39.
Diſt. 3. Attendance upon God, which is ordinary, and which is extraordinary. p. 41.
Diſt. 4. Attendance which is ſecret in the Cloſet, private in the Family, and publick in the Congregation. p. 45.
Diſt. 5. Attendance upon God on his own Day, and upon other Days. p. 50.
Diſt. 6. Attendance upon God in a time of Liberty, and in a time of Perſecution. p. 54.
Reaſons aſſigned why the Children of Men ought to attend upon God, which are nine. p. 56.
Uſe 1. Of Reproof applied to eight ſorts of Perſons. p. 67.
Uſe 2. Of Exhortation to all to attend upon God, and backt with nine Arguments. p. 77.
Uſe 3. Of Direction how God is to be attended upon, in nine particulars. p. 90.
Uſe 4. Of Conſolation to them that in due order attend▪ on God, five grounds of Comfort. p. 104.
D. 2. In attending upon God, we ſhould look upon him as the Lord and ſerve him accordingly. p. 109.
How God is the Lord, ſhewed in ten particulars. p. 111.
What influence and effect the apprehenſions of God's being the Lord ſhould have upon us, when we attend upon him, in eight particulars. p. 126.
Uſe 1. Of Reproof, four ſorts of Perſons concerned. p. 135.
Uſe 2. Of Advice in five things. p. 140.
D. 3. Attendance upon the Lord ſhould be without diſtraction. p. 143.
What diſtraction in attending upon God, is. p. 145.
Four things premiſed.
When the Heart may be ſaid to be diſtracted in attending upon the Lord, this ſhewed in eight particulars. p. 148.
What 'tis to attend upon the Lord without diſtraction, ſhewed in nine particulars. p. 158.
Reaſons produced, why with ſuch care we ſhould take heed of diſtraction. Theſe of two ſorts.
Eight Reaſons drawn from the Evils of diſtraction in attending upon God. p. 166.
Seven Reaſons more from the benefit of attending upon the Lord without diſtraction. p. 173.
Several Caſes of Conſcience anſwered, relating to diſtraction in attending on God.
Caſe 1. Whether our Thoughts cannot be off from God in the leaſt when we attend upon him, but there muſt be a ſinful diſtraction? Anſwered in three particulars. p. 180.
Caſe 2. Whether it be diſtraction and withdrawing from God, at all to think of our Worldly Affairs? Anſwered in three particulars. p. 182.
Caſe 3. Whether the beſt of Men while in this World can be totally free from diſtraction in Holy Duties? Anſwered in three particulars. p. 184.
Caſe 4. Whether a true Believer may not ſometimes perform Duties ſo diſtractedly, as to reap no benefit at all by them? Anſwered in three particulars. p. 185.
Caſe 5. What Diſtractions are they which are mercifully overlookt, and hinder not the ſucceſs of our Duties? Anſwered in ſix particulars. p. 188.
Caſe 6. What courſe are Melancholick Perſons to take in their attendance upon God, when diſtraction ariſes from the prevalency of that Diſtemper? Anſwered in five particulars. p. 192.
Caſe 7. What are thoſe Diſtractions that make our attendance upon God altogether unacceptable to him, and unavailable to our ſelves? Anſwered in five particulars. p. 196.
Uſe 1. Of Caution againſt the Cauſes of Diſtraction. Eight Cauſes ſpecified. p. 200.
Uſe 2. By way of Expoſtulation about the unreaſonableneſs of Diſtraction. p. 218.
Uſe 3. Of Direction. Nine Remedies preſcribed againſt Diſtraction in attending upon God. p. 221.
Particular Duties mentioned.
How Reading the Scripture may be with leſs diſtraction? p. 233.
How with leſs diſtraction you may attend on the Word preached? p. 237.
How with leſs diſtraction you may call upon the Name of God in Prayer. p. 241.
How with leſs diſtraction you may Communicate at the Lord's Table? p. 245.
Uſe 5. Of Terrour to Sinners and Hypocrites, all whoſe attendance upon God is full of allowed diſtraction. p. 250.
Uſe 6. Of Comfort to Believers, who deſire to do ſtill better, and with leſs diſtraction to attend upon God. p. 253.