Characters of a Sincere Heart, Table of contents
THE Contents of this Treatiſe.
CHAP. I.
OF ſpiritual poverty p. 1.
Sect. I. Spiritual poverty conſiſts in emptying of the heart of what is ſelf ibid.
Sect II. Every humble ſpirited man is low, vile and abject in his own eyes p. 3.
Sect. III. One who is ſpiritually poor, meditates frequently and ſeriouſly upon the promiſes, and makes particular application of them p. 6.
Sect. IV. One that is poor in ſpirit is weak, fi…k, and in a diſtreſſed condition as to his own apprehenſion, and makes haſte unto Christ for help p. 9.
CHAP. II.
Concerning the higheſt prizing and valuing of Jeſus Christ p. 11.
Sect. I. It's an infallible ſign of a true Believer to value and prefer Christ before all the riches of the world p. 11.
Sect. II. Of ard…ney and ſtrength of affection to Jeſus Christ p. 14.
CHAP. III.
Of a heart in love with holineſs, evidenced in … holy life and converſation p. 16.
Sect. I. Every true Believer loves holineſs for it ſelf, becauſe it is the image of God ibid.
Sect. II. Where holineſs is in the heart, it is fruitful in the life p. 19.
CHAP. IV.
Of ingenuous ſorrow for ſin p. 24.
Sect. I. Ingenuous ſorrow is more for the ſin than the puniſhment ibid.
Sect. II. There is a great difference between the mournings of Cain, Ahab. Judas, &c. and the mournings of. David, Paul, Peter, &c. p. 25.
Sect. III. There's a great difference between the mourning of ſlaves and mourning of children p. 30.
CHAP. V.
Of ſorrowing and mourning for others ſins p. 33.
Sect. I. A godly mourner mourns for others ſins ibid.
Sect. II. We must be affected with, and afflicted for the ſins of others, remembring that we are men of like paſſions p. 37.
CHAP. VI.
Of approving our hearts unto God p. 42.
Sect. I. A ſincere-he…rted Chriſtian labours to aprove his heart to God, and put himſelf upon God's trial ibid.
Sect. II. Though we are ſubject to many infirmities, we must groan under the burthen of them p. 44.
CHAP. VII.
Of preſſing forward towards perfection p. 49.
Sect. I. It's an Apoſtolical character, and Apoſtolical practice, to preſs forward towards perfection ibid.
Sect. II. Inſtances in particulars whether we preſs forward towards perfection p. 52.
CHAP. VIII.
Of a ſtrict watch ſet upon the heart against boſome ſins p. 55.
Sect. I. A ſincere heart endeavors to keep it ſelf from every beloved ſin ibid.
Sect. II. No ſin ſo little but deſerves damnation p. 59.
Sect. III. An illuſtration by ſimilitudes p. 61.
CHAP. IX.
An endeavor against every ſin, and for the practice of every duty p. 65.
Sect. I. The deſire and endeavor must be against every ſin ibid.
Sect. II. The endeavor must be to obey all commands, and practice all duties p. 69.
CHAP. X.
Of a heart without guile p. 73.
Sect. I. The heart must be without guile ibid.
Sect. II. Every perſon that is upright is compounded of three words, viz. ſimplicity, ſingleneſs, and ſincerity p. 74.
CHAP. XI.
Of mortification of the deeds of the body p. 80.
Sect. I. The deeds of the body, i. e. all luſts ought to be mortified ibid.
Sect. II. Queſtions propounded and anſwered p. 83.
CHAP. XII.
Viviſication of the fruits of the Spirit p. 91.
Sect. I. Beſide mortification of the deeds of the body, there muſt be a vivification of the fruits of the Spirit ibid.
Sect. II. How this is to be diſcerned p. 93.
CHAP. XIII.
Containing the comforts of ſincere Chriſtians p. 95.
Sect I. Sincere Chriſtians have comforts in their lives ibid.
Sect. II. Sincere Chriſtians are ſenſible of their ſins, and mourn for them p. 98.
CHAP. XIV.
Sincere-hearted Chriſtians have comforts in their deaths p. 102.
Sect. I. The comfortable deaths of ſuch as are ſincere p. 102
Sect. II. We ought to prepare for deat… p. 10…
Sect. III. The …ying ſpeeches of Saints p. 109
CHAP. XII.
Containing the happineſs of the Saints i… Heaven p. 115
Sect. I. The Saints in Heaven receive per fection of happineſs ibid
Sect. II. At the day of Judgment all fal… judgments ſhall be reverſt p. 118
FINIS.
End of the text · Dean Henry Wilkinson, Characters of a Sincere Heart (1674)