The Intercourses of Divine Love Betwixt Christ and His Church, Errata – Index
Good Reader;
THough the Printer hath acquitted himſelf in the Printing this Book, as well as we can reaſonably expect in a Book of this bulk, yet the Author muſt beg thy charity, as for ſome miſplacing of ſtops, or letters, which might be the Authors fault as well as the Printers; ſo for correcting the following Errata's, which if not all, are yet the moſt conſiderable that will trouble thee.
Page 9. line 13. read ſhould me, p. 18. l. 26. r. we call, p. 29. l. 26. r. quarrel the▪ p. 31. l. 34. r. Chriſt by that of, p. 47. l. 18. r. ſuch ſubitam, &c p. 74. l. 2. r. nothing more than that, p. 79. l. 1. r. can find, p. 85. l 23. r. from us, by, p. 87. l. 40. r. keep them, p. 88. l. 1. r of themſelves, and l. 22 r. expoſe us, p. 105. l. 9. r. excuſe. For, p. 116. l. 9. r. room left, p. 117. l. 7. r. chapter or, p. 129. l. 24. r. when that is, p. 130. l. 28. after himſelf, add, can promiſe himſelf to meet him, p. 144. l. 3. r. to ſuch, p 147. l. 1. r. only ſo far, p. 154. l. 32. r. it fareth, l. 35. r more hated, p. 150. l. 26. r. you that, l. 39. r. to you, p. 169. l. 13. r. abate a cup, p. 185. l. 24. r. It is deſire, p. 136. l. 19 r. is the uſe, l. 36. r. is obſervable, p. 248. l. 22. r. exult p. 268 l. 34. r. out of God, p. 289. l. 12. blot out, For altho, p. 307. l 7. r. make peace, p. 341. l. 20. r. they are, p 351. l. 4. r. not know, p. 438. l. 36. r. ſignifie, p. 472. l. 29. r. the Rod of God, p. 479. l. 33 r. the fruit, p. 487. l. 7. r. is much, p. 491. l. 21. r. Ez…k. 16 8. p. 498. l. 4. r. he muſt not tell a lye to cover his own, p. 506. l. 4. r. in it, lyes, p. 513 l. 36, 37. blot out, For one to come to him, p. 516. l. 16. r. a Chriſtian to conſider his, p. 550. l. 27. r. it getteth, p. 566. l. 31. r. its ends p. 614. l. 6. r. their ordinary, p. 618. l. 11. r. then others, p. 626. l. 1. r. underſtand, p. 628. l. 2. r. God cannot, p. 629. l. 13. r. command. On, l. 16. r. not lawful, l. 32. r. St. Paul ſaith, l. 33. r. But I obſerve p. 630. l. 17. r. every good Soul, p. 631. l. 10. r. aedificans, l. 14. r. not lay, p. 636. l. 18. r. of ſuch, p. 657. l. 28. r. is ſo, is evident, p. 659. l. 39. r. Ezek. 16. 30. p. 680. l. 40 r. we muſt own, p. 734. l. 31. r. not ſo much, p. 768. l. 29. r. reſpecteth, p. 780. l. 27. r. as men love natural, p. 802. l. 23. r. or a woman, l. 27. r. and ſo, p. 812. l. 21. r. them reaſonably, p. 813. l. 38. r. being rational, p. 816 l 8. r. meerly reaſonable, p. 832. l. 1. r. evidenced from, p. 841. l. 9. r. take them, p. 849. l. 27. r. to us, p. 871. l 23. r. internal cauſe. p 873. l. 39. r. a power upon him: but, p. 882. l. 40. r. Prophet, foretelling, p. 886. l. 36. r. not excluſive, p. 888. l. 19. r. were added, p. 901. l. 3. r. verbum audibile, p. 903. l. 34. r. which is pleaſant.
AN Alphabetical TABLE, Containing Directions to find the Principal things, opened and diſcourſed in the Book.
A.
A Biding of Chriſt with the Soul, and the Soul with Chriſt, what it ſignifies, 799, 800. The Souls advantages by it, 804, 805. How Chriſts abidings with the Soul may fail, 805, 806. How to know if we be willing that Chriſt ſhould abide with us, 806, 807.
Adam's ſtate, and ours, how different, what power he had, 276, 277.
Afflictions the lot of Chriſt, and of the believing Soul, 536, 537. Whence they are ſo: How they make Chriſts Spouſe black, 539, 540, 541. What uſe we ought to make of it, 542, 543.
Arminians Opinion of grace, with the abſurdities of it, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268.
B.
BEauty of believers of what Nature, 638, 639, 640. Whence it is, 657, 658. How it renders them to Chriſt lovely, 642, 643. what uſe to make of it 648, 649, 650.
Beauty of Chriſt in what it excelleth the beauty of Saints, 852, 853, 854.
Beams and rafters, of Chriſts houſe what, why of Cedar and fir, 890, 892, 893.
Bed, of Chriſt what, 870, 871.
Behold, what it ſignifieth, 832, 833.
Believers, thirſt after diſtinguiſ…ing …ercies, 59. Whence it is, 61, 62, 63. Arguments to … it, 64, 65, 66. Their thirſt after all manifeſtations of grace, and …hy, 83, 84. Arguments perſuading …ach a th…ſt, 90, 91. … 93, 94. Their thirſt after Chriſt, in his word and Ordinances, eſpecially in the Goſpel, and the teachings of his Spirit, 95, 96, 97. Their earneſt deſire after communion with Chriſt, 136, 137, 138. Why, 138, 139. Their duty in the Noon of trials, 618, 619, 620. Their more ſpecial need of the preſence of Chriſt at ſuch a time, and why, 622, 623. What uſe they ſhould make of that, 624, 625. They may be at loſs ſometimes how to maintain Communion with Chriſt, 653, 654, 655, 656.
Blackneſs of Chriſts Spouſe, what and whence, 465, 466.
Breaſts of Chriſt what they import or ſignifie, 47. 48.
C.
CAmphire, or Copher what 811, 812.
Cauſes of Perſons not coming to Chriſt 285, 286, 287.
Chambers of Chriſt what, 172, 173, 174.
Chains about the Spouſes neck what, 721.
Chriſt the Souls beloved, 598, 599. What are his feeding and reſting places for his flock at noon, 615, 616, 617. How the Spouſes companion, fellow, and friend, 687, 688, 689. 691, 692▪ What duty ariſeth from thoſe notions of Chriſt, 698, 6…9. How he is beautiful tranſcendently, 852, 853. How he is to be uſed as a bundle of myrrh, 79…, 796, 797. Why he is the peculiar object of the Spouſes love, 816, 817, 818. How he is fair, 852, 853. How he is pleaſant, 861, 862, 863. How he is the cauſe of the Spouſes fruitfulneſs, 870, 871.
Cheeks of the Spouſe what they ſign ſie, 717, 718.
Cedar, or Cypreſs, famous for what 884.
Church of Chriſt, what, how it is Chriſts, and the believers houſe, 885, 886, 887; What this ſpeaks of dignity, or duty, 888, 889, 890.
Communion with God what, 106, 107. In his word, how many ways, 94. why deſirable by believers, 97, 98, 99. The nature of more external communion with God in his word, and of more internal communion with God by his word and Spirit, 107, 108, 109, Why believers cannot be ſatisfied in a more external communion with God, 118, 119, 120. What Ch…iſtians ſhould do, that they may have, ſuch communion, 129, 130, 131. Where Chriſtians may have the freeſt communion with Chriſt, 606, 607. In what the Julneſs and freedom of a Souls communion with God lyeth, 609, 610. What may be done by us to obtain or maintain it, 612, 613, 666, 667.
Comelineſs of the Spouſe what, 470. How ſhe is comely in her blackneſs, and in whoſe Eyes ſhe is ſo, 472, 473. Whence it is, 473, 474, 475.
Confeſſion of ſins to be made, to whom and in what caſes, 494, 495. Before men in what caſes, 497, 498. Whence the Spouſe is ſo free to it, 501, 502, 503. Directions as to it, 504, 405, 506.
Conflicts of Chriſtians with their luſts, 550, 551. Of the Church with corr…pt members make Chriſtians appear black, 552, 553. Reaſons of it, 553, 554, 555.
Converſation of Chriſtians muſt be holy, 721, 722.
D.
DAnger of thinking we have our life in our hands, 305, 306.
Defires the true object of them, 176, 177. What deſires will evidence a truth of grace, 182, 183, 184. Of Chriſts abiding with us how manifeſted, 800.
Drawing, what it ſignifieth, how many ways God draweth us, 251, 252, 253. A powerful drawing neceſſary to converſion, 255, 256, 257. The Nature of Gods drawing, 257, 258. Why neceſſary, 260, 261, 262. The abſurdity of thoſe who deny any need of ſuch powerful influence of God, 265, 266, 267, 268. How ſuch powerful influences, may be promoved or hindred, 311, 312, 313. What may draw men to ſome degrees of reformation who yet are not drawn to Chriſt, 313, 314. Gods drawing of ſome is a means to make others run 333, 334, 335, 336.
Drunkards reflected on, as preferring wine before Chriſts Loves.
Doubting a term, or phraſe, what it ſignifieth, 834, 835.
Doves Eyes, What the commendable qualities of them are, 837, 838, 839. why the Spouſe is ſaid to have them, 839, 840. Perſons perſuaded to get Dovos Eyes, 845, 846 847.
E.
ENgedi, what it ſignifies, 810, 811.
Eyes of the Spouſe of Chriſt why they are commended, 835, 836.
F.
FAith ſaving what, 292, 293. How it worketh in Prayer, 349, 350.
Flock, why the Church is compared to it, what that flock of Chriſt which the Spouſe of Chriſt is obliged to follow the footſteps of, 671, 672, 673, 668, 669.
Folly of reſiſting, vexing, or quenching or grieving the holy Spirit, 271, 272, 273.
Fortitude in Chriſtians, how diſtinguiſhable, from a natural ſtomack, and a moral courage, 705, 706. Means to promove it, 709. Arguments to perſuade it, 710, 711, 712.
Fruitfulneſs of a Church, or a particular Soul floweth from Chriſts conjunction with and influence upon it, proved, 871, 872, 873. what uſe to make of it 879, 880.
G.
GRace of God what, various, ſeveral diſtinctions of it, 81, 82, 83. All the Emanations of it deſired by believers, 83, 84. why 85, 86. Graces of Chriſt what, and in what reſpects like to good Ointments, 201, 202, 203. The Nature of ſpecial ſaving grace as in its operation powerful, and yet ſweet, 280, 281. Grace to be owned to others and in what caſes, and to whom, and in what caſes, 508, 509, 510. The reaſonableneſs of it, 512, 513. Chriſtians perſuaded to it, directed in it, 514, 515, 516, 517. more grace, to whom given, 732, 733, 734. Grace in the Soul gives a ſmell, what contributes to its ſmell, 750, 751, 75…, 753. Its ſmell much dependeth upon Chriſts preſence with the Soul, 761, 762.
Greenneſs of Chriſts bed what it ſignifieth, 874, 875.
H.
HIeruſalem, what, 456, 457.
Holineſs, miſtakes about it, 297, 298. How diſtinguiſhed from mere moral vertue, 298. and from formality, 300. it is the Chriſtians Ornament, 725, 726. Arguments to perſuade it, 726, 727.
Horſes, why believers are compared to them, to a company of them in Pharaohs Charrets, 701, 702, 703, 704.
I.
JEſuits Notion of Grace, 269, 270.
Influence of God upon our natural, and upon our Spiritual acts how different, 763, 764, 765.
Joy, the Nature of it, 398, 399. The ſpecial Nature of Spiritual Joy, 399, 400. Chriſt the peculiar object of the believers Joy, 404, 405, 406. The reaſonableneſs of rejoicing in Chriſt, 407, 408, 409.
K.
KIſſes various, uſed as various Indications, 41, 42. Kiſſes of Chriſts mouth what, 44. 45.
Knowledge, the various degrees of it, 178, 179.
The Kings ſitting at his Table what it ſignifieth, 761, 762. What we are to do, that we may keep Chriſt ſitting at his Table, 772, 773.
L.
LEaſt tokens of Chriſts diſtinguiſhing love what, 67, 68. deſirable to believers, and why, 69, 70, 71. all perſuaded to value them, 75, 76.
Looking, on the Spouſes blackneſs, how far our duty, how our ſin, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528. Ʋnkind lookings upon the Spouſe, becauſe ſhe is black, reproved, 529, 530.
Love, to Chriſt, in what ſeen, 443, 444. by what it may be diſcovered, 450, 451, 452, 601, 602, 603. How far it may be in an unbeliever, 813, 814. Love to Chriſt perſuaded from his love to us, 157, 158, 159, 160.
Loves of Chriſt what, 148, 149. proved better then wine, 162, 163, 164.
Love of God to man whether more commended from the Doctrine of Common, or ſpecial grace, 282, 283, 284.
M.
MErcies of ſeveral ſorts, diſtinguiſhing mercies what, 58, 59.
Miniſters of the Goſpel, how neceſſary, 662, 663.
Murmurings for God's inequal diſtributions of ſpecial grace, unreaſonable, why, 386, 387, 388, 389.
Myrrh, the ſeveral acceptations of it, 777, 778. A bundle of Myrrh what, 778, 779. Why Chriſt is compared to it, 781, 782, 783.
N.
NAme of Chriſt what, 54, 216, 217, 218. How ſweet, 212, 213, 214. Whence its ſweetneſs is, 219, 220.
Neck of the Spouſe, what it ſignifieth, 719.
O.
OYL, its ſacred, and civil uſe, 51, 52, 53. the met aphorical ſenſe of it, 52, 53. pouring forth, what it imports, 54.
Ordinance of the miniſtry, how neceſſary, 662, 663.
Ordinances the Beams and Rafters of Chriſts houſe, 890, 891. how properly ſo called, 892. Why compared to Beams of Cedar, 903, 904. their beauty power, durableneſs, 900. what to conclude from hence, 905.
Ornaments of believers what, 726. Exceſs in other Ornaments diſſuaded, 727, 728.
P.
PErfection, of Chriſtians threefold, 481, 482.
Pleaſant, what it ſignifies, 861. How Chriſt is not only fair, but pleaſant, 861, 862, 863. What rendreth him ſo, 865, 866.
Prayer, rightly ordered, what, 146, 147, 148. it is a mean of our communion with God, 140, 141, 142. Sometimes preſently anſwered, 345, 346, 347. What Prayers uſually meet with ſuch anſwers, 348, 349. Prayers of faith what, 349, 350, 351. what to be done when we have not a preſent anſwer of our Prayers, 368, 369, 370. Prayers heard a cauſe of joy and rejoycing in Chriſt, 410, 411. How to diſcern an anſwer of Prayer, 420. 421, 422.
Special Preſence, of God, what, 375, 376, 377.
Preſumption, no ſaith, 296.
R.
REſiſting, divine grace how far there may be, or not be, 258, 259, the great danger of ſuch reſiſtance, 308, 309, 310.
Rejoycing in Chriſt, our duty, how to be diſcerned, 413, 414. Perſuaded by Arguments, 416, 417.
Remembrance, of Chriſt, and his loves what it importeth, 424, 425, 426, 427. Why our duty, 428. Who come ſhort of it, 429, 430, 431, 432. The duty perſuaded, 433, 434. Directed, 435, 436.
Repetitions of Chriſts Love to Souls, why uſed, 823, 824. Why not to all Souls alike, 825, 826.
Returns, of Prayer ſometimes very quick, 345, 346. In what caſes uſually, 348, 349.
Rows of Jewels, and Chains about the Spouſe, what they ſignify, 719, 720.
Running, after Chriſt what it implies, 242, 243, 244. 318, 319, 320. Many run not, 327, 328.
S.
SCripture rule compared with other rules, 675, 676.
Scandal, and ſin, the two great objects of believers fears, 627, 628. The Nature and difference of Scandals, 628, 629. why to be feared, 630, 631.
Shepherds Tents, what they ſignify, 670, 671. By what Shepherds Tents we are to feed our kids, 673, 674. How to know the true Shepherds Tents, 680, 681, 682, 683.
Smell of grace, what, and whence, 752, 753. How to be promoved, 759, 760. Smells of wicked men what, 754 755.
Solomon, what he was, 18, 19. whether he ſinned in marrying Pharaohs Daughter, 19, 20. whether his Apoſtacy was total and final, Opinions, and Arguments on either ſide, 21, 22, 23, 24. That it was not total nor final, proved, 22, 23, 24. In what order he wrote his books, 27.
Song of Solomon of Divine Authority. Objections anſwered, 28, 29, 30. The Nature of the Song, 32. Why called the Song of Songs.
Spirit, how it teacheth, and how by it we have communion with God, 108, 109, 110, 111.
Special favours of God, what, 172, 173.
Sweetneſs of Chriſt to a Believer, 785, 786, 787, 788, 789.
T.
TIme for mercy ſet, how to know God's ſet time, 353, 354 355.
V.
VAriety of Divine Grace, 81, 82.
Valuing of Chriſt's Loves, an excellent Argument when it can be uſed in truth in our Applications to God, 188, 189. None but Believers can uſe it, 193, 194, 195. Means to bring our Souls to a due value of Chriſt, 196, 197.
Vineyard, what the Church's Vineyard is, 580, 581. What the particular Chriſtian's Vineyard is, 578. How Both are to be kept, 581. Not duly keeping our own Vineyards the cauſe of our blackneſs, 585. Tht due keeping them perſ…aded, 587, 588, 589.
Virgins, who, 55, 223. Why Believers ſo called, 223, 224, 225. Whence it is that they love Chriſt, 445, 446.
Upright, who, 439, 440, 441. Thoſe who are ſo, love Chriſt, they cannot but love him, why, 445, 446.
Unity perſuaded, 713, 714. In what, 895, 896. Means to it, 897, 898.
W.
VVAnts of men, what the principal, 162, 163, 164.
Willingneſs to a communion with God, if true, how to be judged, 141, 142. Arguments to perſuade it, 143, 144.
Wine in no notion to be compared with the Loves of Chriſt, 165, 166, 167. How to know whether we do not prefer Wine to the Loves of Chriſt, 170, 171, 172.
Word of God, its ſeveral parts, 95. Communion with God in it, three waies, 94. Why deſirable, 97, 98, 99. Thoſe who deſpiſe it reflected on, 101, 102, 103. In what ſenſe the Word of God is as the Beams and Rafters of the Church, 893. The Beauty, Power, and Duration of the Word, 904.
Worldly Imployment a cauſe of the Spouſes blackneſs, why, 571, 572.
Worſhip, the Nature of it, ſeveral Propoſitions about it, 564, 565. The ſinfulneſs of corruptions in it, 567, 568, 569.
FINIS.
End of the text · John Collinges, The Intercourses of Divine Love Betwixt Christ and His Church (1683)