The Dignity of Gods Children, Table of contents
THE CONTENTS OF THE SEVERALL CHAPTERS OF THIS TREAtiſe of the Dignity of Gods children: with a note of the Pages where they beginne.
CHAPTER. I. OF the ſpeciall reaſon of writing this treatiſe: of the text of Scripture generally, whereupon the ſame is grounded: of the coherence of the ſaid Scripture with the words going before: as alſo of the reaſon of them in reſpect of the words following. Of the logicall analyſis, or reſolution of the ſaid Scripture: and of the firſt particular word therein, in pag. 1. &c.
CHAPTER. II. Conteining obſeruations of the ſoure next particular words in this text the ground of the whole treatiſe, viz. of the word, what, of the word, louelove: of the word, Father: and of the word hath giuen. pag. 13. &c.
CHAPTER. III. Of the foure next particular words in this text: viz. of the word, to VE: of the word, that we ſhold be called: of the word, the children, and laſtly of the word, of God. p. 23.
CHAPTER IIII. Of the Dignitie of Gods children, from the excellencie of God himſelfe: who is their father: the rather becauſe it is further prooued by the difficulty and greatneſſe of the worke of regeneration, that the ſaid worke is altogether and only the worke of God. pag. 31.
CHAPTER V. Of the firſt mouing cauſe of our regeneration: viz. which firſt moued God to regenerate v… …ag. 42.
CHAPTER VI. Of Chriſt Ieſus being one of t… principall cauſes of, and agent in our adoption: of the great price he hath giuen for it: of the worke alſo of the holy Ghoſt therein: and of the true nobility of all Gods children, by the ioint working of all the three perſons in the…r adoption. pag. 50.
CHAPTER VII. Of the excellent inſtrum…nts that God vſeth in the worke of our regeneration, viz. the miniſters of the word, and the word it ſelfe. pag. 59.
CHAPTER VIII. Of faith a chiefe internall cauſe of regeneration, or the firſt degree and ſtep thereunto: and of Chriſt againe as hee is the chiefe matter of regeneration, as before we heard him to be one of the principall efficient cauſes likewiſe thereof. pag. 66.
CHAPTER IX. More largely ſhewing other things concerning the matter of regeneration, eſpecially the renewing of this life of God in vsus all that are new borne, which before were vtterly void of the ſaid liſt pag. 72.
CHAPTER X. Of ſome other things further concerning the matter of the regeneration of the children of God: and of their very being the children of God: viz. of their knowledge of God, and of their true wiſedome, declared by the oppoſition thereunto, of the ignorance, fooliſhneſſe, and madneſſe of all meere naturall, wicked and vnregenerate men. pag. 84.
CHAPTER XI. Of ſome other branches of the former life of God in all new borne: viz. of holineſſe, and righteouſneſſe, both generally and alſo in ſome particulars. pag. 101.
CHAPTER XII. Of the true louelove of God and of men, only found in the children of God: and ſo of the further dignity of the children of God in reſpect thereof. pag. 114.
CHAPTER XIII. Of a further degree of the freedome of Gods children. pag. 125.
CHAPTER XIIII. Of true hope, proper only to the children of God, and therefore much making for their further dignity: and of ſome other ſpeciall points belonging to all before ſaid of their life, wiſedome, &c. pag. 130.
CHAPTER XV. Of the finall cauſe of the regeneration and new birth of the children of God. pag. 139.
CHAPTER XVI. More largely laying foorth the communion of the children of God with Chriſt Ieſus, and of ſome ſpeciall benefits they hauehave thereby. pag. 145.
CHAPTER XVII. Of other benefits of the children of God, by their foreſaid communion with Christ, and with the whole Deitie, and firſt of the forgiueneſſe of ſinnes. pag. 159.
CHAPTER XVIII. Of the dying more and more of the children of God vntounto ſinne, and of their preſeruation from many great ſinnes, which the wicked doe daily commit; and of their liuing more and more vntounto righteouſneſſe. pag. 171.
CHAPTER XIX. Of the dignity of Gods children by the word, as it is a rule of ſaith and life, and a ſpeciall part of our Chriſtian armor. pag. 192.
CHAPTER XX. Of the word, as it is giuen for conſolation and comfort of the children of God in their afflictions: and alſo of the ſacraments. pag. 214.
CHAPTER XXI. Of the prerogatiue of Gods children by their libertie and free acceſſe to the throne of Gods grace, to aske any thing, eueryevery one for himſelfe, and alſo for other: with much aſſurance of obtaining that which they aske. pag. 227.
CHAPTER XXII. Of the communicating of many titles of Chriſt to the children of God. pag. 237.
CHAPTER XXIII. Of the benefits of the children of God for this life: viz. of their immunity from euill: and of good things of this life belonging vntounto them. pag. 254.
CHAPTER XXIIII. Shewing why the children of God doe ſometime meete with the afflictions of this life, threatned againſt and moſt properly belonging to the wicked; and how beneficiall ſuch afflictions are vntounto them: and that all things worke to their good. pag. 270.
CHAPTER XXV. Of the benefits of the children of God in the life to come: and firſt of their freedome from condemnation. pag. 284.
CHAPTER XXVI. Of the inheritance of the children of God in the life to come. pag. 297.
CHAPTER XXVII. Of the peace of conſcience in the children of God. pag. 317.
CHAPTER XXVIII. Of the benefits that other doe enioy by the children of God: not only which other men, both the liuing and dead do inioy, but alſo which other creatures, yea alſo the Angels in heauen doe inioy by them. pag. 336.
CHAPTER XXIX. Of diuers ſimilitudes and other compariſons, ſetting ſoorth the dignity of Gods children: wherein alſo is handled whether they hauehave preheminence aboue the bleſſed Angels. pag. 355.
CHAPTER XXX. Of the promiſes of God to them that ſhall ſhew kindneſſe to any of the children of God: and of the threatnings to the contrary. pag. 372.
CHAPTER XXXI. Of the vſes of the former doctrine concerning Gods children. pag. 383.
CHAPTER XXXII. Of the obiection that might be made againſt all generally before written of the dignity of Gods children, and of the firſt part of the Apostles anſwer thereunto. pag. 405.
CHAPTER XXXIII. Of the ſecond anſwer to the former obiection: or of the ſecond reaſon why the world knoweth not the children of God. In this Chapter are ſhewed many good reaſons why it appeareth not what the children of God hereafter ſhall be. pag. 417.
CHAPTER XXXIIII. Of that which the children of God ſhall be: viz. of their future ſimilitude and likeneſſe vntounto Chriſt, and of the certainty thereof. pag. 434.
CHAPTER XXXV. Of the time when the children of God ſhall be ſo like vntounto Chriſt, as before wee heard: and of the reaſon of the ſaid likeneſſe by an effect thereof. In this Chapter this queſtion is largely handled, whether the bodies of Enoch and Elias be already in heauen and made like vntounto Chriſt. pag. 452.
CHAPTER XXXVI. Of eueryevery mans purging himſelfe in whom there is the former hope of being like vntounto Chriſt. pag. 467.