The Nonsuch Professor in his Meridian Splendor, Table of contents – Errata
A Table of the chief Contents of this Treatiſe.
THe Text opened. The Doctrine raiſed, viz. That ſingular Chriſtians muſt perform ſingular actions.
Firſt, Why it is that Chriſtians muſt doe more then others.
1. Becauſe more is done for beleevers then is done for others. Page 14.
2. Becauſe they ſtand in a nearer relation to God then others. p. 17.
3. Becauſe they profeſs more then others, p. 21.
4. Becauſe every beleever is to be conformed to his Redeemer. p. 25.
5. Becauſe they are more lookt upon then others. p. 28.
6. Becauſe if you do no more then others. it will appear that you are no more then others. p. 31.
7. Becauſe they are to be judges of others. p. 33.
8. Becauſe they expect more then others. p. 37.
Secondly, What it is that Chriſtians muſt d… more then others.
1. To do much good & make but little noiſe, p. 41.
2. To bring up the bottom of our lives to the top of ou… lights, p. 49.
3. To prefer the duty he owes, above the danger that he fears. p. 55.
4. To ſeek the publick good of others, above the private good of our ſelves. p. 64.
5. To have the beautifulleſt converſations amongſt the blackeſt perſons. p. 75.
6. To chooſe the worſt of ſorrows before you commit the leaſt of ſins. p. 82.
7. To be a father to all in charity, and a ſervant to all in humility. p. 93.
8. To mourn moſt before God for thoſe luſts that appear leaſt before men. p. 105.
9. To keep our hearts loweſt, when God raiſes our eſtates higheſt. p. 117.
10. To be better inwardly in ſubstance, then outwardly in appearance. p. 125.
11. To be more afflicted at the Churches heavineſſe, then we are affected with our own happineſſe. p. 132.
12. To render the greatest good for the receit of the greateſt evill. p. 139.
13. To take thoſe reproofs best, which we need moſt. p. 149.
14. To take up all duties in point of performance, and to lay them down in point of dependance. p. 159.
15. To take up our contentment, in Gods appointment. p. 167.
16. To be more in love with the employment of holineſſe, then with the enjoyment of happineſſe. p. 178.
17. To be more in ſearching our own hearts, then we are in cenſuring others ſtates. p. 187.
18. To ſet out for God at our beginning, and to hold on with God untill our ending. p. 193.
19. To take all the ſhame of our ſins to our ſelves, and to give all the glory of our ſervices unto Chriſt. p. 207.
20. To value a Heavenly reverſion, above an earthly poſſeſſion. p. 215.
The Application, 1. For the erection of ſingular Principles; 2. For the direction of ſingular Practices.
Firſt, For the erection of ſingular Principles.
The firſt Principle, That whatſoever is acted by men on earth, is eyed by God in Heaven. p. 225.
2. That after all your preſent receivings, you must be brought to your future reckonings. p. 230.
3. That God bears a greater reſpect to your hearts, then he doth to your works. p. 242.
4. There's more bitterneſſe following upon ſins ending, then ever there was ſweetneſſe flowing from ſins acting. p. 248.
5. That there is the greateſt vanity, in all created excellency. p. 254.
6. That duties can never have too much care beſtowed upon them, nor too little conſidence placod in them. p. 265.
7. That there's no obtaining what is promiſed, but by fulfilling what's commanded. p. 273.
8. That its ill dreſſing our ſelves for another world, by the Looking-glaſſe of this world. p. 282.
9. That where man is ſo diligent as to do his beſt, there God is ſo indulgent as to forgive his worſt. p. 290.
10. That inward purity is the ready road to outward plenty. p. 296.
11. That all the time God allows us is little enough to fulfill the task that he allots us. p. 307.
12. That there can never be too great an eſtrangen…ent from defilement. p. 317.
13. That whatſoever is temporally injoyed, ſhould be ſpiritually improved. p. 344.
14. That we are to ſpeak well of God whatſoever ill we bear from God. p. 354.
15. That the longer God forbears not finding amendment, the ſoarer he ſtrikes when he comes to judgement. p. 360.
16. That there's no meaſuring of the inward conditions of men, by the outward diſpenſations of God. p. 366.
17. That we ſhould cleave the cloſeſt, to that good which is the choicest. p. 374.
18. That it is our preſent buſineſſe, to make ſure of our future bleſſedneſſe. p. 380.
19. That integrity is the beſt ſecurity. p. 385.
20. That the ſweetneſſe of the Crown that ſhall be received, will make amends for the bitterneſſe of the Croſſe that may be endured. p. 390.
Secondly, For the direction of ſingular Practices.
1. If you would doe more then others, then you muſt know more then others. p. 399.
2. Would you do more then others, then love morethen others. p. 407.
3. Would you doe more then others, then pray more then others. p. 413.
4. Would you do more then others, then beleeve more then others. p. 421.
5. Would you do more then others, then reſolve more then others. p. 429.
6. Would you do more then others, then learn to deny your ſelves. p. 432.
Courteous Reader, correct with thy Pen the faults of the Preſſe, either ſuch as are Verbal, or ſuch which are Literal, the moſt whereof thou ſhalt find in this ERRATA.
PAge 30. read magiſter: Margent p. 52. bona: p. 96. novos modos: p. 122. ingens: 124. pereunt: 218. deſpicit: 231. obſerventur: 247. offerre: 256. excaecavit inferni: 273. quam Judaeos, teſtamento quaeritis: 276. culpabilis: 279. in ſectabere raſtru: 282. reſpectu: 290. Anhelant is: 293. ſtuporis: 347. obnubilat: 362. Accendimus: 389. dormivi: 394. calumnia: 398. auris. For Engliſh; Page 20. for ſinger, r. finger: p. 22. l. 22. adde on rotten Hypocrites: p. 30. for Natian, Chriſtian: p. 50. for reliſh, receive: p. 58. 2. ſuus ſanus: p. 192. for heart, body.