Gods Call from Heaven Echoed, Table of contents – Errata
The Contents of this Book.
The firſt Part.
CHap. 1. The Proeme or Entrance page 1
Sect. 1. The dependance and coherence of the words p. 1, 2
Sect. 2. The explication and diviſion of the words p. 2, 3
Sect. 3. The Doctrine raiſed from the words p. ibid.
Chap. 2. 1 Of the kinds of Calling p. 4
Chap. 3. 2 What this Calling is p. 6
Chap. 4. 3 The parts of this Calling; and they are p. 9
Sect. 1. Tending or reaching out
Sect. 2. Taking or receiving in p. 10
Chap. 5. 4 What is done in this effectual calling; or what parts are wrought upon p. 12
Sect. 1. The wit or the head p. ibid.
Sect. 2. The will or the heart p. 13
Chap. 6. 5 What graces firſt put forth themſelves p. 14
Sect. 1. Relying, or faith p. 15
Sect. 2. Relenting, or repentance p. 16
Chap. 7. 6 The degrees and ſteps whereby this work is carried on p. 17
Sect. 1. Cognition or knowledge of the Law p. 18
Sect. 2. Comparation, or the ſouls comparing it ſelf with the Law p. 19
Sect. 3. Apprehenſion 1 of the evil of its ways p. 20
Sect. 4. 2 Apprehenſion of its loſt condition p. 21
Sect. 5. 4 Lamentation, or legal ſorrow for ſin p. 22
Sect. 6. 5 Perſwaſion that its ſins are pardonable p. 23
Sect. 7. 6 Anhelation, or panting after Chriſt p. 24.
Sect. 8. 7 Application of Chriſt by the ſpirit p. 26
Sect. 9. 8 Humiliation the firſt part of Goſpel-repentance, following the firſt and direct act of faith p. 27
Sect. 10. 9 Reſolution, giving up it ſelf wholly to the Lord p. 28
Sect. 11. 10 Manifeſtation, or a ſenſe of pardoning love p. 29
Sect. 12. 11 Contrition, the ſecond part of Goſpel-ſorrow, following the ſecond and reflex act of Faith p. 31
Sect. 13. 12 Converſation, the ſoul acts for God, walking in the ways of holineſs p. 32
Chap. 8. Sect. 1. The concomitants and conſequences of effectual calling is 1 ſpiritual life p. 35
Sect. 2. Liberty p. 37.
Sect. 3. Fellowſhip with Chriſt p. 39
Sect. 4. Adhering to the truth p. 42
Sect. 5. Juſtification p. 45
Sect. 6. Adoption p. 47
Sect. 7. Sanctification p. 49
Sect. 8. Afflictions p. 51
Sect. 9. Perſeverance p. 53
Sect. 10. Glorification p. 56
Chap. 9. 8 The ſubject of effectual calling, or whom God doth call p. 58
Sect. 1. His Elect p. ibid.
Sect. 2. Some of all ſorts p. 60
Sect. 3. Moſtly and uſually the inferiour ſort p. 61
Chap. 10. 9 The time of effectual calling; when God doth call
Sect. 1. More generally in the time of this life p. 65
Sect. 2. More eſpecially in the time of youth p. 66
3 Reaſons thereof
Sect. 3. 1 The excellency of firſtlings p. 68
Sect. 4. 2 The probability of a change p. 70
Sect. 5. 3 The neceſſity of ſervice p. 72
Chap. 11. 10 The means whereby the Lord doth call p. 74
Sect. 1. By his works and providences p. ibid.
Sect. 2. 1 By providing yoak-fellows p. 75
Sect. 3. 2 By granting good education p. 77
Sect. 4. 3 By procuring ſervices p. 81
Sect. 5. 4 By ordering their ſtation p. 83
Sect. 6. 5 By prolonging their days p. 84
Sect. 7. 6 By giving good acquaintance p. 87
Sect. 8. 7 By afflicting their perſons p. 89
Sect. 9. 2 By his word, more eſpecially the Preaching of it p. 93
Sect. 10. 1 It is and muſt be by plain preaching p. 95
Sect. 11. 2 By piercing Preaching p. 97
Sect. 12. 3 By powerful Preaching p. 100
Sect. 13. 3 By his ſpirit p. 102
The Acts whereof are theſe,
Sect. 14. 1 It perſwadeth p. 103
Sect. 15. 2 It faſteneth p. 105
Sect. 16. 3 It applieth p. 106
Sect. 17. 4 It examineth p. 107
Sect 18. 5 It concludeth p. 108
Sect. 19. 6 It diſquieteth p. 109
Chap. 12. 11 Objections and Queries made and anſwered p. 110
Sect. 1. Obj. 1. Whether God be the ſole Author of Effectual Calling p. ibid.
Sect. 2. Obj. 2. What the difference is between Effectual Calling and Sanctification p. 113
Sect. 3. Obj. 3. Which grace is firſt, Faith or Repentance p. ibid.
Sect. 4. Obj. 5. Whether Effectual Calling be by the preaching of the Law or Goſpel p. 115
Chap. 13. 12. The Reaſons of the doctrine drawn p. 117
Sect. 1. From the conjunction of the means and end p. 118
Sect. 2. From union to Chriſt p. 120
Sect. 3. From diſtinction preſent and future p. 122
Sect. 4. From Application of the means p. 124
The Contents of this Book. The ſecond Part.
Containing the Uſe and Application of the Doctrine.
CHap. 1. Sect. 1. And ſecond a preparation to the Ʋſes p. 126
Chap. 2. 1 Ʋſe for information, ſhewing ſeveral things p. 128
Sect. 1. The paucity of the Predeſtinated p. ibid.
Sect. 2. The Priority of a change p. 130
Sect. 3. The Infelicity of being in a Natural Condition p. 131
Sect. 4. The Pedigree of Grace p. 133
Sect. 5. The dependency of Mans Salvation p. 135
Sect. 6. The quality of this Calling p. 137
Sect. 7. The dfficulty of Effectual Calling p. 139
Sect. 8. The benignity of God p. 141
Sect. 9. The excellency of Effectual Calling p. 143
Sect. 10. The induſtry of youth p. 145
Sect. 11. The miſery of ſinful age p. 148
Sect. 12. The utility of obſervation p. 150
Sect. 13. The dignity of the word p. 152
Sect. 14. The neceſſity of hearing p. 154
Chap. 3. Sect. 1. 2 Ʋſe for terror to thoſe that are yet uncalled, in theſe reſpects p. 156
Sect. 2. 1 They cannot yet conclude that they are predeſtinated p. ibid.
Sect. 3. 2 If they do conclude, they do but delude themſelves p. 158
Sect. 4. 3 They can take no true contentment, in any temporal injoyment p. 161
Sect. 5. 4 They can have no comfort in the promiſes p. 164
Sect. 6. 5 They have nothing really to bear them up in affliction p. 166
Sect. 7. 6 They have no ſupport in death p. 168
Chap. 4. Sect. 1. The third Ʋſe of reprehenſion to thoſe that neglect this work and look not after it p. 171.
Sect. 2. 1 Aggravating circumſtances 1 The Multitude of your calls p. 176
Sect. 3. 1 In regard of the frequency of the act p. ibid.
Sect. 4. 2 In regard of the variety of the agent p. 180
Sect. 5. 2 The Altitude of your inexcuſableneſs p. 183
Wherein 6 uſual pleas of people are foyled.
Sect. 6. 1 The warrant of their hearing p. 184
Sect. 7. 2 They cannot read p. 185
Sect. 8. 3 They have no time p. 188
Sect. 9. 4 They are weak in underſtanding p. 190
Sect. 10. 5 They are ſluggiſh, and of a regardleſs temper p. 191
Sect. 11. 6 They are forgetful p. 192
Sect. 12. 3 The Magnitude of God's providences p. 194
Sect. 13. 4 The Lenitude of ſpirit p. 197
Sect. 14. 5 The Longitude of their life p. 200
Sect. 15. 6 The Latitude of their comforts p. 203
Sect. 16. 2 Adminiſtring cauſes of this neglect p. 206
Sect. 17. 1 Not right apprehenſions p. ibid.
Sect. 18. 1 Of the nature of Effectual Calling p. 207
Sect. 19. 2 Of the need of calling p. 210
Sect. 20. 3 Of the number of the called p. 215
Sect. 21. 2 Falſe ſuppoſitions p. 217
Sect. 22. 1 Of their condition p. ibid.
Sect. 23. 2 Of God's compaſſion p. 220
Sect. 24. 3 Sinful procraſtinations p. 222
Sect. 25. 4 Worldly perſecutions p. 225
Sect. 26. 5 Want of Attention p. 228
Sect. 27. 6 Others converſation p. 231
Sect. 28. 7 Wilful Ignoration p 234
Sect. 29. 3 Aſtoniſhing conſequences p. 236
Sect. 30. 1 Haſtineſs of death p. 237
Sect. 31. 2 The horror of forſaking p. 239
Sect. 32. 3 The hardneſs of the heart p. 241
Sect. 33. 4 The hazard of the ſoul p. 242
Chap. 5. Sect. 1. The fourth Ʋſe for comfort to the effectually called. 8 grounds of comfort p. 244
Sect. 2. 1 The ſtedfaſtneſs of concluſion p. 245
Sect. 3. 2 The ſureneſs of ſalvation p. 246
Sect. 4. 3 The ſafety of perſwaſion p. 248
Sect. 5. 4 The certainty of Ʋnion p. 250
Sect. 6. 5 A ſpecial benediction p. 252
Sect. 7. 1 The matter of bleſſedneſs p. ibid.
Sect. 8. 2 The means to bleſſedneſs p. 254
Sect. 9. 6 The ſpring of action p. 255
Sect. 10. 7 A ſign of affection p. 256
Sect. 11. 8 A ſingular condition p. 258
Chap. 6. Sect. 1. The fift Ʋſe for examination p. 259
Sect. 2. 1 Negatively, what is not Effectual Calling p. 260
Sect. 3. 1 Of thoſe things that are more remote from Effectual Calling p. 261
Sect. 4. 1 Gifts and parts p. ibid
Sect. 5. 2 Good Education, good Parents, and godly Relations p. ibid.
Sect. 6. 3 Living among religious people p. 263
Sect. 7. 4 A civil fair moral life p. ibid.
Sect. 8. 5 Not to be ſo great ſinners as others p. 264
Sect. 9. 6 To be a Chriſtian outwardly p. 265
Sect. 10. 7 To be of a Church p. 266
Sect. 11. 8 A confident preſumption of ones good eſtate and condition p. 267
Sect. 12. 9 To go according to conſcience p. 268
Sect. 13. 10. To hold an opinion, or to adhere to this or that party p. 269
Sect. 14. 11 The doing of all outward things that a true child of God may do p. 270
Sect. 15. Things more neerly related to, and more like Effectual Calling p. 271
Sect. 16. 1 There may be a feeling of ſin and confeſſion of it p. ibid.
Sect. 17. 2 Diſquiet and terror of conſcience p. ibid.
Sect. 18. 3 Fear and trouble about ſin before the committing of it p. 273
Sect. 19. 4 One may love the truth, and in ſome ſort defend it p. ibid.
Sect. 20. 5 One may wiſh happineſs, and yet never will holineſs p. 274
Sect. 21. 6 To Take delight in, and to be taken with the preaching of the word p. 275
Sect. 22. 7 One may deſire the prayers of God's people, and yet not be a Saint p. 276
Sect. 23. 8 Juſtifying God in his puniſhing diſpenſations p. 277
Sect. 24. 9 there may be an outward ſolemn mourning p. 278
Sect. 25. 10 There may be promiſing of amendment p. ibid.
Sect. 26. 11 There may be a partial but no perfect reformation p. 279
Sect. 27. Affirmatively what is effectual calling p. 280
Sect. 28. 1 Relatively in oppoſition p. ibid.
Sect. 29. 1 In oppoſition to thoſe things of the firſt rank p. ibid.
Sect. 30. 1 Not gifts. 2 Not confidences of any kind, but true joy p. ibid.
Sect. 31. 1 Such joy as proceeds from ſorrow p. 281
Sect. 32. 2 Such as is in the Ʋſe of Word, Sacraments, and prayer p. ibid.
Sect. 33. 3 Not to go according to conſcience ſimply, but as guided and inlightned by the Word and Spirit p. 282
Sect. 34. 4 Not to take up this or that opinion, but adhere to Chriſt p. ibid. 2 For thoſe of the ſecond rank,
Sect. 35. 1 Not confeſſion of ſin with the tongue but in truth p. 283
Sect. 36. 2 Not a vexing for ſin only, but a change from it p. ibid.
Sect. 37. 3 Trouble at the commiſſion of ſin, becauſe it is ſin, and againſt God p. 284
Sect. 38. 4 Love to the truth for it ſelf, and becauſe it's like God p. ibid.
Sect. 39. 5 A deſire of bolineſs as well as of happineſs p. ibid.
Sect. 40. 6 A delight in the preaching of the word from good received p. 285
Sect. 41. 7 A deſire of others prayers for grace, &c. p. ibid.
Sect. 42. 8 Juſtifying God in his dealings, by improving afflictions p. 286
Sect. 43. 9 Inwardly mourning and rending the heart p. ibid.
Sect. 44. 10 A promiſe of Amendment out of hatred to ſin p. 287
Sect. 45. 11 Ʋniverſal reformation p. ibid.
Sect. 46. 2 Abſolutely and by way of poſition p. 288
Sect. 47. 1 Sight p. ibid.
Sect. 48. 2 Senſe p. 289
Sect. 49. 3 Seeking p. ibid.
Sect. 50. 4 Setling p. ibid.
Sect. 51. 5 Submitting p. 290
Sect. 52. A further trial of Effectual Calling, by the effects and fruits of it p. ibid.
Sect. 53. 1 Oppoſing ſin, known by four things p. 291
Sect. 54. 1 A ſpiritual contention p. ibid.
Sect. 55. Ob. 1. That there is a contention with ſin even in natural men p. 292
Sect. 56. Ob. 2. How ſhall theſe two contentions be known and diſtinguiſht p. ibid.
Sect. 57. 1 In the wicked it proceeds from ſervile fear p. ibid.
Sect. 58. 2 Its uſually againſt groſs ſins p. 293
Sect. 59: 3 They go on in the practice of wickedneſs p. 294
Sect. 60. 4 They ſeek only the repreſſion, and not the confuſion of ſin p. ibid.
Sect. 61. 2 Impartial proſecution of ſin p. 295
Sect. 62. 3 A tender conſcience p. 296
Sect. 63. 4 Timely caution p. 297
Sect. 64. 2 Obeying the ſpirit p. 298
Sect. 65. 3 Submitting to trial p. 299
Sect. 66. 4 Confiding with fear p. 300
Sect. 67. 5 Always moving towards God p. 301
Sect. 68. 6 Affecting p. 302
Sect. 69. 1 The word of God p. ibid.
Sect. 70. 2 The Son of God p. 303
Sect. 71. 1 His perfection in himſelf p. ibid.
Sect. 72. 2 His affection to them p. ibid.
Sect. 73. 7 Improving aſſurance p. 304
Sect. 74. 8 Hating hypocriſie p. 305
Sect. 75. 9 Reſiſting cuſtome p. 306
Sect. 76. 10 Prizing communion p. 307
Chap. 7. Sect. 1. The ſixth Ʋſe for exhortation p. 308
Sect. 2. 1 To gracious ones p. ibid.
Sect. 3. 1 To thankefulneſs p. ibid.
Sect. 4. 1 In your thoughts p. 309
Sect. 5. 2 In your words p. 310
Sect. 6. 3 In your works p. 311
Sect. 7. 1 In an humble abaſement p. ibid.
Sect. 8. 2 In an heavenly improvement p. 312
Sect. 9. 3 In a holy deportment p. ibid.
Sect. 10. To faithfulneſs to their friends p. ibid.
Sect. 11. 1 Pity them p. 313
Sect. 12. 2 Pray for them p. ibid.
Sect. 13. 3 Preach to them p. 314
Sect. 14. 2 To Graceleſs ones to look out for effectual calling.
Sect. 15. An Objection anſwered p. ibid.
Sect. 16. Means propounded, 1 Counſel to make uſe of Ordinances p. 316
Sect. 17. Another Objection anſwered p. 317
Sect. 18. 1 Conſider it's God's precept p. ibid.
Sect. 19. 2 It's his promiſe p. 318
Sect. 20. 2 Conſider the ſucceſs of the godly p. ibid.
Sect. 21. Another Objection anſwered
Sect. 22. 2 Caution: 1 Of Satanical deluſions p. ibid.
Sect. 23. 2 Of ſinful communion p. 319
Sect. 24. 2 Conſider the manner, 1 With ſeriouſneſs p. ibid.
Sect. 25. 2 With ſoundneſs p. ibid.
Sect. 26. 3 With Speedineſs p. ibid.
Sect. 27. 3 One motive, viz. The neceſſity thereof p. 320
Sect. 28. The concluſion of the whole p. ibid.
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