The Practical Christian, Table of contents – Errata
THE CONTENTS.
Cap. 1. OF Meditation in general, wherein the Doctrine, Reaſons, Ʋſes: and there What it is; the Kinds, Motives, Hinderances, Helps, and Directions, Page 1.
Cap. 2. Contains the firſt Head of Meditation, viz. God and the things to be meditated on in him, where 1. You have three Cautions, 2. What thoſe things are, as, Page 28
Sect. 1. 1. His Nature, what that is, and that he only is Jehovah, Page 29
Sect. 2. 2. His Attributes; and here, on four things: 1. What they are Page 32
2. Kinds of them, 3. The benefit of Meditation on them, Page 33
4. The evidences of an Intereſt in them, Page 38
Sect. 3. 3. His Word, Page 39
1. In general, What it is, the excellent Properties of it, the Precepts, Promiſes, Threatnings and Examples in it, Page 40
2. The Covenant of Grace in particular; and here, of, Page 42
10. things, what, and why ſo called; wherein the Old and New Covenant agree, and differ, &c. Page 43
Sect. 4. 4. His Works, 1: Before time, viz. His Decree, Page 50
2. In Time, as, Page 52
1. Creation, and, 2. Providence, Page 52
And in the providences of God to meditate, Page 53
1. On the kinds of Providences, which are two, as:
1. Of Mercy; where, of the properties, Page 54
The Branches of it, ſc. His Converting, Page 56
Protecting, Providing, Diſpoſing, Aſſiſting, Correcting, Supporting, and refreſhing Providence, Page 58
2. Of Juſtice; and there, of ſix things, Page 66
2. The parts of Providence, which are three.
3. The extent of it.
4. The Ends of it.
5. The Experiences we have had of it.
6. How to carry our ſelves under glad, and ſad Providences, Page 73
Sect. 5. 5. His Worſhip, where, 1. What it is, 2. Where 3. When, 4. How, 5. Why he is to be worſhipped, 82
Cap. 3. Of Chriſt; and twelve things in and about him, as: Page 76
Sect. 1. 1. Who he is, Page 100
2. What he is, Page 100
3. The infinite Love of God in giving him, Page 101
4. Of Chriſt, in undertaking the Great Work of Redemption, Page 101
5. The Lovelineſs of this Redeemer, Page 101
6. The Greatneſs of his Work, Page 105
7. The Ways and Means of his effecting our Redemption, Page 111
8. The Priviledges that come by Him, Page 112
9. The Evidences of our Intereſt in Him, Page 1
10. The means of getting an Intereſt in Him, Page 13
11. The Motives to labour after it, Page 116
12. How to walk worthy of, and ſuitable to, ſuch a Redeemer, Page 118
Cap. 4. Of the Spirit of God; and here, of five things, 1. Who he is, Page 121
2. What his Office, 3. Evidences of our Intereſt in him, Page 123
4. Motives to ſeek it, and, 5. Means to procure it, Page 127
Cap. 5. Of Man, and in, and about him, 1. Of the four-fold ſtate of Man, 2. The Four laſt ends of Man, Page 133
3. Such things about the Soul, and Body, Tongue, Tallents, Time, and Eternity of Man, as may moſt conduce to the Enabling Man to the Anſwering God and Chriſt, and the Spirit, in what they have done for Man, Page 206
Sect. 1. Of the Bleſſed ſtate of Man by Creation; and here, on three thinge, Page 133
2. The curſed ſtate of Man by Tranſgreſſion, and here, of two things, the Cauſes and Conſequents, Page 135
3. His Gracious ſtate by Regeneration; and here, of Four things, Page 137
1. What, 2. Signes, 3. Motives, and, 4. Means for it, Page 159
4. The Happy ſtate of Man by Glorification, and here, of five things: 1. what, 2. properties, 3. certainty, 4. who they are that ſhall partake in it, Page 165
5. Of Death, and here, on two things: 1. Such things as may fit us for it, 2. Such things as may make us willing to it, Page 173
6. Of Judgment, and here, on ten things, as the Certainty, Ʋncertainty, the neer approach of it, &c. Page 185
7. Hell, and here, on ten things: What, and the Hideouſneſs of the place, &c. Page 195
8. Of Heaven, and here, on four thing; as what it is, the excellent Titles given to it, &c. Page 201
Sect. 9. 9. Of the Soul, and here, of five things; eſpecially of the right ordering of our Converſation, in order to the Salvation of our Souls, Page 206
Sect. 10. Of the Body; and here, of two things, 1. The Admirable ſtructure of it: and, 2. The excellent uſe of it, Page 234
11. Of the Tongue; and here, on two things, 1. The ends wherefore God gave it, 2. The Great need we have to imploy it to thoſe ends, Page 235
12. Of our Talents Corporal, and Spiritual; and what need we have to imploy them well, Page 236
13. Of our Time, wherein you have five or ſix things to be ſeriouſly thought on; Page 237
14. Of Eternity; and therein of four things, Page 241
Cap. 7. Of the World, and therein to Meditate on three things, as: 1. Thoſe things in the Creature that engage us to Love God, 2. Thoſe things that diſengage us from the inordinate Love of the Creature, 3. The Duties we owe to God for the Creatures, and What the Creatures teach us, Page 243
Cap. 8. Of the Good and Evil Angels, by which God governs the World, Page 264
Sect. 1. Of the Good Angels; and here, of three things, 1. What they are, 2. Their Office, 3. Our Duties in reference to them, Page 265
Sect. 2. Of Evil Angels; and here, on theſe things; 1. That there are ſuch, 2. What they are, 3. How they became ſuch, 4. What their Office, 5. What their Properties, 6. What our Duties are in reſpect of them, Page 274
Cap. 9. Of Occaſional Meditation, from Morning to Evening; at Home and Abroad, Page 301
The Reader is deſired to mind theſe following Miſtakes, which have eſcaped the Preſs, by reaſon of the Author's abſence.
PAge 8. for 2 Kings 8. read 2 Kings 6. ult.
P. 9. for connected, r. converted.
P. 11. The ſix firſt lines ſhould come in after the Spiritualneſs of Duty, the middle of the Page.
P. 12. leave out (The lives.)
P. 49. after ruder, put in the Old Covenant.
P. 94. for Joel, r. Jonah 3.7, 8.
P. 132. for providing, r. propagating the Goſpel.
P. 136. at the bottom, after Satan, put in, That he did not Cauſe you to abuſe him.
P. 138. after mentioned, leave out, to ſin.
P. 159. for ru…. r. run.
P. 160. for converting, r. conquering.
P. 197. for miſericordis, r. miſericordia.
P. 274. for converſation, r. converſion.
P. 260. for Scriptures, r. Creatures. To ſee the Creatures.
A SYNOPSIS: O. R Body of Practical Divinity In Order To the begetting, preſerving, and increaſing of the Life, and Power of Godlineſs in the hearts, and lives of Profeſſors, &c.
Pſal. 104.34.
My Meditation of Him ſhall be ſweet.