The Saints Dignity and Duty, Table of contents
The CONTENTS of the ſeverall Sermons in the enſuing Work.
SERM. I.
Doct. 1. JEſus Chriſt hath given himſelf for all that beleeve. page 8.
To what Chriſt gave himſelf for beleevers page 9
Uſe 1. The love of Chriſt to beleevers page 17
Uſe 2. Ground of conſolation to beleevers page 18
Uſe 3. Motives to give up our ſelves to Chriſt page 19
Uſe 4. Perſwaſions to beleeve in Chriſt page 21
Doct. 2. Chriſt gave himſelf for beleevers to free them from guilt and puniſhment page 24
The Point opened page 25
And further cleared in four particulars page 27
Reaſ. 1. From Chriſts love to God page 31
Reaſ. 2. From Chriſts love to beleevers ibid.
Uſe 1. Conſolation to beleevers page 32
Uſe 2. Exhortation to two things page 34
Uſe 3. Instruction threefold: 1. That there needs no ſatisfaction on our part page 39
2 The great bondage under iniquitie page 40
3 To love Chriſt that hath given himſelf page 41
SERM. II.
Doct. 1. Chriſt is in every juſtified perſon page 48
In what reſpect Chriſt is in them page 49
The means whereby Chriſt is in them page 50
Uſe. The readieſt way to become juſtified page 51
Doctr. 2. In whomſoever Chriſt is, there is a death of ſin, and a life of righteouſneſs page 54
Degrees of the death of ſin, and life of righteouſneſſe page 56
How to know the death of ſin, and life of righteouſneſs page 58
Uſe 1. Exhortaion to the death of ſin, and life of righteouſneſſe page 66
The bad uſe that the world makes of the falls of others page 70
Uſe 2. Comfort to thoſe that die to ſin page 72
Terrour to thoſe that doe not page 75
SERM. III.
Doctr. 1. God commandeth his children to doe nothing, but he promiſeth to inable them to perform it page 80
Reaſ. 1. It is Gods purpoſe they ſhould obey his Commandements page 81
Reaſ. 2. All their obedience ſhall come from Chriſt page 82
Uſe 1. To ſhew that Gods Commandements are not grievous page 83
Uſe 2. How unexcuſable defects o… obedience are page 85
Uſe 3. The readie way to obey Gods Commandements page 88
Uſe 4. Conſolation to Gods children page 90
Doct. 2. Sin ſhall not reign in Gods children to obey it as a King, nor ſo as to damn them for obeying it page 93
Reaſ. 1. All reign of ſin to damnation, from the Juſtice of God page 94
Reaſ. 2. All Chriſts people muſt be like Chriſt page 95
Uſe 1. The falſneſſe of that poſition, that all are. ſinners alike page 97
Uſe 2. Conſolation to Gods children page 98
Uſe 3. Exhortation to fight againſt ſinne page 101
Doct. 3. All the incouragement we have from God, is of grace page 102
Doct. 4. All the priviledges, and mercies we injoy, come by Chriſt and his Goſpel Ibid.
Uſe 1. To check their unthankfulneſſe that injoy the Goſpel page 105
Uſe 2. Exhortation to prize Chriſt and the Goſpel page 106
Doct. 5. All that are in Chriſt, are not under the Law, but under Grace page 107
What it is to be under the Law Ibid.
What it is to be under Grace page 111
Uſe 1. Comfort to thoſe that are in Chriſt page 113
Uſe 2. Reproofe of uncomfortable Chriſtians page 114
Uſe 3. Inſtructions to thoſe that are out of Chriſt page 116
Uſe 4. Exhortation to get intereſt in Chriſt page 118
SERM. IV.
Doct. The voyce of the Lord Chriſt is onelyonly to be attended to, and obeyed page 126
After what manner the voyce of Chriſt muſt be hearkened to page 127
The voyce of Chriſt made known two wayes page 135
Reaſ. 1. Chriſt alone hath command over us page 136
Reaſ. 2. The direction of Chriſt is ſureſt Ibid.
Reaſ. 3. Chriſt onelyonly is able to teach us page 137
Reaſ. 4. Chriſt onelyonly can teach the inward man Ibid.
Uſe 1. Reproof of ſeverall ſorts, that hear any thing but the voyce of Chriſt Ibid.
Uſe 2. Reproof of the Saints in ſeverall caſes page 143
SERM. V.
Doct. 1. All outward priviledges are not able to make a ſound Saint of God page 157
Reaſ. Outward matters work not on the heart page 159
Uſe 1. Reproof of thoſe that truſt to outward priviledges Ibid.
Uſe 2. Exhortation not to reſt in outward priviledges page 160
Doct. 2. Faith cauſeth fruitfulneſſe page 163
Uſe Reproof of thoſe that are unfruitfull page 164
Doct. 3. Every faithfull man doth imitate the actions of Abraham page 166
Severall ſteps of Abrahams obedience page 167
Reaſ. The ſame promiſes, and ſpirit, in and to all beleevers page 176
Uſe 1. To ſhew who are true Saints page 177
Trials who be children of Abraham page 178
Uſe 2. No by-way to bring to happineſs page 184
Uſe 3. Comfort to Gods people page 185
SERMON VI.
Doct. People may injoy the means of knowledge, and yet not profit by them, but remain void of the knowledge of God page 194
Reaſ. 1. From the blindneſs of mens mindes page 196
Reaſ. 2. Becauſe men are meerly naturall page 197
Reaſ. 3. Reſolution to keep ſome luſt page 200
Difference between knowledge of Hypocrites, and Saints page 206
Uſe 1. Reproof of conceited ignorant perſons page 211
Uſe 2. Shewing the ſinfulneſſe of nature, and blindneſſe of mind page 212
SERM. VII.
Doct. Wicked men grow moſt rebellious under the beſt means page 221
Wherein this rebellion diſcovers it ſelf page 225
Reaſ. 1. From the love to ſinne page 228
Reaſ. 2. From the pride of mens hearts page 231
Uſe 1, For Examination page 234
Uſe 2. For Exhortation page 238
Means to come to ſubmit to Chriſts yoak page 240.
End of the text · Thomas Hooker, The Saints Dignity and Duty (1651)