The Combat Between the Flesh and Spirit, Index 1 – To the reader 2
An ALPHABETICAL TABLE, TO the foregoing Treatiſe of the conflict between the Fleſh and Spirit.
A
SPirit of God works not alike in all. Page. 66
Attendance on Ordinances. p. 103
Affections unruly. p. 179
Aptneſſe to fall into any ſinne. p. 194
Spiritual Abatements. p. 214
Chriſtian Religion not Auſtere. p. 218
Arminian objections anſwered. p. 249
B
Blame of ſin onelyonly due to us. p. 131, 132
And not to God or devil. p. 161
Buſineſs of the world hinders holy duties. p. 210
C
Conviction for ſin long after the Commiſſion of it. p. 40
We muſt not go out of our Calling. p. 49
We muſt follow our particular Calling. p. 52
Conſtancy in duty. p. 65
Cuſtomary ſinning. p. 117
Conflict of Fleſh and Spirit. p. 124
Of Corruption of our natures. p. 141
Concupiſcence a ſinne. p. 160
Conflict againſt ſinne fourefold. p. 165
Conſcience Gods ſpie. p. 182
Contrariety of Fleſh and Spirit. p. 186, 187
Why God ſuffers this Contrariety of our Corrupt natures to good. p. 198
No Confidence to be put in duties. p. 256
D
Deſpiſing Ordinances. p. 10
Depending on Ordinances. ibid.
Deliberate ſinners. p. 33, 34
Devil may move a man to that which is good. p. 48
We muſt not Depend on that we do. p 54
Spiritual deſertions of three ſorts. p. 59
Duties ſpiritually done. p. 63, 64
Duties diligently done. p. 64
Satanical deluſions. p. 86, 87
Difference between the godly ſinning, and the wicked. p. 112, 113, 114.
Diabolical motions. p. 156
Corruption in us to our dying day. p. 192
Sin diverts from and diſturbs in duty. p. 207
Gods decrees abuſed. p. 216
Defilement cleaves to duty. p. 233
Deſire to do is doing. p. 258
E
Our Fleſh a malicious enemy. p. 135
An univerſal enemy. p. 136
Other properties of this enmity. p. 137, 138
We can never do good enough. p. 220
Falſe ends of doing duty. p. 244, 245
Education may reſtraine from evil. p. 283
F
Fervency and Frequency in duty. p. 62
Fulfill luſts of the Fleſh what. p. 110
Fleſh, the meaning of it. p. 121
How the Fleſh oppoſeth the Spirit. p. 120
Slaviſh Feare. p. 176, 177
G
Spirit of God our Guide. p. 82
Why we muſt follow the Spirits Guidance. p. 83, 84
We have more ſin then Grace. p. 191
H
Health muſt be preſerved. p. 51, 52
Humiliation for corruptions. p. 144
Our corruption hinders us from doing good. p. 208
I
Jeſus Chriſt a faithful High Priest. p. 66
Inobſervancy of the Spirit. p. 92, 93
Indulgence of ſinne. p. 118
Inticements to ſinne. p. 127, 128, 129
Inability to do good pretended. p. 217
Of Interruptions in holy duties. p. 231, 232
K
How godly kept from doing evil. p. 262, &c.
The holy Spirit keepes us. p. 265
We are not able to keepe our ſelves. p, 277
Gods keeping of us implies our care. ibid.
L
Luſts of the Fleſh. p. 109
Of ſeeing Little ſinnes. p. 129
M
Moral perſwaſions what. p. 13, 105
Sevcral Motions of the Spirit to good. p. 45
Evil Motions of the heart. p. 47
Miſery of thoſe from whom Gods Spirit is withdrawn. p. 71
How we may know the Motions of the Spirit from the Motions of our natural conſcience. p. 84, 85
Common and ſaving Motions of the Spirit. p. 88
Our natures receptive of evil Motions. p. 94
Mortification. p, 150
Mourne for corruption. p. 251
N
Great is our Need of Gods Spirit. p. 70
Of a Natural conſcience. p. 175, 176
Neceſſity of Ordinances. p. 208
O
A childe of God may Often commit the ſame ſin. p. 41
Avoid Occaſions to ſinne. p. 149
Of Oppoſition of ſinne by the godly and wicked. p. 169, &c.
Of Original ſinne. p. 205, 257
Of neceſſity of Ordinances. p 209
Omiſſion of good damnable. p 228
P
Pouring out of the Spirit in latter dayes. p. 14
Pretending to have the Spirit. p. 101, 102
Potency of the Fleſh. p. 133, 134
R
Repentance a work of the Spirit. p. 31
Motions of the Spirit in Reprobates. p. 89
Rejoycing in evil. p 113
Why corrupt nature remaines in the Regenerate. p. 266, 967
A Regenerate man doth not ſin as he did before. p. 134, 144
Of Reſtraining grace. p. 276
S
Sons of God, what it implies. p. 2
Spirit of God withdrawing. p. 6
Spirit of God works mediately. p 16, 17
Saints may fall into thoſe ſins which are contrary to their graces wherein they are moſt eminent. p. 37 38
Signes of the Spirits withdrawing. p 60, 61, 62
Sin cauſeth the Spirit to withdraw. p 73, 74
Sin brings no good fruit. p. 97
How the Spirit is in us. p. 100
Suppreſſe the firſt ſtirring of ſin. p. 147, 148
Senſe of ſinne. p. 202, 203, 204.
Succeſleſneſſe in duty, whence. p. 226
Sincerity accepted. p. 259
T
Spirit of God keeps us from yielding to Temptations. p. 28.
Gods Spirit withdrawes but for a time. p. 77
V
Good unſeaſonably done. p. 50
W
Withdrawing of the Spirit. p. 6
Wrong ſix fold to Gods Spirit. p. 7
Withdrawing of Spirit from the Word. p. 18
Symptomes of the Spirits withdrawing from the Word. p. 23, 24
Reaſons of the Spirits withdrawing. p. 32.
Chriſtians are weak to do good. p. 69
Of walking in the Spirit. p. 80
Of weariſomneſſe in holy duties. p. 238
We muſt watch our hearts. p. 254
Wicked men reſtrained. p. 271, 272, &c.
Wicked men may abſtaine from ſinne, and yet not upon gracious grounds. p. 286, 287, &c.
FINIS.
THE Chriſtians Directory, TENDING To guid him in thoſe ſeverall conditions which Gods providence may caſt him into. Digeſted in ſeverall SERMONS, BY The late faithful Servant of Jeſus Chriſt, Mr. CHRISTOPHER LOVE, Miniſter of Laurence Jury.
LONDON, Printed for John Rothwell, at the Fountain and Bear in Goldſmiths Row in Cheapſide, 1653.
TO THE READER.
Chriſtian Reader,
THe experience which the World hath had of the worth of the works of this Reverend Author, renders a commendatory Epiſtle needleſs to any thing of his. Our buſineſs therefore at preſent, is only to put this peece likewiſe into thy hands; and (according as we promiſed at the firſt) to aſſure thee that it is genuine, having been faithfully compared with, and corrected by Mr Loves own notes. Yet thus much we ſhall ſay of it, that it cannot but be ſingularly uſeful unto Chriſtians, in regard that it contains directions how to carry themſelves in the various and ſeverall conditions they ſhall be in, in this world; whether their condition be afflicted or joyons; whether they buy or ſell; or what way ſoever they make uſe of the world, here is excellent advice and counſel for them. And ſo beſeeching the Lord to accompany it with his bleſſing, and make it profitable to the ſouls of his people; in him we reſt,
Thy faithful Friends,
Edm: Calamy,
Simeon Aſh,
Jer: Whitaker.
Will: Taylor,
Allen Geere.
A CHRISTIANS DIRECTORY.
1 Cor. 7.30,31.
And they that weep as though they wept not; and they that rejoyce, as though they rejoyced not: and they that buy, as though they poſseſſed not: and they that uſe this world, as not abuſing of it; for the faſhion of this world paſſeth away.