A Little Cabinet, Index
An Alphabetical Table of the principal matters contained in this Book.
A
OF aſſembling our ſelves together. Pag. 199.
Of admonition, publike and private. p. 282.
Of aſſurance of ſalvation. p. 285.
1. The nature of it. p. 286.
2. Whether aſſurance may be attained in this life, yea or nay. p. 287.
3. The ſorts or degrees of it. p. 288.
4. Of the trials of aſſurance. p. 289.
5. It is our duty to labour for it. p. 290.
6. Of the benefits of it. p. 291.
7. Of the ſprings of aſſurance. p. 292.
8. Of the impediments of it. p. 294.
9. Of our ſad condition without it. p. 295.
10. Many have it not that think they have it. p. 297.
11. Of the reaſons wherefore the Lord doth not give it ſpeedily. p. 298.
12. It is very hard to recover it, if once loſt. p. 299.
Of afflictions. p. 323.
Why the Lord doth afflict his own people. p. 324.
He doth try their truth and ſtrength by it. p. 325.
How to know what ſin God aims at in affliction. p. 327.
Of Angels. p. 9.
How a man ſhould act. p. 88.
B.
OF the Ordinance of Baptiſm. p. 254.
1. Of the eſſence of it. ibid.
2. Of the exerciſe of it. p. 255.
Of the condition of man in his birth. p. 385.
Of the bill of inditement of twenty Articles brought againſt man upon his ſick bed. p. 392.
C
OF the Creation. p. 8.
Of the Covenant of Grace. p. 20.
1. What is the ſum or ſubſtance of it. ibid.
2. With whom this Covenant was firſt made. p. 25.
3. When this Covenant was made. p. 28.
4. Whether there be any conditions of it; and if ſo, what they are. p. 30.
5. Whether it be one and the ſame Covenant of grace that was in force before the Law, and under the Law, and now under the Goſpel. p. 35.
6. Whether this Covenant may not be broken as was the Covenant of works. p. 38.
7. What means one ſhould uſe to get into this Covenant. p. 41.
8. When one may be ſaid to be in this Covenant. p. 44.
9. Wherein the Covenant of grace and the Covenant of works do differ. p. 47.
10. What is Gods order and method in bringing a people into Covenant. p. 50.
11. What are the bleſſings and benefits of this Covenant. p. 53.
12. Whether moſt men and women in the world are not under a ovenant of works. p. 56.
Of the ten Commandments, and what each of them doth prohibit and enjoyn.
The firſt Commandment doth enjoin nine things, and forbid three things, p. 303.
The ſecond Commandment doth prohibit ſeven things, and enjoyn ſix things. p. 304.
The third Commandment doth prohibit four things, and enioin five things. p. 305.
The fourth Commandment doth prohibit five things, and enjoin five things. ibid.
The fifth Commandment doth enjoin fourteen things. p. 306.
The ſixth Commandment doth prohibit five things, and enjoin fourthings. p. 307.
The ſeventh Commandment doth prohibit eight things, and enjoin ſeven things.p. 308.
The eighth Commandment doth prohibit ſeven things, and enjoin five things. p. 308.
The ninth Commandment doth prohibit ſeven things, and enjoin five things. p. 309.
The tenth Commandment doth prohibit four things, and enjoyn four things. p. 310.
The order of cauſes, how the Lord comes down from the cauſes to the effects. p. 336.
1. Of the coming of Chriſt. p. 414.
2. The time of his coming is near, p. 418.
3. Of the manner of his coming. p. 421.
4. Of the ſigns of his coming. p. 422.
5. Chriſt ſhall come viſibly. p. 423.
6. The poſture that a Chriſtian ſhould be in at his coming. p. 423.
7. It is the duty of all to wait for his coming. p. 424.
8. Of the benefits that a Chriſtian ſhall have at Chriſts coming. p. 425.
9. What ſhould the conſideration of his coming put us upon? p. 427.
10. The ſad condition of all out of Chriſt at his coming. p. 428.
11. He ſhall come terribly. p. 430.
The right conſtitution of a Church of Chriſt, or the way at firſt to gather a Church. p. 201.
There are four things that Chriſt hath already done, five things he is now doing, and ſix things more he will do when he cometh▪ p. 431.
D.
A Rule to try Doctrines by. p. 231.
The Lord doth not deſpiſe the day of ſmall things. p. 334.
Several Divine ſentences. p. 340.
The miſeries attending both body and ſoul at the hour of death. p. 391.
Of the ſad condition of all out of Chriſt after death. p. 399.
In order to our preparation for death, conſider. p. 400.
1. The fewneſs of our dayes. ibid.
2. The many dangers we every day paſs through. ibid.
Death to a Chriſtian is but a change of place, not of company. p. 401.
Death is no reſpecter of perſons. ibid.
Death to a Chriſtian is but a houſe, a bed, a ſleep. ibid.
Of the duration of the miſerable eſtate of the damned in hell. p. 452.
Of the Devil. p. 321.
E.
OF Election. p. 6.
Of Experience. p. 167.
Of Excommunication. p. 284.
How far a true Chriſtian may be tainted with error in judgement, and yet be reſtored. p. 155.
Of enjoyment. p. 168.
Of the end of the world. p. 466.
F.
OF the faith of Gods Elect. p. 108.
1. Of the nature of it. ibid.
2. The Object of this faith. p. 109.
3. The Subject of it. ibid.
4. The ſeat of faith. p. 110.
5. The ground of faith. p. 111.
6. The ſprings of Faith. p. 112.
7. Of the hinderances and lets of faith. p. 114.
8. Motives to believe. p. 116.
9. Of the evil of unbelief. p. 118.
10. Characters of true faith. p. 120.
11. The benefits of living by faith. p. 123.
12. How we ſhould keep up faith at all times. p. 126.
Of the fleſh. p. 318.
G.
OF God the Father. p. 1.
Of God the Son. p. 2.
Of God the Holy-Ghoſt. p. 4.
Of Gods decrees. p. 5.
It is mans duty to get a title to Gods love, and to get aſſurance that he hath a title. p. 404.
Of the time when, the place where, the perſons to whom the Goſpel is to be preached. p. 214.
Of the gifts and graces of the Spirit. p. 194.
H.
OF the Holy-Ghoſt. p. 4.
Of the grace of hope. p. 186.
1. Of its nature, what it is. p. 187.
2. Of the properties of this hope. p. 188.
3. Of the encouragements to hope. p. 189.
4. Of the difference between a well grounded and a preſumptuous hope. p. 190.
Of attentive hearing. p. 228.
Several ſtrong reaſons why we ſhould walk holily. p. 85.
I.
OF juſtification by grace. p. 58.
1. This Doctrine is the foundation and baſis of all Chriſtian Religion. p. 60.
2. This Doctrine is the inlet to all true peace and comfort. p. 61.
3. This is the root and ſpring of all Goſpel obedience. p. 65.
4. This Doctrine is the great ſtop and bar to keep out all floods of error. p. 67.
5. This Doctrine is the main ſupport of a ſoul under all tryals. p. 70.
6. This is the great Doctrine by which Satans kingdom is overthrown. p. 72.
7. This is the great Doctrine that Satan doth moſt war againſt, either to pervert or corrupt. p. 74.
8. This Doctrine is the hardeſt piece to be learned, it being ſupernatural. p. 76.
9. This Doctrine doth ſpeak forth with open mouth, the exceeding riches, and freeneſs of Gods grace. p. 81.
10. And as this grace is free, ſo it is ſure and certain, it will not fail thoſe that reſt upon it. p. 83.
Of the laſt judgement. p. 440.
1. The ſigns that go before it. ibid.
2. What is meant by it. p. 441.
3. Of the place where the Lord will judge the world. ibid.
The perſon, who it is that ſhall judge the world. p. 442.
Of the time how long the judgement ſhall laſt. p. 443.
Out of what the people ſhall be judged. p. 444.
The day of judgement will be a great day. p. 445.
Of the bleſſed condition of the godly after judgement. p. 453.
Of the ſad condition of the wicked after judgement. p. 450.
Of the place where the Godly ſhall be after judgement, p. 454.
Of juſtification and ſanctification, how they differ, and wherein they agree. p. 101.
Of the variety of joyes that there ſhall be in heaven. p. 459.
What uſe to make of it. p. 463.
K.
OF Knowledge. p. 157.
1. Of the Knowledge of God. p. 158.
2. Of the knowledge of our ſelves. p. 159.
3. The properties of true knowledge. p. 460.
4. How one believer differs from another in knowledge. p. 162.
5. What great meaſures of knowledge a man may attain unto, and yet be without ſaving knowledge. p. 163.
L.
OF the grace of love to God. p. 170.
1. Of the nature of it. ibid.
2. Of the kinds or degrees of it. p. 172.
3. Of the ſprings of this love. p. 173.
4. Of the trials of it, how it may be known. p. 175.
5. Of the properties of this love. p. 179.
6. Of the motives to perſwade us to get into, and grow up in this love. p. 180.
Of our love to the children of God. 281.
1. The nature of it, what it is. ibid.
2. Of the trials of our love. p. 182.
3. Of the means of attaining this love. p. 185.
4. Of the impediments and hinderances of it. p. 186.
The difference between the Law and the Goſpel. p. 301.
Mans life is or ſhould be guided by theſe ſeven vertues. p. 339.
M.
OF man. p. 11.
Of mans fall. p. 13.
Of mans recovery. p. 16.
What man is by nature. p. 319.
Of mans own righteouſneſs. p. 320.
Mercies and deliverances are many times neareſt to us, when we …ink they are fartheſt off. p. 332.
O.
OF the ſtanding Ordinances of the Goſpel. p. 199.
Of obedience. p. 166.
How to approve the preſent opportunity. p. 04.
P.
OF providence. p. 14.
Of the Ordinance of preaching.
1. What preaching is. p. 208.
2. Who they are that ought to preach. p. 209.
3. The manner how the Preacher is to preach. p. 211.
4. Of the time when, the place where, the perſons to whom the Goſpel is to be preached. p. 214.
5. What a Miniſter is to preach. p. 216.
6. Which is firſt to be preached, the Law or the Goſpel. p. 217.
7. How the gift of preaching may be attained. p. 219.
8. Whether the Miniſter may receive mony, or wages, yea or no. p. 227.
9. Of attentive hearing of what is preached. p. 228.
10. How to remember what is preached. p. 230.
11. How to try all, and hold faſt that which is good. p. 231.
Of prayer and ſupplication. p. 332.
1. The nature of it, what it is. ibid.
2. Whom we are to pray unto. p. 345.
3. For whom we are to pray. p. 235.
4. What extraordinary prayer is. p. 236.
5. Of the neceſſity of prayer. p. 238.
6. The poſture to be uſed in prayer. p. 240.
7. Of the place where we are to pray. p. 241.
8. Of the time in which we are to pray. ibid.
9. Motives to encourage us to pray. p. 242.
10. Means to be uſed to obtain the gift of prayer. p. 243.
11. Of the hinderances of prayer. p. 344.
12. Several ſorts of prayer never anſwered. p. 245.
13. How many wayes the Lord doth anſwer prayer. p. 246.
Of collection for the poor, another ſtanding Ordinance of the Goſpel. p. 272.
1. What it is to give to the poor. ibid.
2. Who they are that ought to give. p. 273.
3. How much they are to give. p. 274.
4. To whom we ſhould give. ibid.
5. What order to be obſerved in giving to the poor. p. 275.
6. With what affection we muſt give. ibid.
7. How many waies a man is ſaid to give. p. 276.
8. What fruit to expect of theſe duties. ibid.
Of the Lords Prayer, and the ſeveral petitions therein contained. p. 311.
Of the pollution and miſery of the ſoul in this life. p. 390.
How to improve the preſent opportunity. p. 404.
1. Store up a ſtock of faith. p. 408.
2. Store up a ſtock of promiſes. p. 409.
3. Store up a ſtock of prayers. ibid.
4. Gather up all thy evidences and ſpiritual experiences, and keep them in thy mind and heart. p. 410.
5. Live every day as thy laſt day. p. 409.
6. Make thy will in time of health. p. 411.
Whether there be any ſuch thing as the perſonal reign of Chriſt upon earth; and if ſo, what it is. p. 434.
Of perſeverance, p. 193.
Q
Divers hard queſtions anſwered, and ſeeming contradictions reconciled, and many ſcruples of conſcience removed. p. 347.
R
OF repentance unto life. p. 133.
Of reading the Scriptures. p. 277.
How to read the Scriptures. p. 281.
Who they are that ought to read the Scriptures. p. 279.
Why we ought to read the Scriptures. p. 280.
Of the reſurrection of the dead at Chriſts ſecond coming. p. 432.
Of the firſt and ſecond reſurrection. p. 431.
The manner how the Godly ſhall be raiſed, and how the wicked. p. 433.
Of reprobation. p. 8.
S
OF ſanctification or a holy converſation p. 88 to p. 101.
1▪ Of the nature of ſin. p. 135.
2. How ſin creeps up, and gets head in man. p. 136.
3. Of the great danger of ſmall ſins. p. 137.
4. Of the miſchief brought upon man for one ſin p. 139.
What hurt ſin doth a Saint. p. 140.
5. The beſt way to mortifie ſin p. 141.
6. in in the beſt Saints, and moſt times in the beſt actions done by them. p. 146.
7. Of the vaſt difference between the ſinning of the regenerate, and unregenerate. p. 148.
8. How many wayes the Lord is ſaid to forgive ſin. p. 150.
9. Whether ſins before converſion, ought to be called to mind after Converſion. p. 151.
10. Whether the dominion of ſin, may be taken away when the life of ſin remains. p. 153.
Of ſinging and praiſing God in Pſalms, Hymns, and ſpitual Songs. p. 247.
Of Suſpention. p 283.
Of the Lords Supper, another ſtanding ordinance of the Goſpel. p 263.
1. What it is. ibid.
2. Wherein it doth differ from ba…tiſm. p. 264.
3. Of the preparation to the Lords Supper. p. 265.
4. …f the actions of the adminiſtrator. p. 266.
5. The actions and duty of the receiver. p. 268.
6. Who they are that may pertake of this Ordinance. p. 269.
7. Of the ends ands uſes of the Lords Supper. p. 270.
8. The duty of all after receiving. p. 271.
Of the ſho…tneſs of mans life, and miſery that doth attend every age thereof. p. 383.
1. Of the Condition of man in his birth. p. 385.
2. Of the ſtate of child-hood. p. 386.
3. Of the ſt…te of youth. p. 387.
4. Of the ſtate of manhood. ibid.
5. Of the declining ſtate of man. p. 388.
6. Of the decrepit ſtate or old age. p. 389.
Of the ſoul of man p. ….
The ſoul ſhall be far more perfect, and excellent was in the ſtate of innocency. p. 454.
The Saints after death ſhall be in the preſence of Father, Son, and Holy-Ghoſt, Angels and Saints. p. 458.
1. In this ſtate we ſhall know one another. p. 459.
2. In this ſtate we ſhall ſpeak one to another. ibid.
3. Of the duration of this bleſſed eſtate. p. 460.
When a man may be ſaid to ſuffer for well doing, and when for evil doing. p. 329.
T
THE great and terrible day of …he Lord is near, proved p. 414.
1. By the teſtimony of the Prophets. ibid.
2. By the teſtimony of the Apoſtles p. 415.
3. By the teſtimony of the Angels. p. 416.
4. By the immutabil…ty of Gods dec ree ibid.
5. By the infallibility of his promiſes. ibid.
6. By the impartiality of his juſtice. p. 416
V
OF Vocation. p. 17.
W
OF the world fleſh and devil p. 314.
Of the riches of the world. p. 315.
He that men account the richeſt man in the world, is many times the pooreſt man. p. 316.
FINIS.