The Saints Delight, Table of contents
THE INDEX.
CHAP. I. THat negative goodneſs is not ſufficient to entitle a man to heaven. Pag. 4
CHAP. 2. What is meant by the Law of God. 11
What is meant by delight in Gods Law. 12
Doct. That a true Saint delights in Gods Law. ibid.
CHAP. 3. Whence the Saints delight in the Law ſprings. 13, 14
CHAP. 4. A characteriſtical difference between a childe of God and an hypocrite. 16, 17, 19
CHAP. 5. Two caſes reſolved. p. 20, 23.
CHAP. 6. The tryal of a Christians delight in God, and his Law. 27, 28
CHAP. 7. An Exhortation to this ſpiritual delight in Religion. 35, 36, 37
CHAP. 8. How a Chriſtian may attain to this bleſsed delight. 51, 52
CHAP. 9. This delight in God ſhould cauſe thankfulneſſe to God. 53, 54
Concerning Meditation.
CHAP. 1. That a good Chriſtian is a meditating Chriſtian. p. 59
CHAP. 2. What Meditation is. 61, 62
CHAP. 3. That Meditation is a duty. 66, 67
CHAP. 4. How Meditation differs from memory. 69
CHAP. 5. How Meditation differs from study. 71
CHAP. 6. The ſubject-matter of Meditation. 72
SECT. 1. Meditate on Gods Attributes. 73
Six in particular.
1. Meditate on Gods omniſciency. 74
2. Meditate on Gods holineſſe. 75
3. Meditate on Gods wiſdome. 77
4. Meditate on Gods power. 78
5. Meditate on Gods mercy. 81
6. Meditate on Gods truth. 84
SECT. 2. Meditate upon the promiſes. 85
SECT. 3. Meditate upon the love of Chriſt. 90
SECT. 4. Meditate upon ſin. 96
SECT. 5. Meditate upon the vanity of the creature. 101
SECT. 6.
Meditate upon the excellency of grace. 103.
Grace is better than gold. p. 105
Grace is better than gifts. 106
SECT. 7. Meditate upon the eſtate of your ſoules. 109
SECT. 8. Meditate upon the fewneſs of them that ſhall be ſaved. 113
SECT. 9. Meditate upon the ſadneſſe of final apoſtaſie. 117, 118
SECT. 10. Meditate of death. 120
SECT. 11. Meditate upon the day of judgment. 125
SECT. 12. Meditate on hell. 133
SECT. 13. Meditate on heaven. 139
SECT. 14. Meditate upon eternity. 143
SECT. 15. Meditate upon your experiences. 148
CHAP. 7. Diſcovering the neceſſity of Meditation. 193
CHAP. 8. Uſe 1. Inform. It ſhews why ſo few good Christians. 199
CHAP. 9. Uſe 2. Rept. It reproves them who do not meditate in the Law of God. 201
CHAP. 10. Uſe 3. Exhort. A holy perſuaſive to Meditation. 203
CHAP. 11. The anſwering of Objections. 207, 210
CHAP. 12. Concerning occaſional Meditations. 215
CHAP. 13. For the right timeing of meditation. 222
CHAP. 14. How long Chriſtians ſhould be converſant in this duty. 231
CHAP. 15. The uſefulneſſe of Meditation. 233
CHAP. 16. The excellency of Meditation. 249
CHAP. 17. Divine motives to Meditation. 251
CHAP. 18. Rules for Meditation. 259
In the Appendix to MEDITATION.
Doct. THat it is the ſweet temper of a gracious heart to be ſtill with God. 289
What it is to be ſtill with God. 290
In what ſenſe the ſoul is ſaid to be ſtill with God. 291, 292, 293
Why the ſoul is ſtill with God. 298
Uſe 1. Shewing how a Chriſtian may be in heaven before his time. 305
Uſe 2. Reproof 1. Branch. It reproves them who are never with God. 306
2. Branch. It reproves them who are ſeldome with God. 309
Uſe 3. A perſuaſive to Christians to be ſtill with God. 312
1. Argument, How unworthy it is to have the heart ſet upon the world. 313
2. Argument. What a rare kinde of life it is to be ſtill with God. 314
1. It is the moſt noble life. 315
2. It is the moſt ſatisfactory life. 316
3. It is the moſt joyful life. 317
4. It is the moſt durable life. 318
How a Chriſtian may arrive at this bleſſed frame of heart. 320
Concerning Chriſts lovelineſs.
Doct. Jeſus Christ is infinitely lovely. 332
That Christ is most lovely, appears,
1. By his titles, 333
2. By Types prefiguring him; which were either, 1. Of Perſons, as Moſes, 334 David, 336. Solomon, 337. or, 2. Of things.
1. Christ was typified by the pillar of cloud and fire. p. 338
2. Christ was typified by the Manna. 339
3. Christ was typified by the mercy-ſeat 340
4. Christ was typified by the brazen Serpent. 341
5. Christ was typified by Noahs Ark. 342
3. That Christ is lovely, appeares by ſeveral reſemblances; He is compared to things most lovely.
As, 1. To the Roſe of Sharon. 343
2 To a precious Vine. ibid.
3 To a corner-stone 344
4 To a Rock 345
5 To a river in a dry ground 346
6 To a rich Treaſury ibid.
7 To a beautiful Robe 347
4 Chriſts lovelineſſe appeares by real demonſtrations.
1 Christ is lovely in himſelf five manner of ways
1 He is lovely in his perſon. 348, 349
2 He is lovely in his diſpoſition p. 352
3 He is lovely in his ſufferings. 354
4 He is lovely in his graces 357
5 He is lovely in his converſation 360
2 Chriſt is lovely in the eſteeme of others.
He is lovely, 1. To God his Father. 362
He is lovely, 2. To the Saints 363
He is lovely, 3. To the Angels ibid.
Uſe 1. Information.
1 Branch. Behold the lovely excellencies of Chriſt. 364
2 Branch. It ſhews us that the reaſon why many embrace not Chriſt, is their ignorance of his lovelineſſe. 371, 372
3 Branch. It ſhews the miſery of a Chriſtleſſe perſon.
1 Who lives without Chriſt 379
2 Who dies without Chriſt 382
Uſe 2. Exhort. 1 Branch. Labour to get a part and intereſt in Chriſt, 384
2 Branch. Fall in love with this lovely Saviour 387
Try your love to Chriſt.
1 By the degrees of it p. 389
2 By the fruits of it 391
3 Branch. Labour to render Chriſt lovely in the eyes of others 397
1 By commending his beauty. 398
2 By adorning his Goſpel 399
Uſe 3 Conſolation. Chriſts glorious beauty and lovelineſſe ſhall be put upon the Saints. 401, 40…
FINIS.
End of the text · Thomas Watson, The Saints Delight (1657)