The Wonderful Mystery of Spiritual Growth, Table of contents – Errata
The Contents of this Booke.
1 THe entrance to the Treatiſe.
2 That we muſt grow in Grace. Proued,
1 By the command of God.
2 By the grounds of the New Birth.
3 By the meanes of our Calling.
4 By the Condition of the New Birth.
5 By the Reſemblances thereof.
6 By the Metaphors expreſsing the ſame.
7 By the vſe and b…nefit… thereof.
8 By the Prayers of the Saints.
9 By the contrarie condition of the wicked.
10 By the continuall malice of Satan againſt the New Birth.
11 By the continuance of the Meanes hereto.
12 By the end of Sanctification.
Vſe. To conuince the Papiſts of Merite, and falling from Grace.
To confound the carnal Chriſtian.
To reproue the weake Chriſtian.
Inſtruction to grow in Grace.
Triall hereof.
Comfort herein.
Chap. 2.
What this Spirituall Growth is.
1 The deſcription thereof.
2 The explication of it.
3 Iuſtification and vſe thereof.
Chap. 3.
Of the Cauſes, and Meanes, and Helpes of this ſpirituall Growth.
And theſe. Either Within,
1 Principall.
2 Inſtrumentall, and theſe Principall, the
Word.
Conſcience.
1 Inſtrumentall, as ſauing knowledge.
1 Of the power of Corruption.
2 Of the Meaſure of Grace attained, with the vſe thereof.
2 Inſtrumentall cauſe. Experience, both
1 Of former failings, and
2 Of former thriuing.
3 Of the combate betweene the Fleſh and the Spirit, with the vſes thereof.
2 Cauſes without. Direct.
1 Vſe of Gods ordinances.
The Word.
Sacraments.
Prayer publike.
Examples of the Saints.
Indirect.
Afflictions, with the vſe thereof.
3 Helpes hereto, are
1 Soundneſſe of Iudgement, & why.
2 Synceritie, and how.
3 Daily Repentance.
4 Daily Thankfulneſſe.
5 Priuate Prayers.
6 Conuerſion of others.
7 Watching ouer our hearts, and examination thereof: how this to be done.
8 Daily encreaſe in knowledge, and how.
9 Contentedneſſe, and why.
10 Watching in our Chriſtian libertie, and how.
11 Daily growth in Faith, and how.
12 Putting on the ſpirituall Armor daily, and how.
13 By Patience, and
14 Continuall ſupplication.
15 Conſcience of the Sabboth.
16 Conſtant keeping of the daily ſacrifice.
17 Daily preparation to Afflictions.
18 Nouriſhing tenderneſſe of Conſcience.
19 Hauing the feare of God alwaies before our eies.
20 And ſo to maintaine an holy iealouſie ouer our ſelues.
21 Not reſting in any meaſure receiued.
22 Daily Preparation to Death.
23 Daily Reſignation into the hands of God.
24 Spirituall wiſedome, in Redeeming the time, In auoyding troubles, &c. and how.
25 Maintaining ſpirituall Ioy, and how.
Chap. 4.
Of the manner how we grow in Grace, expreſſed by the Metaphors and Reſemblances of the New Birth. As that it is like
1 A New Creature, with the ſenſe and vſe thereof.
… To ſeede, with the ſenſe and vſe thereof.
3 To Light, with the ſenſe and vſe thereof.
4 To the Wind; where, of the ſenſe & application thereof.
5 To a combate, with the ſenſe and vſe thereof.
6 To a Myſterie, with the ſenſe and vſe thereof, both generall and particular.
Chap. 5.
Of diuers Rules for the better diſcerning and triall of the Manner of our Growth and comfort therein, whereof the
Firſt is, That we muſt liue by Faith and not by ſenſe: where
1 What this meaneth.
2 Concluſions hence, to encounter diuers tentations concerning the manner of our Growth, and to ſatisfie vsus herein.
2 Rule herein is, to compare ſpirituall things with ſpirituall things.
Where 1. What this meaneth.
2 The Application thereof for Diſcerning, and Comfort.
3 Rule for diſcerning hereof, is according to thoſe ſeuerall callings impoſed on vsus, with the ſenſe and vſe thereof.
4 Rule is, That we muſt bring forth fruit in due ſeaſon.
Where 1. What is meant thereby.
2 The application thereof for triall and comfort.
5 Rule, That God accepteth the will for the deed: where
1 The ſenſe thereof.
2 The vſe, for the triall & comfort.
6 Rule, That by the manner of the Mortification of the Fleſh, the manner alſo of ſpirituall Growth may be diſcerned: where
1 How the Fleſh is mortified.
2 Grace accordingly is encreaſed, with the vſes thereof.
Chap. 6.
Of the meaſure of Spirituall Growth: where
1 Of the meaſure propounded.
1 By the Law.
2 By the perfect paterne.
3 By the end of Holineſſe.
2 The triall of this Meaſure.
1 By particular Gifts, and the improuement of them.
2 By Spirituall experience.
3 By ſeuerall callings.
4 Varietie of ſeaſons.
5 Encreaſe of Meanes.
3 More particular Examination thereof.
1 Generall.
2 Particular, as
1 By the Law.
2 By the Goſpell, as
1 Faith.
2 Repentance.
Chap. 7.
Of certain Rules for the diſcerning & iudging of the true ſcantling & Meaſure of our Spirituall Growth.
1 Rule, That God requireth acc…rding to the Meanes he vouchſafeth, with the ſenſe and vſe thereof.
2 That his Grace ſhall be ſufficient for vsus, with the ſenſe and vſe thereof.
3 That the ſpirit worketh freely, as in the Manner, ſo in the Meaſure thereof, with the ſenſe and vſe thereof.
4 That the power of God is ſeene in weakeneſſe, with the ſenſe and vſe hereof.
5 That as there are diuers meaſures of Glorie, ſo alſo of Grace, and yet in each ſufficient, with the ſenſe and vſe thereof.
6 Rule, by our enduring Afflictions, with the ſenſe and vſe thereof.
7 That all things ſhall worke together for the beſt, with the ſenſe and vſe thereof.
Chap. 8.
Of the Marks of Spiritual Growth and Triall thereof: where
1 Of ſuch as Generally reſpect our our ſelues, as
1 Knowledge, and that
1 Of the power of Corruption.
2 Deceitfulneſſe of the Heart.
3 Satans ſleights.
4 The Myſtrie of Chriſt.
Where, of the triall of Faith.
2 Sanctification.
3 Of the meaſure of ſanctification attained.
Or others, as alſo
2 Of the ſpeciall Markes.
Chap. 9.
Caſes of Conſcience concerning ſpirituall Growth.
1 Caſe, how wee can iuſtifie our growing in Grace, when we daily fall into many euils, and decay ſometimes in ſome ſpeciall gifts.
Reſolution hereof.
By conſidering 1. Gods wiſedome, and that
1 In bringing light out of darkneſſe, & ſhewing his power in weakneſſe.
2 Gods Promiſe.
3 Eſtate of Sanctification.
A Combate what it is.
1 In the vnderſtanding, how the Saints differ from Hypocrites.
2 In the conſcience, where the difference is laid downe betweene the Elect and Reprobate.
3 Difference in the will and affections.
4 Difference in their Reſolution.
5 In their Endeuour.
Errata.
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