Balm from Gilead, Table of contents
A Table of the Doctrines handled in these Sermons.
DOct. 1. Sinne is the cause of the plague, pag. 4. Proued by fiue reasons, pag. 5. 6. particular sinnes, pag. 7. &c. to the 15.
Obiection. Why are not all sinners cut off by it? answered, by giuing sixe causes. p. 16. 17. 18.
Vse. Instruction: First, in the true cause of the plague. p. 19.
2 In remedies against the plague. p. 24.
3 Jn the difficultie of its cure. p. 27 28. &c.
4 Of the odiousnesse of sinne. p. 31. and incitation to vse these means. p. 33
Doct. 2. The Lord sendeth the pestilence. p. 37.
Proued by fiue reasons. p. 38. &c.
Vse. The miserie of the wicked heart, pa. 42.
Satisfaction to their grounds of escape, p. 45.
2 Our duties, their obiect, pa. 47. and manner.
3 God must be acknowledged, p. 51
4 How to know the time of the continuance or ceasing of the plague, p. 56
Doct. 3. God sendeth the pestilence amongst his owne people, p. 57. Reasons, p. 58. &c.
Obiect. Psa. 91.3. Answered, p. 60
Obiect. Gods peoples sinnes are remitted: answered, p. 61.
Vse. Instruction. 1. Not to censure such as are smitten. p. 62.
2 Outward priuiledges exempt not. p. 63. &c.
3 The Lords must in such times fit themselues for death. p. 65.
4 They must vse Gods meanes. pag. 68.
Doct. 4. The pestilence is an euill of the Land. p. 70. Reasons, p. 72.
Vse. 1. The odiousnesse of sinne. pag. 74.
2 Men in place must roote them out. p. 76.
3 Jt is a ground of sympathie in the Land. p. 80.
And 4. Of the Lands vse of means. pag. 82.
Doct. 5 It is the Lord that will heale the Land. p. 84.
4. Reasons ib. Vse. 1. Reproofe, p. 87. And caueat, p. 88. 2 Direction whither to goe; pag. 89. 3 To whom to giuegive the glory, p. 93.
4 The misery of the wicked heart, and happinesse of the vngodly, p. 95.
Doct. 6. Where God sendeth the pestilence, hee calleth for humiliation, and that is his means of its cure. p, 104 What it is, p. 99. &c.
3 Reasons, p. 105, Vse 1. Reproofe, p. 112.
2. Examination, p. 114. 3. Exhortation with motiues. p. 120.
Doct. 7. Another meanes prescribed and called for, is prayer, p 128.
Reas. 4. ibid. Obiect. 4. Made and answered. p. 131. &c.
Vse 1. Reproofe. pag. 134. 2. It setteth forth Gods merciemercy. pag. 135.3. Examination requisites of prayer. pag 141. 4. Exhortation to vse the meanes with motiues. p. 152.
Doct. 8. Another meanes prescribed and called for, is seeking the Lord. p. 160. 5. Reasons. p. 161.
Vse 1. Reproofe. 2. Examination with requisites of seeking. pa. 164.165. As Christians, p. ibid. As Magistrates p. 170. As Ministers, p. 173 3. Exhortation p. 179.
Doct. 9. The meanes, is seeking the fauour of God. p. 187. 4. Reas. p. ib.
Vse. Then can wee not deserue it, p. 189.
2 The miserie of the place where GOD doth send the plague, pag. 191. 3. Exhortation to seeke in Gods manner. p. 196.
Doct. 10. Sinne is a way, and a wicked way. pag. 208. 4. Reas. pag, 209 &c.
Vse. To enforme our iudgements, worke vponupon our affections, and order our liues answerable. p. 215.
Doct. 11. Such as outwardly onelyonly professe, must turne from sinne, which is another meanes, p. 218
Foure reasons. ibid.
Vse. The miserie of wicked men. p. 222. Exhortation, p. 227. Motiues, p. 230. &c.
Doct. 12. Such as are turned, must turne more and more p. 234.
Fiue reasons, ibid.
Vse. There is truly sinne in the regenerate, p. 241.
Why Gods hand is on his people? p. 242.
Exhortation to mortification, p 243
Meanes, 248. &c. Motiues, 262.
Doct. 13. We must turne from our owne sinnes, and the sinnes of others, p. 267
Proued, p. ibid. How a man may turne from the sinnes of others, p. 271.
Vse. Take notice of danger, in regard of the sinnes of others, p. 275
And auoide it, p. 276
Doct. 14. God calleth for reformation and amendment, p. 280. Reas. 4. pag. ibid.
Vse. True repentance, p. 284. Reproofe, ibid.
Exhortation with motiues, p. 287
Doct. 15. Such as are turned, must turne more and more, p. 293. 4. Reas. And Obiect. Answer. ibid.
Vse. Conuersion is not perfect. p 298
God smiting his owne, iustified, p. 300. Reproofe, ib. Exhortation, p. 301. Meanes, p. 302. Motiues, p. 307, &c.
Doct. 16. Wee must turne from all sinnes to God, according to all his Commandements p. 312
4 Reas. ib. Obiect. answered, p. 317
Reproofe, pa. 319. Examination and meanes thereof, p 321. Exhortation, p. 235. Motiues, p. 326, &c.
Doct. 17. The Lord doth first heare and then heale, p. 138
Vse. The necessity of prayer and encouragement, p. 339
Doct. 18 The Land must hauehave forgiuenesse of sinnes, that it may bee cured, p. 343
3 Reas. p. 344. Obiect. Answered, p. 345
Jt teacheth vsus to labour for forgiuenesse of sinnes, p. 347
Doct. 19. It is the Lords priuiledge to forgiue sinnes. p 349. 3. Reas. 350.
It is sacriledge to giuegive it to man, p. 352
Therefore it is Gods to cure the plague, p ibid.
Whither to goe for forgiuenesse of sinnes, p. 356
To whom to giuegive the glory of it, p. 358
Doct. 20. That the Lord may forgiue, we must repent, p. 359. 3 Reas. p. 36 &c.
Vse. Refutation of the contrary opinion, p. 366. Obiect. Answered. p. 367. &c.
2. Where repentance is, there is remission, p, 375. How to seeke remission, and to know we hauehave it, p. 377.
Psal. 116. Resolued, p. 381.
Doct. 1. The purpose and practise of Gods people, is to walke, p. 385. Explication, p. ib: &c. Proofe 389
Vse. p. 394: Motiues p: 400
Doct. 2 Their purpose and practise is, to walke before the Lord, pag. 404. Proued, p. 405.
Vse. A ground of priuiledges and comforts, p. 407. And duty, p: 411
Doct. 3. It is the purpose and practise of Gods people, to walke before the Lord in the land of the liuing, p: 413
Proued, p: 414
Vse. Examination, conuiction, 417 Exhortation, p: 420.
Doct. 4. Therefore Gods people purpose, and practise this duty, because of Gods deliuerances. p. 423.
Proued, ibid.
Vse. Examination, p. 425.
Exhortation, p. 434. &c.
BALME FROM GILEAD.
2 CHORN. 7.13.14.
If I send the Pestilence amongst my People, If my people which are called by my name shall humble themselues, and pray, and seeke my face, and turne from their wicked wayes, then will I heare from heauen, and I will forgiue their sinnes, and I will heale their Land.