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Christ the Way and the Truth and the Life

by John Brown · 1610–1679

Published: 1677
Length: 128,455 words
Reading: ~9 hours
Divisions: 64

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Christ the way and the truth and the life, or, A short discourse pointing forth the way of making use of Christ for justification and especially and more particularly for sanctification in all its parts, from Johan. XIV, vers. VI : wherein several cases of conscience are briefly answered, chiefly touching sanctification / by John Brown.

Rotterdam Printed by H.G. for Iohn Cairns 1677.

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

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DedicationTHE EPISTLE DEDICATORY TO The Right Honourable and Religious Lady, The Lady STRATHNAVER
To the reader
To the readerThe Author to the Reader.
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Chapter 1CHAP. I. The introduction, with some generall observations from the cohesion.
Argument 1
Argument 2Secondly.

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Argument 4Fourthly.
Argument 5Fiftly.
Argument 6Sixtly.
Chapter 2CHAP. II Of the words themselves in generall.
Chapter 3CHAP. III. How Christ is the way, in General. I am the way.
Chapter 4CHAP. IV. How Christ is made use of for justification, as a Way.
Chapter 5CHAP. V. How Christ is to be made use of, as the VVay, for Sanctification, in generall.
Cautions
Chapter 6CHAP. VI. How Christ is to be made use of, in reference to th… k…lling and crucifying of the old man.
Cautions and directionsCautions & Directions.
Objections answered
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. How Christ is to be made use of, in reference to Growing in grace.
Cautions
Objections answered
Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. How to make use of Christ, for taking the guilt of our dayly out-breakings away.
Cautions
Objections answeredQuaestions or Objections answered.
Chapter 9CHAP. IX. How to make use of Christ, for cleansing of us from our dayly spots.
Cautions and directionsCautions & Directions.
Objections answeredQuestions or objections answered.
Chapter 10CAP. X. The Truth. Some generalls proposed.
Chapter 11CHAP. XI. More particularly, in what respects Christs is called the Truth.
Chapter 12CAP. XII. Some general uses from this usefull truth; that Christ is the Truth▪
ObjectionObject. But do not even such drink-in and receive and plead for errours, as well as others: and is it not…
ObjectionObject. But many even of his own people do erre and step aside.
Chapter 13CHAP. XIII. How to make use of Christ, as the Truth, for grouth in knowledge.
Cautions
Chapter 14CHAP. XIV. How to make use of Christ, as Truth, for comfort, when truth is oppressed and borne down.
Cautions
Chapter 15CHAP. XV. How to make use of Christ for stedfastness, in a time, when truth is oppressed and borne downe.
Cautions
Chapter 16CHAP. XVI. How to make use of Christ as the Truth, when error prevaileth, and the spirit of error carryeth…
Cautions and directions
Chapter 17CHAP. XVII. How to make use of Christ, as the Truth, that we may get our case and condition cleared up to us.
QuestionQuest. But what if for all this, I get no outgate, but my distress and darkness rather grow upon my hand?
Chapter 18CHAP. XVIII. How we shall make use of Christ, as the Truth, that we may win to right and suteable thoughts…
Cautions
Chapter 19CHAP. XIX. And the Life. How Christ is the Life.
Chapter 20CHAP. XX. Some general uses.
ObjectionObjection. 1. But some wicked person may say, we see not that happy and advantagious condition of such, as…
ObjectionObj. 2. But some, who are true beleevers, will object the same, and cry out of themselves as dead; and say,…
ObjectionObj. 3. But is there not even some of those, who are most tender, that compleane of their deadnesse and…
Chapter 21CHAP. XXI. How to make use of Christ as the Life, wh… the beleever is so sitten-up in the wayes of God,…
Chapter 22CHAP. XXII. How Christ is to be made use of for life, in case of heartlesnesse and fainting, through…
Chapter 23CHAP. XXIII. How to make use of Christ as the Life, when the soul is dead, as to duty.
Chapter 24CHAP. XXIV. How shall the soul make use of Christ, as the life, which is under the prevailing power of…
Chapter 25CHAP. XXV. How Christ is to be made use of, as the life, by one that is so dead and senselesse, as he…
ObjectionObj. 2. But others get much more clearnesse?
ObjectionObj. 3▪ But if at any time I gote a sight of my case, it would be some peace and satisfaction …o me?
ObjectionObj. 4. But the want of it in the mean time maketh me go heartlesly and discouragedly about …ommanded…
ObjectionObj. 5. But it is one thing to want a cleare …ight of my state; it is another thing to judge my self, to be…
Chapter 26CHAP. XXVI. How is Christ as the Life to be applyed by a soul, that misseth God's favour and countenance.
Chapter 27CHAP. XXVII. How shall one make use of Christ, as the Life, when wreastling with an angry God because of sin?
Chapter 28CHAP. XXVIII. No man cometh to the Father but by me.
Chapter 29CHAP. XXIX. How should we make use of Christ, in going to the Father, in prayer and other pieces of worship?
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