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A Glimpse of Eternity

Published: 1683
Length: 76,810 words
Reading: ~5 hours
Divisions: 20

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A glimpse of eternity Very useful to awaken sinners, and to comfort saints. Profitable to be read in families, and given at funerals. By Abr. Caley.

London printed for Thomas Parkhurst, at the Bible and Three Crowns at the lower end of Cheapside, and G.B. at the Bible under the gate on London-Bridge 1683.

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

Front matter
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Title page
To the reader
Table of contents
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IntroductionThe INTRODƲCTION.
Chapter 1CHAP. I. Of Eternal, Inviſible things, the firſt Argument from God.
Chapter 2CHAP. II. Of the Meritorious Cauſes, and the Nature of Happineſs and Puniſhment, and the Immortality of Man.
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Chapter 4CHAP. IV. Of the Sublimeneſs of Eternity, as Tranſcending all Expreſſion, Knowledge (of it ſelf, or…
Chapter 5CHAP. V. Of the importance of Eternity, to the endleſneſs of it. Conſidering God will not, nothing elſe…
Chapter 6CHAP. VI. Of Eternity without ſucceſſion, or without conſumption.
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. Of Eternal Happineſs and Miſery without intermiſſion; and without mixture in Heaven or Hell.
Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. Of Lamentation for thoſe at eaſe and careleſs of Eternity, from three ſeveral Aggravations:…
Chapter 9CHAP. IX. Of Caution to prevent miſtakes about the Adverſity of the Godly, and the Proſperity of the Wicked…
Chapter 10CHAP. X. … Exhortation to Reſtrain from Sin, and Redeem Time.
Chapter 11CHAP. XI. An Exhortation to look on Eternal things, by our Meditations, Expreſſions, Affections of Deſire,…
Chapter 12CHAP. XII. …f looking to Eternal things as our end, enforced by eight ſeveral Arguments.
Chapter 13CHAP. XIII. Of Motives drawn from other things, other men, our ſelves, and the unſpeakable benefits of a…
Chapter 14CHAP. XIV. Of various other conſiderations to move us to make proviſion for Eternity.
Chapter 15CHAP. XV. Of Directions to help us in looking after Eternal Bleſſedneſs; with Anſwers to ſome Objections…

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Author: Abraham Caley (d. 1672)
Imprint: London printed for Thomas Parkhurst, at the Bible and Three Crowns at the lower end of Cheapside, and G.B. at the Bible under the gate on London-Bridge 1683.
Extent: [6], 222 p.
Language: English
Catalogue: Wing C291 · ESTC R226192
Source: TCP A79165
Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal (Text Creation Partnership)

A Glimpse of Eternity

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