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The Sinfulness of Evil Thoughts

Published: 1659
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The sinfulnesse of evil thoughts: or, a discourse, wherein, the chambers of imagery are unlocked: the cabinet of the heart opened. The secrets of the inner-man disclosed. In the particular discovery of the numerous evil thoughts, to be found in the most of men, with their various, and severall kinds, sinful causes, sad effects, and proper remedies or cures. Together with directions how to observe and keep the heart; the highest, hardest, nad most necessary work of him that would be a real Christian. / By Jo. Sheffeild Pastor of Swithins London.

London Printed by J.H. for Samuel Gellibrand at the Golden Ball in Pauls Church-yard. 1659.

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DedicationTo the Worſhipfull THE MASTER, WARDENS, ASSISTANTS, And the reſt of THE Right Worſhipfull Society OF…
To the readerTHE EPISTLE TO THE READER.
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TreatiseTHE SINFULNESS OF Evil Thoughts
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Chapter 4CHAP. IV. Of the ſeverall kinds of Thoughts.
Chapter 5CHAP. V. Ot the ſeverall kinds of Deliberate Thoughts.
Chapter 6CHAP. VI. Sins of the thoughts in reſpect of God, and firſt of having no thoughts of God.
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. Low Thoughts of God.
Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. Of Atheiſticall thoughts.
Chapter 9CHAP. IX. Of Injurious and Erroneous Thoughts.
Chapter 10CHAP. X. Of Blaſphemous Thoughts.
Chapter 11CHAP. XI. Of Politick thoughts.
Chapter 12CHAP. XII. Of groſſe and ſuperſtitious Thoughts.
Chapter 13CHAP. XIII Of Hard Thoughts of God.
Chapter 14CHAP. XIV. Of Deſpairing Thoughts.
Chapter 15CHAP. XV. Of preſumptuous thoughts.
Chapter 16CHAP. XVI. Of Murmuring Thoughts.
Chapter 17CHAP. XVII. Of Carefull Thoughts.
Chapter 18CHAP. XVIII. Of carnall thoughts.
Chapter 19CHAP. XIX. Of doubtfull, diſtruſtfull, and fearfull thoughts.
Chapter 20CHAP. XX. Of reaſonings and Irrationall thoughts.
Chapter 21CHAP. XXI. The hypocriticall thought.
Chapter 22CHAP. XXII. Of Evil Thoughts towards our Neighbour.
Chapter 23CHAP. XXIII. Many other Evil Thoughts againſt our Neighbour.
Chapter 24CHAP. XXIIII. Of the evil thoughts which concern and reſpect our ſelves.
Chapter 25CHAP. XXV. The melancholy, and merry thought.
Chapter 26CHAP. XXVI. Of Self-murdering Thoughts.
Chapter 27CHAP. XXVII. Of Carefull Thoughts.
Chapter 28CHAP. XXVIII. The firſt uſe of confutation of that common error, that thoughts are free.
Chapter 29CHAP. XXIX. The Second uſe for humiliation.
Chapter 30CHAP. XXX. The Third Uſe of Information in ſeverall particulars.
Chapter 31CHAP. XXXI. Containing three other uſes.
Chapter 32CHAP. XXXII. Containing a Uſe of Exhortation.
Chapter 33CHAP. XXXIII. An uſe of Examination, with certaine notes to know whether the thoughts be good or bad.
Chapter 34CHAP. XXXIIII. Of Good Deſires.
Chapter 35CHAP. XXXV. Containing directions what meanes to uſe to prevent evil thoughts, and to purge them out.
Chapter 36CHAP. XXXVI. The laſt uſe of admonition to Simon and his followers.
Chapter 37CHAP. XXXVII. Containing a Soliloquy, or the ſouls ſad meditation upon the Trouble of Evil thoughts.

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