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The Fading of the Flesh and Flourishing of Faith

Published: 1662
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The fading of the flesh and flourishing of faith, or, One cast for eternity with the only way to throw it vvell : as also the gracious persons incomparable portion / by George Swinnock ...

London Printed for Tho. Parkhurst ... 1662.

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By the same authorThere is extant of this Reverend Authors theſe Five other Treatiſes.
DedicationTo the Courteous Ms. Jane Swinnock, WIDOW OF Mr. Caleb Swinnock, LATE OF Maidſtone Deceaſed
DedicationTO THE Right VVorshipful, THE Mayor, with the Recorder, Jurats, Common Council, and the reſt of the…
Table of contentsThe Contents of the ſeveral Chapters
Publishers advertisementBooks Printed for, and ſold by Thomas Parkhurſt, at the ſign of the three Crowns, over againſt the Great…
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PartDoct. 1 1. Doct. That Mans fleſh will fail him.
PartDoct. 2 2. Doct. That its the comfort of a Chriſtian, in his ſaddeſt condition, that God is his portion.
Chapter 3CHAP. III. The Reaſons of the Doctrine, Mans Corruptibility, Gods fidelity, and Mans Apoſtacy from God.
Chapter 4CHAP. IIII. Firſt Ʋſe, diſcovering the folly of them that mind the fleſh chiefly.
Chapter 5CHAP. V. Second USE. An Exhortation to ſinners to prepare for death, with three quickenning motives. Death…
Chapter 6CHAP. VI. Three Motives more. A Dying Hour, will he a Trying Hour: The miſery of the unprepared: The…
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. What is requiſite to preparation for Death. A change of ſtate, and a change of nature, with a…
Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. The Second Exhortation To the ſerious Chriſtian, ſhewing how a Saint may come to dye with courage.
PartThe firſt Means.
PartThe ſecond Means.
PartThe third Means.
Chapter 9CHAP. IX. The Second Doctrine. That God is the Comfort of a Chriſtian, with the grounds of it; His…
Chapter 10CHAP. X. God muſt needs be Mans happineſs, becauſe he is an Alſufficient Good.
Chapter 11CHAP XI. God the happineſs of Man, becauſe of his ſutableneſs to the Soul.
Chapter 12CHAP. XII. God the Saints happineſs, becauſe of his Eternity and the Saints propriety in him.
Chapter 13CHAP XIII. The firſt uſe. The difference betiwxt a ſinner and a Saint in diſtreſſe.
Chapter 14CHAP. XIV. The Difference betwixt the Portions of Gracious and Graceleſs perſons in this World.
Chapter 15CHAP XV. The difference betwixt the Sinners and Saints portion in the other world.
Chapter 16CHAP. XVI. A Ʋſe of Tryal, whether God be our portion or no, with ſome marks.
Chapter 17CHAP. XVII. An Exhortation to Men, to chooſe God for their portion.
Chapter 18CHAP XVIII. God is a ſatisfying and a ſanctifying portion.
Chapter 19CHAP. XIX. God an univerſal and eternal portion.
Chapter 20CHAP XX. Comfort to ſuch as have God for their portion.
PartIn particular, the Doctrine is comfortable againſt the Death of our Chriſtian Friends, and againſt our own…
Back matter
List of scriptural passagesSome Scriptures that are occaſionally opened.
IndexA Table of the chief heads treated of in the foregoing Book.
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