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The Way to the Tree of Life

by John White · 1575–1648

Published: 1647
Length: 89,961 words
Reading: ~6 hours
Divisions: 39

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A vvay to the tree of life discovered in sundry directions for the profitable reading of the Scriptvres : wherein is described occasionally the nature of a spirituall man, and, in A digression, the morality and perpetuity of the Fourth Commandment in every circumstance thereof, is discovered and cleared / by Iohn White ...

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The Planters Plea

1630

London Printed by M.F. for R. Royston ... 1647.

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

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DedicationTO The right Worſhipfull the Mayor, Recorder, Bailives, Burgeſſes, and the reſt of the Inhabitants in the…
AffirmationTo the Author.
Table of contentsA Table of the title of the ſeverall Chapters and Sections contained in the Treatiſe following.
PartDIRECTIONS FOR THE PROFITABLE Reading of the Scriptures.
Chapter 1CAP. I. Of the neceſsity of preparation thereunto.
Chapter 2CAP. II. Of the Authour of the holy Scriptures.
2 sections
Chapter 3CAP. III. The Scriptures which have God for their Authour, muſt needs be of divine Authority.
Chapter 4CAP. IV. Of the Pen-men of the Scriptures, that they were holy men, inſpired and guided in that work…
Chapter 5CAP. V. Of the Subject or Matters handled in the Scriptures, that the Scriptures containe all things…

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Chapter 6CAP. VI. Of the ſcope and end of the Scriptures, which is, Gods glory and mans ſalvation.
Chapter 7CAP. VII. Who they are that profit by reading the holy Scriptures; that they muſt be men of ſpirituall mindes.
4 sections
Chapter 8CAP. VIII. Of the choice of fit Times and Seaſons for Reading the Scriptures.
Chapter 9CAP. IX. Of the Manner of Preparation before the Reading of the Scriptures.
Chapter 10CAP. X. Of reverend Attention and heedfull Obſervation in reading the Scriptures.
Chapter 11CAP. XI. Of duties after Reading the Scriptures, eſpecially Meditation and Prayer.
Chapter 12

39 divisions in the TEI outline

Subjects

Bible · ReadingTen commandments · Name of God · Criticism, interpretation, etc

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Author: John White (1575–1648)
Imprint: London Printed by M.F. for R. Royston ... 1647.
Extent: [26], 344 [i.e. 342], [5] p.
Language: English
Catalogue: Wing W1785 · ESTC R40696
Source: TCP A65753
Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal (Text Creation Partnership)

The Troubles of Jerusalems Restoration

1646

CAP. XII. Directions for the right interpretation of the Scriptures.

Chapter 13CAP. XIII. Directions for raiſing obſervations out of the Scriptures for our owne inſtruction and edification.

2 sections

PartA Digreſsion concerning the Morality of the Fourth Commandement.

Section 1SECT. I. That the Law of the Sabbath in the fourth Commandement, is Morall, and therefore perpetuall.

Section 2SECT. II. Anſwer to the Arguments againſt the Inſtitution of the Sabbath in Paradiſe.

Section 3SECT. III. The morality and perpetuity of the Sabbath proved out of the fourth Commandement.

Section 4SECT. IV. A continuation of the conſideration of the reſt of the Laws recorded in the Scripture, with ſuch…

CommentaryAN EXPLICATION Of the following DIRECTION For the Reading of the BIBLE over in a year.

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