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Wherein that sin is to be specially noticed,
page 116
Why is it to be specially noticed,
117
How to get a view of the corruption of nature,
119
HEAD II. THE MISERY of Man's Natural State,
discoursed from Eph. ii. 3.
121
MAN's natural state, a state of wrath,
123
What this state of wrath is,
Wrath in the heart of God against the natural man,
Wrath in the word of God against him,
125
ib.
126
Wrath in the hand of God against him,
127
128
129
ment,
Hath no security for a moment's safety,
Wrath against him at death, and at the general judg-
The qualities of that wrath,
130
131
The doctrine of the state of wrath confirmed and vin-
A view of the nature of God, whose wrath it is,
How to flee from wrath,
A few words to the saints, and a few to all,
HEAD III. MAN'S UTTER INABILITY to recover him-
self, discoursed from Rom. v. 6. John vi. 44.
ONLY two ways of man's recovering himself sup-
poseable, viz. the way of the law, and the way of
the gospel,
153
Man unable to recover himself, in the way of the law, 154
He cannot keep the commands perfectly,
The perfection of law-obedience, four-fold,
He cannot satisfy the justice of God for his sin,
155
15.T
page 159
Object.-God is merciful; we hope to be saved, if
we do as well as we can, Answered,
Man unable to recover himself in the way of the gos-
pel, to embrace and use the help offered for his re-
covery,
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Proved by several arguments,
Object. (1.) If we be under an utter inability to do
any good, how can God require us to do it? An-
swered,
Object. (2.) Why do you then call us to believe, re-
pent, and use the means? Answered,
Object. (3.) The use of means needless, seeing we
are utterly unable to help ourselves out of the state
of sin and wrath: Answered,
Quest. Has God promised to convert and save them,
who, in the use of means, do what they can to-
wards their own relief? Answered,
The conclusion of this head,
III. THE State of GRACE, or Begun Recovery.
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168
HEAD I. REGENERATION, discoursed from 1 Pet.i. 23. 169
Or the nature of regeneration,
Partial changes mistaken for this change,
The change made in regeneration, what it is,
In general and particular,
The mind illuminated, and the will renewed,
Cured of its utter inability to good,
Endued with a fixed aversion to evil,
bent and propensity to good,
Reconciled to the covenant of peace,
Disposed to receive Jesus Christ,
170
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173, 175
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179
180
181
182
Trial of one's state, whether born again, or not,
Some cases of doubting Christians resolved,
195
199.
Case (1.) The precise time and way of one's con-
version not known,
Case (2.) Sin prevailing,
page 199.
Case (3.) Corruptions more violent than formerly, 200
Case (4.) Affections to the creature stronger than
to the Creator.-Glowing affections to God
gone,
Case (5.) Attainments of hypocrites and apostates,
a terror,
Case (6.) Falling short of the Saints mentioned in
Scripture, and of others,
Case (7.) No child of God so tempted,
Case last. Strange and unusual afflictions,
201
203
204
205
207
The necessity of regeneration,
208
stock,
A dead stock,
respect,
A killing stock,
HEAD II. THE MYSTICAL UNION betwixt CHRIST and
Believers, discoursed from John xv. 5.
A GENERAL view of the Mystical Union,
The natural stock of all men, Adam,
Originally a choice vine,
Now a degenerate stock,
Fruits growing on the branches of the nature of the
The condition of the branches in that
217
218
221
223
224
226
227
228
The supernatural stock, into which the branches are
ingrafted, Jesus Christ,
229
The branches taken out of the natural stock, and.
grafted into the supernatural stock, the elect,
How cut off from the natural stock, in twelve parti-
culars,
231
232
How ingrafted into Christ,
234
244
Christ apprehends the sinner by his Spirit, page 234
The sinner apprehends Christ by faith,
How one may know one's self to be apprehended of
Christ,
The benefits flowing to believers from union with
Justification, 249. Peace with God, and peace of
conscience, 252. Adoption, 255. Sanctifica-
tion, 257. Growth in grace,
Quest. If all true Christians be growing ones,
what shall be said of those who, instead of
growing, are going backward? Answered,
Quest. Do hypocrites grow at all? And if so,
how shall we distinguish betwixt their
growth, and the growth of the Christian?
Answered,
Fruitfulness
Acceptance of their fruits of holiness,
Establishment,
Support,
The special care of the Husbandman,
The duty of saints united to Christ,
A word to sinners,
246.
248
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264
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270
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275
278
282
IV. THE ETERNAL STATE, or State of Consummate
Happiness or Misery.
HEAD I. DEATH, discoursed from Job xxx. 23.
233
A flying vanity,
289
The doctrine of death, a looking-glass, wherein to be-
hold the vanity of the world,
290
292
A store-house for contentment and patience,
A bridle to curb Jests conversant about the body, 294
A spring of Christian resolution,
A spur to incie to prepare for death,
297
HEAD II. The Difference betwixt the righteous and
Wicked at death, discoursed from Prov. xiv. 32.
THE wicked dying, are driven away,
300
301
In what cases a wicked man may be willing to die, 303
Whence they are driven, and whither,
Driven away in their wickedness
The hopelessness of their state at death,
304
305
306
Their hopes of peace and pleasure in this life cut off, ib.
They have no solid grounds to hope for eternal
happiness,
307
Death roots up their delusive hopes of heaven, 308
Makes their state absolutely and for ever hopeless, ib.
Caution against false hopes: Character of those hopes, 309
Exhortation to hasten out of a sinful state,
To be concerned for the salvation of others,
The state of the godly at death, a hopeful state,
Christ, their best friend, is Lord of the other world,
They will have a safe passage to it,
A joyful entrance into it,
Object. Many of the godly, when dying, full of fears,
and have little hope: Answered,
311
312
313
316
317
Death uncomfortable to them in three cases, 319
Ten cases of saints anent death, Answered,
Considerations to bring saints in good terms with
- death,
320
The certainty of the resurrection,
338
Who shall be raised, 338. What shall be raised,
How the dead shall be raised,
The difference betwixt the godly and the wicked,
in their resurrection,
The qualities of the raised bodies of the saints, 345
The qualities of the raised bodies of the wicked, 348
Comfort to the people of God,
Terror to all natural men,
349
351
341