Some arguments to make us serious in the trial of our faith, with
one direction taken from the manner of the Spirit's working
faith .....
Where our faith is put upon trial by its obedience, with some
particular characters that faith's obedience is stamped with . Two properties of faith : it is prayerful, and uniform in its acting 449 An exhortation to all in a state of unbelief, to endeavour for
faith, with one direction toward the attaining of it . Contains a second direction for the obtaining faith Containing three directions more towards the obtaining faith An exhortation to believers, above all to look to their faith, with
some directions for the preserving it . Sheweth, it is the duty of a Christian to own the grace of God in
him, and not deny it; with the resolution of some scruples,
with which weak saints dispute against the truth of their own
faith . . . . . .
The saint's enemy described, with his warlike provision, fiery
darts, and what they are ....
The fiery nature of Satan's enticing temptations, witli faith's
power to quench them . . . . . 473
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XIV. How faith quenclieth the hists of the flesh, hists of the eye, and
pride of life . . . . . . 479
XV. Sheweth the difference between faith's conquests over the world by quenching the fiery darts shot from it, and that victory which some of the better heathens attained to; as also a trial of our faith propounded by this power to quench Satan's enticing temptations, more or less . . . . 483
XVI. An objection against believing answered; and some directions
how to use this shield to quench enticing temptations . 485
XVII. Of the second sort of temptations, that are more affrighting, and how faith quencheth these darts in particular temptations to Atheism, which is overcome, not by reason, but by faith . 488
XVIII. Of temptations to blasphemy, and how faith quencheth them,
and defeats Satan's double design . . . . 491
XIX. The third fiery dart of despair, and the "hief argument which Satan urgeth most upon souls, to drive them into it (taken from the greatness of sin), refuted; as also the first answer with which faith furnisheth the soul for this purpose . 497
XX. Faith's second answer to Satan's argument, taken from the greatness of sin, to drive the soul to despair, where faith oppo- seth the greatness of the promises against the greatness of the soul's sin . . . . 504
XXI. Faith's third answer to Satan's arguments, urging the soul to despair, where faith opposeth the greatness of this one sin of despair, to the greatness of the rest . . . 508
'and take the helmet of salvation.' — Ver. 17
I. Wherein the concatenation of graces, in their birth, growth, and
decay, is set forth . . . . .512
II. Of the nature of hope, why styled hope of salvation, and why
compared to a helmet . . . . . 514
HI. Of the use of hope in the Christian's warfare, and of the high
and noble exploits it raiseth the Christian to undertake . 517
IV. Sheweth how hope makes the Christian content with and faith- ful in the meanest place and lowest employment that God orders for him ..... 522
V, Sheweth the mighty influence hope hath upon the Christian, to support him in his afflictions ; in particular, what help it gives, and how . . . . . . 523
VI. Wherein is shewn that God stays long before he performs some promises, and that it is hope's office then to keep the Christian in a waiting posture . . . 527
VII. Sheweth a threefold assurance which hope gives the Christian, and thereby quiets him in waiting for the performance of promises when God stays long . . . 530
VIII. A trial of what metal our helmet of hope is made . . 537
IX. Two duties pressed upon those, who, upon trial, find this grace
of hope in them . . . - . 539
X. Several instances wherein the Christian should comport with, and
live up to his hopes .... 540
XI. An exhortation to strengthen hope, pressed from three argu- ments . . . . . . 544
XII. Wherein is contained six directions, how the Christian may get
hope strengthened ..... 547
XIII. An objection answered; with two or three reflections useful for
our improving experience . . . . 553
XIV. An exhortation to them that want this helmet of hope . . 55G
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'and the sword of the spirit, which is the word of god.' — Ver. 17.
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I. Two notes observed in general from the words, and briefly
touched upon . . . . ' . 559
II. What is here meant by the word of God . . . 561
m. The divinity of the Scripture shewn, and the sufficiency of its
own testimony to prove tlie same . . . 562
IV. An argimient for the Divinity of the Holy Scriptures, drawn
from their antiquity and the sincerity of the penmen thereof. 5G3 v. The Divinity of the Scriptures demonstrated from the prophetic
part in it . . . . . . 565
VI. The Divine extraction of tlie Scripture evident in its doctrinal
part . ..... 567