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Flavel, John, 1630?-1691 • SECTION 256

Section 256

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The blessedness of them 231

Directions for kindling and increasing of them 234

Diseases, the spiritual ones which Christ cures 179 Vid. Physician.

Drawing, (of sinners to Christ) what implied in the Father"*s

The wonderful way wherein God does it 71

The impossibility of coming to Christ without it 75

Useful inferences from the consideration of it 79

AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE FOR THE SECOND VOLUME. 607

Death spiritual, several useful iuferences concerning it 380

JEmbassadors, Ministers so called in scripture 49

Exaltation of Christ, the necessity of it to our salvation 50

Faith, the saving act of it expressed by receiving Christ 103

Arguments against its being the matter of justification 113

Arguments against the imputation of it for righteousness 118

Its justifying, as a condition, argued against 119 Many sound believers doubt their want of it, upon undue

grounds 123 The least degree of that which is saving, a very valuable

The danger of being without the means of it 127

FeUo'iVship, (with Christ) explained at large, and applied 141

Vid. Communion. Fleshy A discourse concerning the crucifying of it. Vid. Mor*

tificatlon. S^5 Freedom of Christians ; the nature and excellency of it opened

and applied, 269. Vid. Liberty.

Friend, what an incomparable one Christ is 22^

Heavy laden, How some are go with the burdensome sense of

The difficulty of bearing up under it 161

Whence any souls are kept from sinking under it 163

VV^hy God suffers sinners to be so 164

Useful inferences concerning it 166

Several advices to them that are in this case 169

Why such only are invited by our Saviour to come to him 176

Hope, how groundless that of unregenerate sinners is 294

Imitation of Christ, what is supposed and included in it 398 It denotes our conformity to him in hoUness 402

How it consists in being like him in obedience 404

COS AN ALrilABETICAL TABLE FOR THE SECOND VOLUME,

It comprehends oiir resembling him in delighting in God, and

inofFensiveness toward men 409

The necessity of it evinced in tv>-o things 414

Several useful inferences concerning it 415

Immortality (of man's soul) proved from its nature 559

Argued from the promises and threatenings of God's word 5Q9,

It is attested by all nations in all ages 5Q^

Proved from the soufs eternal habits 5Q5

It appears from the consideration of man's dignity 567

It is evidenced by the souFs desire of immortality 568 Proved from its sometimes returning into the body after

Immortality, Denying it, subverts the whole Christian religion ibid.

Objections against it answered 575

Useful inferences from the consideration of it 579

ICnowledge, How much that which is experimental excels

Law (moral) The use of it not to justify but convince 28S

Liberty of believers, wherein it does not consist 269

Wherein it does consist 273

The different kinds and properties of it 274

Several useful inferences concerning it 276

Life (spiritual) The nature and properties of it 88

In what manner it is wrought in the soul 92

God's end in givino^ it 94 Arguments to prove the production of it wholly supernatural 95

The previous necessity of it to saving faith in Christ 97

Symptoms of its being in the soul 101

Life of the unregenerate, wherein it consists 289

What maintains the groundless security of it 290

Signs of its being too common in the world. 291

The danger of the false hope thereof 292

Useful inferences from the groundless security of it 293

Lord of Glory, That, and how Christ is so 236

Profitable improvenjents of Christ's being such a one 238

Lovely, How Christ is said to be altogether so 214

Christ is so, both in his person and offices 218

Several useful inferences from Christ's being so 223

Light) how it aggravates sin, shewn in six particulars 445

AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE FOR THE SECOND VOLUME. 60^

Light, Why sins against it have the greater condemnation 464

Several useful inferences concerning it 467

3Iercy (the promised) Christ emphatically so called SOS

Why Christ is so stiled ibid.

Twelve properties of Christ considered as such 204

How God performed it in Christ 207

None that is saving to be obtained out of Christ 209

We should not satisfy ourselves with any without Christ 211

What encouragement humbled sinners have to hope for 212

Mortification, the nature of it explained in several particulars 370

Why it is expressed by crucifying the flesh 375

The necessity of it proved by seven arguments 375

How the Spirit of God is the only principle of it 378

How it evidences the soul's interest in Christ 379 The necessity of it shews the difficulty of the Christian life

Several useful inferences from the doctrine of it 381

Evidences of the truth, and of the strength of it 395

Five comforting considerations flowing from it 396

N'ew Creature, why the regenerating work of the Spirit is

In what respects every one in Christ is made so 349

The properties of it shewn in ten particulars 351

The necessity of our becoming such 355 How being so, is an infallible proof of being interested in

The miserable state of those who are not so 359

The happiness of being, and the hope of becoming such ibid.

The greatness of the change wrought in those who are so 361

How people may be deceived in thinking themselves such 362

Signs for trial of ourselves, whether we are so or not 364

What reason such have to be cheerful and thankful 367

JPhysician, (of souls) how Christ was constituted by the

How he cures the diseases of sin 191

610 AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE FOE THE SECOND VOLUME.

Physician, How he heals the diseases of sorrow 196

Nine things wherein Christ is the only physician of souls ibid.

Several useful instructions from Chrisfs being so 197

Prayers, the force of them when united 265

Quickening, (spiritual) is the peculiar work of God's Spirit 84?

Is previously necessary to union with Christ 8*7

It is partly in, and partly subsequent to regeneration ibid.

Its previous necessity to union with Christ vindicated 9^

Deceiving of Christ, necessary to salvation 105

The several things included and applied in it 105 How this answers the offers of the gospel, shewn in several

particulars 110 Arguments to prove this is the saving act of faith lltJ What excellency this act puts upon faith 115 Motives to persuade sinners to it 135 Directions for doing it aright 139 Making it, is the design of preaching the gospel 50 The W'onderfulness of it set forth in several particulars 54 Whence preaching the gospel is an effectual means of it 5Q Useful inferences from preaching, being the means of it 59 Evidences of not being interested in it 61 How ministers should prosecute this great work 63 Exhortations to sinners who are not, and to such as are in- terested in it 66

Remission of sin, the nature of It explained 252

It is the privilege of believers only 254

It is the purchase of Christ's blood, and the fruit of rich grace ibid.

Five useful inferences from the doctrine of it ^5Q

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