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NICHOL'S SERIES OF STANDARD DIVINES.
BY JOHN C. MILLER, D.D.,
LINCOLN OOLLEQB ; HONORAET CANON OF WORCBSTEB; RECTOR OF ST MARTIN'S, BIRMINGHAM.
WORKS OP THOMAS BROOKS.
COUNCIL OF PUBLICATION.
W. LINDSAY ALEXANDER, D.D., Professor of Theology, Congregational Union, Edinburgh.
JAMES BEGG, D.D., Minister of Newington Free Church, Edinburgh.
THOMAS J. CRAWFORD, D.D., S.T.P., Professor of Divinity, University, Edinburgh,
D. T. K. DRUMMOND, M.A., Minister of St Thomas's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh.
WILLIAM H. GOOLD, D.D., Professor of Biblical Literature and Church History, Reformed Presbyterian Church, Edinburgh.
ANDREW THOMSON, D.D., Minister of Broughton Place United Presby- terian Church, Edinburgh.
Enteral suitor. REV. THOMAS SMITH, M.A., EDiNBimGH.
BY THE REV. ALEXANDER BALLOCH GROSART, LIVEBPOOL.
AN ABK FOR ALL GOD's NOAHS THE PRJXV-KkS OF HEAVEN HEAVEN
ON EAETH ; OR, WELL-GROtJ^ESll) ASSURANCE. ' ,^ , ,
EDINBURGH: JAMES NICHOL.
LONDON : JAMES NISBET AND CO. DUBLIN : G. HERBERT.
PKllrntD BT JOHN OREIO AND SON, OLD PHl'SIC OABSENS.
I.-AN ARK FOE ALL GOD'S NOAHS.
Epistle Dedicatory, Introduction,
Analysis of Text and Topics, I. What a Portion God is.
(9. (10. (11. (12. (13 (14.
Absolute, needful, and necessary,
Glorious, happy, and blessed,
Permanent, indefinite, never-failing, everlasting.
n. Grounds of Title unto God as a Portion.
(1.) Free favour and love of God, (2.) Covenant of grace, (3.) Marriage-union,
II. Improvement of the Truth that God is a Portion.
(1.) Fret not on account of prosperity of the wicked
(2.) Be content with present condition,
(3.) Those mistaken who judge saints to be unhappy,
(4.) Set not affections on earthly portions,
(5.) Be cheerful under all crosses and troubles,
(6.) Away with all expedients and compliances,
(7.) Glory in God as a portion,
12-13 13-15 15-16 17-18 18-21 21-22 22-23 23-26 26-27 27-28 28-30 30-32 82-35 35-37 37-39
47-52 52-54 54-56 56-58 68-59 59-60
(8.) Shall want nothing good,
(9.) Away with inordinate cares, (10.) All is the believer's, (11.) God no hurtful portion, . (12.) Let the saints think of G-od as their portion, (13.) Be not afraid to die, (14.) Make it fully out that God is your portion ; its advantages,
Question 1. How shall we know whether God be our portion ? Answered, ,, 2. How shall we evidence this ? Answered, Incitements to see that God is our portion, How to make God our portion. Objections answered, ....
Positions that may be useful.
60-62 62-66 66-67 67-71 71-73 7a-74 74-82
82-106 106-111 111-115 115-119 119-127 127-136
II -THE PRIVY KEY OF HEAVEN.
Epistle Dedicatory, being an Eposition and Application of
Mat. VI. 9, . . . . . . 189-161
To the Keader, ...... 162-163
Doctrine : That closet prayer or private prayer is an indispensable
duty, &c., proved, ..... 165-166
Twenty Arguments for Closet-Prayer.
(1.) The most eminent saints have done it, . . . 166-169
(2.) Christ did it, . . . . . . 169-171
(3.) A distinction from hjrpocrites, .... 171-172
(4.) Can thus more fully unbosom ourselves, . . . 172-173
(5.) Secret duties shall have open rewards, . . . 173-174
(6.) God most manifests himself in private, . . . 174-177
(7.) Life is the only time for it, ... . 177
(8.) The great prevalency of it, . . . . 177-183
(9.) The most soul-enriching of duties, . . . 183-184
(10.) Take many things together, .... 184
(11.) Christ much delighted by, .... 185
(12.) Believers only get God's secrets, . . . 185-188
(13.) The Christian's meat and drink in difficulties, . 190-191
(14.) God is omnipresent, ..... 191-192
(15.) Private prayer neglected brings neglect to public prayer, . 192-193 (16.) The times call aloud for it, . . . .193-194
(17.) The near relations to the Lord call for it, . . . 1^4-195
(18.) God hath given special marks of favour in secret prayer, . 195-196
(19.) Satan, a great enemy to it, . . .• . 196-197 (20.) Believers, those from whom private prayer may be looked
The doctrine condemns five sorts of persons, . . . 199-202
Six objections stated and met, ..... 202-248
Eleven advices and counsels, ..... 248-277
Means and rules, . . . . . . . 277-299
Epistle Dedicatory, ...... 808-311
To THE Saints, ....... 812-315
The Preface, Touching the Nature of Assurance, . . 816-317
Proving by ten arguments, that persons in this life may attain to a well-grounded assurance of their everlasting happiness and blessedness, ...... 818-328
This truth improved against Papists and Arminians, . . 828-830
Containing several weighty propositions about assurance, . 330-346
Further in this chapter is shewed, ten special seasons and times, wherein the Lord is pleased to give to his people a sweet assurance of his favour and love, . . . . 346-873
Containing ten hindrances and impediments that keep poor souls from assurance, with the means and helps to remove those impediments and hindrances .... 878-892
Further in this chapter is laid down six motives to provoke Chris- tians to put out all theu: strength and might against bosom- sins, against the iniquity of their heels, against the sins that do so easily beset them, .... 392-395
Also five means to help on the mortification and destruction of
bosom-sins, . . . . . . 395-897
Containing ten motives or incentives, to provoke all that want assurance, to be restless in their spirits till they have obtained it, ...... 397-406
Also in this chapter you have ten advantages that will redound to such souls that get a well-grounded assurance of their everlasting happiness and blessedness, . . . 406-413
Shewing nine ways and means of gaining a well-grounded assur- ance, &c. In the handling of which several considerable questions are also resolved, .... 413-483
Also in this chapter eight special things are discovered : As first, what knowledge that is that doth accompany salvation, 438-446 Secondly, What faith that is that accompanies salvation, that
borders upon salvation, ..... 446-459 Also several hints are given, both concerning strong and weak !< foith, ....... 460-461
Thirdly, What repentance that is that accompanies salvation, .
Fourthly, What obedience that is that accompanies salvation, .
Fifthly, What love that is that accompanies salvation, .
Fourteen ways whereby that love that doth accompany salva- tion doth display and manifest itself.
Sixthly, What prayer that is that doth accompany salvation, .
Eight differences betwixt the prayers of souls in Christ, and souls out of Christ, betwixt the prayers of believers and
, and unbelievers, ......
Seventhly, What perseverance that is that doth accompany sal- vation, .......
Eighthly, What hope that is that doth accompany salvation.
Two cautions upon the whole, . . . . .
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501-503 503-511 511-512