1. One to another. 2. To those that are not Christians 3. To Christ himself. We must give up ourselves to this Lord. Christ's Lordship a stop against sin. It is also a comfort in affliction. Whether Christ by dying merited for himself. . Christians must be always projecting for his glory. Christ's Lordship comfortable in the hour of death Notes. . . . . •
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CONTKNTS.
THE LIFE OF FAITM. ....
Shewing —
That there is a better life than a natural life.
The life of faith in our cflectual calling.
,, ,, in justification, what it is and how known
,, ,, in sanetification — trials of it.
,, ,, in glorification — signs of it.
Evidence of a man in the state of grace, notwithstanding God
in desertion appears his enemy.
How to live by faith-
-1. In our daily afflictions.
2. In sickness of body
3. In disgraces and reproaches among men. . . . .
4. In our particular places and calling.
5. For provision and protection in this life.
6. For our children.
7. In prosperity.
8. In God's ordinances.
9. In our combats with sin and Satan. 10. So as we may persevere unto the
end. . . . .
Note.
Tagf. 357
360 362 363 367-371 373
374 375 375
375 376
377 377 378 379 379
380 384
SAIVATION APPLIED. 385
Doctrines : —
1. That Christ loves some with a superabundant, peculiar
love. ....... 387
2. True Faith doth answer this particular love and gift
of Christ by applying it to itself. . . . 391
3. That assurance of God's favour doth spring from this particular faith. ..... 393
One may be in the state of gi'ace without this assur- ance, especially in the new-birch pangs. . . 395 Trial of sincerity herein. .... 396 Why some want feeling and sense of mercy so long. . , 397
4. This particular faith in obedience to Christ, with assurance of his particular love, is that which carries us comfortably
along, even to the .day of death. . . . . 397
God's love to us inflames us with love to him again. 399 A trial of true grace when the reflect act of faith is
hindered. . . . . . 400
Trial of Christ's love to us. . . . . 402
How to know that we have this particular assurance. 404 In some cases we must be censured by others, not our- selves, concerning our condition. . . . 406
Note. . . . . . .408
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A FOUNTAIN SEALED. 409
Epistle Dedicatory, ...... 411
Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God.
The Holy Ghost, why called a Spirit. .... 412
Why holy. ....... 413
From the apostle's dissuasion, these four presupposed truths —
1. That the Holy Ghost is in us. . . . 413
2. And is as a guide to us. . . . . 414
3. The best of us are apt to grieve him. . . 414
4. Thei'efore we should be careful of it. . . 414 § 1. Of grieving the Spirit :
I. What it is to grieve the Spirit ; how the Spirit worketh
in us. . . . . . . 414
II. Wherein do we especially grieve the Spirit. [1.] In ourselves, and that in these particulars.
(1.) In walking contrary to and in neglecting of its motions and comforts, seeking comfort from the flesh. ...... 416
(2.) By unkindness; the sins of professors, and those that have most acquaintance with the Spirit, grieve most. . . . . . 417
(3.) By presumptuous sins; sins against knowledge of two sorts ; why voluntary sins are so great, and grieve the Spirit so much ; the reason why sins of the second table grieve most ; upon divers respects the same sort of sins may grieve more and less. 417, 418 (4.) By worldliness, and paying tribute to the flesh. . 419
(5.) Abusing spiritual things to our own ends, and
fathering the works of the flesh upon the Spirit. 420
(6.) By sins against the gospel ; slighting ordinances. 420
(7.) By false judgment of things. . . . 421
(8.) Sins plotted and contrived. . . . 421
(9.) By not using the helps we have. . . 421
(10.) Cavilling against the truth. . . . 422
(11.) By doing duty in our own strength. . . 422
(12.) Thrusting ourselves into overmuch worldly em- ployment ; whence. .... 422
(13.) Omission or slight performance of duty. . 422
[2. J In many other ways, as —
(1.) Neglecting the grace in them. . . . 423
(2.) Sharp censures. .... 423
(3.) Superiors by unjust commands. . . .• 423
(4.) Inferiors by intractableness. . . . 423
(5.) By evil examples. .... 424
III. How we may know when we have grieved the Spirit,
and what is the danger of it. . . . 424, seq.
How far a child of God may grieve the Spirit. . . 425