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To the reader. 737 I. General rules for an upright conversation. 737 II. Memorandums to civil rulers for the interest of Christ, the church, and men's salvation. 741 III. Directions for subjects concerning their duty to their rulers. 744 IV. Directions to lawyers about their duty to God. 769 V. The duty of physicians. 771 VI. Directions to schoolmasters about their duty for their children's souls. 773 VII. Directions for soldiers, about their duty in point of conscience. 774 VIII. Advice against murder. 778 IX. Directions for the forgiving of enemies, and those that injure us; against wrath, and malice, and revenge, and persecution. 782 X. Cases resolved about forgiving injuries and debts, and about self-defence, and seeking right by law or otherwise. 785 XI. Special directions to escape the guilt of persecuting. Determining also the case about liberty in matters of religion. 790 XII. Directions against scandal as given. 800 XIII. Directions against scandal taken, or an aptness to receive hurt, by the words or deeds of others. 807 XIV. Directions against soul murder, and partaking of other men's sins. 810 XV. General directions for the furthering of the salvation of others. 813 XVI. Special directions for christian conference, exhortation, and reproof. 814 XVII. Directions for keeping peace with all men. 819 XVIII. Directions against all theft and fraud, or injurious getting and keeping that which is another's, or desiring it. 823 XIX. General directions and particular cases of conscience, about contracts in general, and about buying and selling, borrowing and lending, usury, &c. in particular. 827 XX. Directions against oppression. 846 XXI. Cases about, and directions against, prodigality and sinful wastefulness. 851 XXII. Cases and directions against injurious law-suits, witnessing, and judgment. 855 XXIII. Cases of conscience, and directions against backbiting, slandering, and evil speaking. 858 XXIV. Cases and directions against censoriousness and unwarrantable judging. 861 XXV. Cases and directions about trusts and secrets. 866 XXVI. Directions against selfishness as it is contrary to the love of our neighbour. 868 XXVII. Cases and directions for loving our neighbour as ourselves. 870 XXVIII. Special cases and directions for love to godly persons as such. 873 XXIX. Cases and directions for loving and doing good to enemies. 883 XXX. Cases and directions about works of charity. 885 XXXI. Cases and directions about confessing sins and injuries to others. 895 XXXII. Cases and directions about satisfaction and restitution. 896 XXXIII. Cases and directions about our obtaining pardon from God. 899 XXXIV. Cases and directions about self-judging. 901
A moral prognostication. To the reader. 905 Of what must be expected in the churches of christendom, till the golden age returns, or till the time of true reformation and unity. 906 Of the changes that will be in christendom in the golden age, and time of true reformation and unity. 914 Consectary. 920