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The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatisesThe dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises
The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatises ... : never before published / by Samuel Bolton ...The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises ... : never before published / by Samuel Bolton ...
London: printed by Robert Ibbitson for Thomas Parkhurst, 1657
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
99, 100 2 Faith puts a man into a soul-fattening pasture. p. 100 3 Faith feeds upon soul-fattening dainties. p. 101 1 On the Promises. 101. 2 Upon a soul-fattening Christ. Faith feeds upon Christ, 1 In the Word, 2 In the Sacrament. p. 102, 103 13 Royalty, Faith is a heart-emptying grace. Ibid. 1 Of opinion of Righteousness in our selves. p. 104, 105 2 Of all opinion of strength to help our selves. p. 106, 107 14 Royalty, Faith is an heart-enriching, and filling grace. p. 108, 109 1 It enricheth the head with knowledge. p. 110 2—The heart with grace. p. 111 Four invaluable things, 1 Favour of God in Christ. 2 Souls of men. 3 The Spirit. 4 The Graces of the Spirit. •hese are such riches God bestows upon none but believers. Ibid. A Believer, the poorest, and richest, man in the world. p. 112 15 Royalty, Faith is an heart-raising grace. 1 From the death of sin. p. 113 2 From the death of inward trouble. p. 114 ⟨image 8⟩1 By looking back upon soul-raising experiences. p. 115 2 Looks upon soul-raising promises. Ibid. 3 Lays hold upon a soul-raising Christ. p. 116 4 Indites soul-raising prayers, uses Arguments from it self, from God. p. 117 16 Royalty, Faith is an heart-cheering grace. p. 118 This joy of Faith is, First, Spiritual, Secondly, Hearty, Thirdly, Satisfying, Fourthly, Constant. p. 119 Faith will enable to rejoice, 1 In Bonds. 2 In Sickness. 3 In Poverty. Ibid. Five grounds of rejoicing. p. 120 Objection, Who more sad than Believers? Answered. 120, to 122 Five grounds of Sorrow arraigned at the bar of right reason. p. 122 1 Is it thy former sin? 2 Is it thy present corruption? 3 Is it thy imperfections? 4 Is it thy afflictions? 5 Is it because under some present temptation? Ibid. Matter of joy, if Faith to see Gods aims, in six particulars. p. 122, 123 17. Royalty, Faith is an heart-guiding grace. p. 124 It guides the heart in difficult cases. p. 125 Faith will not own the flesh as a King, nor as a Counsellor, p. 126 18. Royalty, Faith is an heart-establishing grace. p. 127 Unbelief unsettles the soul. Ibid. Two things Faith establisheth the soul against; First, Against fears. Secondly, Against falling, Against five sorts of fears. p. 128 1 Of Men. 2 Of Want. Ibid. 3 Of Death. p. 129 4 Of Hell. Ibid. 5 Of Judgement. p. 130 2 Faith establisheth the heart against falling. 1 Against total Apostasy. p. 130 2 Against final Apostasy. p.
99, 100 2 Faith puts a man into a soul-fatning pasture. p. 100 3 Faith feeds upon soul-fatning dainties. p. 101 1 On the Promises. 101. 2 Upon a soul-fatning Christ. Faith feeds upon Christ, 1 In the Word, 2 In the Sacrament. p. 102, 103 13 Royalty, Faith is a heart-emptying grace. Ibid. 1 Of opinion of Righteousnesse in our selves. p. 104, 105 2 Of all opinion of strength to help our selves. p. 106, 107 14 Royalty, Faith is an heart-inriching, and filling grace. p. 108, 109 1 It inricheth the head with knowledge. p. 110 2—The heart with grace. p. 111 Four invaluable things, 1 Favour of God in Christ. 2 Souls of men. 3 The Spirit. 4 The Graces of the Spirit. hese are such riches God bestowes upon none but beleevers. Ibid. A Beleever, the poorest, and richest, man in the world. p. 112 15 Royalty, Faith is an heart-raising grace. 1 From the death of sin. p. 113 2 From the death of inward trouble. p. 114