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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
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210, 211. Use, See how Satan doth delude their souls whom he persuades not to believe is a virtue, is a thing pleasing unto God. p. 212. Reasonings of poor souls why they must not believe. p. 213. 2 Use of Exhortation to three things. 1 To be convinced of the greatness of the sin. 1 You wrong God. 2 You gratify Satan. Satan hath two glasses to discover sin. p. 215. Quest. How shall I know when God, and when Satan discovers sin? p. 216. A sinful looking on sin in seven particulars. p. 217. 3 You injure your selves in three particulars. 2 Be humbled for it. p. 219. 3 Be quickened to believe. p. 219, 220. Consider. 1 It is Gods command, and that is first, a sufficient warrant. 2 It is sufficient security. p. 220. 2 Consider you can do God no greater pleasure, than to come in and believe in him. p. 221. Faith a weapon to be wielded against seven charges of Satan. p. 221, 222.
210, 211. Use, See how Satan doth delude their souls whom hee perswades not to beleeve is a vertue, is a thing pleasing unto God. p. 212. Reasonings of poor souls why they must not beleeve. p. 213. 2 Use of Exhortation to three things. 1 To bee convinced of the greatnesse of the sin. 1 You wrong God. 2 You gratify Satan. Satan hath two glasses to discover sin. p. 215. Quest. How shall I know when God, and when Satan discovers sin? p. 216. A sinful looking on sin in seven particulars. p. 217. 3 You injure your selves in three particulers. 2 Be humbled for it. p. 219. 3 Be quickned to beleeve. p. 219, 220. Consider. 1 It is Gods command, and that is first, a sufficient warrant. 2 It is sufficient security. p. 220. 2 Consider you can do God no greater pleasure, than to come in and beleeve in him. p. 221. Faith a weapon to be weilded against seven charges of Satan. p. 221, 222.
THE CONTENTS. OF HYPOCRISY. ISAIAH 58.2. The World divided into four ranks of men. p. 26 Those that are in the pale of the Church ranked in three sorts. ibid. Those that are pretenders for Heaven, into two sorts; of which are, the 1 Formal Christian. ibid. 2 Upright and sincere Christian. ibid. The Text opened. ibid. Doct. That it is possible for a man to do much in the ways of God, even to abound in all outward performances, and yet be false at heart, and have an unsound spirit here, and miss of Heaven hereafter. p. 263 The Doctrine proved and cleared by diverse Particulars; as The first Particular is, 1 He may hear the Word. p. 265 2 May abound in hearing. ibid. 3 May hear with affection. ibid. Four kinds of affections that a Formalist may hear with, 1 With affection of wonder and astonishment. p. 266 2 Affection of fear and trembling. ibid. 3 With delight and some kind of love. ibid. 4 With affection of Joy. ibid. Secondly, A man may not only hope, but pray too, nay, make many Prayers. ibid. And he may join fasting to prayer. ibid. Thirdly, A man may seem to be humbled, to mourn, and to weep for sin, and yet be unsound. p. 267 There are four sorts of tears. ibid. 1 Tears of Anger. ibid. 2 Tears of desperation, such as are the damned in Hell. ibid. 3 Tears of compassion. ibid. 4 Tears of Godly-sorrow. ibid. Fourthly, A man may seem to do much, walk in many ways of duty in outward show of obedience, to the letter of command. ibid. Fifthly, A man may cast up his vomit, disgorge himself of all his old ways. p. 268