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Of Grace and Graces. Where there is any one grace in truth, there is every grace in truth Page 7, 8, 9 The sense and evidence of the least grace, yea of the least degree of the least grace, may afford some measure of assurance. Page 17, 18, 19, 20 Probabilities of grace may be a great stay, support and comfort to poor Christians that want assurance; probabilities of grace are mercies more worth than ten thousand worlds. This is made good by ten Arguments. Page 60, to 65 Six considerable things about probabilities of grace. Page 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 If a Christian can't say he has grace, yet he should not say he has no grace; for he may have grace, and yet not know it. Page 81, 82 He that prizes the least dram of grace above ten thousand thousand worlds, certainly that man has true grace in him. Page 200 Tis the wisdom, and ought to be the work of every Christian to own the least measure of grace that is in him, though it be mixed and mingled with many weaknesses & infirmities. Page 332, 333 'Tis the wisdom, and should be the work of every Christian, to look upon all his graces and gracious evidences, as favours given him from above, as gifts dropped out of heaven into his heart, as flowers of Paradise stuck in his bosom by a divine hand. Page 333, 334 335 When you look upon your graces in the light of the spirit, it highly concerns you to look narrowly to it, that you don't renounce and reject your graces as weak and worthless evidences of your interest in Christ, &c. Page 335, 336, 337 The spirit does four things in respect of our graces Page 348 Christians may safely rejoice in their graces. Page 349, 350, 351 The more grace any man hath, the more clear, the more fair, the more full, the more sweet will his evidences be for heaven, &c. Page 378, 379, 380, 381, 382 When your graces are strongest, and your evidences for heaven are clearest, and your comforts rise-highest, then in a special manner it concerns you to ⟨image 17⟩make it your great business and work to act faith afresh upon the free, rich and glorious grace of God, and upon the Lord Jesus Christ. Page 382, 383, 384, 385

Of Grace and Graces. Where there is any one grace in truth, there is every grace in truth Page 7, 8, 9 The sense and evidence of the least grace, yea of the least degree of the least grace, may afford some measure of assurance. Page 17, 18, 19, 20 Probabilities of grace may be a great stay, support and comfort to poor Christians that want assurance; probabilities of grace are mercies more worth than ten thousand worlds. This is made good by ten Arguments. Page 60, to 65 Six considerable things about probabilities of grace. Page 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 If a Christian can't say he has grace, yet he should not say he has no grace; for he may have grace, and yet not know it. Page 81, 82 He that prizes the least dram of grace above ten thousand thousand worlds, certainly that man has true grace in him. Page 200 Tis the wisdom, and ought to be the work of every Christian to own the least measure of grace that is in him, though it be mixed and mingled with many weaknesses & infirmities. Page 332, 333 'Tis the wisdom, and should be the work of every Christian, to look upon all his graces and gracious evidences, as favours given him from above, as gifts dropt out of heaven into his heart, as flowers of Paradise stuck in his bosom by a divine hand. Page 333, 334 335 When you look upon your graces in the light of the spirit, it highly concerns you to look narrowly to it, that you don't renounce and reject your graces as weak and worthless evidences of your interest in Christ, &c. Page 335, 336, 337 The spirit does four things in respect of our graces Page 348 Christians may safely rejoyce in their graces. Page 349, 350, 351 The more grace any man hath, the more clear, the more fair, the more full, the more sweet will his evidences be for heaven, &c. Page 378, 379, 380, 381, 382 When your graces are strongest, and your evidences for heaven are clearest, and your comforts rise-highest, then in a special manner it concerns you to ⟨image 17⟩make it your great business and work to act faith afresh upon the free, rich and glorious grace of God, and upon the Lord Jesus Christ. Page 382, 383, 384, 385

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Of the hatred of sin. An Hypocrite can't hate sin as sin. Page 303, 304, 305 True hatred of sin includes six things. Page 305, 306, 307, 308 Of the heart, and of keeping of it. Where the constant standing frame of a mans heart, desires and endeavours, are set for God, Christ, Grace, Holiness, there is a most sure and infallible work of God upon that mans soul. Page 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132 A gracious heart is an uniform heart Page 161, 162, 163, 164. A gracious heart sets himself most against his darling sin, his bosom sin, his constitution sin, &c. Page 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170 He that has given up his heart and life to the Rule, Authority and Government of Christ, he has a saving work of God upon him. Page 203, 204 That man that will cleave to Christ with full purpose of heart, that man shall certainly be saved. Page 204, 205 That man that makes it his principle care, his main business, his work of works to look to his heart, to watch his heart, to reform his heart, that man doubtless hath a saving work of God upon his heart. Page 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210 Ten ways showing how men should keep their hearts. Page 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216 There are many that are great strangers to their own hearts. Page 339 Of Hypocrites. First, an Hypocrites inside is never answerable to his outside. An Hypocrites inside is one thing, and his outside another thing. Page 287, 288 Secondly, no Hypocrite under heaven is totally divorced from the love and liking of every known sin. Page 288, 289, 290, 291 Thirdly, an Hypocrites heart is never throughly subdued to a willingness to perform all known duties. Page 291, 292, 293 Fourthly, There is never an Hypocrite in the world, that makes God, or Christ, or holiness, or his doing or receiving good in his Station, Relation or Generation, his grand end, his highest end, his ultimate end of living in this world. Page 294, 295; 296, 297 Fifthly, no Hypocrite under heaven can live wholly and only upon the righteousness of Christ, the satisfaction of Christ, the merits of Christ, for justification and salvation. Page 297, 298, 299, 300 Sixthly, an Hypocrite never embraces a whole Christ, he can never take up his full rest, satisfaction and content in the person of Christ, in the merits of Christ, in the enjoyment of Christ ⟨image 17⟩alone.

Of the hatred of sin. An Hypocrite can't hate sin as sin. Page 303, 304, 305 True hatred of sin includes six things. Page 305, 306, 307, 308 Of the heart, and of keeping of it. Where the constant standing frame of a mans heart, desires and endeav•urs, are set for God, Christ, Grace, Holiness, there is a most sure and infallible work of God upon that mans soul. Page 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132 A gracious heart is an uniform heart Page 161, 162, 163, 164. A gracious heart sets himself most against his darling sin, his bosom sin, his constitution sin, &c. Page 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170 He that has given up his heart and life to the Rule, Authority and Government of Christ, he has a saving work of God upon him. Page 203, 204 That man that will cleave to Christ with full purpose of heart, that man shall certainly be saved. Page 204, 205 That man that makes it his principle care, his main business, his work of works to look to his heart, to watch his heart, to reform his heart, that man doubtless hath a saving work of God upon his heart. Page 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210 Ten wayes shewing how men should keep their hearts. Page 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216 There are many that are great strangers to their own hearts. Page 339 Of Hypocrites. First, an Hypocrites inside is never answerable to his outside. An Hypocrites inside is one thing, and his outside another thing. Page 287, 288 Secondly, no Hypocrite under heaven is totally divorced from the love and liking of every known sin. Page 288, 289, 290, 291 Thirdly, an Hypocrites heart is never throughly subdued to a willingness to perform all known duties. Page 291, 292, 293 Fourthly, There is never an Hypocrite in the world, that makes God, or Christ, or holiness, or his doing or receiving good in his Station, Relation or Generation, his grand end, his highest end, his ultimate end of living in this world. Page 294, 295; 296, 297 Fifthly, no Hypocrite under heaven can live wholly and only upon the righteousness of Christ, the satisfaction of Christ, the merits of Christ, for justification and salvation. Page 297, 298, 299, 300 Sixthly, an Hypocrite never embraces a whole Christ, he can never take up his full rest, satisfaction and content in the person of Christ, in the merits of Christ, in the enjoyment of Christ ⟨image 17⟩alone.

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Page 300, 301, 302, 303 Seventhly, an Hypocrite can't mourn for sin as sin, nor grieve for sin as sin, nor hate sin as sin, nor make head against sin as sin. Page 303, 304, 305 Eighthly, no Hypocrite is habitually low or little in his own eyes, no hypocrite has ordinarily mean thoughts of himself, or a poor esteem of himself. Page 308, 309, 310, 311, 312 Ninthly, no Hypocrite will long hold out in the work and ways of the Lord, in the want of outward encouragements, and in the face of outward discouragements. Page 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318 Tenthly, no hypocrite ever makes it his business, his work, to bring his heart into religious duties and services. Page 318, 319, 320, 321 Eleventhly, an hypocrite never performs religious duties from spiritual principles, nor in a spiritual manner. Page 321, 322, 323, 324, 325 Twelfthly, no hypocrite in the world loves the Word, or delights in the Word, or prizes the Word, as 'tis a holy Word, a spiritual Word, a beautiful Word, a pure Word, a clean word. Page 325, 326, 327, 328, 329 Thirteenthly and lastly, an hypocrite can't endure to be tried, and searched, and laid open. Page 329, 330, 331

Page 300, 301, 302, 303 Seventhly, an Hypocrite can't mourn for sin as sin, nor grieve for sin as sin, nor hate sin as sin, nor make head against sin as sin. Page 303, 304, 305 Eighthly, no Hypocrite is habitually low or little in his own eyes, no hypocrite has ordinarily mean thoughts of himself, or a poor esteem of himself. Page 308, 309, 310, 311, 312 Ninthly, no Hypocrite will long hold out in the work and wayes of the Lord, in the want of outward incouragements, and in the face of outward discouragements. Page 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318 Tenthly, no hypocrite ever makes it his business, his work, to bring his heart into religious duties and services. Page 318, 319, 320, 321 Eleventhly, an hypocrite never performs religious duties from spiritual principles, nor in a spiritual manner. Page 321, 322, 323, 324, 325 Twelfthly, no hypocrite in the world loves the Word, or delights in the Word, or prizes the Word, as 'tis a holy Word, a spiritual Word, a beautiful Word, a pure Word, a clean word. Page 325, 326, 327, 328, 329 Thirteenthly and lastly, an hypocrite can't endure to be tryed, and searcht, and laid open. Page 329, 330, 331