The Preface or Introduction, p. 1, 2, 3.
DIRECTION I. Containing two parts, viz. Since you live after this Plague, Be not worse, but Better. p. 4.
I. The first part of this Direction containeth seven Questions, p. 5.
Question I.
Whether wicked men wax worse and worse? p. 6.
Six things premised for Explication, p. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.
Proved by Scripture Instances, p. 12, to 17.
Proved by Arguments, p. 18, to 24.
Question II.
What are the several steps or gradations, whereby sin grows from a low ebb to its highest actings? Or, Ten Rounds in the sinners Ladder to Hell, p. 24, to 35.
Where, seven things about Gods hardening wicked mens hearts, p. 32, 33.
Question III.
Under what Dispensations wicked men wax worse and worse? p. 35.
Viz. 1. Under Gods Providences, in Prosperity▪ p. 36, 37, in Adversity 38. in Deliverances, 39, 40, 41, 42, to 46▪ 2 Under Ordinances, Word, Sacrament, p. 47, 48.
Question IV.
Why God is pleased to remove Judgements, though many men are worse than they were before? p. 48, to 52.
⟨image 7⟩Question V.
What are the aggravations of this great Impiety, to be worse, after Gods sorest Judgments, than they were before? Answered in Ten particulars, p. 52, to 59
Question VI.
What are signs of a man waxing worse and worse? Answered in 14 particulars, p. 59, to 68
Where six restraints of sin, which keeping from sin do not prove truth of Grace, yet sin against, do prove height of sin, p. 63, 64, 65
Question VII.
What Considerations may be useful to stop the stream of such mens wickedness that are waxing worse and worse? p. 68, 69, 70
Seven Questions to such sinners, p. 71, 72, 73, 74
Six Directions to such sinners, p. 75, 76
Eight Corollaries from this first part of this Direction, p. 77, 78
II. The second part of the first Direction, Since you live, be better after this Judgement than you were before, directed especially to the godly, p. 79
Where, Ten Lessons to be learned by those in the City, that (by reason of the Plague) hath been a great House of Mourning, p. 80 to 89
Ten Aggravations of Gods Peoples sin, if they be worse in their spiritual condition after this Plague, than they were before, p. 90, 91, 92
Seven Positions, p. 93, &c.
Seventeen Arguments to Gods People to be better, p. 97▪ 101
DIRECTION II.
THe Preface or Introduction, p. 1, 2, 3.
DIRECTION I. Containing two parts, viz. Since you live after this Plague, Be not worse, but Better. p. 4.
I. The first part of this Direction containeth seven Questions, p. 5.
Question I.
Whether wicked men wax worse and worse? p. 6.
Six things premised for Explication, p. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.
Proved by Scripture Instances, p. 12, to 17.
Proved by Arguments, p. 18, to 24.
Question II.
What are the several steps or gradations, whereby sin grows from a low ebbe to its highest actings? Or, Ten Rounds in the sinners Ladder to Hell, p. 24, to 35.
Where, seven things about Gods hardening wicked mens hearts, p. 32, 33.
Question III.
Under what Dispensations wicked men wax worse and worse? p. 35.
Viz. 1. Ʋnder Gods Providences, in Prosperity▪ p. 36, 37, in Adversi•y 38. in Deliverances, 39, 40, 41, 42, to 46▪ 2 Ʋnder Ordinances, Word, Sacrament, p. 47, 48.
Question IV.
Why God is pleased to remove Judgements, though many men are worse than they were before? p. 48, to 52.
⟨image 7⟩Question V.
What are the aggravations of this great Impiety, to be worse, after Gods sorest Judgments, than they were before? Answered in Ten particulars, p. 52, to 59
Question VI.
What are signs of a man waxing worse and worse? Answered in 14 particulars, p. 59, to 68
Where six restraints of sin, which keeping from sin do not prove truth of Grace, yet sin against, do prove height of sin, p. 63, 64, 65
Question VII.
What Considerations may be useful to stop the stream of such mens wickednesse that are waxing worse and worse? p. 68, 69, 70
Seven Questions to such sinners, p. 71, 72, 73, 74
Six Directions to such sinners, p. 75, 76
Eight Corollaries from this first part of this Direction, p. 77, 78
II. The second part of the first Direction, Since you live, be better after this Judgement than you were before, directed especially to the godly, p. 79
Where, Ten Lessons to be learned by those in the City, that (by reason of the Plague) hath been a great House of Mourning, p. 80 to 89
Ten Aggravations of Gods Peoples sin, if they be worse in their spiritual condition after this Plague, than they were before, p. 90, 91, 92
Seven Positions, p. 93, &c.
Seventeen Arguments to Gods People to be better, p. 97▪ 101
DIRECTION II.
