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Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The…
Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The means, duties, ordinances, both secret, private and public, for continuance and increase of a godly life, once begun, till we come to Heaven. Wherein are discovered many blessed medium's or duties, in their right method, manner and proceedings; that so a Christian (the spirit of Christ assisting) may walk on in the holy path, which leads from his new birth to everlasting life. / Drawn, for the most part, out of the most eminently pious, and learned writings of our native practical divines: with additionals of his own, by Isaac Ambrose, minister of the Gospel at Preston in Amoundernes.Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The means, duties, ordinances, both secret, private and publike, for continuance and increase of a godly life, once begun, till we come to Heaven. Wherein are discovered many blessed medium's or duties, in their right method, manner and proceedings; that so a Christian (the spirit of Christ assisting) may walk on in the holy path, which leads from his new birth to everlasting life. / Drawn, for the most part, out of the most eminently pious, and learned writings of our native practical divines: with additionals of his own, by Isaac Ambrose, minister of the Gospel at Preston in Amoundernes.
London: printed by John Field for Nathanael Webb and William Grantham, 1649London: printed by John Field for Nathanaell Webb and William Grantham, 1649
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The Contents of this Book.
Chap. 1. Sect. 1. The Proem, or Entrance into the Book, Page 1 Sect. 2. Of the first Privilege of a Believer, viz. Justification, Page 1 Sect. 3. Of the second Privilege, viz. Reconciliation, Page 5 Sect. 4. Of the third Privilege, viz. Adoption, Page 8 Sect. 5. Of the fourth Privilege, viz. Sanctification, Page 10 Sect. 6. Of the fifth Privilege, viz. Glorification. Page 12 Chap. 2. Sect. 1. OF Duties in general, and first of the Equity of Duties, Page 13 Sect. 2. Of the insufficiency of Duties, Page 15 Sec. 3. Of the healing of Duties, Page 16 Sec. 4. No resting in Duties, Page 17 Sec. 5. Of the use and ends of Duties, Page 20 Sec. 6. Of the Saints abilities, or power to do Duties, Page 26 Sec. 7. Of the Saints delights in Duties, Page 28 Sec. 8. Of the essential Requisites in Duties, Page 33 Sec. 9. Of the kinds of Duties, in several Divisions, Page 36 Chap. 3. Sect. 1. OF Duties in particular, and first of the nature of Watchfulness. Page 38 Sec. 2. Of the objects of Watchfulness, ibid. Sec. 3. Of the manner of Watchfulness over Original sins, Page 39 Sec. 4. Of the manner of Watchfulness over Actual sins, Page 40 Sec. 5. Of the manner of Watchfulness over special sins, Page 41 Sec. 6. Of the manner of Watchfulness over our Hearts, Page 45 Sec. 7. Of the manner of Watchfulness over our Tongues, Page 48 Sec. 8. Of the manner of Watchfulness over our Actions, Page 51 Chap. 4. Sect. 1. OF the nature of Self-Examination, Page 55 Sect. 2. Of the objects of Self-Examination, Page 57 Sec. 3. Of the manner of Examining our sins in general, Page 58 ⟨image 10⟩Sec. 4. Of the manner of Examining our special sins, Page 59 Sec. 5. Of the manner of Examining our Hearts, Page 62 Sec. 6. Of the manner of Examining our Tongues, Page 65 Sec. 7. Of the manner of Examining our Actions, Page 66 Sec. 8. Of the time of our Self-Examination, Page 69 Sec. 9. The daily Register of a weak unworthy Servant of Christ for some years, Page 71 Chap. 5. Sect. 1. OF the nature of Experiences, Page 86 Sect. 2. Of the gathering of Experiences, ibid. Sec. 3. Of the improving of Experiences, Page 87 Sec. 4. Of the Sanctification of Experiences in their several uses, Page 89 Sec. 5. Of the consideration of Experiences in a Practical course, Page 95 Sec. 6. Of the Experiences of a weak Christian cast into method, Page 98 §. 1. Judgements on the wicked, ibid. §. 2. Gods love to his Saints, Page 100 §. 3.