Ichabod. Or, A discourse, showing what cause there is to fear that the glory…Ichabod. Or, A discourse, shewing what cause there is to fear that the glory…

THE CONTENTS.

The Epistle to the Reader shows how apt Churches are to Degenerate. p. 1 That Christians may be called to suffer for their Testimony unto Truths which are not Fundamentals in Religion. p. 6 That there is cause to fear great Calamities are impending the English Nation. Mr. Hookers awful Prediction concerning it. p. 9 The Text. Ezek. IX.3. And the Glory of the God of Israel was gone, &c. p. 13 Doct. That when God removes the Glory from a People, He useth to do it gradually & not all at once. p. 16 Quest. 1. When does the Glory remove? Answ. 1 When God removes as to His Gracious presence. ibid. 2. When a people have less of Christ among them then once they had. p. 18 3. When the Holy Spirit withholds His gracious Influences and Operations. p. 25 Particularly, 1. When Converting work is at a stand. p. 28 ⟨p. 94⟩2. When they that are Converted do […] grow in Grace, much more when Godliness in the power of it is decaying, the Glory is departing. p. 30. 4. When Holy Ordinances which be the Symbols of the Divine presence are removed. p· 33 The Glory is gone, 1. When a people […] wholly deprived of Divine Institutions. p. 37 2. When they are Corrupted. Either, 1. By Humane additions. p. 3• Or, 2. By prostituting them to unme•• subjects. p, 40 5. When they who have much of God with them and in them a•e taken away, the Glory goes with them. p. 41 6. When Sin comes into the Temple, the Glory goes out of it. p. 44. Q. •. How does it appear that God removes His Glory by degrees? Answ. 1. Before the Lord removes His Glory He gives solemn warning of it. p. 47. 2. He useth to begin w•th Lesser and so to proceed to Greater Judgments. p. 49· 3. He favours His people with a day of Grace. p 51. 4. After the day of Grace, there is a day of Divine Patience. p. 53 5. Whe• the days of Patience are expired,