A brief Table of the main things contained in the following Discourse.A briefe Table of the maine things contained in the following Discourse.

A brief Table of the main things contained in the following Discourse.

A briefe Table of the maine things contained in the following Discourse.

The Introduction into the Discourse and parts of the Text, and explanation of the term. pag 1, 2, 3, 4. Doctr. 1. To have to do with an Ordinance of God, is to draw near to God. p. 7. Use 1. Judge how much you are bound to God for Ordinances. p. 10. 2. What cause to lament the sad condition of those that want them. p. 11, 12. 3. What a sin to disturb the Saints in the use of Ordinances. p. 13. 4. See the ground the Saints so much taken with Ordinances. p. ibid. 5. See what cause there is to keep our hearts in a holy frame. p. 14. Use. Exhort. 1. To a conscionable use of Ordinances, upon four grounds. p. 20. to 25. 2. To conscionableness in the use of them upon three grounds. p. 26, to 28. 2. To Exhort, When ever you have to do with Ordinances, take Christ with you, p. 30 The necessity of it: 1. In regard of admission: ⟨image 6⟩2. Assistance: 3. Acceptance. pag. 31, 32, 33. Doct. 2. Those who have to do with God in an Ordinance, must sanctify God in it. 34. 1. What it is to sanctify God in an Ordinance. 35. To which something is required: 1 In the work. 35. 2 The workman. 1 In his head, knowledge, &c. 36. 2 In his heart. 36. 1. Holy affections 2. Suitable. 37. 3. Excited. 38. 2. How we must sanctify God in this ordinance. p. 40 1 Something is required before. 41. 1 Habitual 43. preparation. 2 Actual 2 Something in the time. 44. 1 Exercise of Grace. 2 Suitable demeanours. Faith Repentance. 1 Faith, where is discovered: 1 What act of faith. 45. 2 Upon what object. 50. 3 For what benefits. 54. Faith is to be exercised for four benefits in the Sacrament: 1. For the further assurance of our justification. 56. 2. For the increase of sanctification. 59. 3. For the subduing of corruptions. 70. 4. For deliverance out of temptation. 74. And how faith is to be acted upon Christ ⟨image 6⟩for these benefits, is discovered. 2. The second Grace to be exercised in the time, is Repentance. pag. 78. Where is set down: 1 The kinds of mourning. 1 Historical. 79. 2 Spiritual. 79. 2 The advantages to it. 82. 1 The discovery of love. 2 Sufferings of Christ, &c. These are the Graces required in the time; now the demeanours, p. 89. 1. An humble reverence: 2. Discharge of worldly thoughts. p. 90. 3. Something is required afterward to sanctify God in this ordinance. p. 93. Thankfulness. 94 2 Obedience. 98. 3. Why we must sanctify God. 3. Reasons. p. 103. 1 Because God commands. 103.