14.19 20. Isa 58.3 Titus 3.4 5 6. Deuter. 9.4 5. Isa 64.6 Rev. 19.8 Mat. 7.22 23. Mat 25.11 12. Gal. 2.20 Isa 26.12 Rom. 7.12 13 14 22. Joh. 16.7 8 9. Psa 103. Rom. 5.8 Isa 43.25 Col. 2.13 14 15. Psa 68.13 14. 2 Cor. 4.13 Cant. 1.3 5. Ezek. 16.14 2 Pet. 1.2 3 4. Isa 53.6 10 11. Col. 2.15 2 Cor. 4.10 Phil. 3.18 19 20 21. 2 Tim. 2.11 12. Mat. 6.7 2 Tim. 2.19 Jer. 31.18 Rom. 6.12 Rom. 9.32 Eph. 6.13 14 15 16 17. 2 Cor. 10.4 5. Rev. 19.13 14 15 16 20 21. Heb. 4.12 13. Rom. 2.4 Gen. 39.8 9. 2 Cor. 7.8 9 10 11. 1 Joh. 1.7 Sect. 1 I Shall now crave leave to commend two or three words to the Elders And the first is this Word 1 Take heed to your selves says the Apostle that you be made skilful for your skil if it be right doth extend to all the flock of God Therefore such men must be taught of God or else they will never be good guides nor skilful watchmen for these gifts must be singular in such men and far above ordinary gifts And so likewise such men must be full of the holy Ghost and the holy Ghost must make them overseers and inable them or else they cannot break the bread of Life nor open the Fountain of living Water to hungry and thirsty souls which gape for the sweet consolations that flow forth from Jesus Christ to feed the Church of God which he hath purchased with his own blood It is to be feared many of our preaching Elders are not so inabled as to preach out of their own experience but speak other mens words and deliver other mens judgments and if it be so with our preaching Elders it is likely to be so with our lay Elders and if so then the Church is like to be poor and will be like a starved childe with a bad nurse Take heed says the Apostle to your selves and see that you make known the good will of God as I have done to all the flock of God and that by the power of the holy Ghost and feed them with the food of the Gospel Acts 20.28 The second word that I shall commend to the Elders is this Word 2 Let the elders that rule well says the Apostle be counted worthy of double honor if they rule according to the Gospel especially they who are made acquainted with the labor of love in the word and doctrine of Jesus Christ 1 Tim. 5.17 These be preaching Elders that are here spoken of which are able in some measure to teach the people for the Elders ought to be able to teach the people and that for three Reasons The first is this It hath been the custom of the Church to send their preaching Elders abroad to gather in souls into the Church and to strengthen them that are gathered in and the Church sent forth Barnabas that he should go as far as Antioch and the Elders were to teach the people and to instruct them in his absence Read Act. 11.20 21 22 23 24. 15.2 3 4 22. The second Reason is this The Elders together with the whole Church ought to be able to vindicate the doctrine of the Gospel and to keep it pure in case their preaching Elder should corrupt it Speak to Archippus says the Apostle to the Church of Colossians and bid him take heed to the ministery and look that he speak no more but what he hath received from the Lord and fulfil that with love and diligence Read Colos 4.16 17. The third Reason is this The Church of Christ is a Fountain of Gardens or Plants in an Orchard that bringeth forth pleasant fruits Can. 4.12 13 14. The Church of Jesus Christ is like unto a pleasant University whose Schollars are believing Christians whose School-master is Jesus Christ Ephes 4.20 21. And these Schollars are all taught of God I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go says the Lord and I will guide thee with mine eye Psal 32.8 And again I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit Isai 48.17 Now for this Reason the Elders which are but as stewards to the Church ought to be able to teach the people of the manifold grace of God as the Apostle Peter speaks 1 Pet. 4.10 11. Put the case the preaching Elder should die then you may take if you please the Apostles advice Look ye out among your selves a man full of the holy Ghost and wisdom and chuse such a man Read Acts 6.3 5 6 7 8. This is the Apostles advice for the Church of Christ in its young age had many men in it that were ful of the holy Ghost and of heavenly wisdom and I hope the Church now in its old age hath many more that are made able to teach others If we do not set up a form for Religion and deny through ignorance the power of Religion and so take the shadow for the substance which we shall do if we rest upon those that seem to teach others that which they have not learned themselves Now the third Word 3 is this The Elders which are among you says the Apostle I exhort who also am an Elder feed the flock of God Now the flock of God is full of hungry and thirsty souls and nothing in heaven or earth can satisfie them but onely Jesus Christ I have found him whom my soul loveth says the poor soul that was sick with love to Christ Can. 3.1 2 3 4. Now the poor soul having found Jesus Christ sits down under his shadow with great delight and his fruit was sweet to my taste says the thirsty soul Can. 2.3 Now the Elders that are not able to feed the flock of God are useless in their place but the Elders that God doth send are able to feed the flock of God and therefore they are of excellent use in their place Now the Elders that are not able to teach the flock of God they apply themselves to do that which is something like unto the Pharisees for they bound an outward profession upon upon mens shoulders as the making clean the outside of the cup and platter and the washing of hands and in the mean time these ignorant Pharisees omited the weightier matters of the Law as Judgment Mercy Faith and Love for Love which comes forth from true Faith I think there is but very little of it in use now in our days if there be What meaneth neighbors vaunting in pride against their neighbors what meaneth those proud scornful looks that one neighbor hath against another if they be not of their mind and dance not after their pipe one side of a street will not hold them if they happen to meet And this is a sad thing to see and yet we tithe Mint Annise and Cummin and such like things as these Matth. 23.4 5 6 7 23 24 25 26 27 28. And so in Matth. 15.1 2 3. And we seem
the life of the Word Page 44. How the Jesuites Popes and Friers are Ministers of Christ P. 44. ◠7. The shepherds of these times would rule Christs sheep with an iron mace P. 45. Some named that were reproached in Mr Edwards book P. 46. Mr Edwards ten heads in his book like the ten horns Rev. Zech. P. 47 What it is that frays these horns viz. the Spirit of our Lord Jesus P. 48 49 S. 8. That Saul was a Minister upon the same account that many are at this day P. 50 51. A Minister sent out from men is a Minister of terror not of tenderness P. 51. How the false Prophets are mingled among true as heretofore so even now P. 51 52 53. The Confidence of most Preachers in these times is their library and books P. 53. Vpon what account there is much preaching to little purpose in these times P. 54. CHAP. IV. THe Scriptures insisted on set down P. 55 S. 1. None but beleevers able to prove approve of and reprove Ministers P. 57 58. S. 2. There is no cure for the world but free grace P. 59. Jesus Christ is a Saints spiritual magazine P. 60. S. 3. That in these days God begins to pour out of his Spirit upon all flesh P. 61. That upon this account beleevers speak more profitably then their teachers P. 62. That beleevers have a divine right and authority to try the doctrines of men P. 63 A Caution given beleevers not to be despoiled of their liberties in Christ P. 63 64. Many pretend falsly to a divine right in these times P. 64. S. 5. How the people have been and yet are abused by Clergy men 65 66 What divine right is and to whom it doth belong P. 66 67. The honorable Commissioners why not approved of by the Ministers P. 67 The ignorance of the people taxed in not being able to try their Ministers P. 68. Who they be that creep into houses and lead captive silly women P. 68. That discord among brethren ariseth from the Ministers of this age 69. § 6. Who they be that bind heavy burthens and lay them on mens shoulders P. 69 70. Dr Gouge his complying formerly with the Archbishop reprehended Page 70. To rule with force and violence doth ill become Ministers P. 71 72. § 7. A word to Ministers and people to unite them into one band of love by the Spirit p. 72 73. The story of Abraham and Lot of Jacob Joseph and his Brethren excellently opened and applied to these times p. 73 74 75 76 77. What men pretend that mind persecution p. 77. § 8. A sweet prayer to God for Vnity p. 80. § 9. Arguments to perswade to Vnity p. 82 83. § 10. Where and what is the power of the Church p. 84 85. Who are Evangelical Preachers and that none profit the people but they p. 87 88. § 11. That most Ministers seem to read Christs advice Mat. 6.31 backwards p. 89 90. Who are Elders according to God page 90. Three sorts of corrupt men in a parish page 91 94. That Jesus Christ is the mind of God page 94. That most of our Protestants are fit matter to make Papists p. 95. CHAP. V. THe Scriptures insisted on set down p. 100 101. § 1. A most excellent and spiritual instruction given to the Eldership in the Church of God p. 101 108. The Church is a school and Christ the alone teacher in it p. 104. The Church in the Apostles time had many young men in it that were full of the Holy Spirit p. 105. Many hungry people in the Church whom nothing can satisfie but Jesus Christ p. 106. Great use of Elders if right in the Church of God P. 106. Religion without love is Pharisaism Page 107. How the Religion of the most is Popish P. 108. That there hath been much hypocritical fasting in these times P. 109 § 2. A true fast to the Lord is a feast to men P. 110. The most content themselves with the shel but neglect the kernel of Religion P. 112 113. The holy Spirit is the love-token of Christ in the hearts of the faithful P. 115. § 3. What food the Saints live upon Page 116. § 4. Too much confidence placed now adays in Church-fellowship Page 117. A just reproof of such P. ibid. What is the Churches foundation 118 Vpon what the Christians lean 118 The commonly called Anabaptists reprehended and that justly 119 120. They justifie the parishes they seem to condemn Why the Anabaptist and Presbyterians disagree P. 121. That Anabaptists are mistaken in the foundation of Church-fellowship 122 An excellent reason against rebaptizing P. 123 124. § 5. A modest debate with a moderate Anabaptist P. 124. That the soul enjoys all things in Christ P. 125. Vpon what account the beleever is conversant in external observations P. 125. § 6. Of the baptism of infants and that they have faith and may be admitted as well as others thereto P. 126 127. A whisper in the ear of an Anabaptist and Presbyterian P. 128 The same Lord is now a Cloud to the Egyptian world but a pillar of light and fire to the spiritual Israel 129. § 7. The plea of an unbeleever 131. Of the confession of sin and how few confess sin aright P. 132 133. The beleever hath joy from the Cross of Christ in the confession of sin 134 The death of Christ most divinely opened P. 134. Several Objections answered made against confession of sin with joy p. 135 136 137. CHAP. VI. THe Scriptures insisted on set down page 138 139. § 1. What the most of our Elders and Pastors are and what they are able to do p. 140. Who seek the good of King and Kingdom p. 144. § 2. That there is no steers-man in the Church on the heart of a true Christian but Jesus Christ. p. 145. Christ the guide of a Christian in his active and passive obedience to Magistrates p. 146 147. A wise caution given to Magistrates and why page ibid. § 3. Several objections answered touching the discerning of true teachers and false by their fruits p. 147 148. That the unlearned beleever doth and knows more then the learned that beleeves not p. 149. Those that have been with Jesus and in whom Jesus is alone understand the Scriptures p. 149 Christ the Covenant of God p. 150. What learned men they be that are unfit for the ministry p. 151. Christ is the day of Gods rest p. 152. That many talk of Reformation that are ignorant of the pure Religion page ibid. § 3. What the pure Religion is 152. The most of the learned in Christendom do agree in pleasure ease and profit p. 153. Many zealous for Presbyterian Government care not for coming to the Elders and why p. 156. That one place for worship is not to be preferred before another ibid. Whether it be decent for Ministers to go all in black p. 157. Of humane learning of what use and profit it is p. 158. A word of
war with the sword no more and then we shal cease to war with the tongue any more Q. Quest I shal ask but this one question and so conclude What think you of the several opinions of Religion that are amongst us And what think you of these Sectaries Is it not fit that all of them should be suppressed and routed out of their holes I shal return you an answer by way of caution Answ Beware that the enemy hath not sowed tares in your heart and so your sight is become dim so that you cannot judg between wheat and tares and so you become as those servants which said Sir wilt thou that we go and pluck up and separate these tares or these sectaries from the wheat Now you that wil be called Presbyterians be cautious what you do for if one should return this word Tares upon you would you your selves be willing to be routed up Let me advise you to consider of that caution which Christ gave in his Parable And he said nay lest while ye gather or pluck up the tares ye root up also the wheat with them Mat. 13.27 28 29. There are no men nor councels of men that are able to determine this great business but the messenger of the Covenant which is Jesus Christ and those that he comes into and makes his Temple Now when Christ comes be wil sit as a refiner and purifie both persons and ordinances I mean all sorts of people read Mala. 3.1 2 3 4. Now the Ministers that come from Jesus Christ are ful of meekness and love and patience and they wait upon Christ for to do his wil and not their own and they wait for the Word from Christs mouth that is his holy Spirit And I wil say to the reapers saith Christ Mat. 13.30 But some men wil not stay til Christ saith I humbly crave leave to ask two questions and the first is this What meaneth this throwing out of Common Councel men and others Quest 1 Nay they are not spared though they be Parliament-men if they have but the name of Independency upon them then they must be Sectaries too though they be godly religious men and have proved themselves faithful to the State and have ventured their persons and their purses and yet they for all this shal have no place of trust no not so much as to be the Beadle of a Ward if most may have their wil. I ask what do you judg these men to be tares that you strive to pluck them up Stay til Christ speaks for he wil say to the reapers But I am perswaded that Christ wil never make you his reapers for he loves them that you cannot endure to be neer you My second question is this Quest 2 with a desire to know now you have cast out your friends whether you have taken in such as are truly wise for the good of the Church and such as wil be truly faithful to the State or else what have you done I confess the casting out of these men which I have spoken of it was legal according to our civil custom which is only by vote But mark now here you may take notice of the temper of Parishes and Wards that wil vote out men that are able to speak both for Church and State There are many men that are able to speak excellently for the State but they want both wil and skil for to speak a word for the Church Now such men are content with any thing for the Church and if they may have a specious form of Religion which is as a shadow they make no great matter for the substance Is not this the temper of most Parishes and most Wards How then wil such men vote for the Church and for Church-officers as Pastors Elders and Deacons It is to be feared they vote some men to be Elders as Dr Bastwick one of their own judgment said some of the House of Commons had no more wit then would reach from their nose to their beard and said they were Ninnyes and Grols but I shal forbear such uncivil language to an Elder much more to the Parliament But if an Elder have not wisdom from above such a man is not fit to be an Elder yet why should he be upbraided for what hath any man but what he hath received yet I beleeve there are many unfit Elders abroad Now this Dr Bastwick that hath been spoke of is he that gave an absolute Rout to the Independents as he himself saith but I rather think he hath faced about and is now to be found in the front of a new Army fighting with his tongue in reproaching of those that were in the rear with him in the Bishops time and did help to support and uphold him in time of need with a heart of love and with the hand of charity But now Dr Bastwick is to be found in another posture jeering of his friends and telling the world that they have gristed faces and that their countenances look like the belly of a toad O horrid forgetfulness I think Mr Edwards and Dr Bastwick may go together for the two Metropolitan Champions over all England And in the first place Dr Bastwick jeers one of his friends by name with having a basket-hilted beard and a set of teeth in his head that stood a great distance one from another so that he was fain to pick them every morning with a bed-staff Take notice of such men as jeer the work of their Creator In the second place Mr Edwards he sits jeering in his Gangraena of one Mr Spencer a new up-start preacher who was formerly a Coachman as he cals him It is no matter if he were a Coachman if God be pleased for to make him a fisher of men Surely Mr Edwards thinks no man must or can speak of the Truths of God but old Preachers I am perswaded that this Spencer which he cals the new start-up preacher is able to speak feelingly and experimentally of the Truths of God A Lawyer may plead an hour at the Bar and use a little divinity and so may Mr Edwards preach an hour or two and as I conceive use but a little divinity but what he hath by nature and by art I speak not this for to upbraid Mr Edwards but to declare what man may do by art And if any man appear for to speak against the carnal preaching of Jesus Christ he is presently accused of speaking of some new light I honor Dr Bastwick for his sufferings if he suffered singly for Christs sake But Mr Edwards is a dishonor to the Presbyterians for jeering and so wil Dr Bastwick for jeering of his friends if they do not both mend But I shal give them both a gentle reproof as the Apostle Iames did to the scattered Tribes My brethren saith he these things ought not so to be read James 3.8 9 10. But it may be they will jeer me for my love but if they do I shall
our pretending Elders do through ignorance and coveteousness if they seek yours and not you For this is contrary to the Apostle which was a true Elder for saith he I seek not yours but you 2 Cor. 12.14 I shall conclude in a word or two All seeming and false pretences whether in preaching Elders or in lay Elders or in seeming and outside Christians though they be never so specious they will vanish all of them when Jesus Christ doth appear for they are foolish Virgins and the foolish said unto the wise Give us of your oyl for our Lamps are gone out or they are a going out Matth. 25.8 God standeth amongst the mighty he judgeth among the gods and those that say They are for God when they are not he tells them that they shal die like men though they think they are as gods Then let the gods do righteous judgment to the poor and needy for the righteous God will judg the earth and inherit all Nations but I think as David did for the present That all the foundations of the earth both Church and State are out of course and out of the order of Christ whose order is love Psal 82.5 read the whole Psalm How few are there that in truth love one another But he who loveth God loveth his brother also 1 John 4.20 21. This will try our Christianity in the midst of our fleshly vanity Psal 4.2 6. Therefore Let us not be desirous of vain glory provoking one another envying one another Gal. 5.26 Sect. 3 I shall speak a word of the Fountain and Well-spring of learning Right Elders from whence the true and the right Elders do proceed and take their degrees whether they be Preaching Elders or Ruling Elders or Lay Elders as you call them they all came from this Fountain and Well-spring of learning Now this fountain is the blessed God who is the fountain of Israel Psal 68.26 Now Jesus Christ is in this fountain and in the holy mountains Psal 87.1 Now Jesus Christ and his Spouse the Church comes out of this blessed fountain Revel 21.2 3 4. Now the Church which is true believers they confess all their springs of learning are in God and in Jesus Christ All my springs are in thee saith the Church Psal 87.7 Now Christ was sent out from God Iohn 17.8 None knoweth the minde of God but Christ which is in the bosome of the Father he hath declared him and he doth declare him Iohn 1.18 1 Corinth 2.16 Christ sends his Scholars and his Elders into the world for to declare the good Will and the Word of his Father and that which they see and hear of Christ that they declare unto men Iohn 17.18 26. 1 Iohn 1.3 Iohn 16.13 14. Christ as an Elder brother comes forth from God and brings his brethren along with him and declares his Fathers name unto them and saith They are his children and bids Behold him and the children which God hath given him Heb. 2.12 13. None so fit as these for to be Elders because they come forth from the Fountain of Israel which is an infinite Well-spring of heavenly learning and they are taught of God in Christ by the blessed Spirit of God Isai 54.13 Iohn 6.45 2 Cor. 5.19 Iohn 16.13 14 15. This is a happiness to be an Elder in Christ or old in Christ But it s but a small glory to be an Elder amongst â—en But you will object and say Object Here is no speech nor respect or taking notice by you of Schollarship or Humane Learning and School Arts these are of no great esteem with you I perceive by your discourse I answer Ans you are mistaken I honor and esteem humane learning and for schollarship it is of good report and many men have it and grosly abuse it Instance in the Clergy men of Rome and England too for the most part who keep a fluttering in the ayr with the wings of their schollarship as he did that had the waxed wings who flying high the Sun melted his wings and down he fel and so for School Arts if they be accompanied with honesty they are prais worthy but it is to be feared for the most part there is more art used then honesty and this deserves no esteem and so likewise there are learned ignorant men such as Nicodemus was Iohn 3.1 And these are great disputants in matters of Religion Instance in your Bishops and great Doctors and Deans and your great Rabbies for the most part And these naturally are notionally full in the brain and are fluent in their discourses but for all this these natural men receive not the things of the Spirit of God but in a customary way and by hear-say from others neither can a natural man know the things of God saith the Apostle because they are spiritually discerned 1 Cor. 2.14 The natural man compares the Scripture naturally or litterally together with his natural reason and so he may find out that there is a God a causer of all causes Ro. 1.19 20. but he cannot find out the way to this God this is mans misery that he knows not Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God 1 Cor. 1.24 and the true living and ready way to God read Joh. 14.6 The natural and earthly Adam Sect. 4 and his sons are all gone out of the way and Adam natural had no understanding for to seek after the man Christ who is God blessed for evermore the supernatural and second Adam which is the Lord from heaven of which the first Adam was a figure Rom. 3.11 12. 1 Cor. 15.46 47. Rom. 5.14 All humane Learning and Scholarship and the Arts and Sciences of Schools and the speaking all Tongues and Languages and to have all Logick Rhetorick and Philosophy this is the glory of natural men as it was to Paul when he was Saul and had zeal to God joyned with it Acts 22.2 3 4 5. All this in Sauls account was his gain but in Pauls account these things were counted as loss for Christ after he did know Christ Phil. 3.4 5 6 7 8. All these things grow in natures garden and are excellent in that place and a man by natural industry may attain unto them and by the help of them he may both preach and pray and dispute elegantly and yet for all this be but natural and from amongst such men may be raised a Ministry for to preach the Gospel as we use to say I ask then if they be but only natural Though they be great learned men and brave scholars yet they cannot perceive the things of God with the eye of nature for they are seen only with the eye of Faith 1 Cor. 2.14 And again though they be never so great scholars How can they cal on him in whom they have not beleeved Rom. 10.14 15. A natural Ministry gotten by natural art and industry and no more such a Ministry is likely for to starve the flock I shal conclude
Ordination ibid. That all men in the Church of God have liberty to exercise p. 159. A word touching Order p. 160. Who are and what the true Ministers of Christ must expect of men p. 161 § 5. That the Apostles order cannot be observed in our parish Churches without offence p. 161 162. The good gift of God to men in the Church is Jesus Christ p. 162. The Scriptures as a box of ointment are full of Christ p. 164. That this Author was a hearer of Mr Edwards p. 165. A vindication of some reproached by Mr Edwards p. 166. The Author no Sectary p. 166 167. That the Religion of most is but traditional p. 167. That there is much form and little power of Religion in these days 168 The Ministers that are for persecution put to silence by an argument of their own p. 169. Many Citizens reprehended for changing their Common-Councel men p. 170 171. The corruption of the several Wards and Parishes p. 172. Doctor Bastwick reprehended p. 172. That old preachers are not always the best p. 174. § 6. That as Christ proceedeth and cometh forth from God so doth a true Christian proceed and come forth from Jesus Christ p. 175. § 7. Who the silly women be that are lead captive p. 177. Three characters by which to know the false Prophets of this age p. 178 179. CHAP. VII THe Scriptures insisted on set down page 180 181. § 1. A word in season to two sorts of Elders p. 182. Bad Elders like unto a bad Nurse p. ibid. He that is an Elder in Jesus Christ is a good Elder p. 183. The fleshly Elder fills the ear but feeds not the heart p. 184. 'T were to be wisht that the Elders had the gift of discerning spirits p. 185. Vnder what delusion the Papists are p. 186. § 2. How the Protestants resemble the Papists p. 186. That a Synod or Councel may erre p. 186 187. How far Antichrist hath crept in among us in England p. 188. How difficult it is to get right Cedars in a parish to build a Church on p. 190. The superstition of the common Protestant p. 191. From whence the ignorance of the people doth arise p. 192. Why 't is so hard a thing to get and keep a good preacher in a parish p. 193. How few men will stand when Christ appears p. 194. Why all things are out of course both in Church and State p. 194. § 3. The fountain from whence the true and the right Elders do proceed p. 195. The fountain of Israel and the welspring of learning is God himself in Christ p. 196. That many men have but grosly abuse school Arts and humane learning p. 197. The way to God few men know p. 198. Humane learning and School Arts grow in Natures gardens p. 199. § 5. Of right and good Elders 200 How the hireling and the true shepherd differ p. 201 202. What all things are without the Spirit 204. CHAP. VIII THe Scriptures insisted on set down p. 204 205. § 1. A cordial Petition for our sickly times p. 208 209. A vindication of those called by the foolish name of Independents 210 § 3. Ten Independents drawn up into a file 1. the Devil 2. Judas 3. the cheif Priest 4. the Pharisee 5. Cain 6. Pilate 7. the young man in the Gospel 8. Dives or the rich man Luke 12.9 9 Adam 10. Eve p. 211 212 213. How Christs lodged himself in Davids heart p. 214. How Christ is a crucifying in his members all Europe over p. 215. Vpon whom the Independents have their dependency p. 216. § 4. Whence 't is honest men are called Sectaries p. 216 217. Mr Nye falsly reputed a Jesuite by some p. 218. A Rhyme to reproach the Independents taxed p. 219. The ten heads under which Mr Edwards ranks the Independents or Sectaries 219 220. R. B. THE CONTENTS Of this BOOK Being the second Part Directing to the Chapters Sections and Pages where they are spoken to § 5. THe love of God and the blood of Jesus Christ are a soveraign medicine to take away sin past present and to come p. 221. What alone is able to quench the flames of hell in any mans soul 222 The fit man that undertakes with God for man p. 223. How unjustly men are charged with the name of Antinomian p. 224. The person of Dr Crisp and several other men instanc't in 224 225 226 A word of Mr Burgess at Lawrence Church p. 225. The pretended Law-defenders the greatest Law-breakers p. 228. § 6. A word of Mr Calamy p. 229. The filthy names on foot in these times the cause of much evil p. 231. That Christ is the rule of a Christian p. 232. A sweet prayer to the Father Son and holy Spirit opening that mystery p. 234. An excellent simile opening the mystery of Christ p. 235. Whence the Christians comfort doth arise even from the anointing of the Father p. 236. § 7. That the heart of a true Christian is the City of God and the consolations of the Spirit the river that runs thorough it p. 237. § 8. Christ a spiritual tree rooted in God of which the Saints are branches p. 238. How Christ led Philip and every one that beleeves through himself to the Father p. 239. That the Spirit of Christ is God 240. That a Christian is not in Christ after a carnal manner p. 241. Why a Christian weeps as Mary by the ordinances when handled after a carnal manner p. 242. An excellent advice to a troubled soul p. ibid. § 9. A true preacher what he is ib. The Spirit of Christ the Saints resting place p. 243. The Saints life what it is ibid. That the Saints cannot live as they list p. 244. That they that beleeve work from and not for life p. ibid. The Apologie they that beleeve make for themselves p. 245. What is the pardon of sin p. 246. The condition of a man in trouble about the pardon of sin p. 247. What is the refreshing of a weary soul p. ibid. Davids Prayer Psa 51. opened 248. The great business of assurance spoken to p. 249. An objection touching general Redemption and free will p. 250. Where the Church is to be found 251. What is free will in man p. 252. Who alone hath free will p. 253. CHAP. IX THe Scriptures opened set down P. 255. § 1. By what a man is encouraged first to come to God p. 256 257. Touching a particular assurance some objections opened p. 258. § 2. Christ the day in which every true Christian abides for ever 261. § 3. How Christ opens himself in the heart of a true beleever 262 263. How Christ vindicates a Christian from the slander of men p. 264. § 4. Christ hath done all for and doth all in the soul p. 265. How God sees no sin in his p. 266. What was the better part of which Christ spake p. ibid. Of the Cross of Christ in the heart of a Christian p. 267. How the soul