Ioy in tribulation. Or, Consolations for the afflicted spirits. By Phinees Fletcher, B.D. and minister of Gods Word at Hilgay in Norfolke
- Title
- Ioy in tribulation. Or, Consolations for the afflicted spirits. By Phinees Fletcher, B.D. and minister of Gods Word at Hilgay in Norfolke
- Author
- Fletcher, Phineas, 1582-1650.
- Publication
- London :: Printed [by J. Beale] for Iames Baker, dwelling at the signe of the Marigold in Pauls Church-yard,
- 1632.
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- Consolation -- Early works to 1800.
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Contents
- title page
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TO THE TRVLY HONOVRABLE, MY MOST HONO∣red Cousins, Sir WAL∣TER ROBERTS, Knight and Baronet: and to his gracious Lady, everlasting Consola
io s of the Eternall Com∣forter. - TO THE POORE in SPIRIT.
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CHRISTIAN CONSOLATIONS FOR THE AF∣FLICTED SPIRIT.
- CHAP. I. The necessitie of comfort in this life.
- CHAP. II. Where comfort is to be found: e∣ven in all things; and first in affliction it selfe.
- CHAP. III. The description and distribution of Afflictions.
- CHAP. IIII. The difference betweene punish∣nishment and chastisement.
- CHAP. V. What comforts a Christian soule may gather from affliction it selfe.
- CHAP. VI. The application of this comfort by meditation.
- CHAP. VII. Comforts arising from the Word.
- CHAP. VIII. More speciall comforts from speciall parts of the Word.
- CHAP. IX. Comforts from the Propheti∣call and Practicall Scriptures.
- CHAP. X. The application of this comfort by meditation.
- CHAP. XI. Comforts sealed up in the Sacraments.
- CHAP. XII. Meditation in these comforts given in the Sacra∣ments.
- CHAP. XIII. Comforts arising from Prayer.
- CHAP. XIV. An Answer to some further objections.
- CHAP. XV. The application of this comfort by meditation.
- CHAP. XVI. Comforts arising immedi∣atelie from God himselfe. And first in generall.
- CHAP. XVII. The more speciall comforts which are in God: And first in the Father.
- CHAP. XVIII. Applying these comforts by Meditation.
- CHAP. XIX. Comforts taken from the second person of Trinity.
- CHAP. XX. The more close applying of this comfort by me∣ditation.
- CHAP. XXI. Comforts which flow from the holy Ghost.
- CHAP. XXII. How to apply these com∣forts by meditation.
- CHAP. XXIII. Further confirmation for the weake soule.
- CHAP. XXIIII. Proofe of Scriptures testifying in the faithfull a possibilitie to assure their salvati∣on by ordinarie meanes.
- CHAP. XXV. Further confirmation from the examples of the Saints, and testimonies of the Ancient.
- CHAP. XXVI. That it is everie Christians dutie to labour for this as∣surance.
- CHAP. XXVII. That this assurance is the gift of God, the feeling of it sometimes with-held, sometimes with-drawne from the faithfull.
- CHAP. XXVIII. What meanes must be used for obtaining this assurance.
- CHAP. XXIX. Containing other markes diffe∣rencing the true, from the seeming Christian.
- CHAP. XXX. Differencing the zeale, and de∣sires after Christ in the hypo∣crite, and faithfull.
- CHAP. XXXI. Applying these things for remo∣ving tentations rising from conceit of hypocrisie.
- CHAP. XXXII. Removing that tentation which riseth from comparison with other Chri∣stians.
- CHAP. XXXIII. Containing some infallible signes of our Calling and Election.
- CHAP. XXXIV. Recollecting and applying these things by short me∣ditation.
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CHAP. XXXV. Con
luding all with Prayer.