The saints qualification: or A treatise I. Of humiliation, in tenne sermons. II. Of sanctification, in nine sermons whereunto is added a treatise of communion with Christ in the sacrament, in three sermons. Preached, by the late faithfull and worthy minister of Iesus Christ, Iohn Preston, Doctor in Divinitie, chaplaine in ordinary to his Majestie, Master of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometime preacher of Lincolnes Inne.

A BRIEFE COLLECTION OF THE principall Heads in the ensuing Treatises.

Part 1.

Doct. 1.

HVmiliation must goe before Iustification:

Page 6

Two things in Humiliation:

8

Reas. 1.

In reference to Iustification:

13

Reas. 2.

In reference to Sanctification:

14

Vse 1.

To labour for Humiliation:

18

Five helpes to Humiliation:

26

Vse 2.

The best men should labour to be Humbled:

30

Doct. 2.

The nature of man is full of all Vnrighteousnesse, and Vngodli∣nesse:

33

Mans nature evidenced to bee so by the Law:

34

Originall Sinne:

40

The corruption of the Vnderstan∣ding, in five things:

43

The corruption of the Will in foure things:

48

The corruption of the Memory, in two things:

53

The corruption of the Conscience, in three acts of it:

54

The corruption of the Sensitive appetite:

58

The corruption of the Affections:

63

Actuall Sinnes:

68

Mans Nature shewed to be cor∣rupt by the rule of the Gospell:

76

Vse 1.

The ignorance of those that know not the corruption of Nature:

78

Vse 2.

To Labour to prize CHRIST the more;

81

Vse 3.

Our Sinfulnesse should drive us to Christ:

82

Circumstances agravating Sinne:

89

Excuses of Sin:

101

Helpes against those Excuses:

108

Doct. 3.

There is a revelation of wrath a∣gainst all Vnrighteousnesse of men:

111

Vse 1.

To teach us what Sin is:

118

Vse 2.

To labour for a Sense of GODS wrath:

119

Vse 3.

To make us goe to Christ:

121

Doct. 4.

All men before regeneration with hold the Truth in unrighteous∣nesse:

126

The greatnesse of this Sin in three things:

136

Vse 1.

To Humble us:

931

Vse 2.

The miserie of men that are neare and not in the Kingdome of God, in three things:

143

How farre men Vnconverted may goe, shewed in five things:

151

How far they come short in five things:

153

Vse 3.

Most sin out of love to Sin:

163

Vse 4.

The danger of disobeying the Truth:

167

Vse 5.

To give the Truth leave to rule.

169

Doct. 5.

The Truth or Law of every mans judgement is made manifest by God:

180

Vse 1.

The greatnesse of mens sinne a∣gainst this Truth:

184

Vse 2.

To be thankefull for the Truth:

192

Vse 3.

To doe nothing contrary to the Truth:

193

Vse 4.

To expect happinesse or miserie

as wee observe or neglect this Truth:

215

Doct. 6.

God hath revealed so much to every man as makes him In∣excusable:

219

Excuses that men frame to them∣selves:

221

Vse 1.

To justifie God, and to blame our selves:

234

Vse 2.

To give God the glory of his long suffering:

237

The Contents of the Ser∣mon before the Commons house of Parliament.

FAsting necessarie:

248

Fast defined:

248

Defects in Fasting:

249

Doct. 1.

God onely doth Good and Evill:

253

Foure Connections to demonstrate it:

255

Reas. 1.

Else God were not God:

261

Reas. 2.

Else the Creature should be God:

262

Vse 1

To labour to see God in his great∣nesse:

265

Vse 2.

To looke to God in all our busi∣nesse:

269

Vse 3.

To set Faith on worke to judge of these things:

270

Doct. 2.

Sinne causeth Wrath:

271

Gods Wrath a treasure, in three respects:

273

Vse

To see Sinne in the effects of it:

275

How to prevent Gods Wrath:

278

Doct. 3.

Zeale turnes away Wrath:

283

Vse 1.

Not to discourage those that bee Zealous:

286

Vse 2.

Foure convictions of our want of Zeale:

288

Doct. 4.

Want of Zeale makes GODS

Ielousie grow hotter:

299

Doct. 5.

Iealousie for the most part shal pro∣ceed to utter destruction:

301

Vse

To learne to Feare:

302

Part 2.

Doct.

Iustification and Sanctification are inseperable:

4

How Sanctification ariseth from Iustification:

5

Reas. 1.

None saved by the second Adam that are not borne of him:

18

Reas. 2.

It is the Will of God:

19

Reas. 3.

It is the end of our Ingraffing into Christ:

ibid

Reas. 4.

It is the end of Christs comming:

20

Reas. 5.

Christ is Prophet and King where he is a Priest

ibid

Reas. 6.

All the meanes of Grace tend this way:

21

Vse 1.

To pray for Sanctification:

22

Sixe incouragements to Pray for it:

ibid

Vse 2.

To esteeme Sanctification as high∣ly as Iustification:

36

The excellencie of Grace:

37

Vse 2.

To take heed of ch••llenging Iu∣stification without Sanctificati∣on:

44

Foure signes of a New creature:

49

New Creature what:

61

The Heart new framed:

62

The Conversation changed:

66

A new qualitie of Holinesse infu∣sed:

71

Old man what:

73

Mortification of the Old man:

83

Where God pardoneth he healeth Sinne:

88

First, it stands with Gods Honour:

89

Secondly, with our Comfort:

ibid

Thirdly, with Gods Service:

ibid

Doct.

Those that are in Christ have a∣nother Nature:

95

Vse 1.

Not to Defer comming to God:

98

Vse 2.

Not to content our selves with∣out a new Nature:

101

Vse 3.

To see that good Performances be naturall to us.

107

Vse 4.

To abhorre our Old Nature and labour for a change:

114

Vse 5.

Not to feare Falling away:

117

Vse 6.

Not to bee discouraged with the difficultie of any Dutie:

120

Vse 7.

Change of Nature a ground of comfort:

121

Doct.

We must be New Creatures:

122

Consect. 1.

We are redeemed from old cu∣stomes.

Ibid.

Consect. 2.

Not to wonder that the World wonders at us.

124

Consect. 3.

To pull downe all that is old.

127

Consect. 4.

Not to wonder at unevennesse in mens lives.

131

Consect. 5.

To expect a combate.

137

Consect. 6.

Not to wonder at Aukednesse that wee finde in the waies of God.

140

Consect. 7.

To give God the praise of the changing of natures.

144

Doct.

The New Creature is Gods work:

149

Foure arguments to prove it:

ibid

Vse 1.

To shew our condition in Christ is better than in Adam:

154

Vse 2.

God setteth us not about an im∣possible worke.

155

Vse 3.

To make us love Christ.

156

Vse 4.

Not to put off Christs call.

Ibid.

Vse 5.

To see with whom wee have to doe in hearing the Word.

156

Vse 6.

To give God the prayse of any good in us.

161

Vse 7.

Expect not that Ministers come

with excellencie of Wisedome or words:

162

Vse 8.

Observe what the preaching of the Word works on our hearts:

164

Doct.

First, in Christ, and then New Crea∣tures:

169

Doct.

To bee in Christ is the ground of all Salvation:

171

Vse 1.

First, to increase Vnion with Christ in those that have it:

176

Five helpes to doe it:

178

Secondly, to seeke it, if it be wan∣ting:

185

Five motives to seeke this Vni∣on:

186

Part. 3

Doct.

IN the sacrament there is a com∣munication of the verie Body and bloud of Christ:

2

Arguments against Transubstanti∣ation

First, there is no Necessitie of it:

3

Secondly, no Possibilitie of it:

8

Thirdly, it is against Sense:

10

Fourthly, against Reason:

11

Fifthly, against Scripture:

13

Sacrament of the Lords Supper what:

15

Condition of the Covenant on Gods part:

16

Vse 1.

To confirme our faith in the for∣givenesse of sins:

19

Conditions of the Covenant re∣quired on our part:

24

Papists objection out of Ioh. 6. of eating Christs Flesh answered:

33

Vse 2.

To see the greatnesse of Christs Love to us:

39

And to Love him againe and serve him:

41

Two things to move us to come in to Christ:

45

First, our Miserie out of him:

46

1 We are subject to Death:

47

2 To the feare of Death:

48

3 To Hell:

49

Secondly, our Happinesse by Christ

54

Benefit by Christ:

1 Wee shall have Life:

55

2 Our Debts shall be payd:

61

3 Wee shall have Rest:

68

4 Wee shall have a Kingdome which consisteth in:

72

Libertie:

73

Plentie:

74

Peace:

75

Glory:

76

Riches:

77

5 Wee shall have a Feast:

86

Properties, of spirituall Food:

88

6 Apparr••ll:

93

What this spirituall Cloathing is:

94

FINIS.