Meditations of instruction, of exhortation, of reprofe indeauouring the edification and reparation of the house of God.
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Meditations of instruction, of exhortation, of reprofe indeauouring the edification and reparation of the house of God.
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Rous, Francis, 1579-1659.
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London :: Printed by I. L[egat] for George Gibbs and Francis Constable,
1616.
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Meditations -- Early works to 1800.
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AN ALPHABETI∣CALL
TABLE OF
all the Meditations that
are contained in this
Booke.
A
THe benefite of Aduersi∣tie.
26
Against Ambition. 36
The true guiding of Affecti∣ons.
38
B
MAn is to learn of Beasts.
The excellence of new
Birth, in respect of the old. 20
A continuall vse of the out∣ward
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and inward Baptisme. 30
C
A Christians progresse. 44
Euill Customes to bee a∣bolished.
52
Confutation of Chance. 58
Proofes of Christian religion. 57. 69
Against Couetousnesse. 72
Christ not to be loued for tem∣porall
ends. 84
An exhortation to the writing
of Cases of conscience. 86
The Creature should direct vs
to the Creator. 3
D
AGainst Despaire. 54. 9
To loue Death. 55. 31
The Diuell in the last times
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most to be resisted. 63
Against Diuisions and scismes. 16
Against Distrustfulnesse. 22
The cause of mans endlesse De∣sires.
33
E
TO auoid Extremities. 7
F
TRue friends. 42
Dutie to the Fatherlesse. 66
The veriest foole, hee that sets
his wit and heart most on
the world. 50
G
REason of the littlenesse of
Grace in the elect. 57
5. Part
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The vse of the Gospell. 70
God, our All-sufficience. 78
God, the light of the soule. 6
Not to draw followers to our
selues, but to God. 14
God one and vnchangeable. 17
God is the saluation of Man.
27. and not workes.
H
AGainst Hypocrisie. 64
Of Humilitie. 85. 4
The excellence of a Christians
Happinesse. 5
Heauenly things neglected be∣cause
not seene, and how to
see them. 25
I
IVdges and iudgement. 40
The foulenes of incest. 43
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Against spirituall Idolatrie. 77
Against Images. 82
K
The kingdome of Satan. 57
8. part.
Knowledge increased should
increase good workes. 1
Diuers knowledges of good and
euill. 24
The true knowledge of our
selues and the vse thereof. 39
L
Shortnesse of life. 41
The loue of God. 53
The vse of the Law and the
Gospell. 70
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To loue God aboue all things. 11, 13
Against lust. 35
M
THe right vse of Gods
mercy. 46
Mahumetan religion farre in∣feriour
to the Christian. 57.
1 part.
Man created for another
world. 62
Against wicked Marriages. 67
Remedies of mans Miserie. 68
Contemt of the Ministerie, 73
1. part.
Nobilitie makes not men vnfit
for the Ministery. 73. 2. p.
The impouerishing of the Mi∣nistery.
73. 3. part.
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Remedies of the pouertie of the
Ministerie. 73. 4. part.
Comfort against present Mi∣series.
83
N
PRophanation of Gods name. 51
The right vse of a good na∣ture,
and comfort to an euill
nature. 80
Not to rest in nature. 2
O
OPposition of holy duties
and holy men, the di∣uels
policie. 48
P
PResumption. 54. 9
The prouidence of God,
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the rest of man. 58
Popes supremacy. 59. 1. part.
And shifts. ib. 2. part.
Purnesse of heart. 61
The name Puritan. 73. 7
Against spirituall pride. 75
How to endure well the paine
or the losses of pleasure. 15. 37
R
OF the Resurrection. 57 7. part. 60
Of Regeneration, and vnrege∣neration.
65
How to reade profitably. 71
Resolution to be rich. 72
Not to iudge rashly. 73. 8.
part. 79
The rule and guide of a Chri∣stian.
74
Against reuenge. 81
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S
A Sanctified Soule. 45
Swearing. 51
The approouing of Sacrifices. 57. part. 4
Against Simonie. 73. part. 5
Reasons why Superstition may
bring foorth many works. 7
The Scripture vpholdeth it
selfe. 23
Diuers witnesses which approue
the Scripture. 28
T
TRoubles truly iudged and
borne only by faith and
the Spirit. 49
How to escape tentations. 18
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V
THe praise of Vnitie. 16
W
TO make vse of worldly wise∣dome.
41. 13
How to vse the world. 56
The folly of mans wisedome. 57
part. 3
Against whoredome. 76
The chiefest wisedome, is to seek
God the soueraigne good. 50
The excellence and necessitie
of good works. 1
The world much confused and
disorderly, but wee must
be are with it, and striue to
amend it. 10
How truely to iudge a man
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wise. 12
The weakenesse of man sets
forth the glory of God. 21
How wee shall bee iudged by
works. 27
To beware of much intermed∣ling
with worldly things. 32
FINIS.
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