Zacheus converted: or The rich publicans repentance. Restitution In which, the mysteries of the doctrine of conversion, are sweetly laid open and applyed for the establishing of the weakest. Also of riches in their getting, keeping, expending; with divers things about almes and restitution, and many other materiall points and cases insisted upon. By Iohn Wilson, late preacher of Gods word in Guilford.

The principall Contents contai∣ned in this Booke.

• ZAcheus his description, conversion, and occasion thereof. Fol. 1
• The cause of it, and efficacy thereof. 2. & 3
• Christs office in seeking and saving. 4
• His sufferings and death vo∣luntary. 5
• From thence wee have encou∣ragement to come unto him for salvation. 17
• Wee ought to know this love of his. 19. 20
• And to frame our obedience

• accordingly. 21
• Iericho of old cursed, yet yeelds some heires of blessing. 27
• Likewise doth Bethsaida, Tyrus and Sidon, and also Samaria. 26. 27
• The reason thereof. 29
• It may minister comsort to those that live in barren times and places. 32
• The world, Behold, implyes certainety, and matter worthy 〈…〉〈…〉attention. 34
• Which may both further our faith. 37▪ and also correct our dull negligence. 38
• The naming of the person ascertaines the history. 40, 4••
• The mentioning of his sinne (being pardoned) is no staine unto him. 42, 43
• What the Publicans were. 44
• Vsuall wiyes to get great ri∣ches.

• 45
• Some great and rich ones, chosen, called, and saved. 47
• Riches, how hindrances of salvation. 48, &c
• Hurt in unlawfull and base keeping of riches. 54
• Evill expence of riches, fur∣thers damnation. 57, &c
• To what end God gives ri∣ches unto men. 64
• Riches further the godly in the exercise of grace. 68
• Wicked men not to be prefer∣red for their wealth. 73
• Zacheus his desire to see Christ, the occasion of his con∣version. 74
• His desire respected and graunted. 77
• God begins his good worke in small things. 78
• Workes of the Spirit in mens hearts, sometimes unknowne to

• them. 81, &c
• Wee must observe secret mo∣tions unto good. 86
• Zacheus in seeking to see Christ, neglected his worldly reputation. 89
• Preventing grace. 93
• The effects of it. 94
• Our Conversion descri∣bed by our knowledge of God, in the face of Iesus Christ. 96
• Impediments and lets some∣time from others, sometime from our selves. 98, 99
• Sathan a principall hin∣derer of good things. 100
• When a doore is opened to doe good, there are many adver∣saries. 101, 102
• Wee must not for all that thinke it strange nor be discou∣raged. 103
• Gracious affections or de∣sires,

• not quelled by lets. 109
• The unsoundnesse of va∣nishing desires. 117
• Comfort for those that pur∣sue good and holy desires. 120
• The good successe of Za∣cheus his desire. 125
• Comfort for those that lin∣ger after Christ in holy desires. 130
• Christ bids himselfe to Za∣cheus his house. 134
• God sometimes gives a∣bove our desires. 135
• The use wee should make thereof. 141
• The doing of Gods workes with speedinesse. 143
• Incouragement for those who are weakned by Gods de∣ferring to grant their Prayers 147
• God of his owne goodnesse is pleased to proceede in his fa∣vours.

• 156
• Consolation arising there∣of, 165
• Caveats to be used herein. 168, 169
• Obedience in following the lively and powerfull calling of Christ. 170
• It is not in man that willeth and runneth, though wee must both will and runne. 179, 181
• The gracing of obedience is to bee ready and without delay. 185
• Ministers duty in their hea∣vers. 191
• Men must not take delayes in repentance. 194
• Dangers in delaying. 198, 199
• Vse thereof to young men. 201
• Considerations about our cal∣ling to Christ. 213
• Where Christ commeth there

• is joy. 218, 219
• The causes of this joy, and the benefits that come there∣withall. 222, 223
• It is to their reproofe that ri∣fuse Christ offered. 228, 229
• A double act of faith. 235
• Against such as goe on un∣heartfully in good things. 238 239
• Heavinesse and griefe blame∣able in Christians. 142, 143
• Meanes to maintaine true joy in the Lord. 246, 247
• Differences betwixt the joy of the godly and temporizers. 248, 249
• As Zacheus received Christ into his heart and house, so ought wee to receive Christ in his members and servants. 153
• Our backwardnesse to enter∣taine Christ in his members and servants, reprooved. 258. 259

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• Helpes to further this duty. 260, 261
• We should not be curious, nor too inquisitive about those whom wee entertaine to house. 267
• Murmuring springeth of mistaken grounds. 268
• Good men sometimes misli∣ked for well doing. 272, 273
• Herein we must content our selves with Gods approbation, though we have not mens. 275
• Wee must labour not onely ••hat we give none offence, but also that we take none, to make us weake or goe backe. 276
• Sinners who they are, and so to be accounted. 281, 282
• Who are not to be holden for sinners. 290. 291
• Wherein stands the dominion of sinne. 292. 293.
• Whether all fellowship with

• stnners, be sinne in a godly man. 295. 296
• Considerations to be had and used herein. 297
• A wicked severity, or car∣nall bitternesse against sinners. 307, 308
• True profession a testimony of stable faith and unfained re∣pentance. 309
• Shame and fearefulnesse to professe, reproved.
• Reproofe of those that shew no proofe in their workes, of re∣pentance and faith. 319
• Liberality, almes, and boun∣ty expresse and shew our love to God and men. 321
• The fruits thereof. 323
• Rules to be kept in giving. 331
• In what cases, Wives and in∣feriors may give. 336
• Rules thereof. 338

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• A man must begin with his owne. 343
• Prophets of God to be respe∣cted in bene volence. 345
• What commends almes. 351
• Reproofe of the covetous and illiberall. 354
• The manner of Publicans sinning in their calling. 361
• S••me men come to impudency in sinning for a little advan∣tage. 363
• We must not bee too hasty to credite accusations against our neighbours. 367
• In true conversion wee must forsake not onely sinne in gene∣rall, but even our speciall sinnes. 370
• Which should move men to examine well their conversion, whether it be true or false. 374
• Those whom the divell can hold no longer in the grosse sins

• of the body, he leades to Popery and superstition. 377
• Repentance requires to have the man cleane from secret sins. 379
• Restitution of goods evill gotten, is a fruit of Repentance. 381
• Restitution what it is. 384
• Men should be content with a little, so it be honest and ••u•••• gaine. 387
• Christ honoured Zacheus and his house with his testimo∣ny. 389
• As Christ is author, so hee is witnesse of his graces in men. 390
• Bellarmine confuted about the certainty of salvation. 392
• Men ought to get certainty of their grace, and how it may be had. 398
• Those that have not assu∣rance

• ... of their estate in grace, must seeke and waite till God grant it. 401
• Wee must take notice of the time when God doth visit us with salvation. 404
• It is warrantable to keepe some dayes of speciall thank∣fullnesse to the Lord. 407
• Calling to grace, what it is. 414
• We ought to make our calling sure. 415
• Such as know their calling must be thankfull. 419
• The faithfull and godly with their housholds are saved. P. 421
• Men must strive to be pla∣ced in good and godly families. P. 425
• To be the childe of Abraham what. 427
• ... The fatherhood and dignity

• of Abraham. 433
• One faith and way to salva∣tion. 434
• We must proove our selves Children of Abraham. 437
• The end of Christs comming into the world. 439
• Reproofe of selfe-conceited men. 443
• Our calling justifies our acti¦ons. 447
• Comfort in trouble, while we walke in our calling: but daungerous to meddle out of ou•• callings. 453
• Christ tooke all oportunities, to instruct and save sinners. 437. 438
• We seeke not Christ till hee looke after us. 462.
• A note of Gods Children to seeke the Lord. 467
• Our risings after falles, to be ascribed unto Gods mercy. 470
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• ... It should stirre up our hope, love, and care, to seeke men that are lost. 472. 473
• Faith breedeth love to God and his Children. 476
• The successe may provoke to the duty. 477
• Christ fulfilled the Law for us. 481
• With our sinnes hee tooke the full punishment due to them. 491
• Christ makes intercession for us. 496
• The workes, prayers and prayses of the faithfull, like sweet odours. 499
• Our union with Christ. 501
• Papists differ from us. 506
• The Gospell what: we are commaunded to beleeve it. 509
• We must be changed into the image of Christ, from glory to glory. 511
• ...

• ... Adoption belongs to glorifi∣cation, which is by degrees. 513. 514
• The regenerate respect all the commaundements given them. 519.
• Grace freeth the godly from the reigne of sinnes. 520
• They are safely preserved. 526
• By faith men recover them∣selves after fals, and get victo∣ry over Satan and sinne. 531
• By faith and prayer we must prevaile in inward combats & temptations. 532. 533. 534
• Wee ought to ascribe unto Christ the power and ability of our standing. 537
• All other Saviours besides him, are excluded. 541
• Whether heathens may bee sa∣ved by keeping the Law of na∣ture. 543.
• ...

• ... Papisme saves none, though some amongst Papists may bee saved. 547
• The matter of our salvation. 551
• The forme of our justification. 555
• We are bound to trust and re∣joyce in Christ alone for our whole salvation. 156. 157
• To Christ alone belongs the honour of binding our conscien∣ces. 560
• The condition in which Christ findes us, is, To be lost. 562
• We must take notice of this our miserable condition. 567
• Our love to men, specially the brethren and faithfull. 571
• Reasons to induce a sinner to come (out of his misery) un∣to Christ. 572
• ... We must abhorre Satans sug∣gestions

• unto desperation. 554
• A man may not despaire of the pardon of any sinne that can be repented. 578
• Howsoever some are children of perdition (as we are all by nature) yet others are appointed to salvatiō by Iesus Christ. 580
• The uses to be made thereof. 581
• The Apostle Paule ascrihes all the good that was in him, or done by him, to Gods free grace. 583
• To what uses this should serve us. 583. 584

FINIS.