Saints by calling: or Called to be saints A godly treatise of our holy calling to Christ, by the gospell. With the seuerall gifts proper vnto the called: and their counterfeits in the hypocrites which are not partakers of this effectuall calling. Written by Thomas Wilson, minister of Gods word, at S. Georges Church in Canterbury.

The particular Contents of the whole Dialogue, diuided into ten Portions.

The first Part entreateth of Calling.

• 1. OF common and outward Cal∣ling.
• 2. Of inward & effectuall cal∣ling.
• 3. Of differences betweene them.
• 4. What effectuall Calling is.
• 5. Of the meanes thereof by the Word of God.
• 6. Time of Calling, that it is diuers and vncertaine.
• 7. Persons, who for the most part are vncapable thereof.
• 8. Of what quality and estate be the persons, which be commonly called with a true effectuall Calling.
• 9. Effectuall Calling may be knowne of them in whom it is.
• 10. Of the tokens whereby it is knowne.
• 11. Meanes whereby such are prepa∣red to Calling, who as yet are not called.
• 12. Of the sundry wayes that God ta∣keth in the worke of Calling.
• 13. The ends or finall causes of a true Calling.
• 14. The mouing cause thereof.
• 15. Differences amongst those which are called in the act of their Cal∣ling.
• 16. Election to be iudged of by Cal∣ling.
• 17. Rash iudgement about the calling of other men to be auoyded.

The second Part of the Dialogue entreateth of the Graces which flow from Calling.

• 1. ALl sauing Graces come toge∣ther at one time with our Calling.
• 2. One Grace before another in order of causes.
• 3. Of illumination of the Minde, the first worke of Grace.
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• 4. Opening of the heart.
• 5. Of the engandring of faith, and what workes of the Spirit goe ther∣vnto.

The third Part of the Dialogue, entreateth of a true and liuely Faith.

• 1. A Liuely faith is a fruite of ef∣fectuall Calling.
• 2. A gift proper to the Elect.
• 3. What it is, and how it differeth from the faith of hypocrites and wicked men.
• 4. Of the parts of Faith, and of the properties thereof.
• 5. Of application by Faith, how it is proued, and what things belong to it.

The fourth Part of the Dialogue, entreateth of the degrees of Faith.

• 1. A Little Faith, and a great Faith, a weake and strong Faith.
• 2. Wherein they are like each other.
• 3. The least measure of Faith, what it is.
• 4. That it must, and doth labour to encrease it selfe.
• 5. Of a strong Faith what it is.
• 6. Of the seuer all measures thereof, and which is the highest degree of beleeuing.
• 7. By what steps Gods Children climb vp to the greatest degree of belee∣uing in this life.

The fifth Part of the Dialogue, entreateth of the rarenesse, and fruitfulnesse of faith.

• 1. OF the rarenesse of Faith, or the fewnesse of beleeuers.
• 2. Of the signes or causes thereof, both common and proper to this age.
• 3. Of the efficacy and fruitfulnesse of Faith in generall.
• 4. Of the manifold encouragements to beleeue.
• 5. Of discouragements, and how the obiections of Satan, and our corrup∣tion against beliefe in Christ, are to be repelled.

The sixth Part of the Dialogue, entreateth of the fruites of faith in particular.

• 1. OF vnion with Christ, that there is such a gift, and that it is by faith.
• 2. Two things necessarily required to the working of this vnion.
• 3. The nature and neerenesse of it, ex∣pressed by Scripture similitudes.
• 4. In what respect this vnion with Christ is necessary for vs.
• 5. Of the great and seuerall fruites thereof.
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• 6. Of Iustification, the second maine fruite of Faith.
• 7. What Iustification signifieth.
• 8. In what sense wee are instified by Faith.
• 9. Of the double righteousnesse of Christ, actiue and passiue.
• 10. Of the two parts of Iustification, forgiuenesse of sinnes, and imputa∣tion of Iustice.
• 11. What a worthy gift, or instifica∣tion is.
• 12. Of Sathans malice against this doctrine. Experto crede.

The seuenth Part of this Dialogue entreateth of the neerest effects of Iustification by Faith.

• 1. IS reconciliation with God.
• 2. Peace of conscience.
• 3. Accesse into the grace of God.
• 4. Standing in this grace.
• 5. Hope of heauenly glory.
• 6. Reioycing vnder this hope of de∣spaire and presumption.
• 7. Ofioy in tribulations.
• 8. Sense of Gods loue in the heart.
• 9. Glorying concerning God.

The eighth Part of the Dialogue, entreateth of another fruite of Faith, called Sanctification.

• 1. SAnctification, what it is, how it is by faith.
• 2. The parts and causes of it.
• 3. The degree and measure of it.
• 4. Of the spirituall combate betweene the flesh and the Spirit.
• 5. 'Of Repentance, the consequent of Sanctification.
• 6. Ofrenewed Repentance, the begin∣ning and signes of it.
• 7. Of encouragements to Repentance.
• 8. Of the hinderances of Repentance, how to be remoued.
• 9. Of good workes, the fruites of Re∣pentance, the causes, end, and vses of them.

The 9. part of the dialogue, of par∣ticular good workes, &c.

• 1 Of loue towards God, what it is to loue him.
• 2 By what rule our loue is to be guided
• 3 Whence it springs, and what bee the effects and tokens of it.
• 4 Of the feare of God.
• 5 How it differs from that fear which is in the wicked.
• 6 Of the fruits of the true feare of God, and of the measure of it.
• 7 Of trust in God, what it is.
• 8 What be the grounds of it.
• 9 How the trust of the godly differeth frō the vain confidence of the wicked.
• 10 Encoragements to trust in God.
• 11 Of prayer and thankefulnesse.
• 12 Differences betweene bad & good men in these duties.
• 13 Of the word & Sacrament.
• 14 Of the religious vse of Gods name and Sabbath.

10. part of the dialogue, of pati∣ence.

• 1 Afflictions the obiect of patience.
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• 2 Of common afflictions.
• 3 The godly more afflicted then the wicked, and why.
• 4 The generall grounds of patience.
• 5 Of chastisements, &c.
• 6 The fruites which by chastisement come to children, &c.
• 7 Of trials first by conflict of consci∣ence with sin, 2. of martirdome.
• 8 What martirdome is.
• 9 The condition of dying for Christ.
• 10 Preparation to martirdome.
• 11 Of resolution in the suffering of martirdome.
• 12 An answer to obiections that flesh and blood makes against martirdom.

11. part of the dialogue, of workes as concerne our neighbour.

• 1 Of righteousnesse and loue vnto our neighbour.
• 2 Our neighbour is our enemy as well as our friend.
• 3 Difference betweene a Neighbour and a Brother.
• 4 The actions of brotherly loue.
• 5 Brotherly kindnesse.

The last part of this dialogue, of peace & other effects of loue.

• 1 Of peace, the kinds thereof.
• 2 It is proper to the godly.
• 3 Of humility.
• 4 Of Grauity.
• 5 Of Gentlenesse.
• 6 Of long suffering, &c.
• 7 Of goodnes and meekenesse.
• 8 Meeknes in iudgment & affection.
• 9 Selfe preseruation.
• 10 Of truth in speeches & promises.
• 11 Of contentednes.
• 12 Duties concerning superiours and inferiours.

A receit against Hypocrisie.

• 1 Hipocrisie what it is.
• 2 Sundry kinds of hipocrisie.
• 3 Particular or vniuersall hypocrisie.
• 4 Dwelling or raigning.
• 5 In profession or conuersation
• 6 Grosse, or subtile hypocrisie.
• 7 Causes of hipocrisie both common & especiall.
• 8 Sundry effects of hipocrisie.
• 9 Tokens of hypocrisie.
• 11 The cure of hypocrisie.

A Confortatiue for sincerity and vprightnes.

• 1 Who be vpright, and what vpright∣nesse is.
• 2 How sincerity doeth differ from hy∣pocrisie.
• 3 Sincerity, how it is gotten.
• 4 How it is to be preserued.
• 5 How to be tried in a mans selfe.
• 6 Reasons to stirre vs vp to seeke and keepe sincerity.

Finis.