A Christian library, or, A pleasant and plentiful paradise of practical divinity in 37 treatises of sundry and select subjects ... / by R. Younge ...

Title

A Christian library, or, A pleasant and plentiful paradise of practical divinity in 37 treatises of sundry and select subjects ... / by R. Younge ...

Author

Younge, Richard.

Publication

London :: Printed by M.I. and are to be sold onely [sic] by James Crumps ...,

1660.

Rights/Permissions

To the extent possible under law, the Text Creation Partnership has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above, according to the terms of the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). This waiver does not extend to any page images or other supplementary files associated with this work, which may be protected by copyright or other license restrictions. Please go to http://www.textcreationpartnership.org/ for more information.

Subject terms

Christian life.

Theology, Practical.

Link to this Item

https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A67744.0001.001 content_copy

Cite this Item

"A Christian library, or, A pleasant and plentiful paradise of practical divinity in 37 treatises of sundry and select subjects ... / by R. Younge ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A67744.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2025. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• To the worthy Author, and to the Ingenuous Reader.
• To the READER.
• list
• title page
• to the reader
• TO THE READER.
• THE BENEFIT OF AFFLICTION, and how to husband it so, that (with blessing from above) the weakest Christian may be able to support himself in his most miserable Exigents.
  • CHAP. 1. Why the Lord suffers his children to be so traduced, and persecuted, by his and their enemies: and first, That it makes for the glory of his power.
  • CHAP. 2. That it makes for the glory of his Wisdom.
  • CHAP. 3. That the graces of God, in his children, may the more shine through employment.
  • CHAP. 4. That God, suffers his children to be afflicted and persecuted by ungodly men, that so they may be brought to repentance.
  • CHAP. 5. That it serves to work in us amendment of life.
  • CHAP. 6. That it stirs them up to Prayer.
  • CHAP. 7. That it weanes them from the love of the world.
  • CHAP. 8. That it keeps them alwayes prepared to the spiritual combate.
  • CHAP. 9. How it discovers whether we be true Believers or Hypocrites.
  • CHAP. 10. That it prevents greater evils of sin, and punishment to come.
  • CHAP. 11. That it makes them humble.
  • CHAP. 12. How it makes them conformable unto Christ their head.
  • CHAP. 13. That it increaseth their faith
  • CHAP. 14. That it increaseth their joy and thankfulness.
  • CHAP. 15. How it increaseth their spiritual Wisdom.
  • CHAP. 16. How it increaseth their Patience.
• errata
• THE VICTORY OF PATIENCE: Extracted out of the choysest Authors Ancient and Modern; both Holy and Humane. Wherein are a multi∣tude of rare Examples, necessary to be read of all that any way suffer Tribulation.
  • Reasons of Patience.
    • CHAP. XVII. That the godly are Patient in suffering of wrongs, because innocent.
    • CHAP. XVIII. That it is more laudable to forgive, than revenge.
    • CHAP. XIX. That suffering is the only way to prevent suffering.
    • CHAP. XX. That they bear injuries patiently, because their sinnes have deserved it, and a farre greater affliction.
    • CHAP. XXI. They are Patient, because their sufferings are counterpoysed and made sweet with more then answerable blessings.
    • CHAP. XXII. That they are patient, because patience brings a reward with it.
    • CHAP. XXIII. Because our enemies are ignorant.
    • CHAP. XXIV. Because they are rather to be pitied than maligned, or reckoed of.
    • CHAP. XXV. That their expectation may not be answered.
    • CHAP. XXVI. Because it is for our credit to be evill spoken of by them, and would be a dispa∣ragement to have their good word.
    • CHAP. XXVII. Because our enemies may learn, and be won by our example.
    • CHAP. XXVIII. Because they will not take Gods office out of his hand.
    • CHAP. XXIX. Because they have respect unto Gods Commandement.
    • CHAP. XXX. That they are patient in suffering of wrongs, for Gods glory.
    • CHAP. XXXI. That they may follow Christs example, and imitate the Patience of the Saints in all Ages.
    • CHAP. XXXII. Rules to be observed touching Thoughts, Words and Deeds, when we are wronged.
• colophon
• A handfull of Nuts.
• A SOVEREIGN ANTIDOTE against all Grief.
  • imprimatur
  • CHAP. 33. Vse and Application of the former Reasons.
    • Vse 1.
    • Use 2.
    • 3. Vse.
    • 4 Vse.
    • 5 Use.
    • 6 Use.
  • CHAP. 34. That though God disposeth of all their malice to his Childrens greater good, yet they shall be rewarded according to their mischievous intentions.
  • CHAP. 35. Other grounds of comfort to support a Christian in his sufferings. And first, that God is specially present with his servants in their afflictions, takes notice of their sufferings, and allayes their grief.
  • CHAP. 36. That all afflictions, from the least to the greatest, do come to pass, not by accident, chance or fortune, but by the especiall providence of God.
    • Section 1.
    • Section. 2.
    • Section 3.
    • Section 4.
    • Section 5.
    • Section 6.
    • Section 7.
    • Section 8.
    • Sect. 9.
    • Section. 10.
    • Section 11.
  • CHAP. 37. That stripes from the Almighty, are speciall tokens and pledges of his adoption and love.
  • CHAP. 38. That Christ and all the Saints are our Partners, and partakers with us in the Cross; yea, our sufferings are no∣thing in comparison of theirs.
  • CHAP. 39. That the more wee suffer here (so it bee for righteousness sake) the greater our reward shall be heareafter.
  • CHAP. 40. Application of the former grounds.
• A two-fold PRAYER for the Morning and for the Evening, as also ano∣ther to be said at any time.
  • A PRAYER for the Morning. O Lord prepare our hearts to Pray.
  • A PRAYER for the Morning. O Lord prepare our hearts to Pray.
  • A Praier for the Evening, which would be performed before Supper, and not when we are more prone to sleep, then to pray.
  • A Praier for the Evening, which would be performed before Supper, and not when we are more prone to sleep, then to pray.
  • A Praier to be used at any time.
  • A Praier to be used at any time.
  • A Thanksgiving to be brought in to any, or every one of them, next before the Conclusion, where the hand is placed.
• THE STATE OF A CHRISTIAN, lively set forth by an Allegorie of a Ship under Sayl.
  • imprimatur
• colophon
• A SHORT AND SURE Way to Grace and Salvation; BEING A Necessary and Profitable Tract, upon Three Fundamental Principles of Christian Reli∣gion: which few do indeed know: and yet he who knows them not, cannot be saved: Viz. How Man was at first Created.How he is now Corrupted.How he may be again Restored. Together with the conditions of the Covenant of Grace, and to whom the Promises of the Gospel belong. The which well learned, would keep Millions out of Hell; that blindly throng thither.
  • Sect. I.
  • Sect. II.
  • Sect. III.
  • Sect. IV.
  • Sect. V.
  • Sect. VI.
  • Sect. VII.
  • Sect. VIII.
  • Sect. IX.
  • Sect. X.
  • Sect. XI.
  • Sect. XII.
  • Sect. XIII.
  • Sect. XIV,
  • Sect. XV.
  • Sect. XVI.
  • Sect. XVII.
  • Sect. XVIII.
  • Sect. XIX
  • Sect. XX.
  • Sect. XXI.
  • Sect. XXII.
  • Sect. XXIII.
  • Sect. XXIV.
  • Sect. XXV.
  • Sect. XXVI.
• Sold onely by Iames Crump, in Little Bartholomews VVell-yard; and by Henry Cripps in Popes-head-Alley, At the same places there are also to be sold five and thirty other Pieces of Practical Divinity composed by the same Author. 1660.
• AN Experimental INDEX of the HEART: OR, SELF-KNOWLEDGE.
  • Sect. XXVII.
  • Sect. XXVIII.
  • Sect. XXIX.
  • Sect. XXX.
  • Sect. XXXI.
  • Sect. XXXII.
  • Sect. XXXIII.
  • Sect. XXXIV.
  • Sect. XXXV.
  • Sect. XXXVI.
  • Sect. XXXVII.
  • Sect. XXXVIII.
  • Sect. XXXIX.
  • Sect. XL.
• THE TRYALL OF TRUE WISDOM; WITH How to become Wise indeed.
  • Section 41.
  • Sect. 42.
  • Sect. 43.
  • Sect. 44.
  • Sect. 45.
  • Sect. 46.
  • Sect. 47.
  • Sect. 48.
  • Sect. 49.
  • Sect. 50.
  • § 60.
  • § 61.
  • § 62.
• ERRATA.
• A serious and Pathetical Description OF HEAVEN AND HELL, According to the Pencil of the HOLY GHOST; and the best Expositors: sufficient (with the blessing of GOD) to make the worst of men hate Sin, and love Holiness.
  • CHAP. XIX.
    • Section I.
  • CHAP. XX.
  • CHAP. XXI.
  • CHAP. XXII.
  • CHAP. XXIII.
    • What follows, is both to fill up the sheet, and to occasion or forewarn Swearers, (who swarm so in all places) and ignorant persons, (whose number is numberless, and who of all others are most confident that they shall do well enough) not to forget, what they have herein heard of Heaven and Hell. And to these, their faithfull and impartial Monitor (the Book giver,) presents a few Considerations.
• colophon
• The Blemish of Government, the Shame of Religion, the Disgrace of Mankinde; or, a Charge drawn up against Drunkards, and presented to his Highness the Lord PROTECTOR, in the name of all the Sober Partie in the three Nations. Humbly craving, that they may be kept alone by themselves from infecting others; compelled to work and earn what they consume: And that none may be suffered to sell Drink, who shall either Swear, or be Drunk themselves, or suffer Others within their Walls.
  • 1. BRANCH of the Charge.
  • POSTSCRIPT.
  • imprimatur
• Offer of Help to Drowning-Men.
  • imprimatur
  • body of tract
  • colophon
• Good Report from Bad men, no mean disparagement. TOGETHER With a Cordial for Christians; when they receive evil, for well doing.
  • SECT. I.
• text
  • colophon
• text
  • Preparation to Conversion; Or, Faith's Harbinger.
  • colophon
• Hopefull way to Cure that horrid Sinne of SWEARING.
  • MEMB. 1.
  • MEMB. 2.
  • MEMB. 3.
  • MEMB. 4.
  • MEMB. 5.
  • MEMB. 6.
  • Post-Script.
  • imprimatur
• The Printer to the Reader.
• ENGLANDS Vnthankfulness striving with Gods Goodness, for the Victory: as Abaslom strove with David, whether the father should be more kinde to the son; or the son more unkinde to the father. Or, Enough (being welweighed) to melt an heart of Adamant.
  • imprimatur
  • CHAP. I.
  • CHAP. II.
  • CHAP. III.
  • CHAP. IV.
  • CHAP. V.
  • CHAP. VI.
  • CHAP. VII.
  • CHAP. VIII.
  • CHAP. IX.
• POSTCRIPT.
• colophon
• A LEAFE From the TREE of LIFE, Wherewith to heal the NATION of all Strife and Controversie and to settle therein PEACE and UNITIE.
  • CHAP. I.
  • CHAP. II.
  • CHAP. III.
  • CHAP. IV.
  • CHAP. V.
  • CHAP. VI.
  • CHAP. VII.
  • CHAP. VIII.
  • CHAP. IX.
  • CHAP. X.
  • CHAP. XI.
  • CHAP. XI.
  • CHAP. XIII.
  • CHAP. XIV.
  • CHAP. XV.
  • CHAP. XVI.
• title page
• A Precious Methridate for the Soul, Made up of those two Poyfons, Covetousness and Prodigality:
  • PREFACE.
  • CHAP. 1.
  • CHAP. 2.
  • CHAP. 3.
  • CHAP. 4.
• title page
• Of the Prevention of Poverty.
• The Prevention of POVERTY, Together with the Cure of MELANCHO∣LY, Alias DISCONTENT. Or the best and surest way to Wealth and Happinesse: Being Subjects very seasonable for these Times, where∣in all are Poor, or not pleased, or both, when they need be neither.
  • THE PREFACE.
    • SECT. 1.
    • SECT. 2.
    • SECT. 3.
    • SECT. 4.
  • CHAP. I.
  • CHAP. II.
  • CHAP. III.
  • CHAP. IIII.
  • CHAP. V.
  • CHAP VI.
  • CHAP. VII.
  • CHAP. VIII.
  • CHAP. IX.
  • CHAP. X.
  • CHAP. XI.
  • CHAP. XII.
  • CHAP. XIII.
  • CHAP. XIIII.
  • CHAP. XV.
  • CHAP. XVI.
  • CHAP. XVII:
  • CHAP. XVIII.
  • CHAP. XIX.
  • CHAP. XX.
  • CHAP. XXI.
  • CHAP. XXII.
  • CHAP. XXIII.
  • CHAP. XXIV.
  • CHAP. XXV.
  • CHAP. XXVI.
  • CHAP. XXVII.
  • CHAP. XXVIII.
  • CHAP. XXIX.
  • CHAP. XXX.
  • CHAP. XXXI.
  • CHAP. XXXII.
  • CHAP. XXXIII.
• Postscript to the Pleased.
• title page
• To the well-affected READER, that would be HAPPILY RICH.
• How to become Rich and Happy. The Second Part.
  • CHAP. I.
  • CHAP. II.
  • CHAP. III.
  • CHAP. IV.
  • CHAP. V.
  • CHAP. VI.
  • CHAP. VII.
  • CHAP. VIII.
  • CHAP. IX.
  • CHAP. X.
  • CHAP. XI.
  • CHAP. XII.
  • CHAP. XIII.
  • CHAP. XIV.
  • CHAP. XV.
  • CHAP. XVI.
  • CHAP. XVII.
  • CHAP. XVIII.
  • CHAP. XIX.
  • CHAP. XX.
  • CHAP. XXI.
  • CHAP. XXII.
  • CHAP. XXIII.
  • CHAP. XXIV.
  • CHAP. XXV.
  • CHAP. XXVI.
  • CHAP. XXVII.
  • CHAP. XXVIII.
  • CHAP. XXIX.
  • CHAP. XXX.
  • CHAP. XXXI.
  • CHAP. XXXII.
  • CHAP. XXXIII.
  • CHAP. XXXIV.
  • CHAP. XXXV.
  • CHAP. XXXVI.
  • CHAP. XXXVII.
  • CHAP. XXXVIII.
  • CHAP. XXXIX.
  • CHAP. XL.
  • CHAP. XLI.
  • CHAP. XLII.
  • CHAP. XLIII.
  • CHAP. XLIV.
  • CHAP. XLV.
  • CHAP. XLVI.
  • CHAP. XLVII.
  • CHAP. XLVIII.
  • CHAP. XLIX.
  • CHAP. L.
  • CHAP. LI.
  • CHAP. LII.
  • CHAP. LIII.
  • CHAP. LIV.
  • CHAP. LV.
  • CHAP. LVI.
  • CHAP. LVII.
  • CHAP. LVIII.
  • CHAP. LIX.
  • CHAP. LX.
  • CHAP. LXI.
  • CHAP. LXII.
• The sad and doleful Lamentation of ORIGEN after his Fall: Set up as a Sea-Mark to make others beware of doing the least Evil, that good (even the greatest good) may come of it.