Man ashiv le-Yahoweh, or, A serious enquiry for a suitable return for continued life, in and after a time of great mortality, by a wasting plague (anno 1665) answered in XIII directions / by Tho. Doolitel.
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Man ashiv le-Yahoweh, or, A serious enquiry for a suitable return for continued life, in and after a time of great mortality, by a wasting plague (anno 1665) answered in XIII directions / by Tho. Doolitel.
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Doolittle, Thomas, 1632?-1707.
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London :: Printed by R.I. for J. Johnson, and are to be sold by A. Brewster ... and R. Boulter ...,
1666.
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Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800.
Plague -- Early works to 1800.
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"Man ashiv le-Yahoweh, or, A serious enquiry for a suitable return for continued life, in and after a time of great mortality, by a wasting plague (anno 1665) answered in XIII directions / by Tho. Doolitel." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/a36329.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 23, 2024.
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The CONTENTS.
...THe Preface or Introduction, p. 1, 2, 3.
...DIRECTION I. Containing two parts, viz. Since you live after this Plague, Be not worse, but Better. p. 4.
...I. The first part of this Direction containeth seven Que∣stions, p. 5.
Question I.
...Whether wicked men wax worse and worse? p. 6.
...Six things premised for Explication, p. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.
...Proved by Scripture Instances, p. 12, to 17.
...Proved by Arguments, p. 18, to 24.
Question II.
...What are the several steps or gradations, whereby sin grows from a low ebbe to its highest actings? Or, Ten Rounds in the sinners Ladder to Hell, p. 24, to 35.
...Where, seven things about Gods hardening wicked mens hearts, p. 32, 33.
Question III.
...Under what Dispensations wicked men wax worse and worse? p. 35.
...Viz. 1. Ʋnder Gods Providences, in Prosperity▪ p. 36, 37, in Adversi••y 38. in Deliverances, 39, 40, 41, 42, to 46▪ 2 Ʋnder Ordinances, Word, Sacrament, p. 47, 48.
Question IV.
...Why God is pleased to remove Judgements, though many men are worse than they were before? p. 48, to 52.
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Question V.
...What are the aggravations of this great Impiety, to be worse, after Gods sorest Judgments, than they were before? Answered in Ten particulars, p. 52, to 59
Question VI.
...What are signs of a man waxing worse and worse? Answered in 14 particulars, p. 59, to 68
...Where six restraints of sin, which keeping from sin do not prove truth of Grace, yet sin against, do prove height of sin, p. 63, 64, 65
Question VII.
...What Considerations may be useful to stop the stream of such mens wickednesse that are waxing worse and worse? p. 68, 69, 70
...Seven Questions to such sinners, p. 71, 72, 73, 74
...Six Directions to such sinners, p. 75, 76
...Eight Corollaries from this first part of this Direction, p. 77, 78
...II. The second part of the first Direction, Since you live, be better after this Judgement than you were before, directed especially to the godly, p. 79
...Where, Ten Lessons to be learned by those in the City, that (by reason of the Plague) hath been a great House of Mourning, p. 80 to 89
...Ten Aggravations of Gods Peoples sin, if they be worse in their spiritual condition after this Plague, than they were before, p. 90, 91, 92
...Seven Positions, p. 93, &c.
...Seventeen Arguments to Gods People to be better, p. 97▪ 101
DIRECTION II.
...Since you live after this Plague, pay your Vows, and live up to your holy Purposes and Resolutions, which you made in time of danger, and fears of death, p. 102—115
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...Where, Seven Reasons for care to keep your Resolutions, holy Purposes and Vows, p. 108
...Twenty Helps to perform your Resolutions, holy Purposes and Vows, 115
...Fourteen Aggravations if you come short of your Resolu∣tions▪ holy Purposes and Vows, p. 116, &c.
...Where, Eleven signs of a Beloved sin, p. ibid.
DIRECTION III.
...Since you live, and are free from, or cured of your bodily sickness, look after the cure of soul-sickness; take heed that you lye not under spiritual Judgments, when tempo∣ral Judgment is removed,
p. 142
...1 Sin is the souls sickness, in 6 particulars,
p. 143, 144
...2 Spiritual Judgments are worse than temporal, in seven particulars,
p. 145—149
...3 How a man may know whether he be healed of Soul-sickness, in six particulars,
p. 149—152
...4 How a soul-sick sinner should do for healing, in 8 parti∣culars,
p. 153
...The excellency of Christ our Soul-Physician, in 5 parti∣culars,
p. 154, &c.
...5 What those must do whom Christ hath healed of soul-sick∣ness, to improve this Cure to the glory of God, in 4 par∣ticulars,
p. 158, &c.
DIRECTION IV.
...Since you live after this Plague, be eminently exemplary in the capacity God hath set you,
p. 161
...An humble Exhortation to Magistrates, whom God hath preserved,
p. 162, 163, 164
...Subjects Duties to Magistrates in 6 particulars,
p. 165, 166
...Ministers Duties whom God hath spared in this Plague, in 4 particulars,
p. 167— 175
...Peoples Duties whom God hath continued to their Ministers,
p. 176
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...Governours of Families Duties, whom God hath spared in this Plague, in respect of Family Worship,
p. 177
Where is shewed
...1 Why, in 8 particulars,
p. 179, to 182
...2 Wherein, in 5 particulars,
p. 183 189
...3 How, in 4 particulars,
p. 190, 191
...Duties of Husbands and Wives whom God hath continued together after this Plague, viz. Mutual Love,
p. 192, 193
Where is shewed
...What manner of Love it must be,
p. 194 195
...Why they should thus love,
p. 196 197
...Wherein they should manifest it,
p. 198, 199
...Duties of Parents whom God hath continued to Children, in 5 particulars,
p. 200— 206
...Duties of Children, whom God hath continued to Parents, What, in 7 particulars: Why, in 6 particulars,
p. 206— 209
Duties of Masters and Servants,
...In 5 particulars,
p. 210
...In 11 particulars,
p. 211— 216
DIRECTION V.
Since you live by Gods secret way of preservation,
...Watch against secret sins,
p. 217
...Perform secret Duties,
p. 217
...Minde secret things in publick Duties,
p. 217
...Where, Fourteen Arguments against secret sins,
p. 219— 231
...Nine masked sins detected
p. 221, 222
...Ten Preservatives against secret sins,
p. 232, &c.
...Four secret Duties,
p. 235, 236
...Six secret good things in Publique Duties,
p. 237, 238
...Six secret sins in Publique Duties,
p. 239, 240
DIRECTION VI.
...Since you live after this Plague, be dead to the World,
p. 241
...Viz. To the Profits of the World,
p. 242, 243
...To the Honours of the World,
ibid.
...To the Pleasures of the World,
p. 245
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...To the Wisdom of the World,
p. 246
...How a man may know, whether he be dead to the World,
p. 247, 248, 249
DIRECTION VII.
...Since you live, be dead to sin, and be buried with Christ,
p. 250
...Believers are buried in 3 respects,
p. 251
...Two differences in burial of our Friends, and of our Sins,
p. 252
...Five things included in the Burial of sin,
p. 253, 254
...Four things for Comfort to those who are buried with Christ,
p. 255.
DIRECTION VIII.
...Since you live after this Plague, walk in newnesse of life,
p. 256
...What newnesse of life doth not consist in, in 6 particulars,
p. 257
...What i•• doth consist in, in Ten particulars,
p. 258
...The Excellencies of a New Life, in 10 particulars,
p. 261
...The Hinderances of walking in Newness of Life, in six par∣ticulars,
p. 264
DIRECTION IX.
...Since you live after this Plague keep upon your heart a constant sense of Gods distinguishing Providence in pre∣serving of you,
p. 265
...Six Helps so to doe,
p. 267
DIRECTION X.
...Since you live, and many of your Relations dead, love God so much the more by how much you have fewer Objects of your Love than you had before,
p. 270
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DIRECTION XI.
...Since you live after this Plague, remember what Con∣science did condemn you for, in time of fear of death, and avoid it; what it did commend you for, and do it,
271
DIRECTION XII.
...Since you live, after such danger of death, trust God for the future,
273
...What this trust is?
274
...Eight Arguments to trust in God,
275, 276, 277
...Six special times for trusting in God,
278
DIRECTION XIII.
...Since you live after this Plague, give thanks to God for your preservation,
279
...Three wayes how we must praise God for continued Life,
280
...Twelve Motives to praise God for continued Life,
282, &c.
...Six Helps to praise God for Continued Life,
288, &c.
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