A centurie of similies. By Thomas Shelton.

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A centurie of similies. By Thomas Shelton.
Author
Shelton, Thomas, 1601-1650?
Publication
London :: Printed by Iohn Dawson,
1640.
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Meditations -- Early works to 1800.
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An Alphabeticall Table of the matter to which the com∣parisons tend.

A
  Simile.
A Boundance of outward things a hinde∣rance. 17. 18. 19, 20
Ayme of a Christian. 36
Afflictions their benefit. 41
Afflictions why sont. 58
Gods ayme in afflictions. 88
Atheisme rewarded. 100
B
Blessings outward how to use them. 12
Blessings outward how disposed 40
C
Covetous mans curse. 11
Christians carriage. 24
Content see humble.  
Christ see sinners.  

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Christians and hypocrites differ, 53
Civill men discovered. 62
Consideration beneficiall. 56
Care see ordinances.  
Custome forcible. 80
Constancie of a Christian. 85
Corruption discovered. 90
Conversion of wicked men. 93
D
Death of wicked men. 3
Death of wicked men vntimely. 15
Differe••••e of men after death. 35
Dispositions different. 39
Doubting with faith. 77
E
Experience beyond knowledge. 54
F
Fals of Gods children. 30
False friends. 37
Faith and love. 55
Flight of faith. 73
Faith see doubting.  
G
Growth after falls. 31

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Griefe immoderate cured. 70
Grace sanctifieth all things. 74
Griefe concealed, double. 75
Great men reprooved how. 92
H
Humble men content. 16
Way to humilitie. 51
Hipocrite see Christian.  
Hipocrites behaviour. 78. 79
How to know we belong to heaven. 83
Hipocrite vncased. 91
I
Iudgement brought by sin. 2
Infirmities in the Saints. 27
Infirmities to be borne with. 47
Progresse in our spirituall journey. 59
God immutable. 67
Iudgement delayed heavie. 96
K
Vnprofitable Knowledge. 34
Knowledge see Experience.  
Knowledge different in God and man. 98
L
Life, cause of the shortnesse of it. 10

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Life of good men why prolonged. 22
Love of God discovered, 44
Love see faith  
Love of God efficacious. 61
Labour lost, 66
M
Mercy in God by nature. 6
Mercy in God supreame, 7
Men different. 49
Meanes how to vse them. 64
Meanes see spirit.  
To serve God in serving men, 68
Different carriage in an evill man. 81
Miracles ceased. 99
O
Outward things variable. 38
Care in Gods ordinances. 71
Obduration finall. 75
P
Promises the use of them, 9
Plenty enjoyed by wicked men. 21
Punishments. 21
Punishment feared by wicked men. ••••
Purpose of God effected. 4
Persecutors their end. 50
Prayers how to regard them. 86
Prayers long sometimes dangerous. 97

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R
Reason the defect of it. 14
Rewards 23
Riches vncertaine. 33
S
Secret sins dangerous. 1
Sin willbe felt at last. 4
Sins of others why not offensive. 5
Sin the deformity of it. 25
Sin the nature of it. 28
God our strength. 29
Strength from Christ, 32
Scriptures how vnderstood. 42
Sinceritie the reward of it. 43
Sinners how brought to Christ. 46
Soule the object of it. 60
Meanes effectuall by the Spirit. 63
Not to hoard up for our selves. 69
Effiicacie of the Spirit. 87
T
Thankfulnesse the way to it. 45
Trouble the cause of it. 57
Transcient things how to see them. 72
Time of God the best. 89

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V

Variable see outward.

 
W
Weake how to instruct them, 8
Weakenesse of man, 13
Wickednesse discovered. 52
Worldly things the nature of them. ••••
Worldly things defective. 76
World the older the worse. 84
Way of God to be kept in. 94

FINIS.

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