A centurie of similies. By Thomas Shelton.
- Title
- A centurie of similies. By Thomas Shelton.
- Author
- Shelton, Thomas, 1601-1650?
- Publication
- London :: Printed by Iohn Dawson,
- 1640.
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- Subject terms
- Meditations -- Early works to 1800.
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Contents
- title page
- To the Reader.
-
1.
Danger of secret sins, -
2.
Sin brings judgement at the last. -
3.
Death of wicked men. -
4.
Sin will be felt hereafter. -
5.
Why men are not offended with others sins. -
6.
God mercifull by nature. -
7.
Mercy of God supreame. -
8.
How to instruct the weake. -
9.
The use of promises. -
10.
Cause of lifes shortnesse. -
11.
Curse of covetous men. -
12.
How to use outward blessings. -
13.
Argument of mans weakenesse. -
14.
Defect of reason. -
15.
Death of wicked men vntimely. -
16.
Contentment of the humble. -
17.
Abundance of outward things a hindrance -
18.
Another. -
19.
Another. -
(20)
Another. -
21.
Wicked men enioy plentie. -
22
Why good mens lives are prolon∣ged. -
23.
Rewards and punishments. -
24.
A Christians carriage in all con∣ditions, -
25
Deformitie of sin. -
26
Wicked men feare onely punish∣ment▪ -
27.
Infirmities in the Saints. -
28.
The nature of sinne. -
29.
God our strength. -
30.
Fals of Gods Children. -
31.
Growth after falls. -
32
Strength from Christ. -
33.
Vncertaintie of riches. -
34.
Vnprofitable knowledge. -
35.
Difference of men after death. -
36.
A Christians ayme. -
37.
False friends. -
38.
Outward things variable -
39.
Different dispositions. -
40.
Outward blessings how disposed. -
41.
Benefit of afflictions. -
42.
How to understand Scriptures, -
43.
Reward of sinceritie. -
44.
Discoverie of Gods love. -
45.
Way to thankfulnesse. -
46.
How sinners are brought to Christ -
47
Infirmities to be borne with. -
(48)
Gods purpose effected. -
49.
Difference of carnal & holy men. -
50.
End of persecutors. -
51.
Way to humilitie. -
52.
Wickednesse discovered. -
53.
Difference of hypocrites and Chri∣stians. -
54.
Experience beyond knowledge. -
55.
Faith and Love. -
56.
Benefit of Consideration. -
57.
Cause of Trouble. -
58.
Why God aflicts his Children. -
59.
Progresse in our spirituall Iour∣ney. -
60.
Obiect of the soule. -
61.
Efficacie of Gods love. -
62.
Civill men discovered. -
63.
Meanes effectuall by the Spirit, -
64.
How to vse good meanes -
65
Nature of worldly things. -
66.
Lost labour, -
67.
God immutable. -
68.
To serve God in serving men. -
69.
Not to hoord up for our selves. -
70.
Cure of immoderate griefe. -
71.
Care in Gods ordinances. -
72.
How to looke on transcient thing. -
73.
Flight of faith. -
74.
Grace sanctifieth all things. -
75
Finall obduration. -
76.
Defect of worldly things. -
77.
Faith and doubting consistent. -
78.
Hypocrites behaviour. -
79.
Another -
80.
The force of Custome. -
81.
Different carriage in an evill man. -
82.
Concealed griefe double. -
83.
How to know wee belong to hea∣ven. -
84.
The older the world the worse. -
85.
Christian constancie. -
86.
How to regard our owne praiers. -
87.
Efficacie of the Spirit. -
88.
Gods aime in afflictions. -
89.
Gods time the best. -
90
Corruption discovered. -
91.
Hypocrite vncased. -
92.
How to reproove great men, -
93.
The wickedest men may be con∣verted. -
94.
To keepe in Gods wayes -
95.
Delayed iudgements heavie. -
96.
Another. -
97.
Long prayers sometimes dange∣rous. -
98.
Difference of knowledge in God and in man. -
99.
Cessation of miracles. -
100.
Reward of Atheisme. - The Names of the things from whence the Similies are taken.
- An Alphabeticall Table of the matter to which the com∣parisons tend.