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Chap. XIII. COMFORTS AGAINST want of Sleep.
Sect. 1. The Misery of the want of Rest; with the best
Remedy .....
2. The Favour of Freedom from Pain
Page
178
179
3. The Favour of Health without Sleep ....
181
ib.
4. Sleep but a Symptom of Mortality
5. No use of Sleep whither we are going
............
Chap. XIV. COMFORTS AGAINST THE INCONVENIENCES Of Old Age.
Sect. 1. The Illimitation of Age; and the Miseries that
Chap. XV. COмforts against the Fears and Pains of Death.
Sect. 1. The Fear of Death Natural.........................................
184
187
2. Remedy of Fear, Acquaintance with Death.... 188
3. The Misapprehension of Death
4. The common Condition of Men"..........
5. Death not feared by some
.....
193
194
13. Examples of courageous Resolutions in others... 195.
14. The happy Advantages of Death ....
Chap. XVI. COMFORTS AGAINST The Terrors of Judgment.
Sect. 1. Aggravations of the Fearfulness of the Last Judg-
Chap. XVII. COMFORTS AGAINST THE FEARS OF OUR SPIRITUAL
ENEMIES.
Sect 1. The great Power of Evil Spirits, and their Re-
straint .....
.... ib.
2. The Fear of the Number of Evil Spirits, and the
Remedy of it.......
....... 202
3. The Malice of the Evil Spirits, and our Fears
thereof Remedied.
4. The great Subtlety of Evil Spirits, and the Re-
medy of the Fear of it
Chap. XVIII. THE UNIVERSAL Recipe for all Maladies.
.... 203
204
IV. A TREATISE OF CHRIST MYSTICAL: or, THE BLESSED UNION OF
CHRIST AND HIS MEMBERS.
Chap. I. INTRODUCTORY.
Sect. 1. How To BE HAPPY IN THE
APPREHENDING OF
CHRIST.........
214
2. THE HONOUR AND HAPPINESS OF BEING UNITED TO
CHRIST............
....... 215
Chap. II. The KIND and MANNER of this Union with Christ... 216
Chap. III. The RESEMBLANCES of this Union.
Sect. 1. By the HEAD and BODY.......................
2. By the HUSBAND and WIFE.................
3. By the NOURISHMENT and the BODY.
4. By the BRANCH and the STOCK.........................
217
... 218
220
221
5. By the FOUNDATION and the BUILDING......................................... 222
Chap. IV. The CERTAINTY and INDISSOLUBLENESS of this
Union.........
........ ib.
Chap. V. The PRIVILEGES and BENEFITS of this Union....... 224
Sect. 1. The first of these Benefits-LIFE....
Wherein
...... 225
(1.) A complaint of our Insensibleness of this mercy;
and an excitation to a cheerful Recognition
of it..............
.... 227
(2.) An incitement to Joy and Thankfulness for
Christ, our Life.......
228
(3.) The Duties we owe to God for his mercy to us, in this Life which we have from Christ........ ib. (4.) The Improvement of this Life; in that Christ
Sect. 2. The External Privileges of this Union, a right to
THE BLESSINGS OF EARTH AND HEAVEN............. 236
Chap. VI. The MEANS, by which this Union is wrought............ 237
Chap. VII. The Union of Christ's members with THEMSELVES... 238
Sect. 1. The union of Christ's members IN HEAVEN...... 239
2. The union of Christ's members UPON EARTH.... 240
(1.) In matter of Judgment.............
(2.) In matter of Affection.......
standing them, an assertion of Unity.................. 244
(4.) The necessary Effects and Fruits of this
union of Christian Hearts................. 245
3. The union of the SAINTS ON EARTH WITH THOSE
Chap. VIII. A RECAPITULATION and SUM of the whole
treatise........
248
V. THE CHRISTIAN: LAID FORTH IN HIS WHOLE DISPOSITION AND
VI. SATAN'S FIERY DARTS QUENCHED: or, TEMPTATIONS
REPELLED. IN THREE DECADES. FOR THE HELP, COMFORT,
AND PRESERVATION OF WEAK CHRISTIANS, IN THESE DANGEROUS
TIMES OF ERROR AND SEDUCTION.
Address to the Christian Reader........
Second Decade. Temptations of DISCOURAGEMENT
Third Decade. Temptations of ALLUREMENT.......
VII. PAX TERRIS. SUASORE ET NUNTIO Josepho Hallo, ECCLESIÆ
NORVICENSIS SERVO ....
VIII. RESOLUTIONS AND DECISIONS OF DIVERS PRACTICAL CASES OF
CONSCIENCE, IN CONTINUAL USE AMONGST MEN. IN FOUR
DECADES.
Address to the Reader.........
271
272
299
322
349
First Decade. CASES OF PROFIT AND TRAFFIC.
Case 1. Whether is it lawful for me, to raise any profit by the
loan of money ?..........................
374
2. Whether I may not sell my wares as dear as I can, and
get what I may of every buyer?...................................
3. Whether is the seller bound to make known to the buyer
the faults of that which he is about to sell?............ 379
4. Whether may I sell my commodities the dearer, for
giving days of payment?...........
377
..... 381
5. Whether, and how far, monopolies are, or may be lawful 382
6. Whether, and how far, doth a fraudulent bargain bind
me to performance ?..........
... 385
7. How far, and when, am I bound to make restitution of
another man's goods remaining in my hand?........... 387
8. Whether, and how far, doth a promise, extorted by
fear, though seconded by an oath, bind my con-
science to performance?.....
389
Case 9. Whether those monies or goods, which I have found,
may be safely taken and kept by me to my own use.. 391
10. Whether I may lawfully buy those goods, which I shall
strongly suspect or know to be stolen or plundered;
or, if I have ignorantly bought such goods, whether I
may lawfully, after knowledge of their owner, keep
them as mine..........
Second Decade. CASES OF LIFE and Liberty.
393
Case 1. Whether, and in what cases, it may be lawful for a man
to take away the life of another........................................ ...... 395
2. Whether may I lawfully make use of a duel, for the de-
ciding of my right, or the vindication of mine ho-
nour?..........
..... 398
3. Whether may it be lawful, in case of extremity, to pro-
cure the abortion of the child, for the preservation of
the mother?..............................
...... 400
..........
4. Whether a man, adjudged to perpetual imprisonment or
death, may, in conscience, endeavour and practise an
escape.........
403
5. Whether, and how far, a man may be urged to an oath.. 405
6. Whether a judge may, upon allegations, proofs, and
evidences of others, condemn a man to death, whom
he himself certainly knows to be innocent.............. 408
7. Whether, and in what cases, am I bound to be an accu-
ser of another?.............
...... 411
8. Whether a prisoner, indicted of a felonious act which
he hath committed, and interrogated by the judge
concerning the same, may stand upon the denial, and
plead, "Not guilty.".
413
9. Whether, and how far, a man may take up arms, in the
public quarrel of a war.....................
415
417
10. Whether, and how far, a man may act towards his own
death...........
Case 1. Whether, upon the appearance of Evil Spirits, we may
hold discourse with them; and how we may demean
ourselves concerning them........
......... 421
2. How far a secret pact with Evil Spirits doth extend;
and what actions and events must be referred there-
unto..........
425
3. Whether, reserving my conscience to myself, I may be
present at an idolatrous devotion; or, whether, in the
lawful service of God, I may communicate with
wicked persons............................
..... 427
4. Whether vows be not out of season, now, under the
Gospel of what things they may be made: how far
they oblige us: and, whether, and how far, they may
be capable of a release.........
430
. Whom may we justly hold a heretic? and what is to be
done in case of heresy?...........................................
432
6. Whether the laws of men do bind the conscience; and
how far we are tied to their obedience..
435
Case 7. Whether tithes be a lawful maintenance for Ministers
under the Gospel; and whether men be bound to pay
them accordingly.......
..... 438
8. Whether it be lawful for Christians, where they find a
country possessed by savage Pagans and Infidels, to
drive out the native inhabitants; and to seize and en-
joy their lands, upon any pretence; and, upon what
grounds, it may be lawful so to do
441
9. Whether I need, in case of some foul sin, committed by
me, to have recourse to God's Minister for absolution;
and what effect I may expect therefrom................ 446
10. Whether it be lawful, for a man that is not a professed
divine, that is, as we for distinction are wont to call
him, for a laic person to take upon him to interpret
the Scripture........
450
Case 1. Whether the marriage of a son or daughter, without or
against the parent's consent, may be accounted lawful 457
2. Whether marriage, lawfully made, may admit of any
cause of divorce, save only for the violation of the
marriage-bed, by fornication or adultery................ 460
3. Whether, after a lawful divorce for adultery, the inno-
cent party may marry again.............
464
4. Whether the authority of the father may reach so far,
as to command or compel the child, to dispose of
himself in marriage where he shall appoint............ 468
5. Whether the marriage of cousins-german, that is, of
brother's or sister's children, be lawful................... 470
6. Whether is it necessary or requisite there should be a
witnessed contract, or espousals of the parties to be
married, before the solemnization of the marriage?... 474
7. Whether there ought to be a prohibition and forbear-
ance of marriages and marriage duties, for some times
appointed..........
8. Whether it be necessary, that marriages should be cele-
brated by a Minister; and whether they may be va-
lid and lawful without him .....
9. Whether there be any necessity or use of thrice pub-
lishing the contract of marriage in the congregation,
before the celebration of it; and whether it be fit,
that any dispensation should be granted for the for-
bearance of it..............
477
479
480
10. Whether marriages, once made, may be annulled and
utterly voided; and, in what cases this may be done.. 482
Additionals to the Fourth Decade:
Case 1. Whether a marriage, consummate betwixt the uncle
and niece, be so utterly unlawful, as to merit a sen-
tence of present separation...........
485
2. Whether it be lawful, for a man to marry his wife's
brother's widow........
491