THE SAINTS' KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST'S

LOVE; or, The unsearchable riches of Christ, on

Eph. iii. 18, 19.

Prefatory Remarks by the Editor.........

The sorely afflicted are comforted with the fore-

ordination of all things by their heavenly Father;

the words, BREADTH, LENGTH, DEPTH, and HEIGHT

unlimited to wonderment. FIRST, The reasons of

these words; and, SECOND, Their fulness. First,

BREADTH, The unscarchable greatness of God; be-

yond all created bounds; all for the profit of his

saints; breadth beyond all our sins; the rage of

men and of devils. Second, LENGTH, Further than

the ends of the world; God has a long arm, to reach

backsliders. Third, DEPTH, Beyond cur sinkings;

under all miry places; deeper than hell. Fourth,

HEIGHT, Higher than giants or walls, or fallen

angels; than heaven is from the grave; the extent

of sin and misery man could never get over, but all

power is in Christ....

THE APOSTLE'S PRAYER FOR THE EPHESIANS IN REFERENCE

TO THESE WORDS-To be able to comprehend these

mercies; mysterious; God lays blessings where we

would not; they are to be discerned; difficult for

weak eyes; benefits of knowing God's power; if HE

is our God, what can we fear; it begets holy rever-

ence; willingness to submit ; shows the greatness of

the saints' treasure in heaven; certainty of judg-

ment; creates love of heaven

SECOND PART OF THE TEXT.

AND TO KNOW THE LOVE OF CHRIST, WHICH PASSETH

KNOWLEDGE. FIRST, Of the love of Christ. SECOND,

Of the exceeding greatness of it. THIRD, Of the

knowledge of it

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FIRST, Of the love of Christ.-First, Who Christ is.

Second, What love is. Third, What the love of

Christ is.-1. This made known by his dying for us.

-2. By his improving of his dying for us

SECOND, Of the exceeding greatness of Christ's love.-

First, It passes the knowledge of the wisest saints.

Second, Passeth the knowledge of all the saints.

Third, Of the saints in heaven. Fourth, Of angels.
-Four reasons why these riches are unsearchable,
and that love is such as passeth knowledge............ 22

THIRD, Of the knowledge of Christ's love-WHAT

KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST'S LOVE IS ATTAINABLE IN THIS

WORLD-First, We may know the nature of it; free,

divine, heavenly, everlasting, incorruptible; four

helps to this knowledge. Second, We may know

the degrees of it; three things by which we may

know the degrees of this love. Thirdly, Our greatest

attainment is to know that it passeth knowledge;

the Christian's rehoboth, &c.....

THE USES-1. It shows the good will of God to us.-
2. It becomes us to search into it.-3. To cast our-
selves upon it.-4. Not to abuse it.-5. Labour to
improve it.-Five counsels

OF ANTICHRIST AND HIS RUIN; and of the

Slaying of the Witnesses.

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BUNYAN'S

's PREMONITION To the reader, on the grant to

There shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of

the just and unjust.'-Acts xxiv. 15.

This doctrine carried Paul through temptation

and affliction, and kept him separate; inquire,

First, What is meant by the dead. Second, What

is meant by the resurrection. Third, Why the

apostle doth here speak of the resurrection of the

dead as of a thing yet to come.

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First, The dead, in Scripture, under a fivefold

consideration.-1. Dead by nature.-2. Dead by

sin.-3. Twice dead.-4. Dead to sin.-5. Eternal

death. Second, What is meant by the resurrection;

it is the resurrection of the body; of the bodies both

of the just and unjust; this promised to the fathers;

began to be fulfilled in the resurrection of the body

of Christ; not, therefore, the new birth or resur-

rection from a state of nature to one of grace.

Third, The resurrection spoken of as a thing yet to

come, not already enjoyed either by saints or sin-

ners; this resurrection spoken of by Job xiv. 12..... 86

FIRST, THE RESURRECTION OF THE JUST-First, Must

rise, because Christ is risen. Second, Because the

body of the saints, as well as their soul, is the pur-

chase of Christ. Third, Because the body is the

temple of the Holy Ghost. Fourth, Because of the

similitude that must be between the body of Christ

and the bodies of the saints. Fifth, Because the

body as well as the soul has been a deep sharer in

afflictions for the gospel's sake. Sixth, The bodies

of the just must rise, else there will be a disappoint-

ment of-1. The will of God.-2. The power of God.

-3. Of Christ.-4. Of the just, already dead.---

5. Of the saints yet alive.-6. Of the grace of God

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in our souls. Seventh, Because of the devilish and

satanical errors that would follow the denial thereof.

-Seven reasons on this head

SECOND, THE MANNER OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE

JUST-How are the dead raised up? and with what

body do they come? answered, First, By a similitude

of seed. Second, Three more similitudes.-1. Variety

and glory of flesh.-2. Difference between heavenly

and earthly bodies.-3. Difference between the glory

and light of the sun and of the moon, and of the

stars. Third, More distinctly branched out in four

particulars.-1. Raised in incorruption.-2. Raised

in glory.-3. Raised in power.-4. Raised a spiritual

body

THIRD, THE JUDGMENT OF THE JUST- -They must give

account of all things they have done in the world,

whether they be good or bad.-FIRST, Of all their

bad-First, That the wood, hay, stubble, which they

may have built on the foundation may be consumed.

Second, Their infirmities will be laid open, that their

love may be heightened. SECOND, Of all the good

and holy actions and deeds they did do in the world.

-First, Ministers who have sincerely laboured in

word and doctrine shall be recompensed. Second,

The more private saints will be rewarded for their

labour of love; and, Third, There will be a reward

for those afflictions endured for Christ while in the

world. Fourth, A reward for the more private

works of Christianity

FOURTH, THE reward of the JUST That with which

they shall be rewarded.-First, They that have

laboured most for God here will have the greatest

portion of God there. Second, All they have done

for God, his work, or ways, will be proclaimed to

their honour. Third, They shall each have the place

appointed for them at the right or left hand of Christ 101

THE SECOND PART OF THE TEXT.

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FIRST, THE RESURRECTION OF THE WICKED-This proved

and made evident.-First, From the very terms and

names that the raised shall then go under. Second,

The body of the ungodly must rise, because a par-

taker with the soul in wickedness. Third, The

whole man must be a vessel of wrath and destruc-

tion. Fourth, The forbearance of God to his enemies

doth clearly bespeak a resurrection of the ungodly.

Fifth, The preparation God hath made demonstrates

that the wicked must rise.-Five particulars on this

head. Sixth, There must be a resurrection of the

wicked, because of the errors that would flow from a

denial thereof............

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SECOND, THE MANNER OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE

WICKED-First, They shall come forth in their cor-

ruption. Second, It will be a resurrection of dis-

honour. Third, They will rise in weakness and

astonishment. Fourth, They shall rise mere lumps

of sinful nature

THIRD, THE EXAMINATION AND JUDGMENT OF THE WICKED

-The judgment set; the books opened.-First, The

book of the creatures. Second, The book of God's

remembrance. Third, The book of the law; three

witnesses to the transgression of the law-1. God.

-2. Conscience.-3. The thoughts of the heart.

Fourth, The book of life; three things by which they

will be judged out of this book...........................

FOURTH, THE SENTENCE AND PUNISHMENT OF THE WICKED

-Depart from me, ye cursed; this word, depart,

looks two ways; depart from heaven, depart to hell;

these shall go away; the end now come; the end of

the reign of death; God, Christ, the saint, and the

sinner in their proper place; a brief touch on the

state of the good and bad after this eternal judgment 125

SOME GOSPEL TRUTHS OPENED ACCORD-

ING TO THE SCRIPTURES; or, The divine

and human nature of Christ Jesus; his coming into

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FIRST, Christ ordained before the world began; dis-

covered to Adam, Noah, Abraham, David ............. .... 141

SECOND, He that was of the Virgin is the Saviour;
errors confuted

First, Christ is very God, co-equal, co-eternal

with the Father; giveth the light of conscience; the

Spirit of Christ convinceth of sin.....

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Second, By Christ the world was made............ 151

Third, God our Saviour; made under the law;
fulfilled the law in the flesh; laid down his life for
us; his burial proved; his resurrection; his ascen-
sion, in eight considerations; his intercession .....
Christ the judge of quick and dead; nine signs of
his second coming; the manner of his coming; what
shall then be done......

Four characters that will find no favour; the

righteous will shine; seven proofs of the new birth;

eight examinations

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Five advantages of faith; six admonitions; objec-

tions answered; four modes of trying the spirits;

seven questions to those possessed with a spirit of

delusion

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A VINDICATION OF GOSPEL TRUTHS

OPENED ACCORDING TO THE SCRIP-

TURES; Edward Burroughs confuted by the Word

of God; preface; distinction between Christ within

and Christ without; reasons for errors; five proofs

that Jesus did appear in the world as the Christ of

God; the witness of Richard Spencely, John Burten,

and John Child

Heresies set forth the truth in its lustre; Bur-

roughs a railing Rabshakeh; the sum of the gospel

truths; opinions of the Ranters and some early

Quakers; the law good if used lawfully..

Christ the end of the law for righteousness; the

work of the Spirit essential to faith; conscience may

convince of sin, but it leadeth not to Christ; the

devil's counterfeits; Christ revealed to the soul is

not his second coming

The author poor; working with his hands; did

not make merchandise of souls; the author's queries

and Quaker's answers; the Quaker's queries and

author's answers

Burroughs' doctrines false; why Satan is permitted

to delude; those who are not deluded called upon to

bless God..........

A DISCOURSE UPON THE PHARISEE AND
THE PUBLICAN; wherein is handled these great
and weighty things; the nature of prayer; of obe-
dience to the law; how far it obliges Christians, and
wherein it consists.

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The discourse on Luke xviii. 10-13; the reason
of the parable, like that of the unjust judge, was to
this end, that men ought always to pray; we must,

FIRST, CONSIDER THE PERSONS IN THE TEXT-Two; both

sinners; one a pharisee, the other a publican; both

went up to the temple to pray; picked men; a

Pharisee, in esteem; a Publican, counted vile; he

was a Jew and a notorious sinner; the Pharisee was

a Jew, and notorious as a saint; the conditions they

were in shown by their prayers..............

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THE PHARISEE'S PRAYER-1. What he is not.-2. What

he is; negative and positive holiness required; both

imperfect; his manner of delivery

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Seven things needful to right confession; a hard
duty; seven reasons for it.

His imploring of mercy; he falleth under the
sentence; his gestures, afar off, leaving room for his
advocate to come between; looking down; smiting
his breast, a token of sorrow and abhorrence; a
quarrel with his heart....

THE CONCLUSION-1. A praying man outstrips a non-
praying one, as a star does a clod; but all praying
men know not God.-2. He who pleads his own good
deeds is in a miserable state.-3. High flaunting
language is not prayer.-4. Outward reforms do not
justify.-5. The self-abhorring sinner's prayers pre-
vail

A DEFENCE OF THE DOCTRINE OF JUSTI-

FICATION BY FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST;

showing, that true gospel holiness flows from thence;

or, Mr. Fowler's pretended design of Christianity

proved to be nothing more than to trample under

foot the blood of the Son of God.

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Mr. Fowler exposeth the rottenness of his heart;

his design; to justify what he calls inward righteous-

ness and holiness-1st, Its nature, a sound com-

plexion of soul; purity of nature, an original dictate

of nature; these things argued and answered......... 281

Motives, becoming and just; a Christian acts

from better motives; things essential to holiness-

1. The Holy Ghost.-2. Faith in Christ.-3. A new

heart..

Mr. Fowler's design of Christianity, to reproduce

man's original righteousness, confuted; his errors

routed

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Fowler's false quotations of Scripture...

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III. Of the antiquity of reprobation

IV. Of the causes of reprobation.......

V. Of the unchangeableness of reprobation ........... 341

VI. Whether to be reprobated be the same with

being appointed beforehand unto eternal condem-

nation ? If not, how do they differ? Also,

whether reprobation be the cause of condemnation 342

VII. Whether any, under eternal reprobation, have

just cause to quarrel with God for not electing of

them

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VIII. Whether eternal reprobation in itself, or in its

doctrine, be, in very deed, a hinderance to any

man in seeking the salvation of his soul......

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IX. Whether God would, in deed and in truth, that

the gospel with the grace thereof, should be ten-

dered to those that yet he hath bound up under

eternal reprobation? Answered in the affirmative 348

X. Seeing then that the grace of God in the gospel

is by that to be proffered to sinners, as sinners,

as well to the reprobate as to the elect, is it pos-

sible for those who indeed are not elect, to receive

it, and be saved? Answered in the negative...... 349

XI. Seeing that it is not possible that the reprobate

should receive this grace and live; and also, seeing

this is infallibly foreseen of God; and again, seeing

God hath fore-determined to suffer it so to be,

why doth he yet will and command that the

gospel, and so grace in the general tenders thereof,

should be proffered unto them? Answered and
cleared by five reasons, and the removing three
objections.....

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NATURE AND

PERPETUITY OF THE SEVENTH-DAY

SABBATH; and proof that the first day of the

week is the Christian Sabbath.

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nature?

QUESTION II. Whether the seventh-day Sabbath, as to

man's keeping of it holy, was ever made known to,

or imposed by a positive precept upon him, until the

time of Moses, which from Adam was about two

thousand years?........

QUESTION III. Whether, when the seventh-day Sabbath

was given to Israel in the wilderness, the Gentiles,

as such, were concerned therein ?.........

QUESTION IV. Whether the seventh-day Sabbath did

not fall, as such, with the rest of the Jewish rites

and ceremonies? Or, Whether that day, as a Sab-

bath, was afterwards by the apostles imposed upon

the churches of the Gentiles?

QUESTION V. Since it is denied that the seventh-day

Sabbath is [a] moral [obligation], and it is found that

it is not to abide, as a Sabbath, for ever in the

church, What time is to be fixed on for New Testa-

ment saints to perform together Divine worship to

God by Christ in ?....

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OF THE TRINITY AND A CHRISTIAN.

How a young or shaken Christian should demean

himself under the weighty thoughts of the doctrine

of the trinity, or plurality of persons in the eternal

Godhead.

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