WORKS OF THE REVEREND 90357 MR. JOHN FLA VEL, Late MINISTER of the GOSPEL at Dartmouth in Devon. IN EIGHT VOLUMES. TO WHICH IS ADDED, An Alphabetical TABLE of the principal Matters con- THE EIGHT EDITIO N. VOL. VII. PAISLE Υ: Printed by A. WEIR and A. M'LEAN. And fold at the Shop of A. WEIR, near the Crofs. Rev. iii. 17, 18. Because thou fayeft I am rich, and in- creafed with goods, and have need of nothing; and know- eft not that thou art wretched, and miferable, and poor, Wherein the first doctrine is opened and proved briefly, as Containing the use and improvement of the second doctrine, 131 Wherein the third doctrine, being the main fubject of this Shewing what proof or trial is made of the foundness or Opening the defigns and ends of God, in bringing of the pro- feffors of religion into fuch various trials of their graces Shewing that that grace only is to be reckoned fincere and Containing divers practical inftructive inferences from this Acts xxi. 13. Then Paul anfwered, What mean ye to weep, and to break my heart? For I am ready not to be bound Shews, that although God takes no delight in af ifting his people, yet he fometimes expofeth them to great and grievous fufferings; with a brief account why, and how he calls them thereunto, CHA P. III. Shews, that it is ufual with God to premonish his people of approaching trials and fufferings; with fame account of the manner how, and the reason why he fo forewarns them, Pag. 300 306 Demonftrating the excellency of a prepared heart for the worst of fufferings; and what a blessed thing it is to be ready to be bound, or to die for Chrift, as Paul here was, 312 CH A P. V. Evincing the neceffity of a found, and real work of grace upon the heart, to fit a man for fuffering for Chrift, 322 CHA P. VI. Wherein the nature of this work of grace, in which our habitual fitness for fuffering lies, is briefly opened, and an account given of the great advantage the gracious perfon hath for any, even the hardest work thereby, CHA P. ᏙᎥᏞ. In which the neceffity of getting clear evidences of this CHA P. VIII. CHA P. IX. Wherein the neceffity and usefulness of Chriftian fortitude in order to fufferings is evinced, with a brief account of its nature, and the means of attaining it, CHAP. X. Difcovering the necessity of an heart mortified to all earthly and temporal enjoyments, in order to the right managing of a fuffering condition with several directions for the attaining thereof, : CHA P. XI. Wherein is opened the fingular advantage that fuffering faints have by their skill and infight into the methods and myfteries of Satan's temptations; fome of those wiles of 328 335 341 348 353 |