To the CHRISTIAN READER. He excellent and useful labours of this worthy author, having I long fince obtained the best epiftle of commendation, even that which the great apostle Paul accounted fo great a teftimony, as made all other commendatory epiftles, in his efteem, to appear fuperfluous; that I mean mentioned by him, 2 Cor. 3. where he tells the believing Corinthians, that they were his epiftle; meaning, that their converfation, and the graces wrought in them by his miniftry, gave a sufficient witness to the worth and dignity thereof: This epiftle of commendation (Ifay) God fo eminently beftowed upon the minifterial endeavours of this holy man, Mr. DURHAM, both in Prefs and Pulpit; that the prefixing my epiftle of commendation to this excellent expofition of the decalogue, was judged by myself to be but an attempt to make the fun appear more refplendent by the faint and feeble light of a candle: but, fince fome are pleased to put an undeserved value upon my approbation of this worthy undertaking, I could not but upon fuch an occafion fignify, that, in my opinion, the enfuing treatife in its defign and tendency fo advanceth holiness of heart and life, and withal is compiled with that ftrength and clearness of judgment, and holy warmth of affection, as that, by God's bleffing, it may preferve and reduce many in this finful age from thofe impieties that fo abound therein, and may prove an excellent antidote against them, as, by the good providence of God, 'tis brought forth in a time coetaneous with them. In the hopeful expectation whereof, I commit thee and this worthy work to the bleffing of God, in whom I am They faithful friend to So London, Nov. 22. 1675. WIL. JENKYN. AN AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE Of the chief Contents of this. ADjuring of men, in what cafes lawful and useful Adjuring of devils, when lawful; and when not Adjuring unreafonable creatures, in what fenfe lawful Advocates, their fin in pleading for unjuft caufes and suits Adultery, the evil and aggravations of it Three forts of it, and which is the groffeft 55 270 134 147 393 92 Baptifm, the right administration of it required in the Page 90, 9 How parents fin before the baptifm of their children, how in the time of the administration of it, and how after it Several ordinary fins of the adminiftrators of it enumerated 92 The ordinary fins of the witnesses to it enumerated Many fins of profeffors in reference to their own baptism initanced. Beafts, the killing of them not forbidden in the 6th com mandment. How one may fin in ftriking of them Bigamy, how a breach of the 7th command Blafphemy defined and diftinguished When against the Father, when against the Son, and when against the holy Spirit Blafphemy against the holy Spirit, what it is not What it is In what fenfe this fin is irremiffible How many ways one may be guilty of blafphemy Alumny, what it is C. ibid. 87 149 149, 150 150, 151 151 152 392 353, 354 7,8 Caping or plundering of trading fhips by privateers, unlaw- Charity, fee Alms. Chaplains, fee Families. In what fenfe affirmative commands oblige femper, but not 6 Rules to know when affirmative commands bind to present practice 9 9, 10 10 Rules for the better understanding of each command 8 to 12 Two more rules added All these rules summarily contained in five scriptures Why fome have promises annexed Why fome have threatnings annexed 14 15, 16 25 26 ibid. Concupifcence, how in the fenfible part of the foul, and how in the rational Of habitual and actual concupifcence, with the degrees of the latter 402 402, 403 Habitual concupifcence proved to be forbidden in the 10th command Some objections answered The first stirrings of concupifcence, though not delighted in, nor confented to, proved finful, and against the 10th com-. mand The fin of thefe first motions held out in many particulars 9 ibid. ibid. 405 400, 407 How Page How the inordinacy of these motions discovers itself 407, 408 How the fin of thefe is not fufficiently noticed That men in the state of nature cannot take up the fin of thefe How concupifcence in a believer differs from what it is in other men Confidence, in what sense it may be put in the creature without fin Covetousness, what it is 411 412 411 38 366 366, 367 379 ibid. How a man may endeavour to increase his eftate without the guilt of it Some discoveries of covetoufness That in the apoftles times it brought men under church- What coveting is forbidden in the 10th command 398 399 Covenant, every fin against God, as our God in covenant, is against the ift command, as well as fin against God, as God 47 D Ancing, the fin of it D. Days; none can inftitute ordinary or fixed days for worship throughout the whole, befide the fabbath Giving or receiving gifts on New-years-day, a finful fuper- Defpair, how a breach of the first commandment Dreams, fee Sleep. Drunkenness, the fin of it fhewed in diverfe refpects Rules for preventing infobriety in drinking, whereby one may also know when in any measure guilty 339, 340 Whether one may drink exceffively to provoke vomiting for health's-fake. How unbecoming all, and whom more especially 342 Whether drunkenness leffen the guilt of fins committed in the time of it Of drinking at the birth of children, and when vifiting, women in child-bed 346 348 ibid. Of the multitude of taverns and ale-houfes Duels, the unlawfulness of them 350 Duties we owe to God by the first command fummed up Thefe required in the 2d command fummed up These required in the the third command fummed A fummary of the fabbath-duties Why our duty to man is as particularly required in the decalogue, as our duty to God F. Amily-worbip, wherein it confifts Page 261, 262 278 196 197, 202, 203 207, 208 198 to 202 That the fçripture holds this forth, is prov'd at length Seven reafons proving the neceffity of it That this is required in the 4th commandment, proved various ways 209 to 211 That this duty is four ways defcribed in fcripture Fafting, in what fenfe a part of God's worship. 211 212 Several grounds of fafting Twelve ordinary fins that go before fasting Twenty ordinary fins in fafting enumerated Thirteen inftances of ordinary failings after fafting Father, how to be understood in the fifth command 104 ibid. 105, 106 106, 107 107, 108 283 What love the father owes to the son, and what the fon to the father Whether the father or magistrate should be obeyed when com- Fornication, the feveral forts of it, with its aggravations Several ways of dishoneft gain enumerated 357 38,39 333 334 Gluttony, how against the 7th command H. Hatred of God, how a breach of the first command 336, to 338 How every fin is interpreted hatred, and every finner a hater of God 339, 340 45 113 ibid. 330 282 How corrupting of God's worship is reckoned hatred of God in a special manner Hair, how finfully abused Honour, what mentioned in the 5th command imports Where |