ftian Life; first, as entering into it; fecond

ly, as actually ingaged in it; thirdly, as

Growing on to Perfection by Perseverance

in it; to one of which three States these In-

ftrumental Duties of Chriftianity belong,

P. 192, 193, &c.

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Containing thofe Inftrumental Duties

which are neceffary for us in our Entrance in

the Chriftian Life; which are, first, Faith,

P. 193, 194, &c. fecondly, Confideration,

P. 197, 198, &c. thirdly, a deep and through

Conviction of our need of a Mediator, p. 201,

202,&c. fourthly, a deep Sorrow, Shame, and

Remorfe for our past Iniquities, p. 208,

209, &c. fifthly, earnest Prayer for divine

Affiftance, p. 211, 212, &c. fixthly, a ferie
ous and folemn Refolution of Amendment,
P. 213, 214, &c.
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Containing certain Motives to ingage men

to the Practice of thefe Duties; first, the vast

Neceffity of our entering into the Chriftian

Life one time or other, p. 218, 219, &c. Sex

condly, the great Security and Advantage

of our entring upon it now, p. 221, 222, a
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thirdly, the neceffary Dependence of the final

Success upon the well-beginning of it,

P. 224, 225, &c. fourthly, that when once

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'tis well begun, the main difficulty of it is over,

p. 226, 227, &c.

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SECT. III.

Containing thofe Inftrumental Duties which

are necessary for us when we are actually in-.

gaged in the Chriftian life, p. 231, &c.

in General it is neceffary that we should fre-

quently repeat the Duties of our Entrance,

P. 232, 233, &c. but more particularly, first,

that we should arm our felves with Patience

and Courage, p. 236, 237, &c. fecondly,"

that we bould propofe to our felves the best

Examples, p. 239, 240, &c. thirdly, that we

Should frequently apply our felves for Advice

and Direction to our Spiritual Guides,

p. 245, 246, &c. fourthly, that as often as

we can we should actually intend and aim at

God in the Course of our Lives and Actions,

P. 251, 252, &c. fifthly, that we should pof-

Jeß our minds with an awful Apprehenfion of

Gods Prefence with and Infpection over us,

p. 258,259, &c. fixthly, that we should fre-

quently examine and review our own Actions,

p. 266, 267, &c. feventhly, that we should

be very watchful and circumfpect, p. 270,

271, &c. eighthly, that we should be diligent

and industrious in our Particular Callings,

p.274, 275,0&ce ninthly, that we should en-

deavour to keep up a conftant Chearfulness

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of Spirit in Religion, p. 283, 284, &c.

tenthly, that we should maintain in our minds.

a conftant Senfe and Expectation of Hea-

ven, p. 289, 290, &c. eleventhly, that we

fbould live in the frequent Use of the publick

Ordinances and Inftitutions of our Religion,

P. 293, 294, &c.

SECT. IV.

Containing certain Motives to animate

men against the Difficulties of thefe Duties;

first, that what foever Difficulty there is in

them we may thank our felves for it, p. 301,

302, &c. fecondly, that in the Course of our

Sin there is a great deal of Difficulty as well

as in thefe Duties, p. 303, 304, &c. thirdly,

that how great foever the Difficulty be, it

must be undergone, or that which is much more

intolerable, p. 305, 306, &c. fourthly, that how

difficult foever they may be, the Grace of God

will render them poffible to us, if we be not

wanting to our felves, p. 307, 308, &c. fifthly,

that though they are difficult, yet they are fair-

ly confiftent with all our other neceffary Oc-

cafions, p. 310, 311, &c. fixthly, that the

Difficulty is fuch as will abate and wear off

by degrees, p. 313, 314, &c. feventhly, that

there is a world of prefent Peace and Satisfa-

Etion intermingled with the difficulties, p. 315,

316, &c. eighthly, that the difficulty is abun

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dantly

dantly compenfated by the Reward of them,

P. 318, 319, &c.

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Containing thofe Inftrumental Duties which

are neceffary for us in order to our improving

towards Perfection by Perfeverance in the

Chriftian life; which are first, that while we

Stand we should not be over-confident of our

felves, but keep a Fealous eye upon the Weak-

nes and Inconftancy of our own Natures,

P. 323, 324, &c. fecondly, that if at any time

we wilfully fall, we should immediately arife

again by Repentance, p. 326, 327, &c.thirdly,

that for the future we should endeavour to

withdraw our Affections from the Tempta-

tions of the world, and especially from thofe

which were the Occasion of our Fall, p. 328,

329, &c. fourthly, that we should curiously.

fearch into the fmaller Defects and Indecen-

cies of our Nature, in order to our timely cor

recting and reforming them, p. 333,334, &c.

fifthly, that we should, as far as lawfully me

can, live in the Communion of the Church

whereof we are members, p. 336, 337, &c.

fixthly, that we should not fint our Progress

in Religion, (out of a fond Opinion that we

are good enough already) to any determi

nate Degrees or Measures of Goodneß,

P. 354, 355, &c. Seventhly, that we should

frequently entertain our felves with the Pro-

fpect

fpect of our Mortality, p. 358, 359, &c.

eighthly, that to put our felves into a good Po

fture of Dying, we should discharge our Consci-

ences of all the Reliques and Remains of our

paft Guilts, p. 361, 362,&c. ninthly, that to

Compenfate, fo far as we are able, for thofe

Guilts, we should take care to Redeem the

Time we have formerly miffpent in finful

Courfes by being doubly diligent in the Ex-

ercife of all the contrary Vertues, p. 365,

366, &c. tenthly, that we should labour after

a rational and well-grounded Affurance, p.369,

370, &c.

SECT. VI.

Containing certain Motives to perfwade

men to the Practice of thefe duties of Per-

feverance, which are all deduced from the

Confideration of the urgent Neceffity of our

final Perfeverance; as first, unleß we im

mediately recover when we have wilfully re-

lapfed we fball go much fafter back than ever

we went forward, p. 377, 378, &c. fecond

ly, if after we have made fome Progreß in

Religion we totally Relapfe, we shall thereby

forfeit the Fruit of all our paft Labour,

P. 379, 380, &c. thirdly, we shall forfeit

the Fruit of it after we have undergone the

greatest Difficulty of it, p. 382, 383, &c.

fourthly, we shall not only forfeit the Fruit of

our