WORKS

OF THE REVEREN

AND 90357
Mr. jo HN F L A V E L,

Late Minister of the Gospel at Dartmouth in Deven.

An Alphabetical Table of the principal Matters con-

tained in the Whole.

P A T S L E r :
Printed by A. WE I R and A. M.LEAN.
And sold at the Shop of A. Weir, near the Cross.

MDCC LXX.

CO N T E N T S.

A SAINT IN D E E D.

The Epistle Dedicatory,

page 1

Prov. iv. 23. Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of
it are the ilues of life,

The TOUCHSTONE of SINCERITY.

The Epistle to the Reader,

109

Rev. iii. 17, 18. Because thou sayest I am rich, and in-

creased with goods, and have need of nothing ; and know-

eft not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor,

and blind, and naked : I. counsel thee to buy of me gold

tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich, &c.

CH A P 1.

Wherein the text is opened, and the doctrines are pro-

pounded, i

. : 113

CH A P. II.

Wherein the first doctrine is opened and proved briefly, as

a preliminary discourse to the principal subject herein de-

igned,

118

CH A P. III.

Containing the use and improvement of the second do&trine, 131

CH A P. IV.

Wherein the third do&trine, being the main subject of this

freatise is opened, and the method of the whole discourse

stated,

: 139

CH A' P. v.

Shewing what probation adversity makes of the fincerity

or unfoundness of our hearts,

· 149

CH A P. VI.

Sheiving indwelling fin to be to grace, what fire is to gold; ...

and how the foundness and unfoundness of our hearts are

discovered by our carriage towards it,

158

: Pagi

CH A P. VII.

Shewing what proof or trial is made of the foundness or

unfoundness of our graces, by the duties of religion which

we perform,

175

CHA P. VIII. .

Opening the trials of sincerity and hypocrisy, by sufferings

upon the account of religion,

184

Ć H A P. IX.

Opening the designs and ends of God, in bringing of the pro-

feflors of religion into such various trials of their graces

in this world,

191

c i Ä P. X.

Shewing that that grace only is to be reckoned fincere and

real, which can endure those trials which God appoints,

or permits, for the discovery of it,

197

' C H A P. XI.

Containing divers practical instructive inferences from this

doctrine ; with a serious exhortation to self-trial and

: thorough examination,

203

. C H A P. XII. .

Containing divers helps for the clearing of fincerity, and

discovery of hypocrisy,

210

A TOK EN FOR MOURNER S.

The Epistle Dedicatory,

221

Luke vii. 13. And when the Lord saw her, he had compaf-

fion on her, and said, Weep not, i .

225

221

PREPARATIOŃs for SUFFERINGS..

The Epistle to the Reader,

296

Acts xxi. 13. Then Paul answered, What mean ye to wecp,

and to break my heart ? For I am ready not to be bound

only, but alfo to die at Jerufalem for the name of the

Lord Jesus.

CH A P. I.

Wherein the text is opened, and the doétrine propounded, 298

CHA P. II. ';

Shews, that although God takes no delight in af ifting his

306

Pag. people, yet he fometimes exposeth them to great and grieo"ous sufferings ; with a brief account why, and how he calls them thereunto,

. 300 C H A P. III. Shews, that it is usual with God to premonish his people of

approaching trials and sufferings ; with fame account of
the manner how, and the reason why he so forewarns
them, ;

CH A P. IV.
Demonstrating 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

CHAP. V. Evincing the necesity of à found, and real work of grace - upon the heart, to fit a man for fuffering for Christ, 322

C-H A P. VI.
Wherein the nature of this work of grace, in which our

habitual fitness for suffering lies, is briefly opened, and
an account given of the great advantage the gracious
perfon hath for any, even the hardest work thereby, 328

Ć H À P. Vil.
In which the necessity of getting clear evidences of this

work of grace in us, in order to our readiness for suf-
ferings, is held forth; the nature of that evidence o-
pened; and divers things, that cloud and obscure it,
removed out of the way,

335 CHA P. ' VII. Discovering the necessity of an improved faith for the

right management of sufferings, and direcling to some Special means for the improvement thereof, - 341

CHA P. IX.
Wherein the necessity and usefulness of Christian fortitude

in order to sufferings is evinced, with a brief account
of its nature, and the means of attaining it,

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348 C H A P. X. • Discovering the necessity of an heart mortified to all earthly .

and temporal enjoyments, in order to the right managing of a suffering condition : with several direclions for the attaining thereof,

353 | c H A P. XI. Wherein is opened the singular advantage that suffering

faints have by their skill and insight into the methods and mysteries of Satan's temptations ; some of those wiles of