BOOK II. Of Moderation in MATTER OF JUDGMENT. RULES for Moderation in Judgment. .......... 437 438 I. TO DISTINGUISH OF PERSONS......... 440 IV. TO REST IN THOSE FUNDAMENTAL TRUTHS, WHICH ARE RE VEALED CLEARLY IN THE SCRIPTURES..... 443 v. TO BE REMISS AND FACILE IN UNIMPORTING VERITIES, 445 OF AN OPINION OR PERSON. Examples of the injurious Practice, this way....... 449 The ingenuous Proceedings of the Ancient Churches ..... 454 VIII. TO KEEP OPINIONS WITHIN THRIR OWN BOUNDS; NOT IM- x. TO DRAW AS NEAR AS WE SAFELY MAY TO CHRISTIAN AD- 459 The Cautions of complying with them.............. 461 XI. TO REFRAIN FROM ALL RAILING Terms and spiteful proVOCATIONS, IN differences ofF RELIGION............... 467 XII. TO COMPOSE OUR AFFECTIONS TOWARDS UNITY AND PEACE, HOWEVER OUR JUDGMENTS DIFFER IN LESSER VERITIES 470 XI. HOLY DECENCY IN THE WORSHIP OF GOD............... 473 XII. THE DEVOUT SOUL: or, RULES OF HEAVENLY DEVOTION. Address to all Christian Readers............. CHAP. I. WHAT Devotion is :-HABITUAL, that goes through the Heart and Life of a Christian ;—ACTUAL, or a special and fixed exercise of Devotion.............. 485 486 CHAP. II. REQUISITES to the effectual performance of De votion. Sect. 1. THE HEART MUST BE SETTLED IN A RIGHT AP- 488 Sect. 2. THE HEART MUST BEHOLD GOD AS REALLY Chap. III. Of HABITUAL DEVOTION. Page Sect. 1. THE HEART TAKES ALL OCCASIONS TO THINK 490 Sect. 2. THE HEART SPEAKS TO GOD IN THE LANGUAGE [2.] Of Imploration [3.] Of Thanksgiving (2.) In Occasional Ejaculations. Chap. IV. Of ACTUAL DEVOTION ...... Sect. 1. OF OUR ADDRESS ΤΟ THE THRONE OF GRACE, IN 492 ib. 493 ib. 494 ib. [1.] Clean from the Defilement of any known Sin... 495 (2.) In the actual Exercise of Prayer, are to be included (b.) Upwards to Heaven (c.) Downwards to Hell ..... 496 ......... 497 ib. 498 ib. ib. [2.] Importunate suing for Freedom and Rescue .... ib. [5.] Holy Incentives of Divine Thoughts, concerning [7.] Unspeakable Complacency and Delight of the [8.] Absolute Self-Resignation to God [9.] Emptying of our Souls before God, in all our [10.] Happy Fruition of God in all his Favours ...... 503 [11.] Cheerful Thanksgiving to the God of all Comfort Sect. 2. Of Our Reading and HEARING GOD'S WORD. [1.] Come to God's Book with Holy Reverence [2.] Seriously Weigh and carefully lay up every Clause 505 [3] Shut up in the Ejaculations of our Thanksgiving 506 (2.) In Hearing. [1] Before, we must prepare (a.) By Meditation ... ib. [3.] After Hearing we must chew our food by Me- ib. Sect. 3. In OUR RECEIPT OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENTS, are quired ..... (1.) The Graces of [1.] Faith........... [2.] Charity (2.) Holy Predispositions Page re 509 510 ...... 511 ib. .... ib. 512 [1] Hungering and Thirsting after the Means of [2.] A renewed act of true Thankfulness (3.) Hearty Resolves and Desires to Walk Worthy of the Lord Jesus ........ ..... 513 (4.) A Digestion of this Celestial Food by Holy Meditation ib. Sect. 4. SPECIALTIES OF DEVOTION..... .............. 514 ib. 516 Sect. 5. RECAPITULATION.......................................... TEN SOME WHILE SINCE IN THE TOWER IN THE PRESS, THE WHOLE WORKS OF BISHOP HOPKINS, IN A VOLS. OCTAVO. |