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24. [[Support in death]]<br> | 24. [[Support in death]]<br> | ||
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+ | <strong>Chapter</strong><strong> 4<br> | ||
+ | Promises of Blessings in the Future World</strong><br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | 1. [[Deliverance from hell]]<br> | ||
+ | 2. [[Happiness immediately after death]]<br> | ||
+ | 3. [[A glorious resurrection]]<br> | ||
+ | 4. [[Everlasting happiness in heaven]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Freedom from all sorrow in heaven]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Joy in heaven]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Glory in heaven]]<br> | ||
+ | [[The kingdom of heaven]]<br> | ||
+ | [[The heavenly inheritance]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Enjoyment of God]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Eternal life]]<br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <strong>PART TWO<br> | ||
+ | PROMISES FOR THE EXERCISE OF DUTIES AND GLORIES</strong><br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <strong>Chapter 1<br> | ||
+ | In the Fulfillment of Duty Toward God</strong><br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | 1. [[To faith in Christ]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Confessing Christ]]<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | 2. [[To repentance]]<br> | ||
+ | [[To them that mourn for the wickedness of the land]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Repenting in affliction]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Confession of sin]]<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | 3. [[Obedience]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Obeying Christ]]<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | 4. [[To sincerity and uprightness]]<br> | ||
+ | 5. [[To the love of God]]<br> | ||
+ | [[To the love of Christ]]<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | 6. [[To trusting and patiently waiting on God]]<br> | ||
+ | 7. [[To the fear of God]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Honoring God]]<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | 8. [[To prayer]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Seeking God]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Secret prayer]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Praising God]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Desires of grace]]<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | 9. [[To wisdom and knowledge]]<br> | ||
+ | [[To the wise]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Love and study of wisdom]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Knowledge of God and Christ]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Learning of Christ]]<br> | ||
+ | 10. [[To a due regard to the Word of God]]<br> | ||
+ | [[To hearing and reading the Word]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Loving the Word]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Trembling at the Word]]<br> | ||
+ | 11. [[Meditation]]<br> | ||
+ | 12. [[To fasting]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Fasting in secret]]<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | 13. [[To baptism]]<br> | ||
+ | 14.[[To the Lord's Supper]]<br> | ||
+ | 15. [[To good discourse]]<br> | ||
+ | [[The government of the tongue]]<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | 16. [[To watchfulness]]<br> | ||
+ | 17. [[To keeping good company]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Avoiding evil company]]<br> | ||
+ | 18. [[To performing oaths]]<br> | ||
+ | 19. [[To the keeping of the Sabbath]]<br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <strong>Chapter 2<br> | ||
+ | In the Performance of Duty Toward Men</strong><br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | 1. [[To obedience to parents]]<br> | ||
+ | 2. [[To good education]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Correction of children]]<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | 3. [[To a good wife]]<br> | ||
+ | 4. [[To faithful servants]]<br> | ||
+ | 5. [[To good kings and magistrates]]<br> | ||
+ | 6. [[To obedient subjects]]<br> | ||
+ | 7. [[To faithful ministers]]<br> | ||
+ | 8. [[To them that receive and hearken to ministers]]<br> | ||
+ | 9. [[To love and unity]]<br> | ||
+ | [[To the peacemakers]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Love to God's people]]<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | 10. [[To the charitable, the merciful and the liberal to God's ministers]]<br> | ||
+ | [[To alms in secret]]<br> | ||
+ | [[To the supporting of God's ministers and worship]]<br> | ||
+ | [[To the merciful]]<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | 11. [[To the giving and the receiving of reproofs]]<br> | ||
+ | 12. [[To forgiving injuries]]<br> | ||
+ | 13. [[To chastity and purity]]<br> | ||
+ | 14. [[To diligence]]<br> | ||
+ | [[To improving our talents]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Moderation in sleep]]<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | 15. [[To the just and honest]]<br> | ||
+ | 16. [[To truth]]<br> | ||
+ | 17. [[To candor]]<br> | ||
+ | 18. [[To contentment and mortification]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Contentment]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Mortification of sin]]<br> | ||
+ | [[To the spiritually-minded]]<br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <strong>Chapter 3<br> | ||
+ | In the Cultivation of Christian Character</strong><br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | 1. [[To the meek, humble, contrite]]<br> | ||
+ | [[THE MEEK">The meek]]<br> | ||
+ | [[To the humble]]<br> | ||
+ | [[The contrite and mourners]]<br> | ||
+ | 2. [[To them that suffer for righteousness' sake]]<br> | ||
+ | [[To them that are excommunicated unjustly]]<br> | ||
+ | 3. [[To patience and submission]]<br> | ||
+ | 4. [[To perseverance]]<br> | ||
+ | [[To him that overcomes]]<br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <strong>PART THREE<br> | ||
+ | PROMISES OF THE GROWTH AND GLORY OF THE CHURCH</strong><br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | 1. [[The enlargement of the church, and the spread of the Gospel and]]<br> | ||
+ | 2. [[Glory of the church]]<br> | ||
+ | 3. [[Increase of light and knowledge, and the means of grace]]<br> | ||
+ | 4. [[Increase of purity, holiness, and righteousness]]<br> | ||
+ | 5. [[Peace, love, and unity]]<br> | ||
+ | 6. [[Submission and destruction of the enemies of the church]]<br> | ||
+ | [[The destruction of Antichrist, Babylon, etc.]]<br> | ||
+ | 7. [[Favor and submission of kings to the Kingdom of Christ]]<br> | ||
+ | 8. [[The security, tranquility, and prosperity of the church]]<br> | ||
+ | 9. [[The perpetual continuance of the church]]<br> | ||
+ | 10. [[The conversion and restoration of the Jews]]<br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <strong>PART FOUR<br> | ||
+ | PROMISES OF CHRIST'S SECOND COMING</strong><br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | [[That Christ will come again]]<br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <strong>CONCLUSION</strong><br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | [[That God will perform all his promises]]<br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <strong>APPENDIX<br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | [[The Original Introduction by Samuel Clarke]]<br> | ||
+ | |||
[[Category:Bible]] | [[Category:Bible]] | ||
[[Category:Christianity]] | [[Category:Christianity]] | ||
[[Category:Church]] | [[Category:Church]] |
Revision as of 22:20, 4 October 2011
PART ONE
BLESSINGS PROMISED TO BELIEVERS
Chapter 1
Promises of Temporal Blessings
1. General Promises
2. Temporal Blessings"
3. Food & Raiment"
FOOD
RAIMENT
4. Long Life & Health
LONG LIFE
HEALTH
5. Safety
6. Promises of Peace
7. Direction
8. Honour
9. Success & Prosperity
10. Plenty & Riches
11. Of Children
12. A Blessing Upon All
13. A Blessing on Children
14. A Blessing on Families
Chapter 2
Promises Relating to the Troubles of Life
1. In general
Preservation from trouble
Deliverance from trouble
Support in trouble
2. Promises relating to sickness, old age, etc.
Deliverance from sickness
Support in sickness
In old age
3. Deliverance from famine and want
4. Deliverance from war and enemies
From war
From enemies
5. From oppression and injustice
6. From slander and reproach
Slander
Reproach
7. From witchcraft
8. Promises to the stranger and exile
9. To the poor and helpless
10. To the fatherless and widow
11. To the childless
12. To the prisoner and captive
13. Deliverance from death
Chapter 3
Promises of Spiritual Blessings in This Life
1.In general
2. Of justification, pardon, and reconciliation
Justification
Pardon of sin
Of the most heinous sins
Of all sins
Of backsliding
Pardon through Christ
Reconciliation
3. Adoption
4. Union and communion with the church
5. Free access to God, with acceptance
6. Of hearing prayer
7. Sanctifying grace in general
8. Of converting grace
The grace of repentance
The grace of faith
Grace to fear God
9. Knowledge, wisdom, etc.
Knowledge
Wisdom
Divine teaching
Divine guidance
Ability for good discourse
10. The means of grace
A blessing upon ordinances
11. Of grace against sin and temptation
To mortify sin
Against temptation
From the enticement of sinners
Victory over the world
Victory over the devil
12. Strength, courage, and resolution
13. Fruitfulness and increase of grace
Fruitfulness-
In old age-
Increase of grace
The grace of meekness
14. Grace to persevere
15. Sanctified afflictions
16. Grace to the children of Israel
17. An interest in God
As our God
Our portion
Our glory
His presence with us
His love
His mercy
His help
His care
His covenant with his people
God will not forsake them
18. An interest in Christ
All grace from Christ
Redemption by Christ
Life from Him
His intercession
His love.
His care of his church
His presence with his people
19. Promises of the Spirit
His teaching
Help in prayer
To witness our adoption
To seal our redemption
To be our comforter
The joys of the Holy Ghost
20. The ministry of angels
21. That we shall be kings and priests unto God
22. Peace of conscience, comfort, and hope
Peace of conscience
Comfort
Hope
23. Delight and joy in God
24. Support in death
Chapter 4
Promises of Blessings in the Future World
1. Deliverance from hell
2. Happiness immediately after death
3. A glorious resurrection
4. Everlasting happiness in heaven
Freedom from all sorrow in heaven
Joy in heaven
Glory in heaven
The kingdom of heaven
The heavenly inheritance
Enjoyment of God
Eternal life
PART TWO
PROMISES FOR THE EXERCISE OF DUTIES AND GLORIES
Chapter 1
In the Fulfillment of Duty Toward God
1. To faith in Christ
Confessing Christ
2. To repentance
To them that mourn for the wickedness of the land
Repenting in affliction
Confession of sin
4. To sincerity and uprightness
5. To the love of God
To the love of Christ
6. To trusting and patiently waiting on God
7. To the fear of God
Honoring God
8. To prayer
Seeking God
Secret prayer
Praising God
Desires of grace
9. To wisdom and knowledge
To the wise
Love and study of wisdom
Knowledge of God and Christ
Learning of Christ
10. To a due regard to the Word of God
To hearing and reading the Word
Loving the Word
Trembling at the Word
11. Meditation
12. To fasting
Fasting in secret
13. To baptism
14.To the Lord's Supper
15. To good discourse
The government of the tongue
16. To watchfulness
17. To keeping good company
Avoiding evil company
18. To performing oaths
19. To the keeping of the Sabbath
Chapter 2
In the Performance of Duty Toward Men
1. To obedience to parents
2. To good education
Correction of children
3. To a good wife
4. To faithful servants
5. To good kings and magistrates
6. To obedient subjects
7. To faithful ministers
8. To them that receive and hearken to ministers
9. To love and unity
To the peacemakers
Love to God's people
10. To the charitable, the merciful and the liberal to God's ministers
To alms in secret
To the supporting of God's ministers and worship
To the merciful
11. To the giving and the receiving of reproofs
12. To forgiving injuries
13. To chastity and purity
14. To diligence
To improving our talents
Moderation in sleep
15. To the just and honest
16. To truth
17. To candor
18. To contentment and mortification
Contentment
Mortification of sin
To the spiritually-minded
Chapter 3
In the Cultivation of Christian Character
1. To the meek, humble, contrite
[[THE MEEK">The meek]]
To the humble
The contrite and mourners
2. To them that suffer for righteousness' sake
To them that are excommunicated unjustly
3. To patience and submission
4. To perseverance
To him that overcomes
PART THREE
PROMISES OF THE GROWTH AND GLORY OF THE CHURCH
1. The enlargement of the church, and the spread of the Gospel and
2. Glory of the church
3. Increase of light and knowledge, and the means of grace
4. Increase of purity, holiness, and righteousness
5. Peace, love, and unity
6. Submission and destruction of the enemies of the church
The destruction of Antichrist, Babylon, etc.
7. Favor and submission of kings to the Kingdom of Christ
8. The security, tranquility, and prosperity of the church
9. The perpetual continuance of the church
10. The conversion and restoration of the Jews
PART FOUR
PROMISES OF CHRIST'S SECOND COMING
That Christ will come again
CONCLUSION
That God will perform all his promises
APPENDIX
The Original Introduction by Samuel Clarke