Chapter 1 |
General promises to believers |
2.Temporal Blessings |
3.Food & Raiment |
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Food |
Raiment |
4. Long life and health |
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4. LONG LIFE AND HEALTH |
Long life |
Health |
3 |
5. Safety under the divine protection |
6.Promises of Peace |
7.Direction |
4 |
8.Honor |
9. Success and prosperity |
10. Plenty and riches |
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10. Plenty and riches |
12. A blessing upon all the believer has |
11.Of Children |
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13. A blessing upon the children of believers |
14. A blessing upon the families of the Good |
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Chapter 2 |
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1.In General |
Promises Relating to the Troubles of Life |
Preservation from trouble |
Deliverance from trouble |
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Support in trouble |
Promises relating to sickness, old age, etc. |
Deliverance from sickness |
10 |
Support in sickness |
In old age |
3. Deliverance from famine and want |
11 |
Deliverance from war and enemies |
From war |
From enemies |
12 |
5. From oppression and injustice |
From slander and reproach |
Slander |
13 |
Reproach |
7. From witchcraft |
8. Promises to the stranger and exile |
14 |
9. To the poor and helpless |
10. To the fatherless and widow |
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15 |
11. To the childless |
12. To the prisoner and captive |
13. Deliverance from death |
16 |
10.Fatherless & Widow |
11.Childless |
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Chapter 3 |
Promises of Spiritual Blessings in This Life |
1. In general |
Of justification, pardon, and reconciliation |
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Justification |
Pardon of sin |
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19 |
Of the most heinous sins |
Of all sins |
Of backsliding |
20 |
Pardon through Christ |
Reconciliation |
3. Adoption |
21 |
4. Union and communion with the church |
5. Free access to God, with acceptance |
6. Of hearing prayer |
22 |
7. Sanctifying grace in general |
8. Of converting grace |
The grace of repentance |
23 |
The grace of faith |
Grace to fear God |
Knowledge, wisdom, etc. |
24 |
Knowledge |
Wisdom |
Divine teaching |
25 |
Divine guidance |
Ability for good discourse |
10. The means of grace |
26 |
A blessing upon ordinances |
11. Of grace against sin and temptation |
To mortify sin |
27 |
Against temptation |
From the enticement of sinners |
Victory over the world |
28 |
Victory over the devil |
12. Strength, courage, and resolution |
13. Fruitfulness and increase of grace |
29 |
Fruitfulness |
In old age |
Increase of grace |
30 |
The grace of meekness |
14. Grace to persevere |
15. Sanctified afflictions |
31 |
16. Grace to the children of Israel |
17. An interest in God |
As our God |
32 |
Our portion |
Our glory |
His presence with us |
33 |
His love |
His mercy |
His help |
34 |
His care |
His covenant with his people |
God will not forsake them |
35 |
18. An interest in Christ |
All grace from Christ |
Redemption by Christ |
36 |
Life from Him |
His intercession |
His love |
37 |
His care of his church |
His presence with his people |
Promises of the Spirit |
38 |
His teaching |
Help in prayer |
To witness our adoption |
39 |
To seal our redemption |
To be our comforter |
The joys of the Holy Ghost |
40 |
20. The ministry of angels |
21. That we shall be kings and priests unto God |
22. Peace of conscience, comfort, and hope |
41 |
Peace of conscience |
Comfort |
Hope |
42 |
23. Delight and joy in God |
24. Support in death |
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Chapter 4 |
Promises of Blessings in the Future World |
1.Deliverance from hell |
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2. Happiness immediately after death |
3. A glorious resurrection |
4. Everlasting happiness in heaven |
45 |
Freedom from all sorrow in heaven |
Joy in heaven |
Glory in heaven |
46 |
The kingdom of heaven |
The heavenly inheritance |
Enjoyment of God |
47 |
Eternal life |
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PART TWO |
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PROMISES FOR THE EXERCISE OF DUTIES AND GLORIES |
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Chapter 1 |
In the Fulfilment of Duty Toward God |
1. To faith in Christ |
Confessing Christ |
50 |
2. To repentance |
To them that mourn for the wickedness of the land |
Repenting in affliction |
51 |
Confession of sin |
3.Obedience |
Obeying Christ |
52 |
4. To sincerity and uprightness |
5. To the love of God |
To the love of Christ |
53 |
6. To trusting and patiently waiting on God |
7. To the fear of God |
Honoring God |
54 |
8. To prayer |
Seeking God |
Secret prayer |
55 |
Praising God |
Desires of grace |
9. To wisdom and knowledge |
56 |
To the wise |
Love and study of wisdom |
Knowledge of God and Christ |
57 |
Learning of Christ |
10. To a due regard to the Word of God |
To hearing and reading the Word |
58 |
Loving the Word |
Trembling at the Word |
11. Meditation |
59 |
12. To fasting |
Fasting in secret |
13. To baptism |
60 |
14. To the Lord's Supper |
15. To good discourse |
The government of the tongue |
61 |
16. To watchfulness |
17. To keeping good company |
Avoiding evil company |
62 |
18. To performing oaths |
19. To the keeping of the Sabbath |
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Chapter 2 |
In the Performance of Duty Toward Men |
1. To obedience to parents |
2. To good education |
64 |
Correction of children |
3. To a good wife |
4. To faithful servants |
65 |
5. To good kings and magistrates |
6. To obedient subjects |
7. To faithful ministers |
66 |
8. To them that receive and hearken to ministers |
9. To love and unity |
To the peacemakers |
67 |
Love to God's people |
10. To the charitable, the merciful and the liberal to God's ministers |
To alms in secret |
68 |
To the supporting of God's ministers and worship |
To the merciful |
11. To the giving and the receiving of reproofs |
69 |
12. To forgiving injuries |
13. To chastity and purity |
14. To diligence |
70 |
To improving our talents |
Moderation in sleep |
15. To the just and honest |
71 |
16. To truth |
17. To candor |
To contentment and mortification |
72 |
Contentment |
Mortification of sin |
To the spiritually-minded |
Chapter 3 |
In the Cultivation of Christian Character |
To the meek, humble, contrite |
The meek |
74 |
To the humble |
The contrite and mourners |
2. To them that suffer for righteousness' sake |
75 |
To them that are excommunicated unjustly |
3. To patience and submission |
4. To perseverance |
76 |
To him that overcomes |
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PART 3 |
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 |
78 |
3. Increase of light and knowledge, and the means of grace |
4. Increase of purity, holiness, and righteousness |
5. Peace, love, and unity |
79 |
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 |
80 |
8. The security, tranquility, and prosperity of the church |
9. The perpetual continuance of the church |
10. #Conversion & Restoration|The conversion and restoration of the Jew's |
PART 4 |
PROMISES OF CHRIST'S SECOND COMING |
That Christ will come again |
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CONCLUSION |
That God will perform all his promises |
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