A treatise on comforting afflicted consciences - The Digital Puritan

xliiCONTENTS.PageChap. III. Five other reasons why a sinner doth not alwaysfeel the sting of sin 69Chap. IV. The second use of the former doctrine for theconverted, that they sin no more ; and to keep them fromsin, seven cojisiderations are given them 75Chap. V. Thirteen other coiisiderations to keep men from sin 83SECT. II, PART I.Chap. I. The first error in curing consciences is the unseasonableapplying of comfort to them that sorrow not at all 92Chap. II. Daubers reprehended. Faithfulness in preachingand daubing compared 103Chap. III. A general direction for avoiding theformer error 112Chap. IV. Four particular directions for the avoidingthis error. I. How the Law is to be pressed. II. Howthe Gospel to he preached. III. How Christ to be proposed.IV. How pardon to be asstired. And ways tobe used for the putting of these directions in practice. . 119Chap. V. The second error is the indiscreet applying ofcomfort to them that are not grieved aright. Two caseswherein men grieved are not to be presently comforted. . 133Chap. VI. Two other cases wherein spiritual physiciansmust take heed of the second error 143Chap. VII. A fifth case wherein spiritual physicians mtisttake heed of that second error. The divers kinds of deathin godly men 152Chap. VIII. The divers kinds of death in wicked men .. . 159Chap. IX. The remedy in this fifth case. 1. Admonitionto the juinisters, to be careful in comforting at that time.2. To the people, not to defer repentance till that time. . 165Chap. X. The third error of applying comfort, which isindiscreet application. The first case wherein it happens,which is too sudden application ; and the demonstrationof that error 170Chap. XI. Objection against the former doctrine. Differencesbetween legal terrors in the elect and others. . . . 178Chap. XII. Instructions for the avoiding this fault ofapplyhig comfort too soon 183Chap. XIII. The second case wherein the former error iscommitted, which is in applying too much. Two thingsconcerning which the afflicted is to be advised for avoidingthis error 187Chap. XIV. Two things more concerning which the afflictedis to be advised, and two things which the ministeris to heed for avoiding that error , , 196