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I. NARRATIVE OF SURPRISING CONVERSIONS. II. THOUSWPS ON THE BEVIVAL IN 1740. III. QUALIFICATIONS FOR COMMUNION. IV. REPLY TO WILLIAMS.
NEW YORK:
G. & C. & H. CARVILL.
1830.
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CONTENTS OF VOLUME IV.
I. NARRATIVE OF SURPRISING CONVERSIONS.
Preface .
Narrative
Sect. 1. Introductory Statement
2. Manner of conversion
3. Particular instances
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II. THOUGHTS ON THE REVIVAL OF RELIGION, IN
NEW-ENGLAND, IN 1740.
Preface
PART I. The Work a glorious Work of God.
Sect. 1. We should judge of it by its effects
2. We should judge by scripture.
3. We should not judge of ihe whole by a part
4. Nature of the work .
5. Nature of the work in a particular instance
6. The work glorious .
PART II. Obligations to promote it.
Sect. 1. Indifference dangerous
2. The probability that the latter-day glory will begin in America
8. The danger of slighting the work.
4. Obligations of rulers and others to promote the work
PART III. Offence takeie beyond just çanse,
PART IV. Things to be moaded
Sect. 1. Spiritual pride
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2. Wrong Principles
3. Ignorance of invård experiences
4. Of censuring professing Christians
5. Errors relative to lay-eshorting:
6. Errors relative to siaging
PART V. Things to be done
Sect. 1. We should renove stumbling-blocks
2. What should be done to advance it
3. Some things that concern all
III. QUALIFICATIONS FOR COMMUNION.
Author's preface
Preface by friends
PART 1. Question explained
PART II. Reasons for the negative of the question
Sect. 1. Church members should be visible saints
2. Profession of religion .
3. Profession should be of real piety
4. Reason requires a hearty profession
5. Christ requires it.
6. Primitive admissions
7. The Epistles prove it
8. Members united by brotherly love
9. Qualifications for the Lord's Supper
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PART III. Objections answered
OBJ. 1. The church is the school of Christ.
2. Israel was God's people.
3. Jews partook of the Passover
4. John's disciples made no profession of piety
5. Many are called, but few chosen
6. Wheat and tares grow together.
7. Case of Judas..
8. No certain rule given .
9. If grace be required, it must be known
10. Perplexity occasioned.
11. All duties of worship holy.
12. Tendency of the Lord's Supper
13. God does not require impossibilities.
14. Unsanctified persons may live as saints
15. Better admit hypocrites than exclude saints
16, Hypocrites will be admitted
17. True saints doubt of their state.
18. Men's opinion of themselves no criterion
19. Infant baptism.
20. Some have been converted at the sacrament.
Appendix, Mr. Foxcroft's letter .
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IV, REPLY TO WILLIAMS.
Preface.
PART I. Misrepresentations of Mr. Williams
Sect. 1. What is the question ?
2. Degree of evidence
PART II. Mr. Williams's scheme
Sect. 1. His concessions .
2. Consequences.
3. Of ungodly meru's emprunins
4. Of an indeterminate profession
5. Mr. W. inconsistent ir idr Mr: Stoddard.
6. Visibility without probability
7. A converting ordinance
8. Of Sincerity
9. Public covenanting: -
PART III. Exceptionable mode of reasoting
Sect. 1. Method of disputing :
2. Misrepresentations
3. Irrelevant arguments
4. Extraordinary notions.
5. Assertions instead of arguments
6. Sacramental actions .
7. Begging the question
8. Mr. W. begs the question.
9. Mr. W. is inconsistent with himself
10. Other inconsistencies
11. Arguments hostile to both sides.
12. The passover and circumcision
13. Of Judas's communicating
14. Of being born in covenant .
15. Of coming without a known right
16. Tendency to perplexity
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17. Of commanding to partake.
Appendix. A letter to the people of Northampton.
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