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Author: Scott, John, 1639-1695.
Title: The Christian life from its beginning, to its consummation in glory : together with the several means and instruments of Christianity conducing thereunto : with directions for private devotion and forms of prayer fitted to the several states of Christians / by John Scott ...
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Print source: The Christian life from its beginning, to its consummation in glory : together with the several means and instruments of Christianity conducing thereunto : with directions for private devotion and forms of prayer fitted to the several states of Christians / by John Scott ...
Scott, John, 1639-1695.
London: Printed by M. Clark, for Walter Kettilby ..., 1681.
Subject terms:
Christian life -- Anglican authors.
Devotional exercises.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A58787.0001.001
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To the Right Honourable AND Right Reverend Father in God, HENRY Lord Bishop of LONDON, And one of His Majesties most Honourable Privy-Council, &c.
THE PREFACE.
THE CONTENTS.
CHAP. I.
CHAP. II.
CHAP. III.
SECT. I.
SECT. II.
SECT. III.
SECT. IV.
CHAP. IV.
SECT. I.
SECT. II.
SECT. III.
SECT. IV.
SECT. V,
SECT. VI,
CHAP. V.
OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.
CHAP. I. Concerning the ultimate End of the Christian Life.
CHAP. II. Concerning the Means by which this Great End of the Christian Life is to be attained.
CHAP. III. Concerning the Heavenly Part of the Christian Life, which is the Proxi∣mate Means of obtaining Heaven; shewing what Virtues it consists of, and how much every Virtue contri∣butes to the Happiness of Heaven.
SECT. I. Concerning those Humane Virtues which be∣long to a Man as he is a Reasonable Ani∣mal, shewing that they are all included in the Heavenly Part of the Christian Life, and that the Practice of them effectually conduces to our future Happiness.
SECT. II. Concerning those Divine Virtues which belong to a Man considered as a Reasonable Crea∣ture, related to God, shewing that these also are comprehended in the heavenly part of the Christian Life; and that the pra∣ctice of them effectually conduces to our fu∣ture happiness.
SECT. III. Concerning the Social Virtues, shewing that these also are included in the Heavenly Part of the Christian Life, and that in their Natures they very much contribute to our Heavenly Happiness.
SECT. IV. Wherein for a Conclusion of this Chapter some Motives and Considerations are proposed to persuade men to the Practice of these Heavenly Virtues.
CHAP. IV. Concerning the militant or warfaring Part of the Christian Life, by which we are to acquire and perfect the heavenly Virtues; shewing how effe∣ctually all the Duties of it conduce thereunto.
SECT. I. Concerning those Duties that are proper to our Beginning and Entrance into this war∣faring Part of our Christian Life; shewing how they all conduce to the subduing of Sin, and acquiring the heavenly Virtues.
SECT. II. Wherein some Motives are urged to per∣suade men to the Practice of those Duties that are proper to the Beginning of the Christian Warfare.
SECT. III. Concerning the Second Part of the Christian Warfare; with a particular Account of the Duties thereunto appertaining.
SECT. IV. Containing certain Motives to animate men against the Difficulty of these Duties which appertain to the Course of our Christian Warfare.
SECT. V. Concerning those Duties which appertain to the Perfection and Consummation of our Christian Warfare, shewing what they are, and how effectually they conduce to the perfecting us in the Virtues of the Heavenly Life.
SECT. VI. Containing certain Motives to Press men to the Practice of these Duties of Perseve∣rance in the Christian Warfare.
CHAP. V. Containing some short Directions for the more profitable reading the preceding Discourse, and also for the Conduct and regular Ex∣ercise of our Closet Religion in all the different States of the Christian Life; together with Forms of private Devotion fitted to each State.
Directions for the more profitable Exer∣cise of our private Religion in the State of our Entrance into the Christian Life.
Directions for the more profitable Exer∣cise of our private Religion in the state of our actual Engagement in the Christian Life.
Directions for the Exercise of our pri∣vate Religion in the state of our Progress and Improvement in the Christian Life, with Forms of pri∣vate Devotion fitted for this State.