An enquiry concerning the promises of the Gospel. Whether any of them are made to the exercises and doings of persons in an unregenerate state. : Containing, remarks on two sermons published by Dr. Mayhew of Boston, entitled, Striving to enter in at the strait gate explained and inculcated; and the connection of salvation therewith, proved from the Holy Scripture. : Also, a brief enquiry into the use of means; shewing their necessity in order to salvation; and what is the true ground of encouragement for sinners diligently to attend on them. / By Samuel Hopkins A.M. Minister of the Gospel in Great Barrington. ; [One line from Elihu]

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Author:	Hopkins, Samuel, 1721-1803.
Title:	An enquiry concerning the promises of the Gospel. Whether any of them are made to the exercises and doings of persons in an unregenerate state. : Containing, remarks on two sermons published by Dr. Mayhew of Boston, entitled, Striving to enter in at the strait gate explained and inculcated; and the connection of salvation therewith, proved from the Holy Scripture. : Also, a brief enquiry into the use of means; shewing their necessity in order to salvation; and what is the true ground of encouragement for sinners diligently to attend on them. / By Samuel Hopkins A.M. Minister of the Gospel in Great Barrington. ; [One line from Elihu]
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THE CONTENTS.

THE PREFACE.

SECTION I. THE text on which the doctor grounds his discourse considered. His inconsistence with himself, in his way of explaining it, shewn.

SECTION II. THE Dotor's stating the question examined.

SECTION III. IN which it is considered, What is meant by DE|SIRING Salvation; and how far, and in what sense, unregenerate persons may be said to do so.

SECTION IV. AN examination of nine of the Doctor's fourteen arguments.

SECTION V. IN which three of the remaining five of the Doc|tor's arguments are examined.

SECTION VI. THE Doctor's ninth and twelfth arguments exa|mined.

SECTION VII. A short and plain state of the case.

SECTION VIII. ARGUMENTS to prove that there are no promis|es of regenerating grace or salvation, in the scrip|ture, to the exercises and doings of unregenerate men.

SECTION IX. CONTAINING an answer to two objections.

SECTION X. 0F the end and design of means; and the true ground of encouragement for men to be in the di|ligent use of them, in order to their salvation.

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