Christian moderation In two books. By Jos: Exon.
- Title
- Christian moderation In two books. By Jos: Exon.
- Author
- Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.
- Publication
- London :: Printed by Miles Flesher [and R. Oulton?], and are to be sold by Nathaniel Butter,
- MDCXL. [1640]
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- Subject terms
- Moderation -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- Early works to 1800.
- Conduct of life -- Early works to 1900.
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"Christian moderation In two books. By Jos: Exon." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A02520.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024.
Contents
- title page
- dedication
- THE CONTENTS.
- imprimatur
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THE FIRST BOOK. Of Moderation in matter of Practice.
- §. 1. Of the use and necessity of Moderati∣on, in generall.
- §. II. Practicall moderation in matter of the palate: And therein, first of the excesse: and then, of the other extremity in defect.
- §. III. Of some extremities in other vsages of the body.
- §. IV. Of the extreames in the cases of lust.
- §. V. The liberty that God hath given us in the use of his creatures.
- §. VI. Together with our liberty, the just bounds of our moderation, in the liberall use of Gods creatures: and therein our limitation in respects to God.
- §. VII. The limitation of our liberty, in respect of the pleasures themselves, first for the kinde, then for the quantity, and quality of them.
- §. VIII. The limitation, and moderation of the pleasure of conjugall society.
- §. IX. Of the limitation of our pleasures in the manner of using them.
- §. X. Motives to Moderation in the use of all our pleasures.
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§. XI. Of the mo
eration of our desires in matter of wealth and honour, &c. - §. XII. The moderation of our passions: and therein first of our sorrow.
- §. XIII. Of spirituall sorrow and the moderati∣on thereof.
- §. XIV. Of the moderation of the Passion of Feare.
- §. XV. Of the moderation of the passion of anger.
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The second Booke. Of Moderation in mat∣ter of Iudgement.
- §. I. Of the danger of immoderation in matter of Iudgement, and of the remedy in generall.
- §. II. Luke-warmenesse to be avoyded in Religion.
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§. III. Zeale required in the matters of
GOD ; but to bee tempered with discretion and charity. - §. IIII. Rules for Moderation in Iudge∣ment.
- §. V. The second Rule for Moderation,
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§. VI. The third rule of Moderation,
viz. The avoydance of curiosity. - §. VII. The fourth rule of Moderation; to rest in those fundamentall truthes which are revealed clearely in the Scriptures.
- §. VIII: The fifth rule of moderation, To be remisse and facile in unimporting verities, both in our opinion and censure.
- §. IX. Remissenesse in matter of Censure.
- §. X. The sixt rule of Moderation: Not to beleeve an opposite, in the state of a Tenet, or person.
- §. XI. The seventh rule of Moderation, Not to judge of an adversaries opinion by the inferences preten∣ded to follow upon it.
- §. XII. The eighth rule of Moderation, To keepe opinions within their owne bounds, not imputing private mens conceits to whole Churches.
- §. XIII. The ninth rule of Moderation: The actions and manners of men must not regulate our judge∣ments concerning the cause.
- §. XIIII. The tenth rule of Moderation: That wee must draw as neere as wee safely may, to Christian adversaries, in cases of lesser differences.
- §. XV. The eleventh rule of Moderation; To refrayne from all rayling termes, and spightfull provoca∣tions in differences of Religion.
- §. XVI. The twelfth rule of Moderation: That how-ever our judgements differ, wee should compose our affections towards Vnitie and Peace.