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Author: Alliston, Joseph.
Title: The Christians guide For his better, and more comfortable passage through the wildernesse of this troublesome world, vnto that promised rest in that heauenly Canaan, the kingdome of glory. Consisting of diuers holy meditations and prayers seruing to that purpose.
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Print source: The Christians guide For his better, and more comfortable passage through the wildernesse of this troublesome world, vnto that promised rest in that heauenly Canaan, the kingdome of glory. Consisting of diuers holy meditations and prayers seruing to that purpose.
Alliston, Joseph.
London: Printed by T. S[nodham] for Samuel Man, and are to be sould at his shop in Paules Church-yard, at the signe of the Ball, 1614.
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Meditations -- Early works to 1800.
Christian life -- Early works to 1800.
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TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE, ROBERT, Lord RICH, Baron of Leez, &c. increase of all true honour here, and euerlasting hap∣pinesse hereafter.
THE CHRISTIANS GVIDE.
What preparation and reuerence is to be vsed in Prayer and other holy and religious Exercises.
Humilitie, the way to true know∣ledge and spirituall vnderstan∣ding.
Humilitie, the fruit of true sauing knowledge.
The right vse and end of all know∣ledge.
Another.
Diuine contemplation.
Election.
Those that are elected vnto life and saluation, are elected also vnto the meanes whereby to at∣taine vnto the same.
The Booke of Nature.
Gods marueilous workmanship in the frame of the world.
The creatures prouoke man to serue his Creator.
The greatnesse of the benefit of the redemption of mankind by Christ, and how much we are bound vn∣to God for the same.
Thankefulnesse to God for all his fauours towards vs, especially that wonderfull loue of his in our redemption.
Who are the redeemed of Christ.
Hypocrisie, the vanitie and dan∣ger of it.
God beareth with the frailties and weakenesses of his Children.
Good Motions.
Yeelding to the wicked motions and desires of the heart.
How fearefull a thing it is for a man to be left vnto himselfe, and to his owne desires.
The many differences betweene a naturall and a spirituall man, one that is truely sanctified.
Exhortations and Reproofes.
A Preseruatiue, needfull in these corrupt and infectious times.
Delight in sinne, what folly it is.
How dangerous it is to take liberty vnto ones selfe in any one sinne.
Another.
Custome in sinne how dangerous it is.
Another.
Sinne committed, presently to be repented of.
Sinne truely deciphered, that be∣ing once knowne, it may be euer loathed and abhorred of all.
Another most effectuall motiue to the leauing of all sinne, from the consideration of Christs death and Passion.
Drawing others vnto any wicked∣nesse, a bloudy and fearefull sinne.
What ought to be the maine care of euery one in this life.
Christians often ill Iudges of them∣selues and their owne estates.
Sathans pollicie in making the faithfull to distrust God in his promises.
Dispaire, or distrust of Gods promi∣ses, a great sinne.
The small number of them that shall be saued.
All that are of the Church visible or militant, shall not be of the Church Inuisible and Trium∣phant.
The blessed estate of a true Chri∣stian, in regard of that spirituall and heauenly vnion that is be∣tweene Christ and him.
How Christians are to liue in re∣gard of that neere vnion that is betweene them and Christ.
How Christians are to be affected one towards another in regard of their vnion to Christ, and each to other.
A wicked life, and the profession of Religion, how ill they a∣gree.
A Christian, eyther the best or the worst of all men; most happie or most miserable.
Another to the same effect.
God esteemeth of vs according to our affections.
True loue of God, how it may be discerned from that which is counterfeit and hypocriticall.
Loue of the children of God.
How the hatred of the world is to be esteemed of the godly.
Comforts for the afflicted: OR, A Preseruatiue against im∣patience, or discontentment in any kinde of Crosse or Afflicti∣on; consisting of diuers branches: The first drawne from the eternall decree and good prouidence of the Lord therein.
I.
II. From comparison of the present af∣flictions with the glory to come.
III. From the benefit that comes there∣by, it being Phisicke to the Soule.
Another.
A further inlargement of the be∣nefit thereof.
Another, to the same effect.
IIII. From the goodnesse of God in deli∣ring his children out of them.
V. From the end and issue of them, in that they are the way to Hea∣uen.
Afflictions, from whence they come.
Afflicting of the minde with need∣lesse distraction for things to come, vnknowne.
The life of the wicked full of sor∣rowes and distractions.
The carnall and wicked man wa∣kened out of his sleepe.
Worldlinesse, a fearefull signe of one destitute of the true loue of God.
The folly of the Worldling.
Worldlinesse, meere dotage.
A Christian must not liue as one of this world.
Another.
How to ouercome the World.
Ruling the affections, how necessary.
Affections must bee made Ser∣uants, and not Masters.
How dangerous it is to be giuen vn∣to the World.
This world a Prison.
Christians in this world are vn∣knowne men.
Sabbath day; the religious obser∣uation of it how necessary.
Prophanenesse, how fearefull the end of it will be.
The securitie of the wicked.
A soft and tender heart.
Wee ought to be more affected with spirituall miseries then with bo∣dily.
The conuersion of others is to be sought for.
The miserable estate of a wicked and vnconuerted person.
Gods patience prouokes men to spee∣die▪ and vnfained repentance and conuersion.
A looking Glasse, whereby to see what our estate is; whether we be true Conuerts or no.
The godly man, is alwaies blessed, neuer miserable.
The wicked man is alwaies mse∣rable, neuer blessed.
The godly life, the onely happie life.
The godly life is the onely comfor∣table and contented life.
The frequent meditation of Death how necessary.
The resurrection of the good and bad in the last day, how different it shall be.
The second death, how exceeding fearefull and dreadfull it is.
The blessednesse of the life to come, how much to be desired.
DEVT. 30.19.
Faults escaped.