A practical discourse concerning God's love to mankind written for the satisfaction of some scrupulous persons / by Edward Pelling ...
- Title
- A practical discourse concerning God's love to mankind written for the satisfaction of some scrupulous persons / by Edward Pelling ...
- Author
- Pelling, Edward, d. 1718.
- Publication
- London :: Printed by W.H. for W. Crooke ...,
- 1694.
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- Subject terms
- God -- Love.
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- Cite this Item
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"A practical discourse concerning God's love to mankind written for the satisfaction of some scrupulous persons / by Edward Pelling ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A53957.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024.
Contents
- imprimatur
- title page
- illustration
- An Advertisement TO THE READER.
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discourse
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CHAP. I. The Interpretation of our Saviour's words,John 3. 16. What is meant by the World; and what by God's Love to the World. -
CHAP. II. The Point to be insisted on; (viz ) God's unfeigned Love to all Man∣kind. Proved, First, from the Command touching the Universal Promulgation of the Gospel. -
CHAP. III. Proved Secondly, from the Univer∣sality of that Redemption, which was Purchased by our Saviour's Death. -
CHAP. IV. Six Practical Inferences from this Point.First, That we should have Genuine Notions of God; and what Notions are such. -
CHAP. V. That we should not Judge of God's Love to us, by accidental Events, which depend upon our own Choice. -
CHAP. VI. That we must not measure God's Purposes as to things Eternal, by his present Acts of Providence, in dispensing some special outward Favours in this Life. -
CHAP. VII. That we must not judge Unchari∣tably of other People, upon a Presumption, that we our Selves, are of the Number of those, who are Elected to Everlasting Life; and what the Scripture means by the Elect. -
CHAP. VIII. That our Care must be, to make such a due Use of Gods Love and Good∣ness towards us all, as to per∣form those things which are indi∣spensibly necessary, in order to the actual Possession of God's Ever∣lasting Kingdom. The Reason of this, and what the things are, which we are bound to perform. -
CHAP. IX. That we must make God all pos∣sible Returns of love. What love is. How excellent when it is a Divine Affection. Two things shewed;First, How we may Acquire the love of God.Secondly, How we are to Ex∣press it; (viz ) By Obeying him; by Resembling him; and by desiring the Present, and Future Fruition of him. - PRAYERS.
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