A practical discourse of repentance rectifying the mistakes about it, especially such as lead either to despair or presumption ... and demonstrating the invalidity of a death-bed repentance / by William Payne ...

Title

A practical discourse of repentance rectifying the mistakes about it, especially such as lead either to despair or presumption ... and demonstrating the invalidity of a death-bed repentance / by William Payne ...

Author

Payne, William, 1650-1696.

Publication

London :: Printed for Samuel Smith ...,

1693.

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Subject terms

Repentance.

Theology, Doctrinal.

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Contents

• title page
• THE PREFACE.
• THE CONTENTS.
• A Practical Discourse OF Repentance.
  • INTRODUCTION.
  • CHAP. I. Giving a full Account of the Nature of Repentance.
    • SECT. I. Scripture Words for Repentance.
    • SECT. II. Kinds and Degrees of Repentance.
    • SECT. III. True Notion of Repentance.
    • SECT. IV. Mental Repentance imperfect without Actual.
  • CHAP. II. The Motives to Repentance.
    • SECT. I. Of the Enticements to Sin.
    • SECT. II. Motives to Repentance from Reason.
    • SECT. III. Motives to Repentance from the Gospel.
    • SECT. IV. Motives to Repentance from the Consi∣deration of Hell.
    • SECT. V. Other Gospel Motives to Repentance.
    • SECT. VI. Exhortation to Repentance as a Prepa∣ration for Death, or in order to make us ready to dye.
    • SECT. VII. Of the Fear of Death, and how we are delivered from it by Repentance and Religion.
  • CHAP. III. Whether all Sins are Pardonable, and may have the benefit of Repent∣ance.
    • SECT. I. Of Apostacy. Sins after Baptism. Ʋpon Relapse.
    • SECT. II. Of the Sin against the Holy Ghost, its Nature, and whether Pardonable or no.
    • SECT. III. Of Concupiscence, the Lustings of the Flesh or struggle between that and the Spirit.
    • SECT. IV. Of Trouble of Mind, or a Wounded Spirit.
  • CHAP. IV. The ill Consequences drawn from the Priviledge of Repentance Obviated and Prevented.
  • CHAP. V. Of a Death-Bed Repentance.
    • SECT. I. The Case of the Thief upon the Cross Examined.
    • SECT. II. The Pleas and Pretences on behalf of a Death-Bed Repentance Answered.
    • SECT. III. The Invalidity of a Death-Bed Repen∣tance shown from the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins.
    • SECT. IV. More Positive Proofs and Arguments against the validity of a Death-Bed Repentance.
  • CHAP. VI. Practical Rules and Directions con∣cerning the Particular Exercise of Repentance.
  • CHAP. VII. How we may know we have Repent∣ed and are in a Pardoned and Good State.
    • SECT. I. Not committing Sin the only sure Mark of a good State.
    • SECT. II. The Differences of Sins, what are and what are not consistent with a good State.
    • SECT. III. The Benefits of Repentance or the happi∣ness of being in such a good state.
  • THE CONCLƲSION.
• A Catalogue of Books Printed for Samuel Smith, at the Princes Armes in St. Pauls Church-Yard, 1693.