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Title: The Conviction of worldly-vanity, or, The wandring prodigal and his return in two parts : part I. containing his debate with himself about his setting forward in search of the palace of worldly felicity ... part II. giving a full account of his miraculous escape from the palace of worldly felicity : deliver'd under the similitude of a wandring youth.
Print source: The Conviction of worldly-vanity, or, The wandring prodigal and his return in two parts : part I. containing his debate with himself about his setting forward in search of the palace of worldly felicity ... part II. giving a full account of his miraculous escape from the palace of worldly felicity : deliver'd under the similitude of a wandring youth.
J. S.
London: Printed by G.L. for John Harris ..., 1687.
Notes:
Part 2 has special t.p.
Prefatory notice "To the reader" signed: J.S.
Reproduction of original in British Library.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A61140.0001.001
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TO THE READER.
The CONTENTS of the CHAPTERS.
PART I.
PART II.
THE WANDRING PRODIGAL.
PART I.
CHAP. I. The Introduction.
CHAP. II. How the Wandring Prodiga• being resolv'd to set forward to the Pallace of Worldly Fe∣licity, Folly (by the help of Evil• will) provides him Clothes, Ar∣mor, Horse, and other Necessaries after a strange manner; his D∣scription thereof, with an exce∣lent Discourse of the Ʋcertain∣ty of Mans Life; and in wha manner he proceeded.
CHAP. III. How on the way to the Pallace of Worldly Felicity, Folly en∣tertain'd him with a Discourse of many of her Exploits in the World, &c.
CHAP. IV. How, standing Doubtful at t parting of two Ways, which take, Voluptuousness Cou sell'd him to take the Bro Left-hand-Way, &c.
CHAP V. How VVisdom with many Per∣swasions Intreated him to enter at the Strait Gate; and how by the Counsel of Folly, he Refu∣sed her Advice, &c.
CHAP VI. How at the Perswasion of Folly, he took the Broad way Leading to the Pallace of Worldly Fe∣licity, Rejecting the Counsel of Lady Wisdom, and how she threaten'd him at parting, and what else happened.
CHAP VII. How in the company of Folly and Voluptuousness he Rid to the Pallace of Worldly Feli∣city, and in what manner h was Receiv'd and Entertain'd; with some Observations there∣on, &c.
CHAP. VIII.f his further Entertainment and Progress in the Pallace of Worldly-Felicity; and how amongst other things, he had a Prospect of the Tempter in his Deluding shape, and at Night was Entertain'd by Lust, &c.
CHAP IX. He discourses of other Recreati∣ons in the Pallace, and how he was carryed by Voluptuous∣ness and Folly to visit the se∣ven Towers, and describes the Wonders he saw there, with∣other things, as also a Prospect of its Situation, &c.
CHAP X. He is Entertained in a spacious Banqueting-House, and de∣clares what Entertainment he met with there; as also what further Promise Voluptuous∣ness made him, &c.
CHAP XI. A description of his fearful Dream, and how thereupon he became pensive; his excellent Reflections on the Estate of a Sinful and Voluptuous Life; yet continues his former Course, &c.
CHAP. XII. How Riding to Recreate himself in the Forrest of Conscious∣guilt, he suddainly perceiv'd the Ruine of the Pallace of Worldly Felicity, sinking into the Gulf of Confusion, and finds himself in a wretched and miserable Estate; reflects upon his past Life, and becomes a true Penitent.
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The Wandring PRODIGAL Return'd.
PART II.
CHAP I. He is rescu'd from the miserable con∣dition he was in by Divine Grace; has a prospect and description of the CELESTIAL CITY, and of the, Joy he conceiv'd thereat, &c.
CHAP II. After a truc Sence of his Sin, he re∣solves to Travel towards the Coele∣stial City, and of the difficulty he met at his setting out, how he enter'd the Strait Gate where he met Evan∣gelist, and the Comfort he gave him.
CHAP III. How having enter'd the Valley of Humility, he came to the House of Repentance, and how he was there Entertain'd; the Ingenious Con∣fession he made, with Admonitions and extolling the Divine Goodness, &c.
CHAP IV. He is Affrighted by the Terror of Con∣science, but is at the Earnest Inter∣cession of Sorrow for Sin, spared at the Command of Divine Grace; and crying out against Presumption, is humbled under a sense of Sin.
CHAP. V. Remembrance opens her Book and reads him a comfortable Lecture, mostly containing GOD's gracious Promises of Mercy and Forgiveness to true Penitents, and thereby allays his Fears.
CHAP. VI. He acknowledgeth his wonderful Change, is Assaulted by Discou∣ragement, him, and puts him to slight; from the School of Repen•, is like to run into the 〈…〉, but is prevented by Understanding, and convey'd , with other matters of Note.
CHAP VII. Understanding gives him Cordial Ad∣vice, and prepares him to proceed to the House of Religion; and how after sound Counsel he went on his way, and what else befel him.
CHAP VIII. How he caine to the House of Religion (being inticed in the way to turn a∣side by Hypocrisie and others) and of the he sound these; the good Instructions he , with many other matters.
CHAP. IX. Being well Instructed, he passes on to the Pllace of True Felicity, de∣seres it, and is there ntertain'd with great Joy, and has from thence a full Prospect of the Coelestial City.
CHAP. X. He gives a Description of Virtue, to∣gether with her Noble Qualities, the means whereby she Operates in the Soul of Man, and why to be de∣sir'd.
CHAP XI. He gives a brief Account of Faith so far as is warrantable; to what end she serves, and the especial Marks of her Appearance, &c. as also of Hope and Charity.
CHAP. XII. He gives a description of Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, and Tempe∣rance, Excellently representing them in their several Capacities, Motions and Opperation, &c.
CHAP XIII. He is brought to Perseverance, by whom and Understanding, he is fur∣ther Instructed; He is Recommen∣ded to her by Divine Grace; and leas a Prospect of the Coelestial City from the Tower of Faith, where he continues in Expectation.