The conquest of temptations, or Mans victory over Satan especially, the great assaults, at the agony of death, full of very strong and effectuall consolations, to sustaine and comfort the weakest heart, in the greatest conflicts which can befall a Christian in the vvhole course of of life, and approach of death / gathered by the holy and deuout labour of Iohn Gerard, doctor of diuinitie, and superintendent of Heldburge ; newly Englished by Rich. Bruch, minister of Gods word.
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- The conquest of temptations, or Mans victory over Satan especially, the great assaults, at the agony of death, full of very strong and effectuall consolations, to sustaine and comfort the weakest heart, in the greatest conflicts which can befall a Christian in the vvhole course of of life, and approach of death / gathered by the holy and deuout labour of Iohn Gerard, doctor of diuinitie, and superintendent of Heldburge ; newly Englished by Rich. Bruch, minister of Gods word.
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- Gerhard, Johann, 1582-1637.
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- London :: Printed by T.S. for Roger Iackson, and to be solde in Fleetstreet neere the great Conduit,
- 1614.
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- Temptation -- Early works to 1800.
- Devil -- Early works to 1800.
- Christian life -- Early works to 1800.
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"The conquest of temptations, or Mans victory over Satan especially, the great assaults, at the agony of death, full of very strong and effectuall consolations, to sustaine and comfort the weakest heart, in the greatest conflicts which can befall a Christian in the vvhole course of of life, and approach of death / gathered by the holy and deuout labour of Iohn Gerard, doctor of diuinitie, and superintendent of Heldburge ; newly Englished by Rich. Bruch, minister of Gods word." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A72164.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 5, 2024.
Contents
- title page
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TO THE MOST RELIGIOVS AND worthy KNIGHT, Sir
Thomas Vauasur, Knight-Marshall: and to the most pious and well-affected Lady his Wife, the LadyMary Vauasur. -
To the very Reuerend and famous men, excelling in Pietie, Learning and Authoritie: M
r . IOHN SCHRODER, a fa∣mous Diuine, and most worthyMinister, appointed of the Church of Norinberg. Mr . MARTIN GVNGE, the most deseruing Preacher of the Courtof Saxo-Coburg. Mr . IOHN ALDENBVRG, hismost faithfull fellow Minister of the Church of Coburg:His Masters, friends and Brethren in Christ, singularly beloued. - THE TABLE of Temptations.
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Consolations, to be op∣posed to all Temptations in generall, but more specially
to Death, and to the Tempta∣tions in the agony of Death.-
I. The fore-runners of Death. -
II. Of the three-forked Mace of death. -
III. The vexation of Sinne. -
IIII. The memory of Actuall sinnes. -
V. The doubting of the application of the be∣nefits of Christ. -
VI. The false perswasion of Faith. -
VII. Griefe insufficient. -
VIII. The weight of Griefe and Sorrow. -
IX. The temptation of Desperation. -
X. The tentation of Blasphemie. -
XI. The particularitie of the Promises. -
XII. The absolute decree of Reprobation. -
XIII. The doubting of the application of the merit of Christ. -
XIIII. The want of the euidence of the promi∣ses of the word. -
XV The falling out of the Couenant of Baptisme. -
XVI. Ʋncertaine taking into the Coue∣nant of Baptisme. -
XVII. The vnworthy vse of the holy Supper. -
XVIII. The weakenesse of Faith. -
XIX. The want of the feeling of Faith. -
XX. The want of power to beleeue. -
XXI. The small number of good workes. -
XXII. The want of Merits. -
XXIII. The accusation of the Law. -
XXIIII. The accusation of Conscience. -
XXV. Too late Repentance. -
XXVI. The doubting of the grace of God. -
XXVII. The want of due preparation. -
XXVIII. The doubting of the inhabitation of the holy Ghost. -
XXIX. The doubting of perseuerance. -
XXX. The sleights and strength of Satan. -
XXXI. The Apostacie of many. -
XXXII. The doubting of the writing in the Booke of life. -
XXXIII. The feare of Death. -
XXXIIII. The sting of Death. -
XXXV. The sorrowes of Death. -
XXXVI. Too timely Death. -
XXXVII. Seruices farther due to the Church. -
XXXVIII. Shortnesse of life drawne on by our owne accord, or our life abridged by our owne default. -
XXXIX. The loue of this life. -
XL. The separation from Wife, Children, and Kinsfolkes. -
XLI. The stopping vp of the eares in Death. -
XLII. The apparant in vtilitie of Re∣demption. -
LXIII. The horrour of the Dust. -
XLIIII. The absurditie of the Resurrection. -
XLV. The flames of Purgatorie. -
LXVI. The rigour of the last iudgement.
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A PRAYER
in Sicknesse.