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Author: Goodwin, Philip, d. 1699.
Title: The mystery of dreames, historically discoursed; or A treatise; wherein is clearly discovered, the secret yet certain good or evil, the inconsidered and yet assured truth or falsity, virtue or vanity, misery or mercy, of mens differing dreames. Their distinguishing characters: the divers cases, causes, concomitants, consequences, concerning mens inmost thoughts while asleep. With severall considerable questions, objections, and answers contained therein: and other profitable truths appertaining thereunto. Are from pertinent texts plainly and fully unfolded. / By Philip Goodwin preacher of the Gospel at Watford in Hartfordshire.
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Goodwin, Philip, d. 1699.
London,: Printed by A.M. for Francis Tyton at the Three Daggers near St Dunstans Church in Fleet-street., 1658.
Subject terms:
Dreams -- Religious aspects -- Early works to 1800.
Dreams -- Early works to 1800.
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THE AUTHORS APOLOGY As To the present Matter, OR An Epistle Declaratory. Acquainting the Christian Reader with the Usefull things intended in the TREATISE.
A SYNOPSIS OR Compendium Of the Main Integrall Parts: OR A Table Demonstratory▪ Proposing the Principal TEXTS and TRUTHS contained in this TREATISE.
PART I. Of Mens Dreames more Ge∣nerall.
PART II. Of False and Deluding Dreames.
PART III. Of Filthy and defiling Dreames.
PART IV. Of Idle and Vain Dreames.
PART V. Of Troublesome and Affrighting Dreames.
PART VI. Of admonishing and Instructing Dreames, viz. from God.
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THE MYSTERY OF DREAMES Historically Discoursed,
1. Of Mens DREAMES more Generall.
II. Of False and Deluding DREAMES.
III. Of Filthy and Defiling DREAMES.
IV. Of Idle and Vain DREAMES.
V. Of Troublesome and Affrighting DREAMES.
VI. Of Profitable and Instructing DREAMES.
1. Object. Dreames are little and low things, too mean for a good man to minde, and much less for God to regard, who is great and high, &c.
2. Object. Knowing men of severall sorts, in severall seasons have condemned the observation of Dreames.
3. Object. But Satan is subtill and may soon deceive men with Dreams meer∣ly pretended from God.
4. Object. But we see so many in our times miserably mistaken with their tran∣ces, strang extasies, and raptures, visions, and revelations, as may make as misdoubt all suggestions, and be afraid of all unusuall motions, &c.
5. Object. If such Dreames are so good, why then are they so rare and so few of them found in good men.
6. Object. Dreame-discoveries are but like candle lights, or starre lights: no need of them, seeing now that the Sun of the Gospel shineth out bright in our eyes.
7. Object. Dreames though thus they be good, yet they may so break in, as to make our sleep to be short.
8. Object. Sleep is appointed for our rest, and necessary refreshment, but Dreames though good, may much di∣sturb, and trouble our sleep, &c.
A POSTSCRIPT TO THE READER. OR, The Authors EPILOG, In Some concluding Requests.
AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE: OR A DIRECTORY, BY The Order of Letters, Leading To Some Chief Things found In The foregoing Treatise.
THE SCRIPTURE-TABLE, OR A CATALOGUE Of Principall Scriptures, occasionally cleared, and fit∣ly unfolded, in the foregoing TREATISE.
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