The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few whereof are much opposed and eclipsed in this perillous hour of the passion of the Gospel) are briefly discussed, cleared, and confirmed

Title

The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few whereof are much opposed and eclipsed in this perillous hour of the passion of the Gospel) are briefly discussed, cleared, and confirmed

Author

Norton, John, 1606-1663.

Publication

London :: Printed by John Macock, for Henry Cripps, and Lodowick Lloyd, and are to be sold at their shop in Popes head Alley neer Lombard street,

1654.

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Subject terms

Theology, Doctrinal

Evangelicalism -- England

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Contents

• title page
• half title
• To the Church, and Inhabitants, of Ipswich in New-England. Grace and Peace in our Emanuel.
• To the Judicious Christian Reader.
• treatise
  • CHAP. I. Of the Divine Essence.
  • CHAP. II. Of the Trinity.
  • CHAP. III. Of CHRIST.
  • CHAP. IV. Of the Decree.
  • CHAP. V. Of the Efficiency of God.
  • CHAP. VI. There are certain Preparatory works coming between the carnal rest of the soul in the state of sin, and effectual vocation; Or, Christ in his ordinary Dispensation of the Gospel, calleth not sinners, as sinners, but such sin∣ners; i. e. qualified sinners, imme∣diately to believe.
  • CHAP. VII. What are the Principal Heads, where∣unto the Substance of Preparatory Work in the full Extent thereof, may be referred.
  • CHAP. VIII. Whether there be any saving Qualifi∣cation, before the grace of faith, viz. Any such Qualification whereupon salvation may be certainly promised unto the person so qualified.
  • CHAP. IX. Of the first Object of Saving Faith.
  • CHAP. X. Saving Faith is the Effect of true spe∣cial Grace, that is, of Grace flowing from God, according to Election, and from Christ, according to Redempti∣on, viz. as the Redeemer, and De∣signed Head of his Elect.
  • CHAP. XI. What is the first saving gift actually applied unto an Elect Soul.
  • CHAP. XII. The Soule is passive in Vocation.
  • CHAP. XIII. Of the Ʋnion of the Belcever with Christ.
  • CHAP. XIV. Of Justification by Faith.
  • CHAP. XV. Of the state of the blessed, where: Of the condition of their souls from the instant of their Dissolution, and of their persons after the Resurrection.
• A Table of the Chapters contained in this Treatise.
• An Alphabetical Table of the principal matters contained in this Book.