CHAP.XXXVII. 20. Natural life to be denied

XXXVIII. Twenty reasons to move us to deny our

lives, and yield to violent or natural death

with comfortable submission, when God re-

quireth it....

XXXIX. An answer to such doubts as are raised by

the fears of death

....

XL. Directions to procure a willingness to die

XLI. II. Self-denial in point of honour and pride.

1. Of climbing into dignities, or high places

XLII. 2. The love and commendations of others,

to be denied

XLIII. 3. The reputation of wealth to be denied ..

XLIV. 4. Comeliness and beauty to be denied

XLV. 5. Strength and valour to be denied

XLVI. 6. Wisdom and learning to be denied ..

XLVII. 7. Reputation of spiritual gifts and abilities

to be denied....

...

XLVIII. 8. The reputation of being orthodox, how

to be denied..

XLIX. 9. The reputation of godliness and honesty,

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273

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280

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how to be denied

L. 10. A renowned and perpetual name to be denied

LI. Quest. 1. Whether Self-denial consist in renounc-

LII. Quest. 2. Whether it consist in renouncing mar-

riage?.....

310

LIII. Quest. 3. Whether it lie in solitude and re-

nouncing secular affairs?

.....

312

LIV. Quest. 4. Or in renouncing public offices and

LV. Quest. 5. Or in denying our relations?

LVI. Quest. 6. Whether Self-denial require us to

give more to godly strangers, than to kindred

that are ungodly?

LVII. Quest. 7. How we must love our neighbours

as ourselves?

316

318

LVIII. Quest. 8. What penance or self-revenge it
requireth?

ibid.

LIX. Quest. 9. Must all passion be denied?

320

LX. Quest. 10. How far must we deny our reason?

LXI. Quest. 11. How far must we be content with

ibid.

God's afflicting will? &c.

321

CHAP. LXII. Quest. 12. May God be finally loved as our

felicity and portion, for ourselves? .....

LXIII. Motives to Self-denial: 1. Selfishness is the

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grand idolatry..

325

LXIV. 2. It is the enemy of all moral good.

328

LXV. 3. It is contrary to the state of holiness and

happiness

335

LXVI. 4. Self-seeking is self-losing: Self-denial is

our safety

337

LXVII. 5. It is the powerful enemy of all ordinances

LXVIII. 6. It is the enemy of all societies, and rela-

341

tions, and common good

347

LXIX. 7. It corrupteth and debaseth all that it dis-

poseth of....

354

LXX. 8. Deny Self, or you will deny Christ

356

LXXI. 9. The selfish deal worse with God than with

the devil..........

358

LXXII. It is the heaviest plague to be left to our-

CHAP. I. What true Patience is, and is not, towards God

and man. How we possess our souls in Pa-

tience. What Impatience is worst? Wherein

lieth the sinfulness of Impatience towards

God

II. Arguments and helps for patient and obedient

sufferings in particular instances

385

397

CASE I.

II.

In pain and sickness of body: particular helps..

Under the sentence of death, against inordinate

398

fears

402

...

III.

Under poverty and want, through losses, or any

CASE V. Unkindness and injury of friends and relations..

vi. Injuries from malicious enemies..

1. Personal

2. Persecuting

VII. Oppression and injustice by men of wealth and

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419

ibid.

421

power ...

431

VIII. Superior's sufferings by bad children, servants,

tenants or subjects...

439

IX. False accusations, defamations; duty made odious

crimes; reputation ruined....

443

x. Vexatious, strong temptations of Satan, especially

to melancholy persons ..

448

XI. Settled doubts of sincerity and salvation. Temp-

XII. The loss of teachers, and suitable means of

grace and salvation

XIII. When God seemeth not to bless means to us;

preaching, praying, &c.•••••

468

XIV. Weakness of grace, knowledge, faith, love,

comfort, great corruptions....

477

xv. When God doth not bless the labours of our call-

ings, ministers', parents' endeavours for chil-

dren, for near relations, tradesmen, endea-

vours for the church

XVI. The common sin and misery of the world, and

fewness of wise and godly men

XVII. The sad distemper and divisions of Christians,

and the hurt they do to the world, and to one

another, and the dishonourable state of the

church.

483

491

499

XVIII. Heavy judgments on the land by plagues, po-

verty, fire and wars

502

XIX. The prosperity and triumphs of wicked enemies

of the church

507

xx. No probability in any visible means that ever the

world should be much better. Twelve gene-

ral directions to get and use Patience in

case

every

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A

TREATISE

OF

SELF-DENIAL.

"I have no man likeminded who will naturally care for your state. For all seek their

own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's."

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PHIL. ii. 20, 21.