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CONTENTS OF VOLUME V.

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PREFACE...

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A TREATISE CONCERNING RELIGIOUS AFFECTIONS,

IN THREE PARTS.

PART 1. Concerning the nature of the affections and their import-

ance in Religion.

SECT. I. Previous remarks on the affections

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II. True religion lies much in affections...

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III. Inferences from the doctrine ..

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PART 11. Shewing what are no certain signs that religious affec-

tions are truly gracious, or that they are not.

Sect. I. Raised very high are no sign.....

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Great effects on the body, are no sign.

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Fluency and fervour, are no sign...

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That they are not excited by us, is no sign 44

That they come with texts of scripture, is no sign 49

That there is an appearance of love, is no sign.. 51

VII. Religious affections of many kinds, are no sign. 53

VII. Joys following in a certain order, are no sign... 57

Much time and zeal in duty, are no sign.

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Much expression of praise is no sign..

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Great confidence, is no certain sign

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XII. Affecting relations, are no sign

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Part 1. Shewing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious

and holy affections.

Introductory remarks ..

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SECT. I.

Gracious affections are from divine influence... 95

Their object is the excellence of divine things., 129

They are founded on the moral excellency of ob-

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They arise from divine illumination

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They are attended with a conviction of certainty 172

They are attended with evangelical humiliation. 190

VII. They are attended with a change of nature.... 215

vil. They beget and promote the temper of Jesus .. 219

Gracious affections soften the heart

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Sect. x. They have beautiful symmetry and proportion.. 279 %

XI. False affections rest satisfied in themselves..., 247

XI. Their fruit is Christian practice ...

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xi. Christian practice is the chief sign to others.... 273

xiv. Christian practice is the chief sign to ourselves.. 285

APPENDIX TO THE TREATISE ON THE AFFECTIONS.

1. To Mr. Gillespie, in answer to objections ...... 322

11. To Mr. Gillespie, in answer to further objections 333

LETTER

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Lev. ix. ult. and s. 1, 2.- And there came a fire out before the Lord-upon the

altar;—which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces. And Nahab and Abihu--offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not: and there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they

died before the Lord. Cant. ii. 12, 13.—The flowers appear on the earth, the time of the singing of birds

is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land. The fig-tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Ver. 15. Take us the foxes, the little foxes which spoil the vines : for our vines have tender grapes.

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