The Works Of George Swinnock

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Volume 5: The Door of Salvation Opened by the Key of Regeneration, The Sinner's Last Sentence

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George Swinnock

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Weight	0.77 kg
Dimensions	22.3 × 14.3 × 3.6 cm
ISBN	9780851516417
Page Count	482
Format	Book
Original Pub Date	1672 (actually 1868)
Banner Pub Date	Oct 31, 1992
Topic	Man & Sin, Salvation, The End Times
Binding	Cloth-bound

Endorsement

His work comes ‘from one both of a good head and heart’. , THOMAS MANTON

‘George Swinnock had the gift of illustration largely developed, as his works prove…they served his purpose, and made his teaching attractive…there remains “a rare amount of sanctified wit and wisdom”.’– C.H. SPURGEON

Book Description

George Swinnock is one of the easiest of the Puritan authors to read. Long out of print, this republication of his works will be welcomed by all who have an interest in and love for Puritan literature.

Table of Contents Expand ↓

	THE DOOR OF SALVATION OPENED BY THE KEY OF REGENERATION
	THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY,	3
	To THE READER,	9
	AN EPISTLE TO THE READER,	10
I	The opening of the words, and the doctrine,	15
II	The description or nature of regeneration in the several causes of it,	20
III	The reason why regeneration is necessary in all that will obtain salvation,	38
IV	The first use of the doctrine, containing the gross delusion of all unregenerate persons,	41
V	Shewing the insufficiency of ten particulars to speak a Christian’s right to heaven,	46
VI	A use by way of trial, wherein the character of regenerate persons is set down, with some quickening motives to examination,	83
VII	Containing more marks of a regenerate person,	112
VIII	Containing an exhortation to endeavour after regeneration,	120
IX	The first help to regeneration, Serious consideration,	123
X	The first subject of consideration, The misery of the unregenerate in this world,	128
XI	The misery of the unregenerate in the other world,	136
XII	The second subject of consideration, The felicity of the regenerate in this world,	144
XIII	The felicity of the regenerate in the other world,	160
XIV	The third subject of consideration, The excellency of regeneration,	174
XV	The fourth subject of consideration, The necessity of regeneration,	188
XVI	The fifth subject of consideration, The equity of regeneration, or living to God,	194
XVII	The second help to regeneration, An observation or knowledge of those several steps whereby the spirit of God reneweth other souls, and a pliable carriage and submission to its workings and motions,	200
	The third help to regeneration,	234
XVIII	An answer to three objections,	242
XIX	An exhortation to the regenerate,	251
XX	A second exhortation to the regenerate, to do what they can for the conversion of others,	257
	THE SINNER’S LAST SENTENCE
	THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY,	265
	To THE READER,	267
I	The preface and introduction to the text,	269
II	The division and brief explication of,	274
III	Concerning the privative part of the sinner’s punishment,	278
IV	The properties of the sinner’s loss,	281
V	The reasons of the sinner’s privative punishment	283
VI	Uses concerning the heinous nature of sin, and grievous misery of sinners,	285
VII	Containing the folly of sinners, and the vast difference between them and the godly at the great day,	290
VIII	A use of trial, with the marks of those that shall be banished Christ’s presence,	293
IX	An exhortation to fly from this wrath to come, with some helps thereunto,	294
X	The positive part of the sinner’s misery, expressed by fire, and why,	296
XI	The difference between our fires and hell fires,	298
XII	The fulness of wicked men’s misery, in that it is positive and privative, with some cautions against it,	301
XIII	The eternity of the sinner’s misery in the other world, with the grand reason of it,	303
XIV	How little cause to envy sinners, and how careful we should be to avoid their eternal misery,	305
XV	The reason of Christ’s severe sentence, and a question resolved, Whether the righteous, by their acts of charity, do not deserve heaven, as well as the wicked, by their omission thereof, deserve hell,	308
XVI	Why Christ will try men at the great day by acts of charity,	311
XVII	Three particulars about the text,	315
XVIII	That sins of omission are dangerous and damnable,	317
XIX	The nature of sins of omission in general,	319
XX	Three distinctions about sins of omission,	321
XXI	The agreement and difference between sins of omission and sins of commission,	324
XXII	The danger of sins of omission, in the heinous nature of them, and their offensiveness to God,	327
XXIII	The danger of sins of omission, in their destructiveness to mall, and our proneness to overlook them,	333
XXIV	The reasons why sins of omission are damnable,	339
XXV	Further reasons why Christ at the great day will condemn men fur sins of omission,	343
XXVI	Of the doctrine by way of information, How dreadful will be the condition of those that live in sins of commission,	348
XXVII	Negative godliness is not enough-Christ’s impartiality in judgment,	352
XXVIII	Practical godliness necessary,	358
XXIX	The condition of men only civil is unsafe and sad,	360
XXX	Sinners’ conviction at the day of judgment The purity of Christ’s religion above all others,	364
XXXI	The holiest have cause of humiliation,	370
XXXII	Use of trial, whether we be guilty of these omissions or no,	373
XXXIII	A caution against sins of omission in regard of the matter of duties,	379
XXXIV	Arguments against omissions The positiveness of our rule, and of God’s mercies,	386
XXXV	Arguments against ormssions Christ purchased positive as well as negative holiness, and our privileges oblige to both,	389
XXXVI	Arguments against omissions We profess ourselves God’s servants, and all our religion will come to nothing without positive holiness,	393
XXXVII	Arguments against omissions God deserves our positive obedience before all others, and true sanctification cannot be without it,	397
XXXVIII	If God should omit his care of us a moment we are undone And if Christ had omitted the least in our work of redemption, we had been lost Irrecoverably,	401
XXXIX	Arguments against sins of omission The new nature in believers inclines them to positive as well as negative holiness, and the profit will answer the pains,	405
XL	Arguments against sins of omission God delights chiefly in our doing good and our opportunities for doing good will quickly be gone,	412
XLI	The grand cause of sins of omission, an unregenerate heart; with the cure of it, a renewed nature,	416
XLII	Another cause of sins of omission, ignorance; with the cure of it, labouring after knowledge,	424
XLIII	Another cause of sins of omission, idleness, with the cure of it,	429
XLIV	Another cause of omissions is vain excuses men have, that omissions’ are little sins; with the cure of it,	434
XLV	Another excuse for sins of omission, which is a cause of them, that they would be unseasonable, and so are deferred to that time which never comes; with the answer to it,	449
XLVI	A third excuse for sins of omission, it is but one sin; with the answer to it,	453
XLVII	A fifth cause of sins of omission, the example of others; with the cure of it,	457
	INDEX	463

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