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A34944 Æternalia, or, A treatise wherein by way of explication, demonstration, confirmation, and application is shewed that the great labour and pains of every Christian ought chiefly to be imployed not about perishing, but eternal good things from John 6, 27 / by Francis Craven. Craven, Francis. 1677 (1677) Wing C6860; ESTC R27286 248,949 428

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and_o prosecute_v in_o the_o follow_a discourse_n as_o it_o be_v divide_v into_o fourteen_o chapter_n chapter_n 1._o our_o saviour_n design_n in_o speak_v the_o word_n of_o the_o text._n page_n 1._o chap._n 2._o the_o coherence_n of_o the_o text_n and_o part_n thereof_o which_o be_v these_o two_o in_o general_n p._n 3._o a_o 1._o inhibition_n p._n 4._o a_o 2_o injunction_n p._n 4._o in_o the_o inhibition_n 1_o something_o that_o christ_n do_v inhibit_v p._n 4._o 2_o the_o thing_n inhibit_v p._n 6_o 3_o the_o property_n of_o the_o thing_n inhibit_v p._n 6._o in_o the_o injunction_n 1_o a_o duty_n enjoin_v p._n 7._o 2_o the_o thing_n for_o which_o this_o duty_n be_v enjoin_v p._n 8_o 3_o the_o property_n of_o the_o thing_n enjoin_v p._n 9_o chap_n 3._o the_o proposition_n lay_v down_o viz._n that_o the_o great_a labour_n and_o pain_n of_o every_o christion_n ought_v chief_o to_o be_v employ_v not_o about_o perish_v but_o eternal_a good_a thing_n p._n 11._o chap._n 4._o in_o prosecute_a of_o this_o proposition_n four_o thing_n be_v mention_v to_o be_v insist_v upon_o p._n 14._o something_o by_o way_n of_o 1_o explication_n 2_o demonstration_n 3_o confirmation_n 4_o application_n by_o way_n of_o explication_n it_o be_v show_v when_o a_o man_n may_v be_v say_v chief_o to_o labour_v for_o eternal_a good_a thing_n 1._o when_o he_o do_v rem_fw-la agere_fw-la when_o his_o heart_n be_v intense_a and_o serious_a about_o eternal_a good_a thing_n p._n 15._o when_o he_o do_v use_v the_o right_a mean_n to_o gain_v eternal_a good_a thing_n such_o as_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o gospel_n p._n 17._o 1._o hear_v of_o the_o word_n read_v and_o preach_v p._n 18._o 2._o meditate_v thereon_o that_o he_o may_v get_v that_o good_a by_o hear_v and_o read_v he_o aim_v at_o p._n 21._o 3._o improve_n the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o gospel_n those_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n p._n 23._o 1_o baptism_n p._n ib._n 2_o lord_n supper_n p_o 25._o 4._o pray_v importunate_o at_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n for_o the_o gain_n of_o eternal_a good_a thing_n p._n 27._o 3._o when_o he_o do_v not_o use_v the_o right_a mean_n for_o a_o time_n only_o but_o persevere_fw-la labour_v in_o the_o use_n thereof_o he_o hold_v out_o to_o the_o end_n p._n 30._o 4._o when_o he_o will_v not_o take_v up_o or_o be_v put_v off_o with_o any_o other_o good_a thing_n but_o such_o as_o be_v eternal_a p._n ib._n 5._o when_o he_o go_v on_o to_o labour_n though_o god_n keep_v he_o low_a and_o mean_a though_o he_o receive_v no_o pay_n for_o the_o present_a nay_o though_o he_o meet_v with_o many_o discouragement_n p._n 32._o 5._o when_o he_o do_v this_o thing_n at_o all_o time_n improve_v every_o hour_n and_o minute_n of_o time_n p._n 15._o 1._o when_o he_o do_v it_o in_o the_o daytime_n p._n 35._o 2._o when_o he_o do_v it_o in_o the_o nighttime_n p._n 38._o chap._n 5._o by_o way_n of_o demonstration_n it_o be_v show_v that_o eternal_a good_a thing_n be_v to_o be_v labour_v for_o 1._o from_o those_o resemblantes_n that_o the_o labour_n belong_v to_o eternal_a good_a thing_n be_v compare_v to_o in_o scripture_n 1._o it_o be_v compare_v to_o a_o race_n p._n 50._o 2._o it_o be_v compare_v to_o wrestle_v and_o strive_v p._n ib._n 3._o it_o be_v compare_v to_o fight_v of_o a_o battle_n p._n 51._o 4._o it_o be_v compare_v to_o one_o be_v in_o a_o agony_n p._n 55._o 2._o from_o the_o impossibility_n of_o enjoy_v eternal_a good_a thing_n without_o labour_n p._n 56._o 3._o from_o the_o agreement_n that_o there_o be_v between_o eternal_a good_a thing_n and_o our_o nature_n p._n 57_o 4._o from_o the_o example_n of_o those_o who_o have_v be_v well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o worth_n of_o eternal_a good_a thing_n p._n 59_o 5._o from_o the_o paucity_n and_o sewness_n of_o that_o number_n that_o will_v be_v find_v to_o have_v their_o share_n in_o eternal_a good_a thing_n p._n 64._o 6._o from_o the_o necessity_n that_o there_o be_v of_o enjoy_v eternal_a good_a thing_n p._n 69._o 7._o from_o the_o end_n wherefore_o we_o live_v p._n 72._o 8._o from_o that_o willingness_n to_o die_v and_o to_o have_v a_o end_n put_v to_o this_o temporal_a life_n that_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o eternal_a good_a thing_n will_v work_v in_o we_o p._n 75._o chap._n 6._o by_o way_n of_o confirmation_n it_o be_v show_v that_o the_o great_a labour_n and_o pain_n of_o every_o christian_a ●ought_v chief_o to_o be_v employ_v not_o about_o perish_v but_o eternal_a good_a thing_n p._n 79._o 1._o because_o god_n have_v command_v it_o p._n 80._o 2._o because_o eternal_a good_a thing_n be_v the_o chief_a of_o good_a thing_n the_o best_a of_o good_a thing_n p._n 84._o 1._o because_o only_o eternal_a good_a thing_n do_v make_v those_o who_o enjoy_v they_o good_a p._n 91._o 2._o because_o only_o eternal_a good_a thing_n will_v do_v we_o good_a then_o when_o other_o good_a thing_n will_v do_v we_o no_o good_a that_o only_o eternal_a good_a thing_n do_v make_v those_o who_o enjoy_v they_o good_a appear_v by_o instance_v in_o five_o thing_n p._n 96._o 1._o instance_n grace_n p._n ib._n 2._o instance_n in_o god_n who_o be_v the_o god_n of_o all_o grace_n p._n 100_o 3_o instance_n in_o jesus_n christ_n who_o be_v the_o author_n and_o giver_n of_o grace_n p._n 105._o 4._o instance_n in_o the_o spirit_n who_o be_v call_v the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n p._n 113._o 5_o instance_n in_o a_o good_a conscience_n a_o consequent_a of_o grace_n p._n 117._o that_o eternal_a good_a thing_n will_v do_v we_o good_a then_o when_o other_o good_a thing_n will_v do_v we_o no_o good_a this_o appear_v by_o these_o two_o particulars_n 1._o that_o temporal_a good_a thing_n will_v not_o do_v the_o wicked_a man_n good_a in_o such_o condition_n as_o god_n will_v cast_v he_o into_o 2._o that_o eternal_a good_a thing_n will_v stand_v a_o christian_a instead_o and_o do_v he_o good_a in_o what_o ever_o condition_n a_o good_a man_n can_v be_v cast_v into_o that_o temporal_a good_a thing_n will_v not_o do_v the_o 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