CHAP. I. Two reasons against trouble, drawn from Christ's promises, and

God's providence, p. 505.

CHAP. II.-Three other reasons, which show that we may be good whatsoever

comes, and we may turn it into good; and if we do not, it will be a double

evil, p. 509.

CHAP. III. Some other reasons from the kindness that may be intended us

in every thing, from the nature of the world, and the nature of virtue, p. 513.

CHAP. IV. Where we must lay our foundation of settlement, and how it

must be laid, p. 516.

CHAP. V. Two rules directing unto peace, by understanding, and doing,

and distinguishing of our duty, p. 520.

CHAP. VI.-Two rules more concerning the choice of means, and carelessness

about events, p. 524.

CHAP. VII.-The knowledge of ourselves, together with consideration of the

necessary consequents of every thing, are two other remedies against trouble,

p. 526.

CHAP. VIII. It is of great import to consider well what we enjoy, and

we should cast that in the balance against our wants, which is the substance

of one rule more, p. 529.

CHAP. IX. Two considerations more: one, of the wants of others; another,

of the uncertainty of our own enjoyments, p. 532.

CHAP. X.-Three directions more, showing how we should shut the world

out of ourselves, and avoid self-flattery, and take heed of rash anger at our

own selves, p. 535.

CHAP. XI.-Humility and self-annihilation, knowledge and judgment, sim-

plicity and purity, constancy and fixedness in one thing, are four excellent

means to keep us from trouble, p. 538.

CHAP. XII.-A caution, and the conclusion, showing that these things sup-

pose the practice of some more general rules; and that we must not have these

truths to get when we have need of them, p. 541.

A CONSOLATORY DISCOURSE TO PREVENT IMMODERATE

GRIEF FOR THE DEATH OF OUR FRIENDS.

SECT. I. Wherein is shown the need of a consolatory discourse against the

loss of our friends, p. 547.

SECT. II.-Wherein is shown that we may grant nature leave to ease itself

by moderate tears; and two advices are given to keep us from making an ill

use of this grant, p. 549.

SECT. III.-Which shows rather what might be said than what is said in

this present treatise for moderating our sorrows. But yet those examples

which we have from others may move us to follow their rules; and so a brief

touch is made upon them, p. 552.

SECT. IV. Which teaches to consider what death is: first, common; secondly, necessary; thirdly, good. And if we thought more of it, we should not be unwilling to part; neither doth the manner of parting make any considerable difference, p. 554.

SECT. V. Which contains comforts against the loss of children, parents, consorts, friends, upon a due consideration what every one of them is, p. 563.

SECT. VI.—Which directs how to quiet ourselves by comparing ourselves both with ourselves and with others; and there are five ways of comparison insisted on, p. 584.

SECT. VII.-Several reasons are given against immoderate sorrow, which are comprised in fourteen questions which we should make to ourselves. The reason and spirit of them you may see in the margin at the beginning of every particular, p. 590.

SECT. VIII.-Some other things are proposed for the perfect cure of the soul: the first of which is deadness to the world, and the casting out false opinions the second is, the changing of our sorrow into another kind: the third is, the life of our Lord Jesus, p. 612.

SECT. IX. The conclusion. It contains an advice to those that are in love with sorrow; and an advice for the reaping profit by this book; and a brief recapitulation of the chief matters in it, p. 627.

A BRIEF EXHORTATION TO THOSE WHO ARE SHUT UP FROM OUR SOCIETY, AND DEPRIVED AT PRESENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, p. 641.

A CONSOLATORY DISCOURSE, PERSUADING TO A CHEERFUL TRUST IN GOD IN THESE TIMES OF TROUBLE AND DANGER, p. 655.

AND

THE RESURRECTION

JUSTIFIED BY

WITNESSES IN HEAVEN AND IN EARTH.

IN TWO PARTS:

THE FIRST SHOWING THAT JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD:

THE SECOND, THAT IN HIM WE HAVE ETERNAL LIFE.

PART II.

Οταν ὁ Θεός τι ποιῇ, λογισμῶν οὐκ ἐστι χρεία.—St. Chrysost. in Johan. Hom. lxvi. [tom. viii. p. 397 D.]

[This title was prefixed by the author to the second edition of the work,