Introductory material
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PREFATORY NOTICE, by Rev. Dr. Williams
I. GOD Glory of God Majesty of God Justice of God Holiness of God Sovereignty of God Sovereignty of God in conversion Providence of God in conversion Condescension of God Mercy of God God the justifier Glory of God in redemption God a father Faithfulness of God Presence of God God's repenting Providence of God
II. THE TRINITY
III. THE SCRIPTURES
IV. MAN The image of God Value of the soul Adam's transgression Depravity of Nature Love of sin Sin Pride Envy Drunkenness Sinners Sinful ease The child and the bird The sinner warned Conscience A good conscience A tender conscience A guilty conscience
V. THE LAW Its nature and effects The law and the gospel The law a rule of life
VI. DIVINE GRACE Grace, love, and mercy Grace described Operation of grace Grace abused Grace, the water of life
VII. CHRIST The incarnation of Christ The humanity of Christ The humiliation of Christ The glory of Christ The love of Christ The righteousness of Christ Christ a complete Saviour Christ not a Saviour by his example Christ a teacher The death of Christ The resurrection of Christ The glorification of Christ The offices of Christ Christ an intercessor Christ an advocate
VIII. THE HOLY SPIRIT
IX. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH Faith the instrumental cause of salvation True and false faith distinguished Faith and works Justification and sanctification distinguished
X. CONVICTION OF SIN
XI. CONVERSION The difficulty of conversion Conversion the power of God Regeneration The strait gate Coming to Christ Temptations of the soul coming to Christ Trials and encouragements of the awakened Fears in coming to Christ Mercy's experience Fears and encouragements of the awakened Despair of mercy unreasonable Power of the gospel Bunyan's conversion Fears about election Young converts
XII. THE CHRISTIAN DESCRIBED Happiness of the Christian Dignity of the Christian The family in heaven and earth Feebleness of the Christian The Christian under a sense of guilt—Bunyan's experience Sin and the Saviour The Christian in darkness The valley of the shadow of death The Christian doubting Indwelling sin Mr. Fearing Encouragement for the doubting Christian Adoption Christ our life Union with Christ Life of faith Divine love improved Holy living Opportunities improved Good works Self-denial Obedience in little things Motives to holy living Obedience rewarded Self-examination Watchfulness Constitution-sins The Christian professor admonished Failings and sins of Christians The backslider
XIII. THE CHRISTIAN RACE
XIV. TRIALS OF THE CHRISTIAN Affliction—its nature and benefits Persecution Bunyan's trial and imprisonment Martyrs Christian courage The Christian warfare The Christian armor
XV. TEMPTATIONS Temptations of Satan Temptations of the world Encouragements for the tempted Bunyan's temptations
XVI. SECURITY OF CHRISTIANS
XVII. THE PROMISES
XVIII. CHRISTIAN GRACES Faith Trust Faith and hope Hope Patience Love Fear Humility Zeal Repentance
XIX. PRAYER Characteristics of prayer Preparation for prayer The throne of grace Prayer in the name of Christ Benefit of prayer Discouragements in prayer Discouragements to prayer removed Affectionate confidence in prayer God's method of answering prayer Relief in prayer Faith in prayer Wrestling prayer The publican's prayer Posture in prayer Closet-iniquity Formal prayer The prayerless
XX. FALSE PROFESSION Hypocrisy Christ's love abused Perversion of the truth A Latitudinarian Changing sins The unholy professor The fruitless professor The unpardonable sin The man in the iron cage
XXI. THE CHURCH From the preface to the "Holy City" Church-fellowship The church a light Spiritual character of the church Warning to the professor Church-order The church in affliction Satan's hostility to the church Security of the church Future glory of the church
XXII. THE MINISTRY Importance of the ministry Duty of churches to the ministry Different classes of ministers Duty of ministers Ministers warned Ministers servants of the church Gifts and grace in ministers The false minister The minister at the day of judgment Bunyan's ministry Bunyan's character and principles
XXIII. ANTICHRIST Antichrist described Rise and progress of antichrist Corruption of the church by antichrist Conflict between the church and antichrist Fall of antichrist Manner of antichrist's destruction Present state of antichrist Slaying of the witnesses Reasons for antichrist's destruction Time of antichrist's destruction Signs of antichrist's destruction Hope of antichrist's destruction Effects of antichrist's destruction Warning against a return to antichrist Introduction to the "Holy City" The wooden cross
XXIV. DEATH Death of the sinner Death of the Christian The Christian wishing to depart The dying Christian Death of Mr. Badman's wife Death of Standfast Death of Christian and Hopeful Bunyan's death
XXV. THE RESURRECTION Salvation complete at the resurrection
XXVI. THE JUDGMENT The saints judged Saints rewarded at the judgment Sinners judged Sinners without excuse at the judgment "Ignorance" condemned at the judgment
XXVII. HEAVEN Happiness and glory of heaven Employments of heaven Soul and body glorified in heaven Christ the glory of heaven The glory of salvation Heaven
XXVIII. HELL
XXIX. MISCELLANEOUS The Sabbath Woman The family Bunyan's domestic character Dr. Owen Truth Style The old and new dispensations The Pilgrim in New England