Flavel, John On Keeping the Heart

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THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY

Query 1. Doth religion any way countenance or patronize the sinful practices of its professors?

Query 2. Is it not a most irrational thing to let fly at religion because of the scandalous ways of some

Query 3. If you condemn religion because of the scandalous lives of some that profess it, must you not then cast off all religion in the world, and turn down-right atheists?

Proverbs 4:23, The Text Explained

Seasons for Keeping the Heart

Keeping the Heart in the Time of Prosperity

Keeping the Heart in the Time of Adversity

Keeping the Heart in the Time of Zion’s Troubles

Keeping the Heart in Time of Danger and Public Distraction

Keeping the Heart in the Time of Outward Wants

Keeping the Heart in the Time of Duty

Keeping the Heart from Revengeful Motions, Under the Greatest Injuries and Abuses From Men

Keeping the Heart When We Meet with Great Crosses and Provocations

Keeping the Heart When the Hour of Temptation Comes

Keeping the Heart in the Time of Doubting and Spiritual Darkness

Keeping the Heart When Sufferings for Religion Come to an Height

Keeping the Heart When Sickness Warns of Death Approaching

A Special Warning to Hypocrites and Formal Professors

A Special Encouragement to the People of God

Ten Motives Exhorting to a Hearty Engagement in Keeping the Heart

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Use of Consolation

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Dedication

CHAP. I: Wherein the text and context are opened, the doctrines propounded, and the general method stated

CHAP. II: Wherein the kinds and nature of fear are opened, and particularly the distracting, slavish fears of creatures

CHAP. III: Shewing the various uses of Fear, both natural, sinful, and religious, in the government of the world by Providence

CHAP. IV: Wherein the spring and causes of sinful fear are searched out, and the evils of such fears thence discovered

CHAP. V: Laying open the sinful and lamentable effects of slavish and inordinate fear, both in carnal and regenerate persons.

CHAP. VI: Prescribing the rules to cure our sinful fears, and prevent these sad and woful effects of them.

CHAP. VII: Answering the most material pleas for slavish fears, and dissolving the common objections against courage and constancy of mind in times of danger.