Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE RICHES OF BUNYAN:

SELECTED FROM HIS WORKS,

FOR

THE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY,

BY Rev. Jeremiah Chaplin.

WITH AN INTRODUCTORY NOTICE

BY

REV. WILLIAM R. WILLIAMS. D. D.

NEW YORK

1850

CONTENTS.

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