The Christian's Great Interest
William Guthrie
Monergism Books
<span>TABLE OF CONTENTS</span><span><br></span><span>Preface</span><span><br></span><span>To the Reader</span><span><br></span><span>Memoir of the Author</span><span><br></span><span><br></span><span><br></span><span>The Christian's Great Interest. </span><span><br></span><span>Part I. The Trial of a Saving Interest in Christ</span><span><br></span><span>Chapter I.--Things premised for the better understanding of the trial itself Before we speak directly to the question, we shall premise some things, to make way for the answer.</span><span><br></span><span>I.--A man's interest in Christ may be known</span><span><br></span><span>II.--Importance of having an interest in Christ</span><span><br></span><span>III.--We must allow our condition to be determined by Scripture</span><span><br></span><span>IV.--Causes why so few attain to a distinct knowledge of their state</span><span><br></span><span>V.--Some mistakes concerning an interest in Christ removed</span><span><br></span><span>Chapter II.--Marks of a Saving Change</span><span><br></span><span>A preparatory law work</span><span><br></span><span>I.--Some called from the womb</span><span><br></span><span>II.--Some called in a sovereign gospel-way</span><span><br></span><span>III.--Some graciously called at the hour of death</span><span><br></span><span>IV.--God's more ordinary way of calling sinners to Himself</span><span><br></span><span>V.--Objections and difficulties considered</span><span><br></span><span>Chapter III.--Evidences of a Believing State</span><span><br></span><span>I.--Mistakes as to what faith is</span><span><br></span><span>II.--True saving faith described</span><span><br></span><span>III.--Farther explanatory remarks concerning saving faith</span><span><br></span><span>Chapter IV.--Evidences of a Renewed State</span><span><br></span><span>I.--The whole man must be to some extend renewed</span><span><br></span><span>II.--He must be, to some extent, renewed in all his ways</span><span><br></span><span>III.--The supposed unattainableness of such evidences considered</span><span><br></span><span>IV.--The special attainments of hypocrites considered</span><span><br></span><span>V.--Doubts because of prevailing sin considered</span><span><br></span><span>VI.--Doubts arising out of a want of Christian experience considered</span><span><br></span><span>PART II.--How to Attain a Saving Interest in Christ</span><span><br></span><span>Chapter I.--Some Things Premised for the Information of the Ignorant</span><span><br></span><span>Chapter II.--The Duty of Closing with God's Plan of Saving Sinners by Christ Jesus</span><span><br></span><span>I.--What it is to accept of, and close with, the gospel offer</span><span><br></span><span>II.--This the duty of those who would be saved</span><span><br></span><span>III.--What is required of those who would believe on Christ Jesus and be saved</span><span><br></span><span>V.--Some of the effects of saving faith</span><span><br></span><span>Chapter III.--Objections and Difficulties Answered and Explained</span><span><br></span><span>I.--The sinner's baseness rendering it presumption to come to Christ</span><span><br></span><span>II.--The singularity of his sin barring the way</span><span><br></span><span>III.--Special aggravations a hindrance</span><span><br></span><span>IV.--Sins not named a barrier</span><span><br></span><span>V.--The sin against the Holy Ghost alleged</span><span><br></span><span>I.--What it is not</span><span><br></span><span>II.--What the sin against the Holy Ghost is</span><span><br></span><span>III.--Conclusions bearing on the objections</span><span><br></span><span>I.--Objections from the want of power to believe answered </span><span><br></span><span>VII.--Objection arising from the complaints of believers as to unfruitfulness</span><span><br></span><span>VIII.--Objection from ignorance regarding covenanting with God,--The nature of that duty unfolded</span><span><br></span><span>IX.--Doubts as to the inquirer's being savingly in covenant with God answered</span><span><br></span><span>I.--The thing itself is warrantable</span><span><br></span><span>II.--The preparation needed</span><span><br></span><span>III.--How the duty of covenanting is to be performed</span><span><br></span><span>IV.--What should follow this solemn act </span><span><br></span><span>X.--A want of proper feeling considered as an obstacle in the way of covenanting</span><span><br></span><span>XI.--The fear of backsliding a hindrance</span><span><br></span><span>XII.--Objection arising from past fruitlessness considered</span><span><br></span><span>Conclusion--The whole Treatise resumed in a Few Questions and Answers</span></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br>