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| Introduction | |
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| The Author's Preface | |
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| Concerning the Nature of the Affections and their Importance in Religion | |
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| True Religion largely consists in Holy Affections | |
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| Evidence that True Religion lies much in the Affections | |
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| Inferences from the Doctrine | |
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| Showing What are No Certain Signs that Religious Affections are Truly Gracious, Or that They are Not | |
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| That Religious Affections are very great is no Sign | |
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| Great effects on the Body are no Sign | |
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| Fluency and Fervour are no Sign | |
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| That they are not excited by us is no Sign 65 | |
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| That they come with Texts of Scripture is no Sign | |
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| That there is an appearance of Love is no Sign | |
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| That Religious Affections are of many kinds is no Sign | |
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| Joys following in a certain Order are no Sign | |
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| Much Time and much Zeal in Duty are 1 no Sign | |
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| Much expression of Praise is no Sign | |
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| Great Confidence is no certain Sign | |
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| Moving Testimonies are no Sign | |
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| Page Showing What are Distinguishing Signs of Truly Gracious and Holy Affections 120 | |
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| Remarks | |
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| Gracious Affections are from Divine Influence | |
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| Their Object is the Excellence of Divine Things | |
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| They are founded on the moral Excellency of Objects | |
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| They arise from Divine Illumination | |
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| They are attended with a Conviction of Certainty | |
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| They are attended with Evangelical Humiliation | |
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| They are attended with a Change of Nature | |
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| They beget and promote the Temper of Jesus | |
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| Gracious Affections soften the Heart | |
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| They have beautiful Symmetry and Proportion | |
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| False Affections rest satisfied in Themselves 303 | |
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| Religious Affections have their fruit in Christian Practice | |
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| Christian Practice is the chief: Sign to Others | |
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| Christian Practice is the chief Sign to Ourselves | |