A Practical Exposition upon Psalm CXXX

1 Prefatory note. 2 To the reader. 3 A paraphrase. 4 General scope of the whole Psalm. 5 The state and condition of the soul represented in the psalm -- The two 6 Gracious souls may be brought into depths on the account of sin -- What 7 Whence it is that believers may be brought into depths on account of 8 What sins usually bring believers into great spiritual distresses -- 9 The duty and actings of a believer under distresses from a sense of sin 10 The words of the verse explained, and their meaning opened. 11 What first presents itself to a soul in distress on the account of sin 12 The first particular actings of a soul towards a recovery out of the 13 Grounds of miscarriages when persons are convinced of sin and humbled 14 The words explained, and the design or scope of the psalmist in them 15 Propositions or observations from the former exposition of the words -- 16 Greatness and rareness of the discovery of forgiveness in God -- 17 False presumptions of forgiveness discovered -- Differences between 18 The true nature of gospel forgiveness -- Its relation to the goodness, 19 Forgiveness discovered or revealed only to faith -- Reasons thereof. 20 Discovery of forgiveness in God a great supportment to sin-entangled 21 Evidences of forgiveness in God -- No inbred notions of any free acts 22 Discovery of forgiveness in the first promise -- The evidence of the 23 Farther evidences of forgiveness with God -- Testimonies that God was 24 Institution of religious worship an evidence of forgiveness. 25 The giving and establishing of the new covenant another evidence of 26 The name of God confirming the truth and reality of forgiveness with 27 Forgiveness manifested in the sending of the Son of God to die for sin 28 Properties of forgiveness -- The greatness and freedom of it. 29 Evidences that most men do not believe forgiveness. 30 Exhortation unto the belief of the forgiveness that is with God -- 31 And these are the enforcements of the exhortation in hand which I shall 32 Rule I. 33 Rule II. 34 Rule III. 35 Rule IV. 36 Rule V. 37 Rule VI. 38 Rule VII. 39 Rule VIII. 40 Rule IX. 41 Rule X. 42 Second general head of the application of the truth insisted on -- 43 Objections against believing from things internal -- The person knows 44 Rule II. 45 Rule III. 46 Rule IV. 47 Objections from the present state and condition of the soul -- Weakness 48 Objection Fourth. The powerful tumultuating of indwelling sin or 49 Verses fifth and sixth. 50 God the proper object of the soul's waiting in its distresses and 51 Considerations of God, rendering our waiting on him reasonable and 52 Influence of the promises into the soul's waiting in time of trouble -- 53 Verses seventh and eighth.