The Nonsuch Professor in His Meridian Splendour

1 01. TEXT opened—Doctrine raised. That singular Christians will perform singular actions 2 02. Because more is done for him than for others 3 03. Because he is more nearly related to God than others 4 04. Because he professes more than others 5 05. Because he is inwardly conformed to the Redeemer more than others 6 06. Because he is looked upon more than others 7 07. Because if he does no more than others, it will appear that he is no more than others 8 08. Because he is appointed to be a judge of others 9 09. Because he expects more than others 10 10. He does much good, and makes but little noise 11 11. He brings up the bottom of his life to the top of his light 12 12. He prefers the duty he owes to God, to the danger he fears from man 13 13. He seeks the public good of others above the private good of himself 14 14. He has the most beautiful conversation among the blackest persons 15 15. He chooses the worst of sorrows, rather than commit the least sin 16 16. He becomes a father to all in charity, and a servant to all in humility 17 17. He mourns most before God for those lusts which appear least before men 18 18. He keeps his heart lowest, when God raises his estate highest 19 19. He seeks to be better inwardly in his substance than outwardly in appearance 20 20. He is grieved more at the distresses of the church than affected at his own happiness 21 21. He renders the greatest good for the greatest evil 22 22. He takes those reproofs best which he needs most 23 23. He takes up duty in point of performance, and lays it down in point of dependance 24 24. He takes up his contentment in God's appointment 25 25. He is more in love with the employment of holiness than with the enjoyment of happiness 26 26. He is more employed in searching his own heart than in censuring other men's states 27 27. He sets out for God at his beginning, and holds out with him to the end 28 28. He takes all the shame of his sins to himself, and gives all the glory of his services to Christ 29 29. He values an heavenly reversion above an earthly possession 30 30. The believer will walk by this principle: That whatsoever is transacted by men on earth, is eyed by the Lord in heaven 31 31. That after all his present receivings he will be brought to his future reckonings 32 32. That God bears a greater respect to his heart than to his works 33 33. That there is more final bitterness in reflecting on sin, than there can be present sweetness in the commission of sin 34 34. That there is the greatest vanity in all created excellency 35 35. That duties can never have too much attention paid to them, nor too little confidence placed in them 36 36. That those precious promises, which are given to insure his happiness, do not supersede those directions which are laid down for him to seek after happiness 37 37. That it is dangerous to dress himself for another world at the looking-glass of this world 38 38. That where sin proves hateful, it shall not prove hurtful 39 39. That inward purity is the ready road to outward plenty 40 40. That all the time which God allows him, is but enough for the work which he allots him 41 41. That there can never be too great an estrangement from defilement 42 42. That whatsoever is temporally enjoyed should be spiritually improved 43 43. That he should speak well of God, whatsoever evil he receives from God 44 44. That the longer God forbears with the unrelenting sinner in life, the sorer he strikes him in the judgment-day 45 45. That there is no judging of the inward conditions of men by the outward dispensations of God 46 46. That it is safest to cleave to that good which is the choicest 47 47. That no present worldly business should interrupt his pursuit of future blessedness 48 48. That gospel integrity towards God is the best security against wicked men 49 49. That the richness of the crown that shall be received, shall more than compensate for the bitterness of the cross which may here be endured 50 50. Would they do more than others? then they must deny themselves more than others 51 51. Would they deny themselves more than others? then they should pray more than others 52 52. Would they pray more than others? then they should resolve more than others 53 53. Would they resolve more than others? then they should love more than others 54 54. Would they love more than others? then they should believe more than others 55 55. Would they believe more than others? then they should know more than others 56 56. Would they know more than others? then God must reveal himself more to them than he does to others 57 57. The Wedding-Ring, a Sermon,