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Confidence In The Mercy Of God

CONTENTS. FIRST PART. IN WHICH ARE LAID DOWN THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE CONFIDENCE WE OUGHT TO HAVE IN THE MERCY OF GOD. CHAPTER PAGE I. The Mercy of God is little known, particularly by those who give themselves up to Fear 1 II. The Different Sources of this Fear 6 III. What kind of Fear it is which is spoken of in this Treatise. There is a Fear which is Useful and Necessary. The Fear that is condemned is excessive Fear 10 IV. The Bad effects of excessive Fear. The First is Discouragement 13 V. The Second consequence of Fear. Sadness of Heart ; the peril of this State 17 VI. The Third Effect of excessive Fear, the weakening of Tenderness in the Love of God. First, it is proved how necessary this Tenderness is. First Proof 23 VII. Second Proof of the Tenderness our Love of God ought to have. It is Confidence which Excites these Sentiments of Tenderness 27 VIII. The Tenderness of our Love of God is Destroyed by Distrust and Fear 34 IX. Continuation of the same Subject. The Difference between Two Persons, one of whom is Governed by Love and the other by Fear. Portrait of the First 39 X. Portrait of another Just Person who is Governed principally by Fear 43 XI. Those who are Conducted by

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