A

COLLECTION

OF THE

PROMISES OF SCRIPTURE,

UNDER THEIR PROPER HEADS;

REPRESENTING

THE BLESSINGS PROMISED.

THE DUTIES TO WHICH PROMISES ARE MADE.

WITH

An APPENDIX, relating to the future State of the Church; and an INTRODUCTION, containing Observations upon the Excellency and Use of the Promises, and Directions for the right Application of them.

In this Edition every Passage of Scripture has been compared and verified.

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1. General Promises

2. Promises of Temporal Blessings in General

3. Particularly of Food and Raiment

4. (a) Of Long Life

Health

5. (b) Of Safety under the Divine Protection

6. (c) Peace

7. Direction

8. (d) Honour

9. (e) Success and Prosperity

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Plenty and Riches

11. Children

12. A Blessing upon all a good Man has

13. (g) A Blessing upon his Children

14. A Blessing upon his Family

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CHAP. II. PROMISES relating to the TROUBLES of

(a) See Eph. vi. 3. and Deut. v.-(b) See Promises of Pro-
tection, p. 41. and of Peace, p. 44.-(c) See Prov. iii. 2.-(d)
See Prov. xxi. 21. and Prov. viii. 18.-(e) See Deut. xxix. 9.
1 Kings ii. 3. and Josh. i. 8.-(f) See Prov. xxii. 4.-(g) See
Isa. Ixv. 23.-(h) See Sanctified Afflictions, p. 98. and God's
Mercy, Help and Care, p. 104.-(i) See Psal. cxxxviii. 7.

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(k) From Oppression and Injustice

From Slander

From Reproach

From Witchcraft

8. Promises to the (1) Stranger and Exile

(m) To the Poor and Helpless

To the Fatherless and Widow

To the Childless

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To the Prisoner and Captive

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Of Deliverance from Death

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3. Adoption

4. Union and Communion with the Church

5. Free Access to God, with Acceptance

6. (p) Of Hearing Prayer

7. (g) Of Sanctifying Grace in General

& Particularly of Converting Grace

Of the Grace of Repentance

Of the Grace of Faith

Of Grace to Fear God

9. Of Knowledge

Wisdom.

(r) Divine Teaching

Divine Guidance

Ability for Good Discourse

10. Of the Means of Grace

A Blessing upon them

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(k) See Promises to the Poor, p. 65. to the Fatherless, p.

66.-) See Promises to the Captive, p. 67.-(m) See Op-

pression, p. 62. and Promises to the Meek, p. 186. and Psal.

cxxxii. 15. Isa, xxv. 4.-(n) See Promises to Faith, p. 133.

and 1 Cor. vi. 11.-(o) See Promises of God's Mercy, p. 104.

and to Repentance, p. 135. and Psal. ciii. 3.-(p) See Prom.

to Prayer, p. 115. and Psal. cvii. 19.-(g) Col. i. 22. John xv.

2-(r) See Prom. of the Spirit's Teaching, p. 87 and 115.