The Works of John Flavel (Vol 6)

• Preparations for Sufferings
  • Ch 1 - Wherein the text is opened, and the doctrine propounded
  • Ch 2 - Shews that although God takes no delight in afflicting his people, yet he sometimes exposeth them to great and grievous sufferings, with a brief account why, and how he calls them thereunto
  • Ch 3 - Shews that it is usual with God to premonish his people of approaching trials and sufferings
  • Ch 4 - Demonstrating the excellency of a prepared heart for the worst of sufferings, and what a blessed thing it is to be ready to be bound or to die for Christ, as Paul here was
  • Ch 5 - Evincing the necessity of a sound and real work of grace upon the heart, to fit a man for suffering for Christ
  • Ch 6 - Wherein the nature of this work of grace in which our habitual fitness for suffering lies is briefly opened
  • Ch 7 - In which the necessity of getting clear evidences of this work of grace in us, in order to our readiness for sufferings
  • Ch 8 - Discovering the necessity of an improved faith for the right management of sufferings
  • Ch 9 - Wherein the necessity and usefulness of Christian fortitude in order to sufferings is evinced
  • Ch 10 - Discovering the necessity of an heart mortified to all earthly and temporal enjoyments, in order to the right managing of a suffering condition
  • Ch 11 - Wherein is opened the singular advantages saints have by their skill and insights into the methods and mysteries of Satan's temptations
  • Ch 12 - Sheweth that a choice part of our preparation and readiness for sufferings consists in the improvement of our praying abilities, and keeping close with God in that heavenly and excellent duty in days of suffering
  • Ch 13 - Wherein is shewed the necessity of going out of ourselves even when our habitual and actual preparations are at the greatest height
  • Ch 14 - Containing the first use of the point by way of conviction, discovering the unreadiness of multitudes of professors for suffering work
  • Ch 15 - Containing another use of the point, by way of exhortation, persuading all the people of God, whilst the Lord respites, and graciously delays their trials, to answer the end of God therein
  • Ch 16 - Containing the last use of the point, by way of support and comfort to poor trembling souls, who do take pains to make themselves ready for sufferings

• The Balm of the Covenant applied to the bleeding wounds
  • The Blessings of the Covenant
  • The Nature of the Covenant
  • The Comforts of the Covenant
  • A Sermon preached for the funeral of John Upton
  • An Exposition of the Assembly' Shorter Catechism
  • A Reply to Mr. Cary's Solemn Call
  • Prolegomena
  • A Reply to Mr.Cary's arguments

• Sacramental Meditations
  • Ps 89:7
  • Jer 12:2
  • Rom 7:21
  • Eph 1:13
  • John 1:29
  • Rom 8:32
  • Mark 9:24
  • Ps 40:8
  • Zech 12:10
  • John 6:55
  • Cant. 8:6
  • Eph 3:19

• A Familiar Conference between a minister and a doubting Christian concerning the sacrament of the Lord's Supper

• The Reasonableness of Personal Reformation

• Part I - Personal Reformation
  • Ch 1 - The Introduction and state of the case
  • Ch 2 - The Rule of Reason respecting morality allowed by mankind
  • Ch 3. The Censure by reason and conscience of profane swearing and blasphemy
  • Ch 4. The Censure by reason and conscience of the sin of drunkenness
  • Ch 5. The Censure by reason and conscience of the sin of uncleanness
  • Ch 6 - The Censure by reason and conscience of the enmity of thousands against all serious piety
• Part II - The Possibility, Necessity and Excellency of Conversion to God

• A Coronation Sermon preached at Dartmouth

• The Character of a Complete Evangelical Pastor

• A Double Scheme or Table of the sins and duties attaching to church membership