Christ: The Way, The Truth, and the Life

O what calmness of mind, serenity of soul, and peace of conscience, because of the peace of God which passeth all understanding, will that poor soul look back, when standing on the border of eternity, on the bygone days or hours it spent in seeking after, praying and using all appointed means for some saving acquaintance with, and interest in this only soul up-making, and soul-satisfying mystery; and upon its yielding up itself, through the efficacious operations of the Spirit of grace, wholly, without disputing, unto the powerful workings of this mystery within; and in becoming crucified with Christ, and living through a crucified Christ's living in it, by his Spirit and power. CONTENTS. Dedication The Author to the Reader Recommendation CHAPTER I. Introduction, with some general observations from the cohesion. CHAPTER II. Of the words themselves in general. CHAPTER III. How Christ is the Way in general. "I am the Way." CHAPTER IV. How Christ is made use of for Justification as a Way. CHAPTER V. How Christ is to be made use of, as the Way, for sanctification in general. CHAPTER VI. How Christ is to be made use of, in reference to the killing and crucifying of the Old Man. CHAPTER VII. How Christ is to be made use of, in reference to growing in grace. CHAPTER VIII. How to make use of Christ for taking the guilt of our daily out-breakings away. CHAPTER IX. How to make use of Christ for cleansing of us from out daily spots. CHAPTER X. Some generals proposed. CHAPTER XI. More particularly in what respect Christ is called the Truth. CHAPTER XII. Some general uses from this useful truth, that Christ is the Truth. CHAPTER XIII. How to make use of Christ as the Truth, for growth in knowledge. CHAPTER XIV. How to make use of Christ, as Truth, for comfort, when truth is oppressed and borne down. CHAPTER XV. How to make use of Christ for steadfastness, in a time when truth is oppressed and borne down. CHAPTER XVI. How to make use of Christ as the Truth, when error prevaileth, and the spirit of error carrieth many away. CHAPTER XVII. How to make use of Christ as the Truth, that we may get our case and condition cleared up to us. CHAPTER XVIII. How we shall make use of Christ as the Truth, that we may win to right and suitable thoughts of God. CHAPTER XIX. "And the Life." How Christ is the Life. CHAPTER XX. Some general uses. CHAPTER XXI. How to make use of Christ as the Life, when the believer is so sitten-up in the ways of God, that he can do nothing. CHAPTER XXII. How Christ is to be made use of as our Life, in case of heartlessness and fainting through discouragements. CHAPTER XXIII. How to make use of Christ as the Life, when the soul is dead as to duty. CHAPTER XXIV. How shall the soul make use of Christ, as the Life, which is under the prevailing power of unbelief and infidelity. CHAPTER XXV. How Christ is made use of as the Life, by one that is so dead and senseless, as he cannot know what to judge of himself, or his own case, except what is naught. CHAPTER XXVI. How is Christ, as the Life, to be applied by a soul that misseth God's favour and countenance. CHAPTER XXVII. How shall one make use of Christ as the Life, when wrestling with an angry God because of sin? CHAPTER XXVIII. No man cometh to the Father but by me. CHAPTER XXIX. How should we make use of Christ, in going to the Father, in prayer, and other acts of worship?