Table of Contents
To the Reader 1
1 What the Godly Pray For 3
2 Expounding the Nature of Godliness 7
3 A Reproof to Such as Are Only Pretenders to Godliness 11
4 Showing the Characteristics of a Godly Man 17
1 A Man of Knowledge 17
2 A Man Moved by Faith 26
3 A Man Fired with Love 28
4 A Man Like God 30
5 A Man Careful about the Worship of God 34
6 A Man Who Serves God Not Men 36
7 A Man Who Prizes Christ 44
8 A Man Who Weeps 56
9 A Man Who Loves the Word 61
10 A Man Who Has the Spirit of God Residing in Him 69
The Godly Man's Picture
11 A Man of Humility 80
12 A Man of Prayer 91
13 A Man of Sincerity 101
14 A Heavenly Man 108
15 A Zealous Man 118
16 A Patient Man 126
17 A Thankful Man 136
18 A Man Who Loves the Saints 148
19 A Man Who Does Not Indulge Himself in Any Sin 156
20 A Man Who Is Good in His Relationships 165
21 A Man Who Does Spiritual Things in a Spiritual Manner 173
22 A Man Thoroughly Trained in Religion 179
23 A Man Who Walks with God 188
24 A Man Who Strives To Be an Instrument for Making Others Godly 198
5 Two Conclusions with Regard to the Characteristics of a Godly Man 205
6 An Exhortation to Godliness 207
A Let Men Seriously Weigh Their Misery while They Remain in a State of Ungodliness 208
B What Rare Persons the Godly Are 212
C To Strive for Godliness is Most Rational 218
D The Excellence of Godliness 219
E There Are Only a Few Godly 222
F Consider How Vain and Contemptible Other Things Are, about Which Persons Void of Godliness Busy Themselves 222
7 Prescribing Some Helps to Godliness 223
8 An Exhortation to Persevere in Godliness 227
9 Motives to Persevere in Godliness 235
10 Counsel for the Godly 241
11 Comfort to the Godly 243
12 Showing the Mystic Union between Christ and the Saints 263
