THE

WHOLE WORKS

OF THE

REV. OLIVER HEYWOOD, B. A.

NOW FIRST COLLECTED, REVISED, AND ARRANGED,

Including some Tracts extremely scarce, and others from
unpublished Manuscripts :

PRINTED BY JOHN VINT,

FOR THE EDITOR; FREDERICK WESTLEY AND A. H. DAVIS, STATIONERS'
COURT; B. J. HOLDSWORTH, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD;
R. BAYNES, PATERNOSTER-ROW, LONDON; AND
D. BROWN, ST. ANDREW'S STREET,

EDINBURGH.

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H62 CONTENTS

OF

THE FIFTH VOLUME.

Preface to this volume

A NEW CREATURE.

An Epistle to the members of the Author's congregation at

Northowram, in Yorkshire

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CHAP. I. Preliminary Observations

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II. The nature of a New Creature

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III. Reasons for the denomination, New Creature.

A parallel between the old creature and the

new

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IV. The importance of a New Creation on the

V. Some inferences drawn from the premises

VI. A review of the circumstances of many, in con-

nection with the things which have been

stated, shown to make reproof seasonable 69

VII. Correction of mistakes on this subject at-

tempted, and their danger described

VIII. Some objections of sinners answered, in re-

ference to their becoming new creatures

IX. Instructions for the trial of our spirits whe-

ther we be indeed new creatures