man Page 118 †Feasts of Love in the Primitive times no Divine institution Page 747. Fervency of the new Creature in the service of God Page 90. Vid. Dulness Fewness of new-Creatures Page 105. of Believers in all ages Page 671. 714. should make those that are good better Page 745. of sins doth not render a man safe Page 113 †Fitness of Christ to be a Redeemer a. Page 286. ad 298. Foreknowledge of God overthrown by the Patrons of free-will Page 158. of things that depend on the liberty of the Will its manner Page 158 9. 207. Forgetfulness of sin no argument of a pardon Page 114 †Forgiving others we should be ready to it Page 379. no pardon without it Page 116 †Free Agents God's wisdom in governing them Page 179 180. Foundations of the Church make it stable Page 35 6 †Fulness of Christ from the Father Page 287 8. 1333. Vid. Fitness Fundamentals whether not believing one of them be consistent with Faith Page 607. G. GLory of God and Salvation of Believers link't together Page 285. should be principally our aim Page 384. of God and Christ linked together Page 385. can 't be given him by those that know him not Page 40◠of God too great for man to bear the sight of Page 497 8. the Church the only seat of it Page 32 †to be pleaded in Prayer for pardon Page 117 †Glory of Christ-essential and Mediatory how they differ Page 328. 1095 6. too great for man to bear the sight of Page 1082. Vid. Exaltation God his happiness consists in the knowledge of himself Page 399. the most excellent object Page 458. Gospel the study of it a means of Regeneration Page 64. should be adorn'd by the Regenerate Page 128. men naturally Enemies to it Page 145. 154. 514 515. received by but a few Page 165 6. alone cannot regenerate Page 170. its power in changing men admirable Page 235 6. of Divine Authority Page 236. why so much oppos'd ib. how injurious to God they are that obstruct it Page 236. shall never be banisht out of the World Page 237. 1294. God hath some to beget where it is sent Page 237. 239. its propagation Page 303 4. how great a blessing Page 346 7. denyal of its truths and doubting its Doctrines are unbelief Page 608. a refusal to comply with its terms is unbelief Page 600. worthy credit Page 671. gives the clearest light Page 690. its contempt brings speedy misery Page 694 5. the instrument of Regeneration Page 231. Vid. Word study of it a means to divine knowledge Page 519. Vid. Scriptures the excellency of its state Page 504. indulges not sin Page 1114. difference between it and the Law Page 594. removed from particular Churches Page 1295 6 7. Vid. Church its removal a great judgment and to be feared Page 1297 8 9. shall never be totally taken from these Western parts Page 1300. sad presages of its eclips among us Page 1300 1 2. God to be praised for its continuance Page 1302 3. to be improved while enjoyed Page 1303. its removal how prevented Page 1303 4. Vid. Christian Religion Word Goodness of God known by the Creatures Page 479. by Christ Page 345. 501. ad 505. slighted by unbelief Page 618 19 20. wonderful towards total and partial unbelief Page 654 5. Vide Love of God Government of the World for the good of a Believer Page 386 7. Grace most opposes the most beloved sin Page 3. no natural priviledge gives a title to it Page 4. 139. the least degree of it matter of comfort Page 51. all seminally in a renew'd man Page 87. weak at first Page 88. 1358. predominant in the new-Creature Page 95. active in him Vid. Activity Superior to morality Page 107. given gradually Page 117. should be kept in its vigour Page 126. from God only Page 139. can 't be merited Page 149 50. man hath a subjective capacity of it Page 147. can 't be actuated or preserv'd by a mans own strength Page 174 5. common general or more particular Page 176. common what power men have by it Page 180. ad 187. Special God's denyal of it to men vindicated Page 190 91 92. 213. habitual not to be trusted in Page 202 3. of God and Christ's merit not inconsistent Page 255 6. promised to Christ for men Page 280. preserving strengthning encreasing quickning and perfecting from God only Page 223. to be expected from God in Christ Page 378 9. can 't be or continue without knowledge and encrease in knowledge a Page 404. ad 409. saving knowledge an evidence of it Page 448 9. to be examin'd and how Page 777 796 831. 1365. excited by self-examination Page 795. not to be rested on Page 832. fruit of Christs death Page 864 1328. doth not priviledge sin Page 1293. abounding in it a sign of mortification Page 1319. its operations may be interrupted Page 1348. the comfort of it may be lost Page 1349 opprest will recover Page 1350. should be laboured for Page 1365. to be admired Page 1366 7. 118 †all to be ascribed to it Page 1367 8 9. Vid. Regenerate to be much exercised Page 1373. Christ the author and pattern of it Page 1337 8. causes delight in Prayer Page 59 †Growth in Grace urged Page 127 8. will be where Grace is ibid. must be uniform Page 128. what necessary to it Page 223 409 410 455 761. a 1370. ad 1376. Christ intercedes for it Page 1343 4. Grace weak shall be victorious a Page 1324. ad 1348. Vid. Perseverance comfort to those in whom ' its weak Page 116 117 1358 9. not to be despised by men Page 1369. directions to preserve and encrease it a Page 1370 ad 1376. Graces Christ furnisht with them how by whom and why a Page 291. ad 298. 1333. Vid. Fulness of Christ eminently manifested in his death Page 312 313 903 4 5. H. HAbit good must be before good actions Page 21 22. 171. none in nature to be awaken'd Page 74. infused in Regeneration Page 85 6. of grace but one though it hath various names Page 86 87. evil innate in all Page 143. contracted Page 143. the cause of unbelief Page 739 740 Happiness some desires of it in all Page 55 56 648. the folly to neglect it seeing 't is necessary and possible Page 701. consists in the knowledge of God and Christ only Page 391. Head Christ a common one Page 275. Vid. Imputation Heart sense of Gods authority there a mark of Regeneration Page 119 120. none but God can work on it Page 208. Heathens saw the necessity of Regeneration Page 18 19. their unbelief negative and no sin Page 607 608 689. how the cause of their ruin Page 607 8. 676. shall be condemned for sins against the light of nature Page 689. 690. their notions of God worse than any in Christianity appear to be Page 656. Heaven no natural priviledge intitles to it Page 4. Regeneration necessary to an entrance into it
For the raising good thoughts 2. Preventing bad 3. Ordering bad when they do intrude 4. Ordering good when they appear in us 1. For raising good thoughts 1. Get renewed hearts The fountain must be cleansed which breeds the vermine Pure vapors can never ascend from a filthy quagmire What issue can there be of a vain heart 2 Cor. 5.17 Jer. 4.14 Wash thy heart from wickedness c. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee but vain imaginations Thoughts will not become new till a man is in Christ We must be holy before we can think holily Sanctification is necessary for the dislodging of vain thoughts and the introducing of good A sanctified reason would both discover and shame our natural follies As all animal operations so all the spiritual motions of our heads depend upon the life of our hearts * Prov. 4.23 as the principium originis As there is a law in our members to bring us into Captivity to the law of sin Rom. 7.23 so there must be a law in our minds to bring our thoughts to the obedience of Christ 2 Cor. 10.5 We must be renewed in the spirit of our minds Ephes 4.23 in our reasonings and thoughts which are the spirits whereby the understanding acts as the animal spirits are the instruments of corporeal motion Till the understanding be born of the spirit †John 3 6. That which is born of the flesh is flesh and that which is born of the spirit is spirit it will delight in and think of nothing but things suitable to its fleshly original but when 't is spiritual it receives new impressions new reasonings and motions suitable to the Holy Ghost of whom it is born A stone if thrown upwards a thousand times will fall backward because 't is a forced motion but if the nature of this stone were changed into that of fire it would mount as naturally upward as before it sunk downward You may force some thoughts toward heaven sometimes but they will not be natural till nature be changed Grace only gives stability †Heb. 13.9 It is a good thing that the heart be established with grace and prevents fluctuation by fixing the soul upon God as its chief end and what is our end will not only be first in our intentions but most frequent in our considerations Hence a sanctified heart is called in Scripture a stedfast heart There must be an enmity against Satan put into our hearts according to the first promise before we can have an enmity against his imps or any thing that is like him 2. Study Scripture Original corruption stuffs us with bad thoughts and Scripture-knowledge would stock us with good ones for it proposeth things in such terms as exceedingly suit our imaginative faculty as well as strengthen our understanding Judicious knowledge would make us approve things that are excellent and where such things are approved Phil. 1.9 10. toys cannot be welcom Fulness is the cause of stedfastness The cause of an intent and piercing eye is the multitude of animal spirits Without this skill in the Word we shall have as foolish conceits of Divine things as ignorant men without the Rules of Art have of the Sun and Stars or things in other Countries which they never saw The Word is call'd a Lamp to our feet i. e. the affections a light to our eyes i. e the understanding Psa 119.105 Psal 19.8 enlightens the ey s. It will direct the glances of our minds and the motions of our affections It enlightens the eyes and makes us have a new prospect of things as a Scholar newly entred into Logick and studied the Predicaments c. looks upon every thing with a new eye and more rational thoughts and is mightily delighted with every thing he sees because he eyes them as clothed with those notions he hath newly studied The Devil had not his engines so ready to assault Christ as Christ from his knowledg had Scripture-precepts to oppose him Lectione assidua meditatione diuturna pectus suum bibliothecam Christi secerat Hierom Ep. 3. As our Saviour by this means stifled thoughts offered so by the same we may be able to smother thoughts arising in us Converse therefore often with the Scripture transcribe it in your heart and turn it in succum sanguinem whereby a vigor will be derived into every part of your soul as there is by what you eat to every member of your body Thus you will make your mind Christ's library as Hierom speaks of Nepotianus 3. Reflect often upon the frame of your mind at your first conversion None have more settled and more pleasant thoughts of divine things than new converts when they first clasp about Christ partly because of the novelty of their state and partly because God puts a full stock into them and diligent trades-men at their first setting up have their minds intent upon improving their stock Endeavour to put your mind in the same posture it was then Or if you cannot tell the time when you did first close with Christ recollect those seasons wherein you have found your affections most fervent your thoughts most united and your mind most elevated as when you renewed repentance upon any fall or had some notable chearings from God and consider what matter it was which carried your heart upward what employment you were engaged in when good thoughts did fill your soul and try the same experiment again Asaph would oppose God's ancient works to his murmuring thoughts he would remember his song in the night i. e. the matter of his song and read over the records of God's kindness * Psal 77.6 7 8 9 10 11 12. David too would never forget i. e. frequently renew the remembrance of those precepts whereby God had particularly quicken'd him †Psa 119.93 Yea he would reflect upon the places too where he had formerly conversed with God to rescue himself from dejecting thoughts therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan and of the Hermonites from the hill Missar ‖ Psal 42.6 Some elevations surely David had felt in those places the remembrance whereof would sweeten the sharpness of his present grief When our former sins visit our minds pleading to be speculatively reacted let us remember the holy dispositions we had in our repentance for them Luke 24.32 Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked with us by the way and while he opened to us the Scriptures and the thankful frames when God pardoned them The Disciples at Christ's second appearance reflected upon their own warm temper at his first discourse with them in a disguise to confirm their faith and expel their unbelieving conceits Strive to recollect truths precepts promises with the same affection which possest your Souls when they first appeared in their glory and sweetness to you 4. Ballast your heart with a Love to God David thought all the day of
Sobriety Where the Apostle seems to oppose those to the first causes or ingredients of the defection 1. Faith opposed to Vnbelief of the precept of God and the threatning annext 2. Charity opposed to Disaffection to God As though God were an Enemy to their happiness and commanded a thing which did prejudice their happiness whereupon must arise ill surmises of God and an aversion from him 3. Sanctification In opposition to this Filthiness and Pollution brought upon the Soul by that first defection there must therefore be in them an aim and endeavour to attain that primitive integrity and purity they then lost 4. Sobriety 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Temperance Because the giving the reins to sense and obeying the longings thereof was the cause of the fall Gen. 3.6 She saw that it was pleasant to the eye Original sin is called concupiscence and lusting and to this is opposed Sobriety 1. Faith This is put first because it is the Fundamental grace It is the employer of Charity for it works by it the root of Sanctification for by faith the heart is purified By Faith is chiefly meant the grace of Faith 1 Faith in the habit 2 Faith in the exercise 2. Charity The first sin was an enmity against God therefore there is now necessary a Love to God The first sin was virtually an enmity to all the posterity of man which were to come out of his loins therefore love to mankind is necessary And Faith alwaies infers Love to God and man 3. Sanctification is here added because by that both the truth of Faith and love appears to our selves and others And justification by Faith is thereby ratified James 2.24 By Sanctification is not here meant a particular holiness or chastity due to the marriage bed as some of the Papists assert but an universal sanctity of heart and life 4. Sobriety This is a natural means for Preservation Intemperance makes bodily distempers more dangerous in their assaults True Faith is accompanied with Temperance and Sobriety in the use of lawful comforts The Papists though without any good ground frame an argument from hence to prove marriage to be a Sacrament asserting that those graces of Faith and Charity c. are conferred upon the Woman by vertue of Marriage and ex vi institutionis How severe a Doctrine is it then to engage any in vows of a single life when they might have a readier way to attain grace with the Satisfaction of nature Are not the virtues mentioned here as necessary to the single as the married Christians Who ever heard that marriage was appointed to confer those Christian graces which are necessary for men and women in all Conditions Besides is it probable that that was instituted to confer Christian graces which was instituted in Paradise before Christianity was in being and had been valid if man had stood in innocency where there had been no need of a justifying Faith Observe 1. The Punishment of the woman In Child-bearing 2. The Comfort of the woman She shall be saved 3. The Condition of the Salvation If they continue Wherein is implyed an exhortation to continue in Faith c. Doct. Many Observations might be raised 1. The pain in child-bearing is a punishment inflicted upon the Woman for the first sin 2. The continuance of this punishment after Redemption by Christ doth not hinder the salvation of the Woman if there be the Gospel-conditions requisite 3. The exercise of Faith with other Christian graces is a peculiar means for the preservation of Believers under God's afflicting hand I shall sum them up into this one Doct. The continuance of the punishment inflicted upon the Woman for the first sin doth not prejudice her eternal salvation nor her preservation in child-bearing where there are the conditions of Faith and other graces Here I shall speak 1. Concerning the Punishment and the Cause of it 2. The Nature of it 3. It s not prejudicing Eternal Salvation 1. Concerning the Punishment Child-bearing it self is not the punishment but the pain in it For the blessing Increase and multiply was given in Innocency This punishment is peculiar to the Woman and superadded to that inflicted upon the Man wherein the Woman also hath her share though it lay heaviest upon Adam's shoulders And because this punishment is the greater it is disputed in the Schools whether Adam's or Eve's sin were the greater Various Opinions there are We may I think safely make these Conclusions 1. In regard of the kind of sin it was equal in both They both had an equal pride an equal aspiring to be like God For in all probability Eve gave not her Husband the fruit to eat without acquainting him with the reasons which mov'd her to eat it as also the advantage she expected from it And God chargeth this aspiring humour upon the man Gen. 3.22 The Man 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is become like one of us Both of them therefore embrac'd the temptation as it was directed and swallowed the fruit with an expectation to be like not the Angels as some think from Gen. 3.5 You shall be as Gods Elohim but like God himself as appears by v. 22. in that Ironical speech where the Lord God Jehovah saith The Man is become like one of us They both believed the Serpent both broke the command in eating the fruit both were guilty of this aspiring Ambition Some indeed think Eve ate twice of the fruit once before the Serpent and the other time when she gave her Husband Gen. 3.6 She did eat and gave to her Husband with her and he did eat * Mariana in loc But that is not so clear in the Text. 2. In regard of the first motion to this sin Eves sin was the greater She was the seducer of Adam which the Apostle expresseth in the verse before the Text. The Woman being deceived was in the transgression Where the Apostle intimates the Womans sin in that respect to be greater than the mans Adam was in it too but the Woman deeper 3. In regard of the Womans condition the sin was greater on Adam 's part * Estius in senten 1. Because he being the Man had more power to resist more strength to argue the case 2. Eve had a stronger and craftier Adversary to deal with the subtillest of all the beasts of the field Gen. 3.1 animated and inspired by a craftier Devil The stronger the Tempter the more excusable the sin Adam was tempted by Eve but Eve by the Serpent 3. Eve had the command of not eating immediately from her Husband which laid not altogether so strong a tye upon her as it did upon him who had it immediately from the mouth of God and therefore was more certain of the verity of the Precept 2. Of what nature is this Punishment 1. 'T is not a Punishment in a rigid sense nor continued as such 1. Because 't is not commensurate to the nature of the sin neither is it that penalty which
1102. can 't be by our works Page 1115. a 1203. ad 1208. the matter of Christ's Intercession Page 1141 2. what God eyes in it Page 1175. when compleat Page 1197. 1113. continued Page 1209. Vid. own Righteousness Justice of God in punishing fallen man vindicated Page 178. not blemisht by his commands and promises when he denies special Grace Page 191 192. honoured by Christ Page 250. 306. 508. 837. 883. and mercy united in Christ Page 499. 506. can't but punish an unbeliever and seen in so doing Page 681. 704. ad 707. insensibleness of its severity a cause of Unbelief Page 732. to be reverenc'd Page 757. requires satisfaction Page 860. 869. 926. 928. Vid. Satisfaction its plea against fallen man Page 929. seen in destroying the Churches Enemies Page 47 †51 †in Pardon Page 105 †K. KIngdom of God the Gospel state why so call'd Page 7 8. those of the world overturned Page 25 †Kingly Office of Christ required his Death Page 943. and Exaltation Page 1086. secures Believers and the Church Page 1354. 34 5 †Knowledge literal may be without saving Page 4. alone not sufficient to salvation Page 45. speculative Page 392 3. practical Page 393 4 5. experimental Page 395 6 7. of interest Page 397. of God and Christ necessary to happiness grace and peace Page 390 ◠a 398. ad 411. not immediate nor comprehensive Page 411 12. 13. not perfect here Page 414. 454. saving its effect a Page 415. ad 433. its manner a Page 433. ad 437. of other things besides God and Christ insufficient Page 437 8 9. of a true Christian the best Page 440. 448. sad to abuse it Page 440 1. men opposite to it and negligent of it Page 443 4. saving very comfortable a Page 448. ad 452. should be tryed whither saving Page 452. no other but saving to be rested in Page 453 4. growth in it urged and directed a Page 455. ad 457. they that want it urged to seek it a Page 457. ad 464. 1371. hindrances of it Page 4. 439. a 464. ad 466. helps to it a Page 466. ad 473. saving of God only by Christ Page 474. natural of God by implanted notions Page 478. by the Creatures Page 478 9. under the Law Page 485 6. by Christ most excellent Page 481. ad 492. Christ only capacitated to give it Page 492 3. necessary the highest should be by him Page 494. purchased by him Page 496. Christ the necessary medium of it Page 497 8. of all Gods perfections by Christ and how a. Page 498. ad 512. of God in Christ men are Enemies to Page 514 15. deserves praise Page 518. to be sought and how Page 518 19. should be attended with sutable affections Page 519. natural and acquir'd stir'd up in conviction Page 573 4. punishment proportion'd to it Page 689 690 1. 797 8. of a mans Estate possible Page 777. 829. what qualifies for the Sacrament Page 784 5. L. LAW of God studying it advantagious Page 63. 599. 1321. written in the heart by Regeneration what a Page 96. ad 100. of it self doth not convert but irritate sin Page 169 231. not so powerful as the Gospel Page 235. alone can't throughly convince Page 565. an instrument in conviction Page 571 2 3. unbelief a sin against it Page 647 8 9. strengthens the sentence of an Unbeliever Page 684. silenced by Christ's Death Page 839. difference between it and the Gospel Page 1179. knowledge of God by it Vid. Knowledge Laws natural and positive their difference Page 772. who can repeal them Page 772 3. Liberty of the will what is lost by sin Page 176 7. some still in man Page 178 9. 180. spiritual the fruit of Christs death Page 852. Life uncertain Page 60. Light of Nature all from Christs interposition Page 138 175 6 476. discovers God but dim and weak Page 478 486 491. cannot throughly convince Page 557 8 563. 4 568 569. Likeness to God perfect the reward of Heaven Page 41. 114. in the new Creature a Page 100 ad 104. fervent longings after it a sign of Regeneration Page 119. should be the object of our love Page 129. Love of God in Christ great Page 257 269 307. 314 a 359. ad 363 688 836 1148. secures a Believers standing Page 1325. to Believers not hindred by their corruptions Page 1364. the Church the peculiar object of it Page 32 †Love to God a duty in Heaven Page 40. implanted in Regeneration Page 79. not without knowledge Page 406. necessary in the Supper Page 806 7. how to try it Page 807 8 9 10 68 †75 †abated by forgetfulness of mercies Page 1371. a menans to raise good thought Page 12 †much exercised a means of perseverance Page 1374. a sign of pardon Page 116 †Love of Christ in his death a strong motive to obedience Page 65. wonderful Page 883. to weak Believers Page 1336 1351 2 3. Love to Men seen in mourning for their sins Page 68 †Love to the Saints a mark of Regeneration Page 67. a necessary duty Page 129 810. how to try it Page 811. Love to Sin setled a renewed man cannot cannot have Page 95 †M. MAjesty of God known by the creatures Page 480. Man deals unworthily with God Page 353 4 5. all by nature under condemnation Page 676 7. Vid. Fall Marriage no Sacrament Page 77 †Means of Grace not insufficient in themselves Page 195. nothing to be ascribed to them Page 202. weak ones used to renew men Page 209 10. have defferent success Page 210. to be used with an eye to God Page 229. cannot convince without the spirit Page 725 726. the best oft unsuccessful Page 718. total neglect of them shews men are unbelievers Page 725 6. God never wants them Page 27 †unlawful not to be used Page 54 †Mediator none but Christ Page 355. Meditation a means of Divine knowledge Page 472. every morning a means to raise good thoughts Page 12 13 †the matter and manner of it to be looked to Page 13 14 †good thoughts injected should be used to assist us in it Page 18 †Meekness an effect of saving knowledge Page 426. a means to it Page 472. Memorials of Gods favours always appointed Page 749. necessary Page 749. Mercy of God display'd in Regeneration Page 211 and justice united in Christ Page 499 506. absolute cannot pardon and save Page 679 680 1. 1179 1202. Vid. Faith Unbelievers its plea for fallen man Page 929. God always hath for his people Page 65 †mixt with punishment Page 84. Vid Goodness Mercies common ones sweetned by pardon Page 379 111. all from God Page 667. received to be remembred and how Page 1306 7 8. 1310. 52. why Page 1309 10 11. arguments for hope and trust for the future Page 387 1311 12. 48 †53 †sense of them causes delight in prayer Page 60 †temporal faith to be acted for them Page 84 5. Merit of grace Impossible Page