never go alone Page 130 Mediation of Christ is our triumph c. how Page 345 346 Effects of it tender'd to our Faith Page 346 This brings all good to us Page 350 Merit cannot be where the work is due Page 103 Merit of Christ to be eyed in prayer Page 266 Mercies spiritual worth our thanks Page 8 Of every kind should lead us to God Page 64 Common to be received as Mercies Page 71 And why Page ib. Minding things what Page 43 46 Whether we mind things of flesh or spirit in four particulars Page 45 Misery and sin are natural relatives Page 110 Of this life made tolerable by hope of a blessed Eternity Page 186 Miseries awaken many graces Page 273 Morals far more important than Rituals Page 69 Modesty in asserting or opposing becomes all Page 362 Moral obedience temporally rewarded and why Page 70 Moral Philosophy hid rather than killed vice Page 120 Mortifie the flesh and why Page 49 Better becomes us than to gratifie the flesh Page 71 What 't is Page 119 The flower in it the more painful 't will be Page 120 'T is Believers duty and what 't is its kinds Page 121 122 Means and order of it its seasons it must ever be carried on Page 124 126 Mortified sins retain some strength and are active Page 127 Begin this at heart Page 128 Hard but sweet in the fruits Page 131 How to be carried on Page 145 Motions to sin first striving to be prevented suppressed Page 52 Of the spirit to be cherisht and obey'd Page 149 And how Page ib. Mourning of the Earth c. what Page 209 Mungrel Christians Page 47 Musings of the mind Page 55 N NAture desires life gropeth after eternal life Page 140 Natural desires unfetter'd grow unruly Page 50 Natural life Page 74 A state of much weakness Page 76 Natural man judgeth his way wisdom Page 49 Would be vile if never tempted Page 49 Ignorant of the things of Gods spirit Page 74 New Creature is work of the spirit of God needs assistance from the spirit is child of God Page 169 O OBedience necessary to obtain the reward Page 12 Ours cannot satisfie the Law for any sins past Page 23 Obedience and faith benefited by Christ our sin-offering Page 36 Ever to be conformed to the Law of God Page 37 Partial is a humouring of our selves Page 79 Universal due to God therefore no merit Page 103 Enforced by many arguments Page 104 Sweetned by Redemption Page 104 Enricheth all that pay it Page 104 Oblations legal could not take away sin Page 27 Old man our first and last enemy Page 114 Omnipresence of God Page 73 And peculiar presence with Believers Page ib. Omniscience of God imployed for his children Page 170 Proved by Creation Page 257 Distinguisheth next approveth Page 262 Order of mans temper right Page 20 108 In self government Page 116 Opinion turned into religion is faint and weak Page 367 Original sin deserves condemnation Page 3 How irritated by the Law Page 9 Sprouts out in Passions Affections Page 129 Overcome God ere hurt his people Page 316 Overminding World is sinful Page 43 Owner of all God is by Creation Page 100 And Ruler Page ib. P PArdon needful as we are condemned and healing needful as we are sick Page 35 Passions what Page 129 Whence and to be mortified Page ib. Partiality in all to our selves Page 116 Partial view of Providence sees not its beauty and goodness Page 269 Paternal care of God over his children Page 169 Patience Bearing Waiting Working Page 242 Peace solid whence Page 7 8 342 Penance Popish like Baalitical severities Page 121 Persecutors hazard the wrath of God the Persecuted hazard mans wrath Page 363 Perseverance effect of Grace Page 28 Pleasing of God mans end Page 68 Should be our work Page 69 Is difficult and how Page ib. Pleasing the flesh what Page 43 44 More secret or open Page ib. and 48 49 50 55 56 Will sting the conscience Page 114 Pleasures proper for the Soul Page 79 Prayer great help Page 248 How 't is from the spirit Page 248 And how Page 249 250 251 The necessity of it Page 250 Cautions herein Page 251 What is the spirit of Prayer how it acteth us Page 252 Variously Page ib. We know not to Pray and why Page 253 Life of Prayer what Page 254 Some Prayers unfit to be ascribed to the Spirit Page 254 255 What Prayers from the spirit Page 255 Get this spirit and how Page 255 How Pray Page 260 All defects in it are seen of God Page 260 Different spirits working in Prayer Page 261 262 What these are Page ib. God distinguisheth in our Prayers c. Page 262 263 Prayers of Saints heard Page 264 Conditions of it Page 264 265 Preciseness in Believers needful Page 38 Present things little future great Page 240 Precept what how differs from Counsel Page 12 Prejudices against Religion whence Page 47 Principles of men either flesh or spirit Page 48 And men are what the prevailing Principles are Page 107 Internal put into us to keep us from sin Page 126 Priests spiritual Page 161 Priviledges infer duty Page 99 Are linkt together Page 179 Protection draws allegiance Page 104 Providence its Government Page 85 Rules over all Page 169 197 198 258 Special over some Page 274 Internal and what Page 314 Probabilities must support weak Believers Page 228 Propriery absolute in God onely Page 100 Not alienated Page 101 102 106 Promise binds God when nothing else can Page 103 Purpose of God what Page 292 293 Effects of it on us Page 293 Rise of all things Page 304 Decrees of God eternal Page 304 Fulfilled in his governing the World Page 305 Cannot be frustrated Page 306 Are fulfilled with admirable order Page 306 This order God maketh Page 306 What the effects of this Purpose Page 306 And the order and contatenation of its parts Page 306 307 Beautiful and inviolable Page 308 Exclude not means endeavours or duties but includes them Page 308 Punishment of the Damned in sense in loss Page 2 How equal 't is suited to sin Page 21 'T is Eternal Page 23 Corresponds to sin both are departure from God Page 108 109 Purity of God engageth him to punish sin Page 22 Q QUench not the spirit Page 37 Who do Quench it are in worse condition than before Page 78 Quit-rent God reserved to himself Page 196 R REconciliation needful to pleasing God Page 70 Priviledg'd with gift of holy Spirit Page 84 Recovery of fallen man its difficulty Page 19 Necessary because of Gods decree Page 26 Receiving Christ what Page 168 Redemption makes not the nature of sin less evil Page 3 Binds more to duty Page 102 Necessarily preceded Adoption Page 169 Redemption of our bodies what Page 216 Remission of sin how obtained Page 24 Renovation whence Page 135 9 14 15 In order to new life Page 35 It s great care Page 42 Renewed ones do nothing perfect Page 67
effects of the World's Conviction Page 314 Why Christ prays so earnestly for it Page 315 God honoured hereby Page 315 The advantage of it to the Elect. Page 316 It lessons and increases the World's Iudgment and how Page 317 Arguments to press Christians so to live as to convince the World Page 321 God would have the World convinced of his Love to his People Page 347 Reasons of it Page 348 How the World should be thus convinced Page 347 Convictions not to be slighted nor rested in Page 318 319 How we may know whether we are convinced only or converted Page 319 Covenant of Redemption the terms of it Page 77 What was proposed by the Father in it Page 155 What Christ undertook Page 156 Covetousness one of Judas's Sins Page 174 The evil of the Sin Page 177 To be avoided Page 177 Creatures discover God Page 28 33 Doting upon the Creatures withdraw the Heart from God Page 335 D. DAnger cannot be withstood by us in our own Strength Page 171 Christ apprehensive of the Danger of his People in this World Page 133 Reasons of it his Interest Love Charge Experience Page 133 Comfort from hence Page 136 Death desire of Death vid. Desire Death of Christ Christ died to promote Vnity among Christians Page 1â—â— Why the Death of Christ hath so little Effect upon us Page 291 Decay of the Power of Godliness brings trouble on the Church Page 195 Delight excessive in worldly things shews a worldly Heart Page 209 Desires show the temper of the Soul Page 208 Desire of Death whether lawful and what Desires are so Page 212 213 Difference between serious and passionate Desire of Death Page 213 Carnal Desires of Death whence they arise Page 212 Believers must be willing to dye Page 354 Despair one of Judas's Sin Page 175 To be avoided Page 178 Devil the great Author of the Troubles of the Church Page 201 219. Difference in course of Life provokes wicked Men especially Difference in Religion Page 200 Difference between Believers and Men of the World in their Principles Rule Conversation End Aims Page 204 Disrespect of the World not to be regarded and why Page 225 Hard to be digested Page 224 The best way to digest it is to consider Christ's Example Page 225 Distraction of Man's Thoughts after the Fall Page 333 This continueth till we return to God Page 334 Divisions in the Church how they arise Page 163 The mischief of them Page 165 166 They bring on Trouble Page 194 They that promote them contrary to Christ. Page 164 Who are guilty of this Sin Page 165 Doctrines of the Word shew it to be from God Page 260 Doctrines Christian vid. Christian. E. ELect none of them can be lost Page 173 Election a special Priviledg Page 66 Not for foreseen Faith good Works or Perseverance Page 364 Original and actual what Page 71 Election of Ministers the Peoples Right Page 273 End a Man is as his End is Page 55 Enjoying no enjoying God without Christ. Page 30 Envy of others worldly Happiness shews a worldly Heart Page 209 Wicked Men envy the Good in others Page 201 Error makes way for Looseness Page 232 Esteem of the World discovers a worldly Heart Page 208 Eternal State the Foundation of it laid in this Life Page 370 Evil Satan hath an Hand in the Evil that befals God's Church and People Page 219 Example of Christ the heavenliness of it Page 206 The Courage of it Page 206 Experience Christ hath Experience of his Peples Sufferings Page 134 F. FAith various Expressions by which it is set-forth in Scripture Page 391 The Nature of it Page 90 95. Difference between true Faith and counterfeit Page 93 The Acts of Faith Page 296 297 In Faith Assent Consent and Trust. Page 93 The Office of Faith to accept Christ and present him in Prayer Page 115 The Object of Faith Page 85 97 296 The Word vid. Receiving the Word Christ vid. Receiving Christ. Three things concur to the working of it the Light of the Spirit external Revelation and the use of fit Instruments Page 84 The Word the means to work Faith Page 88 The necessity use and power of the Word to work Faith Page 298 299 Why God useth the Word to this end Page 299 Incouragements to Faith Page 295 The Excellency of Faith Page 296 How it sanctifies Page 234 Faith a help to Ioy. Page 189 Faith cannot be without Knowledg Page 90 What a kind of Light the Light of Faith is Page 91 In the Knowledg of Faith there is undoubted Certainty Page 90 The work of Faith when we cannot apply Christ. Page 298 The Faith of the Apostles work yet by Christ commended to the Father Page 97 Faithfulness to our Charge recommended Page 67 Of Christ to his Father Page 83 Fall into Sin why God sometimes leaves his People to fall into Sin Page 218 What falls into Sin are inconsistent with Grace Page 148 Belivers not to be discouraged by every Fall into Sin Page 147 Father a Comfort in Prayer to call God Father Page 6 How to carry our selves in Afflictions towards God as a Father Page 7 God the Father chiefly offended by Sin Page 86 263 And he the supream Iudg. Page 86 264 Fear of want discovers a worldly Heart Page 208 Filth of Sin our Filthiness by Nature Page 291 Nothing can cleanse us but the Blood of Christ. Page 291 Finishing what Christ's finishing his Work signifies Page 47 G. GEntleness of Christ in bearing with his Peoples failings Page 80 85. Gift the Privileges of the human Nature a Gift Page 48 Work it self a Gift Page ibid. Gifts are fading Page 148 Wicked Mens Gifts useful to the Church Page 316 Given how Christ had given to his Disciples the Word of God Page 191 Given to Christ who are given to Christ. Page 21 76 153 351. None given to Christ but they that are the Fathers vid. Commensurable Page 72 107 109. Why God gave the Elect to Christ. Page 77 How Belivers given to Christ. By way of Charge vid. Charge Page 21 72 154 156 351. By way of Reward Page 21 72.154 155 351. How shall we knowwe are given to Christ. Page 159 351 Being given to Christ a ground of Consolation and Establishment to the Elect. Page 154 How it is such a ground of Establishment Page 158 Glory the fruit of Vnion as well as Grace Page 326 Shame the way to Glory Page 10 Christ in his last Will and Testament gives Glory to his People Page 350 The Glory that is given by Christ we have as sure as if in the Possession of it Page 322 The freeness of Grace in giving us Glory Page 349 Looking to future Glory a remedy in Tribulation Page 10 Glory of God much advanced by Iesus Christ. Page 11 Glory of Christ's Person what it is Page 358 What the Glory was Christ prayed for Page 9 61 Why Christ begged it of the Father Page 58 Why he was so earnest for
Excellencies of this inheritance Page 177 178 Holiness distinct from Godliness Page 16 The better part of our deliverance Page 38 Holiness and Goodness is the very nature of God Page 38 Holiness compleated ere we enter Heaven Page 38 Holiness visible to be charitably judged Page 77 Wherein it now consisteth Page 300 Honesty binds us to obey God Page 104 Hope and fear motives to duty Page 105 Saving Hope Page 230 Twofold of expectation and experience Page 165 Great and glorious Page 202 Saveth Page 222 What 't is Page 223 Its object Page 223 Ground Page 224 Very necessary Page 225 Vanquishes Page 225 Respect between Faith and Hope Page 226 May every one Hope for Salvation Page 227 Distinguisht into its kinds Page 229 May be interrupted Page 232 Mercy object of Hope Page 232 So is the promise Page ib. 233 How we brought to Hope Page 233 234 How increased Page 234 235 Brings Heaven to us on earth Page 235 Proper object Page 237 Built on promises Page 238 These confirmed sufficiently Page 239 How far seen Page 239 Real Page 240 Should over-rule our Hearts Page 241 Its qualifications Page 242 Humiliation what where begins and ends Page 145 I IGnorant we may be of some thing without danger Page 201 Incarnation of Christ with the ends and fruiâ—s of it Page 28 29 30 Immunnities we have by Christ Page 205 Inclination of the flesh what Page 41 Not alike to all sins Page 121 Indulgence to the flesh what Page 43 44 Image of God None so fit to restore as Christ Page 300 301 Image of God Must be restored ere we can have communion with God Page 34 35 It is mans glory Page 300 Immensity of God thence Omniscience Page 257 Immutability of God and eternal merit of Christ foundation of our eternal glory Page 183 Immortality known or guessed at by nature Page 141 Impotency of mind is from unmortified heart Page 130 To prayer without the spirit Page 251 Impeccable no Saint on earth is Page 148 Infirmities in Believers and occasions to the World to misjudge them and the spirit Page 77 They sin but design it not Page 103 Innocent Creatures punisht for mans sin and why and how Page 198 Impossibilities may be imagined not hoped Page 237 Interests of flesh what Page 41 Prevails in some without any controul Page 103 Our true Interest by God made motive to our duty Page 140 Intercession of Christ and of the spirit Page 244 How these differ Page ib. Invisible World to be sought Page 241 Joys of good conscience are foretasts of Heaven Page 148 Judgment to come not so generally known as Immortality and a state of Eternity Page 141 Yet known and own'd by some Page ib. Presag'd by fears of guilty conscience Page 240 Justice of God joins sin and punishment Page 22 60 Justification excludes not Mortification Page 125 What it implyeth Page 333 How many ways this done Page 334 How consistent with Gods Justice c. Page 334 335 336 Sinner Repenting and Believing is justified Page 335 336 Shall not be reversed Page 336 And why Page 336 337 Justified ones are Sanctified Page 335 K KIndness to be shewed to the creature subjected to vanity by our sin Page 199 Kingdom of God some far off Page 47 Knowledge of our selves and our state how to be obtained Page 43 44 That carnal men have of God is cold and lifeless Page 55 Knowledge of sin by the spirit necessary to mortification Page 133 L LEadings of God by which Saints are kept in their way Page 146 147 To be Led what Page 148 Its branches Page 148 149 Great mercy Page 151 It is through all duty Page 152 Legality partial or predominant and what each is Page 158 Law of spirit of Life what Page 8 Of sin what Page 9 Why so called Page 9 Its effects Page ib. Of God constitutes and directs duty Page 11 Given to man in innocence Page 11 And what Page ib. Of nature left in fallen man Page 11 Its effects Page ib. 155 Of man what tends to Page 11 Law what it includes Page 12 The New Covenant or Law of God and man differ and in what Page 13 Law could not put away sin Page 26 Nor justifie us ib. and Page 27 Was next to Christ and the Gospel most Divine Page 26 Cannot sanctifie us Page 28 Nor save Page 154 Irritates sin Page ib. Is not abrogated Page 35 36 37 Hath twofold office Page 154 Continues in force in Heaven Page 37 How fulfilled by a Believer Page 37 Law pretended against persecuted Christians Page 363 Law ceremonial what Page 206 Law-giver God Page 101 Legal spirit what and its operations Page 154 155 158 'T is timerous towards God and for truth Page 158 159 How removed Page ib. Liberty from sin and death by Christs merit and intercession Page 23 On what terms to be had Page 24 These terms cannot by man be changed Page 24 Of Gods children what now Page 201 Liberty mistaken Page ib. 'T is not to live as corrupt nature listeth Page 204 205 Liberty future glorious what Page 206 207 Compar'd with our present Liberty Page 207 Light and Life brought to Light by the Gospel Page 360 Life natural Beast-like Rational Spiritual Page 75 What this is Page ib. Of Grace vigorous as sin languisheth Page 126 Grieved with opposite sins Page 133 Spiritual both beginning and pledge of Life eternal Page 139 What it is Page ib. Natural and eternal compared Page 144 Eternal and Spiritual compared Page ib. Life must be ventured for Christ and why Page 363 Love of God to Believers engaging motive to love him and obey Page 330 To suffer also Page 369 Love of God to what Page 36 Lesser love to God is accounted hatred Page 62 And why Page ib. Love or hatred as we respect Gods Law Page 63 Love to God is principle of mortification Page 128 Surest way to assurance Page 160 Love that you may Live Page 140 And go possess the blessed hopes Page 242 Longings spiritual shall not be frustrated Page 140 For God giveth them that he may satisfie them Page ib. The objects of them Page 219 Lusts contrary to each other Page 48 Love to God what Page 280 281 282 Its properties Character of such as God will benefit by all and why Page 284 285 Best seen in sufferings for God Page 285 Twofold sincerity of Love and what each is Page 286 God Lovely for himself Page 286 For his Love to us Page 286 M MAn subject to God and on what grounds Page 10 11 Owes him a voluntary obedience Page ib. and 71 Men are of two sorts different in original principles c. Page 39 Discover what they are by respect to different objects Page 42 Three sorts of Men in the World Page 46 Mankind fallen under Gods displeasure Page 69 Corrupted wholly Page 106 Of two sides Page 314 315 Man pleasing what c. Page 72 Master sins like great diseases
None other please God Page 70 Spirit of Renovation what Page 162 Precedes Adoption Page 169 Reprieve forfeited by us Page 3 Religion what Page 36 Of carnal men what Page 107 Every man will have some Page 107 What its end Page 109 Reaping as we sow Page 95 Resignation of our selves to God nature knows not Page 65 Resisting is in part conquering Page 370 Resist not the spirit a Sanctifier Page 150 'T is dangerous Page 150 Rewards and punishments necessary Page 21 143 Lawful to look to them Page 142 143 Radication of Grace Page 82 Reason enslaved in flesh-pleasers Page 117 Rejoycing sensually very unsuitable to our state Page 204 Repentance what Page 34 36 Necessary to begin our interest in New-Covenant Page 36 Reverence and filial fear Page 165 Rigors external and Popish not acceptable Page 121 Restraining Grace Page 122 Resurrection whence Page 92 Effected by the Spirit of holiness now dwelling in Believers Page 93 Is work of the whole blessed Trinity Page 94 Of the spirit and Christ Page 95 Blessed Resurrection to holy ones Page 95 Onely of man Page 201 Resurrection of Christ influenceth our Iustification Page 346 How Page 347 Rights and Prerogatives of children of God Page 206 Right we have is limited of trust and accountable Page 101 196 Lest by the fall yet witked men have a civil Right Page 196 Rule of Believers obedience Page 73 S SAcrament of Lords Supper what Page 32 Spirit of Adoption suits it well Page 167 Hope suits it Page 235 Safety is to keep our selves from our selves Page 49 Is in our Iustification Page 237 Sacrifices for sin and their effects Page 31 Sanctification imperfect matter of wailing Page 1 Is obedience to the better principle in a subject is denial of following the worst principle Page 1 6 How wrought and increased Page 6 Effect intended by the death of Christ Page 34 35 Accompanieth Iustification Page 35 Comfort grows with it Page 150 Satans hand in our afflictions to draw us from God Page 365 Satans design against God and man in his tempting us and how defeated Page 29 He burrieth some into sin Page 40 Is executioner Page 97 Rules where spirit of God doth not dwell Page 98 Satisfaction to God Iudge Page 342 Seal of the spirit what and why given Page 42 96 Sanction of a Law what Page 12 Scripture witness is the spirits witness Page 172 Self-love blindeth us Page 253 Senses must be kept under the government of Reason Page 116 Shame of Believers turned into Glory Page 185 Sincerity for a time in particular things Page 260 Yet man hypocrite Page 286 Sin indwelling breeds fear of condemnation Page 1 Every new sin makes our claim doubtful Page 8 205 Ever hurts us Page 103 Lives tho dying in believers Page 119 124 125 All kinds of Sin in Believers Page 126 127 Each Sin hath several ways of acting Page 127 128 Is Mortal if not mortified Page 128 What Sin consistent with life Page 234 Sin condemned what Page 31 It s double power destroyed Page 32 Sin is a disesteem of God Page 144 108 Seen aright onely by the light of the spirit Page 133 Think of it as 't is greatest evil Page 144 All that came in by Sin shall be destroy'd Page 201 Is enemy to all creatures Page 213 State of man fourfold Page 205 Soul propends to its old friend and mate the body Page 97 Slaves are they who cannot peruse true happiness Page 204 Slavish fear what Page 63 153 Service what Page 154 When prevails Page 158 Far from Conversion Page 160 Sons of God Page 150 How we are Page ib. Subsistences three in the Divine Nature Page 64 Subjection to God inseperable to the creature Page 102 108 Spirit what Page 6 In every Christian Page 74 80 82 Prevalent Page 77 82 And how known Page 7 Its object Page 7 Given by Christ Page 9 17 What Page 14 Somewhat of the Spirit given to Heathens Page 17 18 More to Iews Page ib. Most to us in hearing the Gospel Page 18 All Believers have it but not in equal degrees Page 19 Evidence of having it Page 20 Spirit of Bondage and Adoption Page 25 Acteth grace in Believers Page 40 Things of the Spirit Page 47 To be minded more Page 52 53 To be chosen and valued pursued and sought in Gods way Page 54 Above other things and with Prayer Page 53 Spiritual mindedness what Page 59 Spirit Of Adoption what Page 61 Spirit Not to be resisted but obeyed universally constantly Page 78 79 What to have the Spirit Page 81 Without it we can do nothing Page 83 Is such evidence of true Christians Page 83 84 Its qualities Page 84 Effects Page 85 Never given in anger Page 85 Procure the Spirits presence Page 85 Get more of it and how Page 86 What it is Page 93 Is an eternal principle of happiness Page 90 How he dwells in Christians Page 93 94 Cause of our Resurrection Page 95 96 98 139 Mindeth us of our duty Page 100 Co-operates in Mortification Page 152 153 And how Page 132 133 135 136 Guides the godly Page 146 Sweetly and effectually Page 151 Supports Page 245 T TAste of things shews what men are Page 56 118 Temptations suited by Satan to hearts Page 116 Matter of groaning Page 217 Terrors of conscience restrain from sin Page 122 Foretaste of Hell Page 184 Thoughts discover what we are Page 43 45 56 Are of three kinds Page 55 Good of God to be cherished Page 159 Deep and ponderous about eternal things Page 185 Are known seen by God Page 257 Threats sure Page 111 Verified in Christs death Page 112 Lawfully used now against sinners Page 112 Of use to Adam innocent Page 112 Temporal things bewitch such as compare them not with eternal Page 182 How these should be compared Page 182 183 Trinity engaged distinctly in the work of our Salvation Page 14 Glorified in it Page 35 Unfolded Page 94 Temple of holy Spirit eternally shall glorified Bodies and Souls be Page 184 Tenderness of Spirit least we omit good or commit ill Fruit of love and spirit of Adoption Page 165 Tender hearts of Gods children most sensible of afflictions and sorrows Page 218 More burdened by sin Page 218 Testimony of Scripture is Testimony of the Spirit Page 172 Discovers what is done in us by grace Page ib. 173 With conscience which proceeds with reason Page ib. And both concur to the same Testimony Page 173 What to be done to get it Page 174 Titles tho greatest yet less than this Title Children of God Page 169 Torments for the bad after this life Page 22 Tryals in highest degrees to be respected by us Page 359 These discover our graces and what Page 360 361 Tribulations what Page 351 All conquered by our fervent love of Christ Page 370 And its appendages foreseen and felt to differ Page 371 Troubles of Christians many and great Page 372 And why Page 353 Truths tho small must be
folly of Sinners that will run this hazard for a little Temporal Satisfaction For as he cryed out For how short a Pleasure have I lost a Kingdom when he had parted with his Soveraignty for a Draught of Water so you out of a desire of present Contentment forfeit Heaven and run the hazard of Eternal Torments When thou art about to Sin think of this We need all kind of Helps 1. To stir us up to Godliness If Men were as they should be sweet Arguments would be enough but now we need the Scourge 'T is good to counterballance any Temptation when 't is violent My Heart will call me Fool to all Eternity Can I dwell with Everlasting Burnings 2. To rouse us up to the Consideration of our natural Misery 1. Partly that we may flee from the Wrath to come Matth. 3.7 There is no way but by Jesus Christ. We need every Day to look back In their Flight to Zoar they were not to look back upon Sodom lest there should be Relentings kindled But 't is good to look back in this Sense we shall see nothing but Fire and Brimstone behind us 2. That we may be thankful to Christ 1 Thess. â— 10. Even Jesus which hath delivered us from Wrath to come He was substituted in our Room and Place he suffered a kind of Hell in his own Soul or else this must have been our Portion 2. VSE Are we of the number There is a Catalogue of the Damned Crew Rev. 21.8 But the Fearful and Vnbelieving and Abominable and Murtherers and Whoremongers and Sorcerers and Idolaters and all Lyars have their part in the Lake that burneth with Fire and Brimstone The Fearful Such as for the Fear of Men swerve from the Holy Profession and Practice of Godliness The Vnbelieving All that remain in an impenitent Estate Abominable Murtherers Whoremongers Impure Gnosticks such as Ranters 1 Cor. 6.9 Be not deceived neither Fornicators nor Idolaters nor Adulterers nor Effeminate nor Abusers of themselves with Mankind nor Thieves nor Covetous nor Drunkards nor Revilers nor Extortioners shall inherit the Kingdom of God Is there any likelihood of Deceit there Corrupt Nature is alwayes devising one Shift or another wherein to harden Conscience Idolatrous 'T is dangerous not to be right in Worship The Covetous cometh in Gal. 5.5 Nor Covetous Man who is an Idolater Let no Man deceive you for because of these things the Wrath of God cometh upon the Children of Disobedience We think it a small Matter All Lyars Not only the gross Lyar but the Heretick as Heresie is called a Lie 'T is good to keep to the Pattern of sound Words The Hypocrites Hell is his Portion Matth. 24.51 Appoint him his Portion with the Hypocrites there shall be Weeping and gnashing of Teeth Hypocrisie 't is a practical Lie SERMON XXVII MATTH XXV v. 46. And these shall go away into Everlasting Punishment but the Righteous into Life Eternal THE Words are a Conclusion of a notable Scheme and Draught which Christ gives us of the last Judgment In that Day there will be 1. A Congregation 2. A Segregation 3. A Discussion of the Cause 4. A Solemn Doom and Sentence both of Absolution and Condemnation 5. And lastly Execution Without which the whole Process of that Day would be but a solemn and useless Pageantry The Execution is in the Text. Wherein observe First A Distinction of the Persons These and the Righteous See the last Sermon on 2 Cor. 5.10 Page 103 c. Secondly As there are different Persons so different Recompenses See 2 Cor. 5.10 Page 104 c. Thirdly Observe these different Recompenses are dispensed with respect to the different Qualifications and State of the Persons judged as their Case shall appear upon Tryal according to their Works Some are Wicked and others Righteous God must needs deal differently with them 1. To shew the Holiness of his Nature The Holy God delighteth in Holiness and Holy Persons and hateth Sin and the Workers of Iniquity And therefore will not deal with the one as he dealeth with the other Both Parts of his Holiness are spoken of in Scripture his Delight in Holy Things and Persons See the Fourth Sermon on 2 Cor. 5.10 Page 97. 2. The Righteousness of his Government requireth that there should be a different Proceeding with the Godly and the Wicked That every Man should reap according to what he hath sown whether he hath sown according to the Flesh or the Spirit That the Fruit of his Doings should be given into his Bosom And this though it be not evident in this Life where Good and Evil is promiscuously dispensed because now is the Time of God's Patience and our Tryal Yet in the Life to come when God will Judge the World in Righteousness Act. 17.31 it is necessary that it should go well with the Good and ill with the Bad or as the Apostle saith 2 Thess. 1.6 7. It is a righteous thing with God to recompense Tribulation to them that trouble you And to you that are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus Christ shall be revealed from Heaven with his mighty Angels Mark Both Parts of the Recompense belong to the Righteousness of his Government to give Rest to the Troubled as well as Tribulation to the Troublers Indeed with the one he dealeth in strict Justice to the other he dispenseth a Reward of Grace Yet that also belongeth to his Righteousness that is his New-Covenant Righteousness For so 't is said Heb. 6.10 God is not unrighteous to forget your Work and Labour of Love As he hath bound himself by gracious Promise to give Life and Glory to the Penitent Obedient and Faithful 3. The Graciousness of his rewarding Mercy and free Love to his faithful Servants Though they were involved in the same Condemnation with others as to their Original and first Estate and the Merit of their evil Actions and the constant Imperfection of their best Works yet since it was the sincere Bent of their Hearts to serve and honour God he will give them a Crown of Life They might have perished everlastingly as others do if God should enter into a strict Judgment with them But when others receive the Fruit of their Doings he dealeth graciously with them pardoning their Failings and accepting them in the Beloved God is not bound in Justice from the Right and Merit of their Actions to reward them that have done him most faithful Service but meerly of his Grace upon the Account of Christ. 1 Pet. 1.13 Hoping unto the End for the Grace is is to be brought unto you at the Revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ And Jude 2â—0 Looking for the Mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto Eternal Life And 2 Tim. 1.18 The Lord grant that he may find Mercy of the Lord in that Day Namely when the Lord shall judge the Quick and the Dead and shall distribute Punishments and Rewards In some measure we see Grace here but never so fully
Torments of Hell Page 133 A State of Torment as well as a state of Death Page 193 Set forth by Darkness and outer Darkness and why Vid. Darkness Page 133 Indignation of the damned in Hell against God the Saints and themselves Page 136 Sorrow of the damned in Hell Page 136 The wicked go to Hell at Death Page 196 They have not their full Torments till the day of Iudgment Page 197 Punishment of Hell may consist with Gods being merciful Page 193 Fire of Hell vid. Fire Punishment of Hell v. Punishment of Loss and Punishment of Sense Hiding Talents a great sin and why Page 96 He that hides his Talents faulty as well as he that abuses them Page 96 What is the cause of this unfaithfulness in hiding Talents Page 96 Honour the Honour that shall be put on the Saints at the day of Iudgment Page 165 Hope what it is Page 7 Weak and groundless Hope of Heaven Page 9 Cold and careless Hope what Page 24 What kind of Hope may be in Hypocrites Page 7 Hope of wicked men will fail them and when Page 47 48 Hope of Heaven how it sheweth it self Page 172 How this Hope puts us on a diligent pursuit of this Blessedness Page 172 This Hope must moderate our Cares Fears and Sorrowes as to temporal things Page 173 Humility Saints have a humble sense of their own good Works Page 183 184 Hypocrites shall be discovered at the day of Iudgment Page 164 I. IDleness the evil of it Vid. Sloath. Page 96 Impotency why God requires Duty of fallen Creatures that have no power to perform it Page 114 Natural Impotency no Excuse to the sloathful Page 123 Inclination of heart towards good how expressed in Scripture Page 14 Increase Diligence the Means and God's blessing the Cause of all increase Page 127 Our Increase should be of the same Talent that is given us Page 127 This Increase is given by degrees Page 129 And is to be continued till it be full and perfect Page 129 Indignation of the Damned in Hell against God the Saints and themselves Page 136 Infants what to judge of Infants that dye in Infancy Page 157 Inheritance of Heaven the Properties of it Page 169 Joyes of Heaven whence they arise Page 104 Why called the Joy of the Lord. Page 105 Judge we are not to judge of others or our selves by the outward esteem of others Page 185 Judge the Qualifications of a Judge Wisdom Iustice Power Authority Page 142 These Qualifications found in Christ. Page 143 Christ the Judge of the World Page 142 Why Christ Judge of the World rather than Father or Spirit Page 146 In what Nature Christ is Judge Page 147 Why Christ as Mediator is Judge of the World Page 147 Why Christ as Judge called King Page 167 Judgments temporal may be kept off from the wicked by the Society of the godly Page 50 One Judgment makes way for another Page 198 Judgment-day proved Page 33 34 Cavils against it answered Page 154 The Conveniency of such a day Page 34 The business of that day shall be to glorifie Gods Holiness rewarding Iustice and Truth Page 178 All shall come to Judgment Page 156 Infants and Grown Persons Page 156 Dead and living Page 157 Good and Bad. Page 158 Believers and Vnbelievers Page 158 High and low Page 160 At Judgment-day all shall be judged according to their works Page 177 Why works of Mercy and Charity rather than Piety are then mentioned Page 176 Whether the sins of the righteous shall then be mentioned Page 176 Who shall be judged by the Gospel Page 158 Whether Papists Turks Iews since Christ shall be judged by the Gospel Page 158 By what rule Pagans shall be judgeth Page 159 There shall be a separation of good and bad at the Judgment-day and why Page 164 Hypocrites shall be discovered at the day of Judgment Page 164 The Honour that shall be put on the Saints at the day of Judgment Page 165 The godly shall be first absolved before the wicked are condemned and why Page 166 Judgement-day should be believed feared loved by the Saints and hoped for Page 154 It should make us patient under disgraces Page 154 Thoughts of Judgement should make us serious and why Page 160 Justice and Righteousness of Christ explained Page 144 Justice of God 3 * Page 178 Justification opposed to Accusation Page 175 How we are justified by Faith and how by Works Page 175 K. KIng why Christ as Iudge of the World is called a King Page 167 Kingdom of Heaven what it signifies Page 3 Why Heaven is called a Kingdom Page 169 Knowledge of Christ. How Christ knowes his People Page 66 Christ knowes all his Sheep Page 162 Knowledge of God intuitive and approbative Page 66 L. LAmps going out of Lamps of foolish Virgins what it signifies Page 47 When their Lamps shall go out Page 48 Trimming of Lamps v. Trimming Law and Grace strive for Victory in the hearts of those that have any sense of Religion Page 111 Lawes of God no Tyranny in them Page 113 Left hand why Sinners are set on the left hand at the day of Iudgment Page 169 Loss vide Punishment of Loss Love to God what it is Page 7 Feeble and sleepy Love what Page 24 What a kind of Love is due to Christ. Page 58 Lye difference between a Lye and an Vntruth Page 41 M. MArriage-Union between Christ and Believers the foundation of it layed in Christs Incarnation Page 57 Entred into at Conversion Page 57 The present state of it in this world Page 58 The Consummation of it in another world Page 59 Why the Second Coming of Christ is called a Consummation of this Marriage Page 59 The duties that result from this Marriage-Union Page 58 Motives to be espoused to Christ. Page 60 N. NAme of God what it is Page 112 Poor trembling Souls to study the Name of God Page 112 New-Creature why God expects more honour from them than from the World Page 89 O. ODium Abominationis odium Inimicitiae Page 17 Omissions Sins of Omission and Commission what they are and how distinguished Page 138 211 Omissions Sins as well as Commissions Page 117 They are both in every actual sin Page 138 212 The greatness of Sins of Omission Page 138 212 Some Sins of Omission greater than others Page 139 212 In many cases Sins of Omission are greater than Sins of Commission Page 139 213 The Causes of them Page 139 212 The Effects of them Page 139 212 Omission of holy Duties breeds Security Page 28 Omissions make way for Commissions Page 140 213 Opportunities of doing good may be lost Page 130 Ordinances considered as Dutyes Priviledges Means Talents Page 90 May be lost Page 131 Oyl not only to be had in Lamps but in Vessels Page 11 Oyl in Vessels what it is Page 12 14 To get Oyl in Vessels is our true wisdom Page 22 Directions to get it Page 21 P. PArables why Christ taught by Parables Page
1 The kinds of Parables Argumentative and Representative Page 1 Patience of God to Sinners Page 198 Prayer what a Praying Frame is Page 74 Watching to Prayer in Prayer after Prayer what it is Page 75 Poor three sorts of Poor Devil's Poor Christ's Poor the World 's Poor Page 189 Power of Christ as Lord and Owner distinct from his Power as Governour and Ruler Page 81 The Right Christ hath to this Power Page 81 Christ cannot be divested of this Power Page 82 Power in Man to convert himself need not be dsputed but our Duty to be regarded Page 129 Perseverance in Christs Service Motives to press it Page 47 Personal qualifications we are to be careful of if we would be saved Page 51 Prejudices of carnal men against God Page 113 114 They are very natural to us Page 114 Preparation for Christs Second Coming the faithful prepare for it Page 40 Reasons for it Page 43 How the Scripture presseth it on us Page 40 It must be speedy and constant Page 77 Preparation for Heaven wherein it consists Vid. Readiness for Heaven Page 62 When the actual Preparation for Heaven should be made Page 62 63 Preparation of Heaven how and by whom the Kingdom of Heaven is prepared for us Page 170 For whom it is prepared Page 170 When it was prepared Page 171 Principles false Principles in doing good Page 15 A double Principle in Children of God Flesh and Spirit Page 27 Profession two-fold Vocal and Real Page 11 Not to be neglected Page 11 Not to be rested in and why Page 11 Profession of wicked men will fail them and when Page 47 48 Why the Profession of Wicked men will fail them Page 48 Punishment of Hell may stand with Gods Mercy Page 193 Punishment of Loss greater than Punishment of Sense Page 203 What the Damned lose in Hell Page 134 203 The loss of God's Sight in Hell great grief to the wicked Page 135 204 The greatness of the Loss the Damned have in Hell Page 204 Punishment of Sense what it is Page 205 Q. QUalifications personal we are to be careful of if we would be saved Page 51 R. REadiness for Heaven habitual and actual what Page 62 Why those only that are ready shall enter into Heaven Page 63 Receiving Christ what is required to it Page 58 Religion a little Religion reproved Page 18 Reasons of it Page 18 Negligence Inconsideration unmortified Lusts and Vnbelief destructive to Religion Page 18 19 Repentance late seldom true Page 69 Reputation of being good people not to be rested in Page 19 Resurrection of the Body proved Page 33 Whether Infants shall rise Infants or all in the state of grown persons Page 156 Reward the greatness of the Reward of Heaven Page 184 Riches why God sometimes giveth Riches to his People Page 181 Rich men should employ their Talents for the relief of the Poor Page 188 Reasons of it Page 189 Righteousness of Christ and of the Saints difference between them Page 49 Righteousness of God in the last Sentence Page 210 S. SAcrament Preparation for it necessary Page 21 How we should come to the Sacrament Page 22 Whether those that doubt of the truth of their Grace should come to the Sacrament Page 23 Salvation of our Souls to be regarded next to the Glory of God Page 91 Security Vid. Slumbring and Sleeping Self-denyal wherein it is seen Page 173 Senselesness of Mercies or Judgments the evil of it Page 29 Separation there shall be a Separation of good and bad at Iudgment-day and why Page 164 Sheep the godly are as Sheep and wherein it appears Page 163 How to know whether we are Sheep or Goats Page 164 Christ tender of his Sheep Page 162 Shepheard Christ represented as a Shepheard Page 161 Christ a good Shepheard a Great Shepheard and chief Shepheard Page 162 The Properties of a good Shepheard and how applyed to Christ. Page 161 How Christ is a great Shepheard Page 163 Sin a wrong to God Page 145 The Children of God apt to fall into Sin Page 24 Why we should watch to avoid Sin Page 73 Sins of Omission and Commission what they are Vid. Omissions Sinners add sin to sin and God in Hell adds wrath to wrath Page 198 Sleep moral what it is Page 23 Sleep spiritual what it is Page 24 Total and partial Page 28 29 When and how far it may seize on Christians Page 25 26 Whence it comes to pass Page 27 Slumber the cause of Sleeping Page 28 The Effects of it Page 24 The Signs of it Page 29 Motives against it Page 30 Directions to avoid it Page 31 Sloath in particular Callings the evil of it Page 123 Arguments to rouse us out of it Page 124 Sloath spiritual what it is Page 116 Who the spiritually Sloathful are Page 124 The evil of spiritual Sloath. Page 117 A sloathful Servant a wicked Servant Page 117 Signs when it comes on us Page 120 Motives that draw us to it Page 117 Means against it Page 119 Slumbring and Sleeping what it means Vid. Sleep Page 23 Slumber the Cause of Sleeping Page 28 Son of Man why Christ at his second Coming is called Son of Man Page 141 Sorrow of the Damned in Hell Page 136 Soveraignty of Christ in governing the World whence it accrews Page 145 Spirit how it dwells in Believers Page 13 The Testimony of the Spirit is usually given on the exercise and abounding of Grace Page 53 State of our Persons how to judge of it Page 41 Sympathy Christ takes what is done to his People as to benefits and injuries as done to himself Page 188 T. TAlents what may be accounted Talents Page 88 The various kinds of Talents Page 89 The diversity of Talents given to us Vid. Diversity Page 26 86 89 For all our Talents we must be responsible Page 83 93 99 All Talents are to be improved for God Page 84 87 88 Every one hath some Talent or other to improve for God Page 85 The Reasons why they are to be improved Page 92 The End wherefore Talents are to be improved Page 91 Motives to improve them Page 93 They are increased by being improved Page 93 Among those that improve Talents all are not alike fruitful Vide Hiding Talents Page 95 To whom the gain and increase of our Talents is to be accountable Page 91 What it is to trade with Talents Vid. Trading Page 90 In what sense they may be said to be lost Page 130 Talents not improved shall be lost Page 130 How these Talents are lost in this World Page 130 Temptations great Temptations require great Grace Page 52 Tender Christ tender of his Flock Page 162 Thoughts the usual ill Thoughts that Hypocrites have of God Page 113 Time want of Time no Excuse to sloathful Servants Page 122 Titles of Honour given to Christ must be verified by suitable practice Page 65 Torments of Hell to preach them profitable to good and bad Page 134 Hell a place of inexpressible Torments
you to be careful to get and keep your Hearts clean to perform service acceptably to him to be in the exercise of Faith Love and other Graces that you may entertain as you ought your Heavenly King who comes to take up his continual abode and residence in your Hearts FINIS A TABLE of the principal Matters contained in this PART A. ABasement of Christ the truth of it Page 11 Aboad of Christ in us the fruit of it Page 333 Account all must be called to an Account Page 55 Actions all Actions and Employments have their Temptations Page 215 Afflictions why they befal God's People Page 132 God loves his People in Affliction Page 344 God is a Father to them in Afflictions Page 6 How to carry our selves in Afflictions towards God as a Father Page 7 Ambassadors Ministers Christ's Ambassadors and why Page 280 Angels entertain Christ at his Ascension Page 127 Anointed who were anointed Page 44 What Christ 's anointing implys Page 44 To what Christ was anointed Page 45 Antiscripturists have no true Holiness Page 237 Iudgments of God on them Page 254 Apostles and ordinary Ministers how they differ and wherein they agree Page 271 Arrian's 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 confuted Page 306 Ascension of Christ what it includes Page 61 The History of it Page 121 The Time of it Page 121 The place from whence and to whence Page 121 The manner of it Page 122 Christ ascended as a Conqueror Page 122 Angels entertain Christ at his Ascension Page 122 Christ's welcome of the Father at his Ascension Page 123 The Reasons of it Page 123 The Fruits and Benefits of it Page 124 A Token of his Satisfaction Page 124 A Pledg of our Ascension Page 124 Comfort to Believers from hence Page 126 How shall a Man know he is ascended with Christ. Page 125 Authority of Christ as Mediator Page 267 B. BElievers their Felicity and Dignity Page 108 Comfort to Believers Page 295 Believing vid. Faith Believing in Christ what it is Page 296 Difference between believing Christ and believing in Christ. Page 296 Difference between believing in Christ and believing in God Page 296 Which is most difficult to believe in Christ for temporal or for spiritual things Page 172 Blessing Christ blessed his Disciples before his Ascension Page 122 Blessing and praising God how they differ Page 49 139 Body all the Saints make but one Body Page 335 And shall at last be all gathered together into one Body Page 336 C. CAll to the Ministry the necessity of it Page 274 Extraordinary what it is Page 271 Not to be expected now Page 271 Ordinary inward what Page 272 Outward what Page 272 The necessity of it Page 272 What Call the first Reformers had Page 277 What is to be done where no Call can be had Page 278 How to make out our Calling to the People Page 276 Calling civil the necessity of it Page 53 What Callings are unlawful Page 54 God hath a hand in appointing Mens Callings Page 54 Every Man to keep in his Calling Page 276 How a Man should glorify God in his Calling Page 54 Every Calling hath its Snare Page 215 Care of Christ over his People Page 171 The fruit and success of it Page 173 Carelessness whether God hates most the careless Person or the openly vitious Page 229 Caution to be used in the World and why Page 135 Censure the whole Body not to be censured for the Miscarriages of some Page 180 Certainty of the Salvation of the Elect Page 78 And of their future Hopes Page 350 Charge what was the Charge God gave Christ concerning the Elect. Page 77 The ground of this Charge vid. Covenant of Redemption Page 77 Christ hath a Charge of his People Page 134 Christ is loyal faithful tender of his Charge Page 171 Children of God their Priviledg Page 125 Believers Children of Christ's Family Page 74 157 Christ what the Word signifies vid. Anointed Page 42 True God Page 17 A distinct Person from the Father Page 40 Sent by the Father vid. sent That he came out from God what it signifies Page 98 Made known to the Church by degrees Page 259 The Holiness of his Life Page 288 Tender of his Servants and Truth Page 18 Is ready to take notice of the good in his People Page 96 Speaks good of his People to the Father Page 80 Tho they have many Failings vid. Gentleness of Christ. Page 80 All that he hath is for his Peoples good and Comfort Page 125 Christ in us what is not to be understood by it Page 387 What is to be understood by it Page 389 How he is said to be in Believers vid. Union Page 311 Christ is in us as God is in Christ. Page 330 What must we do that Christ may be in us Page 332 Arguments to press us to look after this Priviledg Page 331 How we may know whether Christ be in us Page 333 Christian Doctrine the certainty of it Page 89 A Gift of God Page 90 Church visible in it always some Mixture Page 179 The use of wicked Men in the visible Church Page 179 316. Claim false Claims to God and Christ disproved Page 108 Comfort the loss of the greatest Comforts may be supplied Page 125 Commensurableness of the Acts of the three Persons in the Trinity Page 110 Of the distinct propriety of the three Persons in Believers Page 110 Reasons of it Page 110 Committing the Soul to Christ what it is Page 79 159 When we should do it especially Page 79 How we should do it Page ibid. We should commit our Bodies to Christ. Page 80 Communion with Father Son and Holy Ghost Page 310 Communion with God constant and habitual or solemn and special Page 358 Difference between Communion with God here and in Heaven Page 326 Communion between Saints on Earth and Saints in Heaven what it is Page 336 Company Christ takes delight in his Peoples Company Page 355 Reasons of it Page 356 Condition every Condition of Life hath its Snares Page 214 Confidence in God to be used in Prayer Page 4 Confirmation of Ministers the Magistrates Right Page 274 Conformity to Christ wherein it consists Page 324 Conscience what keeps it quiet without Christ. Page 297 Consubstantiation of the Lutherans disproved Page 127 Contentment none in the World for the Heart of Man Page 334 Continuance of God's People in the World in a time of Danger consistent with the Wisdom and Goodness of God Page 210 We should be willing to continue in the World as long as God hath Work for us to do vid. Desire of Death Page 211 Why God's People are not continued but taken out of the World in time of danger Page 211 Conversation worldly vid. wordly Conviction of the World of the truth of Christianity the fruit of the Mystical Vnion Page 320 A great Blessing Page 311 318 What the Spirit convinceth the lost World of viz. Sin Righteousness and Iudgment Page 312 313. The fruit and
his own Glory Page ib. What Glory Christ retained in his Humiliation Page 60 What Glory he wanted Page ib. Our Glory for substance the same that Christ's is Page 325 This is matter of Comfort to Believers and an Encouragement to Holiness Page 325 Glorify God what it is to glorify God Page 49 What it is to sanctify justify and glorify God Page 113 How are we to glorify God Page 12 49 52 How Christ glorified God Page 46 How God was glorified in Christ. Page ib. Why it should be our care to glorify God Page 55 Why we should glorify the Name of God Page 52 Glorify Christ what it is to glorify Christ. Page 115 How Christ was glorified by his Disciples Page 112 Objections against glorifying Christ answered Page 118 Consolations to them that glorify Christ. Page 118 To glorify Christ an Evidence of our Interest in Father Son and Spirit Page 112 The great Condition of the Covenant of Grace Page 113 Gratifies the Aim of God Page 114 Pledg of our Interest in his Intercession Page ibid. Glorification of Christ a Pledg of ours Page 14 63 A Pledg of his Satisfaction Page 14 A Ground of Hope to the Creature Page ib. It fits him to do his People good Page 63 God that there is a God proved Page 33 That God is but one Page 36 One God in 3 Persons the only true God Page 39 Gospel a great Blessing Page 32 The excellency of the Doctrine of the Gospel Page 67 The Motion of the Gospel is directed by the Providence of God Page 279 What of God it discovers to us Page 380 Grace seeming Grace may be lost Page 144 149 Initial or preparative Grace may fail Page 144 True Grace may suffer shrew'd decay Page ibid. The Grace that makes for our well-being in Christ may be taken away Page ibid. If left to our selves would be soon lost Page ibid. We are not to rest satisfied in any degrees of Grace Page 230 No Grace where there is not a sound Apprehension of Truth Page 237 The freeness of Grace in giving us Glory Page 349 Grief at worldly Losses a sign of a worldly Heart Page 208 H. HAppiness Man is at a loss for Happiness after the Fall Page 333 Our Happiness in God compleated by degrees Page 334 Hatred of any Man to be watched against Page 203 Hatred of Godliness the evil of the Sin Page 202 Those that profess Religion may hate one another for their Strictness in Religion Page 202 Hatred of Sin the property of the People of God Page 141 Hatred of the World to be expected by Christians Page 192 Instances of this in Scripture Page 197 Reasons of it Page 193 196 200 This Hatred palliated over with Pretences Page 198 199. That it ariseth from an Antipathy to Godliness proved Page 198 People of God most hated by the worst of Men. Page 198 The best of Men most hated of the World notwithstanding many Excellencies to allay their Malice Page 199 How the People of God should carry themselves under it Page 203 Christians not to be troubled at it Page 196 203 Not to be allayed by carnal meant Page 196 Head of the Church why Christ is Head of the Church as God-Man Page 301 How we should respect Christ as Head of the Church Page 309 Hearing we must take heed that we hear how we hear who we hear Page 239 The necessity of Hearing Page 298 Heart Frame of the Heart how it may be known Page 207 Heaven the Happiness of our being with Christ in Heaven Page 353 Heavenly-mindedness exhorted to Page 126 Heaviness vid. Sadness of Spirit Histories of the Word shew it to be from God Page 261 Holiness the signification of the word Page 137 Difference between the Holiness of God and of the Creature Page 137 In the Creature finite and derivative Page 138 The preciousness of it Page 292 Holiness to be prized Page 140 Deriding Holiness a great Sin Page 140 Holiness a good preparative to the Ministry and why Page 230 No coming to God in Prayer but in an holy State Page 140 What this holy State is Page 141 Holiness of God the various Significations of it Page 136 What it is Page 137 The Properties of it Page 137 Essential to God Page 137 His Glory Page 139 Sight of God's Holiness makes us prize Christ. Page 139 How we should draw nigh to God as an holy God vid. Sanctification Page 140 Holy Father when we pray to God we must look on him as a Holy Father Page 137 Reasons of it Page 138 139 Why Christ useth this Title in Prayer to God Page 136 Hope of Heaven the Certainty of it Page 350 The grounds of it Page 363 370 It raiseth a Believer above the World Page 205 It maintains Ioy. Page 189 Human Nature of Christ the Innocency of it Page 281 Reasons why Châ—ist's humane Nature must be innocent Page 288 Hypocrisy one of Judas's Sins Page 175 To be avoided Page 178 I. IDleness the Mischief of it Page 53 Jesus what the Word signifies vid. Saviour Page 42 How we should own Christ as Jesuâ— Page 43 Ignorance the danger of it Page 376 The sad Condition of ignorant People Page 90 Incarnation Christ was incarnate to promote Vnity among Christians Page 161 Intercession of Christ the Nature of it Page 103 Christ is the Intercessor Page 101 The advantage of Christ's being the Intercessor Page 101 The Advantage Priviledg and Fruits of Christ's Intercession Page 14 103 How we may know what Christ is interceeding for in Heaven Page 183 Interest of Christ in Believers Page 134 Interest of God in Believers Page 71 107 Evidences of God's Interest in us Page 109 Ground of Comfort Page 111 God's Interest in his People moveth him to Mercy Page 108 To be urged by Saints in Prayer Page 108 Christ pleads it as an Argument in Prayer Page 71 Interest of Believers in God and Christ. Page 159 Joy the great use of it in the spiritual Life Page 184 The Causes of Spiritual Joy Page 189 How it is maintained vid. Rejoycing Page 189 Some Observations concerning Spiritual Joy Page 185 It ariseth more from Hope than Possession Page 185 It is felt more in Adversity than Prosperity and why Page 185 The feeling of this Joy an uncertain thing Page 186 It mars the taste of carnal Pleasures Page 185 Joy of Believers why called Christ's Joy Page 182 Christ took care to leave his People joyful when he left the World Page 183 What a kind of Joy this was Page 183 His Heart was much set upon it Page 184 Reasons of it Page 184 Joyful Spirit an Honour to Religion Page 185 A Delight to God Page 185 K. KEeping the Word what it signifies Page 80 81 That it is the duty of God's People Page 81 Kept Believers kept in a State of Grace vid. Preservation What it is to be under Christ's keeping Page 171 Keeping of Christ extends to Body and Soul Page 169 172 Various
and why Page 249 How shall we know that Miracles were truely wrought Page 249 Not wrought at Man's will Page 249 Misery of Man by Nature Page 376 Mission of Christ vid. Sent. Mission of Ministers who are sent Page 279 By whom Page 279 To whom Page 279 For what end Page 280 Multitude no excuse to Wickedness Page 373 N. NAme of God what it signifies Page 67 143 379 None can discover the Name of God but Christ. Page 381 How Christ manifested God's Name to his People Page 66 God's Name made known to the Church by degrees Page 258 380 Why Christ would reveal God's Name to his People by degrees Page 381 It is the great Priviledg of the Gospel to know God by his right Name Page 380 New Birth takes Believers off from the World Page 250 O. OBedience establisheth our Ioy. Page 189 Whether Christ as Man was bound to Obedience to the Law of God his Maker Page 287 Positive Obedience vid. Positive Occasions of Sin to be avoided Page 216 Offices of Christ exercised in another manner in Heaven than here Page 15 The Sublimiâ—y of Christ's Office Page 102 Omissions whether we are more hardned by Sins of Omission or Commission Page 228 Oneness our Happiness lies in being one with God through Christ. Page 333 Opinions novel condemned Page 165 Opposition We had need be tender in opposing the godly Page 202 Ordination of Ministers the Elders Right Page 274 Whether Ordination by the Popish Clergy valid Page 278 Owning Christ it is praise worthy to own Christ when the World disowns him Page 372 This is a sign of God's Love to us Page 372 And of our Sincerity Page 373 P. PEnmen of Scriptures their Fidelity Page 258 People their right to chuse their Ministers Page 273 Advice to them with respect to their Ministers Page 277 283 Perdition Son of Perdition a Name given to Judas and to Antichrist Page 174 Carnal Practices will end in Perdition Page 175 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 what it is Page 300 306 Persecution to be expected by God's People in this World Page 130 132 Wicked Men restrained from Persecution by conviction of Sin on their Hearts Page 316 Perseverance of Saints built on John 17.11 Page 143 The Point stated Page 144 The Grounds of it 1. The Father's Love and Power 2. The Son's Merit and Intercession 3. The Spirit 's Influence Page 146 Not a discontinued but constant Perseverance Page 145 This Doctrine not shaken by the Defections of Hypocrites Page 173 Doth not exclude Prayer Page 145 Still Believers are to be wary Page 145 And means of Grace not to be neglected Page 145 Exhortation to Perseverance Page 147 Should excite to Thankfulness Page 148 Yields Comfort to the People of God Page 149 When this Doctrine more especially yields Comfort to them Page 150 Person in the Trinity what it is Page 38 Person of Christ the Dignity of it Page 101 The dearness of it to the Father Page 102 Places in all Places there are Temptations Page 215 Pleasure of God's ways Page 186 Carnal Pleasure to be despised Page 186 Plots against the Church destroy the Authors of them Page 179 Reasons of it Page 179 Positive Obedience we must not only depart from Evil but do good Page 228 Reasons of it Page 229 Whether the Trial of a Christian lies in departing from Evil or doing Good Page 228 Poverty of Christ upon the Earth Page 205 Power of Christ over all Flesh what it is Page 16 Exercised for the Churches good Page 18 Power of the Word Page 251 How an Argument of the Truth of it to them that never felt it Page 252 Powers of the World usually set against Christ. Page 130 Practices carnal will end in Perdition Page 175 Praising and blessing God how they differ Page 49 139 Prayer must follow Preaching Page 2 The use of Words in Prayer Page 5 The only Guide in Suffering Page 8 Providence doth not hinder Prayer Page 11 An Encouragement in Prayer to back Requests with Promises Page 16 We are to pray for one another Page 104 Whether we may pray for wicked Men. Page 106 Vnto a Prayers of great force Page 162 When we pray to God we must look on him as an Holy Father vid. Holy Father No coming to God in Prayer but in an holy State Page 140 Prayer helps our Ioy. Page 190 Prayer of Christ why he prayed Page 4 Why he prayed aloud Page 5 The Object of it Page 94 294 295 Not the Apostles only Page 99 Why Christ prayed for them that should believe hereafter Page 294 Why Christ prayed for the Elect. Page 107 Why Christ prayed not for the reprobate World Page 101 Prayers of Christ and Merit of Christ of equal extent Page 295 How Christ prayed for his Persecutors Page 100 Prayers of Christ a Fountain of Consolation Page 183 Preaching some Preaching more apt to convert than others Page 84 Precepts of the Word shew it to be from God Page 260 Priestly Office of Christ the Parts of it Oblation and Intercession Page 103 338 The Love of God in Christ gives Confidence in both Parts Page 338 Prepare how Christ prepared Heaven for us by his Ascension Page 123 Presence corporal of Christ why withdrawn 1. To try his People 2. To make way for his spiritual Presence Page 126 127 Why Christ's Spiritual Presence was not vouchsafed till his Corporal Presence was withdrawn Page 127 Presence Spiritual of Christ to be look'd after by Christians and the advantage of it Page 128 Presence with Christ in Heaven a great part of our Happiness there Page 352 353 The Soul goes immediately to Christ's Presence after Death Page 352 And the Body at the Resurrection Page 353 Wherein our longing for it appears Page 356 Why we should long after it Page 357 Preservation means of it Page 172 What of God's Name is engaged in the Preservation of his People in Grace Page 150 None can preserve us but God Page 151 Why we are only preserved by God Page 151 God's Preservation should excite us to Dependance Confidence and Thankfullness Page 152 Preservation of Scriptures wonderful Page 253 Pride of wicked Men impatient of rebukes in the Lives of the godly Page 201 Priviledges outward not to be rested in Page 180 Profession Professors Worldliness of Professors brings Trouble on the Church Page 195 Profession not to be deferred till times are quiet Page 196 Not till the World is agreed Page 373 The excellency of our Profession above others Page 243 Proficiency of the Apostles in Christ's School Page 83 Promises of the Word shew it to be from God Page 260 May be pleaded Page 45 Shall be made good Page 250 Objections answered Page 250 Why temporal Blessings are in the Promise Page 251 What Respect and Reverence is due to the Promises Page 251 Prophecies of the Word shew it to be from God Page 261 Always fulfilled Page 250 Prophetical Office of Christ vid.
Teaching of Christ. Providence doth not hinder Prayer Page 1â— Providence of God in guarding Man is observable Page 172 R. REading the Scriptures the advantage of it Page 27 Scriptures to be read with Prayer Page 28 Receiving Christ what it is Page 389 What it is to receive Christ with all the Heart Page 94 Receiving the Word what it is Page 92 What it is to receive the Word with all the Heart Page 93 Reconciliation the Mercy of God in seeking Reconciliation with us Page 28â— Redemption In the work of Redemption the Father the supream Author supream Cause supream Iudg. Page 86 87 Vniversal Redemption disproved Page 105 Covenant of Redemption vid. Covenant Reformation after Trials and Reformations come Trials and Probations Page 194 God oftentimes promotes Reformation by Troubles Page 194 What Call the first Reformers had Page 277 Rejoycing what reason a Christian hath to rejoyce Page 189 Religion no Religion but the Christian Religion the way to Salvation Page 32 Repentance the Ingredients of it Page 179 Repetition of the same Truths grievous to Nature and why Page 220 But profitable to Grace and why Page 220 Not to be grievous to us Page 221 Directions to Ministers in repeating the same Truths Page 222 Resemblance between us and Christ as the Son of God and as Mediator vid. Likeness Page 323 Respect of the World to be suspected Page 201 Restraint wicked Men restrained from Persecution by the Conviction of Sin on their Hearts Page 316 Resurrection how Christ was raised by the Father and how by himself Page 266 Revelation of God's Will to Adam to the World to the Church Page 240 241 Various manners of Revelation of God's Will 1. By Word without writing 2. By Word and writing 3. By writing alone vid. Scriptures Page 241 242 Reverence to be used in Prayer Page 3 138 Right God hath a Right to all we have Page 55 Righteousness of God how God is said to be righteous Page 367 Rule God's Act his Rule Page 238 There must be some Rule from God to guide the Creatures Page 261 Light of Nature not a sufficient Rule to fallen Man Page 239 S. SAcraments promote our Ioy. Page 190 Sacrament of the Lord's Supper the end of it Page 293 Sacrifice how Christ was both Priest and Sacrifice Page 288 Christ offered himself a Sacrifice Page 288 This Sacrifice Christ offered not for himself Page 288 But for all the Elect. Page 289 Sadness of Spirit the causes of it Page 188 In some it deserves Pity in others Rebuke Page 187 In Christians disproved Page 187 It brings a Scandal on Christ's Spiritual Kingdom and on the Ways of God Page 188 A Christian hath cause of Ioy when he hath Sorrow and Sadness of Spirit Page 188 Salvation next to God's Glory Christ's Aim was our Salvation Page 13 The business of our Salvation put into safe Hands Page 158 No Salvation out of the true Religion Page 236 Sanctification the various senses of the Word Page 226 287 293 It is actual Election Page 227 The difference between Civility and Sanctification Page 237 The efficient cause of it God Page 229 We cannot sanctify our selves Page 229 Means cannot do it without God Page 229 The Instrument of it the Word of God Page 231 233 Chiefly the Gospel Page 233 The Gospel worketh not without the Spirit Page 233 This must be received and applied by Faith Page 233 How Faith sanctifies Page 234 How we are sanctified by the Word Page 291 Why God sanctifieth by his Word Page 234 The Word of God is morally accommodated to this Page 235 The Excellency of Sanctification Page 227 Why we should pray for it Page 227 It is God's aim in all his Dispensations Page 227 The end of Christ's Death Page 290 Those that are sanctified need to be sanctified more and more Page 230 Sanctify what it is to sanctify God Page 243 What Christ's sanctifying himself signifies Page 290 Why Christ sanctified himself Page 290 Satisfaction of Christ the value of it Page 102 Saviour how Christ saves us Page 42 Scholars Believers Scholars of Christ's School Page 74 157 Scriptures the necessity of the Scriptures or written Word Page 241 The advantage we have by the Scriptures above what the Iews and Gentiles had Page 68 We are to bless God for the Scriptures Page 245 The Scriptures not corrupted Page 254 The aim of the Scriptures Page 261 To be the Iudg of Controversies Page 262 To be the constant Rule of Faith and Manners Page 262 Reading the Scriptures vid. Reading Divine Authority of Scriptures why we should inquire into it Page 242 Sufficiently assured to us Page 245 More Reason to believe than doubt it Page 261 How to settle the Conscience concerning it Page 261 What they shall do that stagger about it Page 244 Whether wicked Men can have any absolute assurance of the truth of it Page 243 Arguments to prove it Page 246 External 1. How God hath owned them Page 246 2. How the Church hath owned them by Tradition by Martyrdom Page 255 256 The Churches duty to the Scriptures Page 255 What respect we ought to bear to the Churches Testimony Page 255 3. How the malignant World hath owned them Page 256 Internal Arguments Page 257 1. The manner and form of them Page 257 The Majesty and yet the Simplicity of the Stile of Scriptures Page 257 The Harmony of the Scriptures Page 258 The Impartiality of them vid. Penmen of Scriptures Page 259 2. The matter of Scriptures vid. Precepts Promises Doctrines Histories Prophecies Self-Conceiâ— the causes of it Page 365 Self-Murder the sinfulness of it Page 212 Sending of Ministers vid. Mission of Ministers Sent Christ was sent by the Father Page 263 What it implys Page 25 40 264 The ends of it Page 267 Christ's Condescension in submitting to be sent Page 269 Sending of Christ and sending the Apostles compared Page 270 271 Separation a great Crime Page 165 What grounds of Separation warrantable Page 165 Shame the way to Glory Page 10 Sight of Christ the greatness of the Priviledg Page 360 vid. Vision Sin committed against God chiefly as the wronged Party and highest Iudg. Page 86 263 Makes God stand at a distance from us Page 335 Sin prevails by degrees Page 176 Wilful Sins the danger of them Page 174 Sitting of Christ at God's Right-hand what it implys Page 62 Snares the World full of Snares Page 214 Sorrow the Nature of Man more acquainted with Sorrow than Pleasures Page 186 vid. Sadness of Spirit Spirit how it confirms the Word Page 27 85 Given to promote Vnity Page 164 Testimony of the Spirit how discerned Page 253 How we should know whether we have the Spirit of Christ. Page 306 386 Spirit of the World to be avoided Page 207 How it maybe discerned Page 207 Success to be desired by Ministers Page 277 Of the Doctrine the Scripture teacheth Page 246 Sufferings of Christ the greatness of them Page 287 He willingly underwent them
vid. Willingness Did not fall out by chance Page 180 Were appointed by the Father Page 7 Foretold by the Prophets Page 8 Always attended with some Glory Page 9 Sufferings of God's People short Page 8 God's People to prepare for them Page 194 vid Troubles When they come do not think strange at them Page 195 How to know when God is about to bring Trouble on the Church Page 164 Cautions in suffering for Christ. Page 117 Christ hath Experience of his Peoples Sufferings Page 134 T. TEaching of Christ the manner of it Page 69 Christ the great Teacher of the Church Page 74 Temptations fitted to every State Page 135 To every Condition Calling Action Place Page 214 215 Lust within gives advantage to Temptations without Page 129 260 Tender God is tender of his Truth and Saints Page 239 337 Threatnings of the Word always fulfilled Page 250 Objections answered Page 250 Titles of God in Scripture suited to Requests made to him Page 136 349 367 Toleration Arguments against it Page 236 Treason against Christ one of Judas's Sins Page 175 To be avoided Page 178 Trinity the Doctrine of the Trinity opened and proved Page 37 vid. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Person How we are to imitate the Trinity Page 168 309 Truth a great Treasure Page 236 Truth of the Scriptures Scriptures must be fulfilled Page 182 vid. Scriptures Divine Authority U. VIctory over evil to be preferred before Exemption from it Page 213 Vision of Christ in Heaven ocular and mental what Page 358 359 Why our Happiness lies in it Page 359 Vision the cause of all Fruition in Heaven Page 359 It shall be comfortable Page 361 Who are they that shall see Christ in Heaven Page 361 Union moral of Believers one with another what it is vid. Unity Page 106 303 Union mystical of Believers with Christ what it is Page 160 301 389 The whole Trinity is concerned in this Union Page 301 Whole Christ is united to a whole Believer Page 301 This Union is secret and mysterious but real Page 302 Illustrated by the Union of Head and Members Page 302 And by the Conjugal Union Page 390 All the Ordinances have an aspect on our Union with Christ. Page 332 How this Union is brought about and in what order Page 389 What the Act of Faith is whereby we are united to Christ. Page 389 The end of it Page 333 The advantages Believers have by it Page 305 Glory the Fruit of Union as well as Grace Page 326 The Honour and Happiness of those that are united to Christ. Page 304 305 The Resemblance between the Mystical Union and the Union of the Divine and Humane Nature in Christ. Page 308 The disagreement between these two Unions Page 308 The Resemblance between the Mystical Union and the Union of Father and Son in the Trinity Page 308 Why Christ prayeth for this Union Page 303 How we may know we are united to Christ. Page 305 391 Those who are united to Christ to look for greater things than they enjoy Page 326 This should teach us Dependance Page 331 What those Fruits are of it whereby the World is convinced of the Truth of Christianity vid. Conviction Page 311 320 Unity of Believers hath some resemblance of the Unity of the Divine Persons Page 167 What is contrary to it Page 165 To be prayed for Page 163 Believers to be earnest for it Page 165 How much Christ's Heart is set on the Unity of his Members Page 161 vid. Love of Brethren Why Christ so earnestly prays for it Page 162 Arguments to press it Page 166 It is possible to be attained Page 163 What an excellent Blessing it is Page 162 The need the Church hath of it Page 163 Directions to attain it Page 166 Directions to restore it Page 166 How God keepeth the Saints together Page 168 Unity between God and Christ. Page 307 Unworthiness what we should do when dejected with a sense of our Unworthiness Page 344 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Original and Signification of the Word vid. Person Page 38 W. WAiting â—n God a Duty tho we want outward Supplies Page 172 Walk Christians to walk wisely towards them that are without Page 203 Warning Sinners to take warning by Iudgments on others Page 180 Watching what a Believer should watch against Page 216 Watching and Prayer should go together Page 216 Welcome of Christ by the Father at his Ascension Page 123 Willingness of Christ to undertake the Work of Redemption Page 286 And to suffer Page 9 287 Word of God the necessity of God's giving us a Word Page 238 VVhat it is Page 240 To be reverenced Page 250 How given to Christ. Page 88 The proper means to work Faith Page 88 vid. Faith It will work without Miracles Page 89 The Spirit will not work without it Page 89 The Power of it to convert Souls Page 89 The Truth of it vid. Scripture Divine Authority It helps our Ioy. Page 190 Work every Man hath his Work Page 52 This Work is given to him by God Page 53 This Work must be finished Page 54 World why God permits his People to be in the World Page 131 The weakness of the World Page 105 The danger of living in the World Page 129 214 The Enemies we meet with in the World Page 130 Christ apprehensive of his Peoples danger in this World and why vid. Daâ—ger Page 133 VVhy we should grow weary of the World Page 135 How Christians are not of this World Page 204 VVhy Christians are not of this World Page 204 Characters of those that live as if they were of this World Page 206 How to know whether our Hearts are set on this World vid. Heart Page 206 207 How should a Christian know when the Worâ—d incroacheth upon him Page 217 VVe can never enough be cautioned against the World Page 222 Worldly Conversation wherein seen Page 209 Worldly Men their dangerous Estate Page 106 Men of the World apt to defile the People of God Page 130 How the People of God differ from the Men of the World Page 191 Worldly Spirit to be avoided Page 224 Worldly things are frail Page 148 Worldliness expressed by Adultery and Idolatry and why Page 217 223 Arguments against it Page 223 Worldliness of Professors brings Troubles on the Church Page 195 Worship God to be worshipped in an holy manner Page 142 VVe should go away the more holy from Worship Page 142 A TABLE Of the Places of Scriptures explained in this PART    Pag. GEn. 3. 15. 197 19. 17. 216 Ex. 28. 12 29. 265 29. 4. 230 1 Sam. 2. 9. 171  25. 86 264 Job 1. 5. 105 4. 18. 138 31. 14. 56 Psalm 14. 1. 33 16. 3 4. 106 19. 7 8 9. 235 24. 7 8. 253  11. 122 25. 14. 372 62. 10. 209 93. ult 140 112. 96. 235 259 Proverb 8. 12. 91 13. 17. 281 14. 13. 187 18. 10. 152 29. 27. 197 30. 8 9. 214 Eccles. 2. 2. 187
Belief of the threatnings of God from whence ariseth a sense of our sinful and miserable condition so far 't is good and useful Partly from an ill cause the Devil who delighteth to vex us with unreasonable terrors 1 Sam. 16.14 The spirit of the Lord departed from Saul and an evil spirit from the Lord vexed him The Devil both tempteth and troubleth as the Huntsman hideth himself till the poor Beast be gotten into the toile then he appeareth with shouts and cryes Partly from the corruption of mans heart which either turneth this work to an utter aversation from God or some perfunctory and unwilling way of serving him some know the right use of the Covenant others not and therefore we must consider not only how 't is wrought by the spirit but how 't is entertained by man through our corruption our conviction of sin and misery by the spirit turneth into Bondage and servitude 2. The spirit of bondage is better than a profane spirit Some cast off all thoughts of God and the World to come and are not so serious and mindful of religion as to be much troubled with any fears about their eternal condition it were happy for them if they were come so far as a spirit of Bondage they that are under it have a conscience of their duty but such as perplexeth them and lasheth and stingeth them with the dread and horror of that God whom they serve Now this is better than the prophane spirit that wholly forgets God Psa. 10.4 God is not in all their thoughts whether he be pleased or displeased honoured or dishonoured this may tend to good the gradus ad rem gradus in re Yea it may in some degree be consistent with sincerity for though to have no love to God is inconsistent with a state of grace or to have less love to God than sin yet to have more fear than love is consistent with some weak degree of grace especially if the case be so that love is less felt in act than fear and therefore though men are conscious to much backwardness yet keep up a seriousness though to their feeling 't is more fear than love which moveth them yet we dare not pronounce them graceless for there may be a love to God and a complacency in his ways though it be oppressed by fear that the spirit of adoption is not so much discovered for the time 3. That 't is an ill frame of spirit to be cherished or rested in For while men are under the sole and predominant influence of it they are never converted to God fear doth begin the work of conversion but love maketh it sincere the spirit by fear doth awaken men to make them see their condition terrifying them by the belief of Gods threatning and the sense of his indignation that they may flee from wrath to come Matth. 3.7 Or cry out What shall I do to be saved Acts 2.37 But yet tho they have a sensible work they have not a saving work Some by these fears are but troubled and restrained a little and so settle again in their sensual course but to their great loss for God may never give them like advantages again Others betake themselves to a kind of religiousness and forsake the practice of those grosser sins which breed their fears and so resting here continue in a state of hypocrisie and self-deceiving religiousness 1. USE is Information and Instruction to teach us how to carry it as to the spirit of Bondage First 't is not to be slighted partly from the matter which breedeth the fear and bondage which is the law of God the supreme rule and reason of our duty by which all debates of conscience are to be decided partly from the Author this sense of sin and misery is stirred up in us and made more active by the Operation of the Spirit of God partly from the faculty wherein 't is seated the conscience of a reasonable creature the most lively and sensible power of mans soul which cannot be pacified but upon solid grounds and reasons partly from the effect the fear of eternal death the greatest misery that can befall us for surely 't is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the Living God Heb. 10.31 To smother and stifle checks of conscience doth increase our misery not remove it and produceth hardness of heart and contempt of God therefore when our souls are at this pass that we see we are in bondage to sin and know not how to help it in bondage to wrath and know not how to quench these fears which are awakened in us by the spirit surely we should look after solid satisfaction and peace of soul setled on us upon Gospel Terms Run to the blood of sprinkling Heb. 10.20 2. Yet 't is not a thing to be chosen prayed for or rested in Partly because 't is a judiciary Impression a spark of Hell kindled in the conscience a tender conscience we may and must pray for but not a stormy conscience when we ask legal terrors we know not what we ask a belief of the threatnings belong to our duty as well as a belief of the promises but we must not so reflect upon terrors as to exclude the comfort and hope of the Gospel when under a spirit of Bondage we are in a most servile condition far from all solid comfort courage and boldness but is it not an help to conversion Answer Let God take his own way we are not to look after the deepness of the wound but the soundness of the cure not terrible representations of sin and wrath but such an anxiousness as will make us serious and solicitous partly because the Law-Covenant is an antiquated dispensation the law of nature bindeth not as a Covenant for the promise of life ceased upon the incapacity of the subjects when under a natural impossibility of keeping it the threatning and penalty lieth upon us indeed till we flee to another court and covenant The Jewish Covenant was abolished when Christ repealed the Law of Moses that Covenant dealt with us as servants the Gospel dealeth with us as sons in a more ingenuous way and inviting us to God upon nobler motives and partly from the nature of that fear that doth accompany it it driveth us from God not to God Gen. 3.5 Adam hid himself among the bushes and he gives us this reason because he was afraid and still we all fly from a condemning God but to a pardoning God we are incouraged to come nigh Psal. 103.4 There is forgiveness with thee that thou mayest be feared In the wicked the fear of Gods Wrath once begun it increaseth daily till it come to the desperate fear of the damned and the fault is not in the law or in the spirit but in man who runneth from his own happiness and maketh an ill use of Gods Warnings 2. USE is to put us upon tryal and self-reflection All that attend upon Ordinances receive some spirit
a more glorious heighth which is Heaven and there is a dismal depth which is Hell God can provide an harbour for his people turneth the Devils design quite contrary to his intention A TABLE of the principal Matters contained in this PART A ABsolute property of God alone Page 100 Abuse of the Creature to wrong ends is bondage Page 201 Act single do's not discover what men are Page 43 Accusers of Christians who Page 332 Abstaining from some sin and different motives and what are those motives Page 121 Adams principle was his rule also Page 36 State blessed yet terrene in Innocency Page 89 Mortal and how Page 90 Adam the First and Second Page 114 Accountable we are for all Page 101 And what this all Page Ib. Addictedness to worldly things hinders our Christian hope Page 234 Adoption consequent on profession of Faith Page 81 Full of love and delight in the law of God Page 157 158 State of Adoption what Page 160 Spirit of Adoption how differs from Spirit of Regeneration Page 162 Effect of spirit of Adoption Page 163 Tho 't is not it might be in all that hear the Gosspel Page 163 Not equally in all believers Page 164 Nor alike known to be in us Page Ib. In lowest degrees and what this in some Page 164 How conveyed to us Page 165 Seek it Motives and directions Page 166 Signs of it Page 167 Adoption a great priviledge Page 168 169 Adoption great support of Christians Page 170 By it we pray and apply the promises Page 173 Affections our Affliction Page 120 What. Page 129 Affections from self-love Page 129 Worldly impediment of Heavenly life Page 186 Anger mischievous Page 117 Afflictions for Christ ensure it that we are joint-heirs Page 175 Some longer some shorter to believers but their reward of equal duration to all Page 183 Under Afflictions do nothing unworthy of your hopes Page 243 But pray Page 244 All Afflictions work for our good if we love God Page 268 Exemplified Page 269 270 271 How certain this is Page 271 What good this is Page 271 272 How wrought Page 273 Wait on God in Afflictions and why Page 274 Be good by it so 't is a blessing Page 274 Our work is to bear and grow better by 't is God's work to put end to Afflictions Page 275 276 What gain by them Page 276 They teach us and how Page 277 278 279 In deepest Afflictions God with us and how Page 319 Increase Grace Page 364 Glorifie God Page 365 366 Agenda of Christianity less controverted than Credenda Page 361 All together work for good to believers Page 267 268 Yet not sin and why Page 269 All things with Christ given to believers Page 326 Animal Life must be put off Page 89 90 Answer to prayers unanswered Page 273 Appeal from Law to Gospel Page 3 338 344 From Iudge to Iudge Page 344 Appetite sensitive may in some things be pleased without sin Page 43 When this is Page ib. Arguings for sin Page 65 Against it for duty too weak Page 149 Assent of Faith renewed Page 86 Assurance cleared by our fulfilling our covenant with God Page 36 47 Assistance continually needful and why Page 134 246 Assembly general our encouragement to hope Page 235 Atheists convinced Page ib. They credulous Page 240 Foolish and venture on the worst side Page ib. B BAllancing Eternal-futures bears up the suffering Christians Page 368 369 Baptism Page 49 86 Implieth doing and suffering Page 392 Obligeth us to obey Christ. Page 102 10â— 109 To mortifie the flesh Page 113 124 Too long forgotten by us Page 113 Baptism Consecrated Christ captain of Salvation and Satan presently assaulted him so Christians Page 362 Believers not united to the Church first so to Christ by the Church Page 4 5 How come to be in Christ. Page 5 6 Set themselves to Believe and are benefited Page 86 Sin but not of design Page 103 Well guided and guarded Page 151 Now hidden Page 189 And who Page ib. To whom Page 190 191 And why safety in Christs love Page 357 Beneficiaries must obey God Page 102 103 Benefits good gifts talents and to be used as such Page 101 Bind us to obey God Page 102 Bent and business of the soul for God Page 49 Birth new ground of Adoption Page 161 Body how to be denied or gratified in delights Page 71 Dead how Page 88 91 Therefore prepare for it Page 91 Overcared the soul neglected Page 91 Body sanctified Page 96 What we owe it Page 100 'T is subject to the soul. Page 108 Bondage in which all are till made free Page 20 And what both are Page ib. How came upon us Page 21 State of Bondage Page 153 154 It may bring on conversion Page 155 May remain Page 341 In part upon Believers Page 156 Whence 'tis whether state of Bondage be good or bad Page 156 Bondage of the creatures Page 201 Bordering on carnal World mischievous to us Page 47 Yet we do so Page 190 Borrowing above what we can pay is specious Robbery Page 17 Broken spirit under terrors not to be slighted desired chosen or rested in Page 157 This spirit of Bondage on us while love is imperfect Page 159 Yet over-ballanced by spirit of love Page ib. Business of Believers with and his happiness in God Page 75 Common good by Christians be managed by best principles Page 78 C CArnal minded what Page 54 55 56 57 Carnal men know not God Page 55 Are not affected with what they do know Page ib. Think meanly of Christians Page 77 Calvin hardly spoken of Page 5 Calling twofold and what Page 287 288 Call by the word twofold and what ineffectual what effectual Page 288 Its properties Page 289 The ends of it Page ib. To shew God's Wisdom Power Goodness Page 289 Discovery of Gods love Page 290 To our profit Page 291 Obeying this Call what Page 292 This Call effect of Predestination Page 307 Checks of Conscience to be regarded Page 115 Differ from repugnancies of new Nature and how Page 134 Child-like love obedience and dependence on God Page 163 Carriage toward God our Father Page 250 169 Prove us Children Page 179 Christs satisfaction Page 324 And effects of it Page 3 To be in Christ what Page 4 Lord of new Creation Page 11 12 14 356 A head to his Page 17 Died because we could no other ways be delivered Page 26 27 He was true man Page 28 And why Page ib. 29 A Sacrifice for sin Page 30 31 He healeth our natures Page 34 36 Mortifies sin Page 124 Is fittest example for us to follow Page 78 Is in Believers what and how Page 88 301 328 Ruleth Page 88 Love to Christ constrains and how Page 128 It mortifies sin Page 134 So doth his Death Page 136 Christ whole not by parts enjoyed by belivers Page 140 Hath double inheritance and what 't is Page 178 Died to expiate our sins Page 178 Hath preeminence Page 298 Openeth the
door to God Page 250 Our example Page 301 And encouragement Page 302 How we may be like him Page 303 In seven directions he was delivered for us and how Page 325 Given for and given to us how differ Page 328 Christs love to his what Page 374 375 Christians of two kinds Page 19 100 Few like Christ Page 302 Have in them a principle and power opposite to flesh Page 76 Their life should convince the world Page 78 Indeed who Page 79 All such have the spirit Page 80 Different sorts of Christians Page ib. True Christianity what Page 109 They are warned to take heed of foulest sins Page 127 Are by the spirit exactly made like Christ and wherein Page 149 Children of God shall be manifested Page 128 Might live safe above enemies Page 320 And how Page 320 321 Are compleatly provided for Page 326 Church finally conquers Page 371 Condemnation what Page 2 Freedom from it Page 340 It is either by law of Works or Grace Page 2 The word of God the rule of it Page 2 When final and eternal Page 2 Fears of it hardly rid Page 34 Deserved by sin Original and Actual Page 3 Sin Conversion Page 3 Dreaded by Conscience Page 3 How we exempted Page 3 Out of Christ under Condemnation Page 7 Conformity to Christ in afflictions in holiness in glory Page 299 Corruption of man Page 106 Crucifixion a painful and shameful death Page 137 Conquerors and more Christians Page 366 How and who Page 367 Conscience Page 3 22 65 171 Checks for sin urges to duty Page 3 139 Presignifies Gods Iudgments Page 3 Is a rule Page 171 Not to be slighted Tho from spirit of Bondage Page 157 343 Not to be slighted When from spirit of Adoption Page 171 Presupposeth a God and a Law Page 171 Conviction smother'd tend to Atheism Page 78 Where Conviction begins Page 111 115 Conversation good wherein Page 16 Conversion what Page 5 6 God doth all at first yet we must do and what Page 115 'T is a mighty Work Page 135 Covenants two Page 40 Of nature brings us under fears Page 155 Covenant of Grace a Law of the spirit and why Page 9 10 11 Hath all requisites of a Law Page 11 Is Christs Law Page 17 Giveth liberty Page 20 Set up a remedy for us Page 24 Creatures as such subjects of God Page 35 36 Their state shall be renewed and how probably Page 192 D DEath and sin go together Page 21 89 How many kinds of Death and what each is Page 58 It is a punishment Page 89 A mark of Gods Displeasure Page 89 The Destruction of sin in Believers Page 89 To them a means to enter into glory Page 89 90 Comfortable onely to the holy Page 91 92 Death of Saints differs from Death of sinners and how Page 97 What is Death to sinners Page 108 Very fit Eternal Death be the punishment of sin Page 108 Debtors to the spirit Page 99 100 Christians are so Page ib. One Debt to God is indissoluble Page 101 Increased by Redemption Page 102 104 Decrees vid. Election Purpose Deliverance from Bondage of sin and Death very great priviledge Page 23 But begun now full at last Page 96 Dependence on God binds us to please him Page 68 Subjects us to God Page 102 Desires of Rest prove there is rest to be had Page 220 Desires of Hope strong Page 242 Destiny worthy to be known Page 40 41 117 Deadness to duty whence Page 131 Difficulties whet Christian hopes Page 238 Discouragements in obedience injurious to Christ and us Page 38 Lessen our Comforts Page 246 Sinners not Discouraged in sin Saints should not be in duty Page 247 Discourse with our selves Page 55 Disorder in mans mind Page 20 How great and whence Page 116 Dispair twofold and what each is Page 154 Displeasure of God seen most in his internal Government Page 85 Dissent too weak is too much consent to sin Page 52 Distress what Page 351 And why Page 341 Divel Flesh and World set out their best first Christ sets out his worst first his last is best Page 143 Divine works equally the works of Father Son and holy Ghost Page 94 In way proper to each Page ib. Do and Suffer ere we come to Heaven Page 241 Do as you can in Duty tho you cannot as you would Page 254 Dominion of the spirit Page 74 82 Of our Creator Page 100 Of Property and of Iurisdiction Page 100 In God is Universal Page 101 Dominion of God over all Page 316 Dominion of Man over the Creatures was by gift Page 195 Doubts of Eternity lye at bottom of our backwardness to good Page 143 Drooping Christians wanting to themselves Page 156 Die to sin and live to holiness mutually help each other Page 139 We must to live Page 242 Duty tho small yet must in their season be done Page 361 Dying men usually inquire whither going Page 40 117 To Believers is Christs pulling down their Cottage to build them a Palace on his own Charges Page 360 E EArnest of our Inheritance what how long continues Page 96 Earnestness of desire with hope Page 234 Earth and Heavens new Page 188 End of things best measure of them Page 143 269 Effectual Calling what Page 289 And its properties Page ib. Of meer love of God to us Page 290 Wrought by Almighty power Page 291 The particulars of it Page 291 Ends and aims of men different and they are as is their End Page 107 Election of particular persons to Life Page 293 Of meer grace unchangeable Page 293 Agreeable to the honor of God Page 294 And unsearchable in the methods of love to the Elect Page 294 295 Hence they are made to differ from others Page 295 296 By their conformity to Christ Page 299 In what this is Page ib. Shall be Called Iustified c. Page 304 Obligeth us to Duty and gratitude Page 309 Election and the effects are of grace in excellent order and connexion Page 308 This should affect our hearts and in what particulars Page 309 Endeavours must be continued to success Page 49 Eenemies of our Salvation agree in making us Rebels against God Page 64 Cannot hurt us while God is for us Page 314 315 316 Are in chains of Providence Page 321 Enquiry which dying men make Page 40 117 Episcopius fountain of new Theologie Page 5 Estates two in which all end Page 40 Which is ours we may know by the Scriptures Page 172 Esteem of God and things of God discover what we are Page 44 Eternity compar'd with time may set all right Page 182 Eternal Life what Page 59 Eternal death what Page 59 Exaltation of Christ our justification Page 348 Exhortation more necessary than tryal for weak Christians Page 47 Excommunicated by men received by God Page 186 Expiation of sin previous of our being heirs of God Page 179 Events are to be left to God Page 273 Evidence of true Christianity Page 82 83 84 330 Qualities of
this Evidence Page 84 Ground of hope Page 231 232 Evil in sin evil after sin Page 128 No good man dares sin Page 362 Evils in the World consistent with a Deity and Providence Page 273 F FAinting what Page 245 The degrees of it Page 245 Faint not why Page 247 Faith is consent of subjection Page 14 To be in the Faith what Page 68 It propounds greater motives than the flesh can Page 77 Full grown prove our hope Page 232 Previous to our Christian hope Page 238 Faith gives eye to see our hope Page 238 Favour of God seen in internal Government Page 85 Fear may begin love perfects Conversion Page 157 Fear twofold and what each is Page 153 Fear and Hope motives to obedience Page 105 Fears of wicked men grow till they are Condemned Page 157 Flesh what Page 41 42 106 6 Its tendency Page 6 Contrary to the spirit and in what Page 7 Who walk after the Flesh Page 7 Things of it Page 41 When minded how diverted Page 44 45 46 Wholly and without controul rules some Page 46 47 117 Continueth to the last in the best Page 47 Would be pleased Page 49 Gets ground by our yielding Page 49 Not to be indulged and why Page 49 Our greatest enemy Page 113 49 50 The worse enemy by being indulged Page 50 Indulged undoes Body and Soul Page ib. Such indulging contrary to our hopes is unthankfulness to Christ Page 51 We must watch and weaken it Page 51 52 'T will act Religion in a design Page 57 Its wholly emnity to God Page 62 63 64 65 And to us Page 114 To be in the Flesh what Page 68 75 To live after the Flesh what Page 106 107 The more indulged the more dangerous enemy Page 113 Flesh in the mind how Page 115 116 Signs of its prevailing Page 117 Is ever active Page 125 First Fruits of spirit what Page 215 218 219 〈◊〉 in this World and in the next differ 〈…〉 Page 190 〈…〉 venture on Death by chusing sinful 〈◊〉 Page 112 Forâ—â—kâ—ng of sin needful to our reconciliation Page 36 Foreknowledge and Predistination Page 298 What each to what we are Predestinated How these two differ Page 298 The Predestinated in time called c. Page 304 Force nor Fraud cannot untwist the cords of our love to Christ Page 378 Foyls of Believers possible too often but not final Page 370 Fulfilling the Law what and how Believers do fulfil it Page 34 When they begin this Page 38 Not finisht in sudden Page 38 Must be increased Page 39 Future state of perfection to which all tend Page 188 To Saints what Page 206 207 G GAin of sinners by their sins now woful and what 't is Page 112 Gifts common and Grace special Page 81 Greater to common Christians than to the Heathen World Page 81 164 And what of God peculiar to his children Page 170 All are free Page 326 May be comprehended but this Gift Christ given for us is incomprehensible Page 327 Grieve not the spirit a Comforter Page 153 Glory future incomparably above present things and in what Page 183 'T is revealed at last Page 188 189 When revealed shall better the whole Creation Page 201 Goodness and holiness the very nature of God Page 38 280 281 He hath done Good to us Page 281 And how What hath most of God is most lovely Page 282 What our love to God is Page 282 Its properties Page ib. 283 Gospel offers an exemption from condemnation Page 3 To this we must appeal Page ib. Is Rule and Law Page 11 Threatneth forest penalties Page 12 What kind of Doctrine it is Page 18 Is Gods act of Oblivion Sanctuary c. Page 159 gospel-Gospel-spirit most sociable Page 16 Its fruits Page ib. Full of love to God and free in conversing with God Page 160 Gospel presents God most lovely to us Page 165 Gods love to us Page 379 Twofold and what each they blessed on whom 't is pitcht Page 379 380 And why how we perswaded of this unchangeable love Page 381 Who these are Page 381 God is Page 313 He will review and Iudge all Page 314 Over-rule all Page 316 How with his Page 314 How to be Gotten on our side Page 321 Gods Soveraignty Page 10 11 His Government internal and external Page 12 And what Page 12 Tho not bound by promise yet in his Goodness he doth reward the Good which natural men do Page 71 His right may repel all temptations and how Page 103 104 He and Flesh irreconcilable Page 112 God worketh with new Creature suitably to its nature Page 136 First loved for his benefits to us next for his own Goodness and excellency Page 142 Is with his Page 314 And how God a Father and in what respects Page 161 Great priviledge Page 168 Assisteth his children Page 246 247 Grace all planted in us by the spirit Page 17 Purchased for us Page 36 37 Increased how Page 44 Common acted sometime rewarded with more Page 71 Great which preserveth a Good man admist the temptations and sufferings in the flesh Page 76 It maintains the Combat and Conquers Page 76 Weak yet hath strength in it Page 77 Increaseth by decrease of sin Page 126 Special Grace what and its difference from Gifts Page 82 Coworks with God and must the reason why Page 136 In Grace as in nature Life Motion and Conduct from the very same principle Page 146 Groaning of the Creature Page 208 What how Page 209 We concerned in them Page 210 And how Groans of children of God Page 215 And what Page ib. 250 H HAtred to God not onely in Heathens but in nominal Christians Page 62 Lyeth in three things Page ib. All sin Hatred of God Page 63 Twofold Hatred Page 63 And what each is both in Carnal man against God Page 65 First Hatred of sin is from its Hurtfulness then from its sinfulness and contrariety to God Page 143 Happiness but one whatever men chuse to be it Page 112 True is knowledge and enjoyment of God Page 142 250 272 318 319 In Heaven inconceiveable and unspeakable Page 184 191 Future and certain Page 220 Consummate after the Resurrection Page 220 Happiest of men are Gods children Page 273 Hasty ones weary of Religion Page 242 Misjudge God Page 269 Lower Heavens shall be purified by fire Page 202 And why Page 201 Heaven and Hell divided between flesh and spirit Page 41 Begun in this World and how Page 184 Heavenliness whence and what Page 16 Heart is withdrawn from God if set on any thing else Page 62 290 278 322 Prepared by and then fill'd with the spirit Page 76 Heart makes that it 's God which lyeth next to it Page 107 Hath flesh in it and what 't is Page 116 Grows weak as lust grows strong Page 117 Carnal cannot make it self Spiritual Page 135 Heart searcher God Page 156 Heirs of God are all Believers Page 176 Title by Grace right is present possession future supply sure Page ib.
owned Page 361 V VAnity on the Creation by mans sin Page 194 And how Page 195 196 197 It is a bondage to the Creature Page 201 It shall be removed Page ib. Vicious and inordinate desires how and whence grow Page 50 Victory sure to suffering Christians and 't is most noble Page 364 What the degrees of it Page ib. 365 Effect of Gods power Page 367 Love Page 368 Vigilance and resolutions needful against bosom sin Page 130 Violence to conscience or lusts in all and how Page 112 Violent persecutors send Saints to Heaven the sooner Page 268 Unbelievers are enemies to God and how Page 64 Union between Christ and Believers what Page 4 Immediate not by the Church with Christ Page 5 Equal in all Believers Page 5 How effected Page 6 Evidence of it ib. and Page 88 How Page 355 Precedes our benefits by Christ Page 88 Is indissoluble Page 355 Unmortified frame of heart what signs of it Page 130 Unregenerate do nothing good Page 66 Are in the flesh Page 68 Know the toil without acceptance of the duty Page 71 Unsanctified heart brwrayed by words Page 43 Vocation by voice of Gods works Page 287 Leaves without excuse Page ib. By word of God Page 288 That of works to be regarded Page ib. They are as a glass c. Page 288 Voluntary poverty not so good and due imploying our Riches for God Page 121 Voluptuous living pernicious Page 47 Use of all sublunary creatures for man Page 195 And how sanctified to Believers Page 196 197 Usurpers on Gods Government and wherein Page 65 W WAr against God by the wicked of the World Page 64 Weakness of most Christians effect of their own laziness Page 38 Are temptations to prying Atheists Page 77 Weaken root of sin Page 52 Wicked hate the godly and why Page 40 Burdens of the Earth Page 213 Men have their good moods Page 57 Accused by the creatures they abused Page 212 Are miserable Page 343 Walking or course of life shews what the man is Page 118 Watch to the unseen World Page 241 Watch against sin when opportunity tempts to commit it Page 130 Wisdom of God couples sin and punishment Page 21 22 Welfare of our Souls of most concern to us Page 184 Wishes faint toward holiness Page 48 Without endeavours are worth nothing Page 133 Word of Gospel the means effectuated by the Spirit Page 18 19 Waiting of children of God and what Page 216 How it may be gotten Page 221 What 't will effect Page 221 Wisest who Page 49 Wits acute in Worldly dull in Spirituals Page 55 Enemies to God Page 65 Words are indications of men Page 43 45 Witness of spirit and receiving the spirit differ Page 164 Witness of spirit what Page 171 Witness by suffering for the Commandments as well as for the Creed Page 361 Works of carnal men what Page 70 Their defects Page ib. Working shews the man what he is Page 43 Course of our actions Page 49 Worm that never dyeth Page 58 Worldlings joined like Sampsons foxes by their tails Page 77 Worldliness what Page 6 World tempteth us to rebellion against God Page 64 Where most of this least respect of God Page 64 Is governed by evil spirit Page 76 Some good we taste here so sweeten some evil to hasten our journey Page 299 Wariness in our carriage and its rule Page 45 Wisdom of God in punishing sin Page 110 Worship of God includes our owning his Omniscience Page 258 And in what particular parts of it Page ib. No danger in false Worship if God were not Omniscient nor any comfort in true Worship Page 258 259 Nor difference between Idolatry and Worship of such a God Page 159 Be sincere lively and expect good in duty Page 260 Wounds cured scars of sin remain Page 144 Wrestling with temptations compare Heaven and Hell together Page 143 Z ZAmblaxis Founder of the Scythian Nation which on that account thought their Souls at death went to him and lived with him Page 141 A TABLE Of the Places of Scriptures explained in this PART GEn. 1 26 300 3 15 365 6 3 149 18 25 22 50 20 270 Lev. 11 8 132 Num. 23 10 135 Deut. 21 15 16 62 Josh. 22 17 274 1 Sam. 16 7 256 1 Kings 8 39 258 17 18 341 1 Chron. 22 19 252 29 9 351 29 11 316 2 Chron. 16 9 317 17 3 269 Neb. 10 29 110 Job 2 4 140 12 7 8 210 13 26 27 341 16 19 337 21 14 340 27 8 226 Â 10 264 Psalm 1 6 262 18 23 122 19 1 287 25 4 5 147 42 1 2 279 49 11 210 51 12 156 56 8 317 77 3 157 78 34 274 80 3 157 119 9 37 Â 45 214 Â 71 270 Â 133 148 Â 105 148 Prov. 3 32 162 8 14 50 Â 39 324 35 36 143 Â 10 10 11 213 Â 20 43 12 28 139 Â 26 300 15 11 257 Eccles. 2 10 50 Â 20 113 3 21 202 7 14 275 11 9 113 Canticles 8 14 192 Isaiah 1 18 13 25 10 144 40 27 259 42 4 11 51 12 13 217 53 6 44 63 10 149 Jer. 2 13 5 8 18 246 10 23 147 17 9 10 257 23 23 24 257 31 33 36 Ezek. 18 18 140 36 27 14 Daniel 9 24 345 Hoseah 4 11 136 Â 17 115 275 Micah 2 10 211 6 1 2 210 Â 7 154 7 18 19 35 333 Habba 2 11 212 Zechariah 2 8 317 12 10 248 14 21 57 Matth. 3 7 157 5 27 28 118 6 32 170 9 44 58 10 29 30 31 317 15 19 120 121 Â 25 290 15 19 113 129 20 15 100 25 9 38 Â 24 25 158 Â 41 340 26 39 265 28 18 349 Â 19 83 Mark 10 22 158 Luke 8 14 47 Â 43 140 12 4 182 Â 17 43 Â 19 6 16 9 55 Â 25 46 185 Â 30 31 239 24 45 148 John 1 46 295 Â 18 324 3 6 6 Â 16 326 4 24 9 5 18 324 14 2 348 15 26 17 16 20 185 Â 27 336 17 26 83 Acts 2 33 349 Â 37 157 3 19 334 Â 25 26 34 14 17 287 17 27 241 Â 28 146 395 20 24 360 Rom. 1 28 148 Â 20 147 2 14 120 Â 20 55 3 5 6 342 Â 20 9 Â 27 8 9 Â 28 336 4 15 10 5 7 281 Â 10 347 6 5 124 140 Â 10 23 Â 16 20 Â 20 112 Â 5 154 7 7 8 9 Â 9 154 Â 25 217 13 14 47 123 1 Cor. 1 30 38 123 2 12 16 3 16 74 4 13 362 6 11 134 135 Â â—2 99 Â 13 201 Â 19 74 9 24 114 15 45 17 Â 50 89 Â 56 23 2 Cor. 3 3 18 Â 7 9 Â 17 20 75 4 18 182 5 1 90 Â 5 83 Â 19 329 Â 21 325 Galatians 2 3 18 Â 10 9 27 Â 20 88 136 3 13 325 3 21 26 4 6 170 Â 29
these do not consider the strictness of the Law Covenant nor the purity of God nor themselves or their own defects A Broken hearted sense of sin would make us prize Christ 1 Cor. 4.4 I know nothing by my self yet am I not thereby justified but he that judgeth me is the Lord. FINIS ERRATA Page 3. line 8. read shed p. 7. l. 2. r. speaketh of it as already past p. 15. l. 14. r. He hath p. 16. l. 53 54. r. Is it not strange Things that are afar off and about which they have no present exercise They strongly believe p. 18. l. 2. r. Surety p. 19. dele 1. p. 23. l. 23. after long r. In the Lord's Supper we have a foretast of that New Wint that is in our Fathers Kingdom p. 26. l. ult p. 27. l. 1. r. T is our Ornament a beautiful Vesture to the Soul p. 43. l. 14. after comfort add is p. 47. l. 24. r. Therefore p. 53. l. 1. r. go p. 58. l. 41. r. Here is neither all evil p. 59. l. 39. r. worketh upon p. 60. l. 26 27. r. and be like him p. 61. l. 38. r. on our part l. 44. for of our way r. of Faith p. 62. l. 16. after self-denying r. r. or having and p. 65. l. 14. dele and report dele This p. 67. l. 7. r. when the body is weakest p. 73. l. 27 28. r. The being reconciled to him is his great care the pleasing of him his most industrious Imployment His life is nothing else c. p. 74. l. 215. a Carnalist p. 76. l. 39. dele is p. 107. l. 1. dele cheap p. 118. l. ult r. hating p. 121. l. 18. r. the difficulties of Obedience p. 151. l. 40. dele our p. 154. l. 43. r. intensivè l. 44. r. appretiativè l. 54. for secure r. severe p. 156. l. 25. for air r. awe l. 30. for alter r. of p. 159. l. 51. r. degree p. 163. l. 27. r. partialities p. 175. l. 9. r. increase of grace p. 177. l. 29. after nakedly add sin p. 181. l. 12. r. for sincers p. 187. l. 32. r. But according p. 188. l. 54. for men r. way for seek r. check l. 55. for his r. our for he r. we p. 203. l. 3. r. his Soul p. 207.l 40. for neither r. will then p. 211. l. 16. r. unregenerate p. 223. l. 57. for profess r. propose p. 232. l. 12. after with add God by p. 241. l. 20. for Abner r. Hanan A TABLE OF THE Principal Matters contained in the SERMONS On 2 CORINTH 5. A. ABsent how ae Believer is absent from the Lord in this World Page 54 Acceptation with God must be our great scope Page 72 And our great work Page 74 It will be our advantage and comfort Page 72 73 To be laboured after not only when we die but in this life Page 75 Why we should labour after it Page 76 v. Pleasing of God Afflictions why a burden Page 32 Approbation of God how Believers come to have it and why Page 119 Why it should be lookt after Page 120 Approbation of God to be lookt after before the Approbation of Conscience and the Approbation of Conscience before the Approbation of Men. Page 122 Assurance may be had Page 6 Why we should look after it Page 12 How it is wrought Page 7 v. Confidence Certainty Authority of Christ. Page 85 B. BOasting what the false Apostles boasted in Page 116 Body of Man compared to a House Page 2 Why called an Earthly House Page 3 Boldness holy wherein it appears Page 46 Boldness in Expectation of Heaven the grounds of it Page 29 Burden of Believers in this World for Sin and Misery v. Affliction and Sin Page 21 32 Burden of Sin felt by a tender and by a wounded Conscience Page 233 v. Sin C. CErtainty of Heaven the grounds of it Page 17 25 The degrees of it Page 11 How it is confirmed to us Page 37 Change there is a great Change wrought at Conversion Page 201 The Change that Grace makes in a Man Page 130 Moral Change what it is Page 201 This doth not amount to the New Creature Page ib. Sudden Changes may be soon worn off Page ib. Outward Change may be without change of heart Page 202 Partial Change not sufficient to denominate the New Creature Page ib. Christ delights to be with Men. Page 54 Christ Spirit Ministry must not be separated Page 239 Christ was made Sin and a Curse for us Page 171 Though he was made Sin yet not a Sinner Page 252 What in the punishment due to Sin Christ was freed from Page 172 Commendation how Paul commends himself to the Corinthians Page 118 Communion with Christ difference between it here and in Heaven Page 54 64 Confession of Sin hath a promise of pardon Page 96 Confidence of Heaven both of the Thing and of the Person Page 8 44 Of Faith and of Assurance Page 63 The Nature of it Page 45 The Kinds of it Page ib. The Opposites of it Page 46 The Properties of it Page 47 The Effects of it Page 46 The Force and Vertue of it Page 12 How it ariseth from the Earnest of the Spirit in our hearts Page 48 Conscience its Work and Office with respect to Sin Page 231 Checks of Conscience to be regarded and why Page 232 Believers have a Testimony in their own Consciences of their Sincerity Page 119 This must be regarded and why Page 121 They have a Testimony in the Consciences of others Page 120 This is to be regarded and how far Page 121 Consideration sets home Spiritual Truths on the Soul Page 175 Conversion Power of Man to convert himself the Absurdities that follow it Page 210 God's working all in Conversion is no ground for looseness or laziness to the Regenerate or to the Vnregenerate Page 211 212 Yet Exhortations to press us to become New Creatures are not in vain Page 212 The true Vse of this Doctrine of Man's Insufficiency to convert himself Page ib. Why the actings of Love are more vigorous at our first Conversion Page 157 Conviction How a good Life convinceth wicked men Page 120 How the Creature shall be convinced at the day of Iudgment Page 99 Covenant why we should often renew Covenant with God Page 250 Curse Christ was made a Curse for us Page 171 Objections answered Page 171 What there was in the Curse or Punishment due to Sin that Christ was freed from Page 172 D. DEath no Extinction Page 36 Desire of Death v. Desire Death of Christ. Christ died as a common Head or publick Person Page 179 Christ died as a Surety Page ib. Christ died not only for our good but in our stead Page 170 How the Love of Christ appeared in his dying for us Page 173 The End of Christ's Death Page 174 The Consequent Benefits of it Page 148 Death of Christ discovers the heinousness of Sin Page 174 181 What use the Death of Christ hath to make us die to
Sin and the World Page 181 When Christ died all Believers died to sin in him Page 177 How those that were not then born were said to be dead to Sin when Christ died Page 179 How to improve the Death of Christ for the mortifying of Sin Page 182 Pardon of Sin is chiefly eyed in the Death of Christ. Page 230 Defects and failings of Christians to be bewailed Page 165 We are to labour to get ground of them Page ib. Desiring Christ. Why the Soul desires to be with Christ. Page 54 What hinders these Desires Page 55 v. Presence with Christ in Heaven Desire of Death Death not simply to be desired Page 24 What Desires of Death are lawful Page 24 34 Desire of Death ariseth from Assurance Page 70 Whether all Christians must desire Death Page 24 The Holiness to Regulated Desires of Death Page 35 Desire of Heaven None can desire Heaven but those that are clothed with a Gospel Righteousness Page 28 Determination a great help in Religion Page 175 Difficulties of Obedience how sweetned Page 73 Dominion of God his Title to it Page 86 Dying to Sin our consent to it given at Conversion and ratified in Baptism Page 180 How Believers may be said to be dead to Sin since there are so many carnal motions after Conversion Page ib. The Influence Christ's Death hath on our dying to Sin v. Death of Christ. E. EArnest the Nature of it Page 42 The difference between an Earnest and a Pledge Page 43 Earnest of the Spirit what it is Page 42 The Vse and End of it Page 43 Enemies all men by Nature are Enemies to God Page 217 244 The several Kinds of Enmity against God Page 217 244 245 God's Enemies carry on a War against him Page 246 God is an Enemy to carnal men Page 247 Wherein this Enmity of God is seen Page ib. It is a dreadful thing to have God an Enemy Page ib. End ultimate and subordinate Page 133 How to know what is our main End Page 77 The End varieth the Nature of the Action Page 136 Esteem of God the Effects of it Page 155 Esteem A Christian is not religiously to esteem others for external carnal advantages Page 194 The Reasons of it Page 195 Excellency of Heaven wherein it appears Page 38 Execution of the last Sentence will be certain speedy and unavoidable Page 107 Why the Sentence shall be certainly executed Page 107 The Sentence shall be executed on the wicked first Page ib. The Execution of the last Sentence shall be terrible F. FAith the objects of Faith Page 56 How it works as to another World Page 17 Faith goeth on certain grounds Page 59 How it should be rowzed up with reference to the promised Glory Page 17 Walking by Faith v. Walking Faith and Sight opposed to one another Page 56 Faith is for Earth Sight for Heaven Page 58 Till we have Sight it is an advantage that we have Faith Page 58 What relief Faith yields us in this World till we have Sight Page 59 If we have Faith we shall have Sight Page ib. Those that have Faith are not satisfied till they have Sight Page ib. Faith hath its Sights Page ib. Faith in Christ what it includes in it Page 255 256 Faith and Repentance Repentance respects God Faith Christ. Page 224 Both are wrought by the Word and acted in Prayer Page Ib. Fall of Man all mankind Fell in Adam Page 216 Fear Causes of Fear Page 111 Terror of the Lord ground of Fear v. Terror Page 110 Fear of future Iudgment how raised in us Page 114 Fear of Wrath and Love of God how consistent Page 113 Fitness for Heaven what it is Page 39 41 Gradual Fitness is to be lookt after Page 40 Fools carnal men are Fools v. Madness Page 126 127 Free Grace manifested at the day of Iudgment Page 98 Friendship between God and Mâ—â— in a State of Innocency Page 216 How this Friendship was broâ—en off Page lb. Fury of wicked Men in their sins Page 127 G. GArment Gospel Righteousness a Garment to cover our nakedness Page 28 Glory of God A Christian is in all things to aim at the Glory of God Page 130 We are to Glorifie God in all Relations and Conditions of Life and with all our Talents Page 135 136 I Indifferent actions God's Glory is to be our end Page 131 Actions that tend to our dishonour should not be omitted when God's Glory calls for them Page 133 Whether in every action a Christian is always bound to have actual thoughts of the Glory of God Page 132 Why the Glory of God is to be our Great end Page 128 133 139 Believers are fitted for Glorifying God as Men and as renewed Page 134 135 Aim at God's Glory ariseth from Love to God Page 131 How to know whether we Glorify God Page 140 Exhortation to Glorify God Page 137 Motâ—ves to Glorify God Page 138 Directions to Glorify God Page 139 Glory of God and good of the Church conjoyned Page 131 Glory of all that Grace that fits us for Heaven is to be given to God Page 41 Goodness of God the mercies of daily Providence declare much of God's Goodness Page 153 Gospel why called the Word of Reconciliation and why the Ministry of Reconciliation Page 234 To whom the dispensation of it is committed Page 234 Governour our Governour must be our Iudge Page 87 Grace the change that Grace makes in a Man Page 130 Acts of Grace easily discernable by a mans own Conscience Page 119 Habitual and actual Grace what Page 211 Groaning for Heaven the Reasons of it Page 20 Directions to stir it up Page 25 v. Desire of Heaven H. HAppiness Eternal why it is delayed Heart New v. New Heart Page 42 Heaven the Certainty of it v. Certainty Page 8 The Excellency of Heaven Page 38 Fitness for Heaven v. Fitness Why Believers are not presently admitted to Heaven upon Conversion Page 42 58 Hiding sin men naturally love to hide their sins from God men and themselves Page 96 God's people are subject to it Page ib. Why men endeavour to hide their sins Page ib. The folly of it Page ib. Holiness in God and in man how it differs Page 84 85 Holiness of Christ as God and as man v. Innocency of Christ. Page ib. Holiness of God manifested at the day of Iudgment Page 97 Home a Christian is not at Home while he is in the Body V. Strangers Page 50 Reasons of it Page Ib. God's Children are not at Home till they come to Heaven Page 54 Hope of Heaven the kinds of it Page 18 Expressed in Scripture by looking and longing Page 18 House State of Glory called a House Page 4 20 What a kind of House this is Page 5 Hypocrites the Reasons of the decay of their seeming Love to God Page 156 I. IMpediments that hinder man's turning to God Page 236 The Word of God a proper remedy to remove them Page 237 Imputation Non-Imputation of sin what is
signifies Page 221 An act of Grace and Favour in God Page 221 A great Priviledge and Blessedness to the Creature Page 222 The manner how it is brought about and applyed to us Page 223 v. Pardon of sin Innocency of Christ as Mediator Page 251 It hath a double use for satisfaction and for example Page 251 Friendship between God and man in a State of Innocency v. Friendship Interest of God in us Page 134 Joys of the Blessed Everlasting Page 105 Judge Qualifications of a Judge Page 82 God the Judge in matters of Redemption not Christ and why Page 87 88 Christ the Judge of the World at the last day Page 82 88 Qualifications of Christ for this Office Kingdom Iustice Power Authority Page 83 84 85 The Impartiality of the Judge Page 91 In what Nature Christ shall be Judge of the World Page 85 88 Judging the World an act of Christ's Mediatory Office Page 88 How Christ is Judge as God and as Mediator Page ib. Why Christ is to be Judge in the humane Nature Page Ib. Why the Power of Judging belongs to Christ. Page Ib. Why Christ is Judge of the World rather than the Father and Spirit Page 87 Christ being Judge is a Terror to the wicked Page 88 89 What is there in Christ's being Judge of the World that is a Terror to the wicked Page 89 Christ being Judge is a comfort to the Godly Page 90 To whom this comfort belongs Page Ib. What is the comfort they have Page Ib. Judgment Day appearing before Judgment Seat what it signifies Page 92 The necessity of a Day of Judgment Page 79 The certainty of it Page ib. The ends of it Page 92 97 103 Arguments to prove it Page 79 80 81. All must be Judged Page 81 91 103 Reasons of it Page 91 92 The Rule of Judgment Page 99 We shall be Judged not according to single acts but our Conversation Page 101 The future Judgment shall be according to mens works Page 97 Why works are produc'd at the Day of Iudgment Page Ib. All sins shall be brought to Judgment Page 92 How sins shall be brought to Judgment Page Ib. What sins shall be then open Page 93 94 A Judgment Day Sinners shall be accused 1 By the Angels 2 By the Devils 3 By the Word of God 4 By the Ministers of the Gospel 5 By Conscience 6 By their own Confession 7 By one another 8 By the Godly 9 By the Circumstances of their evil actions Page 93 94 95. Different Recompenses at the Day of Judgment Page 104 Execution of Sentence v. Execution The Ministry of the Angels at the Day of Judgment Page 91 How this Doctrine is to be improved Page 108 The last Judgment the most solemn of all Judgments Page 83 Future Judgment is impartial Page 110 The Terror of the day of Judgment Page ib. Future Judgment makes pardon of sin necessary Page 231 Justice of Christ. Page 84 Justice of God the kinds of it Page 98 Declared in the day of Iudgment Page ib. Justification twofold of a sinner and of a believer Page 100 K. KNowing Christ after the flesh in the days of his flesh what it was Page 196 Knowing Christ after the flesh since his Ascension what it is Page 197 Knowing Christ after the Flesh will be of no use to us as to the Salvation of our Souls Page 199 They that only know Christ after the flesh cannot truly challenge the name of Christians Page 199 L. Law as a Rule is as strict as ever Page 164 But not as a Covenant Page ib. The violation of the Law makes a Pardon necessary Page 231 The Impossibility of keeping the Law shews the necessity of a Redeemer Page 163 And should make us thankful for our deliverance by Christ. Page 164 Life Animal what it is Page 60 Life of the Body frail and Transitory Page 2 Life Eternal the happy condition of the Godly in Heaven called Life Page 104 Wherein it consists Page 105 The excellency of it Page 35 One of the principal Objects of Faith Page 14 The belief of it pressed Page 14 Little believed in the World v. Faith Page 15 Life Natural to be contemned Page 36 Life Spiritual that there is a Spiritual Life proved 189 What it is Page 60 189 In it all is to be referred not to our selves but to God Page 24 183 The Resemblance between it and the Life Natural 190 The difference between them 192 Signs of Spiritual Life Page 190 192 How it is conveyed and continued to us Page 26 190 The respect it hath to Christ's Resurrection v. Resurrection of Christ. Page 189 Life Spiritual matter of Faith Page 191 To be valued and esteemed by us Page 192 We are to go to Christ for it Page ib. Living denotes not one single action but the course of our conversation Page 185 Living to God Why we should live to God Page 138 139 186 A man cannot Live to himself and to God too Page 184 Motives to live to God Page 187 Directions not to live to our selves but to God Page 188 Living to our selves and not to God the danger of it Page 187 v. Living to God Love of Christ taken actively and passively Page 143 How the Love of Christ appeared in his dying Page 173 Love of God of benevolence and complacency what Page 143 Whence it comes to have such a force on us Page 147 How it is applyed to us Page 148 The consequent benefits of it Page ib. Persuasion of God's Love to us comfortable but not absolutely necessary Page 152 God's general Love in sending a Saviour to mankind should excite Love Page 153 Love to God what it is Page 143 159 Love to God considered as an exaction of the Law or rule of the Gospel Page 163 God in Christ the object of his Love and why Page 144 Whether God be to be loved for his beneficial goodness or Essential and Moral perfections Page 149 God is chiefly to be Loved for his essential and Moral perfections and why Page 150 Our loving God for his benefits is not wholly to be condemned and why Page 149 Mercies of daily Providence render God amiable Page 153 The defects of this Love Page 150 The Effects of it 145 155 159 Love to God the greater principle that draweth us off from self to God Page 185 The influence it hath on our duties and actions Page 145 What shall we do to know that we Love God Page 165 Why it is our duty to make this tryal Page 166 Obedience the great evidence of Love to God Page 166 How to get this Love to God Page 167 No man by Nature can bring his heart to Love God and why Page 167 Pardoning mercy breedeth and feedeth Love to God Page 230. Motives to Love God Page 168 Degrees of Love to God how to be measured Page 154 Comparison the best way to discover Love Page ib. God to be Loved above all things Page ib. What it is to Love
God with all the heart Page 163 How it is consistent with a Christian's defects Page 163 How far we are obliged to Love God with all the heart Page 164 How it is consistent with Love to Relations c. Page 165 Decay of Love incident to the people of God Page 156 What is not a Decay of Love Page 157 What it is Page 159 The greatness of the evil of it Page 158 The causes of it Page 160 The commonness of it Page 158 Many are surprized with it that are little sensible of it Page 158 How to prevent it Page 161 How to recover our Decayed Love Page 162 M MAdness Christianity accounted Madness by the men of the World Page 123 Reasons of it Page 124 What in Christianity is accounted Madness Page ib. The way of the wicked is properly Madness Page 125 Demonstrations of it Page 126 Mediator Christ a fit Mediator Page 220 What Christ was to do as Mediator Page 88 Men God dealeth with men by men and the reasons of it Page 238 Ministers are God's Ambassadors Page 240 Their duty as such Page 241 How to be received and entertained by us Page ib. The value and authority of their Office Page ib. Credit and respect to be given to their Message Page 241 242 They must treat with people with Love and sweetness and Meckness and Patience Page 242 Christ Spirit Ministry must not be separated Page 239 v. Men. Mortality swallowed up of Life in the other World Page 35 Mortifying sin how to improve the Death of Christ to the Mortifying of sin Page 182 N NEw Creature The necessity of the New Creation Page 204 What it is to be New Creatures Page 201 202 Why likeness to God is called the New Creature Page 203 God the Author of the New Creature Page 207 God the Author of the New Creature as reconciled in Christ. Page 213 How the New Creature flows from our Vnion with Christ Page 203 Why the New Câ—eature cannot be satisfied with the World Page 51 Evidences of being New Creatures v. Renovation Page 206 New Heart what it is Page 206 Non-Imputation of sin v. Imputation O OBedience the difficulties of obedience how sweetned Page 73 Obedience the great Evidence of Love Page 166 The properties of that Obedience that flows from Love Page 166 Marks of sincere Obedience Page 102 Odium abominationis inimicitiae explained Page 246 P Pain of sense in Hell twofold Page 105 Pauls Testimony of his sincerity Page 118 All Ministers and Christians may have the like Testimony of their Sincerity Page 119 How he commends himself to the Corinthians Page 118 Pardon of Sin the necessity of having Sin pardoned Page 231 The great difficulty of having Sin pardoned when once committed Page 230 God's readiness to pardon Sin Page 232 God pardons Sin not as the party offended only but as the Supream Iudge Page 227 The Excellency of this Priviledge Page 232 The good depending on pardon of Sin in this life and in the next Page 222 223 Pardon of Sin the proper Priviledge of the New Covenant Page 231 It 's a branch of our Reconciliation with God Page 225 Reasons to prove it so Page 227 They that are reconciled to God had need still to beg pardon of Sin Page 225 What those that are reconciled ask in asking a pardon Page 226 The design of pardon of Sin laid in God's Eternal Decree Page 223 It was purchased by Christ when he paid a Ransom for us Page ib. Pardon of Sin is chiefly eyed in the Death of Christ. Page 230 We are actually pardoned when we believe and repent v. Faith and Repentance Page 224 We are sensibly pardoned when God gives Peace and Ioy in believing Page 225 We are fully and compleatly pardoned at the Day of Iudgment Page ib. Pardoning Mercy breedeth and feedeth Love to God Page 230 Pardon of Sin an inviting Motive to Holiness Page 228 229 Perfection to be striven for Page 164 Persuasion Ministers to persuade men Page 115 What this Persuasion implies Page 114 People to persuade themselves Page 115 Pleasing God what makes us active in it Page 75 Why we should labour to please God Page 76 Pleasing God more to be regarded than pleasing of Men. Page 77 Pleasing of Men how far condemned Page ib. Pleasures of this Life to be used sparingly Page 70 Power of Man to convert himself the Absurdities that follow it Page 210 It is only in the Power of God to convert the sinner v. Conversion Not only the Power to will but to work when converted is of God Page 210 Preaching of the word necessary and the Reasons of it Page 237 The congruity and decency of this Dispensation Page 237 Presence with Christ in Heaven better than remaining in the Body Page 69 Our Happiness in another World lyes in presence with the Lord. Page 63 Reasons of it Page 64 To be desired by the Saints Page 68 Why the Saints desire it Page 54 Profession of the name of Christ without conformity to his Laws not valuable Page 197 Providence mercies of daily Providence declare much of the goodness of God Page 153 Punishment of sinners in Hell everlasting Page 106 Everlasting Punishment consistent with Gods Iustice. Page ib. Punishment of sense or Loss which is the greater Page 64 Q. QUalification of those that shall have a blessed Estate in Heaven Page 10 R. REcompence different Recompences at the day of Iudgment Page 114 Reconciliation What it is to Reconcile Page 215 The nature of this Reconciliation Page 217 The Revelation of the way of Reconciliation is a great blessing Page 235 How Reconciliation in Scripture is ascribed to God the Father to Christ and to believers themselves Page 216 How far Christ is concerned in it opened Page 219 God in the work of Reconciliation will keep up the honour of his Iustice Holiness and Truth Page 219 The Reconciliation is mutual between God and man and man and God Page 215.217 Why the Scriptures generally insist on our being Reconciled to God Page 215 The necessity of being Reconciled to God Page 244 VVhy God is said to Reconcile the world indefinitely to himself Page 214 Gods condescension in this matter Page 248 The greatness of the Mercy and Grace of God in our Reconciliation Page 220 The value of the Priviledges Page 249 The great dishonour we do to God in refusing it Page 249 The Priviledges and blessings that depend upon and accompany it Page 218 249 By Reconciliation our State is as good or better than it was in Innocency Page 217 Pardon of Sin a branch of our Reconciliation v. Pardon Page 225 God the Author of the New Creature as Reconciled to us in Christ. Page 213 The End of our Reconciliation is walking in a course of Holiness Page 229 Every thing in it implies Holiness Page 219 What is to be done on man's part that he may be Reconciled to God Page 243 Our Right to this Priviledge is begun as soon as
we repent and believe in Christ. Page 218 224 Directions to those that are Reconciled Page 24 250 They that are Reconciled had need beg pardon of sin v. Pardon Page 225 Redeemer The necessity of a Redeemer Page 163 Religion must be our Business and Recreation Page 74 Renovation the Nature of it Page 207 The Object of it Page ib. That it is the work of God's Spirit Page ib. The Effects of it Page 208 Its Connexion with Reconciliation Page ib. v. New Creature Repentance what it includes Page 243 v. Faith and Repentance Respect to Christs Person in the days of his flesh was not all he looked for Page 196 Religiously to respect men for external carnal advantages condemned Page 194 Respect Civil due to carnal men Page ib. Respect of persons not with God Page 110 199 Resurrection of the Body Reasons of it Page 36 Resurrection of Christ the Example Pledge and Cause of the Spiritual Life Page 189 The likeness between Christ's rising from the dead and Christians rising from the death of Sin Page ib. Rewards Sinful respect to the Rewards of Religion how it bewrayeth it self Page 151 Right God hath a Right to us Page 186 Righteousness Why men are prone to establish a Righteousness of their own Page 257 Gospel-Righteousness what it is Page 72 Gospel-Righteousness a Garment to cover our nakedness Page 28 Righteousness as it respects the precept or the sanction of the Law opened Page 252 Why the Righteousness by which we are justified is called the Righteousness of God Page 253 What is that Righteousness by which we are justified Page 253 254 257 Christ is made sin for us and we are made the Righteousness of God in him Page 254 In what this exchange doth agree in what it differs Page ib. The Love of God herein Page 256 This Righteousness of Christ is made ours when we believe in him Page 254 The Priviledges depending on our being made the Righteousness of God in Christ. Page 257 S. SAcrifices were offered by Adam Page 28 Satisfaction of Christ the truth of it Page 170 The Sufficiency of it Page 171 Scope of a Christians Life Page 71 72 v. End Self-Love only cured by the Love of God Page 230 Sight what Sights we shall have in Heaven Page 60 In what manner shall we Behold Christ. Page ib. v. Faith and Sight Sin a wrong to God how to be understood Page 86 Sin and shame always go together Page 28 The greatness of the Burden of Sin Page 257 Why Sin is a Burden Page 33 In what manner Sin is to be checked Page 205 The aggravations of Secret Sins Page 95 Secret Sins to be avoided because of future Iudgment Page 95 In what sense Christ was said to be made Sin Page 252 Sin taken for a Sacrifice for sin and for Punishment of sin Page ib. Christ was made sin but not a Sinner Page ib. Christ was made sin for us and we the Righteousness of God in him Page 254 Christ being made Sin is the cause of our being made the Righteousness of God in him Page 255 Sincerity how evidenced Page 102 Paul's Testimony of his Sincerity Page 118 Soul that it is distinct from the Body proved Page 66 It can live apart from the Body Page 67 The Souls of the Saints at Death immediately go to God Page 67 Spirit How he dwells in us Page 42 Strangers how to carry our selves as Strangers in this World Page 52 Sufferings of Christ what they were Page 256 They show the heinousness of sin Page 174 How we are to be affected when we read the story of Christ's sufferings Page 198 Suitableness between Christ and Believers Page 190 Surety Christ the Surety of Believers Page 171 Christ dyed as a Surety Page 179 T. TAbernacle our frail Condition set forth by a Tent or Tabernacle Page 2 Terror of the Lord is ground of Fear Page 110 How it is so to the godly Page 113 The Terror of the Lord should have an influence on us while in the flesh Page 113 V. VEracity and Faithfulness of God manifested at the Day of Iudgment Page 98 Union to Christ Internal and External explained Page 203 How the New Nature flows from our Union with Christ. Page 203 W. WAlking by Faith those who have Faith must walk by it Page 61 Reasons of it Page ib. Will God will not do any man good against his will Page 235 Nor doth he force man's will but deal by Persuasion Page 236 Wisdom wherein Wisdom lyes Page 128 Wherein the Wisdom of a godly man appears Page 128 Evidences of Spiritual Wisdom Page 129 How Wisdom is to be justified by her Children Page 128 Wisdom of Christ. Page 83 Word of God is an Instrument fitted to gain the consent of man's will Page 236 Work the Work of a Christian. Page 72 74 Why Works are produced at the Day of Iudgment Page 97 What room and place Works have with respect to our final sentence and the Rewards and Punishments that follow it Page 100 101 Works good the Principle of them Page 101 Good Works cannot be performed by men in a state of Nature Page ib. The aim and scope of them Page ib. Good Works Imperfect Page 99 They merit nothing Page ib. What respect Good Works have to our future Reward Page 102 Worship External Pomp in the Worship of God is not that he looks after Page 198 A TABLE OF SCRIPTURES EXPLAINED In the SERMONS on 2 CORINTHIANS 5.  Chap. Verse Page GEnesis 1 31 216 3 11 28 4 7 252  13 252 Exodus 32 25 28 Deuteronomy 6 5 163 30 6 167 1 Kings 5 26 95 Psalms 1 5 92 27 4 64 31 1 233 33 15 93 51 4 92 115 1 133 130 3 92 Proverbs 16 14 112 29 27 246 Ecclesiastes 3 21 129 5 6 93 12 7 66 Canticles 8 6 146 Isaiah 56 4 76 65 17 200 66 22 200 Jeremiah 23 6 253 Hosea 2 3 28 4 8 252 6 7 96 10 1 183  11 152 Amos 6 3 112 Habakkuk 2 11 96 Malachy 2 15 168 Matthew 3 11 112 Matthew 11 19 128 20 23 40 22 37 163 250 24 12 160 25 31 78 Mark 6 11 94 9 44 105 Luke 2 40 191 10 27 250 12 20 4 16 9 68  22 68 20 37 38 68 23 43 67 John 2 24 25 84 5 45 93 7 â—4 63 14 2 4 15 2 203 20 27 197 Acts 16 14 175 20 21 224 Romans 5 14 171  25 223 6 3 4 5 180  6 177 179  13 180 6 19 131 8 2 164 9 3 141 11 36 134 14 7 8 183 15 3 187 1 Corinthians 3 8 40 1 Corinthians 4 4 5 82 11 22 195 15 21 179  45 179 16 32 169 2 Corinthians 1 12 117 4 7 238  16 60 5 21 171 6 11 12 13 145 Galatians 2 20 178 3 1 59  20 80 4 14 â—41 5 17 180 Ephesians 1 3 51 4 18 190 Philippians 1 23 67 2 13 209 Colossians 1 20 68  21 217 3 3 5 179 180 191 1 Thessalonians 1 10 112 1 Thessalonians 2 12 39  13 241 1 Timothy 6 12 19 6 2 Timothy 2 21 204 Hebrews 3 1 235 4 13 84 7 22 179 9 28 252 10 31 111 13 4 95 James 4 1 195 1 Peter 1 17 110 2 9 129 157 4 1 178 2 Peter 1 3 39 3 14 29 1 John 2 5 145 3 19 45 Revelations 2 5 162  3 4 38  5 9 76  12 12 93 FINIS Secondly Fourthly Thirdly Secondly Secondly ☞ That which follows being Printed Sermon XXX is the Conclusion of this 29 th Sermon