The True Doctrine of Justification Asserted and Vindicated, Index – Scripture index
THE TABLE.
A
FIve abſurdities objected by the Antinomians, which (they ſay) will follow from the Doctrine that God afflicts his people for ſin, vindicated, p. 39, 40, 41
What kinde of act forgiveneſſe is, and whether it be antecedent to our faith and repentance, 166, 167
There are no accidents in God, ib.
How afflictions come upon the godly after pardon of ſin, 24
God doth not alwayes afflict with reference to ſin, 28
The afflictions of the godly are not legal, but evangelical, and why? 39
How afflictions on believers agree with the juſtice of God, 101
It is a great aggravation to the ſins of Gods people, that they have been committed in his ſight, 53, 54
Aggravations and diminutions of ſin, 206, 208
The unſound Anſwers of the Antinomian about the afflictions of the godly, 24, 25
The Antinomian contrary to himſelf, 33, 34, 93
Three Arguments of the Antinomian anſwered, 34, 35, 36, 37
The Antinomians anſwer to, and evaſion of certain Scriptures anſwered, 53
How the anger of God is ſhewed toward the the ſins of his people, 76, 77, 78
The Antinomian Arguments anſwered, 176 to 193
Arguments proving that God doth ſee ſin in the juſtified ſo as to be offended with it, 53
Seven Arguments proving our faith and repentance antecedents of Juſtification, 169▪ to 172
Three Reaſons proving that Aſſurance of pardon, is apt to kindle ſpiritual affections in us, 269, 270
B
Sins committed after Baptiſm pardonable, 126, 127
Chriſt is the advocate of Believers after Juſtification, 66, 67
Bellarmines objection anſwered, 115
How ſin is a blot in the ſoul, 136
When ſins are blotted out, 158
C
A three-fold cauſe of Juſtification,
Efficient,
Meritorious,
Inſtrumental,
— 2
The people of God are not caſt off for their ſins, 232
It is one thing to change the will, and another to will a change, 193
It is no derogation from Chriſt that ſin is in a believer, 40
What the bloud of Chriſt doth meritoriouſly cleanſe, the Spirit doth efficaciouſly, 57
Wherein the compleatness of the pardon of ſin at the day of Judgement conſiſts, 259 260
Six comfortable conſiderations gathered from certain Scriptures, 49, …0
It is of great conſequence to have the Doctrine of Juſtification kept pure, and why, 3
A two-fold condition of faith, pag. 191, 192
Comfort to the children of God, 263
Pardon of ſin is a continued act, 115
What is meant by covering ſin, 216, 217
1 What is
2 What is not
implied in that phraſe of covering ſin, 217, 218, 219
How ſin being in the regenerate, yet covered, will ſtand with the omniſciency, truth and holineſs of God, 220, 221
Whether God doth ſee ſin when he hath covered it. 219, 220
D
Eternal Death deſerved by every ſin, 206
What in ſin is a Debt, 105
Sins called a Debt in a four-fold reſpect, 105, 106
There is a great difference between original and actual ſin, and wherein they differ, 20
There is great difference in the calamities of the godly, 28
The afflictions of the godly and the wicked for ſin, how differ, 29
The difference between a godly man troubled in conſcience, and a man damned in hell, 82
A two-fold difference between actions immanent and tranſient, 166, 167, 168
An elect perſon and a reprobate, how they are
alike,
differ,
188
Whether a difference ought to be made between great and little ſins. Six Propoſitions clearing the ſame, 206. to 212
A Chriſtian is to make a difference of ſins ſix wayes, 208, 209, 210
Four things wherein a Chriſtian is not to make a difference of ſin, 212, 213
A three-fold difference between the ſins of a godly and wicked man, 232, 233
Seeing and knowing how they differ, 90
No difference to our capacity between Gods ſeeing and knowing, 91
A two-fold difference between Gods forgiving our ſins, and our forgiving others, 113, 114.
The Properties of God, and the actions of them, how they differ, p. 97
Juſtification and pardon of ſinne, how they differ, 257
The ſenſe of Gods diſpleaſure for ſin, may be retained in us two wayes, ſervilely, filially, 22
The Antinomian distinction examined, 89, 90
Believers have not a full diſcharge from ſin till the day of Judgement, 256
It is the duty of juſtified perſons, to pray for pardon and for forgiveneſs of ſin, 113
It is the duty of Believers, to repent of ſinne that it may be pardoned, and why? 114
E
Election, is Amor ordinativus non o…ll…ti…us 188,
In what ſenſe an elect man, before converſion is loved of God, …88
God hath other ends then to ſatisfie his Juſtice, when he afflicts his people, 26
There are many errors about Juſtification, and the danger of them, 4
The ground of Popiſh errors about Juſtification, 5
The errors of
Papiſts
Antinomians
concerning remiſſion of ſinne, 43, 44, 45
The errors of the Saints diſpleaſing to God 80, 81
Who they are which do eſteem of pardon of ſin, and why? 221, 222
Why Creation and Juſtification are not from Eternity, 167
How ſin doth, and how it doth not expell the Grace of Juſtification, 243
F
How the word Face is attributed to God, 226
All men called fleſh, 1
A two-fold Faith in all Petitions, Applicative, Fiducial, 61
Forgivenes is the removing the guilt, though not the nature of ſin, 45
Prayer for, and faith in God for forgiveness, may well ſtand together, 62
God doth reiterate forgivenss of ſin, 127
Chriſtians ought to pray for forgiveness, and in what ſenſe? 129. from 113. to 116
Forbearance of puniſhment, differs from forgiveness, 143, 144
What forgiveness of ſin is, 214
Whether God in forgiving ſin, doth forgive all ſin together, 244, 245
The meaning of the Petition, Forgive us our Debts, declared in eight particulars, 113 to 118
How freedom is extended to God, 96
G
The Glory of God, what, 2
The nature of Goſpel-grace, 253
Great ſins as we…l as leſſer are forgiven the godly, 51
Two conſiderations which will much help us to ſee the greatness of our ſins, 204
Gross ſins procure wrath to the godly, 208
Gross ſins exclude from the ſociety of the Church, ibid.
Gross ſins require many conditions before pardoned, 209
Gross ſins require a more intenſe act of faith to apply pardon, 210
A godly man falling into gross ſins, is under ſequeſtration though not ejection, 238
Why the guilt of new gross ſins doth not take away Juſtification, 243, 244
H
Hay and ſtubble, 1 Cor. 3. what, 81
Humiliation and Repentance denied by the Antinomians, 59, 125
A Chriſtian is to be humbled more for groſs ſins then ordinary infirmities, 208, 209
Hyperbolical expreſſions of the Fathers, 250
I
Five things implied from the ſubject praying Forgive us our debts, Mat. 6.12. 1. That all are ſinners. 2. A ſenſe of ſin. 3. Godly ſorrow. 4. Earneſtneſſe and perſeve…ance until we obtain. 5. Conſtant renewed acts of faith, 121, to 125
Three things implied in the object matter, Mat. 6.12. 125, 126
The act of imputation and the ground of it, how they differ, 185
There is a two-fold impulſive cauſe of Juſtification, 2
Juſtification, what it implieth, 6
How Infants are juſtified whether without faith or no, 181, 182, 183
How Chriſt is in us and we in him, 184
A man is not juſtified untill he doth repent and believe, 12
Wherein Juſtification conſiſts, 17
How Juſtification can be ſaid to be the pardon of ſin, ibid.
Whether the Juſtification of Believers be the ſame under the old and new Teſtament, 62
How ſin is injurious to God, 164
How we are juſtified before faith, 177
Juſtification and faith are correlatives, 183
God cannot in Justice but puniſh ſinners, 98
The Juſtice of God admits of a ſurety, 200
The Juſtice of God eſſentially ad intra, and the effects ad extra, how differ, ibid.
Four Propoſitions ſhewing the nature and time of a believers Justification, 257, 258, 259
Juſtification is not reiterated, 115
K
Gods Knowledge and ours how they differ, 89, 90
L
How Gods taking notice of ſin to puniſh it is ſubject to the meer Liberty of his will, 95. to 102
God takes notice of little ſins, 79
M
Whether the ſins of Gods people ſhall be manifeſted at the laſt day, 261, 262
The Miniſters of God commanded to binde and retain ſins, 65
The ſpirit doth mortifie our ſins, 56
External and ſpiritual mortification how differing, 57
Sin is mortified in us not only declaratively but really, ibid.
N
The Nature of Juſtification, 116, 117
The nature of ſin, what and how expreſſed in Scripture, 130, 131, 132
The nature of the ſins of Gods people, 230, 231
Faith and Repentance how neceſſary to the pardon of ſin, 140, 141
God takes notice of the ſins of believers, 60, 1…9
O
The anſwering of Objections ſometimes profitable, 41, 42
Antinomian Objections and diſtinctions diſcuſſed, 88. to 102
An Obligation to puniſhment follows ſinne long before committed, 137, 139
Falſe Opinions liable to the anger of God, proved, 80, 81
Habitual original ſin how truly it may be called ſin, 132
The original of juſtification and aſſurance, 171, 172, 173
The Orthodox truth concerning afflictions upon a juſtified perſon, againſt the errors of Antinomians and Papiſts, …6
P
Pardon of ſin is not only privative b…t poſitive, 118
Five Reaſons proving that the ſenſe of pardon doth not beget carnal ſecurity, 267.
Five Reaſons why God doth ſometimes pardon ſin and not manifeſt it to the ſoul▪ 199, 200
Whether the ſins of believers be pardoned before they be committed, 246
Eight Arguments proving they are not, 247▪ to 253
Three Directions to a ſoul tempted about the pardon of ſin, 122
Our ſins are perfectly pardoned in this life, 258
Whether God by his abſolute power may not pardon ſin without the graces of faith and repentance, 148
Peace with God, what it is, 34, 35
Whether in that Petition, Mat. 5.12. we pray for pardon and aſſurance, 116, 117, 196
Four Reaſons proving that we pray for the pardon it ſelf, and not only for aſſurance, 196
Four ſorts of men praying for pardon, and the manner of their praying, 195, 196, 197
Four Reaſons proving that not only aſſurance, but the pardon it ſelf is to be prayed for, 197
Who are the beſt Preachers of Chriſt and the Goſpel, 122
The Promiſes of God require an holy and humble walking, 172
foreign what is ſignifieth, 2
Thirteen Propoſitions to clear the nature of Juſtification, 3. to 13
Nine Propoſitions for the underſtanding the nature of pardon of ſin, 18. to 22
Seven Propoſitions laid down to clear the truth of that aſſertion, that God doth afflict his people as a Father, 27, 28, 29, 30
A commendation of the Pſalms, 225
Q
There is a two-fold Quickning, 177, 178
R
Nine Ranks of Arguments to prove that God ſeeth ſin in a believer, and is offended with it 53. to 68
When we receive the fulneſſe of Remiſſion of ſin, 256
Five Rules for the underſtanding the nature of Juſtification, 14, 15, 16
Remiſſion of ſin is ſuch a taking it away as if it had never been, 43
How the Papiſts and Antinomians do agree and differ concerning Remiſſion, 45
Remiſſion of ſin what, declared in fix Propoſitions, 139, 140. to 145
Remiſſion of ſin is not only ablativa mali, but collativa boni, 145
Remiſſion of ſin how obtained, 145, 146
Why repentance and faith is urged as neceſſary to Remiſſion, 146
Eight Propoſitions declaring how repentance being our duty may ſtand with free grace in the Remiſſion of ſin, 147, 148, to 154
When God remits ſin he gives repentance, 148
How repentance is neceſſary to remiſſion of ſin, 149, 150
Two extreams in Repentance confuted, 150, 151
Gods free grace and mans duty of Repentance may be reconciled, 155
Repentance why required, 157, 158
God doth indiſpenſably require Repentance in all, 157
Six Reaſons of congruity between remiſſion of ſin and Repentance, 158, to 161
Perfect Repentance cannot take away the guilt of ſin, 161
A two-fold Repentance, 267
Why Repentance is not as great a good, as ſin is an evil, 163
Six courſes God took to bring David to Repentance, 228, 229
Imputed Righteouſness a more ſolid ground of comfort, then the moſt perfect and exact inherent righteouſneſſe, and why? 10
S
The Queſtion whether repentance of it ſelf may not take away ſins, anſwered three wayes, 161, 162, 163
The full ſatisfaction of Chriſt to God, takes not away the precedency of faith and repentance to juſtification, 189, 190
How Chriſt ſatisfied Gods wrath, 191
In what relation Chriſt ſatisfied God, 101
God ſeeth and is angry with the ſins of his people, 225
How God can ſee ſin in the believers when they have the righteouſneſſe of Chriſt to cover them, 219
Rules concerning God ſeeing ſin in a believer, 45, 46
Six Reaſons proving that God doth afflict his people for ſin, 30, 31, 32
Sins may be ſaid to be pardoned five wayes, 18, 19
Six things conſiderable in ſin when it is ſaid to be forgiven, 19, 20
What it is to have ſin forgiven, 20
No ſin hath a poſitive natural being, 40
Sins forgiven are as if they had never been, 50
God is affected with the ſins of his people, 68
Sins of the godly and ungodly how they are alike or differ, 73, 74
The moſt eminent ſanctified perſon hath ſin in him, 121
Every ſin hath a double weight
puniſhment
offence to God,
124
We may ask pardon for great ſins▪ 126
Sin, and the effects of ſinne, what, 130, to 136
Habitual ſin forbidden by the Law, 132
A man cannot intend ſin formally, 133
There is in every ſin the Macula and Reatus, 134
Sin… continue untill pardoned, 135
Two things conſiderable in every ſin in it ſelf, 138
Two things conſiderable in ſin relating to Juſtification, 145
Whether ſin be an infinite evil, 138
There are degrees in ſin, 206
The ſin of David aggravated by ten circumſtances, 225, 226
No ſinne though never ſo great for nature (except the ſin againſt the holy Ghoſt) but the godly may fall into it, 228, 229
In what ſenſe the ſins of the godly are reigning ſins, 230, 231
How far groſs ſins make a breach upon Juſtification, 233, &c.
Why ſins are called debts, 104
Whether God may not by his abſolute ſoveraignty adjudge man to eternal miſery with conſideration of ſin, 27, 28
T
Spiritual the… what, 7…
Threatnings applied to believers, 71
Not to truſt to repentance, 165
There is a two-fold trouble for ſin, 41
U
Whether we be United to Chriſt before Juſtification, 183
How all ſin is voluntary, 132
God doth ſometimes upbraid his people, 70, 71
W
There is no new Will in God, 167, 193
Five words uſed in Scripture to expreſs Juſtification, 13, 14
The ſeveral words uſed in Scripture to expreſs forgiveneſs of ſin, 46, 47
The Word preached and written, differ not eſſentially, 86
Words uſed in Scripture to declare Remiſſion of ſin, 139, 140, 141
The effects of Gods wrath upon his own children, how conſidered, 70, 71
A Table of divers Scriptures which are opened or vindicated by this TREATISE.
| Geneſis. | ||
| Chap. | Verſ | Pag. |
| 3 | 21 | 47 |
| 4 | 13 | 47 |
| Exodus. | ||
| 4 | 14 | 69 |
| Deuteronomy. | ||
| 8 | 2 | 38 |
| 2 Samuel. | ||
| 12 | 9 | 53 |
| 12 | 13 | 62 |
| Job. | ||
| 34 | 32 | 70 |
| Pſalm. | ||
| 32 | 12 | 47, 63, 214 |
| 32 | 5 | 224 |
| 51 | 4 | 53 |
| 51 | 7 | 51 |
| 51 | 9 | 61 |
| 90 | 4 | 91, 92 |
| 90 | 8 | 54, 223 |
| 94 | 9, 10 | 90 |
| 99 | 8 | 30 |
| 103 | 12 | 49 |
| 130 | 4 | 269 |
| Iſaiah. | ||
| 44 | 22 | 48 |
| 53 | 5 | 36, 37 |
| 63 | 17 | 83 |
| Jeremy. | ||
| 9 | 7 | 38 |
| 50 | 20 | 21, 41, 42 |
| Ezekiel. | ||
| 18 | 14 | 84 |
| Chap. | Verſ. | Pag. |
| 18 | 24, 26 | 136, 255 |
| Micha. | ||
| 7 | 19 | 48 |
| Matthew. | ||
| 5 | 22 | 206 |
| 6 | 12 | 103, 104 |
| 12 | 36 | 206 |
| 18 | 27 | 8, 21 |
| 18 | 32, 34 | 238 |
| Luke. | ||
| 4 | 18 | 140 |
| 7 | 47 | 264, 265 |
| 15 | 22 | 55 |
| 10 | 3 | 141 |
| Acts. | ||
| 3 | 19 | 115, 257, 258 |
| 17 | 30 | 157 |
| Romans. | ||
| 3 | 24, 25 | 12, 247 |
| 5 | 19 | 7, 163 |
| 5 | 12 | 34, 35, 129 |
| 6 | 19 | 132, 260 |
| 8 | 33 | 11 |
| 1 Corinth. | ||
| 2 | 2 | 12, 270 |
| 3 | 12, 13, 14, 17 | 80, 81 |
| 4 | 4 | 65 |
| 11 | 30 | 75, 80 |
| 11 | 31 | 27 |
| 2 Corinth. | ||
| 7 | 1 | 270 |
| Galatians. | ||
| 5 | 18 | 56 |
| Epheſians. | ||
| Chap. | Verſ. | Pag. |
| 4 | 30 | 68 |
| Coloſſians. | ||
| 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | 13 | 140 |
| 1 Timothy. | ||
| 6 | 4 | 41 |
| Hebrews. | ||
| 4 | 13 | 85 |
| 7 | 25 | 67 |
| 8 | 12 | 141, 142 |
| 9 | 14 | 136 |
| 10 | 28, 29, 30 | 14 |
| 12 | 5, 6, 7, 8 | 31, 32 |
| 12 | 29 | 22 |
| James. | ||
| 1 | 2, 3, 4 | 37, 38 |
| 1 Peter. | ||
| 3 | 13 | 160 |
| 4 | 17 | 76 |
| 2 Peter. | ||
| 3 | 8 | 91, 92 |
| 1 John. | ||
| 1 | 9 | 121 |
| 2 | 1 | 66, 67 |
| 3 | 18, 19, 20 | 63 |
| 5 | 15, 17 | 205 |
| Jude. | 23 | 81 |
| Revelations. | ||
| 3 | 19 | 31 |
FINIS.
End of the text · Anthony Burgess, The True Doctrine of Justification Asserted and Vindicated (1651)