Gospel Conversation, Index
THE ALPHABETICAL TABLE.
A
ABuſe, ſee Body Adam
Firſt Adam, what he was, and what he ſhould have been, had he ſtood Page 43
The ſtate of Adam compared with the ſtate of the Saints 44
Admiration
Admiration of Saints and Angels 90
Adrian
Adrian the Pope, his wofull death 339
Alexanders rebuke 349
Angels
Angels are the Saints keepers 155
Angels, ſee Love, Honor
Anger
Anger muſt be avoided 38
Arbitrary
Arbitrary Government, and the differences of it 324
Antichriſt
Antichriſts great deſign 49
Argument, ſee Goſpel
B
Beginning
Beginings of ſin to be feared 83
Beleevers
Beleevers draw ſtrength from Chriſt 45
Beleevers ſhould manifeſt Chriſt in their actions Ibid
Beleevers cannot fall away 46
Beleevers are not without mixture of evil ib.
Beleevers under the Law, were as children under age 100
Beleevers under the Goſpel are children of full age ib
Beleevers muſt not be of earthly hearts, and why 270
Beleeve
The manner how to beleeve 76
Biſhops, ſee Prelats
Blood
The Blood of Chriſt takes us off from vain converſations 98
Body
The body of ſin muſt be mortified 39
The body of ſin is unknown to Nature 40
Abuſe not your bodies, and why? 92
Boldneſs, ſee Saints
Boniface
Boniface his anſwer 288
Bowels
Bowels of mercy beſeem the Goſpel 71
Branch, ſee Chriſt
C
Canaan
The Land of Canaan a type of Heaven 47
Careleſneſs, ſee Profeſſion Chriſtians
Carnal
Carnal worſhip oppoſeth the ſoul of godlineſs 49
Carnal, ſee Weapons, Heart
Ceremonies
Ceremonies condemned, and why 97
Chaſtiſement
Chaſtiſements for ſin, what they are 148
Children, ſee Beleevers
Chriſt
Chriſts love known in the Goſpel 69
Chriſt is the mercy of all mercies 70
Chriſts kept the Law, and why? 78
Chriſts ſelf denial 93
Chriſt is the Root, and we are the Branches 103
Chriſts is a great King 116
Chriſt God-man, governs all things, and why? 136
Chriſts Rule 139
Chriſts Law ibid
See Dependance, Subjects, and Peace
Chriſtians
Chriſtians muſt be carefull of their families 19
Chriſtians ſhould eye thoſe whoſe Converſations are above them 29
Chriſtians ſubject to grow careleſs by degrees 31
Church
Church of God as a City 3
Circumvent
We muſt not circumvent one another 275
Citizen
A Citizen's wretch'd ſpeech. 320
Civil
Civil mens worſhip of God 35
Companions, ſee Tribulation Compulſion, ſee Perſecution.
Conſcience
Liberty of Conſcience the way to procure it 22
Contentment
Motives to contentment 349
Converſation
The meaning of this word CONVERSATION 3
What Converſation becomes the Goſpel 5
Our Converſation muſt be looked to after converſion 7
Converſation becoming the Goſpel 57
How our Converſation ſhould be manifeſted 350
What Converſation becomes the Goſpel 115
See Image, Wanton
Cook
Cook his opinion of the Martyrs 308
Covetouſneſs
Covetouſneſs unbeſeeming a Saint 270
Cuſtoms
Old Cuſtoms an hindrance to ſpiritual worſhip 100
D
Daies
Difference between daies of faſting and thanksgiving, and holy daies 99
See Obſerving
Danger, ſee Help
Deceivers
Self-Deceivers how? 13
Dependance
No dependance between the Kingdom of Chriſt, and this world 284
Deſign, ſee Goſpel
Deſpair
The reaſon of deſpair 75
Deſpiſe
Deſpiſe not the meaneſt of men 92
Difference
Difference which the Goſpel makes 122
Difference betwen Saints and worldly men 312
Diviſions
Diviſions, whence they come 105
Duty, ſee Time
Dying
Dying one for another becomes the Goſpel 58
E
Elevation
Elevation of ſpirit upon what ground 91
Enmity
How enmity againſt God is kept up 15
Epiſtle
The Saints ſhould be the Epiſtles of Chriſt. 113
Eternal life
Little mention of Eternal life in the Old Teſtament 110
Excellency
The Excellency of a Saints portion wherein it conſiſts 354
Eyes
The eyes of all are upon Profeſſors 23
What the eyes of a Chriſtian ſhould be ſet upon 354
F
Faith
Faith acts upon Chriſt as a King aſwell as a Savior 135
Neceſſity of living by faith 285
Fleſhly-luſts
Fleſhly luſts unſutable to the Goſpel 102
G
Gentils, ſee Partition German
The ſpeech of a German Divine 137
God
Gods willingneſſe to be at peace with man 63
See Hatred, Love, Glory People, Mercy
God is full of goodneſs 64
How the utmoſt of Gods glory is manifeſted 90
Godly
Why godly men are willing to live 2
Goſpel
What the Goſpel is 3
Goſpel-Converſation, what it is 38
Goſpel Obedience proceeds from love 40
Difference between the Law of Adam and the Goſpel 41
Thoſe that live under the Goſpel muſt live in an higher way of holineſs than thoſe that lived under the Law 42
The great Deſign of the Goſpel 54
The Goſpel cals for love 58
Goſpel-arguments are the ſtrongeſt arguments 69
Difference between the Goſpel & the light of Nature 73
See Law, Mallice, Chriſt, Converſation, Dying, Bowels, Wanton, Worſhip, Beleevers, Power.
Government, ſee Arbitrary.
Great ones, ſee Religion.
H
Hard-hearted, ſee Monſter Hatred
Gods hatred of ſin, how to know it 81
Heart.
Carnal hearts will not truſt God 351
Help
Helps againſt the danger of the times 24
Holy Ghoſt
The Holy Ghoſt dwells in our bodies 90
Honor
How the honor of Religion is kept up 15
More honor put upon Men than upon Angels 89
I
Jewes
The error of the Jews about Chriſts Kingdom 117
See Partition
Image
How man holds out the Image of God
Injuſtice
A remedy againſt Injuſtice 77
Inſtitution
Whereon inſtitution of Worſhip depends 21
Inſtitution is the rule of Worſhip 141
Juſtice
Gods Juſtice is no loſer by His Mercy 74
K
King
Wherein the Kings of the earth ar not like Chriſt 137
See Chriſt, Subjects.
Kingdom
Chriſts Kingdom is not of this world 116
Why Chriſts Kingdom is not of this world 157
When the Kingdoms of this world ſhall be ſubmitted to Chriſt 150
See Dependance
L
Latimer
Latimers ſtory 339
Law
The Law of God goes higher than the light of Nature, and how? 41
The Law conſidered under two Conſiderations 42
The Law given to Adam, what it was 43
Difference between the Law of Adam, and the Law given by Moſes, 47
Difference between the Law given by Moſes, and the Goſpel. ibid
They under the Law had ſomthing of the Goſpel ibid
See Goſpel, Chriſt, Worſhip, and Beleevers
Leturgie
True Leturgie, what it is. 355
Liberty, ſee Conſcience
Light of Nature, ſee Nature
Life, ſee Spirit
Looſeneſs, ſee profeſſion
Love
The love of God is more to men than to Angels 53
The love of God ſhould work an anſwerable love in us 54
See Teſtimony & Chriſt Luſts, ſee Fleſh
Luther
Luthers opinion of the Turkiſh Empire 306
Luthers's Proteſtation 334
M
Magiſtrates
How Magiſtrates are helpful to the Church 140
Malice
Malice is unbeſeeming the Goſpel 58
Man, ſee World
Mercy
Mercy muſt be real, not verbal. 71
Gods infinit mercy 286
Gods Mercy undervalued by worldly men ibid
See Tranſcendant, Chriſt, Bowels
Miniſters
Miniſters of the Goſpel, what they are 4
Miniſters ought to rule over none but thoſe they teach 30
Miniſters ſhould be eminent in their Converſations every way ibid
Miniſters Charge over ſoules. 88
Mixture
What mixture is in worldly portions 336
Monſters
Hard-hearted Chriſtians are monſters 71
Moſes, ſee Law
N
Nature
Light of Nature, its extent. 33
Difference between the light of Nature before the fall, and ſince 41
Light of Nature ſhews ſomething of the merciemercy of God 69
Neceſſity, ſee Faith
O
Obedience
The Obedience of a Beleever, is of an higher nature than Adams in his innocency 44
Obſerving
Obſerving daies forbidden 98
Old, ſee Cuſtoms
Opinions
What Opinions are not to be tollerated 327
Oppoſed
World oppoſed to Saints 272
Overſeeing, ſee Viſitation
P
Papiſts
Papiſts reproved 287
Parliament
The PARLIAMENT defended 324
Partition
The partition wall between Jew and Gentile, taken down 66
Peace
We ſhould love peace 65
Peace with our Brethren, what it ſhould be 68
Difference between the worlds peace and Chriſts 155
Why men ſhould have peace upon any terms 323
See God, and Seek
People
Why Gods People are mean in this world 277
Perfection
Perfection comes by ſuffering 279
Perſecution
Perſecution unlawful 283
Perſecution oppoſed 326
Pope
A mortal choice of Popes 328
Portion
Why wicked men have a portion 304
The worlds portion deſcribed. 329
Rules to know who hath his portion only in this life 341
See Excellency
Power
What the power of the Goſpel is 123
Prelates
Prelates reproved 287
Priviledges
Priviledges of the Saints 152
Profeſſion
The reaſon why ſome mens profeſſion vaniſheth 14
Looſneſs of profeſſion what miſchief it doth 16
The miſeries attending a looſe profeſſion 18
Why forward profeſſors turn perſecutors 19
See Eyes
Promiſes
Difference between the promiſes of the Goſpel, and Adams promiſes 45
R
Reaſon
We are not to live altogether according to reaſon 67
Reaſon diſcovers ſome ſin 80
Reconciliation
Reconciliation to God 65
Rebels
How the Saints are Rebells. 280
Redemption
What the Redemption of a ſoul is. 86
Religion
Religion comes to nothing without conſideration of the duties of relation 25
Why Religion is ſo little regarded by great ones 319
See Honor, Weapons
Repentance
Repentance is a mighty work 87
Repentance is out of our power 85
Root, ſee Chriſt
S
Saints
The Saints ſhall condemn the world 12
The Saints may come to the Throne of grace with boldneſs 50
The Saints ſhall judge the world 272
See Rebels, Difference
Seek
Seek for peace 66
Self-denial, ſee Chriſt
Selviſhneſs
Selviſhneſs unbeſeeming a Saint 94
Schiſm
What Schiſm is 108
Services
Gods ſervices are choice ſervices 356
Sin
Sin harboured in thought produceth ſinful actions 29
No ſin is little 82
The wages of ſin is death ib.
See Hatred & Beginings
Socrates
Socrates his rebuke 331
Soul
Souls Immortallity proved 1
Souls pawn'd to the Devil 86
See Worth, & Redemption
Strength
Strength drawn from Chriſt 45
Strive
We muſt ſtrive together, not aſunder 105
Spirit
The life of the Spirit, what it is 102
Subjects
Difference between Chriſts ſubjects and the ſubjects of other Kings 138
Suffering, ſee Perfection
T
Temptations
Particular temptations muſt be looked to 27
Tenure
The tenure men hold the world by 335
Teſtimonies
Teſtimonies of Gods love to us 55
Teſtimonies of our love to God 56
Time
The time ſanctifies the duty 99
Tranſcendent
The mercies of God are tranſcendent 69
Tribulation
We have Companions in Tribulation 278
Turkiſh Empire, ſee Luther
U
Unity
Unity of the Saints 105
Viſitation
Viſitation of the wicked, what it is 10
W
Wanton
Wanton Converſation becomes not the Goſpel 71
Well-doing
Well-doing ſtops the mouthes of wicked men 11
Well-doing converts men ibid
Weapons
Carnal weapons not to be uſed in defence of Religion 145
Wicked
Wicked men do ſomething for God 305
See Portion
Wickedneſs
Wickedneſs is unbeſeeming Profeſſors 128
The wickedneſſe of the world. 281
Works
Our good works ſhould ſhine before men 8
Difference between doing of good works that may be ſeen, and doing good works that [they] may be ſeen ibid
Women
Women-Preachers, in what ſenſe lawful 9
Worſhip
We muſt ſet up the Worſhip of God in our families 56
The worſhip of the world is carnal 96
God will have as much worſhip under the Goſpel as under the Law ibid
What worſhip becomes the Goſpel 100
See Inſtitution
Worth
The worth of the ſoul 85
World
How to know a man of this world 263
See Peace, Oppoſed, Saints, People, Portion
Worldly
Why worldly men are cunning 118
Worldly men, ſee Difference.
Worldly portion, ſee Mixture.
Wronged
We muſt ſeek peace of thoſe that have wronged us 67
FINIS.
End of the text · Jeremiah Burroughs, Gospel Conversation (1650)