Gospel Holiness, Index
THE TABLE.
A
Abraham
ABraham juflified, how, page 231
Abſurd
Abſurd, what. 369
Act
The cheife act of the mind. 358
See Reaſoning.
Action
Actions carnall, denominate men. 323
Adam
Two things from Adam. 252
The beſt have ſomwhat of old Adam. 270
All from old Adam condemned. 28…
Somthing in Saints that was not in Adam. 405
See pleaſe.
Adoption
Spirit of adoption. 280
Affliction
Carriage of a humble heart in affliction. 124
Ten Inſtances of the carriage of a humble heart in afflictions. 126
See fire.
All
Chriſt died not for all. 107
Saints willing to know all Gods truthes. 110
Amiable
Sight of God to Saints amiable. 16
Another
Saints content with the righteouſneſſe of another. 102
Antinomians
Antinomians, who.
Apprehenſions
Sight of God knowne by our apprehenſions. 31
Apprehenſions of God how to trie them. 40
See cleare, pretious, perpetuall.
Aſſurance
Aſſurance in the apprehenſions of Saints. 32
Aſſurance wanting to ordinary Profeſſors, why. 106
B
Beleivers, Beleiving
None ſatisfie the law but Beleivers. 249
Spirituall reaſoning in Beleiving. 363
See righteouſneſſe.
Blind
Mind of a Carnall man blind. 349
Bondage
Spirit of bondage, what. 280
Books
three uſes of other books beſides the Scriptures. 311
Borne againe
He that will ſee God muſt be borne againe 62
To be borne againe, what. 69
To labour to be borne againe. 312
Bribe
God ſuch a Lawgiver as cannot be brided. 209
C
Change
A true ſight of God changeth men 54
Carnall
Men meerly carnall are called fleſh. 323
See actions.
Chriſt
Saving ſight of God only in Chriſt. 11
A Saint in the worſt condition repents not of taking Chriſt 137
The law fulfilled by Chriſt. 210
Motive to come to Chriſt. 214
Invitation to come to Chriſt. 381
See example, father, comming, meeke, lycenciouſneſſe, rule, unyon.
Cleare
Apprehenſions of God cleare to Saints. 31
Coach-man
The mind the coach-man of the ſoule. 347
Coare
The coare of a naturall mans heart fleſhly. 335
Commands
A proud heart diſſobeys Gods commands. 117
A proud heart wearie of Gods commands. 118
Who offer violence to Gods commands 119
A Saint in affliction neglects not Gods commands. 142
Comfort
The godly more carefull of benefite then comfort in afflictions. 142
why Saints have comfort in the worſt condition. 371
Comming
Upon what ground to long for Chriſts comming. 292
Communion
Communion with ſinners wherein forbidden. 169
Condemne
See Adam.
Condiſcend
A humble Saint will condiſcend to the weake. 186
Conſcience
Conſcience purified, what. 49
Conſolation
conſolations of the ſpirit. 409
Converſation
Vnneceſſary converſation with ſinners forbidden. 171
Conſtant
Sight of God in this World not conſtant. 17
Ground of Saints conſtancy. 369
Conviction
Conviction of the ſpirit. 409
Correction
Wicked men ſee not God in corrections. 96
Corporeall
Corporeall ſight of God. 4
Corrupt, corruption
Saints pure notwithſtanding their corruptions. 52
Corruption how diſcovered. 149
Saints called fleſhly becauſe of their corruptions. 322
Mind corrupted. 360
Reaſoning corrupted. 361
Covenant
Saints ſtick cloſe to the covenant in afflictions. 143
Covenant in man to keepe Gods law. 208
Iſhmael, and Iſaac, types of the Covenants. 266
See workes.
Creation
Sight of God in works of creation. 4
New creation by the ſpirit. 403
Creature
Creatures reſemblances of ſpirituall things. 55
Curſe
Sin a curſe in Hell. 288
D
Darkneſſe
Satans Kingdome darkneſſe. 64
Naturall principles darke. 377
Day, See ſon of man.
Death, die
Hypocrites why …oth to die. 38
Why godly men die. 287
Carnall reaſoning brings death 413
See ſin, works.
Deliberation
Deliberation wherein excluded. 215
Deliverance
Saints deſire ſomthing more then deliverance. 140
Diſcretion
Sadneſſe of Chriſtians in Diſcretion. 74
Devill, ſee God
Divinity
Divinitie miſtaken. 289
Doing
No man can fulfill the law by doing. 212
Spirituall reaſoning in doing. 365
Draw
How God drawes mens hearts. 92
Dutie
In what duties we may converſe with ſinners. 170
Men proud of duties, why. 290
E
Earthly, earthlyneſſe
Wicked men live on earthly things. 72
Earthlyneſſe troubleth Chriſtians. 294
Things of the fleſh, things on earth.
Enjoy, ſee God
Envie
Proſperity of the wicked not to be envied. 73
Eſcape
No eſcape from Gods law. 209
Eve
How the DEVILL tempted Eve. 302
Evill
Fountaine of evill in the ſoule. 412
Example
Chriſts example to be looked on. 242
Excerciſe
Excerciſe of ſpirituall reaſoning by the ſpirit. 410
Extoll, ſee learning.
F
Face
Christ the face of God. 11
Saints live by ſeeing Gods face. 72
Faculties
Naturall faculties corrupted by ſin. 378
Faith
Faith the life of it. 237
Juſtification known by faith. 258
Fall
Not to fall from the liberty of the Goſpell. 304
Father
The Father ſhews Chriſt. 13
Chriſt ſhews the Father. 14
Fellowſhip
Fellowſhip of Saints, whence. 59
Ground of fellowſhip with others. 272
Few
Few ſhall be ſaved. 267
Fleſh
Fleſh what meant by it. 252
Walking according to the fleſh, what. 255
Why walking after the law is after the fleſh. 265
Not to uſe liberty for the fleſh. 298
VVho mind the things of the fleſh. 319
To be after the fleſh, what. 321
ſee works, weakneſſe, ſpirit, corruptions, actions, carnall, righteouſneſſe.
Fire
Afflictions as fire. 125
G
Garriſon
The Devills ſtrongeſt Garriſon. 389
Gentleneſſe
Ground of gentleneſſe in the godly. 373
Giving
To looke to God in his giving. 92
Glory, glorious
Saints condition glorious. 235
Glory in Heaven unſpeakable, 294
Expectation of glory in former Saints. 295
Gloſſes.
Scripture to be ſtudied without mens gloſſes. 310
God.
The Devill, God of this world, how. 65
True humiliation known by our carriage to God. 100
What hinders from enjoying of God. 239
Godlineſſe.
See Reaſon.
Good.
We are not more juſtified for the good we doe. 220
Naturall men in great place do little good. 385
The fountaine of all good in the ſoule. 411
Goſpell.
Preaching of the Goſpell to be highly prized. 24
Excellency of the Goſpell, why not ſeene. 25
See rules, liberty, fall.
Grace.
Saints rejoyce at grace in others. 198
See nature, undervalue, greater.
Greater.
Saints not diſcouraged by greater grace in others. 193
Grow, Growth.
A pure heart labours to grow in purity. 52
See grace.
Guilt.
Saints dead to ſin, in regard of guilt. 275
See conſcience.
H.
Happie, happineſſe.
Foundation of a Chriſtians happineſſe. 297
See World.
Heart.
Saints thankfull for a heart to receive mercy. 159
See pure.
Heaven.
Chriſts aſcending to Heaven, ſhews God is ſatisfied. 228
See joy.
High.
A humble heart hath High thoughts of God in affliction. 128
Hypocrite.
Difference betweene ſaints and Hypocrites. 54
See ſatisfie, dye.
Holy, holineſſe.
Thoſe that have ſeen God ſhould be holy. 67
Holineſſe wrought by ſeeing of God. 87
Beſt motive to holineſſe. 244
Saints more holy then others. 277
Hope.
Hope of glory in ſaints. 281
Humble, humiliation. Cauſes of humiliation. 2
Sight of God in Chriſt, the true way to humiliation. 75
Difference in working humiliation, and other graces. 79
Unregenerate Men not truely humbled. 93
Wicked men may doe acts of humiliation. 94
Wicked Men ſhall one day be humbled. 96
True humiliation how known. 100
Ground of humilitie. 232
Saints to walke humbly. 301
See Miniſters, afflictions, Revelations.
I
Jealous, ſee Truth.
Jeruſalem.
Jeruſalem, from above. 291
Illumination.
Sight of God by common illumination. 5
Saints illumination by the ſpirit. 407
Impreſſion.
True ſight of God known by the impreſſions of it. …1
Imperfect.
Sight of God in this world imperfect. 8
Infirmities.
Saints gentle to others infirmities. 197
Inſtruct.
Saints willing to be inſtructed by others. 189
Intellectuals.
Godlineſſe hath that that will excerciſe the intellectuals. 382
Job.
Why Satan deſired to tempt Job. 125
Joy.
Saints apprehenſions of God full of joy. 38
Joy of Heaven, what. 39
Judge, Judgement.
Sight of God at the day of judgment. 5
How godly men judge of things. 337
A ſpirituall man judgeth all things. 385
Juſtice.
Juſtice of God how thought of by Saints in affliction. 129
Juſtification.
A humble Saints carriage to God in Juſtification. 101
Juſtification, upon what it is built. 219
See good, faith.
K.
Kingdome.
He that will ſee God muſt be delivered from Satans Kingdome. 64
Know, Knowledge.
A miſery in the knowledge of Saints. 33
Of ſuch as thinke they know more then others. 185
Carnall men know not ſpirituall things. 320
See Saving, Licentiouſneſſe.
L.
Laſting.
Comfort of ſpirituall duties laſting. 375
Law.
Saints content that God make Lawes for his mercies. 160
Law fulfilled three wayes. 210
Vanity of ſuch as think to fulfill the Law. 211
See Righteouſneſſe, Beleevers Spirit.
Learne.
Humble Saints, readier to learne then teach. 192
Learning.
Learning too much extolled by ſome. 306
Learning of what uſe it is. 307
Learning of Chriſtians, and others different. 311
Led, ſee Spirit.
Leaſt.
A humble heart thankfull for the leaſt mercy. 158
A humble Saint thinks himſelfe the leaſt. 181
How a Saint judgeth himſelfe the leaſt. 183
Liberty.
Liberty not to be abuſed. 298
Liberty brought by the Goſpell. 299
Danger of abuſing Liberty. ibid.
Life.
The minde not good if the life be naught 352
A Saint can look with comfort on his paſt life. 374
Spirituall reaſonings bring life 413
See Viſion, earthly, face, faith.
Light.
Thoſe that have ſeene God, deſire to bring others to the light. 59
A humble Saint will abate of his owne light. 196
A new light in the ſoules of godly men. 376
Saints have a powerfull light. 407
Licentiouſneſſe.
Knowledge of Chriſt no ground of licentiouſneſſe. 315
Love.
Love to our Brethren, how wrought. 56
How Saints ſhould bee loved. 57
Love of God, how eſteemed by Saints in affliction, 130
True Saints can love, though not loved. 199
Ground of Saints loving good things. 392
Low.
Why Chriſtians ſpirits are ſo low. 236
Luſt.
Worldly mens luſt, their rule. 240
To fulfill ſinfull luſts, called fleſh. 332
Luſts may drive men to duty. 395
M.
Man.
True humiliation known by our carriage to Man. 166
Things of the fleſh, called the things of a Man. 324
Meanes.
Saints humbled in regard of the meanes they have had. 183
Meeke, Meekneſſe.
Humble hearts are meeke to ſinners. 166
Chriſts meekneſſe to ſinners. 167
Cautions in meekneſſe to ſinners. 169
Ground of meekneſſe to ſinners, 173 ſee mind.
Mercies.
Mercies abuſed humble ſaints. 21
Carnall men cannot ſee God in his mercies. 95
Carriage of humble Saints to God for mercies. 148
See leaſt, denyed, waite, heart.
Minde, minding.
Saints meek to thoſe of another minde. 188
Minding the things of the fleſh, what. 334
Beſt thing in a carnall man, his minde. 344
Miſery of a carnall man in his minde. 345
God inflicts the greateſt puniſhment on the minde. 347
Greateſt happineſſe of a Chrſtian in his minde. 348
Miſery of a carnall minde in ſix particulars. ibid.
Minde, of three ſorts. 360
Spirituall minde, what. 378
See Throne, Life.
Miniſters.
God humbles his Miniſters before he ſends them 1
Miſtery, ſee Knowledge.
More.
Thoſe that ſee God, deſire to ſee him more. 37
Saints, what humbles them more. 182
Motions.
Motions of the ſpirit neglected humbles Saints 148
Mourne.
The right way to mourne for ſin. 232
N.
Nature, naturall.
Grace croſſeth not principles of nature. 153
Sinners may be converſed with in naturall things. 170
And in naturall duties. ibid.
Prayer a naturall duty. 171
Naturall minde. 360
Naturall reaſonings. 362
O
Offend.
A humble Saint will not offend others. 106
Liberty Not to be uſed to offend others. 300
Old.
How Saints of old ſpake of the ſpirit. 308
Things of the fleſh, old things. 327
Old man, what, 378
Ordinances.
Carnall men ſee not God in Ordinances. 95
In what Ordinances wee may converſe with ſinners. 170
Why people care not for Gods Ordinances. 340
Others.
Saints humbled to ſee more good, and leſſe evill in othes.
Outward.
A Chriſtian may provide and care for outward things. 334
P.
Patience.
Patience wrought by ſeeing God 87
Why Saints beare injuries with patience. 341
Part.
Saints ſee God but in part. 15
Perpetuall.
Sight of God to his Children, perpetuall. 40
Perſecution.
Ground of perſecution. 313
Pleaſe.
Nothing from naturall Adam, can pleaſe God. 284
Power.
Pure hearts cleanſed from the power of ſin. 51
Sin dead in the godly in reſpect of power. 276
Pray.
A humble heart apt to pray in afflictions. 144
See naturall.
Precious.
Saints apprehenſions of God precious. 34
Preparation.
Chriſts righteouſneſſe to be taken notwithſtanding want of preparation. 109
Principle.
Two principles whence all men worke. 253
Profeſſors to be judged by their principles. 270
Every thing workes according to its principle. 319
See Darke.
Priſon.
Chriſt being out of priſon ſhews God is ſatisfied. 227
Priviledge.
Jewiſh priviledges how taken. 258
Outward priviledge boaſted of by the Jewes. 259
To get the comfort of our priviledges. 303
Carnall Priviledges called fleſh. 331
Prize.
The ſpirit to be prized. 306
Proſperity.
Proſperity of others not envied by Saints. 135
See Envy.
Proud.
Carnall minde proud. 351
See commands, ridgedneſſe, truths, unthankfull.
Publike.
Chriſt a publike perſon. 226
Two publike perſons. 25…
Adam to dye as a publike perſon. 285
Who to be imployed in publike affaires. 385
Pure, Purity.
Purity of heart an effect of ſeeing God. 48. 66
Pure heart, what. 49
See conſcience, corrupt, grow.
Q.
Qualities.
More then new qualities in Saints. 404
R.
Rationall.
The moſt rationall man without grace, the worſt. 389
Reall.
Impreſsions of God upon Saints, reall. 43
Miſeries of this life, reall. ibid.
Reaſon, reaſoning.
Reaſoning of three ſorts. 361
Godlineſſe hath the beſt reaſon. 368
Not to reject all reaſon in godlineſſe. 380
Reaſoning the higheſt act of the minde. 388
Men mad with reaſon. 389
Reaſoning of the minde, a diſtinguiſhing character. 390
How a good man may be moved with naturall, and carnall reaſoning. 393
How Saints come to be led by ſpirituall reaſon. 402
To labour to be ſwayed by ſpirituall reaſoning. 412
See beleeving, doing, ſuffering.
Reforming.
Hindrances of reforming our wayes. 234
Religion.
Carnall men may goe farre in Religion. 392
Repeale.
The Law of God not repealed. 209
Repent, ſee Chriſt.
Reprobate.
Carnall minde reprobate. 350
Revelation.
Saints to walke humbly for abundance of Revelations. 301
Spirit of revelation to be prayd for. 313
Reward.
Proud men obey GOD onelyonly for reward. 121
Ridgedneſſe.
Ridgedneſſe to ſinners from pride. 176
Righteouſneſſe.
True humiliation knowne by ſubmitting to Chriſts righteouſneſſe. 101
Men naturally cleave to their owne righteouſneſſe. ibid.
Righteouſneſſe of our owne to be renounced. 108
Righteouſneſſe perfect required by the Law. 208
Righteouſneſſe of the Law fulfilled in beleevers. 217
We are ſaved by Gods righteouſneſſe. 225
Fleſhly men ſtabliſh their owne righteouſneſſe. 330
Rotten.
Minde of a Carnall man rotten. 349
Rules.
Three rules that all men conforme to. 240
Rules of Chriſt to be looked to. 242
Severall Goſpell rules. 243
S.
Saint.
Carriage of a humble heart towards Saints. 180
How to judge who are Saints. 271. 274
Saints and others, how diſtinguiſht. 358
See ſight, old.
Sanctification.
How the Spirit works by Sanctification. 410
Satan.
See Kingdome, Darkneſſe.
Satisfie.
Saints apprehenſions of GOD ſatisfie them. 25
Apprehenſions of Hypocrites ſatisfie not. 36
God the Father ſatisfied in Chriſt. 227
See Spirit,
Saving.
Saving knowledge. 185
Savour.
Fleſhly men ſavor fleſhly things 335
Scripture, ſee Gloſſe.
Secret.
Secret works in nature, and grace 91
See, ſeen, ſeeing,
The priviledge of Saints to ſee God. 3
Severall wayes of ſeeing God. 4
Order how Saints come to ſee God. 61
All graces wrought by ſeeing God. 87
Why God will humble men by ſeeing him. 91
A wicked man may ſee his ſins. 93
Carnall men cannot ſee God. 95
Tryall of ſeeing God aright. 100
A humble heart ſeeth God in afflictions. 126
Things of the fleſh are things that are ſeene. 325
Service.
Saints humble though they doe God more ſervice. 183
Humble Saints glad to doe ſervice for others. 197
Shift, ſee truths.
Shrink, ſee trouble.
Sight.
Saints have a peculiar ſight of God. 6
True ſight of God how known. 30
Signes.
Chriſtians may make uſe of ſignes. 103
Simplicity.
Saints to walke in ſimplicity. 302
Sin.
Sight of God ſhould preſerve from ſin. 23
Sin, what. 102
Not to comply with others in ſin. 172
Juſtification not broken by ſin. 233
Who are dead to ſin. 275
See Guilt.
Sinners.
Carriage of a humble heart to ſinners. 166
Son of Man.
Two ſorts of dayes of the Son of man. 26
Soveraignty.
Soveraignty of God to make a Law. 208
Spirit, Spirituall.
Saving ſight of God by the ſpirit. 12
The Spirit ſhewes Chriſt, and the Father. 15
The priviledge of thoſe that walk after the ſpirit. 250
To walke according to the Spirit, what. 255
How to know we walke according to the ſpirit. 274
Fruit of walking according to the ſpirit. 279
How thoſe are to walk that have the ſpirit. 298
How men may come to walk ſpiritually. 305
To labour to be lead by the ſpirit. 309
Things of the ſpirit, what. 333
Minde ſpirituall. 361
Reaſoning ſpirituall. 363
A Saint made ſpirituall, how. 404
Streame.
Streame of a Saints heart pure 52
Submit, Submiſſion.
A humble heart ſubmits in affliction. 133
Ground of true ſubmiſſion to God. 154
Suffering.
True ſight of God enables to ſuffering. 60
Law fulfilled by ſuffering. 210
Law cannot be fulfilled by ſuffering. 213
Spirituall reaſoning in ſuffering. 366
Sweetneſſe.
Sweetneſſe in humble Saints to others. 194
T.
Take
A humble heart content that God ſhould take mercies. 154
Teach.
Chriſtians ſhould be ready to teach others. 59
Temptations.
Godly Men not taken with temptations, why. 375
See Job, Eve.
Termes.
Proud men obey God upon their owne termes. 120
Terrified.
Wicked men may be terrified. 93
Teſtaments.
Difference between the two Teſtaments to be ſtudyed. 305
Thankfull.
A humble heart thankfull for mercies. 161
Themſelves.
Why Saints ſometimes differ from themſelves. 73
Saints meaſure not themſelves by themſelves. 199
Who build Juſtification upon themſelves. 230
Things.
What meant by things of the fleſh. 324
Throne.
The minde the throne of Chriſt or Satan 346
Through.
Right impreſsions of God through. 44
Troubles.
Why profeſſors ſhrink in troubles. 44. 61
What keeps men in inward troubles. 104
Truth.
Saints carriage to Gods truths 110
Proud hearts cavill at Gods truths. 113
Proud men ſhift off Gods truths 114
Saints jealous of the truths they know. 187
Time.
Saints humbled in regard of the time they have had. 184
V.
Vaine.
Carnall minde vaine. 349
Various.
God ſhewes himſelfe to his Children variouſly. 16
Violence, ſee Command.
Viſion.
Beatificall viſion in this life. 18
Viſitation.
Day of viſitation, what. 176
Underſtand.
Why moſt people underſtand not ſpirituall things. 338
Chriſt onelyonly can ſatisfie the underſtanding. 383
Undervalue.
A humble Saint undervalues not grace in others. 153
Union.
Too neere union with ſinners, forbidden. 172
The Law fulfilled by our union with Chriſt. 224. 227
To look on our ſelves as united to Chriſt. 236
Unregenerate.
Unregenerate men how farre they may goe towards humiliation. 93
Unſpeakable.
Saints ſight of God unſpeakable. 10
Unthankfull.
Proud hearts unthankfull. 161
Univerſall.
Impreſsions from the ſight of God univerſall. 45
W.
Waiting.
A humble heart not weary of waiting in affliction. 145
Waiting
for mercies. 156
Walke.
To walke, what. 251
Way.
Godly men ſee their way in confuſion. 374
Weak.
Weak Saints in Chriſt ſatisfie the Law. 224
Fleſh put for weakneſſe. 267
Weakneſſe of Saints the cauſe of it. 215
Weary, ſee Commands.
Wicked.
Miſery of wicked men 20
Winning, ſee Ordinances.
Wiſe, Wiſedome.
Saints in affliction have high thoughts of Gods wiſedome. 131
Two wiſedomes great in the eyes of Saints. ibid.
Godly men the wiſeſt. 384
Will.
Our hearts and lives to conform to Gods will. 240
Will of God, when knowne. 307
Why good men miſſe Gods will. 395
Word.
Saving ſight of God by the word 12
Chriſts righteouſneſſe to be taken on his bare word. 104
Works. Many beſides Papists ſeeke Juſtification by Workes. 213
VVe are dead to the Law, as a Covenant of works. 218
Good workes by whom to be done. 231
Fleſh taken for the Covenant of works. 260
World,
Saints ſee God in this world. 3
Happy eſtate of Saints in this world. 17
The rule of moſt men in the world. 241
FINIS.
End of the text · Walter Cradock, Gospel Holiness (1651)