First Epistle of John Applied Part 2, Index – Errata
A TABLE of the materiall Truths in this Treatise.
A.
ADvocate, How affirmed of Christ, how of the Holy Ghost. 351. how Christs Advocateship differs from his Mediatorship. 352. He the onelyonly Advocate. 363. wherein it consists. 354. with whom he is an Advocate. 356. what giveth efficacy to it. 357, 369. he is no Patron of sin, though advocate for sinners. 353. he is no Advocate for them that continue in sin. 346.347. we must be advocates for Christ. 365
Afflictions compared to darknesse. 151, 152. Christians rejoyce in them. 110. the Word of God comforts in them. 118 for sin inflicted even on forgiven persons. 294.
Ambition spiritual commendable. 192.
Angels. Christs death in some sense suffi…ient to redeem the fallen Angels. 397. yet not applicable to them. 400.
Anger; Gods how terrible. 371. sin the cause of it. 369, 370.
Antiquity; a note of verity. 80. what kind of Antiquity is so. 81, 82.
Apostles; the meannesse of their outward condition. 133. their integrity and unblameableness. 71. Christs witnesses. 21. their continual converse with him. 64, 65, 66. why needfull. 67, 68.
B.
BLood of Christ how taken in Scripture. 205. how often shed. 206. how it cleanseth from sin. 207, 208.
C.
CHildren. Regenerate persons must be as such. 327. they must reverence their parents. 330.
Christ. Why called the Word. 37, 38, 39, 40. The subject of the whole Scripture. 42. how, the life the eternal life. 44, 45, 46 His eternal subsistence from the beginning. 53, 76. Truly man. 68. God and man in one person. 69, 212. How he was visible. 67. His excellent preaching. 64. His unspeakable dignity. 6… His fitnesse for the work of our Redemption. 54. promised before sent. 43. our miserable condition without him. 46, 391. In what respects said to be righteoue. 395. The onelyonly Refuge of a wounded conscience. 350. The Parable between him and the Mercy-Seat. 375. His great love to sinners. 215. No fellowsh…p with God but through him. 98. no salvation but through him. 388.
Christians, their dignity. 102. their charity in desiring others may partake with them. 86, 87.385. what is done to them reflects on Christ. 101. Christ to be manifested in their lives. 60.
Church, the Christian in it self a great multitude. 393.395
Civility, how differenced from sanctity. 182, 183.
Cleansing from sin twofold. 27, 28. the causes of it. 208.
Commandments of God, joyned with promises. 131. how conversant about things impossible. 228. many think they keep them all. 252.
Communion with God and Christ, and the Saints; see fellowsh…p.
Confession threefold. 264. of sin necessary to remission, and how. 280, 281, 282. it brings glory to God. 285. benefit to us. 283. The devil an enemy to it. 285. it must be particular. 266, 267 ▪ chiefly of our ouwn sins. 269. to whom to be made. 271, 272. its antecedent, ingredients, consequent. 273, 274, 275. to be performed by the Holiest. 227.
Conversion maketh an alteration. 192, 192. others must be desired by us. 87.
Conversation of Christians ought to be exemplary. 179.
Covenant of Grace double, one general; the other special. 399.
D.
DArkness fourfold. 150.
Death of Christ in our stead, for our sins, our dischrge. 209, 210. what gave the merit to i…. 213, 214. no benefit by it to wicked men. 219.
Deceive. Man apt to deceive himself. 246. the more need to wheare of it. 253, 254. there are many dece…vers. 246.
Despair. Antidotes against it, Christs blood two. 216, 217. his Avocateship. 360, 361. his propitiation. 381. especially the undversality of it. 400. despaire and presumpt on two dangero…us rocks. 344.
E.
EPistles; their use. 12.
Exordium's; the properties of them. 18.
Excuse men apt to make for their sins. 268. by transferring the fault on others. 269. the sins of the godly, no excuse for the wicked. 276, 237.
F.
FAlls. Saints nay fall grossely. 347. fear of falling, a preservative. 348.
Father, when applied to God, how taken. 50. how God is our Father, and how Christs. 357. Fathers love to their children. 333, 357.
Faith, the Christians spiritual sense. 74. the means of fellowship with God. 85. it applieth, but doth not appropriate Christ. 38▪ no salvation but by faith in Christ. 389, 390. greatly oppugned by the devil. 126. it is neither unmannerly nor uncharitable. 386. the only instrument of pardon. 281.
Faithfulness; Gods in performing his promises. 310, 311. ground of faith. 313. mans required in imitation of Gods. 312.
Fellowship between Saints. 83. with God and Christ, wherein it consists. 91, 92, 93. we may have it as well as the Apostles. 84. how with the Father. 94. how with Christ. 95, 96, 97. earnestly to be desired. 109. the difficulty of attaining it. 197. impossible to men continuing in their sins. 167.
Forgiveness of sin, the nature of it. 292, 293. why called cleansing. 296, 297. Gods prerogative. 304.305, 306. Gods faithfulnesse obligeth him to it. 312, 314. It is just with God to forgive sin, and how. 316, 317. mercy the impulsive cause in respect of us. 315. it is onelyonly of sin past. 299. its universal extent. 300, 301. how consistent with afflictions for sin. 294, 295. how differ…nt from forbearing. 293. earnestly to be longed after. 298. mans required in imitation of Gods. 308, 309.
Forsaking sin to be joyned with confession. 275, 276. The truest part of repentance. 335. how far it is required. 337.
G.
GEntiles as well as Jewes, capable of the m…rit of Christs death. 393, 394.
Gnosticks, their impurity. 167. their pretences of purity. 245.
God, all good in him. 111, 112. why compared to light. 137, 138. how manifesting himself in the incarnation. 58. no authour of sin. 142, 144.
Gospel, why called the Word of life. 30, 31. its excellency above the law. 33.129, 366. accidentally the savour of death. 34. chiefly promissory. 129. a doctrine of joy. 115. its Antiquity. 78, 79. its doctrines, made by wicked men incouragements to sin. 340. whereas they are arguments against sin. 341. though a refuge when we have sinned. 366.
Grace; the difference between sincere and counterfeit grace. 182, 183. see holinesse.
H.
HEathen, their condition to be pitied. 392.
Hide our sins from God we cannot. 265.
Holiness, Gods, why compared to light. 139, 140. all holinesse from him. 141.187. mans holinesse why resembled by light, and by what light. 181, 182. how it fits for fellowship with God. 198.
Humility maketh men low-conceited of themselves. 249. she remainders of sin in us should make us humble. 238.
Hypocrites the worst of sinners. 148. sharply to be reproved. 149. they are best conceited of themselves. 148. they say, they have no sin. 244, 245. they pretend to fellowship with God, 163, 164. the most miserable men. 175. the contrariety of their conversation to their profession. 172.
I.
IEsuites; their Arrogancy in assuming that title to themselves. 95.
Ignorance compared to darknesse. 151. affected, damnable. 170.
Image of God what it is. 92.
Imitation of God required. 189, 190.
Incarnation, why called a manifestation. 55, 56. why the second person incarnate. 57.
Infidelity, it maketh God a lyar. 360.
Infirmities, to be altogether without them the priviledge of heaven, 228, 229.349. they accompany our best duties. 234, 235, 236. they hinder not fellowship with God. 218. they ought to be bewayled. 350. but yet must not too much discourage us. 239.
John his humility. 9. prudence. 10. innocency. 11. his first Epistle, the scope of it. 2, 3, 124, 125. the comprehensiveness of it. 4, 5, 6, 7. why cvlled Cathalick. 14, 15, 16.
Joy, it is that which all men seek after. 106. Christianity doth not abolish it. 113. the difference between worldly and spiritual joy. 108, 109, 110. Spiritual joy is fixed on God and Christ. 107, 111, it supports in all afflictions. 110.
Judge; how Christ both Iudge and Advocate. 352. we must nat judge according to outward shewes. 165. our owne frailties should make us judge charitably of others. 238, 239, 348.
Justice of God appeare…h both in forgiving penitents, and punishing of the impenitent. 322, 323.
Justification and sanctification inseparable. 290.
Justiciaries, their self-conceit. 244.245. the causes of it. 251, 252.
K.
KNowledg not avayleable without practice. 185, it must be communicated to others. 24. of God, how to be attained, 143. of sin, an antecedent to confession. 273.
L.
LIfe Eternall to be sought after. 4. how great the joy of it. 112, 113. in what respects through Christ. 45.
Light threefold. 180.
Love of God to man threefold. 377, 378. Lie, wicked men fasten on God 255. hypocrisie a reall lie. 172, two things concurre to a lye, 166.169. three sorts of lies. 173.
M.
MEan things made choyce of to be Christs instruments, and why, 133.134.
Mediatorship onelyonly belonging to Christ. 98.99. how different from his Advocateship. 352.353.
Men ranked into two sorts. 196.
Metaphors must be familiar. 135, 136.
Ministers must be sent. 25. they must be assured of the truth of what they deliver. 73. what they declare to others, must be received from Christ. 132. they must give every one their due. 137, 138. their language must be plain. 39. their aime is to beat down sin, 338. they must use mildnesse in their instructions. 333.334. fathers to the people, and how. 328. their great love to the people. 331, 332. their care of, and joy in the peoples welfare. 119, 120, 123. they must seek the peoples benefit. 85, 86. to be honoured, and reverenced, and obeyed. 32, 330, 331, how far confession to be made to them. 271. what their power in forgiving. 307.
Morality how different from Sanctity. 182.183.
N.
NAme; it is prudence sometimes to conceale it. 10.
O.
OBedience; the properties of it represented by walking. 184.
Omniscency, Gods attribute. 138.
Originall sin remaining in the best. 231, 232.
P.
PApists, we dare vie with them in the point of antiquity. 82.
Pardon of sin, see forgivenesse.
Precepts. See commandements.
Presumption the grounds of it. 162. the difference between presumptuous sinners, and weake Saints. 262. Christs universall propitiation no just cause of it. 401.
Pride Spirituall, what should abase it. 103.
Profession without practise a lye 170.173. the loose conversation of professors, how great a dishonour to God, Religion, and injurie to themselves. 174, 175.
Promises; their worth. 130. benefit. 43, 303. free, and yet conditional. 130.
Punishment of the guiltlesse, how consistent with Gods justice. 316, 317. of the Godly, how consistent with forgiveness. 294.
Purposes without performance unavailable. 186.
Propitiation. See Reconciliation. Christ is the propitiation. 369, 374, 377. the severall causes of it. 380.
R.
REeconciliation is of God to man, as wel as man to God. 370, 371. merited onelyonly by Christ. 378. attributed both to his sacrifice and Intercession 368. God being our Father very willing to it, 357.
Redemption in what sense universall. 395, 396.
Religion Christian continually proposed. 75.
Reproofe must be plaine. 147. gentle. 149, 150. with respect to the difference of sinners. 148. how profitable. 16
Resurrection of Christ how proved. 97.
S.
SAcrament of the Lords Supper, no corporal presence in it. 69.
Sacrifices all looked at Christ. 376.
Saints may fall grssoely. 347, 348.
Salvation, only by Christ. 388, 389.
Satisfaction, made by Christ to Gods justice. 318, 319. how consistent with remission. 320, 321.
Scriptures, their fulness, sufficiency. 8.116. they consist of three parts, 1. The certanty of Apostolical writings. 70, 71. Gods mercy in giving them to us. 13.28. Some parts more useful then others. 145. fulnesse of joy afforded by them, 141. to be read by the vulgar. 116, 117.118.
Senses; the velid…ty of a testimony from them. 32.
Shame, when of confessing sin, bad. 265
Sin. To sin how taker in Scripture. 345. it is a wandring. 287. why called unrighteousnesse. 288, 289. it maketh a man a debtor. 292. it rendreth us filthy in Gods sight. 296. the soules sicknesse. 325. compared to darknesse. 152, 153. the great guilt of it. 214. the onelyonly makebate. 369, 370. God cannot be the authour of it. 142. all men by nature sinners. 226. The holiest not without it here. 226, 227, 228, 229. from grose sins they may be free. 230. the sins of the godly no excuse for the wicked▪ 233, 234. Christ a propitiation for the greatest sins. 387.
Sonne how destinct from, and one with the Father. 51, 52. to be worshipped as the Father. 58. how inferior to the Father. 356.
T.
TEstament, the difference between the New and the Old. 33.41. our happinesse, who live in the times of the New. 41, 42.
Trinity illustrated by the metaphor of light. 136.
Truth three fold. 170. to do the truth what. 171.
W.
WAlking what it imports 154.
Watchfull we ought to be, because prone to sin. …39.
Wicked men delight in sin. 155. make it their course. 156. grow worse and worse. ibid. their miserable estate. 158, 159. they cannot have communion with God. 186.
Witnesse, how many wayes we beare it to Christ. 23.
Word of God, a great mercy that it is written. 13, 28. the rule of truth. 259. as it is among us, so it must be in u…. 257, 258, a preservative against sin, and accord…ng… to be made use of. 338, 339.
Words nothing without workes. 18….
World made by Christ. 40. how … the whole world. …9…, …99.
Writing, the advantage of it. 26.
ERRATA.
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