Sermons Volume 4, Table of contents
AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE OF THE Principal Matters Contained in this VOLUME.
A
Page
ABraham's Faith opened,
1. In his clear sight of Christ to come
474
The Grounds of this Faith
475
The Strength of it
476
2. In overlooking the Difficulties that lay in the way of the Promise
482
The Grounds of this Faith
483
The Strength of it
ibid.
The Effects of it
488
Acceptance with God for the pardon of Sin, the highest matter in the World.
945
Account. There are Books of Account kept between God and the Creature
261
At the Day of Iudgment these Books of Account shall be opened
262
All shall be called to an Account
ibid.
Iudgment shall pass upon all Men according to the Account then given
263
The Advantage of calling our selves often to Account
ibid.
Mens Account shall be answerable to their Mercies
ibid.
Adherence. Resolute Adherence of Faith, how seen
471
The Grounds of this resolute Adherence
472
Adoption. How the Spirit witnesses of our Adoption
1135
Afflictions should not make us question our Adoption
1136, 1139
Afflictions come from God
1133
Afflictions and Miseries may befal Gods' People
1210
Bearing Afflictions becomes God's People
1137
We must not faint under Afflictions
765
Afflictions of the Righteous prove a Life to come
1215
Angels look into the Mystery of Redemption by Christ
918
What of this Mystery Angels look into
ibid.
The manner how Angels look into it
920
The Reasons why Angels look into it
ibid.
Angels fallen. Why God would not save fallen Angels, but fallen Men
658
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Anger of God. God may be angry with his own People
273
Anointing, what it signifies
712
Christ was anointed by God
716
Why Christ was anointed
717
Who were anointed; first Christ, then Believers his Fellows
ibid.
Apparel, Sobriety to be used in it
75
How to judg of Excess in Apparel
76
Helps and Motives to Sobriety in Apparel
ib.
We must not envy the Apparel of others
75
Appearing of Christ. Vid. Coming.
Assurance to be laboured after
114
What Application there must be, when Assurance is wanting
115
B
BAckslider in Heart, what he is
1109
The Backslider in Heart shall be filled with his own Ways. Vid. Filled.
Balaam's Plot to destroy Israel
802
Observations from hence
804
Believing, what is necessary to it
723
Believing in God and Christ, how they differ
235
Why believing in Christ is specially required, besides believing in God
245
Believing in Hope against Hope opened, with the Reasons of it
484
Better. We are not only to be good, but to grow better
429
Blessedness. True Blessedness not to be sought on this side Heaven
129
Blessedness eternal, wherein it consists Vid. Heaven.
116
Duties of those that have an Interest in this Blessedness
130
Blessings spiritual, we are to be much affected with them
426
We are to be in a capacity to praise God for spiritual Blessings
425
In Thanksgiving spiritual Blessings to be owned
424
Body. The Qualities of a glorified Body
119
Brazen Serpent, the History of it
747
The Typical Vse of the brazen Serpent
748
The Resemblance between Christ and the brazen Serpent
749
The Excellency of Christ above the brazen Serpent
751
Breasts. Naked Breasts condemned
78
Brethren. Christ having taken our Nature, is not ashamed to call us Brethren
1083
Comforts from being Christ's Brethren
1088
Whether Believers may call Christ Brother?
ibid.
Bruised. Christ bruised by the Serpent, and bow
538
Burden. What a Burden Sin is
1125
None can take off the Burden of Sin but Christ
1126
C
CAlamities. In all Calamities we must look to God
1132
Vid. Afflictions.
Calling of Christ twofold, outward and inward
784
Canaan. The Woman of Canaan, that she was a Believer
467
The Greatness of her Faith
ibid.
Her Temptations and Trials
468
Her Victory over them
470
Captives. To whom we were Captives
164
The way of redeeming Captives
165
Care of the World. What that Care is that is to be moderated
79
How sinful Care may be discovered
ib.
Whence it ariseth
80
Arguments against distrustful Care
1099
The Cure of sinful Care
80
Carnal Things, Men are addicted to them more than to spiritual things
1111
Cause. When we do not honour God as the first Cause
33
Centurion's Faith opened
460
The Greatness of his Faith
459
How it discovered it self
462
How this Faith was bred or begotten in him
461
Certainty, conditional and actual, what
1104
Charitable. We must be charitable to others according to our Power
87
Reasons why we must be charitable
336
Charity, or Love to the Brethren, the Properties of it
995
Children are a Blessing
833, 834
Much of the Providence of God exercised in and about Children
834
How far Parents may procure a Blessing or a Curse to their Children
836
How far godly Parents are blessed in their Posterity
837
Motives to Parents to take care of their Childrens Education
839
Christ. That Christ was God, proved
152
Why Christ was called the Great God
150
Why Christ must be God
ibid.
Christ to be honoured and praised by Saints
1175, 1183
Christ's Growth stated and proved
855, 856
How Christ grew in Wisdom and Knowledg
855
Coming (second) of Christ, the Preparations of it
139
Second Coming of Christ will be glorious
138
Why Christ's second Coming will be glorious
144
Inferences from Christ's glorious Coming
146
The Personal Glory of Christ at his second Coming
140
His Attendants then
141
His Work then
142
The Consequents of Christ's second Coming
143
Bel…evers to look for Christ's second Coming
131
Objections answered
135
Reasons of it
132
The Advantage of looking for Christ's second Coming
135
How we are to prepare for Christ's second Coming
138
The Privilege of the Saints at Christ's second Coming
133
Coming to God. How we are said to come to God by Christ
965
Who they are that come to God by Christ
964
Common Work, not to be rested in
291
Comparison, fourfold, between this Life and the next
1211
Conceit. Why Men are apt to conceit well of themselves
316
Arguments to press you against this Self-conceit
320
Conditions of the Gospel, Man cannot perform them of himself
405
Confession with the Mouth, what it is
953
The Matter to be confessed
954
The Way by which it is to be made
ibid.
The Necessity of it to Salvation
957
The Respect that Believing with the Heart, and Confession with the Mouth, have to one another
955
Conflict with Sin in the Regenerate and Vnregenerate, the difference between them
365
Conflict spiritual, we are to arm our selves for it
1101
The use of Faith, Hope and Love in the spiritual Conflict
1105
Conscience, the Nature of it
730
Conscience is God's Vicegerent or Deputy
731
Three Acts of Conscience, to be an Accuser, Witness, and Iudg
736
Conscience to be your Guide
730
Why God hath given Man a Conscience
ibid.
The Properties of a good Conscience
725
Conscience void of Offence, what it signifies
ibid.
Conscience easily offended, but not easily appeased
732
Conscience the best Friend, or worst Enemy
ib.
Conscience the Beginning of Heaven or Hell
733
When there is a Flaw in Conscience, all our Trading for Heaven is at a stand
ibid.
When Conscience speaks not, it writes
ibid.
The Stings of Conscience soon awakned
734
If Conscience do not speak to you, you must speak to it
ibid.
No sound Conscience without sincere Obedience
ibid.
A man may do Good or Evil without Conscience, or according to Conscience, or against Conscience
734
Consolation, Comfort. Peace, Ioy and Consolation opened
211
Comfort allowed to the Saints
217
God's People have not alike Comfort
214
Who they are the Lord gives most Comfort to
215
How Christians disparage their Comfort
219
False Comfort of wicked Men, whence it ariseth
217
Strong Consolation, why so called
212
How it ariseth from Assurance
213
How it is dispensed
214
Motives to look after it
220
The Advantages of it
221
Directions to keep it
226
Convincing Power of the Word, whence it ariseth
1034
Correction. Why God corrects his People for their Sins in this World
272
Covenant. Why God makes a Covenant with his People
826
No Covenant can be made with God without the Interposition of a Sacrifice
828
What we should do to enter into Covenant with God
831
Covenant of God, called the Foundation of God, and why
1025
The Sureness of God's Covenant
1026
The Seal of the Covenant on God's part
1027
on Man's part
1029
Covenant of Grace, why called an everlasting Covenant
691
Covenant of Works, what it is
306
All Men by Nature are under this Covenant
ibid.
Natural Conscience sticketh to this Covenant
307
This Covenant rightly understood, prepares Mens for Christ
ibid.
Vid. Preparatory Works.
How you may avoid the Curse of this Covenant
310
How the two Covenants agree, and are subservient one to another
309
Covet. What the Sin is that is forbidden in the tenth Commandment, Thou shalt not covet
305
Covetousness, how incident we are to it
59
How it discovers it self
ibid.
The Evil of this Sin
364
Arguments against it
60
Counsel. How God gives Counsel to his People
1112
Creation, the Power of God seen in it
412
Cross. Why God foretels his People of a Cross
354
Taking up the Cross, what it is
350, 351
What it is to take up the Cross daily
352
Why those that follow Christ, should take up the Cross
ibid.
Motives to take up the Cross
355
Necessity of being prepared for the Cross
ibid.
Who are prepared for the Cross, and who not
356
Cup. A threefold Cup in Scripture
1131
D
DAY of Grace to be prized and improved
14
Darkness. What it is to walk in Darkness, and see no Light
809
Why the People of God may walk in Darkness, and see no Light
810
Comfort to support the Children of God in a dark State
812
In dark times we should trust in God. Vid. Trust.
Dead. Arguments against one coming from the Dead
675
Death of Christ. The Love of Christ in his Dying
1154
Reasons why Christ died willingly
ibid.
Sacraments relate to Christ's Death
1009
How we are to remember Christ's Death
1011
Vid. Shewing forth.
Death of Christ, to be remembred not as a Tragical Story, but as a Mystery of Godliness
1010
Death of Christ, a powerful Argument to press Repentance, and make us hate Sin
681, 714
Delay in answering Prayer. Vid. Prayer.
Delay of Repentance reproved
101
Motives against these Delays
102, 532
Destroy. What God hath and will destroy
794
Why we should not build what God will destroy
798
Devil. How many ways he may vex and trouble God's People
706
Our Trials are the more sore, because the Devil hath a Hand in them
707
Why God permits the Devil to vex and trouble his People
708
God doth restrain and bridle the Devil's Fury
709
How far the Devil's Power is destroyed
790
Vid. Power of the Devil.
Difficulty of Salvation, great
397
Wherein the Difficulty lies
ibid.
Vid. Impotency.
This Difficulty must be understood and thought of, how and why
401
Motives to fortify you against the Difficulty of Salvation
40…
Difficulty of rich Mens Salvation, why the Apostles wondred at it
394
Vid. Rich Men.
Difficulties. How we are, or are not to consider them
485
The Inconvenience of sinful considering Difficulties
ibid.
Disciple of Christ. What it is to enter our selves a Disciple of Christ
341
The Necessity of this beyond Alms, and all other amiable Qualifications
343
They that profess themselves Disciples of Christ, must imitate his Example
344
Vid. Example.
Discourse, good and bad. Vid. Tongue.
Due. What is a Man's Due
82
Dwelling in God, what it is, and in what manner to be done
906
Motives to press it
904
E
END. Man was made for an End
637
How our End is to be accomplished
638
Man's chief End is to glorify and enjoy God
637
Why other things should not be our chief End
639
How we should urge our Souls concerning our chief End
639
How we should honour God as our last End
39
Enemy. The Devil is an Enemy
(788)
The Nature of this Enmity
789
The Victory of this Enmity, and how attained
(789)
How far the Enemy is overcome
790
That the overcoming this Enmity is Matter of Praise
792
There is an Enmity between Christ and Satan
536
There is an Enmity between God's People and wicked Men
537
Envy at the Prosperity of the Wicked, what it is
1045
The Evil of this Sin
1050
No Reason why God's People should envy the Wicked
1046
Remedies against this Envy
1051
Error. God's own People may err in some Points of Religion
1066
Yet when convinced, they confess their Error
ibid.
Esteem of Christ, what it is
452
How this Esteem of Christ will shew it self
454
Esteem of Christ a Property of Faith
451
Faith only gives Christ this Esteem
453
Christ deserves this Esteem
ibid.
Esteem of Ordinances. Vid. Ordinances
Eternity. An eternal State proved
980
Good or Evil are valuable by their Respect to Eternity
975
Evil. Grace teacheth us to depart from Evil, and do Good
27
We must first begin with renouncing Evil
ib.
Example. Why Christ would propound himself for our Example
345
They that profess themselves Disciples of Christ, should imitate his Example
344
The Power of Christ's Example
864
The Advantage we have by the Example of Christ
345
Vid. Following Christ.
What Christ's Example in his Humiliation teacheth us
865
Excel. Duties of those would excel
430
Expectation, what it is not
105
What it is, and wherein it sheweth it self
106
How it is wrought
112
How much we expect in Heaven
124
F
FAinting. We must not faint in Afflictions
765
Faith. Several Notions of Faith
754
What it is, and the Nature of it
432, 752, 952, 1102
The Objects of it,
432, 435, 721, 753, 952, 1102
The Acts of the Soul about Faith
953
The Acts of Faith
433, 435, 436, 1103
The Adjuncts and Qualifications of the Assent of Faith
433
Faith is a Consent, and what kind of Consent
435
Implicite Faith what
432
Historical Faith what
434
Temporary Faith what
435
The Properties of Faith
437
Faith apprehends all things present it wants in the Creature
895
The Sight of Faith opened
438, 476
Vid. Sight.
How the Sight of Faith influences the Acts and Effects of Faith
439
What a kind of looking Faith is
754
Light of Faith. Vid. Light.
Instances of a strong Faith
459
Vid. Abraham, Canaan, Centurion.
How to judg of the Growth of Faith,
432, 436
The Relation of the Word to Faith. Vid. Word.
Faith and Love inseparable Companions
430
The Respect Faith, Hope, and Love, have one to another
1104
The Necessity of Faith
752
The Incouragement of Faith
ibid.
Fallen. The Disorder and Danger of a fallen State
1159
Christ hath to do with fallen Sinners
783
He recovers them out of their fallen State by calling
784
Far. Many may go far, and yet come short of true Grace
284
Men may go far, and yet fall away, and the Reasons of it
359
Father. God is a Father by Creation or Adoption
1134
It is an Advantage to Patience in Afflictions, to eye God as a Father
1134, 1137
Fear vanquished by Faith
241, 458
Arguments to remove Fear of Danger
1099
Fear of God, the kinds of it
1070
Why it is required as the Principle of our Actions
ibid.
Feasts, whether lawful
74
Filled. Both the Backslider and the good Man seek to be filled
1110
They both take different ways to be filled
1111
Rightly understood every Man is filled from himself
1115
Finished. Christ's Words, It is finished, opened
1149
In what Respect all was finished on the Cross
1150
Why Christ would not give over till all was finished
1153
Following Christ. What it is to follow Christ
388
Wherein we should follow Christ
346
Vid. Example.
Motives to follow Christ
ibid.
Fool. Every carnal Man a Fool
910
Forgiving Enemies a Duty
1143
Vid. Revenge.
Forsake. Why God may sometimes forsake his People
1096
God never totally forsakes his People, and why
1095
Objections answered
ibid.
Three kinds of forsaking
1096
Forsaking all when God calls us so to do
333
Reasons why we must so do
334
Directions to this Duty
335
Future State proved
1216
Light of Nature concerning a future State not to be rejected
1221
Thoughts of a future State, Support in Afflictions and Death
1220
G
GIfts, the kinds of them,
250, 251, 252, 258
The Freeness of God's Gifts
250
Every one hath some Gift or other
257
Gifts are not given to all in a like measure
259
Reasons of it
260
Gifts are intrusted as well as given
253
Vid. Trust.
God to be thanked for all his Gifts
251
Give. Why it was necessary that Christ should give himself
157
Duties inferred from Christ giving himself
160
We are to be thankful that Christ gave himself
159
Glory, what it is
1225
Godliness, what it is
89
What Graces are necessary to Godliness
ib.
What are the Ordinances about which it is conversant
91
Godliness to be exercised in Worship, in Conversation
93, 94, 95
Godliness, and Holiness, and Righteousness, how they differ
39, 89
Our Abode in the present World is the time to exercise Godliness
98
Reasons of it
100
Trial whether we are godly
96
Motives to Godliness
ib.
Good. Then none is good, how not to be understood
295
How it is to be understood
ibid.
Goodness of God's Nature opened, and the Properties of it
298, 300
The Goodness of his Bounty opened
300
When God is not honoured as the chief Good
36
Good Man, what he is
1110
Good Things. Who have their good Things in this Life
988
The Misery of those that have their good Things in this Life
990
How shall we know that Men count temporal things their good Things
988
Good Works, the Beginning, Increase and Accomplishment of them from God
686
Gospel, a means of Salvation, and how
15
No better way to save Sinners than that revealed in the Gospel
659
The Wisdom of God in the Gospel
658
The excellent Contrivance of the Gospel to be meditated on
656
Preparative Considerations to such Meditation
657
How we are to meditate on this Contrivance of the Gospel
658
Motives to regard the Gospel
17
No Reason to doubt of the Gospel
948
Government. God governs the World by the Hopes and Fears of another Life
1171
Grace. Whether they that improve common Grace, shall have special Grace
1082
Increase of Grace must be acknowledged as well as the Beginning of it
427
Grace of God, how many ways taken
2
Grace and Mercy in God, how they agree, and how they differ
ib.
Grace the Original of all Blessings
3
Why Grace is the Original of all Blessings
5
Grace doth not exclude Christ, and the means of Salvation
4
What and how much of Grace is discovered in the Gospel
11
Grace but darkly discovered before the Gospel
10
What Reason Believers have to praise the Grace of God above other Men or Angels
9
How the Grace of God is wronged
6
Grace teacheth us Holiness
25
Trial whether we are Partakers of the Grace of God
26
H
HAbitation. God is the Habitation of his People
897
God's People may have no Habitation on this side God
895
God's being our Habitation is of use to us, when we want, and when we have a Dwelling-place
900, 901
How God is our Habitation when we have a House
902
Vid. Dwelling in God.
Hardness of Heart (sinful). The terms of it opened; what is meant by Heart, what by Hardness
498
The Nature and Properties of it
ibid.
The Kinds of it
501
The Causes of it
503
The Hainousness of the Sin
505
Some Observations about it
507
Trial of a hard Heart
511
Motives to beware of Hardness of Heart
514
Motives to come out of this State
ibid.
Directions for the Cure of a hard Heart
515
Tendencies of it to be avoided
532
Hardness of Heart (judicial). How God may be said to harden
501, 523
God's Iustice and Righteousness herein vindicated
524
Causes of God's hardning Sinners
527
Sometimes God may harden finally
ibid.
The Causes of this
528
God may harden his own People for a time
530
The Causes of it
ibid.
Means to cure it
531
Observations from the History of Pharaoh's Hardness of Heart
520
Hearing the Word, an Ordinance of God
21
Objections against Hearing answered
ib.
Diligent attending to the Word, wherein it consists
1078
Why we should take heed what we hear
1077
How they that hear, shall have more given them
1080
Heart of the Wicked, what it signifies
1059
The Pravity of it
1060
How the Heart of the Wicked is little worth
ibid.
Reasons of it
1062
Means to get another Heart, or a Heart sanctified
1065
What Men may do towards getting their Heart sanctified
1064
Motives to get the Heart sanctified
ibid.
Heaven. In Heaven the removal of all Evil of Sin and Affliction,
116, 117
And the confluence of all Good
118
The Happiness of the Body in Heaven
119
The Happiness of the Soul in Heaven
120
The Company of Heaven
122
Whether the Knowledg or Love of God in Heaven is to be preferred
120
Inferences from the Happiness of Heaven
123
His. In what sense God's People are his
1028
Holiness, with respect to our Relation to God, what it is
740
Positive Holiness of our Persons and Actions, what
741
Gospel-Holiness, how prophesied of in the Old Testament
738
Why we should be more eminent in Holiness in Gospel-Times than in Times of the Law
742
Exhortation to Holiness
718
Directions to Holiness
744
Holiness of Christ, as to his Person and Office
712
Honour, what it is
1226
Hope (Act), what it implies
972
Vid. Expectation, Looking.
The Object of it
1104
The Properties of it
ibid.
The Necessity of it
1222
The Encouragements of it
1223
Hope the Fruit of Regeneration, and of Experience
723
Hope (Object). Hope set before us, what it is, and why so called
231
What it is to run to take hold of the Hope set before us
ibid.
The Hope of a Christian a blessed Hope
116
Vid. Blessedness.
Humane Nature of Christ. Why Christ must be Man
1084
Vid. Incarnation.
Christ partaking of the humane Nature, a Foundation for Faith
1086
Humiliation of Christ, three Steps of it
862
How far Christ was lessened or humbled
861
Christ's Humiliation was voluntary
863
Christ's Humiliation was for our sakes
ibid.
The Ends and Reasons of Christ's Humiliation
864, 1091
I
IGnorance, several Distinctions about it
1147, 1148
All Ignorance not sinful
857
How far it excuseth from Sin
1147
The Evil and Danger of Ignorance
33
Immortality, what it is
1226
A threefold Immortality
1163
The Immortality of the Soul. Vid. Soul ▪
Motives to look after immortal Blessedness
1174
Immutable Things. God's Word and Oath are two immutable things
205
How we should improve these two immutable things
207
How we should meditate on these two immutable things
ibid.
When we should meditate on them
210
Impotency. It is impossible for Man of his own Strength to get to Heaven
404
Whence this Impotency ariseth
405
The Reasons of this Impotency
407
Incouragements against our Impotency
ibid.
Incarnation of Christ, the Reasons of it
535
Vid. Humane Nature.
Injuries to be done to no Man
82
Injuries of others to be born with Patience
85
Intercession of Christ, what it is
1147
Inventions. How Man sought out many Inventions
(1154)
What are these Inventions
1155
Why they are said to be many Inventions
1158
The Folly and Mischief of Man's Inventions
(1154)
Inward Man. It is a comfortable thing when the inward Man is in good state
428
Joy in God. Vid. Rejoicing
Judgment-Day, why called a Day
277
Why it is to be preached
1035, 1036
The Judgment-Day an Argument to press Repentance
279
Why Christ as Judg of the World, is called Man, and the Son of Man
278
Justice, to do as we would be done by, how to be understood
86
Why we are to be just and righteous
87
Rules of Justice
82
Vid. Righteousness.
Just Man. What is meant by the just Man
1053
Just Men will discourse to Edification
ibid.
Vid. Tongue.
K
KIngs. Believers are Kings, and how,
1182
Kingdom. That Christ hath a spiritual Kingdom
847
The Administration of Christ's Kingdom two-fold, internal and external
715
This Kingdom of Christ should be submitted to, and why
849
What makes Men dislike Christ's Reign and Government
851
The Gospel-Kingdom is a Kingdom of Light, Life and Love
794
What is opposite to the Gospel-Kingdom
795
Knowledg. How Christ grew in Knowledg and Wisdom
…55
Known. What it is to be known of God
873
Why they that know God so as to love him, are known of God
874
How God knows his People
1182
L
LAid. How Sin was laid on Christ
1126
Sin being laid on Christ, is taken off from the Creature
1127
Lamb. Christ and a Lamb compared
1116
Christ and the Sacrifice Lamb compared
1117
Christ and the Paschal Lamb compared
ibid.
What of Christ is represented to us in the Paschal Lamb
1118
How we are to behold Christ as the Lamb of God
1122
Law. How the Law shuts Men up under Sin
308
Laws of Christ, the Nature of them
851
Directions for Obedience to Christ's Laws
854
Lenity of the Gospel opened
265
Life eternal, who they are that shall enjoy it
1230
Light of Faith compared with the Light of Sense, Reason, Prophecy, and Glory
971
Light of Faith and Prophecy, how they agree, and how they differ
477
Long-suffering of God a great Mercy
940
Looking. Looking to the blessed Hope, what it is
105
What Influence th…s looking to the blessed Hope hath to work us to a spiritual Life
108
Inferences from hence
110
Directions how to look for the blessed Hope
115
How we are to look to Christ
755
Looking for Christ's Coming, what is implied in it
137
The Advantage of it
135
Trial, whether we look for Christ's Coming
138
Looking to eternal things, what it implies
970
Those that look to eternal things, can do and suffer great things for God
973
Directions to look to eternal things
977
Lord. When God is honoured as the supreme Lord
38
Lost. In what sense we are said to be lost
884
Sense of our lost Condition necessary
ibid.
How Christ seeks and saves that that was lost.
Vid. Seeking, Saving.
Love, what it is
1102
The Objects of it
ibid.
The Acts of it
1103
Love must be abounding, and wherein
431
Love of Christ in our Redemption
515, 1178
The Properties of the Love of Christ
1179
Christ loves those that have amiable Qualities, and the Reasons of it
325
What Vse we should not make of this Love of Christ
326
What Vse we should make of it
ibid.
What Love Christ hath to moral Vertues now in Heaven
329
Love to God. What sincere Love to God is
869
The Object of it
ibid.
The Acts of it
870
Wherein the Sincerity of Love to God is seen
872
Marks of sincere Love to God
876
Love to God should be joined with our Knowledg of God
875
Why Love to God should be exercised at the Sacrament
876
How it should be exercised at the Sacrament
ib.
Love of the World. They that love the World, will renounce Christ
362
How the Love of the World makes us uncapable of serving God
363
Lusts, what they are
42
Lusts to be checked, and why
53
Lusts worldly, what they are, and why so called
43
Some Distinctions about worldly Lusts
ib.
Lusts of the Flesh, Lusts of the Eye, and Pride of Life, what is meant by them
44, 45, 46
Worldly Lusts unsutable to the New Nature
50
Those that are under the Power of worldly Lusts, have no Interest in Christ
51
What it is to deny worldly Lusts
46
The difficulty of denying worldly Lusts
48
How Grace teacheth us to deny worldly Lusts
49
Motives to deny worldly Lusts
53, 56
Lie. What Lying is
841
When we may be said to give God the Lie
205
M
MEans of Grace to be used
1079
They prosper best in Grace, that most diligently use the Means
1080
Meat and Drink. Sobriety in Meats and Drinks, why necessary to be spoken to
73
Who are most especially to be sober in the use of Meat and Drink
ib.
When we sin in the use of Meat and Drink
ib.
Whether is worse, Excess in Meat, or in Drink
72
Mediator. The Necessity of a Mediator
960
The Fitness of Christ for this Office
Ibid.
Christ's Work as Mediator
961
The Comfort and Duty resulting from Christ's being a Mediator
962
Who are interested in this Comfort, and concerned in these Duties
964
Meditation, what it is
607
The difference between Meditation, Consideration, and Contemplation
625
How Meditation differs from Study
606, 630
The Kinds of Meditation
605
The Rank and Place Meditation hath among other Duties
608
The Place of Meditation
602
The Time of Meditation
6…3, 629
Some special Seasons of Meditation
629, 632
What Time is to be spent in Meditation
630
Whether the Time should be set and constant
ib.
Are all bound to meditate
ib.
The Necessity of Meditation
607
Objections against the Necessity of it answered
608
The Objects of Meditation
636, 637
Objects of Meditation preparative to the Sacrament
622
Directions for the choice of Objects of Meditation
631
Whether we should bind our selves to one Subject in Meditation
624
The manner of working on the Object in Meditation
633
Rules for Meditation
612
How should we do because of Variety of Matter in Meditation
624
Whether we are to prescribe to our selves a Method in Meditation
631
What Method we are to use in Meditation
633
Whether the Soul in Meditation is to be fixed in a steady View and Contemplation of God, in Quietness and Silence, without Variety of Discourse
625
Vid. Raptures.
Directions against Barrenness of Thoughts in Meditation
620
Especially at the Sacrament
621
Directions against loose wandring Thoughts in Meditation
620, 622
Directions against Deadness and Stupidness in Meditation
623
Directions against Formality in Meditation
ibid.
Lets and Hindrances of Meditation, with Helps against them
616, 621
The Profit and Advantage of Meditation
610
Mercy and Power meet in Christ, and why
147
Mercies. Men are apt to forget God's Mercies
806
God's Mercies to be remembred, and why
807
Vid. Remembred.
Merit. Popish Merit confuted
297
Miserable. In what Sense Christians are of all Men most miserable, if there be no Life to come
1212
How this consisteth with the Righteousness of God's Government
1215
Morality. No true Morality without the Faith of the Gospel
728
Morality adopted into Christianity
840
Reasons why Morality is adopted into Christianity
844
In what manner Christianity inforceth Morality
843
Mortification of Sin proper for Grace
51
Directions to Mortification
29
Moses, what his Sin was at the Waters of Strife
268, 270
The Aggravation of the Sin from the Person sinning
269
The Kind of his Punishment
271
Murmuring at God's Dispensations prevented by Faith
243
Mystery. Why we should look into the Mystery of Redemption. Vid. Redemption.
N
NUllifidians condemned
727
O
OATH. Why God gives his Oath above his Word.
196
The Advantage we have by God's Oath
203
Obedience, how far it belongs to Faith
726
The Defect of it without true Faith
728
Obedience to be universal
314
Ordinances. God's Ordinances to be valued more than worldly things, and the Reasons of it
880
Why God's People value and esteem the Ordinances
8…
Trial of our Esteem and Value of the Ordinances
892
P
PArdon of Sin the Gift of God
1141
Pardon of Sin a special Benefit
ibid.
All Sins pardoned but the Sin against the Holy Ghost
ibid.
Passover. Vid. Lamb Paschal.
Patience. The several Kinds of Christian Patience
1129
Peace. The Matter of true Peace
946
The Ground and Foundation of this Peace
690
The way how it is obtained, or how we come to be interested in it
691, 947
True Peace only in Wisdom's way
1039
Objections answered
1042
The Evidences that God is pacified
690
In what Sense God is th… God of Peace
ibid.
Why God gives Increase of Grace as the God of Peace
692
Peculiar People, what it signifies
174
God owns his Peculiar People, and how
177
God values his Peculiar People, and how
175, 178
Inferences from hence
176
Duties of God's Peculiar People
179
Perfect. In what Sense Christ is made perfect
1185
Perfection. What Perfection is required of us
687
Please. How it is possible to please God and Men too
858
How far it is lawful to mind the Approbation of Men
ibid.
What Wisdom is requisite that we may increase in Favour with God and Men
859
Pleasures. The Baseness and Danger of Pleasures
71
Which is worse, not to bridle Anger, or not to restrain Pleasures?
65
Whether is harder, to endure Grief, or to renounce Pleasure?
65
Whether Immoderateness in the use of Pleasures, or worldly Cares, be worst
72
Directions to wean the Soul from Pleasures
618
Poor. Three Sorts of Poor; the Devil's Poor, the World's Poor, and Christ's Poor
336
Vid. Charity.
They that give to the Poor, have Treasure in Heaven
340
Power of Christ opened
464
Power of God, Distinctions about it
414
The Power of God proved
412
Instances of the Power of God
ibid.
Vid. Creation, Providence.
Power of God in bringing into, and preserving in a State of Grace
409
Those that have a Sense of their Impotency, should reflect on the Power of God.
410
A steady Perswasion of the Power of God argues a strong Faith
488
Power of God to be believed and improved
415
How we should improve the Power of God
416
Considerations to quicken us to believe and improve the Power of God
417
Power of Satan over fallen Man, what it is
537, 541
How Christ destroys the Power of Satan
537, 541
Vid. Devil, Victory.
Practice. The Pleasure of Practice greater than of Contemplation
1041
Praise, Blessing and Thanksgiving, how they differ
697
Rendring Praise, Vid. Render.
Prayer, what it is
772
Every thing that looks like Prayer, is not Prayer
823
The Kinds of Prayer
773
What it is to pray without ceasing
ibid.
Constant and frequent Prayer proved a Duty
776
Whence is it that Men are so seldom in Prayer
779
Motives to pray without ceasing
781
What it is to find a Prayer in our Hearts
818
Prayer must be found in our Hearts before it be uttered with our Mouths
ibid.
Reasons of it
821
A Praying Frame, what it is
780
God's Delay of answering Prayer, is a sore Trial
468
Yet this should not weaken our Faith
ibid.
How to keep up Prayer in the midst of Discouragements
471
What it is that incourages to Prayer
819
What it is that inclines us to Prayer
818
There is need of Preparation and Recollection before Prayer
822
How our Prayers are to be limited
820
Prayer of Christ [Father forgive them] opened
1140
Priests. Believers are a holy Priesthood
1183
The Priesthood we have by Christ, concerns our Ministration in the Heavenly Temple
1185
The Excellency of our Service as Priests in Heaven
1190
Directions to prepare us for this Service
1193
Preparatory Works. What we must do if we would be prepared for Christ
311
Presence of God, who they are that shall have it
1098
Present things, Addictedness to them natural to us
397
It is increased by Custom
399
The evil Effects of it
ib.
Pride, twofold, in Mind and Desire
61
Arguments against Pride in Mind
ibid.
Arguments against Pride in Desire
62
How Hezekiah's Heart was lifted up with Pride
695
How shall we know when the Heart is lifted up with Pride
701
A proud Heart cannot be rightly conversant about Mercies
700
Directions against lifting up the Heart with Pride in remembrance of Mercies
702
Profession. Why we are to make a Profession of Christ
1014
Promises more than Purposes, Doctrinal Declarations, and Predictions
445
The Promises of God are certain and firm
446
Promises made to some of God's People, concern others also
1094
The Work of Faith about the Promises
446
Why we are apt to suspect God's Affection in making Promises
197
Why we are apt to suspect God's Faithfulness in fulfilling Promises
201
Property. Whether there be any Property, or all things are in common
84
Whether wicked Men have any Right to what they possess
ibid.
Prosperity. Wicked Men in their Prosperity are under God's Displeasure
1047
Protection and Defence of God's People is from God
897
Providence. That there is a Providence, proved
667
The Acts of Providence
665
The Grounds of Providence
664
The Power of God seen in Providence
413, 665
The Vse and Comfort of Providence
669
Observations concerning the Providence of God
667
Publick Good to be preferred before private
86
Purification, the Necessity of it
171
The Manner of it
172
How Faith purifies
ibid.
Directions to attain Purification
173
Q
QUalities good, there may be such in unregenerate Men
322
Whence they proceed
ibid.
Amiable Qualities not to be rested in
325
Those to be reproved that are without amiable Qualities
…24
Questions about Salvation of greatest Importance
285
R
RAptures, whether now to be expected
625
Reap. Every one shall reap the Fruit of their own Doings
1108, 1113
Receiving Christ, Objections against it answered
486
Recompences. Future Recompences at the Resurrection
1212
Recreations and Sports, how Sobriety is to be exercised about them
66
When we offend in Sports and Recreations
67
What time is to be spent in Recreations
68
Helps to Sobriety in Recreations
69
Redemption, the Nature of it opened
163
Vid. Captives.
How we are redeemed from Iniquity
166
What of the Mystery of Redemption we should look into
924
How we should look into it
926
Why we should look into it
ibid.
Trial, whether we are redeemed
169
Refuge. Christ a Believer's City of Refuge
227
Flying for Refuge, what it is
229
The Term from which we fly for Refuge
228
The Term to which we fly for Refuge
229
Who are to fly for Refuge to Christ
233
It is the Property of Believers to fly to Christ for Refuge
228
Rejoicing in Christ, the Nature of it opened
481
The Reasons of it
479
The Effects of it
481
Rejoicing in God, what it is
757
Carnal Rejoicing and spiritual Rejoicing, …ow distinguished
ibid.
Our rejoicing in God must be constant and perpetual
759, 770
Outward Afflictions, and the Sense of them, and rejoicing in God, consistent
759, 764
Mourning for Sin, and rejoicing in God, not inconsistent
765
Reasons why we should rejoice in God always
762, 767
The Necessity of rejoicing evermore
767
The Profit of it
768
Directions to perform this Duty
769
What God hath done to raise this Joy in us
762
All the Graces of a Christian have an Influence on this Rejoicing
763
All Duties and Ordinances influence this Rejoicing
ibid.
Religion. That is the best Religion that doth best provide for the Peace and Rest of our Souls
946
The Christian Religion doth abundantly provide for these
ibid.
Remember. Remembrance of Mercies habitual and actual
807
Directions to remember God's Mercies
808
Whether we are bound to recollect all the Mercies of God
807
Render. What it is to render Praise to God
697
What it is to render according to God's Mercies
699
Renounce. Not one Sin, but all Sins must be renounced
28
Trial whether all Sin be renounced
30
Repentance, what it is
281, 677, 785, 936
The Kinds of Repentance
785
Repentance the way of our Recovery
ibid.
The Necessity of it in order to our Recovery to God
282
Arguments and Motives to quicken us to Repentance
681, 786
God wills the Repentance of all Men
937
Repentance is God's End in continuing the World
936
What Incouragement from the Long-suffering of God to Repentance
938
Death of Christ an Argument to press Repentance
681, 714
The great Design of the Gospel is to invite Men to Repentance
280
What the Gospel doth to promote Repentance
281
What the Scriptures offer to perswade us to Repentance
680
How to improve Scripture to Repentance
684
The Sutableness of Repentance to the Grace of the New Covenant
786
Directions for Repentance
283, 786
Reproof. What Reproof is
1204
Several Kinds of Reproof
1199
Who are to reprove
1202
Whether Inferiors should reprove Superiors
ibid.
Whom we are to reprove
1197
Whether we are to reprove an Infidel, or one of a false Religion
ibid.
When we are to reprove, or not to reprove
1204
How we are to reprove
1198
Reasons for Reproof
1199, 1200
Not to reprove Sin, a Sign of Hatred
1195
Resisting the Spirit. How far the Spirit may be resisted
500
Respect of Persons, what it is
1067
How God is no Respecter of Persons
1069
Restitution to be made, if Wrongs be done
84
Revenge. We are not to revenge Injuries done us
85
Arguments against it
1143
Whether it be lawful to pray for Revenge
1145
Reward. We may look for the Reward
110, 234
Riches are God's Blessings
986
Whether the bare having Riches be hurtful
368
The Vse of Riches
914
More required of rich Men than others
391
Not the Vse of Riches, but the Abuse of them is condemned
986
The Danger of Riches
900, 986
Vid. Temporal good things.
The Sins to which rich Men are exposed
371, 375
Rich Men have need of much Grace
375
The Difficulty of rich Mens Salvation
368, 386
Wherein the Difficulty of it lies
371
That this Difficulty is to be pressed and seriously thought of
391
Directions to them from the Difficulty of their Salvation
393
What it is to have a Will to be rich
908
The Danger of this
909
Arguments against the inordinate Desire of Riches
914
Directions against this inordinate Desire of Riches
ibid.
Trial of this immoderate Desire of Riches
918
Whether we may pray for and desire Riches
911
Trusting in Riches. Vid. Trusting.
Right. Whether we are always to demand our own Right
86
Vid. Due, Property.
Righteousness or Iustice, what it is
81
Vid. Justice.
Why we are to be just and righteous
87
Working Righteousness, what it is
1071
Why this is required of us as the Principle of our Actions
ibid.
Righteousness of Faith, what it is
928, 956
What is the Hope built on this Righteousness of Faith
930
What is the Work of the Spirit in this Business
ibid.
S
SAcraments relate to Christ's Death
1009
Preparation to the Sacrament necessary
621
What Thoughts are preparative to it
ibid.
Vid. Meditation.
Sacrifice. What Sacrifices did import
830
Christ's Death had the true Notion and Virtue of a Sacrifice
829
The New Covenant is confirmed by virtue of this Sacrifice
830
Salvation, what it is
17
That it is free to all that will accept of it
23
Who are they that contemn Salvation
20
That it is a difficult thing to be saved
397
Vid. Difficult.
In Christ there is not only Refuge, but Salvation
231
What we should do to attain Salvation
21
Vid. Saviour
Sanctification, meritorious, applicative, and practical, what
1090
How Christ sanctifies
1092
Who are the Sanctified
1089
Why the Relation of Children is reckoned only to the Sanctified
1090
Sanctification hath Influence on our Comfort and Peace
1072
Sanctifying God, what it is
267
Satisfaction. What Satisfaction a good Man hath
1114
Why he shall have it
ibid.
Satisfaction of Christ, the Compleatness of it proved
1151
The Comfort of this to poor Sinners
1152
Saviour. Christ is a Saviour
153
How many ways Christ is a Saviour
887
Why Christ is a Saviour, both by Merit, and by Power
ibid.
Christ's great End and Business is to be a Saviour
888
How we shall do to have Christ our Saviour
154
Directions to receive Christ as our Saviour
892
Motives to accept Christ as a Saviour
891
Thankfulness to Christ as a Saviour, a Christian Duty
893
Scriptures proved to be the Word of God
721
Sensible Confirmations of the Divine Authority of Scriptures
674
Secret of the Lord with the Righteous, what it signifies
1049
Seed. Christ the Seed of the Woman
534
Vid. Incarnation.
Seeking. What Christ's seeking those that are lost, implies
885
The Necessity of this seeking
886
Seeking Glory and Honour and Immortality, what it is
1226
Sell all thou hast, explained, vindicated and applied
332, 333
Vid. Forsake all.
Self-denial included in the Nature of Faith
441
Sensuality, what it is
57
Arguments against it
58
The Evil and Danger of it
373
Shewing forth the Lord's Death, what it signifies
1013
The Properties of shewing forth Christ's Death
1014
Why we should shew forth Christ's Death
1015
Motives to shew forth Christ's Death
1016
Sight of Christ, past, present, and to come, opened
477
Sight of Faith. The objects the Sight of Faith are exercised about
478
Sin, the Nature of it
646
Sin a Wrong to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
163
The Deceitfulness of Sin
505
The Effects of Sin
650
The Aggravations of Sin
652
The Sins of God's People most provoking to him, and the Reasons of it
271
The Sinfulness of Sin opened
646, 682
General Observations about the Sinfulness of Sin
643
The Sinfulness of Sin to be meditated on
ibid.
Sins against Conscience, the Mischief that comes by them
530
The Power of Sin, how Christ takes it away
541
The Guilt of Sin, how Christ takes it away
542
The Being of Sin, how and when Christ takes it away
ibid.
Sin to be avoided, and why
168
Not one Sin, but all must be renounced. Vid. Renouncing.
Why God corrects his People for their Sins in this World
272
Sleep, Sobriety to be used in it
66
Sloth spiritual, Directions how to shake it off
616
Sobriety, what it is
65
The particular Branches of it. Vid. Sleep, Recreations, Meat and Drink, Apparel, Care of the World.
The Necessity of Sobriety
63
Objections against preaching Sobriety, answered
64
Solisidians condemned
729
Sorrow vanquished by Faith
242
Soul. The Nature of the Soul
1166
The Soul immediately created by God
1163
The Immortality of the Soul proved
1162, 1164, 1173
The Evil of not believing the Immortality of the Soul
1172
Sparing. God's sparing his People, what it signifies
1017
This is a choice Privilege
ibid.
The Reasons why God spares his Children
1019
Who they are whom God spares
1021
How God's sparing is consistent with afflicting his People
1022, 1023
Staggering at the Promise opened
487
Strength. It is the Privilege and Duty of God's Servants to go from Strength to Strength
1003
Why God's Servants should go from Strength to Strength
ibid.
Motives to go from Strength to Strength
1006
They that go from Strength to Strength, shall at last appear before God in Sion
1008
Sufferings of Christ. Prophecies and Types of Christ were fulfilled in his Sufferings
1149, 1150
Sufferings of Christ a Copy and Pattern to us
1150
T
TAking away Sin. How Christ takes away the Sin of the World
1126, 1127
Taking away Sin, the great End of Christ's coming into the World, and why
1128
What we should do to have Sin taken away
Vid. Sin.
1129
Temporal good things, why God gives them to carnal Men
987
Vid. Good Things.
Temptations, how to be prepared against them
Vid. Devil.
710
Thanksgiving for Benefits, a Debt we owe to God
421
Graces acted and promoted in Thanksgiving
422
Sins prevented by Thanksgiving
ibid.
Reasons for Thanksgiving
423
In Thanksgiving spiritual Blessings are especially to be owned
424
We are to give Thanks for spiritual Blessings, not only for our selves, but others
426
We are not thankful for Mercies when the Heart is lifted up
700
Time, the Preciousness of it
69
Tongue of the Just, what is meant by it
1053, 1058
In what Sense the Tongue of the Just is as choice Silver
1055
Sins of the Tongue
1053
Our Tongues to be used for edifying, and why
1056
Directions hereunto
1058
Trembling at God's Word, what it is
1033
Difference between it and holy Fear
ibid.
How it doth or may come to nothing
1036
Trinity. How much Believers are ingaged to all the Persons of the Trinity
125
How all the Persons in the Trinity concur to the Salvation of Believers
1233
Love ascribed to the Father, Grace to the Son, and Communion to the Holy Ghost
1233, 1234
How Love, Grace and Communion, concur to our Salvation
1235
Trouble of Heart, what it is, and wherein it consists
235, 237
The Causes of this Trouble of Heart
236
Why Christians should not let their Hearts be troubled
238
Directions to prevent this Trouble of Heart
239
Faith a Means of easing our Hearts from Trouble
241
Trust. Considerations to quicken us to improve our Trust
255
Encouragements to be faithful to our Trust
256
Trust in God, a Duty in dark Times
814
The Profit of trusting in God then
815
There is much in the Name of God to incourage Trust
ibid.
They that fear God and obey him, are most incouraged to trust in him
816
Trusting in Riches, that there is such a Sin proved
377
The Evil of it
378
The Signs and Discoveries of it
383
The Evil Effects of it
379
The Remedy of it
383
Truth of Speech and Action, what
841
Trials. Various Sorts of Trials
361
Trials do manifest what Men are
ibid.
Why God will manifest Men by Trials
361
Types, the several Kinds of them
746
Types of the Law, why to be considered
ibid.
V
UNgodliness, what it is
31
The Negative Part of Ungodliness
33
The Positive Part of it
40
What it is to deny Ungodliness
32
Means to deny Ungodliness
40
Motives to deny Ungodliness
ib.
Ungodliness and worldly Lusts coupled
42
Victory of Christ over the Devil, the Effects of it
540
How far Satan was destroyed hereby
543
Vid. Devil, Power of Satan.
The Nature of Christ's Victory for Believers
546
W
WAiting on God an Effect of Faith
457
War against Satan, Motives to ingage in it
547
Washing us from our Sins, the Fruit and Evidence of Christ's Love
1129
The Value and Worth of this Benefit
1180
Well-doing, what it is
1227
Continuance in Well-doing, what it is
1228
Patient Continuance in Well-doing, what
1229
Wicked Men, who are so
1059
When they shall have enough of Sin
1113
Why wicked Men shall have their Fill of Sin
1114
Will of God. How God wills that none shall perish, but all come to Repentance
937
Willingness of Christ to suffer, how demonstrated
155
Objections answered
158
The Grounds and Reasons of this Willingness
Vid. Giving.
157
Winking. How God winked at the times of Heathen Ignorance
276
Word of God, threefold, of Promise, Blessing, and Power
463
The Power and Certainty of God's Word
196
On what Grounds the Word of God is more conducible to Repentance, than if one came from the Dead
672, 949
The Relation of the Word to Faith
444
The Acts of Faith about the Word
446
The Effects of Faith thus exercised
447
How we may discern the Strength of Faith from hence
449
Work of the Devil, what it is
538
How Christ destroys the Work of the Devil
Vid. Victory.
ibid.
Works good, the Requisites to them
184
The Kinds of them
181
Zeal for good Works. Vid. Zeal.
World. The whole World lies under Sin and Wrath
1125
What is meant by Christ taking away the Sin of the World
1124
Vid. Taking away Sin.
What there is in the World that is to be overcome
445
The Necessity of overcoming the World
ibid.
Faith overcome… the World, and how
456
Worldly Desires, Arguments to moderate them
1099
Worldly Lusts. Vid. Lusts.
Worldly Men are sorry when they cannot go to Heaven in their own way
365
Worldliness incident to great Persons
ibid.
Y
YOung Man in the Gospel. What was commendable in him. The Question he puts
285
The Quality of his Person
286
The Manner how he puts it
289
Wherein he was defective
ibid.
Christ's Answer to the young Man opened
293
Why Christ refers him to the Commandments
303
Why the Commandments of the second Table are only mentioned
305
His Plea, that he had kept all the Commandments, how far true, and how far false
315
What is meant by Christ's loving him
321
Why Christ tells him that he only lacked one thing
330
Young Men, why they should apply themselves to Religion
287, 313
Z
WHAT it is to be zealous of good Works
184
Zeal in good Works a Note of God's People
185
Zeal in good Works the Fruit of Christ's Death
187
Motives to Zeal
188