Sermons Volume 2, Matthew 25 · Table of contents – Scripture index

Sermons Volume 2 · Matthew 25 · Table of contents – Scripture index

A TABLE OF THE Principal Matters contained in the SERMONS on the 25^th of MATTHEW.

A.

ABsence, or long tarrying of Christ a Reason of the Worlds security. Page Page 25

Acceptance of Christ, what a kind of Acceptance is required. Page 57

Account future, the Certainty of it. Page 99

What a kinad of Account we must make. Page 102

This Account must be personal, Page 102

And particular, and exact. Page 102

The Impartiality of this Account. Page 102

We are alwayes to live, as those that must give an Account. Page 102

The Profit of calling our selves to an Account every day. Page 103

Accusation. Iustification opposed to Accusation. Page 170

Twofold Accusation brought against us, and how we are justified from it. Page 175

Angels, why they attend Christ at the day of Iudgment. Page 152

Whether good Angels shall be judged. Page 152

Evil Angels shall be judged. Page 152

Ascension, Christ at Anscension gave Gifts to men, and why. Page 84, 85

Assent of Faith, built on divine Testimony. Page 5

The Adjuncts of it. Page 6

Attendants of Christ at his second coming. Vid. Angels. Page 152

Authority of Christ to judge the World. Page 145

B.

BEgin, we should begin with God betimes, and why. Page 67, 68

The advantage of this. Page 68

Blessed, this term being given to the Saints at Iudgment-day, what it signifies. Page 167

Blessed of my Father, what it signifies. Page 168

Brethren, who are Christ's Brethren. Page 186

What a kind of Priviledge this is. Page 187

Christ calls not his Disciples Brethren, till after his Resurrection, and why. Page 187

The Condescention of Christ in calling the meanest of his People his Brethren. 187

C.

CHarity, the advantage that comes by being charitable. Page 189

Motives to exhort to Charity. Page 190

Works of Charity done in Faith, are of great consequence. Page 181

Christ, how said to live in us. Page 12

Christian Faith, a wonder that any should reject it. Page 136, 214

A wonder that any should embrace it, and live sinfully. Page 136, 214

The Reasons of the latter. Page 137

Come ye Blessed, what it signifies. Page 168

Comfort cannot be maintained without good works. Page 180

Coming second of Christ, his first coming and second coming compared. Page 150

Not to be doubted. Page 39

Faith saith, he will come, and whence Faith argueth. Page 34

Reason saith, he may come, and whence Reason argueth. Page 32

Why delayed so long▪ Page 36, 98

The delay of Christ's coming should not make us deny or doubt it. Page 99

The time of Christs coming, at Midnight, what it signifies. Page 37

Why the time of Christs coming uncertain. Page 37

What the Cry before Christ's coming was. Page 37

The manner of Christs coming. Page 44

What Christs coming in his Glory, and in the Glory of the Father signifies. Page 142

Why Christ must come in his Glory. Page 146, 150

Some foregoing appearances of Christs coming; that give a taste of this Glory. Page 149

The Attendants of Christ at his Coming. Page 152

Christs work at his Coming. Page 44, 149

Why Christs coming called a Consummation of the Marriage between him and Believers. Vid. Marriage-Union. Page 59

Why Christ at his Second Coming is called the Son of Man. Page 141

The Faithful prepare for Christs Coming. Page 40

Motives to prepare for it. Page 9

How the Scripture presseth this Preparation in us. Page 40

Christs coming to be desired and longed for, and why. Page 39

To be improved, and how. Page 38, 40

Coming to Christ, Motives to come to Christ. Page 202

Common work of Grace not to be rested in. Page 20

May go far, as to Faith, Hope and Charity. Page 5

Not likely to hold out, and why. Page 8

Not enough to qualifie for Heaven. Page 8

They that have common Grace ought to use i… for the gaining more grace. Page 128

Whether a man can by the use of common grace, obtain special grace. Page 128

Communion of Saints, what they communicate one to another. Page 50

Company evil, what company is evil. Page 27

The danger of evil Company. Page 27

What Company the damned in Hell have. Page 208

Condescension of Christ in regarding his meanest Servants, and taking what is done to them, as done to himself. Page 183

In accounting the meanest of his Servants his Brethren. Page 187

Confidence false, Considerations to weaken it. Page 46

Reason of the false Confidence of Professors. Page 45

Consent to receive Christ, what a kind of consent it should be. Page 60

Conversion, the power of man to convert himself is not to be disputed, but our duty to be regarded. Page 129

Creature new, Vid. New Creature.

Cry, what the Cry before Christ's coming was. Page 37

Cursed. Who are they that are Cursed of God. Page 200

Why it is not said, Cursed of my Father, as well as Blessed of my Father. Page 199

All men by Nature under a Curse. Page 200

No escaping this Curse, but by closing with Christ by Faith. Page 200

Gods Curse very dreadful. Page 201

We know not how soon God may take the advantage of this Curse. Page 201

This Curse ratified at the day of Iudgment. Page 202

Be sensible of this cursed estate. Page 201

How we may get the Curse taken off. Page 200

D.

DAnger should not deterr us from Duty. Page 123

Darkness, Hell set forth by Darkness, and outer Darkness, and why. Page 133

Outer Darkness in Hell, what it implyes. Page 135

The Iustice of this Punishment. Page 135

Delay of giving forth Mercy, the Reasons of it. Page 38

The danger of delaying turning to God. Page 76

Desires of wicked men after Christ may be ardent. Page 66

Wicked men may have Desires of Heaven. Page 69

How far wicked men may desire this Happiness. Page 70

They desire the End, not the Means. Page 70

The difference between these desires in wicked men now and hereafter. Page 69

Why these desires in wicked men are no more improved. Page 71

Devils, the Torment of Devils not compleat 'till the day of Iudgment. Page 197

Diligence the Means, and God's Blessing the Cause of all increase. Page 127

Exhorted to. Page 131

Diligence Spiritual, the necessity of it. Page 118

The Reward of it. Page 119

Exhorted to. Page 131

Motives to it. Page 119

Disgrace, Consideration of future Iudgment should make us patient under disgraces. Page 154

Disowned, who shall be disowned by Christ at the last day. Page 71

The misery of being so disowned. Page 71

Diversity, the great diversity of Talents given to us. Page 86, 89

The Reasons of this Diversity. Page 87

Dominion of God over us, wherein it consists. Page 82

Dore being shut, what it signifies. Page 64

E.

ESteem, what Esteem we should have of Christ's Servants. Page 185

Eternity of Hell-Torments, Reasons of it. Page 208

Consistent with God's Iustice. Page 194

Excuse, carnal men ill versed in the art of Excusing evil. Page 121

The invalidity of all such Excuses. Page 122

Several Excuses of wicked men answer'd. Page 122, 123

Execution of Sentence at the day of Iudgement. Page 210

Why God dealeth differently with the righteous, and wicked then. Page 210

F.

FAith, what it is. Page 5

An acceptance of Christ, and what kind of acceptance. Page 57

Assent of Faith built on divine Testimony. Vid. Assent. Page 5

Weak and dead Faith, what it is. Page 24

What a kind of Faith Hypocrites may have. Page 5

How it appears that most mens Faith is only pretended. Page 137

The Light of Faith, how it differs from the Light of Sense, Reason and Prophecy. Page 75, 76

Faith Historical, what it is. Page 6

Why so called. Page 6

Faith temporary, what it is. Page 6

Faithfulness in discharge of our Duty matter of Comfort at Death and Iudgment. Page 102, 103

Shall be commended and rewarded at the day of Iudgment. Page 104

Far from Heaven, who are such. Page 8

Fear, slavish and filial: of Reverence and Caution what. Page 110

Fear slavish a great hinderance to Duty. Page 110

Why we are naturally subject to this Fear. Page 111

Begotten by a false Opinion of God. Page 110, 111

How to avoid it. Page 115

Fire of Hell, what is meant by it. Page 205

G.

GIfts, divers kind of Gifts given to men. Page 86, 89

Those that have greatest Gifts ought not to condemn them that have less. Page 87

Why Christ at his Ascension gave Gifts to men. Page 84, 85

Common Gifts may be lost. Page 131

They increase by using, and are lost by negligence. Page 126

Glory of God, to be our ultimate End. Page 91

Glory of Christs Person, what it is. Page 148

What Christs coming in his Glory, and in the Glory of his Father, signifies. Page 142

Why Christ must come in his Glory. Page 148, 150

Some foregoing appearances of Christ, that give a taste of this Glory. Page 149

Goats, the wicked Goats, and wherein. Page 164

God, the Party wronged by sin, and the Supream Iudge. Page 145

Godliness and Holiness, the difference between them. Page 42

Godly men described by their fruitfulness in good works. Page 213

Good of others to be regarded by us. Page 91

Goodness of God, God standeth on the credit of his Goodness. Page 112

Good Works, vid. Works.

Grace, the terms whereby 'tis express'd in Scripture. Page 12

Saving work of Grace, how it differs from a common work. Page 12

Whether a man may by the use of common Grace, obtain special Grace. Vid. Common Grace. Page 128

State of Grace may be known. Page 12

A little Grace is hardly discernable. Page 52

The Effects of Grace. Page 14

They that have true Grace desire more. Page 53

Every one must have Grace of his own. Page 49

They that have most Grace, have none to spare. Page 52

None can have sufficient Grace for themselves and others too. Page 49

Motives to excite us to get Grace into our Hearts. Page 51

Those that think they have Grace enough to bring them to Heaven, and there rest, reproved. Page 54

Those that would have more Grace, must have recourse to Ordinances. Page 55

Grace initial may be lost. Page 131

Sanctifying Grace in some measure may suffer loss. Page 131

There is no intercision of the Habit of Grace, though there may be an intermission of the Acts of Grace. Page 26

Graciousness of rewarding Mercy not fully seen till the last Iudgment. Page 211

H.

HAtred of Sin produced by Grace. Page 16

Sin as Sin to be hated. Page 17

Hatred of sin to be greater than former Love to it. Page 17

Heaven set out by Light, and why. Page 133

Why called a Kingdom. Page 169

Joyes of Heaven whence they arise. Page 104

Why called the Joy of the Lord. Page 105

The Essential Happiness of Heaven the same as to all the Saints. Page 106

Yet there are degrees of Glory in Heaven. Page 107

Reasons why there are degrees of Glory. Page 108

Hell, that there is a Hell, proved. Page 192

A Place of inexpressible Torment. Vid. Torments of Hell. Page 133

A State of Torment as well as a state of Death. Page 193

Set forth by Darkness, and outer Darkness, and why. Vid. Darkness. Page 133

Indignation of the damned in Hell against God, the Saints and themselves. Page 136

Sorrow of the damned in Hell. Page 136

The wicked go to Hell at Death. Page 196

They have not their full Torments till the day of Iudgment. Page 197

Punishment of Hell may consist with Gods being merciful. Page 193

Fire of Hell, vid. Fire.

Punishment of Hell, v. Punishment of Loss, and Punishment of Sense.

Hiding Talents a great sin, and why. Page 96

He that hides his Talents faulty, as well as he that abuses them. Page 96

What is the cause of this unfaithfulness in hiding Talents. Page 96

Honour, the Honour that shall be put on the Saints at the day of Iudgment. Page 165

Hope, what it is. Page 7

Weak and groundless Hope of Heaven. Page 9

Cold and careless Hope what. Page 24

What kind of Hope may be in Hypocrites. Page 7

Hope of wicked men will fail them, and when. Page 47, 48

Hope of Heaven, how it sheweth it self. Page 172

How this Hope puts us on a diligent pursuit of this Blessedness. Page 172

This Hope must moderate our Cares, Fears and Sorrowes as to temporal things. Page 173

Humility, Saints have a humble sense of their own good Works. Page 183, 184

Hypocrites shall be discovered at the day of Iudgment. Page 164

I.

IDleness, the evil of it. Vid. Sloath. Page 96

Impotency, why God requires Duty of fallen Creatures, that have no power to perform it. Page 114

Natural Impotency no Excuse to the sloathful. Page 123

Inclination of heart towards good, how expressed in Scripture. Page 14

Increase, Diligence the Means, and God's blessing the Cause of all increase. Page 127

Our Increase should be of the same Talent that is given us. Page 127

This Increase is given by degrees. Page 129

And is to be continued till it be full and perfect. Page 129

Indignation of the Damned in Hell against God, the Saints, and themselves. Page 136

Infants, what to judge of Infants that dye in Infancy. Page 157

Inheritance of Heaven, the Properties of it. Page 169

Joyes of Heaven, whence they arise. Page 104

Why called the Joy of the Lord. Page 105

Judge, we are not to judge of others or our selves by the outward esteem of others. Page 185

Judge, the Qualifications of a Judge, Wisdom, Iustice, Power, Authority. Page 142

These Qualifications found in Christ. Page 143

Christ the Judge of the World. Page 142

Why Christ Judge of the World rather than Father or Spirit. Page 146

In what Nature Christ is Judge. Page 147

Why Christ as Mediator is Judge of the World. Page 147

Why Christ as Judge called King. Page 167

Judgments temporal may be kept off from the p. 202duplicate page p. 203duplicate page p. 204duplicate page p. 205duplicate page wicked by the Society of the godly. Page 50

One Judgment makes way for another. Page 198

Judgment-day proved. Page 33, 34

Cavils against it answered. Page 154

The Conveniency of such a day. Page 34

The business of that day shall be to glorifie Gods Holiness, rewarding Iustice, and Truth. Page 178

All shall come to Judgment. Page 156

Infants and Grown Persons. Page 156

Dead and living. Page 157

Good and Bad. Page 158

Believers and Vnbelievers. Page 158

High and low. Page 160

At Judgment-day all shall be judged according to their works. Page 177

Why works of Mercy and Charity rather than Piety are then mentioned. Page 176

Whether the sins of the righteous shall then be mentioned. Page 176

Who shall be judged by the Gospel. Page 158

Whether Papists, Turks, Iews (since Christ) shall be judged by the Gospel. Page 158

By what rule Pagans shall be judgeth Page 159

There shall be a separation of good and bad at the Judgment-day, and why. Page 164

Hypocrites shall be discovered at the day of Judgment. Page 164

The Honour that shall be put on the Saints at the day of Judgment. Page 165

The godly shall be first absolved before the wicked are condemned, and why. Page 166

Judgement-day should be believed, feared, loved, by the Saints, and hoped for. Page 154

It should make us patient under disgraces. Page 154

Thoughts of Judgement should make us, serious, and why. Page 160

Justice and Righteousness of Christ explained. Page 144

Justice of God, 3 *. Page 178

Justification opposed to Accusation. Page 175

How we are justified by Faith, and how by Works. Page 175

K.

KIng, why Christ as Iudge of the World, is called a King. Page 167

Kingdom of Heaven, what it signifies. Page 3

Why Heaven is called a Kingdom. Page 169

Knowledge of Christ. How Christ knowes his People. Page 66

Christ knowes all his Sheep. Page 162

Knowledge of God intuitive and approbative. Page 66

L.

LAmps, going out of Lamps of foolish Virgins, what it signifies. Page 47

When their Lamps shall go out. Page 48

Trimming of Lamps, v. Trimming.

Law and Grace strive for Victory in the hearts of those that have any sense of Religion. Page 111

Lawes of God, no Tyranny in them. Page 113

Left hand, why Sinners are set on the left hand at the day of Iudgment. Page 169

Loss, vide Punishment of Loss.

Love to God, what it is. Page 7

Feeble and sleepy Love, what. Page 24

What a kind of Love is due to Christ. Page 58

Lye, difference between a Lye and an Vntruth. Page 41

M.

MArriage-Union between Christ and Believers, the foundation of it layed in Christs Incarnation. Page 57

Entred into at Conversion. Page 57

The present state of it in this world. Page 58

The Consummation of it in another world. Page 59

Why the Second Coming of Christ is called a Consummation of this Marriage. Page 59

The duties that result from this Marriage-Union. Page 58

Motives to be espoused to Christ. Page 60

N.

NAme of God, what it is. Page 112

Poor trembling Souls to study the Name of God. Page 112

New-Creature, why God expects more honour from them than from the World. Page 89

O.

ODium Abominationis & odium Inimicitiae. Page 17

Omissions, Sins of Omission, and Commission, what they are, and how distinguished. Page 138, 211

Omissions Sins as well as Commissions. Page 117

They are both in every actual sin. Page 138, 212

The greatness of Sins of Omission. Page 138, 212

Some Sins of Omission greater than others. Page 139, 212

In many cases Sins of Omission are greater than Sins of Commission. Page 139, 213

The Causes of them. Page 139, 212

The Effects of them. Page 139, 212

Omission of holy Duties, breeds Security. Page 28

Omissions make way for Commissions. Page 140, 213

Opportunities of doing good may be lost. Page 130

Ordinances, considered as Dutyes, Priviledges, Means, Talents. Page 90

May be lost. Page 131

Oyl, not only to be had in Lamps, but in Vessels. Page 11

Oyl in Vessels, what it is. Page 12, 14

To get Oyl in Vessels is our true wisdom. Page 22

Directions to get it. Page 21

P.

PArables, why Christ taught by Parables. Page 1

The kinds of Parables, Argumentative, and Representative. Page 1

Patience of God to Sinners. Page 198

Prayer, what a Praying Frame is. Page 74

Watching to Prayer, in Prayer, after Prayer, what it is. Page 75

Poor, three sorts of Poor, Devil's Poor, Christ's Poor, the World's Poor. Page 189

Power of Christ as Lord and Owner distinct from his Power as Governour and Ruler. Page 81

The Right Christ hath to this Power. Page 81

Christ cannot be divested of this Power. Page 82

Power in Man to convert himself need not be dsputed, but our Duty to be regarded. Page 129

Perseverance in Christs Service, Motives to press it. Page 47

Personal qualifications we are to be careful of, if we would be saved. Page 51

Prejudices of carnal men against God. Page 113, 114

They are very natural to us. Page 114

Preparation for Christs Second Coming, the faithful prepare for it. Page 40

Reasons for it. Page 43

How the Scripture presseth it on us. Page 40

It must be speedy and constant. Page 77

Preparation for Heaven, wherein it consists. Vid. Readiness for Heaven. Page 62

When the actual Preparation for Heaven should be made. Page 62, 63

Preparation of Heaven, how and by whom the Kingdom of Heaven is prepared for us. Page 170

For whom it is prepared. Page 170

When it was prepared. Page 171

Principles, false Principles in doing good. Page 15

A double Principle in Children of God, Flesh and Spirit. Page 27

Profession two-fold, Vocal and Real. Page 11

Not to be neglected. Page 11

Not to be rested in, and why. Page 11

Profession of wicked men will fail them, and when. Page 47, 48

Why the Profession of Wicked men will fail them. Page 48

Punishment of Hell may stand with Gods Mercy. Page 193

Punishment of Loss greater than Punishment of Sense. Page 203

What the Damned lose in Hell. Page 134, 203

The loss of God's Sight in Hell, great grief to the wicked. Page 135, 204

The greatness of the Loss the Damned have in Hell. Page 204

Punishment of Sense, what it is. Page 205

Q.

QUalifications personal, we are to be careful of, if we would be saved. Page 51

R.

REadiness for Heaven, habitual and actual, what. Page 62

Why those only that are ready, shall enter into Heaven. Page 63

Receiving Christ, what is required to it. Page 58

Religion, a little Religion reproved. Page 18

Reasons of it. Page 18

Negligence, Inconsideration, unmortified Lusts, and Vnbelief, destructive to Religion. Page 18, 19

Repentance late, seldom true. Page 69

Reputation of being good people not to be rested in. Page 19

Resurrection of the Body proved. Page 33

Whether Infants shall rise Infants, or all in the state of grown persons. Page 156

Reward, the greatness of the Reward of Heaven. Page 184

Riches, why God sometimes giveth Riches to his People. Page 181

Rich men should employ their Talents for the relief of the Poor. Page 188

Reasons of it. Page 189

Righteousness of Christ, and of the Saints, difference between them. Page 49

Righteousness of God in the last Sentence. Page 210

S.

SAcrament, Preparation for it necessary. Page 21

How we should come to the Sacrament. Page 22

Whether those that doubt of the truth of their Grace, should come to the Sacrament. Page 23

Salvation of our Souls to be regarded next to the Glory of God. Page 91

Security. Vid. Slumbring and Sleeping.

Self-denyal, wherein it is seen. Page 173

Senselesness of Mercies or Judgments, the evil of it. Page 29

Separation, there shall be a Separation of good and bad at Iudgment-day, and why. Page 164

Sheep, the godly are as Sheep, and wherein it appears. Page 163

How to know whether we are Sheep or Goats. Page 164

Christ tender of his Sheep. Page 162

Shepheard, Christ represented as a Shepheard. Page 161

Christ a good Shepheard, a Great Shepheard, and chief Shepheard. Page 162

The Properties of a good Shepheard, and how applyed to Christ. Page 161

How Christ is a great Shepheard. Page 163

Sin, a wrong to God. Page 145

The Children of God apt to fall into Sin. Page 24

Why we should watch to avoid Sin. Page 73

Sins of Omission and Commission, what they are▪ Vid. Omissions.

Sinners add sin to sin, and God in Hell adds wrath to wrath. Page 198

Sleep moral, what it is. Page 23

Sleep spiritual, what it is. Page 24

Total and partial. Page 28, 29

When and how far it may seize on Christians. Page 25, 26

Whence it comes to pass. Page 27

Slumber the cause of Sleeping. Page 28

The Effects of it. Page 24

The Signs of it. Page 29

Motives against it. Page 30

Directions to avoid it. Page 31

Sloath in particular Callings, the evil of it. Page 123

Arguments to rouse us out of it. Page 124

Sloath spiritual, what it is. Page 116

Who the spiritually Sloathful are. Page 124

The evil of spiritual Sloath. Page 117

A sloathful Servant a wicked Servant. Page 117

Signs when it comes on us. Page 120

Motives that draw us to it. Page 117

Means against it. Page 119

Slumbring and Sleeping, what it means: Vid. Sleep. Page 23

Slumber the Cause of Sleeping. Page 28

Son of Man, why Christ at his second Coming is called Son of Man. Page 141

Sorrow of the Damned in Hell. Page 136

Soveraignty of Christ in governing the World, whence it accrews. Page 145

Spirit, how it dwells in Believers. Page 13 p. 208duplicate page p. 209duplicate page

The Testimony of the Spirit is usually given on the exercise and abounding of Grace. Page 53

State of our Persons, how to judge of it. Page 41

Sympathy, Christ takes what is done to his People, as to benefits and injuries, as done to himself. Page 188

T.

TAlents, what may be accounted Talents. Page 88

The various kinds of Talents. Page 89

The diversity of Talents given to us. Vid. Diversity. Page 26, 86, 89

For all our Talents we must be responsible. Page 83, 93, 99

All Talents are to be improved for God. Page 84, 87, 88

Every one hath some Talent or other to improve for God. Page 85

The Reasons why they are to be improved. Page 92

The End wherefore Talents are to be improved. Page 91

Motives to improve them. Page 93

They are increased by being improved. Page 93

Among those that improve Talents, all are not alike fruitful. Vide Hiding Talents. Page 95

To whom the gain, and increase of our Talents is to be accountable. Page 91

What it is to trade with Talents, Vid. Trading. Page 90

In what sense they may be said to be lost. Page 130

Talents not improved shall be lost. Page 130

How these Talents are lost in this World. Page 130

Temptations, great Temptations require great Grace. Page 52

Tender, Christ tender of his Flock. Page 162

Thoughts, the usual ill Thoughts that Hypocrites have of God. Page 113

Time, want of Time no Excuse to sloathful Servants. Page 122

Titles of Honour given to Christ must be verified by suitable practice. Page 65

Torments of Hell, to preach them profitable to good and bad. Page 134

Hell a place of inexpressible Torments. Page 133

Hell a state of Torment as well as a state of Death. Page 193

Hell a State of Torment, and Place of Torment. Page 193

The greatness of the Torments of the damned. Page 207

Torments of the Body, what they shall be. Page 206

Torments of the damned, why eternal. Page 208

Eternity of Hell Torments consistent with Gods Iustice. Page 194

Few believe the Torments of Hell. Page 195

Trimming of Lamps, what it signifies in the Wise Virgins. Page 40

What it signifies in the Foolish Virgins. Page 40

Who do not trim their Lamps. Page 41

Trade, what it is to trade with our Talents. Page 90

In trading for God, our Returns must carry proportion to our Receipts. Page 94

Reasons of it. Page 95

Cautions in judging of our Returns in Trading. Page 94

U.

UNion of Believers with Christ represented by Marriage-Union. Vid. Marriage. Page 56

The Benefits of Union with Christ. Page 57

Virgins, Visible Professors why so called. Page 3

Virgins foolish, why many have great confidence of their good Estate, that shall be found foolish Virgins at last. Page 45

Visible Church, the State of it in this World. Page 4

W.

WAtching spiritual, what it is. Page 72

Watching, as it respects our present state, to avoid sin, and do good, considered. Page 74, 75

Reasons why we should watch to avoid sin. Page 73

Watching unto Prayer, in Prayer, after Prayer, what. Page 75

Watching as it respects the future State opened. Page 75

Who are to watch. Page 78

Reasons why we should watch. Page 77

The Causes of it. Page 73

How long we are to watch. Page 78

The Blessing promised to watching. Page 78

The danger of not watching. Page 78

Means to help to Watchfulness. Page 79

Wisdom of Christ, Divine and Humane, explained. Page 143

Wisdom Spiritual wherein it lyes. Page 22

Wonder, a great Wonder that any should reject the Christian Faith. Page 136, 214

And that any should embrace it, and live sinfully. Page 137, 214

Three Causes of it. Page 137

The Reward of the Righteous at the day of Iudgment shall be matter of wonder to them. Page 183

The Reasons of this wonder. Page 183

Work, Christ appointed every man his work at his departure. Page 84

How good Works must be performed. Page 180

The Godly described by their fruitfulness in good Works. Page 206

Comfort to sincere Christians from their good Works. Page 180

The doing some good Works cannot excuse men for the omission of others. Page 180

The respect of good Works to the future sentence. Page 178

Works assigned as a Reason of the Sentence of Absolution at the last day. Page 174

Works at the last day produced as an Evidence of Faith. Page 175

Trusting in Works very natural, but very dangerous. Page 179

Works are not the moving Cause to incline God to give us Christ. Page 179

Nor the Instrument of applying the Merits of Christ. Page 180

Yet no man can maintain his Comfort without them. Page 182

Worm that never dyes, what it is. Page 206

Wrath of God, the greatness of it. Page 207

Some Instances of it. Page 208

FINIS.

A TABLE OF SCRIPTURES EXPLAINED In the SERMONS on the 25^th of MATTHEW.