Sermons Volume 2, 2 Corinthians 5 · Table of contents – Scripture index

Sermons Volume 2 · 2 Corinthians 5 · Table of contents – Scripture index

A TABLE OF THE Principal Matters contained in the SERMONS On 2 CORINTH. 5.

A.

ABsent; how ae Believer is absent from the Lord in this World. Page 54

Acceptation with God must be our great scope. Page 72

And our great work. Page 74

It will be our advantage and comfort. Page 72, 73

To be laboured after, not only when we die, but in this life. Page 75

Why we should labour after it. Page 76

v. Pleasing of God.

Afflictions, why a burden. Page 32

Approbation of God, how Believers come to have it, and why. Page 119

Why it should be lookt after. Page 120

Approbation of God to be lookt after before the Approbation of Conscience; and the Approbation of Conscience before the Approbation of Men. Page 122

Assurance may be had. Page 6

Why we should look after it. Page 12

How it is wrought. Page 7

v. Confidence, Certainty.

Authority of Christ. Page 85

B.

BOasting; what the false Apostles boasted in. Page 116

Body of Man compared to a House. Page 2

Why called an Earthly House. Page 3

Boldness holy, wherein it appears. Page 46

Boldness in Expectation of Heaven, the grounds of it. Page 29

Burden of Believers in this World for Sin and Misery, v. Affliction and Sin. Page 21, 32

Burden of Sin felt by a tender, and by a wounded Conscience. Page 233

v. Sin.

C.

CErtainty of Heaven, the grounds of it. Page 17, 25

The degrees of it. Page 11

How it is confirmed to us. Page 37

Change, there is a great Change wrought at Conversion. Page 201

The Change that Grace makes in a Man. Page 130

Moral Change, what it is. Page 201

This doth not amount to the New Creature. Page ib.

Sudden Changes may be soon worn off. Page ib.

Outward Change may be without change of heart. Page 202

Partial Change not sufficient to denominate the New Creature. Page ib.

Christ delights to be with Men. Page 54

Christ, Spirit, Ministry, must not be separated. Page 239

Christ was made Sin and a Curse for us. Page 171

Though he was made Sin, yet not a Sinner. Page 252

What in the punishment due to Sin Christ was freed from. Page 172

Commendation, how Paul commends himself to the Corinthians. Page 118

Communion with Christ, difference between it here, and in Heaven. Page 54, 64

Confession of Sin hath a promise of pardon. Page 96

Confidence of Heaven, both of the Thing, and of the Person. Page 8, 44

Of Faith, and of Assurance. Page 63

The Nature of it. Page 45

The Kinds of it. Page ib.

The Opposites of it. Page 46

The Properties of it. Page 47

The Effects of it. Page 46

The Force and Vertue of it. Page 12

How it ariseth from the Earnest of the Spirit in our hearts. Page 48

Conscience, its Work and Office with respect to Sin. Page 231

Checks of Conscience to be regarded, and why. Page 232

Believers have a Testimony in their own Consciences of their Sincerity. Page 119

This must be regarded, and why. Page 121

They have a Testimony in the Consciences of others. Page 120

This is to be regarded, and how far. Page 121

Consideration sets home Spiritual Truths on the Soul. Page 175

Conversion. Power of Man to convert himself, the Absurdities that follow it. Page 210

God's working all in Conversion, is no ground for looseness or laziness to the Regenerate, or to the Vnregenerate. Page 211, 212

Yet Exhortations to press us to become New Creatures are not in vain. Page 212

The true Vse of this Doctrine of Man's Insufficiency to convert himself. Page ib.

Why the actings of Love are more vigorous at our first Conversion. Page 157

Conviction. How a good Life convinceth wicked men. Page 120

How the Creature shall be convinced at the day of Iudgment. Page 99

Covenant; why we should often renew Covenant with God. Page 250

Curse; Christ was made a Curse for us. Page 171

Objections answered. Page 171

What there was in the Curse or Punishment due to Sin that Christ was freed from. Page 172

D.

DEath no Extinction. Page 36

Desire of Death, v. Desire.

Death of Christ. Christ died as a common Head, or publick Person. Page 179

Christ died as a Surety. Page ib.

Christ died not only for our good, but in our stead. Page 170

How the Love of Christ appeared in his dying for us. Page 173

The End of Christ's Death. Page 174

The Consequent Benefits of it. Page 148

Death of Christ discovers the heinousness of Sin. Page 174, 181

What use the Death of Christ hath to make us die to Sin and the World Page 181

When Christ died, all Believers died to sin in him. Page 177

How those that were not then born, were said to be dead to Sin, when Christ died. Page 179

How to improve the Death of Christ for the mortifying of Sin. Page 182

Pardon of Sin is chiefly eyed in the Death of Christ. Page 230

Defects and failings of Christians to be bewailed. Page 165

We are to labour to get ground of them. Page ib.

Desiring Christ. Why the Soul desires to be with Christ. Page 54

What hinders these Desires. Page 55

v. Presence with Christ in Heaven.

Desire of Death. Death not simply to be desired. Page 24

What Desires of Death are lawful. Page 24, 34

Desire of Death ariseth from Assurance. Page 70

Whether all Christians must desire Death. Page 24

The Holiness to Regulated Desires of Death. Page 35

Desire of Heaven. None can desire Heaven but those that are clothed with a Gospel Righteousness. Page 28

Determination a great help in Religion. Page 175

Difficulties of Obedience, how sweetned. Page 73

Dominion of God; his Title to it. Page 86

Dying to Sin, our consent to it given at Conversion, and ratified in Baptism. Page 180

How Believers may be said to be dead to Sin, since there are so many carnal motions after Conversion. Page ib.

The Influence Christ's Death hath on our dying to Sin. v. Death of Christ.

E.

EArnest, the Nature of it. Page 42

The difference between an Earnest and a Pledge. Page 43

Earnest of the Spirit, what it is. Page 42

The Vse and End of it. Page 43

Enemies; all men by Nature are Enemies to God. Page 217, 244

The several Kinds of Enmity against God. Page 217, 244, 245

God's Enemies carry on a War against him. Page 246

God is an Enemy to carnal men. Page 247

Wherein this Enmity of God is seen. Page ib.

It is a dreadful thing to have God an Enemy. Page ib.

End, ultimate and subordinate. Page 133

How to know what is our main End. Page 77

The End varieth the Nature of the Action. Page 136

Esteem of God, the Effects of it. Page 155

Esteem. A Christian is not religiously to esteem others for external, carnal advantages. Page 194

The Reasons of it. Page 195

Excellency of Heaven, wherein it appears. Page 38

Execution of the last Sentence will be certain, speedy, and unavoidable. Page 107

Why the Sentence shall be certainly executed. Page 107

The Sentence shall be executed on the wicked first. Page ib.

The Execution of the last Sentence shall be terrible.

F.

FAith; the objects of Faith, Page 56

How it works as to another World. Page 17

Faith goeth on certain grounds Page 59

How it should be rowzed up with reference to the promised Glory. Page 17

Walking by Faith, v. Walking.

Faith and Sight opposed to one another, Page 56

Faith is for Earth. Sight for Heaven. Page 58

Till we have Sight, it is an advantage that we have Faith Page 58

What relief Faith yields us in this World, till we have Sight. Page 59

If we have Faith, we shall have Sight. Page ib.

Those that have Faith are not satisfied, till they have Sight. Page ib.

Faith hath its Sights. Page ib.

Faith in Christ, what it includes in it. Page 255, 256

Faith and Repentance, Repentance respects God, Faith Christ. Page 224

Both are wrought by the Word, and acted in Prayer Page Ib.

Fall of Man; all mankind Fell in Adam. Page 216

Fear. Causes of Fear. Page 111

Terror of the Lord ground of Fear. v. Terror. Page 110

Fear of future Iudgment, how raised in us. Page 114

Fear of Wrath, and Love of God, how consistent. Page 113

Fitness for Heaven, what it is. Page 39 41

Gradual Fitness is to be lookt after, Page 40

Fools; carnal men are Fools v. Madness Page 126, 127

Free Grace manifested at the day of Iudgment. Page 98

Friendship between God and M… in a State of Innocency. Page 216

How this Friendship was bro…en off. Page lb.

Fury of wicked Men in their sins. Page 127

G.

GArment. Gospel Righteousness a Garment to cover our nakedness. Page 28

Glory of God. A Christian is in all things to aim at the Glory of God. Page 130

We are to Glorifie God in all Relations, and Conditions of Life, and with all our Talents. Page 135, 136

I Indifferent actions God's Glory is to be our end. Page 131

Actions that tend to our dishonour should not be omitted, when God's Glory calls for them. Page 133

Whether in every action a Christian is always bound to have actual thoughts of the Glory of God. Page 132

Why the Glory of God is to be our Great end. Page 128, 133, 139

Believers are fitted for Glorifying God as Men, and as renewed. Page 134 135

Aim at God's Glory ariseth from Love to God. Page 131

How to know, whether we Glorify God. Page 140

Exhortation to Glorify God. Page 137

Mot…ves to Glorify God. Page 138

Directions to Glorify God Page 139

Glory of God, and good of the Church conjoyned. Page 131

Glory of all that Grace that fits us for Heaven is to be given to God. Page 41

Goodness of God; the mercies of daily Providence declare much of God's Goodness. Page 153

Gospel, why called the Word of Reconciliation, and why the Ministry of Reconciliation. Page 234

To whom the dispensation of it is committed. Page 234

Governour; our Governour must be our Iudge. Page 87

Grace; the change that Grace makes in a Man. Page 130

Acts of Grace easily discernable by a mans own Conscience. Page 119

Habitual and actual Grace, what Page 211

Groaning for Heaven, the Reasons of it. Page 20

Directions to stir it up. Page 25

v. Desire of Heaven.

H.

HAppiness Eternal, why it is delayed. Heart New v. New Heart. Page 42

Heaven, the Certainty of it, v. Certainty. Page 8

The Excellency of Heaven. Page 38

Fitness for Heaven, v. Fitness.

Why Believers are not presently admitted to Heaven upon Conversion. Page 42, 58

Hiding sin; men naturally love to hide their sins from God, men, and themselves. Page 96

God's people are subject to it. Page ib.

Why men endeavour to hide their sins. Page ib.

The folly of it. Page ib.

Holiness in God and in man, how it differs. Page 84, 85

Holiness of Christ as God, and as man. v. Innocency of Christ. Page ib.

Holiness of God manifested at the day of Iudgment. Page 97

Home; a Christian is not at Home, while he is in the Body. V. Strangers. Page 50

Reasons of it. Page Ib.

God's Children are not at Home till they come to Heaven. Page 54

Hope of Heaven, the kinds of it. Page 18

Expressed in Scripture by looking and longing. Page 18

House; State of Glory called a House. Page 4, 20

What a kind of House this is. Page 5

Hypocrites, the Reasons of the decay of their seeming Love to God. Page 156

I.

IMpediments that hinder man's turning to God. Page 236

The Word of God a proper remedy to remove them. Page 237

Imputation. Non-Imputation of sin, what is signifies. Page 221

An act of Grace and Favour in God. Page 221

A great Priviledge and Blessedness to the Creature. Page 222

The manner how it is brought about, and applyed to us. Page 223

v. Pardon of sin.

Innocency of Christ as Mediator. Page 251

It hath a double use; for satisfaction, and for example. Page 251

Friendship between God and man in a State of Innocency v. Friendship.

Interest of God in us. Page 134

Joys of the Blessed Everlasting. Page 105

Judge. Qualifications of a Judge. Page 82

God the Judge in matters of Redemption, not Christ, and why. Page 87, 88

Christ the Judge of the World, at the last day. Page 82, 88

Qualifications of Christ for this Office, Kingdom, Iustice, Power, Authority. Page 83, 84, 85

The Impartiality of the Judge. Page 91

In what Nature Christ shall be Judge of the World. Page 85, 88

Judging the World, an act of Christ's Mediatory Office. Page 88

How Christ is Judge as God, and as Mediator. Page ib.

Why Christ is to be Judge in the humane Nature. Page Ib.

Why the Power of Judging belongs to Christ. Page Ib.

Why Christ is Judge of the World, rather than the Father and Spirit. Page 87

Christ being Judge is a Terror to the wicked. Page 88, 89

What is there in Christ's being Judge of the World, that is a Terror to the wicked. Page 89

Christ being Judge is a comfort to the Godly. Page 90

To whom this comfort belongs. Page Ib.

What is the comfort they have. Page Ib.

Judgment Day; appearing before Judgment Seat, what it signifies. Page 92

The necessity of a Day of Judgment. Page 79

The certainty of it. Page ib.

The ends of it. Page 92, 97, 103

Arguments to prove it. Page 79, 80, 81.

All must be Judged. Page 81, 91, 103

Reasons of it. Page 91, 92

The Rule of Judgment. Page 99

We shall be Judged not according to single acts, but our Conversation. Page 101

The future Judgment shall be according to mens works. Page 97

Why works are produc'd at the Day of Iudgment. Page Ib.

All sins shall be brought to Judgment. Page 92

How sins shall be brought to Judgment. Page Ib.

What sins shall be then open Page 93, 94

A Judgment Day. Sinners shall be accused (1) By the Angels (2) By the Devils (3) By the Word of God (4) By the Ministers of the Gospel (5) By Conscience. (6) By their own Confession, (7) By one another. (8) By the Godly. (9) By the Circumstances of their evil actions. Page 93, 94, 95.

Different Recompenses at the Day of Judgment. Page 104

Execution of Sentence. v. Execution.

The Ministry of the Angels at the Day of Judgment. Page 91

How this Doctrine is to be improved. Page 108

The last Judgment the most solemn of all Judgments. Page 83

Future Judgment is impartial. Page 110

The Terror of the day of Judgment. Page ib.

Future Judgment makes pardon of sin necessary. Page 231

Justice of Christ. Page 84

Justice of God, the kinds of it. Page 98

Declared in the day of Iudgment. Page ib.

Justification twofold, of a sinner and of a believer. Page 100

K.

KNowing Christ after the flesh in the days of his flesh, what it was. Page 196

Knowing Christ after the flesh since his Ascension, what it is. Page 197

Knowing Christ after the Flesh will be of no use to us, as to the Salvation of our Souls. Page 199

They that only know Christ after the flesh cannot truly challenge the name of Christians. Page 199

L.

Law, as a Rule, is as strict as ever. Page 164

But not as a Covenant. Page ib.

The violation of the Law makes a Pardon necessary. Page 231

The Impossibility of keeping the Law shews the necessity of a Redeemer Page 163

And should make us thankful for our deliverance by Christ. Page 164

Life Animal what it is. Page 60

Life of the Body frail and Transitory. Page 2

Life Eternal, the happy condition of the Godly in Heaven called Life. Page 104

Wherein it consists. Page 105

The excellency of it. Page 35

One of the principal Objects of Faith Page 14

The belief of it pressed. Page 14

Little believed in the World. v. Faith. Page 15

Life Natural to be contemned. Page 36

Life Spiritual, that there is a Spiritual Life proved. (189)

What it is. Page 60, (189)

In it all is to be referred, not to our selves, but to God. Page 24, 183

The Resemblance between it and the Life Natural. (190)

The difference between them. (192)

Signs of Spiritual Life. Page (190) 192

How it is conveyed and continued to us. Page 26, 190

The respect it hath to Christ's Resurrection. v. Resurrection of Christ. Page 189

Life Spiritual matter of Faith. Page 191

To be valued and esteemed by us Page 192

We are to go to Christ for it Page ib.

Living denotes not one single action, but the course of our conversation Page 185

Living to God. Why we should live to God. Page 138 139, 186

A man cannot Live to himself, and to God too. Page 184

Motives to live to God. Page 187

Directions not to live to our selves, but to God. Page 188

Living to our selves, and not to God, the danger of it. Page 187

v. Living to God.

Love of Christ taken actively and passively. Page 143

How the Love of Christ appeared in his dying. Page 173

Love of God of benevolence and complacency, what. Page 143

Whence it comes to have such a force on us. Page 147

How it is applyed to us. Page 148

The consequent benefits of it. Page ib.

Persuasion of God's Love to us comfortable, but not absolutely necessary. Page 152

God's general Love in sending a Saviour to mankind should excite Love. Page 153

Love to God, what it is. Page 143, 159

Love to God considered as an exaction of the Law, or rule of the Gospel. Page 163

God in Christ the object of his Love, and why. Page 144

Whether God be to be loved for his beneficial goodness, or Essential and Moral perfections. Page 149

God is chiefly to be Loved for his essential and Moral perfections, and why. Page 150

Our loving God for his benefits is not wholly to be condemned, and why. Page 149

Mercies of daily Providence render God amiable. Page 153

The defects of this Love. Page 150

The Effects of it. 145, 155, 159

Love to God the greater principle that draweth us off from self to God. Page 185

The influence it hath on our duties and actions. Page 145

What shall we do to know that we Love God. Page 165

Why it is our duty to make this tryal. Page 166

Obedience the great evidence of Love to God. Page 166

How to get this Love to God. Page 167

No man by Nature can bring his heart to Love God, and why. Page 167

Pardoning mercy breedeth and feedeth Love to God. Page 230.

Motives to Love God. Page 168

Degrees of Love to God, how to be measured. Page 154

Comparison the best way to discover Love. Page ib.

God to be Loved above all things. Page ib.

What it is to Love God with all the heart. Page 163

How it is consistent with a Christian's defects. Page 163

How far we are obliged to Love God with all the heart. Page 164

How it is consistent with Love to Relations &c. Page 165

Decay of Love incident to the people of God. Page 156

What is not a Decay of Love. Page 157

What it is. Page 159

The greatness of the evil of it. Page 158

The causes of it. Page 160

The commonness of it. Page 158

Many are surprized with it that are little sensible of it. Page 158

How to prevent it. Page 161

How to recover our Decayed Love. Page 162

M

MAdness; Christianity accounted Madness by the men of the World. Page 123

Reasons of it. Page 124

What in Christianity is accounted Madness. Page ib.

The way of the wicked is properly Madness. Page 125

Demonstrations of it. Page 126

Mediator; Christ a fit Mediator. Page 220

What Christ was to do as Mediator. Page 88

Men; God dealeth with men by men, and the reasons of it. Page 238

Ministers are God's Ambassadors. Page 240

Their duty as such. Page 241

How to be received, and entertained by us. Page ib.

The value and authority of their Office. Page ib.

Credit and respect to be given to their Message. Page 241, 242

They must treat with people with Love and sweetness; and Meckness and Patience. Page 242

Christ, Spirit, Ministry must not be separated. Page 239

v. Men.

Mortality swallowed up of Life in the other World. Page 35

Mortifying sin; how to improve the Death of Christ to the Mortifying of sin, Page 182

N

NEw Creature; The necessity of the New Creation. Page 204

What it is to be New Creatures. Page 201, 202

Why likeness to God is called the New Creature. Page 203

God the Author of the New Creature. Page 207

God the Author of the New Creature as reconciled in Christ. Page 213

How the New Creature flows from our Vnion with Christ Page 203

Why the New C…eature cannot be satisfied with the World. Page 51

Evidences of being New Creatures. v. Renovation. Page 206

New Heart, what it is. Page 206

Non-Imputation of sin, v. Imputation.

O

OBedience, the difficulties of obedience how sweetned. Page 73

Obedience the great Evidence of Love. Page 166

The properties of that Obedience that flows from Love. Page 166

Marks of sincere Obedience. Page 102

Odium abominationis & inimicitiae, explained. Page 246

P

Pain of sense in Hell twofold. Page 105

Pauls Testimony of his sincerity. Page 118

All Ministers and Christians may have the like Testimony of their Sincerity. Page 119

How he commends himself to the Corinthians. Page 118

Pardon of Sin, the necessity of having Sin pardoned. Page 231

The great difficulty of having Sin pardoned, when once committed. Page 230

God's readiness to pardon Sin. Page 232

God pardons Sin, not as the party offended only, but as the Supream Iudge. Page 227

The Excellency of this Priviledge. Page 232

The good depending on pardon of Sin in this life, and in the next. Page 222, 223

Pardon of Sin, the proper Priviledge of the New Covenant. Page 231

It's a branch of our Reconciliation with God. Page 225

Reasons to prove it so. Page 227

They that are reconciled to God, had need still to beg pardon of Sin. Page 225

What those that are reconciled ask in asking a pardon. Page 226

The design of pardon of Sin laid in God's Eternal Decree. Page 223

It was purchased by Christ, when he paid a Ransom for us. Page ib.

Pardon of Sin is chiefly eyed in the Death of Christ. Page 230

We are actually pardoned, when we believe and repent, v. Faith and Repentance. Page 224

We are sensibly pardoned, when God gives Peace and Ioy in believing. Page 225

We are fully and compleatly pardoned at the Day of Iudgment. Page ib.

Pardoning Mercy breedeth and feedeth Love to God. Page 230

Pardon of Sin an inviting Motive to Holiness▪ Page 228, 229

Perfection to be striven for. Page 164

Persuasion. Ministers to persuade men. Page 115

What this Persuasion implies. Page 114

People to persuade themselves. Page 115

Pleasing God; what makes us active in it. Page 75

Why we should labour to please God. Page 76

Pleasing God more to be regarded than pleasing of Men. Page 77

Pleasing of Men, how far condemned. Page ib.

Pleasures of this Life to be used sparingly. Page 70

Power of Man to convert himself, the Absurdities that follow it. Page 210

It is only in the Power of God, to convert the sinner. v. Conversion.

Not only the Power to will, but to work when converted, is of God. Page 210

Preaching of the word necessary, and the Reasons of it. Page 237

The congruity and decency of this Dispensation. Page 237

Presence with Christ in Heaven better than remaining in the Body. Page 69

Our Happiness in another World lyes in presence with the Lord. Page 63

Reasons of it. Page 64

To be desired by the Saints. Page 68

Why the Saints desire it, Page 54

Profession of the name of Christ without conformity to his Laws, not valuable. Page 197

Providence; mercies of daily Providence declare much of the goodness of God. Page 153

Punishment of sinners in Hell everlasting. Page 106

Everlasting Punishment consistent with Gods Iustice. Page ib.

Punishment of sense or Loss, which is the greater. Page 64

Q.

QUalification of those that shall have a blessed Estate in Heaven. Page 10

R.

REcompence, different Recompences at the day of Iudgment. Page 114

Reconciliation. What it is to Reconcile. Page 215

The nature of this Reconciliation. Page 217

The Revelation of the way of Reconciliation is a great blessing. Page 235

How Reconciliation in Scripture is ascribed to God the Father, to Christ, and to believers themselves. Page 216

How far Christ is concerned in it, opened. Page 219

God in the work of Reconciliation, will keep up the honour of his Iustice, Holiness and Truth. Page 219

The Reconciliation is mutual, between God and man, and man and God. Page 215.217

Why the Scriptures generally insist on our being Reconciled to God. Page 215

The necessity of being Reconciled to God. Page 244

VVhy God is said to Reconcile the world (indefinitely) to himself. Page 214

Gods condescension in this matter. Page 248

The greatness of the Mercy and Grace of God in our Reconciliation. Page 220

The value of the Priviledges. Page 249

The great dishonour we do to God in refusing it Page 249

The Priviledges and blessings that depend upon and accompany it. Page 218, 249

By Reconciliation our State is as good, or better than it was in Innocency. Page 217

Pardon of Sin a branch of our Reconciliation. v. Pardon. Page 225

God the Author of the New Creature, as Reconciled to us in Christ. Page 213

The End of our Reconciliation, is walking in a course of Holiness. Page 229

Every thing in it implies Holiness. Page 219

What is to be done on man's part, that he may be Reconciled to God. Page 243

Our Right to this Priviledge is begun as soon as we repent and believe in Christ. Page 218, 224

Directions to those that are Reconciled. Page 24, 250

They that are Reconciled had need beg pardon of sin. v. Pardon. Page 225

Redeemer. The necessity of a Redeemer. Page 163

Religion must be our Business and Recreation. Page 74

Renovation, the Nature of it. Page 207

The Object of it. Page ib.

That it is the work of God's Spirit: Page ib.

The Effects of it. Page 208

Its Connexion with Reconciliation. Page ib.

v. New Creature.

Repentance, what it includes. Page 243

v. Faith and Repentance.

Respect to Christs Person in the days of his flesh was not all he looked for. Page 196

Religiously to respect men for external, carnal advantages condemned. Page 194

Respect Civil due to carnal men. Page ib.

Respect of persons not with God. Page 110, 199

Resurrection of the Body, Reasons of it. Page 36

Resurrection of Christ, the Example, Pledge and Cause of the Spiritual Life. Page 189

The likeness between Christ's rising from the dead, and Christians rising from the death of Sin. Page ib.

Rewards. Sinful respect to the Rewards of Religion, how it bewrayeth it self. Page 151

Right. God hath a Right to us. Page 186

Righteousness; Why men are prone to establish a Righteousness of their own. Page 257

Gospel-Righteousness, what it is. Page 72

Gospel-Righteousness, a Garment to cover our nakedness. Page 28

Righteousness as it respects the precept, or the sanction of the Law opened. Page 252

Why the Righteousness, by which we are justified, is called the Righteousness of God. Page 253

What is that Righteousness by which we are justified. Page 253, 254, 257

Christ is made sin for us, and we are made the Righteousness of God in him. Page 254

In what this exchange doth agree, in what it differs. Page ib.

The Love of God herein. Page 256

This Righteousness of Christ is made ours when we believe in him. Page 254

The Priviledges depending on our being made the Righteousness of God in Christ. Page 257

S.

SAcrifices were offered by Adam. Page 28

Satisfaction of Christ, the truth of it. Page 170

The Sufficiency of it. Page 171

Scope of a Christians Life. Page 71, 72

v. End.

Self-Love, only cured by the Love of God. Page 230

Sight; what Sights we shall have in Heaven. Page 60

In what manner shall we Behold Christ. Page ib.

v. Faith and Sight.

Sin a wrong to God, how to be understood. Page 86

Sin and shame always go together. Page 28

The greatness of the Burden of Sin. Page 257

Why Sin is a Burden. Page 33

In what manner Sin is to be checked. Page 205

The aggravations of Secret Sins. Page 95

Secret Sins to be avoided because of future Iudgment. Page 95

In what sense Christ was said to be made Sin. Page 252

Sin taken for a Sacrifice for sin, and for Punishment of sin. Page ib.

Christ was made sin, but not a Sinner Page ib.

Christ was made sin for us, and we the Righteousness of God in him. Page 254

Christ being made Sin is the cause of our being made the Righteousness of God in him. Page 255

Sincerity, how evidenced. Page 102

Paul's Testimony of his Sincerity. Page 118

Soul; that it is distinct from the Body proved, Page 66

It can live apart from the Body. Page 67

The Souls of the Saints at Death immediately go to God. Page 67

Spirit; How he dwells in us. Page 42

Strangers; how to carry our selves as Strangers in this World. Page 52

Sufferings of Christ, what they were Page 256

They show the heinousness of sin. Page 174

How we are to be affected, when we read the story of Christ's sufferings. Page 198

Suitableness between Christ and Believers. Page 190

Surety; Christ the Surety of Believers. Page 171

Christ dyed as a Surety. Page 179

T.

TAbernacle; our frail Condition set forth by a Tent, or Tabernacle. Page 2

Terror of the Lord is ground of Fear. Page 110

How it is so to the godly. Page 113

The Terror of the Lord should have an influence on us, while in the flesh. Page 113

V.

VEracity and Faithfulness of God manifested at the Day of Iudgment. Page 98

Union to Christ, Internal and External explained. Page 203

How the New Nature flows from our Union with Christ. Page 203

W.

WAlking by Faith, those who have Faith must walk by it. Page 61

Reasons of it. Page ib.

Will; God will not do any man good against his will. Page 235

Nor doth he force man's will, but deal by Persuasion. Page 236

Wisdom; wherein Wisdom lyes. Page 128

Wherein the Wisdom of a godly man appears. Page 128

Evidences of Spiritual Wisdom. Page 129

How Wisdom is to be justified by her Children. Page 128

Wisdom of Christ. Page 83

Word of God is an Instrument fitted to gain the consent of man's will. Page 236

Work; the Work of a Christian. Page 72, 74

Why Works are produced at the Day of Iudgment. Page 97

What room and place Works have with respect to our final sentence, and the Rewards and Punishments that follow it. Page 100, 101

Works good, the Principle of them. Page 101

Good Works cannot be performed by men in a state of Nature. Page ib.

The aim, and scope of them. Page ib.

Good Works Imperfect. Page 99

They merit nothing. Page ib.

What respect Good Works have to our future Reward. Page 102

Worship; External Pomp in the Worship of God is not that he looks after. Page 198

A TABLE OF SCRIPTURES EXPLAINED In the SERMONS on 2 CORINTHIANS 5.

FINIS.

End of the text · Thomas Manton, Sermons Volume 2 (1684)