Exposition of John 17, Index
An Alphabetical Table of the Chief Heads contained In this TREATISE.
A
ADopted children, page. 15
Admire the love of God and of Chriſt, page. 20, 98, 146, 161, 361, 455, 537
Affections of the heart teſtified by outward geſture, page. 11
Affliction ſhould not diſmay us. See Tribulation, page. 104, 195, 290, 291, 367
Abilities of Chriſt, page. 145
Active Obedience of Chriſt, page. 157
Our Advancement in Chriſt, page. 174
The Apoſtle and Meſſenger of God is Chriſt, 142, 149, 234, 235, other Apoſtles, page. 407
our Affections are to keep Chriſts word, page. 204, 213
Apoſtates from Chriſt, page. 41, 210
Application of Chriſt, page. 158, 441
Aſſurance: Means and benefit thereof, page. 22
our Active and Paſſive obedience, page. 203
Authority, grace and power of Chriſts words, page. 7. 473
Authority of Chriſt over all men, 52, 144. for the benefit and Salvation of his people, page. 72, 73
Agreement with God and Chriſt neceſſary, page. 465
Agreement. See Unity. The benefits thereof, page. 303 304
All things revealed by Chriſt, in what ſenſe, page. 236
Aimiableneſs of Chriſt, page. 514, 515
Adding to the work of Chriſt, page. 168
word of Chriſt, page. 241
Abſence of Chriſt from the Father, page. 265
Aſcenſion of Chriſt, 266. End, fruit, and benefits thereof. page. 267
B
PArtial Believers, page. 208, …99
Belief. See Faith. Wrought by the Goſpel, page. 443, 444
Believers not free from the Law, page. 61, 62
Believe the Trinity, page. 130, 132
the Scriptures, page. 133, 399
in Chriſt, page. 149, 150, 441
Chriſts word, 204. 559, not all that is ſo called, page. 211
Believers priviledges, page. 256, 379, 450, 451. 479, 480, 561
Their ſins more hainous, page. 257
Have many enemies, and why, page. 360, 363, 458
Object of Believers faith, Chriſt, page. 439
The Word, God, Heaven, and Salvation, page. 440
Believers loved as Chriſt, page. 478, 479
Body of Chriſt Natural and Myſtical, page. 167
Bodily outward worſhip not to be neglected, page. 12
Rules and directions for it, page. 13
C
Certainty of ſalvation, page. 80, 314, 315
Chriſt, the Fathers Son and Wiſdom, page. 5, 16
Our great Prophet and Preacher, ib. 339
Glorified by the Father, page. 32
Author of all good to the Church, page. 34. 72, 123, 124
To be glorified by us, and how, page. 42, 44
One with the Father, page. 48
Came not to quicken and ſave all men, page. 105
Muſt be known, page. 119, 120, 123
Comforts to the ſons of God in Chriſt, page. 17, 22
Comforts to the godly, page. 17, 22, 70, 253, 257, 342, 452, 518
Againſt injuries of the world, page. 194, 258, 352
To the diſtreſſed, page. 290, 291, 365, 524
Our Conſcience and Faith not ſubject to men, page. 65
Conference, page. 206
Sons by Creation, page. 15, 19
By Creation all the world is the Fathers, page. 98, 199
Knowledge of our Creation, page. 119
Chriſt the Fathers Creature, page. 160
Curioſity condemned, page. 183, 445
Sinfulneſs thereof, page. 184
D.
DEath not to be prayed for, page. 366, &c.
Believers Dead to the world, page. 190
Comforts againſt Death, page. 89 93, 387
Deſire good things, page. 49
Diſhonourers of Chriſt, page. 38, 39, &c. 262
Diſobedient condemned, page. 59, 70, 162, 164. 404
Deſpair not of thoſe that are dead in ſin, page. 103, 185, 255, 438
Diſorderly walkers, page. 162, 163
Divine glory communicated to Chriſt, page. 173
Diſcovery of the Father. See Manifeſtation.
Doubtful are unbelievers, page. 210, 212
Diſobedience to the word whence it proceeds, page. 229
Diſcord, the cauſes thereof, page. 296
Evils and inconveniencies thereof, page. 467
E.
WHo the Elect, page. 192, 197
Elect cannot periſh, page. 99, 312
End of all is Gods glory, page. 43, 154
Eternal God, 129. Eternal love of God, page. 509
Eternal life from Chriſt, page. 86
What it is, page. 87
To be ſought after, and how, page. 90
Chriſts free gift, page. 90
Unbought, unſought, untaught, page. 92, 93
How it conſiſts in knowledge, and begun therein, page. 108
Enemies outward and inward, page. 353, 360, 363
Evil. How Chriſt preſerveth from all Evil, page. 371, 372, &c.
Excellency of Chriſts people above others, page. 257
Of the Goſpel above other Truths, page. 397
F
FAith, page. 90, 120, 129, 133, See Belief.
Father. God to be apprehended under that notion; page. 15, 21
The Father glorified by Chriſt, page. 46
Fears of failing, page. 88, 185
God muſt be feared, page. 117, 140
Fearful are unbelievers, page. 211
Father eſſentially taken, page. 198
Free love and mercy of God and Chriſt, page. 91, 92, 147
Faithfulneſs of Chriſt and his Miniſters, 244, 246. Signs, page. 247
Chriſts word to be kept by Faith, page. 207, 208, 226
To be heard with Fear, page. 225
G.
GIft of Chriſt wonderful, page. 98, 516, 517
Some given to Chriſt in ſpecial manner, page. 97, 189
Outward fitting Geſtures in prayers requiſite, page. 12, 13
Gifts of Chriſt, 35. See Qualification, page. 412, 413
Glory of Chriſt, page. 32, 33, 170, 472
Goſpel the ſubject of Chriſts words, page. 6, 8
To be attended, 90. 114. The Inſtrument of life, page. 109, 398
Means to Sanctification, page. 389
The Truth, page. 396
God not ſlack, page. 30
Glorifieth Chriſt, page. 32
Only true God, page. 126
Godhead of the Trinity, page. 128
They that have made choice of God, happy. page. 141
They muſt glorifie God here, who will be glorified hereafter, page. 152
Vain expecters of future Glory, page. 153
How God is to be glorified here, page. 154
The Glory that Chriſt prayed for, page. 170, 171
Chriſt Glorified in thoſe that are his, page. 261, 472
H.
HAters of Chriſt, page. 512, 513
Hearers, how they may profit by the Word, page. 395, 396
Hearing neceſſary, page. 392, 445
Heathen people in dangerous ſtate, page. 121, 251, 534
Heavenly converſation, alliance, kindred, 190, 191. Marks thereof, page. 385
Honour of God to be aimed at, page. 49, 50, 154
Honour from honouring Chriſt, page. 44
Hour of God, page. 28, 29, 30
Hope of Heaven, page. 174
Hinderances to obedience, page. 223
We muſt be Humble as Chriſt was, page. 162
Humiliation of Chriſt, page. 161
Hypocritical geſtures in prayer, page. 13
Humility commended, page. 542, 543
Holineſs of God, page. 280
Knowledge thereof very profitable, page. 281, 282
Holineſs to be laboured for, page. 435
I.
IDols not to be ſerved, 136. Cauſes of Ignorance, page. 531, 533
Ignorance an impediment to life, page. 109
Ignorant perſons ſad condition, 113, 444 inexcuſable, page. 182, 533, 534
For the Inſtruction of others, page. 115, 122
Incarnation of Chriſt, page. 178
Impatient are unbelievers, page. 209, 210
Interceſsion of Chriſt, page. 250, 252, 253, 267 340, 352, 438
Judging and cenſuring others unlawful, page. 65. 248
Judgements ſent not ſo much for the deſtruction of enemies, as preſervation of friends, page. 77
How to Judge of true Miniſters, page. 248, 249, 411, 412
Imperfections of the Saints, page. 296, 374, 441, 541
Joy, Chriſt the Author and Original, page. 338
None to thoſe that are out of Chriſt, page. 341
Means and matter of Joy, page. 343, 348
Marks of ſpiritual Joy, page. 350
Falſe Joy, page. 351
Juſtification, page. 442
Juſtice commended, page. 526
Juſtice and righteouſneſs of God, page. 519, 520, to be meditated, page. 528
A comfort to the righteous, page. 523, 524
K.
CHriſt Keepeth thoſe that are given him, page. 201
Word of Chriſt how Kept, in the memory, heart, page. 204
Power of God Keepeth thoſe that belong to Chriſt, page. 285
How they are Kept, and why? page. 286, 287, 312, 313
Knowledge to be laboured for, page. 90, 108, 109, to 114
The beginning of eternal life, page. 108, 109
Knowledge of God and Chriſt too, neceſſary, page. 116, 536, 537
Knowledge of the Father without the knowledge of Chriſt is but vain and inſufficient, page. 117, 118
The moſt perfect Knowledge here imperfect, page. 541, 543
L.
LAnguage ſuitable for Chriſtians, page. 193, 385
Law, none free from it, page. 60
Believers under the binding power of the Law, page. 61, 62
How given to the righteous, page. 63
Law-giver, none but Chriſt, page. 64
Life from Chriſt, page. 82
Life of Sanctification and Juſtication, page. 83
Chriſt our Lord by Creation, Redemption, Covenant, page. 19
Life not be valued, 89, 93, a mercy, page. 367
Come to Chriſt for Life, page. 93
Love towards God; how to get and increaſe it, page. 460, 461, 552, 553
Love of God and Chriſt to be admired, 20. See Admire.
Love unto the Word, 213. Marks thereof, page. 214, 216
Lovelineſs of Chriſt, page. 515, 516
Luſts of our own or others not to be obeyed, page. 139
Where Love is, there is Chriſt, page. 558, 559
Miſery of thoſe that have no Love to God or his children, page. 561
M.
MAgiſtrates to execute Juſtice, page. 525, 526
Marks
Of faith, page. 209
Of living by Chriſt page. 84, 85
Of Gods children, page. 24
Of being given up to Chriſt, page. 192, 193, to 212
Mediator Chriſt, page. 47, 52, 73, 101, 145, 250
Meſſengers and Miniſters of Chriſt not to be ſlighted, page. 40, 413
How they ought to uſe their delegated power, page. 76, 406, 408, 414
Their faithfulneſs required, page. 245, 246, 390
Their duty, page. 391
Meſſage and errand of Chriſt, page. 148, 410
Manifeſtation of the Father by Chriſt, page. 177
Wherefore by Chriſt alone, page. 180
Memory, means to ſtrengthen it, page. 206, 207
Meditation, page. 206, 215, 272
N.
NAme of the Father declared a ſpecial means to work love in thoſe that hear it, page. 556, 557
Name of God is beauty, mercy, goodneſs, love, page. 557
Name of God manifeſted by Chriſt, page. 176
Have recourſe to it in any diſtreſs, page. 292
Natural knowledge inſufficient, page. 539, 540
Natural life how frail, page. 89, 387
A bleſſing, page. 367, 368
Neerneſs of Chriſt to God, page. 33, 48, 253, 256, 265
Neerneſs of believers to God, page. 446, to 450, 453, 474, 562
Nobility of true Chirſtians, page. 257, 448, 454
O.
OBedience due to Chriſt, page. 19, 69, 76, 150, 203
Due to men alſo, 64, to the Word, page. 220
Offices of Chriſt, page. 34, 181, 236, 250, 339, 473
Obedience of Chriſt active and paſſive, page. 157, 158
One God, page. 129, 130
Omnipotent, page. 129
How to Obey and ſerve God, page. 130, 134
God Only to be ſerved, page. 134 136, 138
Our Obedience ought to be total, cordial, conſtant, page. 220, 221, 228
Our Obedience active and paſſive, page. 203
Chriſt Ordered by the Father in his works, page. 156, 157, &c.
P.
MAtter and manner of Prayer, page. 496, 497
Preparation of the heart for Prayer, page. 492, 493
Paſsion of Chriſt, page. 158, 165, 166, 433
Perfect manifeſtation of the Father, page. 180
Perfection of Chriſts work, page. 168, 169, 181, 442
Words, page. 239, 241, 242, 445
Peace of Chriſt, page. 145
Power of God doth preſerve believers, page. 286, 287
Power of Chriſt
Legiſlative, page. 53, 432
Judiciary, page. 53, 432
Prayer, the outward geſture and utterance thereof to be conſidered, page. …10
Vocal when neceſſary and requiſite, page. 14, 154
Prayers of whom ſure to be heard, page. 17, 22, 49, 254, 354
Pride, page. 104, 296, 393
Praiſe
vocal, page. 154
real, page. 154
Propagation of the Goſpel, page. 416, 548
Preſervation. See Keeping, page. 361
Preaching of Chriſt, page. 4, 159, 178, 546, 548
Practice a help to the memory, page. 206
Perſeverance. Motives thereunto, page. 169
People of Chriſt are the Fathers, page. 198, 255
Promiſes to be believed, 209, who believe them not, page. 210
Our great Prophet is Chriſt, page. 234, 236, &c.
Prophecies ſhall be accompliſhed, page. 332, &c.
Q
VVHo Quickned by Chriſt, page. 84, 85
Qualification of Chriſt, page. 144, 425
Queſtioning proves not want of faith, page. 212
R.
THat Chriſt ought and how to be Received, page. 149, 150
Receive and entertain the Spirit, page. 271, 272
Private Revenge condemned, page. 65, 66, 67.
Sinfulneſs thereof, ibid.
Remedies and rules againſt Revenge, page. 67, 68
Repetition, page. 206, 380
Reproof, page. 413
Reſignation to the Word, page. 228
S.
SAnctification, means thereof, page. 388
End of Chriſts Office; page. 434
Satisfaction of Chriſt, page. 157
Chriſt the Fathers Servant, page. 47, 102, 160
Scriptures to be believed and aſſented to, page. 132, 444, 445
Scriptures proved to be the Word of God, page. 230, 231
Sons by
Adoption, page. 15
Creation, page. 15
Sons of God, 15, 16, 17, their comfort, ib. Signs. page. 23, 24
Spiritual deſires how diſcerned, page. 498, 499
Spiritual ſervice promoted by geſture and utterance, page. 11
Signs of the Spirit, 24, 500. Of Spiritual Joy, page. 350
Spirit of Chriſt ſlighted, page. 40, 270, 271
Service of God, 134. See Obedience.
Sending of Chriſt, 142, 145, &c. Of Miniſters, page. 406, 425, 426
Spirits operation, page. 159, 178, 206, 233, 548
Shame of the world, page. 174
To Chriſt, page. 175
Our Strength is in God, not in our ſelves, page. 289, 290
Sufferings of Chriſt glorious, page. 36, 161, 433
Society to be made choice of, page. 459, 460
Solitude, page. 195
Helps and remedies againſt Sin, page. 283, 284
Sins of Chriſtians more ſinful then of others, page. 257, 456, 457
Sooner and more ſharply chaſtiſed, ibid.
How the Saints are kept from Sin, page. 373, 374
How to follow Chriſt in our Spirits, page. 273
How we are to Seek unto God, page. 293
Security, page. 319, 563
Believers ought not to be Sorrowful, page. 342, 347
T.
THreatnings have an implicit condition, page. 333
Threatnings to be believed, 209. Comfort to the Church, page. 338
Thankfulnsſs due to God and Chriſt, page. 81, 86, 182, 284, 423,
Set Time of God the fitteſt, page. 28
Time not to be preſcribed to God, page. 29
Time-ſervers condemned, page. 138
Titles of Chriſt, 33, communicated to believers, page. 473
Temptation, how we are kept from it, page. 372
Tribulation. See Affliction; Benefits thereof, page. 370, 378, 379
How we are kept from it, page. 373
Trial of Prophets, page. 237, 411
True God, page. 128, 129, 133, 335
Cleer Truths may be queſtioned and doubted, page. 212
Truth the whole word, but eſpecially the Goſpel, page. 396, 397
To be maintained, how, page. 402
To be obeyed, page. 403
Truſt in God alone, page. 140, 237
Tryals and troubles of this life, page. 275, 277
V.
VEngeance. See Revenge, page. 67
Unbelievers diſhonour Chriſt, page. 39
Ʋnbelievers ſin and danger, page. 56, 208, 395, 531, 537
Uncharitable, page. 58, 59
Vngodly, 70. See Wicked; why they have prevailed, page. 243
Their deſtruction not intended by Chriſt, page. 72, 77, 79
Vnity of the Trinity, page. 128, 130, 173
Vnity to be ſtudied and put in practice, page. 141
A matter of great difficulty and concernment, page. 295, &c.
Benefits of Vnity; and means conducing, page. 307, 308, 459, 466
Vnion of believers, page. 446, 447, 474
How one as God and Chriſt are one, page. 448
Defective Vnion of worldly men, page. 478
Vniverſal Redemption, page. 251, 328
Vnderſtanding, page. 109
Vocal prayer, page. 14
Vocal praiſe, page. 154
W.
VVAit Gods time. Motives thereunto, page. 30
Will of Chriſt a law with the Father, page. 490, 491
That they who are given him ſhould be in heaven, page. 501
We muſt ſuffer Willingly, page. 161, 433
Wicked men diſhonour Chriſt, page. 39
Words of Chriſt worthy of our obſervation, page. 4, 5, 6, 7, 401
To be highly valued, page. 8, 149, 206, 214, 216, 218, 238
How kept in the heart, memory, &c. page. 203, 205
To be loved, and the ſigns thereof, 213, 214. Motives, page. 218
Word of God inward and eſſential; outward and declaratory, page. 202
Gods Word muſt be known to be his, page. 224, 225
Work of Chriſt how finiſhed before his Paſſion, page. 165
Is full and perfect, page. 166, 167
Worlds ſhame to be deſpiſed, page. 174, 194
True believers are of another world, page. 90, 193
World rageth at true Converts, page. 191, 360
This World to be undervalued and contemned, page. 195, 196, 277, 386, 459
This World an uncomfortable place to Chriſts Diſciples, page. 274
Vexations and troubles thereof, page. 275
Worlds hatred and enmity againſt Chriſtians, page. 359, 360
Chriſtans as Chriſt was, are of another world, page. 381, 383
Signs and Marks thereof, page. 384
Z.
ZEal to be uſed in prayer, page. 497
Zeal and fervency will accompany the Spirit, page. 498