Precious Faith Considered, Index – Publishers note
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ADam Preacht of Chriſt. Pag. 376
Adoption a fruit of Faith, 241. Its Priviledg, 242, to 249, hereby a greater Glory than in Adam. Pag. 244
Adriatick Sea, a Popiſh Fable about the calming of it. Pag. 104, 105.
Albertus Magnus his Statue ſpeaking articulately. Pag. 164
Ambroſe's ſaying of Cain and Abel. Pag. 367
Armas Burgus his Prayer at his Martyrdom. 176 His Patience. Pag. 318
Andelots brave anſwer when queſtioned, to Henry 2d. of France. Pag. 315
Anſelm's Interrogatory and Counſel to a Man at the point of death. Pag. 80
Antinomians Error about Sin & the Law. Pag. 121
Aſſurance and Faith how differ. 137, to 149 That it is attainable 397. Of our good eſtate is attainable, 387. Names given to Faith ſhew it, 399, 410. Another ground, 404. Examples of it, 403: Popiſh errour about it, 388. Like the Sceptick Philoſophers herein, 389. It puffs not up, 395, 396, Aſſurance of Pardon, 397. Of Perſeverance, 412. Ways by which it is attained, 424. It begins the Song of Free-Grace here. Pag. 460
Athanaſius his ſaying when Baniſhed by the Emperour. Pag. 198
Auguſtin's miſtake about Faith retracted. 6 Strugling againſt Sin in his own ſtrength, he heard a voice, 279. His Spiritual application of Chriſts raiſing up three from the dead. Pag. 385, 386
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Baptiſm, ſeveral Names given it by the Ancients, 371. How a Jewiſh Cuſtom then a Divine Ordinance, 372. Though received in Infancy, yet hath a bond on Conſcience, ibid. & 373. One confirmed in Martyrdom by it by his Mother, ibid. Burgundians Baptiſm, Pag. 374
Bellarmine died in doubt. Pag. 426, 427
Belief of the Divine Authority of the Scriptures, of what kind, 37 to 41. What the conſequences of it in order to Reſignation, 69, to 75. A Believer keeps to the Written Word in all things, 122, to 126. The only wiſe man, 170. His knowledg of the Inviſible God, 171, 172. The Preſentiality of Things future, 186. Ʋnderſtands ſeeming Contradictions, 187. Its ſpiritual extraction the beſt Chymiſt, 192, to 201. What he deſires to know of himſelf. Pag. 381
Belial a ſon of Belial, what it imports. Pag. 160
Bernards reflection on himſelf when he ſaw another Sin. Pag. 313
Biſhop, no non-preaching Biſhops of old. Pag. 377, 378
Bleſſing of Jacob and Eſan differ, 344. Promiſe of Temporal Bleſſings not abſolute. Pag. 345
Blood, a little drop given out to be the Blood of Jeſus Chriſt. Pag. 364, 365
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Cardinal Cajetan's Commentaries on the Maſter of the Sentences extold by Papiſts above Luther, yet 200 Errors in it. Pag. 156
Chriſt & earthly things often in competition. 159 His Conception in the Womb and the Heart, compared, 288, 361, 362. He is the Samplar of our Graces, 291. How he died in his perſon, and in the Believer. Pag. 373
Conditions of the Promiſes really in Believers. Pag. 391
Conflict, the Natural & Spiritual differenced. Pag. 261, 262, 263.
Conſcience its teſtimony of great repute among Pagans, 405. Witneſſeth integrity, 406. Believers converſe with Scripture & Conſcience. Pag. 407
Conviction of Sin manifold, 70, 71, 72. Several things enſue thereupon, to Pag. 75
Creation, the Philoſophers miſgueſs about it, 17, 18. New Creation in the Heart. Pag. 383, 384.
Credere Deo, & in Deum. Pag. 131, 132
Cruciger, his Death-bed Prayer, and Faith. Pag. 138
Covenant of Grace and Works, difference of Men under them. Pag. 278
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Dr. Dees impoſtures by Spirits. Pag. 326
Delilah, the import of the word in Hebr. Pag. 150
Dragon poyſonous ſhut up by Sylveſter the Biſhops Prayers. Pag. 266
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Election though from eternity, yet buds in time. Pag. 413
Evagrius his gift to the poor to be paid in another world. Pag. 113
Evidences confirm Aſſurance. Pag. 394
Experiments all learned men are for them. 326 Experiments of Faith, of Scripture-truth. 325, to 370. Where of Scripture Ordinances and great Works, to Pag. 386
Examination of our ſelves eſpied by the Philoſophers. Pag. 433, 434
Faith, the ſeveral acceptions of the word in Scripture, 1, 2. Conſidered in its meaſures, and in its loweſt meaſure deſcribed, ibid. Wherein it exceeds Moral Virtues, 8, 9. The difference between that and Reaſon alone, 12, 19. And Reaſon with Scripture, 19, 30. Faith explicite required in Fundamentals, 41, 46. It diſciples the Soul to Chriſt, 86, 87. Yields to be ruled by Chriſt in all actings, 109. Aſpires after Heaven, and looks for pay there, 113. Where the ſeat of Faith is diſputed between Proteſtants and Papiſts, 126. Though ſeems dead, yet may be alive, 129, 130. More than a waked aſſent, 131, to 136. Leſs than Aſſurance, to 149. Why former Divines deſine it by a full perſwaſion, 136. Difference between Aſſurance and Faith juſtifying us, 140. Hangs on God in all its actings, 191. Fruits of Faith and ſeveral Conceptions of theſe, 270, 271. It is before all other Graces, 283 to 288. Sets them all on work, 289. Its foundation and infuſion, 328. It wars againſt all enticement to Sin, 276. Steps by which Faith goes in mortifying it. Pag. 280
Fall of man total. Pag. 7
Father, its efficacy in Prayer. Pag. 245
Fear of God to be in all actions, 303. Servile and Filial ſhewed. Pag. 304
Mr. Fox never denied any that asked for Jeſus ſake. Pag. 301
Free-Grace, its preſumption in unholy perſons to expect it, 119, 120. Free-Will hath no Harmony with it, 190. Abuſed by Pelagians. Pag. 366
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God moſt glorious in his Word, 12. Confeſt by all Nations, 13. Cardinal Perron one day proved a God, the next would have proved the contrary, 171. Diſcovery of God in Grace, and in the Creatures how differs. Pag. 175
Good, 288. Sets about the chief good. Pag. 4
Graces ſpiritual are Creations, 8. All act in union with Chriſt, 295. All rooted in Chriſts Mines. Pag. 380
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Happineſs all deſire it, few hit it, 3, 4. What Ariſtotle makes it to be. Pag. 253
Heart, it includes Ʋnderſtanding and Will. Pag. 126, 127
Hungarians Tradition. Pag. 92
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Jews, though they reject the Sacrifice of the Meſſiah, yet offer a real one, and why, 97. Their anſwer to the Queſtion, where believe to be ſaved by Chriſts Righteouſneſs, with their pious ſaying over Bread, Wine, Herbs, 344. Their ſaying of the ſeventy Souls that went down into Egypt, 449. A vulgar rule among them, 450. A cuſtom of others about Alms. Pag. 454, 455
Illumination Supernatural deſcribed, 11. Wherein it excels Natural Reaſon, 12, 19. It's requiſite to Faith. Pag. 30 31, 32.
Images how at firſt crept in, 16. When caſt out the people triumphed, 309. Their return again. Pag. 331, 332
Ingroſſers of Corn, ſore Judgments on them. Pag. 184
Inſtruction the true & falſe way of finding it. Pag. 118
Interceſſion of Chriſt powerful. Pag. 415
Johannes Seneca his Death-bed moan. Pag. 210
Iſraelites, the Men go not into Canaan but the little ones, its miſery. Pag. 128, 129
Juſtification three acts required to it, 94, 98. Bellarmines. Concluſion about it, 102. How the ungodly may and may not be juſtified, 165. Its great importance. 201. It's not from eternity 202, 206. It is double, 207. How by Faith, 213, to 219. Not compleat till the day of Judgment, Pag. 227, to 231
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Kingdom, the Primitive Chriſtians talk ſo much of it that the Pagan Emperours were jealous of them, though without cauſe. Pag. 176
Kohathites, the derivation of the word. Pag. 5
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Law of God demands of us two things, 209. Enough in Chriſt to anſwer both, 210. Its writing in the heart by Nature and Grace differ, 338. Impoſſible to be fulfilled; but by the fiu't of man. Pag. 401
Legio fulminatrix. Pag. 373
Our life how tremendous every way. Pag. 305
Light natural improved to the utmoſt engaged not God to give Grace. Pag. 14
Love to God and our Neighbour hath but one root. Pag. 301
Luthers Method in Reformation, 274. An example of Faith in Mortification, his ſaying of Free-Will, 368, 369. His anſwer to the menacing Law. Pag. 428
M
Mahalath, a title of ſome Pſalms interpreted. Pag. 194
Mahomets Heart una child cut open. Pag. 193
Meris Biſhop of Chalcedons Diſcourſe with Julian. Pag. 308
Martyrs refuſing Pardon. Pag. 276
Meekneſs Natural, Moral, Spiritual, 311. Examples. ib. & Pag. 312
Mortification, a Believer yields to Chriſt for it in a threefold reſpect, 103. Reſemblance between it and Chriſts death, 104. Falſe ways of ſeeking it, and the true pointed at, 117, 118. The fruit of Faith, 250. Degrees of Mortification, of Original Sin, 260, 267. And of actual. ibid.
Motions holy precious to a Believer. Pag. 88
Muſculus's Diſtich in ſtraits. Pag. 248
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Nazianzens ſaying about the difference between begotten and proceeding. Pag. 352
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Obedience actuated by Faith, 314, 315, 316. Obedience of the Law fulfilled in Chriſt, and of the Goſpel by the Spirit in a Believer. Pag. 212
Ordination uſed by the Jews. Pag. 377
Origens ſaying of ſome Scriptures that did affect him. Pag. 144
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Papiſts and Hypocrites how they agree, 122. All points in Popery additions to the Word, 123. Its ſandy foundation drawn from Bellarmine himſelf, 147. Natural Popery in every mans heart. Pag. 158
Paracelſus his proud boaſt of himſelf. Pag. 192
Patience its excellency, acted by Faith. Pag. 318
Pelagians put Free-Will for Grace, 6. Place Infants in the ſame ſtate as Adam. Pag. 257
Perfection ſinleſs not attainable in this life. Pag. 125, 126
Perſeverance no condition of it ſelf. Pag. 417
Philip Lantgrave's comfort in Impriſonment. Pag. 321, 322
Plague-ſores lookt upon by Munſter as Love-tokens. Pag. 193
Plerophory of three things in Scripture. Pag. 400
Pollio's dying-ſaying. Pag. 115
Polemenia her wiſh to be caſt into a Veſſel of burning-Pitch. Pag. 319
Providence, Reaſons miſtake about it. Pag. 18, 19
Popes blaſphemous ſpeech about the loſs of a Peacock. Pag. 310
Promiſes of Grace, and to Grace. Pag. 346
Prayer, its continuance, 383. Its returns, 372. How heard and not heard. Pag. 374
Predicantici a nick-name for Preachers by Papiſts and ſome Proteſtants. Pag. 376
Preaching its efficacy. Pag. 379, 380, 381
Proving our eſtate not impoſſible, therefore Aſſurance not impoſſible. Pag. 402
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Quakers Light within confuted. Pag. 67, 68, 69
Quirinus Reuteras his ſaying on his Death-bed. Pag. 249
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Rabbins ſaying of Grace and Judgment. Pag. 319
Reaſon and Divine Myſteries compared together, and how far theſe exceed that, 50. Its fallibility compared with infallibility of the Scriptures. Pag. 52
Remit, whether God may remit Sin without a Satisfaction? the Queſtion may be ſpared, 116. It is granted before aſſurance of it is manifeſted. Pag. 139
Revelation to Apoſtles and Prophets, and to ordinary Believers how differ. Pag. 58
Reſignation to Jeſus Chriſt the third thing in Faith, and what it is, 79. Three things opened about it, 81. Made to Chriſt as Mediator, 82, 83. To the whole Trinity, 84. To the Word, 85. What the purpoſes of it, to 115. Adjuncis and properties of it to 131. In it is the Eſſential nature of Faith, to 16. It is a middle thing between Faith and Aſſurance, 149, to 155. How call'd in Old and New Teſtament, 154. Acts of Reſignation made by Faith. Pag. 161, 162
Righteouſneſs imputative juſtified and vindicated. Pag. 99, 100
Dr. Rivets Death-bed Experiences. Pag. 327
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Sacrament of the Supper ſet out livelily. Pag. 375, 376
Sacrifices by Gods appointment ever ſince the Fall, 42. And foreſhewed the Meſſiah. Pag. 43
Samuel asked of and lent to God. Pag. 373
School-Divinity cenſured, 29. Schoolmens ſaying about Worſhip. Pag. 124
Scripture, inward marks whereby known to be the Word of God, 32, to 36. Several Sectaries that reject it mentioned, 55. Argued with, to 64. Their Allegations refuted, to 69. That it is a dead letter refuted, 65. Diſcern'd by Faith without the Church, 328, 329. It is Principium ſcientificum. Pag. 330
Seculum ſpiritus ſancti, refuted. Pag. 66
Self-denial as it precedes a Believers Reſignation conſiſts in divers things, 75, to 79. The Moraliſts and the Believers differ. Pag. 161, 162.
Sick godly Woman would have God chuſe health or ſickneſs for her, 183. Story of a ſick-man to whom Satan appeared. Pag. 432
Sin, diſtinctions about it, 154. Divers ſenſes of Original Sin with the true, 252, to 256. It hinders Faith, 157. How far they do not hinder Reſignation, 155, to 161. Not Juſtification. Pag. 221
Socinus and Servetus their blaſphemy about the Trinity, 357. Socinians miſtake about Original Sin, 6. The irrationality of their Faith, 47. And nullity, 53. Grace they ſpeak of is a fancy. Pag. 117
Sokneus his dying-ſaying. Pag. 114
Son Natural and Adopted, their reſemblance. Pag. 241, 242
Spirit & Word go together, 52. To ſay the Spirits Teſtimony is dubious is blaſphemy, 408. It applys Promiſes, 409. Abides for ever with a Believer, two grounds of it. Pag. 414
Sulpitius Severus his Loquacity. Pag. 278
Sultan Achmet his proud arrogance. Pag. 243
Synagogue their firſt uſe. Pag. 376
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Talmud of the Jews magnified by them. Pag. 93
Taught of God, all ambitious of ſo great a privilege. Pag. 91, 93
Trinity of perſons and unity of eſſence, the myſtery of it not known by Human Reaſon, 352, 353. Acknowledged by Jewiſh Rabbins and Cabbaliſts with the Primitive Chriſtians ſaying to them that doubt of it, 354. Enemies of it, 355. Worſhipt by the Church in all Ages. Pag. 356
Fruebern's Death-bed ſaying. Pag. 126
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Vanity how deſcribed. Pag. 183
Virgins a Play acted about the five wiſe & five fooliſh. Pag. 371
Vivification, Faith yields up the Soul to Chriſt for it, and how. Pag. 105, 106, 107
Ʋnction Feſtival. Pag. 378
Ʋnion Hypoſtatical and Myſtical. Pag. 241
Ʋniverſal Promiſes and Threats include Particulars, Pag. 394.
Ʋprightneſs is Goſpel-perfection, 448. Ʋpright perſons mentioned always with ſome mark of honour, 419. How God is upright with the upright. Pag. 453
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Walking in all Places as in Gods Preſence. Pag. 449, 450
Will, Chriſt as God and Man hath two Wills. Pag. 392
Wiſdom, why Chriſt call'd the Wiſdom of God, 89. A great ſtir in the World about Wiſdom. Pag. 170
World, Epicureans fancy of the making of it, 383. The Believer underſtands better, ibid.
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Zeal what, 307. Examples of it for the truth. Pag. 308, 309
Zeno's Wife Ariadne would not ſuffer him to be taken up when buried in a ſit of the Falling-ſickneſs. Pag. 167
Zuinglius his anſwer ſuggeſted in a Dream. Pag. 94
Scriptures explained in this Treatiſe.
1 Sam. 15.25. 160
2 King. 17.33. 357
Job 19.25, 26. 402
Pſal. 11.7. 421
Pſal. 34.5. 369
Pſal. 39.5. 320
Pſal. 55.22. 107, 108
Pſal. 62.1. 152
Pſal. 63.1, 5. 459
Pſal. 119, 160. 112
Prov. 3.21. 24, 25
& 9.1, 2, 3. 197
Cant. 4.9. 453
Iſa. 57.17, 18. 195
Ezek. 43.2. 116
Dan. 4.27. 277
Hoſ. 2.13, 14. 195
Mat. 15.26, 27. 196
Mark 14.72. 223
Luk. 9.55. 61
Job. 3.12. 22, 23.
& 14.23. 359
& 16.14. 120
Acts 5.41. 273
& 26.7. 350
1 Cor. 2.14. 20, 21
2 Cor. 9.6. 454
Gal. 6.1. 313
Epheſ. 1.13. 144
& 5.10. 107
Col. 2.5. 28, 324
1 Theſſ. 1.5. 445
Heb. 12.1. 270
1 Job. 2.4. 25
1 Job. 3.6. 160
1 Job. 5.5, 7, 8. 363
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