Subjection to Christ in All His Ordinances 2, Table of contents
THE TABLE.
B.
BOndage: What it is to which God delivers them that cast off his government. Page 7
Iuvasion by forein enemies. 7
By setting authority against them. 7
Oppressing them by one another. 8
Taking away good Governours. 8
Giving them up to Satan, 9
And to their own lusts. 9
What are the sins, for which God brings into Bondage? 13
Bondage of the good and the wicked, how it differs. 15
C.
CHurch of God, why deprived of her liberty. 11
Church-members that are private men in their duties are. 48. what &c.
The causes of their neglect of their duty. 52▪ &c.
Why men receive not more good from them than they do. 53
Covenant of God, if broken, God rejects such as break it. 3
To break Covenant with Christ, is to cast off his government as King. 31
People of God may be said to break Covenant, and how. 33
G.
GOvernment: see Power. To cast of Gods Government, provokes God, to bring into bondage. 3
Reasons of it. 9, 10 &c.
What Gods government is. 4
The sorts of it. 4
Internall. 4 And Externall. 5
Want of government, a judgement. 8
When men may be said to cast off Christs government. 18. see 24. and see Ordinances, When men submit to Christ. 20, 21. to 29
In Christs government, he useth a threefold power. 30
Motives to come under Christs Government. 81
L.
LAwes, the causes of the breach of Lawes. 67
What prudence is to be used in making Laws. 70
And how for human laws bind. 70 &c▪
Gods Law onelyonly can immediately bind the Conscience. 70
Good Lawes have relation to the word and law of God. 71
this proved. ib.
Of Penall Laws. 74
Liberty see Government; the sweetest Liberty, is to be under Christ. 11
Liberty, how its abused. 79
Love to Christ, a sign of subjection to him. 84
Love to Gods people, another sign. 84
Who do not love Gods people. 85
M.
MAgistrates, We are to be subject to them, and why▪ 64
When Christs power is cast off in this respect, not being subject to them. 64
And objections about this answered. 66
Ministeriall power what it is. 54
And if this be not submitted, Christ is cast off. 69
And when men despised it. 62
O.
ORdinances, When men adde their own inventions to Gods Ordinances, they cast off Christs Government. 34
We must take heed off this; and why. 35
When men destroy Ordinances and deny them, they cast off Christs government. 35
To cast of ordinances, is a temptation of Satan. 36
When Christ is thrust out of ordinances, his government is cast off. 39
To pollute Ordinances what it is. 39
1. To contemn them. 39. 40
2. To use them with unbroken hearts. 40
3. To use them without faith. 41
4. By not looking to Christ in them. 41
P.
POwer, see Government. Power of Christ in Government.
1. Absolute. 2. Derivative. 3. Ministeriall. 30
1. Absolute and Kingly: & when men cast off this. 31
2. Derivative power which Christ gives to the Church, what this is, see 45, &c▪
What power a private member of the Church hath. 41, &c.
3. There is a Ministeriall Power. 54
What this Power is. 55, &c.
Power of Christ▪ in a Commonwealth, when its cast off. 63
See Majestrates.
Of inferiors power, and when that is cast off. 68
R.
REproofs, to be taken, and the taking of them, is the tryall of a Christian, and a Hypocrite. 47
S.
SAtan, to be given over to him, a judgement of God. 9
Service, what it is. 2
Servants censured for running from their Masters. 75
Subjection, see Government.
Dangerous not to yeeld subjection to Christ. 76
Subjection to Christ, when it is to be yeelded. 82
Directions how to yeeld subjection to Christ. 85
T.
THankefulness. We are to be thankefull for our liberty and freedom from bondage. 77
Motives and Directions to it. 77, &c.
Objections answered that hinder this duty. 80
U.
UNbelief; The occasions of it. 83
W.
WIll of Christ, twofold. 23
How man cast off Christ… will. …4