The Works of William Bridge Volume 3, Subject index
AN EXACT ALPHABETICAL TABLE Of THE CHIEF MATTERS HANDLED In the Third VOLVMNE
A Premonition to the READER.
COurteous Reader, Be pleaſed to underſtand that the Two latter of theſe SERMONS, being Preached the one before the Houſe of Commons, the other before the Houſe of Lords, we thought good to give thee notice, that in this Alphabetical Table, when thou ſeeſt the letter C. before the Page, it directs thee to that Page in that Sermon preached before the Houſe of Commons; but when the letter L. then it directs thee to that Page in the Sermon preached before the Houſe of Lords: this if you be but heedful of, you wil not er.
A
ACTIONS,
ſee Godly
Adam
A paralel between the firſt Adam and the ſecond Adam Page 31
Angels
The preſervation of the Saints is in the hands of Angels. Page L. 13
Anger
There is anger in God Page L. 4
How the word Anger is taken. Page L. 5
How Anger is ſaid to be in God Page L. 6
The extent of Gods Anger Page L 6
Gods Anger gives being to our Anger Page L 6
Anger,
ſee mercy
Angry
It is lawful for man to be angry, and why? Page L 8
B
Beleeve
How hard a thing it is to beleeve Page 62
Beleever
Every true Beleever is an humble man Page 43
Beleevers need commandements and why Page 102
Chriſt lives more in a Beeleever than a Beleever himſelf doth proved Page 104
There are but few Beleevers in the world Page 107
Beleevers are in continual conflicts Page 107
Beleevers ought to be thankeful and why Page 113
Beleevers thinke meanly of themſelves Page 208
Beleevers,
ſee Self-denying, Chriſt, Hypocrites, Ordinances, Meditations.
Benefit
What benefit comes to the ſoule by the In-being of Chriſt. Page 84
C
Characters,
ſee Juſtification.
Carnal,
ſee Profeſſors.
Children
Children ſometimes turn dogs Page 200
See Dogs
Chriſt
Chriſt is in all Beleevers Page 73
How many wayes Chriſt may be ſaid to be in all beleevers. Page 74
Chriſt is perſonally united to a beleever Page 75
How to know whether Chriſt be in a man or not Page 89
Duties flowing from the Inbeing of Chriſt in a ſoul Page 96
Chriſt lives in a beleever more than himſelf Page 98
That Chriſt lives in every beleever, proved Page 98
The reaſon why Chriſt lives more in a beleever than himſelf Page 106
How to know whether Chriſt live more in a beleever than himſelf Page 108
The leaſt of Chriſt is highly prized of beleevers Page 209
Chriſts coming is ſudden Page C. 5
Chriſt coming, how many wayes taken Page C. 6
How it may appear that Chriſts coming is ſudden Page C. 7
Reaſons why Chriſts coming is ſudden Page C. 9
Chriſts coming is not far off, & reaſons why Page C. 19
How infinitly we are beholden to Jeſus Chriſt, and why Page L. 8
See Humility, In-being, Benefit, Love, Beleever.
Chriſtians,
ſee Moral
Civility
What morral Civility is good for Page 11
Coldneſſe
Difference between the coldnes of a beleever, and the coldneſſe of a wicked man Page 15
Converſion
The Converſion of the Saints is ſudden Page C. 8
Comfort
The Comfort of the Saints is ſudden Page C. 8
Comfort for the Saints Page 11
Comfort for Beleevers Page 88
D
Dealing
ſee Promiſe
Death
Death is the greateſt evil Page 4
Deliverances
Outward deliverances come to the Saints at unawares Page C. 9
Deſpair
A caution againſt deſpair Page C. 13
Deſperate
A deſperate ſleep is now upon profeſſors Page C. 20
Diſpenſation
The wonderful diſpenſation of God ſhewed Page 200
Dog
Dog, how the word is taken in Scripture Page 207
Dogs often times turn children Page 200
See Children Duty, ſee Spiritual, Self-denial, Chriſt.
E
Election,
ſee Temptation Engagements
Egagements
for beleevers to come to duties Page 113
Example
ſee Humility
F
Faith
Man is Juſtified by faith and not by the works of the Law Page 1
Faith unites a man to God Page 4
Faith is an emptying grace Page 61
Faith laies aſide all its own Righteouſneſs Page 202
As temptations encreaſe, ſo alſo ſhall faith encreaſe Page 206
Faith riſeth above nature Page 209
Faith commends Chriſt above all other graces Page 210
The ſtrength of faith doth not lie in the aſſurance of our ſalvation Page 212
See Juſtification
Fall
ſee Perfection
Froward
Froward ſpirits do little good in a common wealth Page L. 30
G
Grace
Growth in grace how it is known Page 17
Gracious
The reaſon why men are no more gracious Page 39
The Saints ſhould live gracious lives Page 114
See Quality
God
Gods willingneſse to hide his people in time of his anger. Page L. 11
See Faith, promiſe, anger
Godly
Every godly man is a living man Page 3
Godly men reflect upon their own actions Page 8
Difference between wicked and godly men Page 112
Godly,
ſee Preachers
Goſpel
How the Goſpel cauſeth Self-denial Page 58
Goſpel,
ſee Learned
Growth,
ſee Grace
H
Heaven,
ſee Kingdom
Hide
Whom the Lord will hide in times of danger Page L. 14
Holy
The reaſon why men are no more holy Page 39
Holineſs,
ſee Original, Juſtification
Houſe
God hath 3. houſes,
1. A houſe of inſtruction Page L. 7
2. A houſe of Correction Page L. 7
3. A houſe of deſtruction Page L. 7
Humble,
ſee Beleever
Humility
Chriſt is an example of humility Page 60
Hypocrite
What a Beleever hath more than an Hypocrite Page 85
Hypocriſie
It is an evil thing to call Duties by the name of Hypocriſie. Page 113
I
In-Being
What the In-being of Chriſt in a beleever is Page 76
The In-being of Chriſt in a beleever is hard to be underſtood Page 77
Limitations concerning the In-being of Chriſt in a beleever Page 78
In-being,
ſee Benefit, Chriſt
Incertainty
Gods people muſt truſt in him in incertainties Page L. 18
Injuſtice,
ſee Oppreſſion
Infinite
The infinite love of Chriſt manifeſted Page 114
Juſtification
The cauſe of our Juſtification Page 26
Juſtification by faith is a friend to Holineſs Page 28
Juſtification by the works of the Law is an enemy to Holineſs Page 29
How Juſtification by faith advanceth our holineſs Page 36
Our Juſtification may be hidden from our ſence Page 43
Viſible Characters of Juſtification laid down Page 44
How a man may ſtand cleer to himſelf in Juſtification by faith alone Page 46
K
Kingdom
How the Kingdom of Heaven is taken in Scripture Page C. 1
L
Law,
ſee Faith, Juſtification.
Law how taken in Scripture Page 34
The preaching of the Law cannot make a man deny himſelf Page 52
Learned
Learned men are moſt oppoſite to the Goſpel Page 199
Living,
ſee Duty
Life
Life is the greateſt good Page 4
How vegetative life is in Sants Page 5
How ſenſitive life is in Saints Page 6
How rational life is in Saints Page 7
Life,
ſee Spiritual Wicked, Motion
Little
There is nothing little between God and man Page 41
Love
The infinite love of Chriſt to man Page 87
Love,
ſee Infinite
M
Man,
ſee Godly
Meditations
Practical Meditations for beleevers Page 112
Meek
Meek men do much good in the earth and why Page L. 30
Mercy
Difference between Gods Mercy and his anger Page L. 5
Mercy
ſee Temptation
Myſtery
Myſteries that are in ſelf-denial Page 57
Monument
Monuments of praiſe erected and why Page C. 13
Morral
Difference in ſelf-denial between morral men and Chriſtians Page 55
Mortification
Whence mortification comes Page 33
Motion
All motion comes from life Page 9
N
Nation,
ſee Wrath
Nature,
ſee Faith
Natural,
ſee Perfection
Notion
Ʋnder what Notion the Lord looks vponupon the ſins of the Saints Page 13
O
Obedience
Obedience whence it comes Page 24
Objections againſt the ſmalneſs of obedience anſwered Page 42
Obſervations
Waking obſervations for ſleeping people Page C. 20
Oppreſſion
Oppreſſion and injuſtice reign ſtill in this kingdom Page L. 22
Ordinances
How Ordinances are needful Page 100
Original
What the Original of all our holineſs is Page 28
P
Papiſts
How Papiſts deny themſelves Page 55
People
Why godly people are expoſed to danger Page L. 12
Gods people are often left at great incertainties Page L. 16
Why Gods people are ſo often left at incertainties Page L. 18
Perfection
There is ſome natural perfection ſtill left in man from the fall Page 9
Pleaſant
The pleaſant lives of the Saints Page 12
Prayers
The Saints may have no preſent anſwer of their prayrs Page 204
The Saints duties when they have no preſent anſwer to their prayers Page 205
Prayer,
ſee Temptation.
Preachers
Godly Preachers ought to be ſent out, and why Page L. 9
Preſervation,
ſee Angel
Preſent,
ſee Prayer.
Profeſſion,
ſee Saints.
Promiſe
Gods dealing ſometimes ſeems to run croſs to his promiſe Page 206
True faith finds out a promiſe in the refuſal Page 208
Q
Quallity
The quallity of a gracious man Page 54
R
Rational,
ſee Life
Religion
Men loſe Religion by ſeeking after Religion Page L. 29
Repentance
Repentance whenee it comes. Page 33
Righteouſneſs
How Righteouſneſs muſt be ſought Page L. 24
Righteouſneſs,
ſee Faith.
S
Saints
It is a deſperate thing to oppoſe the Saints, and why Page 112
Wherein Saints and carnal profeſſors agree Page C. 2
Wherein Saints and carnal profeſsors diſagree Page C. 3
A ſhelter for Saints in the midſt of a ſtorm Page L. 13
Saints,
ſee Converſion, Comfort, Life, Pleaſure.
Self
How ſelf creeps into all actions Page 63
How ſelf acts in man Page 10
Self-denial
Self-denial what it is Page 50
Every beleever is a ſelf-denying perſon Page 49
Tryal of ſelf-denial Page 64
Self-denial is a hard duty Page 70
How ſelf-denial may be attained Page 71
Self-denial,
ſee Beleever, Law, Moral, Myſtery, Goſpel.
Security
A caution againſt Security. Page C. 11
Sence
ſee Juſtification.
Senſitive,
ſee Life.
Sleep,
ſee Deſperate.
Sleepers
Two ſorts of ſleepers, their difference and events Page C. 21
Spirit
The Spirit of Chriſt is in every beleever Page 98
The Spirit is the free gift of God Page 104
Spiritual
What ſpiritual life is Page 3
Duties flowing from ſpiritual life Page 20
How to get ſpiritual life Page 23
Strength,
ſee faith,
Sudden,
ſee Chriſt.
T
Temptations
Temptations may riſe higher after prayer Page 206
Temptations ſometime come about Election Page 206
When Temptations come about Election, the beſt way is, to lay aſide diſpute and fly to prayer Page 206
Temptation,
ſee Faith.
Thankfulneſs.
An exhortation to thankfulneſs Page C. 16
Truth
No truth to be diſpiſed Page L. 27
U
Vegitative
ſee life.
Union
Union of Chriſt with beleevers Page 75
Uncertainties
What to do in uncertainties. Page L. 24
W
Wicked
Wicked men are not in the ſtate of life, proved Page 8
Wicked
ſee Godly
Witneſs
Three that bear witneſs in Heaven opened Page 85
Wonderful,
ſee Diſpenſation.
World
The danger of the world Page 19
Wrath
Gods wrath is not yet pacified towards this Nation Page L. 20
FINIS.
End of the text · William Bridge, The Works of William Bridge Volume 3 (1649)