The Beatitudes, Index
THE TABLE Alphabetical.
A.
ABuſers of their ſouls, page 462
Acceptance through Chriſt, 422
Adoption, wherein it conſiſts, 291
Afflictions no ſign of Gods anger, 321, 322
Afflictions light, 395
Angels in ſome ſence inferiour to Saints, 319
Anger oppoſite to meekneſs, 133
Appearance of ſin to be avoided, 242
Appearing of Chriſt, 579
Arguments to brotherly love, 618
Aſſurance to be laboured after, p. 437
Aſſurance though feiſible, yet difficult to be attained, 440
It is uſeful, 441
How this jewel of aſſurance may be had. 442
B.
BAlm of Gilead, 490
Beauty of grace, 511
Bleſſedneſs in reverſion, 17
Wherein bleſſedneſs doth not conſiſt, 18
Wherein it doth conſiſt, 24
Believe a bleſſedneſs to come, 27
The godly in ſome ſenſe bleſſed in this life, 31, 32
Blood of Saints pretious, 317
C.
CHearfulneſs, 588
Childſhip a ſtate of freedom, 332
Children of God, 290, 291
They labour to make others Gods Children, 310
They have boldneſſe in Prayer, 331
All things turn to their gaod, 335
They ſhall never finally periſh, 338
They ſhould endeavour to carry themſelves as Children, 343
Chriſt the beſt of Preachers, 2
Chriſt our Righteouſneſs, 421
Chriſt a moſt tranſcendent bleſſing, 432
Chriſt a ſoul-Phyſitian, 485
Why a Phyſitian? 486
The beſt Phyſitian, 493
Chriſts love to his Patients, 495
Chriſt can cure a relapſe, 504
Chriſtianity no diſgraceful thing, 60
The nature of Chriſtianity, 363
Chriſtians ſhould ſhine forth in their Relations, 594
Comforts belonging to mourners in this life, 108, 111
In the life to come, p. 125
Commands of God not grievous, 402
Concatenation of the Graces, 38
Converſation muſt be pure, 246
Covetouſneſs a multiplying ſin, 234, 235
D.
DAnger of deſpair, 98, 99
Dangerous to phancy ſin leſs than it is, 101
Deceit of the heart, 538, 539
Dead in ſinne, healed by Chriſt, 498
Debt of love differs from other debts, 624
Degrees of fruit, 607
Deriding holineſs, a fatal ſinne, 237
Deſertion, 323
Differences between true and falſe deſires, 194, 195
Differences between the Chriſtian race and other, 559
Diviſions dangerous, 626
E.
EMiſſaries of Satan, 8
Examples of meekneſs, 143
Excellency of grace, 516
Excellency of the mourners comfort, 113
Exhortation ton to mutual love, p. 627
F.
FAith in our heavenly Phyſiitian, 505
Faith makes us Children, 952
Faith a ſuffering grace, 381
How faith enables to ſuffer, 382
Fences about the heart, 550
Fear an enemy to ſuffering, 370
Fickleneſs of the heart, 540
Fleſh not to be liſtned to, 371
Forethoughts of ſufferings, 366
Forgiving of injuries, 138
Forſaking of ſinne may have its deceits, 241
Fruitfulneſs, 591
Fruit in the ſeaſon, 595
Exhortation to fruitfulneſs, 604
Fulneſs of Chriſt, 417
G.
GOod Conſcience, 373
Glory proportioned to the ſervice we do for God. 65
Godly have cauſe to long for death, 61
Goſpel-precepts facill compar'd with the ſeverity of the Law, 409
Grace ſeverally taken in Scripture, 512
Grace not bestowed on all, p. 514
Grace quickneth the ſoul 516
Grace enricheth, 517
Grace adorneth, 518
Grace a Spiritual perfume, 520
Grace the ballaſt of the ſoul, 523
Grace fits for glory, 523, 524
How grace is to be obtained, 526
H.
HArdneſs of heart dangerous, 87
Heart-cuſtody, 529
Heart kept with all kind of keeping, 531
At all times, 534
Heart the Fountain of our actions, 541
Motives to heart-cuſtody, 552
Hindrances of the ſucceſſe of the Word, 9, 10
Honour of Gods children, 315
Honour to ſuffer for Chriſt, 391
Hope of a Chriſtian, 576
Hope and Faith differenced, 577
Signs of a true hope, 583
How Chriſt heals, 489
Hunger of the ſoul deſcribed, 153
A reproof of thoſe who have no ſpiritual hunger, 156
Who hunger after unrighteouſneſs, 160
Signs of Spiritual hunger, 162
Helps to ſpiritual hunger, p. 170
Hungry ſhall be filled, 172, 173
I.
IMpure hearts deciphered, 229, 230
Intereſt in Chriſt to be laboured after, 431
Joys of heaven reſembled to a feaſt, 116
K.
KEeping the heart, 531
Kingdom of heaven excells other Kingdoms, 56, 57
How we may know we belong to it, 62
Thoughts of this Kingdom ſweetens poverty, 66
Knowledge alone will not make a man happy, 633, 634
L.
LIfe to be denied for Chriſt, 377
Loſs of the ſoul fooliſh, 464.
Fatal, 465
Love of God in making us his children, 313
Love to be centred on Chriſt, 445
Love to Gods Children, 307
Love of the world an enemy to ſuffering, 369
Love among Chriſtians, 616, 617
M.
MAlice mental murder, 134
Manner of the Spirits comforting, p. 111, 112
Manner of our ſeeing God in heaven, 259
Means of a Spiritual cure, 507
Meekneſs what it is, 132
Motives to meekneſs, 145, 146
Directions for meekneſs, 152
Mercifulneſs, 180,
Mercifulneſs to mens ſouls, 183
Names, 188,
Eſtates, 193
Offences, 194
Wants, 195
Exhortat…n to mercifulneſs, 206
Motives to mercifulneſs, 210
Rules about ſhowing mercy, 218
Miniſters muſt take all opportunities for ſoul-ſervice, 6
Miniſters Seedſmen, 7
Their dignity, 12
Miniſters under the torrid zone of perſecution, 354
What need there is of Miniſters in the Church, 477
Miſery of a Chriſtleſs perſon, 428
Mourners are bleſsed, 67
Sin the object of mourning, 69
What is not the right mourning for ſin, 70
What is the right mourning, p. 72
Mourn for the ſins of others, 80
For the miſeries of the Church, 82
Seaſons of mourning, 83
Degrees of mourning, 85
Motives to mourning, 91
Hinderances of mourning, 98
Helps to mourning, 106
N.
NAmes of others not to be wronged, 188, 189
Nicities in Religion too much minded, 159
This diſcovers want of appetite, ibid.
O.
OBjections of ſinners anſwered, 501, 502
Oppoſites to meekneſs, 133
Oppoſite to mourning, 86
Ordination needful for Preachers, 4, 5, 6
Outward things not ſuitable to the ſoul, 20
Not durable, 21
P.
PAſſions to be watched over, 548
Patience abuſed grows furious, 105
Patience a Chriſtians Armour of proof, p. 386
Peaceable mindedneſs, 269
Motives to it, 277
Peace-makers bleſsed, 285
People to encourage their Miniſters, 14, 15
Perſecution, 347
VVhy it muſt be, 351, 352
What that perſecution is which will not make a man bleſſed, 358
What that is will make him bleſſed, 359
A reproof to ſuch as refuſe to ſuffer perſecution, 364
To ſuch as inflict perſecution, 365
How to prepare for perſecution, 368
Perſecution cannot hinder bleſſedneſs, 397
Poverrty of ſpirit, 41
How poverty of ſpirit differs from humility, 42
How from ſelf-denial, ibid.
Why Chriſtians muſt be poor in ſpirit, 43
Signs of poverty of Spirit, 47
Practice of Religion makes us happy, 638
What it is hinders practice, 642
Pretiouſneſs of the ſoul, 451
Pride of ſpirit dangerous, 45
Priviledges of Gods Children, 320
Procraſtination dangerous, 103
Promiſes made to ſuffering, p. 388
Purity of heart, 222
Why we muſt be pure, 224
Why the heart muſt be, 226
Purity the ſouls beauty, 227
Signs of a pure heart, 238
An exhortation to peart-purity, 248
Means for heart-purity, 254
R.
REaſons why mourners want comfort, 122, 123
Reaſonings of the fleſh dangerous, 379
Recompencing good for evil, 140, 141
Regarding iniquity, what it is, 231
Regeneration, 301
Rejoycing in Chriſt, 448
Religion a Race, 554
Reproof to be taken kindly, 479
Reverence in Gods worſhip, 245
Rewards for Chriſts Martyrs, 399
Righteouſneſs what it implies, 154
Righteous perſon who, 368
S.
SAints perſeverance, 524
Saints glorified are Kings, 53
Scandals. p. 415.
Self-denial needful for ſuffering, 375
Scripture to be reſorted to, 374
Signs of Gods Children, 298
Signs of ſincerity, 238
Sins commands grievous. 411
Sin a deadly evil, 106
Sin a ſoul deſeaſe, 469
How reſembled to ſickneſs, 469, 470
Sin the worſt ſickneſs, 475
Sick ſouls think themſelves well, 481
The reaſons of that miſtake, 482
Sin ſpreads over the whole ſoul, 470, 471
Sin a ſpiritual ſleep, 545
Soul more precious than a world, 458
Spirit of Adoption, a Spirit of ſupplication, 302, 303
Sufferings of Chriſt, 392
Suffering-graces, 381
T.
TEaching, 330
Tears pretious, 92
Tenderneſs of heart, 299
Thankfulneſs for Chriſt, 450
Thoughs to be watched over, 549
Tongue-perſecution 350
Torments of the damned unexpreſſably grievous, 412
Trial of grace, p. 526
Truth to be prized, 373
V.
VAnity of the Creature, 425
Vindication of the Church of England, 200
Viſion of God in heaven glorious, 260
It will be ſpeedy, 264
Unbelief how great a ſin, 233
Unfruitfulneſs, 600
Unmercifulneſs reproved, 203
Unworthineſs ſhould not keep us from Chriſt, p. 501
W.
WAant of love reproved, 625
Watchfulneſs needful in proſperity, 537
Witneſs of the Spirit, 305
Word of God healing, 489
Works commendable, 201
Z.
Zeal, 305
FINIS.
End of the text · Thomas Watson, The Beatitudes (1660)