Devotion. See Worship of God. Difficulty in being really a Christian, 44. Dignity of the righteous, 12. Dignity of the church in general, 25. Diligence in improvements. See Time and Discipline in the church, 25. Discover treason, 22. Disobedience in general. See Obedience. Distrust of Israel while God was delivering Divination. See Witchcraft. Drunkenness, 62. Duties of believers in their afflictions, 20. Toward brethren mutually, 15. Duties toward God under trials, ib. Duties of subjects to governors, 22. Duty about worldly things. See World. With respect to error. Duties toward the Spirit of God, 19. Duties of magistrates, 22. Duties of gospel preachers, in general, 24. FAILINGS of God's children, 11. Its farther benefits, ib. Its fruits and operations, ib. Fall of Antichrist. See Antichrist. Fasting. See Prayer and common Calami- Fathers. See Parents. Favour of God to the righteous in general, In time of affliction, 20. In common calamities, 21. Fear not man, 14. Fear God, ib. Giver of knowledge, and all grace, is God, 18. Glory of God, one end of his afflicting his Glory reserved for believers, 35. His greatness, majesty, perfection, and God's governing all things in the general, 2. God knoweth the devices of Satan, and Goodness of God. See Bounty. their character and behaviour, 10. Good to all, 17. Good in men, though little, commended and Gospel, its efficacy, 24. Governors. See Magistrates in general. Grace of God free in calling us, 7. In pardon of sin, 8. In justification, ib. In reconciliation, ib. In giving eternal life and salvation, ib. Graven images, 38. Greatness in the world. See World. Grieve not the afflicted or persecuted, 20. Grounds of comfort and support under per- Hold fast to God and his way. See Perse- verance. Hold fast in suffering times, 20. Holiness of God, 2. Holy Ghost is God, 3. What the Holy Ghost testifies about See Parents. Honesty toward all men, 17. In time of trouble, 20. When our case seems desperate, 47. Humbling of believers, God's end in af· Humble behaviour toward all men, 17. Humiliation of Christ, 6. Humility in man, ib. God takes notice of it, is pleased, 48. Hypocrites, hypocrisy, 26. Their reward, ib. Hypocrites, zealous persecutors, 20. IDLENESS. See Industry. Forbid to the righteous, 17. Idolatry, 38. Jesus the Christ, 5. Jews' murmurings, 51. Ignorance of divine things in general, 36. Ignorance of the dead about things here, 68. HAPPINESS of saints. See Glory reserved Images. See Idolatry. for believers. Hardness of man's heart, 68. Hard to be a Christian indeed, 44. Harmless and honest toward all, 17. Hatred. See Envy. Haste, not to be neglected in spiritual im- Hear rebukes, reproofs, willingly, 15. See Obedience. Heart of man given up to hardness. See Heaven's glory, 35. Heavenly mindedness, the saints' duty, 14. Help the saints in general, 15. Help all men, 17. ragements. Joining of members to churches, 25. Judge not brethren rashly, 15. Judge not others, no not enemies, 17. Judgment righteous. See Magistrates. Justification free by the grace of God, KEEP. God will keep his by grace, in Kindness of God, 2. Kindness of Christians to one another, 15. To their enemies, 20. To all men, 17. flesh, 79. Lord's day, 56. Lord's Supper, 25. Love of God in giving Christ, 5. Love of Christ in giving himself to death, ib. MAGISTRATES, magistracy, God's ordi- Magistrates, but men in God's sight, ib. Kindred, our Lord's, according to the Magistrates duty: what they should be and Kinds of love. See the Nature of love. King Jesus, 6. Kings of Israel, 42. Kings. See Magistrates. Knowledge of divine things in general, 36. Such knowledge not in men by na- ture, 5. 18. Knowledge therein, God's gift, 18. Known unto God are all things, 2. LABOUR for heaven, 44. do, ib. Majesty of God, 2. Maintenance of the clergy, 25. Maintenance of the poor. See Poor. Man's first state, 4. Man's fall, ib. Man's state under the law, ib. Under guilt, ib. Under the curse, ib. Man's wickedness since his fall, ib. Man's ignorance in that state, ib. Labour for the best things. See Incou- Man's impotency in spirituals, 18. Law's works or sacrifices justify not, 4. Laying on of hands, 25. Lean on God. See Trust. Letters written to, and read in the churches, Letters commendatory, ib. Lips to be taken heed to, 14. Live to God, ib. Living God, 2. Long for God's presence, 14. Look to God always in hope, 14. Look to God if there be but a peradven- Look to him in trouble, from whom it Look to him as the only helper, ib. upon them, 20. More than men can bear, God will not put Ordinance of magistracy. See Magistrates. Mortality. See Death. Mortifications. See Departing from sin. Outward privileges no security against judg- Own God in all we do. See Providence. PANT after God, 14. Parables of Christ, 41. Murmur not against God, but wait quietly Parents duty toward children, 16. Mourn for sin, 14. Mouth. See Words. Murmuring of Israel, 51. for his salvation, 20. Pardon of sin, 8. Patience of God, 2. Patience of man in general, 14. Patience of saints each to other, 15. To enemies, persecutors, 20. Peace among brethren, 15. With all men, 17. Perfection of saints in Christ, 6. Perjury. See Oaths. Persecutions, 20. Neglect not seasons for good things. See Persecuted, see it be for well doing, ib. Persecuting heathens, ib. Persecuting Jews, ib. Persecutions overruled by God, ib. Their comforts therein, ib. Persecutors designs are known to God, ib. Perseverance, the believer's duty, 14. Such shall have grace to persevere, ib. Piety. See Duty toward God in general. Pity saints in trouble, 20. Pity all men, 17. Pleasures. See World. Portion of believers is God, 14. Pondering of good in the heart, 29. Poor's relief, 15. Poverty. See the World. Observe the acts of God's goodness, ib. Obstinacy. See Hardness of Heart. Obstinate sinners warned, threatened, and punished, 14. Occasion of evil, flee, ib. Offences to be avoided, 15. Offences of scandal to be removed, 25. Officers of churches, ib. How qualified, ib. How ordained or appointed, ib. Their evils complained of, ib. Omnipresence, ib. Omnipotency, ib. Only true God, ib. Opportunity to be made use of, 45. Oppose all high thoughts of yourselves. Power of God, 2. Powers among men. See Magistrates, Prayer in general, 14. Prayer in church assemblies, 25. In times of trouble, 20. In times of common calamities, 21. For afflicted ones, 20. For magistrates, 22. For persecutors, enemies, 20. Pray still, when all hope seems to be Press after perfection, &c. 44. Privileges of the righteous in general, 12. In time of afflictions, 20. In common calamities, 21. Rebuke each other for sin, 15. Record the acts of God's goodness, 14. Profess God and Christ boldly, in general, 14. Redemption of fallen man, 5. In trouble, 20. Professors, hypocritical ones, Proofs of faith, 9. fierce persecu- Proofs of saints in general, 20. Proof of love to God, 14. See Privileges of Promises of divine grace, in general, 18. To give faith, ib. To make us fruitful, ib. To enable us to persevere, ib. Promises of the Spirit, 19. Promises to Zion, the church of God, 25. Promises of the things of this life. See Promises of glory reserved for saints, 35. Prophecying in the church assemblies, 25. Providence in general. See God's Sove- Providence to be acknowledged in all man's Provoke not one another, 15. Public judgments, 21. Punishing of sin in the general, 4. 14. Purloining. See Theft. QUALIFICATIONS of rulers, 22. Qualifications of saints. See Characters of Qualifications of gospel ministers, 24. Amongst Christians in general, 15. Quench not the Spirit, 19. Quiet and submissive to God under afflic- tions, 20. Toward men, ib. Regard God in his providence. See Provi- Regeneration. See Character of saints. of saints. Respect for saints, 15. Respect for all men, 17. Resort not to such who use familiar spirits. Restore mutually such who sin or offend, 15. Resurrection of man's body, 33. Return of the Jews to their country, 57. Revelation. See Scriptures. Revelations of old, by dreams, voices, Reverence. See Fear. See Worship of God. Reward of suffering for Christ, 20. Righteous dear to Christ, 20. Righteous in God's sight. See Justification. Righteousness, mens' own, will not secure Righteousness of the law will not justify, 4. See Trust. Rulers of faith and practice, 14. SABBATH day, 56. Sacrament. See Lord's Supper. |