Obedience very much infifted on in the holy Scriptures, 38, b, 13. 39, b, I. 484, a, 22. 803, a, 3. The
A Chriftian Mystery, what? on I only Qualification efteemed by Cor. 15. 51.
God, 425, b, 6. Mar. 3.35. The Performance of external Duties without Obedience, of no Value, Luk. 6. 46. 1 Cor. 7. 19. All Pre
How to be underflood, on Joh. tences to Religion vain without it,
38, a, 23. 39, a, 13. We must obey both in great and fmall things, as Words and Actions, Pfal. 66. 18. 791, b.8. In our Thoughts as well 28. 2 Cor. 10. 5. Prov. 24. 8. Zech. 7. 10. Mat. 5.
God accepts of a fincere Obedience Hence the Gofpel, as oppofed to inftead of one abfolute and perfect. the Law, is called a Grace, Joh. 1. 17. and requires Repentance, 14,
The Law refpe&ting him, 223, à,36. and promifes forgiveness, 14, b, 15.
Words and Particles, as no, none, not, &c. by an ufual Hebraifm, of ten ufed comparatively, both in the Old and New-Teftament, on Luk. 14. 12. on Joh. 3.32. on 1 Cor. 1. 17. 1 Pet. 3. 3.
b, 22; but there must be a Change in our Hearts, and in the Courte of our Lives an actual conformity to the righteous Laws of God; for to defire it only is not fufficient, 849, b, 16.
Acceptable Obedience to be perform'd by or through the Afliftance of the holy Spirit, 971, 4, 4.
Obedience not to be delayed, 543, form'd with delight and cheerfula, 7. 791, a, 1. It should be per nefs, 66, b, 24. 913, a, 32.
than Men, A&t. 4. 19. whatever We ought to obey God rather Sufferings we are expofed to for fo doing, 1 Pet. 2. 19, 20, 21.
363, b, 23. 825, b, 16. Abraham, Examples of Obedience; Chrift, 485, b, 5. Heb. 11. 8,17.
Motives to Obedience, The Neceffity thereof, Heb. 5. 9.
If we are not obedient, we
hereafter depart from Chrift, 39, a, 1, 13. By Obedience we do good to our felves, Deut. 10. 12, 13. Job 22. 2, 3. Job 35. 6. Please God, 47, a, 1. and glorifie him,428, 6, 27. 429, a, 8.
The Danger of difobeying Chrift, #72, b, 19. Punished in the future State, Luk. 10. 14. and fometimes n the prefent, 492, b, 1. Examples, Saul, 1 Sam. 13. 13, 14, The Pro >het, 1 King. 13. 21, 22. See Afition, Sickness, Blafting.
Promifes to the Obedient, 274, a 5. 420,a, 16. 534, a, 12.
Outward Rites will not profit vithout Obedience, 205, a, 1. 693,
Obedience the best Teftimony of ur Love to Chrift, 425, b, 6.
The holy Ghoft given to the bedient, Acts 5. 32. The eafiness f Chrift's Yoke, 66, b, 20. See Honefs, Righteousness.
Their Duty; to take all Opportunities of Inftru&ting their Children and Families, 813, a, 5. Examples of good Parents, Abraham, 813, a, 5. David, 1 Chron. 28. 9, &c. The Mother of King Lemuel, Prov. 31. 1, &c. Lois and Eunice, the Grandmother and Mother of Timothy, compare 2 Tim. 1. 5. and 2 Tim. 3.15.
Parents ought to love their Children, Gen. 42. 36, 38. But not to exprefs more love to one Child than another, 487, a, 28.
If Children are ftubborn and refractory. Parents ought not only to chide, but correct them, 812, b, 4. And to retain the Bowels of Parents even when their Children are wicked, 2 Sam. 18. 5. And to receive them with tenderness and love when they reform their bad Courfes, Luk. 15. 20, &c.
Parents ought to take care about the Marriage of their Children, but not to difpofe of them without their confent, Gen. 24. 2, &c. Gen.
24. 57. Inftances; Hagar, Gen. 21. 21. Ifaac and Rebekah, Gen. 27. 46. Gen. 28. 1. Judah, Gen. 38. 6. Manoa and his Wife, Judg. 14.3, &c.
The good or evil Example Pa- rents give Children, has a great In- fluence on them in the courfe of their Lives, 2 King. 14. 3. 2 King. 15. 3, 9, 34. 2 King. 17. 41. 2 Chron. 22.3.
For Parents to do their Duty, is advantageous to them, Prov. 29. 15, 17. and to their Children, Prov. 22. 6,15. Prov. 23. 13, 14. The Duty of Children to their Parents, 86, a, 30.
God is no respecter of Perfons,
We are not to refpect Persons, 953, b, g.
A Jew by Birth, 502, a, 20. 640, b, 2. on Phil. 3. 5. His Converfi- on, Acts 9, 22, 26 Chapters.
St. Paul called and ordained a Preacher and an Apostle, 503, 2, 4. He condemns himself for his Zeal in perfecuting the Church, 497, b, 17. In other refpects he was a good Man before his Converfion, 881, a, 7.
St. Paul, his Sufferings and Af Temper reproved, Luk. 9. 54, flictions, 545, a, 5. 682, a, 17.728, &c. See Anger.
Of God, expreffed likewife by his Forbearance and Long-fuffer- ing, 599, a, 8. God, by divers Ex- preffions, teftifies his unwillingness to punish, Hof. 11. 8, 9. The End of God's Patience, that Men might repent, 15, a, 2.
Patience of God abufed by Sin- ners, 991, b, 13. 599, 3, 3. It will not laft always, Luk. 13. 5, &c. 2 Pet. 2. 4, &c. The Punishment of Sinners will be increased, if in tead of being reclaimed by his Judgments, they continue to abufe his Patience, Lev. 26. 18.
a, 1, 12. His care that Chriftians fhould not be moved thereby, 546, a, 3.
St. Paul pleads his Privilege, as a Miracles Roman, 545, b, 10. wrought by him, 220, b, 10. 5541 b, 8.
St. Paul's Epiftles written for the general Ufe of the Church, 735, 4, 840, b, 13.
To follow Peace, a very eminent Part of Religion, and much infift- ed on in the holy Scriptures, 19,
Peace-makers bleffed, Mat. 5.9. The Prophets and Apoftles flan- dered as difturbers of the Peace, 544- b, 24.
Jefus Chrift came to introduc Peace into the World, Peace with God, and among Men, 436, 2, 2 How he may be faid not to fend Peace, on Mat. 1o. 34.
Motives to Practice: The Ex- ample of Abraham, Gen. 13. 8,9- It is good and pleafant, Pfal. 133- 1. God is the God of Peace, 663,4,
34. The Author of Peace, 1 Cor. 14. 33. He that foweth Difcord is an abomination unto the Lord, Prov. 6. 16, 19. Thofe who ftir up Strife, wrathful, Prov. 15. 18. froward, Prov. 16. 28. A Fool's Lips enter into Contention, Prov. 18. 6. The Mischief of Divifion, Luk. 11. 17. Gal. 5. 15. Peace a fruit of the Spi- rit, Gal. 5. 22.
This Duty is expreft by holding faft our Integrity, Job 2. 3. By holding Faith and a good Confci- ence, 1 Tim. 1. 19. By ftanding perfect and compleat in all the Will of God, Col. 4.12. By holding faft our Profeffion, Heb. 4. 14. By being faithful unto Death, Rev.
In what we should perfevere and
To endeavour and labour after continue, in following the Lord
our God, 1 Sam. 12. 14. In the Word of Chrift, Joh. 8. 31. In the Love of Chrift, Joh. 15.9. In the
Of God, Exod. 15. 11. Pfal. 89. Apoftles Doctrine, Acts 2. 42. In
Perjury, See Swearing. Perfccution.
The Prophets perfecuted by the Jews, 118, b, 8. 126, b, 18. The Apoftles and Servants of God perfecuted by bad Men, 55, a, 8, 126, a, 21, b, 5. 432, b, 8. 528, b, 8. 785, a, 7. 845, a, 24. 24. People will fometimes perfecute their nearest Relations on account of Religion, Mat. 16. 34, &c. Luk. 12. 52, &c.
The Gofpel promoted by the Perfecutions of the Apoftles, $31,
the Grace of God, Acts 13.43. In the Faith, A&s 14. 22. In Good nefs, or the Goodnefs of God, Rom.
Exhortations to perfeverance, 528, a, 1. 1 Cor. 15. 58. Gal. 6. 9. Heb. 4. 14. We fhould not trust too much to our own Strength, 1 Cor. 10. 12. St. Peter's Example teaches us this, Mat. 26. 31, &c. Cautions against falling away, 208, a, 3. God is able to confirm and stablish us, 666, a, 3, 13,
Motives to perfeverance, 129, b,6. 642, b, 28. Ezek. 18. 24. Ezek. 33. 12, 13. Jam. 1. 25. Perfon..
This Word used by the Apostle, Heb. 1.3.
Perfons, See Partiality. Peftilence,
See Plague. Phylacteries,
What? on Mat. 23. 5. Piety,
Or Godliness, fometimes com 'prehends all that Duty which God requires of us, 1 Tim. 3. 16. I Tim. 4. 8. 1 Tim. 6.6. Sometimes it is put for that Duty we owe to God, as that we Love, Worship, Honour him, &c. Tit. 2. 12.
Examples of true Piety, Abel, Gen. 4. 4. Enoch, Gen. 5. 22. No- ah, Gen. 6. 9. Gen. 7. 1. Gen. 8.
This Word includes feveral Judgments under it, Gen. 12. 17. Exod. 9. 14. It ftands particularly for the Peftilence, Exod. 12. 13, 14. Angels fent to inflict the Pefti- lence, Exod. 12. 23. 2 Sam. 24: 15, .16. Rev. 7.2, 3.
The Heathen Priefts doubted whether the Plague of Emerods, (1 Sam. 5. 6.) was from God, or by ¡Chance, Sam. 6. 2,9.
Plagues threatned against the Ob- ftinate, Exod. 9. 13, &c. See Judg-·
Contrary to the Defign of God in the Creation, 104, a, 12. 193, a, 13. Forbidden in the New-Teftament, on A&ts 15. 20. on 1 Cor. 7. 3.
If he who puts away his Wife, except for the Caufe of Fornication, and marries another, is guilty of Adultery, Mat. 19. 9. much more is he guilty, who marries a fecond Wife without putting away the firft, the being innocent.
Poor People fhould particularly watch against Difcontent, Murmu ring, and Stealing, Prov. 30.9.
Confiderations proper for the Poor: That Jefus Chrift lived in a poor Condition, 755, a, 16. That a virtuous poor Man is in a better State than a vicious rich Man, Pfal. 37. 16, &c. Prov. 15. 16. Prov. 28. 6. That God has appoint ed this Condition for them, i Sam. 2. 7, 8. That in this World we are but Strangers and Pilgrims, 747,a, 3. And that if they are regenerate and born again, and live to the Glory of God, how poor foever they may be, they are beloved by him, Jam. 2. 5. and their Souls will be hereafter carried by Angels into Heaven, as the Soul of Lazarus was, Luk. 16. 22.
Poor in Spirit, are those whofe Spirits are tamed and humble, who refign themselves to God, and with reference to him, afcribe not any thing to themselves, Mat. 5.3.
Of God, Gen. 17. 1. 2 Chron. 25.8. Job 9. 4. Job 36. 5. Pfal. 147. 5. 228, b, 32. 610, a, 1. 70%, b, 12. 1078, a, 8. Expreffed by his Finger, Luk. 11. 20. By his Arm and right Hand, 228,b, 11. 523,2, 1. No Wifdom or Power can con- troul him, 481, b, 4, 14. 634, 4, Nothing too hard for God to effect, 227, a, 7. God cannot lie or deny himself, 603, b, 16,
God's Power difplay'd at the giv ing of the Law, 943, 2, 1. God does fometimes by his Power fpend and over-rule the Effect of natural Caufes, fo that they cannot do what they are bent and wont to do. He gives and with-holds ro. Prov, Rain, 534, a, 12. He reftrained the Fire, Dan. 3, 27. Other Examples of divine Interpofition; He with held the hungry Lions, Dan. 6. The venomous Beaft, Acts 28.5, Honeft Labour to be followed by &c. He can preferve his Servants the Poor, Eph. 4, 28. 2 Thel 3. 12. from the Plague or Peftilence,
There will be always fome in this Condition, 141, a, 5. The Poor are to be taken Care of, Lev. 19. 9, 10. Gal. 2. 31.9. See Alms, Mercy, good Works. They must not be oppreffed, Prov. 22. 22. Jer. 22. 3. Amos 4. 1. nor mocked, 140, a, 1.
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