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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.

N. Naked,

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,

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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.

Negative

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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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Parents,

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.

Partiality.

God is no respecter of Perfons,

510, a, 5.

We are not to refpect Persons,
953, b, g.

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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.

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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.

Patience,

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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.

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Peace.

To follow Peace, a very eminent
Part of Religion, and much infift-
ed on in the holy Scriptures, 19,

a, 22.

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,

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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.

Perfection,

Perfeverance,

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.

2. 10.

In what we should perfevere and

To endeavour and labour after continue, in following the Lord

it, a Duty, 948, 3, 3.

Perfection

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

6. Jer. 10.7.

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,

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the Grace of God, Acts 13.43. In
the Faith, A&s 14. 22. In Good
nefs, or the Goodnefs of God, Rom.

II. 22.

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.

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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-·

ments:

Polygamy,

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,

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.

Power

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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