F.
Faith.
- WIthout faith we cannot beare afflictions patiently, but having it, we may.
- 266 267
- How to trie it.
- 268
- Diverse effects of it.
- 627
- True faith is operative.
- 626
- Comfort for such as complaine of the weaknesse of it.
- 269
- Till faith come into the heart, no sin can be mor∣tified, but when it commeth, it will mortifie sin.
- 326, 327
- Two reasons of that.
- 327, 330
- We must exercise and make use of our faith.
- 330
- Faith the root of all true piety and love to God.
- 397
- There may be true faith where there is no assu∣rance of salvation.
- 411, 650, 652
- Wherein the nature of true faith consisteth.
- 411, 413, 653
- It will bring comfortable assurance in the end
- 413
- The inward instrument to sanctifie the heart.
- 731
- All men by nature unable to believe.
- 746
Falls of the godly.
- The truly regenerate may fall fearefully into odious sinnes.
- 8
- Why the Lord suffers his people to fall.
- 9, 10
- The best have therefore great cause to feare.
- 10, 11
- Means to keep us from falling
- 11
- Take heed of declining in the least matters.
- 795
- When they are fallen, they cannot rise up again of themselves.
- 13
- Comfort against tentations of falling away.
- 352, 357
- Differences between the falls of the elect and o∣thers.
- 355, 556
- Their sinne is great that rejoyce to heare and speak of them.
- 552
- And theirs that embolden themselves to sin by them.
- 554, 557
- Why the falls of the godly are recorded in the Word.
- 555
Family.
- True converts will have a care to reforme their families.
- 288, 630
- Such as have children and families, are char∣ged with the soules of them.
- 289, 481
- Must answer for their open pro••anenesse and contempt of religion.
- 711
Fast.
- Humiliation necessary in every fast, and for what causes we should be humbled.
- 311, 313
Feeling.
- A man may be in the state of grace, and highly in Gods favour, though be feele is not, nor have the comfort of it.
- 140, 141
Feare of God.
- That may be well done, that is done cut of feare of Gods judgements.
- 387
- But it must be such a feare as is mixed with love.
- 388
- A man may be subject to slavish feares▪ and yet truly love God.
- 392
- Reasons of it.
- 393, 394
- We must strive against these feares.
- 395
- 6 Means to overcome them.
- 396, 734, 735
- He that is in the state of grace, must be affraid to sin
- 569 570
- Must feare every degree of sin, must continue in this feare
- Ibid
- Faith the root of it.
- 741
Freedome of will.
- How dead we are by nature.
- 305, 517, 518
- Wicked men have no true desire nor wi••l t•• have grace, and to be saved
- 454, 455
- Wicked men may forbeare many sinnes, and doe much more good than they do.
- 457
- He that doth what lieth in him, is nearer to sal∣vation, than another naturall man.
- 458
- The naturall man is able to ••••ve to men, and to himselfe but not to God.
- 518