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Several discourses upon the existence and attributes of God by that late eminent minister in Christ, Mr. Stephen Charnocke ...
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Charnock, Stephen, 1628-1680.
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1682.
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God -- Attributes.
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MEN are unwilling to have a∣ny Acquaintance with God. Pag. 97
Vide Communion.
Actions a greater proof of Principles than words. Pag. 49
All are known by God. Pag. 285
Activity required in Spiritual Worship. Pag. 144, 145
Adam, the greatness of his sin. Pag. 625, 754
Vide Man, and Fall of man.
Additions in matters of Religion an in∣vasion of God's Soveraignty. Pag. 756, 757
Vide Worship and Ceremonies.
Admiration ought to be exercis'd in Spi∣ritual worship, Pag. 148
Affections human, in what sense ascri∣bed to God. Pag. 224, 225, 226
Sharp Afflictions make Atheists fear there is a God. Pag. 42, 43
Make us impatient, Vide Impati∣ence.
We should be patient under them, v. Patience.
Many call on God only under them. Pag. 92
Fill us with distraction in the Worship of God. Pag. 166
The Presence of God a comfort in them Pag. 267
And his knowledge, Pag. 322
The wisdom of God apparent in them. Pag. 369, 370, 371
The wisdom of God a comfort in them Pag. 405
And his Power, Pag. 485, 486
And his Sovereignty. Pag. 771
Do not impeach his Goodness, Pag. 604
The Goodness of God seen in them. Pag. 657, 658
His Goodness a comfort in them, Pag. 683
Acts of God's Soveraignty, 711, 712. The consideration of which would make us enter∣tain them as we ought, Pag. 774, 775
Many neglect the serving of God till old Age. Pag. 65
Air, how useful a Creature. Pag. 23
Almighty, how often God is so called in Scripture. Pag. 421
How often in Job. Pag. 440
Good Angels, what benefit they have by Christ, Pag. 360, 618, 619
Not Instruments in the Creation of Man. Pag. 443
Evil not redeemed. Pag. 619, 620
Angels, not Governors of the world, Pag. 673, 674
Subject to God, Pag. 717, 718
Men Apostatize from God, when his will crosses theirs, Pag. 80
In times of Persecution, Pag. 90
By reason of practical Atheism, Pag. 102, 103
Apostles, the first Preachers of the Go∣spel, mean and worthless men, Pag. 463, 464
Spirited by Divine Power for spreading of it, Pag. 464, 465
The Wisdom of God seen in u∣sing such Instruments, Pag. 393, 394
Applauding our selves, v. Pride.
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Atheism opens a Door to all manner of wickedness, Pag. 2.
Some spice of it in all men, Pag. 2, 4
The greatest folly 3 ad Pag. 39
Common in our days, Pag. 3, 41
Strikes at the Foundation of all Religion, Pag. 3
We should establish our selves a∣gainst it, ibid.
'Tis against the light of Natural Reason, Pag. 4
Against the universal consent of all Nations, Pag. 6
But few, if any, profest it in for∣mer Ages, Pag. 8, 41
Would root up the Foundations of all Government, Pag. 39
Introduce all evil into the world, Pag. 39, 40
Pernicious to the Atheist himself, Pag. 40, 41
The cause of Publick Judgments, Pag. 41
Mens Lusts the cause of it, Pag. 43
Promoted by the Devil most since the destruction of Ido∣latry, Pag. 44
Uncomfortable, Pag. 44, 45
Directions against it, Pag. 45, 46
All sin founded in a secret Athe∣ism, Pag. 50
Practical Atheism natural to Man, Pag. 47
Natural since the Fall, Pag. 48
To all men, ibid.
Proved by Arguments, 54 ad Pag. 99
We ought to be humbled for it, both in our selves and others, Pag. 103, 104
How great a sin it is, 104 ad Pag. 106
Misery will attend it, Pag. 106
We should watch against it, ibid.
Directions against it, Pag. 106, 107
Atheist can never prove there is no God, Pag. 41, 42
All the Creatures fight against him, Pag. 42
In Afflictions, suspects and fears there is one, Pag. 42, 43
How much pains he takes to blot out the notion of a God, Pag. 43
Suppose it were an even lay that there were no God, yet he is very imprudent, ibid.
Uses not means to enform him∣self, ibid.
Atoms, the World not made by a casu∣al concourse of them, Pag. 20
Attributes of God bear a comfortable respect to believers, Pag. 342
Authority, how distinguisht from Pow∣er, Pag. 704
B.
THe Best we have ought to be gi∣ven to God, Pag. 155, 156
Blessings Spiritual, God only the Au∣thor of, Pag. 698
Temporal, God uses a Soveraign∣ty in bestowing them, 740 Vide Riches.
Body, of Man, how curiously wrought, Pag. 30, 31, 350
Every Human one hath different Features, Pag. 31, 32
God hath none; v. Spirit.
We must worship God with our Bodies, Pag. 139, 140, 141
Yet not with our Bodies only; Vide Soul and Worship.
We must not conceive of God under a Bodily shape, Pag. 124, 125
Bodily Members ascribed to him. Vide Members
Brain, how curious a workmanship, Pag. 30
C.
THe Israelites worshipped the true God under the golden Calf, Pag. 122
God fits and enclines men to several Callings, Pag. 356, 357, 650
Appoints every mans Calling, Pag. 747
There is a first Cause of all things, Pag. 20, 21
Which doth necessarily exist, and is infinitely perfect, Pag. 21
We must not Censure God in his Coun∣sels, Actions, or Revelations, Pag. 192, 193, 403, 404
Or in his ways, Pag. 415, 416
Censuring the hearts of others, is an in∣jury to God's Omniscience, Pag. 324, 325
Men is a contempt of God's So∣veraignty, Pag. 763
Ceremonial Law abolisht to promote Spiritual Worship, Pag. 135
Called Flesh, ibid.
Not a fit means to bring the heart into a spiritual frame, Pag. 135, 136
Rather hindred than further'd Spi∣ritual Worship, Pag. 136, 137
God never testified himself well-pleased with it, nor intended it should always last, Pag. 137, 138
The abrogating of it doth not
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argue any change in God, Pag. 228, 229
The Holiness of God appears in it, Pag. 510, 511
Men are prone to bring Ceremonies of their own into God's Worship, 79 Vide Worship and Additions, &c.
Chance, the World not made nor go∣verned by it, Pag. 26
Charity, men have bad ends in it, Pag. 93
We should exercise it, Pag. 691, 692
The consideration of God's Sove∣raignty would promote it, Pag. 774
We should be Chearful in God's worship Pag. 150
Christ, his Godhead proved from his E∣ternity, Pag. 191, 192
From his Omnipresence, Pag. 261, 262
From his Immutability, Pag. 229, 230
From his Knowledge of God, all Creatures, the hearts of men and his prescience of their Inclinations, Pag. 315, 316, 317
From his Omnipotence manifest in Creation, Preservation, and Resurrection, Pag. 472 ad 476
From his Holiness, Pag. 551
From his Wisdom, Pag. 395
Is God-man, Pag. 458
Spiritual Worship offered to God through him, Pag. 154, 155
The imperfectness of our Servi∣ces should make us prize his Mediation, Pag. 168
The only fit Person in the Trini∣ty to assume our Nature, Pag. 378, 379
Fitted to be our Mediator and Sa∣viour by his two Natures, Pag. 381 382, 383
Should be imitated in his Holi∣ness, and often viewed by us to that end, Pag. 559, 563
The greatest Gift, Pag. 622 ad 625
Appointed by the Father to be our Redeemer, Pag. 749, 750, 751
The Christian Religion, its Excellency, Pag. 103
Of Divine Extraction, Pag. 551
Most opposed in the World, Pag. 63
Vide Gospel.
Church, God's Eternity a comfort to her in all her Distresses and Threatnings of her Enemies, Pag. 193, 194
Under God's special Providence, Pag. 272, 273
His Infinite Knowledge a comfort in all subtil contrivances of men against her, Pag. 328, 329
Troublers of her Peace by cor∣rupt Doctrines, no better than Devils, 341 †
God's Wisdom a comfort to her in her greatest dangers, Pag. 406
Hath shewn his Power in her de∣liverance in all Ages, Pag. 180, 453, 454
And in the destruction of her E∣nemies, Pag. 454, 455, 456
Ought to take comfort in his Power in her lowest Estate, Pag. 487, 488
Should not fear her Enemies; v. Fear.
His Goodness a comfort in dan∣gers, Pag. 684
How great is God's love to her, Pag. 769, 820
His Soveraignty a comfort to her Pag. 771, 772
He will comfort her in her ••ears, and destroy her Enemies, Pag. 787, 788
God exercises Patience towards her, Pag. 812
For her sake to the wicked also, Pag. 812, 813
Why her Enemies are not imme∣diately destroyed, Pag. 819
Commands of God; v. Laws.
The Holiness of God to be relied on for Comfort, Pag. 551
God gives great Comforts in or after Temptations, Pag. 659
Creatures cannot Comfort us if God be angry Pag. 768
Communion with God, man naturally hath no desire of, Pag. 98
The advantage of Communion with him, Pag. 106, 107
Can only be in our Spirits, Pag. 127
We should desire it, Pag. 201, 202
Cannot be between God and sin∣ners, Pag. 548, 549
Holiness only fits us for it, Pag. 562
Conceptions, we cannot have adequate ones of God, Pag. 123
We ought to labour after as high ones as we can, Pag. 123, 124
They must not be of him in a cor∣poreal shape, Pag. 124, 125
There will be in them a similitude of some corporeal thing in our Fancy, Pag. 125, 126
We ought to refine and spiritualize them, Pag. 126
Right Conceptions of him, a great help to Spiritual Worship, Pag. 176, 177
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God Concurs to all the Action of his Creatures, Pag. 529
His concurring to sinful actions no ble∣mish to his Holiness, Pag. 530 ad 533
Various Conditions of men, a fruit of Divine Wisdom, Pag. 356
Conditions of the Covenant; v. Cove∣nant, Faith, and Repentance.
Confession of sin, men may have bad ends in it, 93. Partial ones a practical de∣nial of God's Omniscience, Pag. 326
Conscience, proves a Deity, Pag. 33 ad 36
Fears and stings of it in all men upon the commission of sin, Pag. 34, 35
Though never so secret, ibid.
Cannot be totally shaken off, Pag. 35, 36
Comforts a man in well-doing, Pag. 36
Necessary for the good of the world, ibid.
Terrified ones wish there were no God, Pag. 52, 53
Men naturally displeas'd with it, when it contradicts the desires of self Pag. 71, 72
Obey carnal self against the light of it, Pag. 84
Accusations of it evidence God's Knowledge of all things, Pag. 313
God, and he only can speak peace to it when troubled, Pag. 471, 720, 721
His Laws only reach it, Pag. 724, 725, 756, 757
Constancy in that which is good, we should labour after, and why? Pag. 238
Nothing but an Infinite good can content the Soul, Pag. 36, 37
Vide Satisfaction and Soul.
Contingents, all foreknown by God. Vide Knowledge of God.
Contradictions cannot be made true by God, Pag. 432, 433, 434, 435
Yet this doth not overthrow God's Omnipotence, ibid.
'Tis an abuse of God's Power, to endeavour to justifie them by it, Pag. 483
Contrary qualities linkt together in the Creatures, Pag. 22, 351
Conversion, carnal Self-love a great hin∣drance to it, Pag. 82
There may be a conversion from sin which is not good, Pag. 90, 91
Men are Enemies to it Pag. 98, 99
The necessity of it, Pag. 100
The difficulty of it, Pag. 101
God only can be the Author of it, Pag. 102, 655
The Wisdom of God appears in it, in the Subjects, Seasons, and Manner of it, Pag. 367, 368, 369
And his Power, Pag. 467 ad 470
And his Holiness Pag. 516
And his Goodness, Pag. 654, 655
And his Soveraignty, Pag. 730 ad 734
He could convert all Pag. 730, 731
Not bound to convert any, Pag. 732, 733
The various means and occasions of it, Pag. 747, 748
Genuine Convictions would be promo∣ted by right and strong Apprehensions of God's Holiness, Pag. 552, 553
Corruptions, the Knowledge of God a a comfort under fears of them lurking in the heart, Pag. 333 †
The Power of God a comfort, when they are strong and stir∣ring, Pag. 486
In God's People shall be subdued, Pag. 770
The Remainders of them God orders for their good, Pag. 362 ad 366
The Covenant of God with his People eternal, 194. and unchangeable, Pag. 234, 235
God in Covenant an eternal good to his people, Pag. 194, 195
The Conditions of the Covenant of Grace evidence the Wisdom of God, Pag. 388
Suited to mans lapsed state, and Gods glory ibid.
Opposite to that which was the cause of the Fall, ibid.
Suited to the common Senti∣ments and Customs of the World and Consciences of men Pag. 388, 389
Only likely to attain the end, ibid.
Evidence Gods Holiness, Pag. 515, 516
The Wisdom of God made over to Believers in it, Pag. 4••5
And Power Pag. 485
And Holiness, Pag. 552 †
A Promise of Life implyed in the Covenant of Works, Pag. 612
Why not exprest, Pag. 614, 615
The Goodness of God manifest in making a Covenant of Grace, after Man had broken the first, Pag. 629.
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In the na••••••〈…〉〈…〉••o•• of it, Pag. 629, 630, 631
In the ••••••••ice gift of himself made over ••n it, Pag. 631, 632
In its confirmation, Pag. 632
Its Conditions easy, reasonable, necessary, Pag. 533, 534, 535, 536
It promises a more excellent Re∣ward than the life in Paradise, Pag. 642, 643
Covetousness, vide Riches and World.
Creation, the Wisdom of God appears in it, 347 ad 351. & should be me∣ditated upon, 351. motives to it, Pag. 417 ad 4••0
His Power, Pag. 439 ad 445
His Holiness, Pag. 507, 508
His Goodness, Pag. 604 ad 615
Goodness the end and motive of it, Pag. 592, 593
Ascribed to Christ, Pag. 472 ad 475
The Foundation of God's Domi∣nion, Pag. 707, 708
Creatures evidence the Being of God, 5 & Pag. 14 ad 29
In their production, Pag. 15 ad 21
In their harmony, Pag. 21 ad 27
In pursuing their several ends, Pag. 27 28, 29
In their preservation, Pag. 29
Were not, and cannot be from E∣ternity, Pag. 16, 17, 190, 191
None of them can make them∣selves, Pag. 17, 18, 19
Or the World, Pag. 20
Subservient to one another, Pag. 22 251, 252
Regular, uniform, and constant in it, Pag. 24, 25
Are various, Pag. 25, 26, 347, 348
Have several Natures, Pag. 27
All fight against the Atheist, Pag. 42
God ought to be studied in them Pag. 45
All manifest something of God's perfections, ibid.
Setting them up as our end, v. End.
Must not be worship'd, v. Idolatry.
Used by man to a contrary end than God appointed, Pag. 89
All are changeable, Pag. 220, 221
Therefore an immutable God to be preferred before them, Pag. 237
Are nothing to God, Pag. 264
Are all known by God, Pag. 284, 285
Shall be restored to their primitive end, Pag. 205, 206, 207, 644, 645
Their beautiful order and situation Pag. 348, 349
Are fitted for their several ends, Pag. 349, 350
None of them can be Omnipre∣sent, Pag. 251, 252
Or Omnipotent; Pag. 426, 427
Or infinitely perfect, Pag. 431
God could have made more than he hath, Pag. 427 ad 430
Made them all more perfect than they are, Pag. 430
Yet all are made in the best man∣ner, Pag. 431
The Power that is in them demon∣strates a greater to be in God, Pag. 436
Ordered by God as he pleases, Pag. 455
The meanest of them can destroy us by God's order, Pag. 491, 768
Making different ranks of them, doth not impeach God's Good∣ness, Pag. 595, 596, 597
Cursed for the sin of man, Pag. 609, 643
What benefit they have by the Redemption of man, Pag. 643, 644
Cannot comfort us if God be an∣gry, Pag. 768
All subject to God, Pag. 717 ad 721
All obey God, Pag. 781
Curiosity in enquiries about God's Coun∣sels & Actions, a great folly, Pag. 192, 193
'Tis an injuring God's knowledge, Pag. 323
'Tis a contempt of Divine wisdom Pag. 404
Should not be employ'd about what God hath not reveal'd, Pag. 414
The consideration of God's Sove∣raignty would check it, Pag. 775
D.
DAy, how necessary, Pag. 350
Death of Christ, its value is from his Divine Nature, Pag. 382
Vindicated the honour of the Law, both as to precept & penalty, Pag. 383
Overturn'd the Devils Empire, Pag. 385
He suffered to rescue us by it, Pag. 623
By the command of the Father, Pag. 750
Debauch'd persons wish there were no God, Pag. 53
Decrees of God, no succession in them, Pag. 186
Unchangeable, 397, 477. v. Immuta∣bility.
Defilement, God not capable of it from any Corporeal thing, Pag. 126, 260 261
Delight, holy Duties should be perform∣ed with it, Pag. 149, 150
All delight in worship doth not prove it to be spiritual, Pag. 150
We should examin our selves after wor∣ship, what delight we had in ••t, Pag. 164
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Deliverances chiefly to be ascribed to God, Pag. 272, 273
The Wisdom of God seen in them, Pag. 371, 372 373
Desires, of Man, naturally after an infi∣nite good, Pag. 36, 37
Which evidences the being of a God, Pag. 37
Men naturally have no desire of Remembrance of God, con∣verse with him, thorough re∣turn to him, or imitation of him, Pag. 97, 98, 99
Devil, Man naturally under his Domi∣nion, Pag. 67, 68
God's restraining him, how great a mercy; v. Restraint.
Shall be totally subdued by God, Pag. 341 †
Outwitted by God, Pag. 385, 386
His first sin, what it was, Pag. 753, 754
Vide Angel.
Direction, Men neglect to ask it of God, Vide Trusting in our selves.
Should seek it of him, Pag. 399
Not to do it, how sinful, Pag. 403
Should not presume to give it to him, Pag. 404
Disappointments make many cast off their Obedience to God, Pag. 66
God Disappoints the devices of Men, Pag. 745, 746
Dispensations of God with his own Law Pag. 725, 726
Distance from God naturally affected by Men, Pag. 97
How great it is, Pag. 546, 547
Distractions in the Service of God, how natural, Pag. 65, 66, 165
Will be so while we have natural Corruption within, Pag. 165, 166
While we are in the Devil's Pre∣cinct, Pag. 166
Most frequent in time of Afflicti∣on, ibid.
May be improved to make us more Spiritual, Pag. 166, 167, 168
When we are humbled for them in worship, Pag. 166, 167
And for the baseness of our Na∣tures, the cause of them, Pag. 167
Make us prize Duties of Worship the more, ibid.
Fill us with admirations of the graciousness of God, Pag. 167, 168
Prize the mediation of Christ, 168
They should not discourage us, if we resist them, Pag. 168, 169
And if we narrowly watch a∣gainst them Pag. 169
Should be speedily cast out, Pag. 178
Thoughts of God's Presence a remedy against them, Pag. 270
Distresses, v. Afflictions.
Distrust of God, a contempt of God's Wisdom, Pag. 405
And of his Power, Pag. 481
And of his Goodness, Pag. 665
Too great fear of man arises from it, Pag. 481, 482
Vide Trusting in God, and in our selves.
Divinity of Christ, v. Christ.
Of the Holy Ghost, v. Holy Ghost.
Doctrines that are self-pleasing desired by men, Pag. 83
Vide Truths.
Dominion of God, distinguisht from his Power, Pag. 704
All his other Attributes fit him for it, ibid.
Acknowledg'd by all, Pag. 704, 705
Inseparable from the notion of God, ibid.
We cannot suppose God a Crea∣tor without it, Pag. 705
Cannot be renounced by God himself, ibid.
Nor communicated to any Crea∣ture, Pag. 706
Its foundation, Pag. 706 ad 710
It is independent, Pag. 710, 711
Absolute, Pag. 711 ad 714
Yet not tyrannical, 714
Managed with Wisdom, Righte∣ousness and Goodness, Pag. 714 ad 717
'Tis Eternal, Pag. 721
'Tis manifested as he is a Law-giver, Pag. 721 ad 727
As a Proprietor, Pag. 727 ad 741
As a Governor, Pag. 741 ad 748
As a Redeemer, Pag. 748 ad 751
The contempt of it, how great, Pag. 752
All sin is a contempt of it, Pag. 752, 753
The first thing the Devil aim'd a∣gainst, Pag. 753
And Adam, Pag. 754
Invaded by the Usurpations of men, Pag. 754, 755
Wherein it is contemned as he is a Law-giver, Pag. 755 ad 758
As a Proprietor, Pag. 758, 759
As a Governor, Pag. 759 ad 763
It is terrible to the wicked, Pag. 766, 767, 768.
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Comfortable to the Righteous, Pag. 769 ad 772
Should be often meditated upon by us, Pag. 772
The Advantages of so doing, Pag. 773, 774, 775
It should teach us Humility, Pag. 775, 776
Calls for our praise and thanks, Pag. 776, 777, 778
Should make us promote his Ho∣nour, Pag. 778, 779
Calls for Fear, Prayer, and Obe∣dience, Pag. 779, 780
Affords motives to obedience, Pag. 780, 781
And shews the manner of it, Pag. 782, 783, 784
Calls for Patience, Pag. 784
Affords motives to it, Pag. 784, 785, 786
Shews us the true nature of it, Pag. 786
Duties of Religion performed often meerly for self interest, Pag. 91 ad 94
Men unwieldy to them, Pag. 91
Perform them only in affliction, Pag. 92
Vid. Service of God, and Worship.
Dwelling in Heaven, and in the Ark, how to be understood of God, Pag. 257, 258
E.
EAr of man how curious an Organ, Pag. 31
Earth, how useful, Pag. 23
The Wisdom of God seen in it, Pag. 348, 849
Earthly things, v. World.
Ejaculations, how useful, Pag. 176
Elect, God knows all their persons, Pag. 330
Election evidenced by Holiness, Pag. 562
The Soveraignty of God appears in it, Pag. 727, 728
Not grounded on Merit in the Creature, Pag. 728, 729
Nor on foresight of Faith and Good Works, Pag. 729, 730
Elements, though contrary, yet linkt together, Pag. 22
End, All Creatures conspire to one com∣mon one Pag. 22 ad 27
Pursue their several Ends, though they know them not, Pag. 27, 28
Men have corrupt Ends in Religious Du∣ties, Pag. 78, 91, 92, 93, 94
For evil Ends, Pag. 58
Desire the knowledge of God's Law for by Ends, Pag. 57, 58
Man naturally would make himself his his own End, Pag. 80 ad 84
How sinful this is, Pag. 84, 85
Man would make any thing his End ra∣than God, Pag. 85, 86, 87
A Creature, or a Lust, Pag. 87, 88
How sinful this is, ibid.
Would make himself the End of all Creatures, Pag. 88, 89
How sinful this is, Pag. 89
Would make himself the End of God, Pag. 90 ad 94
How sinful this is, Pag. 94
Cannot make God his End, till converted, Pag. 100
Spiritual ones required in Spiri∣tual Worship, Pag. 153, 154
Many have other Ends in it, Pag. 154
God orders the Hearts of all men to his own, Pag. 452, 453
God hath one, and Man another in sin, Pag. 532, 533
We should make God our end, Pag. 563
God makes himself his own End, how to be understood, Pag. 592
His Being the End of all things is one foundation of his Domi∣nion, Pag. 708, 709
Not using God's gifts for the End for which he gave them, how great a sin, Pag. 758, 759
Enemies of the Church; v. Church.
We should be kind to our worst Ene∣mies Pag. 692
Enjoyment of God in Heaven always fresh and glorious, Pag. 195
We should endeavour after it here, Pag. 685, 686
Men Envy the gifts and prosperities of others, Pag. 77, 78
An imitation of the Devil, ibid.
A sense of God's Goodness would check it, Pag. 689
A contempt of God's Dominion, Pag. 758
Essence of God cannot be seen, Pag. 115, 116
is unchangeable Pag. 210, 211
Eternity a property of God and Christ, Pag. 181, 191, 192
The thoughts of it should abate our Pride, Pag. 197, 198, 199
Take off our love and confidence from the World, Pag. 199, 200
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We should provide for an happy Interest in it, Pag. 200, 201
Often meditate on it, Pag. 201
Renders him worthy of our choi∣cest Affections, Pag. 201, 202
And our best Service, Pag. 202
Exaltation of Christ, the Holiness of God appears in it, Pag. 514, 515
His Goodness to us as well as to Christ, Pag. 624
And his Soveraignty, Pag. 751
Examination of our selves before and af∣ter worship, and wherein our duty Pag. 162, 163, 164, 178
Experience of God's Goodness a Pre∣servative against Atheism, Pag. 45, 46
Extremity, then God usually delivers his Church, Pag. 487, 488
F.
FAith, the same thing may be the ob∣ject of it, and of Reason too, Pag. 4
Must be exercised in Spiritual worship, Pag. 146, 147
The Wisdom, Holiness, & Good∣ness of God in prescribing it as a Condition of the Covenant of Grace; v. Covenant.
Must look back as far as the foun∣dation promise, Pag. 341 †
Only the obedience flowing from it acceptable to God, Pag. 336
Distinct, but inseparable from O∣bedience, Pag. 336, 337
Foresight of it not the ground of Election, Pag. 729, 730
Fall of man, God no way the Author of it, Pag. 505, 506, 519
How great it is, Pag. 546, 547
Doth not impeach God's Good∣ness, Pag. 594, 595
'Tis evident, Pag. 670, 671
Brought a Curse on the Creatures v. Creatures.
Falls of God's Children turned to their good, Pag. 361 ad 369
Fear, not the cause of the Belief of a God, Pag. 14
Men that are under a slavish fear of him wish there were no God, Pag. 53, 54
Of Man a contempt of God's Power, Pag. 481, 482
Should be of God, and not of the pride or force of man, Pag. 491, 492
God's Soveraignty should cause it Pag. 779
Features different in every man, and how necessary it should be so, Pag. 31, 32, 348
Fervency, v. Activity.
Flesh, the Legal Services so called, Pag. 135
Fools, wicked men are so, Pag. 1, 400
Folly, sin is so; v. Sin.
Forgetfulness of God, men naturally are prone to it, Pag. 97
Of his Mercies a great sin; v. Mer∣cies.
How attributed to God, Pag. 283
Foreknowledge in God of sin, no blemish to his Holiness, Pag. 520 521
Vide Knowledge of God.
Future things, men desirous to know them, Pag. 323
Known by God; v. Knowledge of God.
G.
GAbriel, on what Messages he was sent, Pag. 468
Generation, could not be from Eternity Pag. 16, 17.
Gifts, God can bestow them on men, Pag. 719
His Soveraignty seen in giving greater measures to one than another, Pag. 738
Glory of all they do or have, men are apt to ascribe to themselves, Pag. 82, 83
Of God little minded in many seemingly good actions, Pag. 72, 73
Men are more concern'd for their own reputation than God's glory, Pag. 83
Should be aim'd at in Spiritual worship, Pag. 153
God's permission of sin is in order to it, Pag. 528, 529
Sould be advanced by us, Pag. 778
God, his Existence known by the light of Nature, Pag. 4, 5
By the Creatures, Pag. 5, 14 ad 29
Miracles not wrought to prove it Pag. 5
Owned by the universal consent of all Nations, Pag. 6
Never disputed of old, Pag. 7
Denied by very few, if any, Pag. 8
Constantly owned in all changes of the world, Pag. 9
Under anxieties of Conscience, ib.
The Devil not able to root out the belief of it, Pag. 9, 10
Natural and innate Pag. 10
Not introduced meerly by Tradi∣tion Pag. 11
Nor Policy Pag. 12, 13
Nor Fear Pag. 14
Witnessed to by the very Nature of Man Pag. 29 ad 37
And by extraordinary Occurren∣cies Pag. 37, 38
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Impossible to demonstrate there is none, Pag. 41. 42
Motives to endeavour to be set∣led in the belief of it, Pag. 44, 45
Directions, Pag. 45
Men wish there were none, and who they are, Pag. 52, 53, 54
Two ways of describing him, Negation and Affirmation, Pag. 113
Is active and communicative, Pag. 126, 127
Propriety in him a great Blessed∣ness. Vide Covenant.
Infinitely happy, Pag. 476, 477
Good, That which is materially so may be done, and not formally, Pag. 69, 72, 73
Good Actions cannot be perform'd be∣fore Conversion, Pag. 100
The thoughts of Gods Presence a Spur to them, Pag. 270
God only is so, Pag. 578, 579
Goodness, pure and perfect, the Royal Prerogative of God only, Pag. 581
Own'd by all Nations, Pag. 582
Inseparable from the Notion of God, Pag. 582, 583
What is meant by it, Pag. 583
How distinguish'd from Mercy, Pag. 584
Comprehends all his Attributes, Pag. 585
Is so by his Essence, Pag. 586
The Chief, Pag. 587
'Tis communicative, Pag. 588
Necessary to him. Pag. 589
Voluntary, Pag. 590
Communicative with the great∣est pleasure, Pag. 591
The displaying of it, the Motive and End of all his Works, Pag. 592
Arguments to prove it a Pro∣perty of God, Pag. 593, 594
Vindicated from the Objections made against it, Pag. 594 ad 604
Appears in Creation, Pag. 604 ad 615
In Redemption, Pag. 615 ad 645
In his Government, Pag. 645 ad 660
Frequently contemn'd and a∣bus'd, Pag. 660, 661
The Abuse and Contempt of it, base and disingenuous, Pag. 661, 662
Highly resented by God, Pag. 662
How 'tis contemn'd and abus'd, Pag. 660 ad 670
Men justly punish'd for it, Pag. 671
Fits him for the Government of the World, and engages him actually to govern it, Pag. 671, 6 2
The ground of all Religion, Pag. 673, 674
Renders God amiable to himself, Pag. 674, 675
Should do so to us, and why, Pag. 675 ad 678
Renders him a fit object of Trust, with Motives to it, drawn hence, Pag. 678, 679, 680
And worthy to be obey'd and honour'd, Pag. 680, 681, 682
Comfortable to the Righteous, and wherein, Pag. 682 ad 685
Should engage us to endeavour after the enjoyment of him, with Motives, Pag. 685, 686
Should be often meditated on, and the Advantages of so doing, Pag. 681, 682, 683
We should be thankful for it, Pag. 690
And imitate it, and wherein, Pag. 691, 692
Gospel; Men greater Enemies to, than to the Law, Pag. 101
Its Excellency, Pag. 103, 334
Called Spirit, Pag. 135
The only Means of establish∣ment, Pag. 333
Of an Eternal Resolution, tho of a Temporary Revelation, Pag. 334
Mysterious, ibi••.
The first Preachers of it. Vide Apostles.
Its Antiquity, Pag. 335
The Goodness of God in spread∣ing it among the Gentiles, ibid.
Gives no encouragement to Li∣centiousness, Pag. 336
The Wisdom of God in its Pro∣pagation, Pag. 390 ad 395
And Power, Pag. 461 ad 467
Vide Christian Religion.
Government of the World; God could not manage it without Immu∣tability, Pag. 220
And Knowledge, Pag. 314, 315
And Wisdom, Pag. 344, 345
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The Wisdom of God appears in his government of Man, as Rational, Pag. 352 ad 357
As Sinful, Pag. 357 ad 366
As Restored, Pag. 367, 368, 369
The Power of God appears in Natural government, Pag. 445 ad 451
Moral, Pag. 451, 452, 453
Gracious and Judicial, Pag. 453 ad 456
The Goodness of God in it, Pag. 645 ad 660
God only fit for it, Pag. 395, 396, 477, 478, 551 †, 671, 672
Doth actually manage it, Pag. 396, 672 ad 675
Is contemned, Pag. 759 ad 763
Vide Laws.
Governour; God's Dominion as such, Pag. 741 ad 748
Grace; the Power of God in planting it, Pag. 467 ad 470
Vide Conversion.
And preserving it, 471 V. Perseverance.
God's withdrawing it no blemish to his Holiness, Pag. 536, 537, 538
Shall be perfected in the Up∣right, Pag. 552
God exercises a Soveraignty in bestowing and denying it, Pag. 731 ad 734
Means of Grace, vide Means.
Graces must be acted in Worship, Pag. 145 ad 149
We should examine how we a∣cted them, after it, Pag. 163
Growth in Grace annex'd to true Sancti∣fication, Pag. 699
Should be labour'd after, Pag. 563, 564
H.
HAbits Spiritual to be acted in Spi∣ritual Worship, Pag. 145, 146
The rooting up Evil ones shews the Power of God, Pag. 469, 470
Christ's sitting at Gods Right Hand doth not prove the Ubiquity of his Human Nature, Pag. 251, 252
Hardness; how God, and how Man is the cause of it, Pag. 536, 537
Harmony of the Creatures, shew the Being and Wisdom of God, Pag. 21 ad 27
Heart of Man, how curiously contrived, Pag. 30
We should examine our selves, how our Hearts are prepared for Wor∣ship, Pag. 162
How they are fixed in it, and how they are after it, Pag. 162, 163, 164
God orders all Mens to his own ends, Pag. 452, 453
Heaven; the enjoyment of God there will be always fresh and glo∣rious, Pag. 195
Why called God's Throne, Pag. 257
Heavenly Bodies subservient to the good of the World, Pag. 22, 23
Hosea; when he Prophesied, Pag. 801
Holiness a necessary ingredient in Spiri∣tual Worship, Pag. 152, 153
A glorious Perfection of God, Pag. 495
Own'd to be so both by Heathens and Hereticks, ibid.
God cannot be conceiv'd with∣out it, Pag. 495, 496
It hath an excellency above all his other Perfections, Pag. 496
Most loftily and frequently sounded forth by the Angels, ib.
He Swears by it. ib.
'Tis his glory and life, Pag. 496, 497
The glory of all the rest, Pag. 497, 498
What it is, and how distinguish'd from Righteousness, Pag. 498
His Essential and necessary Per∣fection, Pag. 498, 499
God only absolutely Holy, Pag. 499, 450
Causes him to abhor all Sin ne∣cessarily, intensly, universally, and perpetually, Pag. 501, 502, 503
Inclines him to love it in others, Pag. 503, 551, 552
So Great, that he cannot positive∣ly will and encourage Sin in o∣thers, or do it himself, Pag. 504, 505, 506
Appears in his Creation, Pag. 507, 508
In his Government, Pag. 508 ad 513
In Redemption, Pag. 513, 514, 515
In Justification, Pag. 515, 516
In Regeneration, Pag. 516
Defended in all his Acts about Sin, Pag. 517 ad 540
How much it is contemned in the World, and wherein, Pag. 540 ad 546
To hate and scoff at it in others, how great a Sin, Pag. 543, 544
Necessarily obliges him to punish Sin, Pag. 547, 548
And exact satisfaction for it, Pag. 549, 550
Fits him for the government of the World, Pag. 551 †
Comfortable to Holy men, Pag. 552 †
Shall be perfected in the Up∣right, Pag. 552
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We should get and preserve right and strong Apprehensions of it, and the advantage of so doing, Pag. 552 ad 556
We should glorifie God for it, and how, Pag. 556, 557, 558
And labour after a conformity to it, and wherein, Pag. 558, 559, 563
Motives to do so, Pag. 559 ad 562
And Directions, Pag. 563
We should labour to grow in it, Pag. 563, 564
Exert it in our Approaches to God, Pag. 564
Seek it at his hands, Pag. 564, 565
Holy Ghost; his Deity proved, Pag. 476
Humility; a necessary ingredient in Spiritual Worship, Pag. 151, 152
We should examine our selves a∣bout it after Worship, Pag. 164
A Consideration of God's Eter∣nity would promote it, Pag. 197, 198, 199
And of his Knowledge, Pag. 339 †
And of his Wisdom, Pag. 409
And of his Power, Pag. 491
And of his Holiness, Pag. 553, 554
And of his Goodness, Pag. 668
And his Soveraignty, Pag. 775, 776
Hypocrites; their false Pretences a vir∣tual denial of God's Know∣ledge, Pag. 328
It is Terrible to them, Pag. 335, 336
I.
IDleness; 'tis an abuse of Gods Mer∣cies, to make them an occasion of it, Pag. 668
Idolatry, of the Heathens, proves the belief of a God to be Univer∣sal, Pag. 6, 7
The first Object of it was the Heavenly Bodies, Pag. 15
Springs from unworthy Imagi∣nations of God, Pag. 95
Not countenanc'd by Gods Om∣nipresence, Pag. 260
Springs from a want of due No∣tion of God's Infinite Power, Pag. 480
A contempt of God's Dominion, Pag. 759
Jehovah signifies God's Eternity, Pag. 189
And his Immutability, Pag. 217
God called so but once in the Book of Job, Pag. 440
Image of God in Man, consists not in external form and figure, Pag. 119, 120
Unreasonable to make any of him, Pag. 120, 121, 122, 123
'Tis Idolatry so to do, Pag. 123
The defacing it an injury to God's Holiness, Pag. 541, 542
Man at first made after it, Pag. 607
Imaginations; Men naturally have un∣worthy ones of God, Pag. 94
Vain ones, the cause of Idolatry and Superstition, and Presum∣tion, Pag. 95, 96
Worse than Idolatry or Atheism, Pag. 96, 97
An injury to God's Holiness, Pag. 541
Imitation of God; Man naturally hath no desire of it, Pag. 99
We should strive to imitate his Immutability in that which is good, Pag. 238, 239
In Holiness, wherein, and why, and how, Pag. 558 ad 563
And in Goodness, Pag. 691, 692
Immortal; God is so, Pag. 127
Vide Eternity of God.
Immutability; a Property of God, Pag. 208
'Tis a Perfection, Pag. 208, 209
A glory belonging to all his At∣tributes, Pag. 209
Necessary to him, Pag. 209, 210
God is Immutable in his Essence, Pag. 210, 211
In Knowledge, Pag. 211 ad 214
In his Will, though the things willed by him are not, Pag. 214, 215, 216
This doth not infringe his liber∣ty, Pag. 216
Immutable in regard of place, Pag. 216, 217
Proved by Arguments, Pag. 217 ad 220, & 397, 477
Incommunicable to any Crea∣ture, Pag. 221, 222, 517, 518
Objections against it answered, Pag. 222 ad 229
Ascribed to Christ, Pag. 229, 230
A ground and encouragement to Worship him, Pag. 230, 231
How contrary to God in it Man is, Pag. 231, 232, 233
Terrible to Sinners, Pag. 233, 2••4
Comfortable to the Righteous, and wherein, Pag. 234, 235, 236
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An Argument for Patience, Pag. 237
Should make us prefer God be∣fore all Creatures, Pag. 237
We should imitate this his Immu∣tability in Goodness: Motives to it, Pag. 238, 239
Impatience of Men is great, when God crosses them, Pag. 76
A Contempt of Gods Wisdom, Pag. 404, 405
And of his Goodness, Pag. 663, 664
And of his Dominion, Pag. 760
Impenitence, an Abuse of Gods Good∣ness, Pag. 664, 665
It will clear the Equity o•• God's Justice, Pag. 813, 814
An Abuse of Patience, Pag. 815
Imperfections in Holy Duties, we should be sensible of, Pag. 148
Should make us prize Christ's Me∣diation, Pag. 168
Impossible; some things are in their own nature, Pag. 432, 433
Some things so to the Nature and Being of God, and his Perfecti∣ons, Pag. 433, 434
Some things so, because of Gods Ordination, Pag. 435
Do not infringe the Almightiness of God's Power, Pag. 432 ad 435
Incarnation of Christ; the Power of God seen in it, Pag. 456 ad 460
Incomprehensible; God is so, Pag. 263
Inconstancy; natural to Man, Pag. 231, 234
In the knowledge of the Truth, Pag. 231, 232
In Will and Affections, Pag. 232
In Practice, Pag. 233, 234
'Tis the Root of much Evil, ibid.
Infirmities; the Knowledge of God a comfort to his People under them, Pag. 332, 333 †
The Goodness of God in bearing with them, Pag. 656, 657
His Patience a Comfort under them, Pag. 821
Injuries; Men highly concern'd for those that are done to them∣selves, little for those that are done to God, Pag. 83
Gods Patience under them should make us resent them, Pag. 822
Injustice; a Contempt of Gods Do∣minion, Pag. 758
Innocent Person; whether God may in∣flict eternal Torments upon him, Pag. 712, 716, 717
Instruments; Men are apt to pay a Service to them, rather than God, Pag. 86
Which is a Contempt of Divine Power, Pag. 482
And of his Goodness, Pag. 669, 670
Deliverances not to be chiefly ascribed to them, Pag. 272 273
God makes use of Sinful ones, Pag. 358, 359
None in Creation, Pag. 443 444
The Power of God seen in effe∣cting his Purposes by weak Ones, Pag. 455, 456
Inventions of Men. Vide Addition and Worship.
Job; when he lived, Pag. 439
Jonah; how he came to be believed by the Ninivites, Pag. 361
Joy; a necessary Ingredient in Spiritual Worship, Pag. 150
Should accompany all our Du∣ties, Pag. 784
Judging the Hearts of others, a great Sin, Pag. 324
Their Eternal state a greater, Pag. 325
Judgment Day; a necessity of it, Pag. 318, 319, 398
Judgments, Extraordinary, prove the Being of God, Pag. 37, 38
Men are apt to put bold Inter∣pretations on them, Pag. 78, 79
God is Just in them, Pag. 100
Especially after the abuse of his Goodness and Patience, Pag. 671, 813, 814
On God's Enemies matter of Praise, Pag. 494. 495
Declare God's Holiness, Pag. 511, 512, 513
Which should be observed in them, Pag. 557
Not sent without warning, Pag. 602, 800, 801, 802
Mercy mix'd with them, Pag. 602, 603, 604
God sends them on whom he pleases, Pag. 746, 747
Delay'd a long time where there is no Repentance, Pag. 802, 803
God unwilling to pour them out, when he cannot delay them any longer, Pag. 803
Pour'd out with regret, Pag. 803, 804
By degrees, Pag. 804
Moderated, Pag. 805
Vide Punishments.
Justice of God, a motive to Worship, Pag. 130
Its plea against Man, Pag. 375, 376
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Reconciled with Mercy in Christ, Pag. 377
Vindictive, natural to God, Pag. 547, 548, 549
Requires Satisfaction, Pag. 550
Justification cannot be by the best and strongest works of Nature, Pag. 102, 320, 544, 545, 550
The Holiness of God appears in that of the Gospel, Pag. 515
The expectations of it by the outward observance of the Law cannot satisfie an Inquisi∣tive Conscience, Pag. 579
Men naturally look for it by Works, Pag. 580
K.
KIngdoms are disposed of by God, Pag. 742, 743
Knowledge in God hath no succession, Pag. 185, 186, 192, 307, 308
Immutable, Pag. 211, 212, 213, 311, 312
Arguments to prove it, 263, & Pag. 312 ad 316
The manner of it Incomprehen∣sible, Pag. 214, 215, 288, 295
God is Infinite in it, Pag. 274
Own'd by all, Pag. 274, 275
He hath a Knowledge of Vision and Intelligence, speculative and practical, Pag. 276, 277
Of Apprehension and Approba∣tion, Pag. 277, 278
Hath a knowledge of himself, Pag. 278, 279, 280
Of all things possible, Pag. 280, 281, 282
Of all things past and present, Pag. 282, 283
Of all Creatures, their Actions and Thoughts, Pag. 283 ad 287
Of all Sins, and how, Pag. 287, 288, 289
Of all future things, he alone, and how, Pag. 289 ad 296
Of all future Contingences, Pag. 296 ad 301
Doth not necessitate the Will of Man, Pag. 301 ad 304
'Tis by his Essence, Pag. 305, 306
Intuitive, Pag. 306, 307, 308
Independent, Pag. 308, 309
Distinct, Pag. 309, 310
Infallible, Pag. 310, 311
Arguments to prove it, Pag. 263, & 312 ad 315
No blemish to his Holiness, ib.
Infinite attributed to Christ, Pag. 315, 316, 317
Infers his Providence, Pag. 317, 318
And a Day of Judgment, Pag. 318, 319
And the Resurrection, Pag. 319, 320
Destroys all hopes of Justifica∣tion by any thing in our selves, Pag. 320
Calls for our adoring Thoughts of him, Pag. 320, 321
And Humility, Pag. 321, 322
How injured in the World, and wherein, Pag. 322 ad 228
Comfortable to the Righteous, and wherein, Pag. 328 ad 334 †
Terrible to Sinners, Pag. 334 ad 337 †
We should have a sense of it on our hearts, and the advantages of it, Pag. 337, 338, 339 †
Knowledge of God's Will, Men negli∣gent in using the Means to attain it, Pag. 55
Enemies to it, and have no de∣light in it, Pag. 56
Seek it for by-ends, Pag. 57, 58
Admit it with wavering Affe∣ctions, Pag. 58
Seek it to improve some Lust by it, Pag. 58, 59
A sense of Man's, hath a greater Influence on us, than that of God, Pag. 86, 87, 325, 326
Sins against it should be avoided, Pag. 107
Distinct from Wisdom, Pag. 338, 339
Of all Creatures is deriv'd from God, Pag. 313
Ours, how imperfect, Pag. 321
L.
LAw of God, how opposite Man na∣turally is to it. Vide Man.
There is one in the Minds of Men, which is the Rule of Good and Evil, Pag. 33, 34
A change of them doth not infer a change in God, Pag. 228. 229
Vindicated, both as to the Pre∣cept and Penalty, in the death of Christ, Pag. 383
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Suted to our Natures, Happiness, and Conscience, Pag. 352, 353, 354 610, 611
We should submit to them, Pag. 414, 415
The Transgression of them pu∣nish'd by God, Pag. 511, 512, 726, 727
God's enjoyning one, which he knew Man would not observe, no blemish to his Holiness, Pag. 519, 520
To charge them with Rigidness, how great a Sin, Pag. 545
We should imitate the Holiness of them, Pag. 559
The Goodness of God in that of Innocence, Pag. 610 ad 615
Cannot but be good, Pag. 681, 682
He gives Laws to all, Pag. 722, 723
Positive ones, Pag. 723, 724
His only reach the Conscience, Pag. 724, 725
Dispensed with by him; but cannot by Man, Pag. 725, 726, 754, 755
To make any contrary to God's, how great a Sin, Pag. 755
Or make Additions to them, Pag. 756, 757
Or obey those of Men before them, Pag. 757, 758, 782, 783
V. Governour and Magistrates:
Licentiousness; the Gospel no friend to, Pag. 336
Life Eternal, expected by Men from something of their own, vide Justification.
Assured to the People of God, Pag. 236, 683, 684
Light; a glorious Creature, Pag. 588
Light of Nature shews the Being of a God, Pag. 4, 5
Limiting God; a contempt of his Do∣minion, Pag. 761
Lives of Men, at God's disposal, Pag. 748
Love, to God, sometimes arises meerly from some self-pleasing bene∣fits, Pag. 90
A necessary ingredient in Spiri∣tual Worship, Pag. 147, 148
A great help to it, Pag. 176
God is highly worthy of it, Pag. 201, 202, 556, 557, 563, 675, 676, 677, 778
Outward expressions of it insigni∣ficant without Obedience, Pag. 580, 581
God's Gospel name, Pag. 616
Of God to his People, great, Pag. 769
Lusts of Men make them Atheists, Pag. 2
M.
MAgistracy; the Goodness of God in setling it, Pag. 650
Magistraees are inferiour to God, to be obedient to him, Pag. 765, 766
Ought to govern Justly and Righteously, Pag. 766
To be obey'd, ib.
Man could not make himself, Pag. 17, 18, 19, 20
The World subservient to him, Pag. 23
The abridgement of the Uni∣verse, Pag. 29, 30, 608
Naturally disowns the Rule God hath set him, Pag. 54 ad 67
Owns any Rule rather than God's, Pag. 67 ad 70
Would set himself up as his own Rule, Pag. 70 ad 74
Would give Laws to God, Pag. 74 ad 80
Would make himself his own End. V. End.
His Natural Corruption, how great, Pag. 452
Made holy at first, Pag. 507, 508, 607
Yet mutable, which was no ble∣mish to God's Holiness, Pag. 517, 518, 519
Made after God's Image, Pag. 607
The World made and furnish'd for him, Pag. 608, 609, 610
In his Corrupt estate, without any motives to excite Gods Redeeming love, Pag. 625 ad 628
Restored to a more excellent state than his first, Pag. 641, 642
Under God's Dominion, Pag. 719, 720
Means. Vide Instrument.
To depend on the Power of God, and neglect them is an abuse of it, Pag. 483, 484
Of Grace to neglect them, an affront of God's Wisdom, Pag. 402, 403
Given to some, and not to others, Pag. 734 ad 737
Have various influences, Pag. 737, 738
Meditation on the Law of God, Men have no delight in, Pag. 56
Members bodily attributed to God, do not prove him a Body, Pag. 118, 119
What sort of them attributed to him, ib.
With a respect to the Incarna∣tion of Christ, ib.
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Mercies of God to Sinners, how Won∣derful, Pag. 99, 100
A Motive to Worship, Pag. 130
Former ones should be remem∣bred, when we come to beg new ones, Pag. 180
Its Plea for Fallen Man, Pag. 376, 377
It and Justice reconcil'd in Christ, Pag. 377
Holiness of God in them to be observed, Pag. 557
Contempt and abuse of them, vide Goodness.
One foundation of God's Domi∣nion, Pag. 709, 710
Call for our Love of him, Pag. 676, 677, 678
And Obedience to him, Pag. 680, 681
Given after great Provocations, Pag. 805, 806
Merit of Christ, not the cause of the first resolution of God to Re∣deem, Pag. 621, 622
Not the cause of Election, Pag. 728, 729
Man uncapable of, Pag. 764
Miracles prove the Being of a God, though not wrought to that end, Pag. 5, 38
Wrought by God but seldom, Pag. 371
The Power of God, Pag. 438
The Power of God seen no more in them, than in the ordinary works of Nature, Pag. 450, 451
Many wrought by Christ, Pag. 460
Moral Goodness encouraged by God, Pag. 652
Moral Law, commands things good in their own Nature, Pag. 51, 723
The Holiness of God appears in in it, Pag. 508
Holy in the matter and manner of his Precepts, Pag. 508, 509
Reaches the Inward Man, Pag. 509, 510
Perpetual, ib. V. Law of God.
Publish'd with Majesty, Pag. 724
Mortification; how difficult, Pag. 101
Motions of all Creatures in God, Pag. 449
Variety of them in a single Crea∣ture, Pag. 449, 450
Mountains; how useful, Pag. 23
Before the Deluge, Pag. 181
Mouth; how curiously contrived, Pag. 30
N.
NAture of Man must be sanctified before it can perform Spiritual Worship, Pag. 142
Human highly advanced, by its union with the Son of God, Pag. 628, 629
Human and Divine in Christ, vide Ʋnion.
Night, how necessary, Pag. 350
O.
OBedience to God, not true unless it be universal, Pag. 61
Due to him upon the account of his Eternity, Pag. 202
To him, should be preferr'd before Obedience to Men. V. Laws.
Of Faith only, acceptable to God, Pag. 336
Distinct, but inseparable from Faith, ib.
Shall be rewarded, Pag. 354
Redemption, a strong Incentive to it, Pag. 387, 388
Without it nothing will avail us, Pag. 580, 581
The goodness of God in accept∣ing it, tho imperfect, Pag. 656, 657
Due to God for his goodness, Pag. 680, 681, 682
Due to God as a Soveraign, Pag. 779, 780, 781
What kind of it due to him, Pag. 781, 782, 783, 784
Objects; the proposing them to Man, which God knows he will use to sin, no blemish to Gods Holi∣ness, Pag. 533 ad 536
Obstinacy in Sin, a contempt of Divine Power, Pag. 480, 481
Omissions of Prayer, a practical denial of God's Knowledge, Pag. 328
Of Duty, a contempt of his Goodness, Pag. 666
Omnipresence; an Attribute of God, Pag. 243
Denied by some Jews and Hea∣thens; but acknowledged by the wisest amongst them, Pag. 244, 245
To be understood negatively, Pag. 245
Influential on all Creatures, Pag. 245, 246
Limited to Subjects, capacitated for this or that kind of it, Pag. 246
Essential, ib.
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In all places, Pag. 246, 247, 248
With all Creatures, Pag. 248
Without mixture with them, or division of himself, Pag. 248, 249
Not by multiplication or exten∣sion, Pag. 249
But totally, ib.
In imaginary spaces beyond the World, Pag. 249, 250, 251
God's incommunicable Property, Pag. 251, 252
Arguments to prove his Omni∣presence, Pag. 252 ad 256
Objections against it answer'd, Pag. 257 ad 261
Ascribed to Christ, Pag. 261, 262
Proves God a Spirit, Pag. 262
And his Providence, ib.
And Omniscient and Incompre∣hensible, Pag. 263
Calls for Admiration of him, Pag. 264
Forgotten and contemn'd, 264, Pag. 265
Terrible to Sinners, Pag. 265, 266
Comfortable to the Righteous, and wherein, Pag. 268
Should be often thought of, and the advantages of so doing, Pag. 268 ad 270
Opposition in the hearts of Men natu∣rally against the Will of God, Pag. 57
P.
PArdon; Gods Infinite Knowledge a comfort when we reflect on it, or seek it, Pag. 334 †
The Power of God in granting it, and giving a sense of it, Pag. 470, 471
The Spring of all other Blessings, Pag. 698
Always accompanied with Re∣generation, ib.
Punishment remitted upon it, Pag. 698, 699
'Tis perfect, Pag. 699
Of God, and his alone, gives a full security, Pag. 769, 770
Patience under Afflictions a duty, Pag. 415
God's Immutability should teach us it, Pag. 237, 238
A sense of God's Holiness would promote it, Pag. 555, 556
And his Goodness, Pag. 688
Motives to it, Pag. 784, 785, 786
The true Nature of it, Pag. 786
Consideration of Gods Patience to us would promote it, Pag. 822
Patience of God, how admirable, Pag. 99, 100, 263, 806, 807, 808
His Wisdom the ground of it, Pag. 396
Evidences his Power, Pag. 460, 789
'Tis a Property of the Divine Nature, Pag. 791
A part of Goodness and Mercy, but differs from both, Pag. 792, 793
Not insensible, constrained or faint-hearted, Pag. 793, 794
Flows from his fulness of Power over himself, Pag. 794, 795
Founded in the Death of Christ, Pag. 795, 796
His Veracity, Holiness and Ju∣stice, no bars to it, Pag. 796, 797, 798
Exercis'd towards our First Pa∣rents, Gentiles and Israe∣lites, Pag. 799, 800
Wherein it is evidenc'd, Pag. 800 ad 808
The reason of its exercise, Pag. 808 ad 814
'Tis abus'd, and how, Pag. 814, 815
The abuse of it sinful and dan∣gerous, Pag. 816, 817, 818
Exercis'd towards Sinners and Saints, Pag. 819
Comfortable to all, Pag. 819, 820
Especially to the Righteous, ib.
Should be meditated on, and the advantage of so doing, Pag. 821, 822
We should admire and bless God for it, with Motives so to do, Pag. 823, 824, 825
Should not be presumed on, Pag. 825 826
Should be imitated, Pag. 826, 827
Poems; fewer Sacred ones good, than of any other kind, Pag. 86
Peace; God only can speak it to trou∣bled Souls, Pag. 471
Permission of Sin, what it is, and that 'tis no blemish to Gods Holiness, Pag. 522 ad 529
Persecutions; the Goodness of God seen in them, Pag. 657, 658
Vide Apostacy.
Perseverance of the Saints a Gospel Doctrine, Pag. 333
Certain, Pag. 235, 486, 487, 551
Motives to labour after it, Pag. 238, 239
Depends on God's Power and Wisdom, Pag. 333, 471
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Pleasures, Sensual men strangely ad∣dicted to, Pag. 86
We ought to take heed of them, Pag. 107
Poor, the Wisdom of God in making some so, Pag. 356, 357
Power infinite belongs to God, Pag. 421
The meaning of the word, Pag. 421
Absolute and ordinate Pag. 421, 422,
Distinct from Will and Wisdom, Pag. 424
Gives life and activity to his o∣ther Perfections, Pag. 425
Of a larger extent than some o∣thers, ibid.
Originally and essentially in the Nature of God, and the same with his Essence, Pag. 426, 427
Incommunicable to the Creature ibid. & Pag. 431
Infinite and Eternal, Pag. 427 ad 432
Bounded by his Decree, Pag. 432
Not infringed by the impossibili∣ty of doing some things, Pag. 432 ad 435
Arguments to prove it is in God, Pag. 435 ad 439
Appears in Creation, Pag. 439 ad 445
In the Government of the world, Pag. 445 ad 456
In Redemption, Pag. 456 ad 461
In the publication and propaga∣tion of the Gospel, Pag. 461 ad 467
In planting and preserving Grace and pardoning sin, Pag. 467 ad 472
Ascribed to Christ, Pag. 472 ad 476
And to the Holy Ghost, Pag. 476
Infers his Blessedness, Immutabi∣lity and Providence, Pag. 476, 477
A ground of Worship, Pag. 478
And for the belief of the Resur∣rection, Pag. 479
Contemn'd and abused, and wherein, Pag. 480 ad 484
Terrible to the Wicked, Pag. 484
Comfortable to the Righteous, and wherein Pag. 485 ad 487
Should be meditated on, Pag. 488
And trusted in, and why, Pag. 489, 490
Should teach us humility and submission, Pag. 491
And the fear of him, and not of man, Pag. 491, 492
Praise, consideration of God's Wisdom and Goodness, would help us to give it to him, Pag. 409, 689, 690
Men backward to it, Pag. 697
Due to him, Pag. 776
Prayer, men impatient if God do not answer it, Pag. 92, 93
We should take the most melting opportunities for secret Pray∣er, Pag. 178
Not unnecessary, because of God's Immutability & Know∣ledge, Pag. 220, 231, 335
to Creatures a wrong to God's Omniscience, Pag. 322, 323
Omission of it a practical denial of God's Knowledge, Pag. 328
'Tis a comfort that the most se∣cret ones are understood by God, Pag. 331
God's Wisdom a comfort in de∣laying or denying an answer to them, Pag. 406
For success on wicked Designs, how sinful, Pag. 543
God fit to be trusted in for an an∣swer of them, Pag. 551
The goodness of God in answer∣ing them, Pag. 654, 655
His Goodness a comfort in them Pag. 682
God's Dominion an Encourage∣ment to, and ground of it, Pag. 770, 771, 779
Preparation, we should examine our selves concerning it before worship, Pag. 162
Consideration of God's Know∣ledge would promote it, Pag. 338 †
How great a sin to come into God's Presence without it, Pag. 544
Presence of Men more regarded than God's, Pag. 86, 87
We should seek for God's special and influential Presence, Pag. 270, 271
Vide Omnipresence.
Preserve himself no Creature can, Pag. 19, 447, 448
God only can the World, Pag. 29
The Power of God seen in it, Pag. 445
One foundation of God's Domi∣nion, Pag. 709
Presumption springs from vain imagi∣nations of God, Pag. 95, 96
A contempt of God's Dominion, Pag. 761, 762
Pride how common, Pag. 82, 83
An exalting our selves above God, Pag. 89
The thoughts of God's Eternity should abate it, Pag. 197, 198, 199
An affront to God's Wisdom, Pag. 405
Of our own Wisdom, foolish, Pag. 411
God's Mercies abused to it, Pag. 668
A contempt of his Dominion, Pag. 761
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Principles, better known by actions than words, Pag. 49
Some kept up by God to facili∣tate the Reception of the Go∣spel, Pag. 392
Propagation of Creatures, the Power of God seen in it, Pag. 448, 449
Of Mankind, one end of God's patience, Pag. 811, 812
Prophecies prove the Being of God, Pag. 39
Promises, Men break them with God, Pag. 66, 67, 232, 233
Of God shall be performed, Pag. 196, 486, 821
We should believe them, and leave God to his own season of accomplishing them, Pag. 342
Distrust of them a contempt of God's Wisdom, Pag. 405
The Holiness of God in the per∣formance of them to be ob∣serv'd, Pag. 557
Providenc of God proved, Pag. 262, 317, 318, 477
Vide Government of the World.
Especially to his Church, and the meanest in it, 272, 273
Extends to all Creatures, 646 ad 649
Distrust of it a contempt of God's Goodness, 665
Punishments, v. Judgments.
God always just in them, Pag. 100, 671
Of sinners Eternal, Pag. 193, 194
The wisdom of God seen in them Pag. 370
Necessarily follow sins, Pag. 547, 548, 549
Do not impeach God's Goodness Pag. 598, ad 604
Not God's primary intention, Pag. 601
Inflicting them a branch of God's Dominion, Pag. 726, 727
Necessarily follow upon it, Pag. 767
Of the Wicked unavoidable and terrible, Pag. 767, 768
Purgatory held by the Jews, Pag. 73
R.
RAin, an instance of God's Wisdom and Power, Pag. 349, 418
Reason should not be the measure of God's Revelations, Pag. 413, 414
Repentance, how ascribed to God, Pag. 224, 225, 2••6
A reasonable Condition, Pag. 389
The end of God's patience, Pag. 810, 811
The consideration of God's pati∣ence would make us frequent and serious in the practice of it, Pag. 821
Reprobation consistent with God's Holi∣ness and Justice, Pag. 522
Reproof may be for evil ends, Pag. 93
Reputation, men more concerned for their own, than Gods glory, Pag. 83
Resignation of our selves, would flow from consideration of God's Wisdom, Pag. 414, 415
Should from that of his Sove∣raignty, Pag. 775
Restraint of Men and Devils by God in mercy to man, Pag. 357, 451, 452, 527, 528, 650, 744, 745
Resolutions good, how soon broken, Pag. 232
Resurrection of the Body no incredible Doctrine, Pag. 319, 320, 479, 480
The Power of God in that of Christ, Pag. 460
Of Men, ascribed to Christ, Pag. 476
Reverence necessary in the worship of God, Pag. 150, 151
Revelations of God are not to be cen∣sured, Pag. 403, 404
Riches, inordinate desire after them a hindrance to Spiritual worship Pag. 177
God exercises a Soveraignty in bestowing them, Pag. 740
Rivers, how useful, Pag. 349
Rome, why called Babylon Pag. 13
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SAcraments, the goodness of God in appointing them, Pag. 639
Salvation of men, how desirous God is of it, Pag. 636, 637, 638, 808, 809, 810
Sanctification deserves our thanks as much as Justification, Pag. 698
Vide Holiness.
Satisfaction of the Soul only in God, Pag. 36, 37, 127, 128, 200
Necessary for sin, Pag. 549, 550
Scepticks must own a first Cause, Pag. 21
Scoffing at Holiness a great sin, Pag. 543, 544
And at Convictions in others, Pag. 553
Scriptures are wrested and abused, Pag. 58, 59, 79
Ought to be prized and studied, Pag. 107
The not fulfilling some Predicti∣ons in them, doth not prove God to be changeable, Pag. 226, 227
Of the Old Testament give cre∣dit to the New, and of the New illustrate those of the Old Pag. 334, 335
All Truth to be drawn thence, ibid.
Of the Old Testament to be stu∣died, ibid.
Something in them sutable to all sorts of men, Pag. 354, 355
Written so as to prevent foreseen Corruptions, Pag. 355, 356
To study Arguments from them to defend sin, a contempt of God's Holiness, Pag. 542, 543
The goodness of God in giving them as a Rule, Pag. 652, 653, 654
Sea, how useful, Pag. 23
The Wisdom of God seen in it, Pag. 349
And his Power, Pag. 419, 446, 447
Searching the Hearts of Men, how to be understood of God, Pag. 287
Seasons, the variety of them necessary, Pag. 350
Secrecy a poor refuge to sinners, Pag. 335
Secret sins cause stings of Conscience, Pag. 35, 313
Known to God, Pag. 263, 265, 334, 335
Shall be revealed in the Day of Judgment, Pag. 318, 319
Prayers and Works known to God, Pag. 331
Security, Men abuse God's blessings to it Pag. 668
Self, man most opposite to those Truths that are most contrary to it, Pag. 60
Man sets up as his own Rule, Pag. 70
Dissatisfied with Conscience when it contradicts its desires, Pag. 71, 72
Meerly the agreeableness to it the spring of many materially good Actions, Pag. 72, 73, 90 ad 94, 153, 154
Would make it the rule of God, Pag. 74 ad 80
And his own end, and the end of all Creatures, and of God; vid. End.
Applauding thoughts of it, how common, Pag. 82
Men ascribe the glory of what they have or do to it, Pag. 82, 83
Desire Doctrines pleasing to it, Pag. 83
Highly concern'd for any injury done to it, ibid.
Obey it against the light of Con∣science, Pag. 84
How great a sin this is, Pag. 84, 85
The giving mercies pleasing to it, the only cause of many mens love to God Pag. 90, 91
Men unweildy to their duty where it is not concern'd, Pag. 91
How sinful this is, Pag. 94
The great Enemy to the Gospel and Conversion, Pag. 101, 102
Self-love threefold, Pag. 80, 81
The cause of all sin, and hindrance of Conversion, Pag. 81, 82
Service of God, how unwilling men are to it, Pag. 63, 64
Slight in the performance of it Pag. 64 65
Shew not that natural vigor in it, as they do in their worldly bu∣siness, Pag. 65
Quickly weary of it, Pag. 65, 66
Desert it, Pag. 66
The presence of God a comfort in it, Pag. 268
Hypocritical pretences for avoid∣ing it, a denial of God's Know∣ledge Pag. 328
A sense of God's Goodness would make us faithful in it, Pag. 681
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Some called to and fitted for more eminent ones in their Genera∣tion, Pag. 739 ad 744
Omissions of it a contempt of God's Soveraignty, Pag. 762, 763
Sin founded in a secret Atheism and Self-love. Pag. 50, 81
Reflects a dishonour on all the Attributes of God, Pag. 50
Implies God is unworthy of a Being, Pag. 50, 51
Would make him a foolish, im∣pure and miserable Being, Pag. 51, 52
More troublesom than Holiness, Pag. 63
To make it our end, a great de∣basing of God, Pag. 87, 88
No excuse, but an aggravation that we serve but one, Pag. 87
Abstinence from it proceeds ma∣ny times from an evil Cause, Pag. 90, 91, 325, 326
God's name, word and mercies made use of to countenance it, Pag. 94, 542, 543, 668, 669, 815
Spiritual to be avoided, Pag. 128
'Tis folly, Pag. 193
Past ones we should be humbled for, Pag. 197, 336 †
Hath brought a Curse on the Creation, Pag. 207
Vide Creatures.
Past known to God, Pag. 282, 283
All known to him, and how, Pag. 287, 288, 289, 336 †, 337 †
A sense of God's Knowledge and Holiness would check it, Pag. 337, 338 †, 554, 555
Bounded by God, Pag. 357
God brings glory to himself, and good to the Creature out of it, Pag. 358 ad 366
God hath shewn the greatest ha∣tred of it in redemption, Pag. 384, 385
A contempt of God's Power, Pag. 480, 481
Abhorred by God. Pag. 501, 502, 503, 547
In God's People more severely punisht in this World than in others, Pag. 502, 503
God cannot be the Author of in others, or do it himself, Pag. 504, 505, 506
God punishes it, and cannot but do so, Pag. 511, 547, 548, 549
The Instruments of it detestable to God, Pag. 512
Opposite to the Holiness of God, Pag. 540
To charge it on God, or defend it by his word, a great sin, Pag. 542 543
Entrance of it into the World, doth not impeach God's good∣ness, Pag. 594, 595
Those that disturb Societies most signally punisht in this life, Pag. 651
A contempt of God's Dominion, Pag. 752 753, 754
How much God is daily provo∣ked by it, Pag. 806, 807, 808, 823
An abuse of God's Patience, Pag. 815, 816
Sincerity required in Spiritual worship, Pag. 143
Cannot be unknown to God, Pag. 330, 331
Consideration of God's Know∣ledge would promote it, Pag. 338, 339 †
Sinful times, in them we should be most holy, Pag. 558
Sinners, God hath shewn the greatest love to them, and hatred to their sins, Pag. 384, 385
Every thing in their possession detestable to God, Pag. 512
Society, the goodness of God seen in the preservation of it, Pag. 649 ad 652
Could not subsist without re∣straining Grace; v. Restraint.
Soul, the vastness of its capacity, and quickness of its motion, Pag. 32, 33
Its union to the Body wonderful, ibid.
God only can satisfie it; v. Sa∣tisfaction.
They only can converse with God, Pag. 127
Should be the Objects of our chiefest care, Pag. 128
We should worship God with them, Pag. 132, 133
The Wisdom and Goodness of God seen in them, Pag. 450, 607
Spaces imaginary beyond the World God is present with, Pag. 249, 250, 251
Spirit; that God is so plainly asserted but once in Scripture, Pag. 112
Various acceptations of the word, Pag. 113
That God is so, how to be under∣stood, ibid.
God the only pure one, Pag. 114
Arguments to prove God is one, Pag. 115 ad 118.
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Objection against it answered, Pag. 118, 119
Spirit of God, his assistance necessary to Spiritual Worship, Pag. 142
Spirits of men raised up, and ordered by God as be pleases, Pag. 743, 744
Subjection to our Superiors, God re∣mits of his own right for preserving it, Pag. 651, 652
Success, men apt to ascribe to themselves Pag. 82
Not to be ascribed to our selves, Pag. 669, 670
Denied by God to some, Pag. 740
Summer, how necessary, Pag. 350
Sun conveniently placed, Pag. 22, 148
Its motion useful, Pag. 22, 23, 25, 148
The Power of God seen in it, Pag. 450
Lord's Supper, the goodness of God in appointing it, Pag. 639
Seals the Covenant of Grace, Pag. 640, 641
In it we have Union and Commu∣nion with Christ, Pag. 641, 642
The neglect of it reproved, Pag. 642
Supererogation, an Opinion that injures the Holiness of God, Pag. 546
Superstition proceeds from vain imagi∣nations of God, Pag. 95
Swearing by any Creature an injury to God's Omniscience, Pag. 323, 324
T.
TEmptations, the Presence of God a comfort in them, Pag. 266
The thoughts of it would be a Shield against them, Pag. 269
The Wisdom and Power of God a comfort under them, Pag. 406, 486
The goodness manifested to his people under them, Pag. 658, 659, 660
The thoughts of God's Sove∣raignty would arm and make us watchful against them, Pag. 774
Thankfulness, a necessary ingredient in Spiritual worship, Pag. 148
Due to God, Pag. 689, 690, 777, 778, 823, 824, 825
A sense of his Goodness would promote it, Pag. 689
Theft, an Invasion of God's Dominion, Pag. 758
Thoughts should be often upon God, Pag. 46
Seldom are on him, Pag. 86, 97, 98
All known by God only, Pag. 285, 286 287
And by Christ, Pag. 316, 317
Cherishing evil ones, a practical denial of God's Knowledge, Pag. 327
Thoughts of God's Knowledge would make us watchful over them, Pag. 338 †
Threatnings, the not fulfilling them sometimes argue no change in God, Pag. 226, 227
Are conditional ibid.
The goodness of God in them; Pag. 613
Go before Judgments; v. Judg∣ments.
Time cannot be infinite, Pag. 16
Times of bestowing Mercy God orders as a Soveraign, Pag. 741
Tongue, how curious a Workmanship, Pag. 31
Traditions, old ones generally lost, Pag. 11
Belief of a God not owing meer∣ly to it, ibid.
Transubstantiation an absurd Doctrine, Pag. 483
Trees, how useful, Pag. 23, 350
Trust in themselves men do, and not in God, Pag. 83, 84
We should not in the World, Pag. 199, 200, 236
God the fit Object of it, Pag. 329, 386, 397, 489, 551, 552 †, 678, 779
Means to promote it, Pag. 339 †, 773
Should not in our own Wisdom, Pag. 411, 412
In our selves, a contempt of God's Power and Dominion, Pag. 482, 759
God's Power the main ground of trusting him, Pag. 489, 490
And sometimes the only one, Pag. 490
Should be placed in God against outward appearances, Pag. 558
Goodness the first motive of it, Pag. 678
More foundations of it, and motives to it under the Go∣spel, than under the Law, Pag. 679
Gives God the glory of his good∣ness, Pag. 679, 680
God's Patience to the Wicked a ground for the Righteous to trust in his promise, Pag. 821
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Truths of God most contrary to self, man most opposite to. And to those that are most holy, spiritual, lead most to God, and relate most to him, Pag. 59, 60
Men unconstant in the belief of them, Pag. 231, 232
Corrupters of them no better than Devils, Pag. 541 †
Evangelical shall prevail, ibid.
U.
UBiquity of Christ's Human Na∣ture confuted, Pag. 252
Venial sins, an opinion that reproaches God's Holiness, Pag. 546
Vertue and Vice not Arbitrary things, Pag. 51
Ʋnbelief, the Reason of it, Pag. 101, 102
A contempt of Divine Power, Pag. 483
And Goodness, Pag. 664, 665
Ʋnion of Soul and Body, an effect of Almighty Power, Pag. 33
Of two Natures in Christ, made no change in his Divine Na∣ture, Pag. 224
Shews the Wisdom of God, Pag. 339 ad 383
How necessary for us, Pag. 381, 382, 383
Shews the Power of God, Pag. 458, 459, 460
Explain'd, Pag. 459, 460
Vide Incarnation.
Ʋsurpations of Men an Invasion of God's Soveraignty, Pag. 754 755
W.
WAter, an excellent Creature, Pag. 588
Weakness, a sensibleness of it a neces∣sary ingredient in Spiritual Worship, Pag. 148
Will of God cannot be defeated, Pag. 52
Man averse to it; vide Man.
The same with his Essence, Pag. 214
Always accompanied with his Understanding, ibid.
Unchangeable, Pag. 214, 215
The unchangeableness of it doth not make things willed by him so, Pag. 215, 216
Free, Pag. 216
How conversant about Sin, Pag. 522
Will of Man not necessitated by God's Fore-knowledge, Pag. 301 ad 304
Of Man subject to God, Pag. 720
Winds how useful, Pag. 349
Winter, how useful, Pag. 350
Wisdom an Attribute of God, Pag. 337
What it is, and wherein it consists Pag. 338
Distinct from Knowledge, Pag. 338,
Essential, which is the same with his Essence, and personal, Pag. 339
In what sense God is only wise, Pag. 339 ad 343
Proved to be in God, Pag. 343 ad 346
Appears in Creation, Pag. 346 ad 351
In government of Man as Ratio∣nal, Pag. 352 ad 357
As fallen and sinful, Pag. 357 ad 367
As restored, Pag. 367 ad 373
In Redemption, Pag. 373 ad 388
In the Condition of the Cove∣nant of Grace, Pag. 388 ad 390
In the propagation of the Gospel Pag. 390 ad 395
Ascribed to Christ, Pag. 395
Renders God fit to govern the World, and enclines him a∣ctually to govern it, Pag. 395, 396
A ground of his Patience and Im∣mutability in his Decrees, Pag. 396, 397
Makes him a fit Object of our Trust, Pag. 397
Infers a Day of Judgment, Pag. 398
Calls for a Veneration of him, ibid.
A ground of Prayer to him, Pag. 399
Prodigiously contemn'd, and wherein, Pag. 399 ad 405
Comfortable to the Righteous, Pag. 405, 406, 407
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In Creation and Government, should be meditated on, and Motives to it, Pag. 407 ad 410
In Redemption to be studied and admired, Pag. 410, 411
To be submitted to in his Reve∣lations, Precepts, Providences, Pag. 413, 414, 415
Not to be censured in any of his ways, Pag. 415
Wisdom; no Man should be proud of, or trust in, Pag. 411, 412
Should be sought from God, Pag. 412, 413
World; was not, and could not be from Eternity, Pag. 16, 17
Could not make it self, Pag. 17, 18, 19
No Creature could make it, Pag. 20
Its Harmony, Pag. 21 ad 27
Greedily pursued by Men, Pag. 86
Inordinate desires after it a great hindrance to Spiritual Wor∣ship, Pag. 177
Our Love and Confidence, not to be placed in it, Pag. 199, 200, 207
Shall not be annihilated, but re∣fined, Pag. 205, 206, 207
Vide Creatures.
We should be sensible of the un∣constancy of all things in it, Pag. 236
Our Thoughts should not dwell much on them, ib.
We should not trust or rejoyce in them, ib.
Not to be preferred before God, Pag. 237
Made in the best manner, Pag. 431, 432
Made and richly furnish'd for Man, Pag. 608, 609, 610
A sense of God's Goodness would lift us up above it, Pag. 689
Worship of God; a folly to neglect it, Pag. 46
If not according to his Rule, no better than a worshipping the Devil, Pag. 68
Men prone to corrupt it with their own Rites and Inventi∣ons, Pag. 79
Spiritual, Men naturally have no heart to, Pag. 98
Cannot be right without a true Notion of God, Pag. 124, 125
Should be Spiritual, and Spiritu∣ally performed, Pag. 129
God's Spirituality the Rule, tho his Attributes be the founda∣tion of it, Pag. 130, 131, 478, 479
Spiritual to be due to him, ma∣nifest by the light of Nature, tho not the outward Means and matter of an acceptable Worship discoverable by it, Pag. 131, 132, 133
Spiritual, own'd to be due to God by Heathens, Pag. 132
Always required by God, 133 Men as much oblig'd to it, as to worship him at all, Pag. 134, 135
Ceremonial Law abolish'd to promote it, Pag. 135 ad 138
Legal Ceremonies did not pro∣mote, but rather hinder it, Pag. 136, 137
By them God was never well-pleased with, nor intended it should be durable, Pag. 137, 138
Under the Gospel 'tis more Spi∣ritual, than under the Law, Pag. 138, 139
Yet doth not exclude Bodily worship, Pag. 139, 140, 141
In Societies, due to God, Pag. 140
Spiritual, what it is, and wherein it consists, Pag. 141 ad 155
Due to God, proved, Pag. 155 ad 160
Those reproved that render him none at all, Pag. 160
A Duty incumbent on all, ib.
Wholly to neglect it a great de∣gree of Atheism, Pag. 160
To a false God, or in a false man∣ner, better than a total neglect of it. Pag. 160, 161
Outward, not to be rested in, Pag. 161
We should examine our selves of the manner of it, and in what particulars, Pag. 162 ad 164
Spiritual, 'tis a comfort that God requires it, Pag. 165
Not to give it to God, is to affront all his Attributes, Pag. 170 ad 175, 327
To give it him, and not that of our Spirits, is a bad sign, Pag. 173, 174