Divine considerations treating of those things which are most profitable, most necessary and most perfect in our Christian profession by John Valdesso.

An Alphabeticall Index, directing to the chief matters contained in this Book. The number denotes the page.

A

• HOw Adams disobedience pertains to all, 416 The e∣vil by Adam must be belie∣ved, before we can believe the good by Christ, ibid. Sons of Adam who, 5, 6. and how they govern themselves both for the recovering and con∣serving of bodily and spiritu∣all health, 7
• Of spirituall Adversity, and prosperity, and how we are to behave our selves in both, 143
• In what the livelinesse of Affe∣ctions consists, 100 and when it is hurtfull, ibid. when and why it is more hurtfull then the livelinesse of the appetites, 101. why, and how the affections are to be mortified, 103, 104 See Mortification and Ap∣petites.
• How to behave our selves in outward afflictions, 47
• In what the agony of Christ did properly consist, 299
• Ambition, what and how per∣nitious, 188 there is a two∣fold ambition of growing, and maintaining, both must be left, ibid.
• Of Angels good and bad: See Spirits.
• In what the livelinesse of the Appetites consists, and when it is hurtfull, 100. See Mor∣tification and affections.
• Assurance, vid. Security.
• All Gods attributes redound to the believers benefit, 34

B

• THe faithfull were not called Christians till they were baptized, 60. Who onely at first would be baptized, and why none else, 59. How we dye to the world and live to God by baptisme, 60. Our profession made in baptisme is to be observed, else ba∣ptisme

• is fruitlesse, 62. The ends, of Baptisme, 60. How and why Baptisme be∣comes efficacious in children, before th y come to years of discretion, 394. How Noahs ark was a figure of Baptisme 395. We must secure our selves in the judgement of God with the remembrance of our Bap isme, ibid. When we are to assure our selves that we are really and in¦deed baptized; 396
• Two sorts of Christian b••lie∣vers, one easie, the other hard to believe matters of religion, the causes of both, and in what the ones estate is better then the other, 30, 96, 380 Believers by opi∣nion and relation, 374, 377. by inspiration and revelation 381. which Believerss have true peace of conscience and which not. ibid. Whence dif¦ficulty of believing proceeds in all men 382 Impious men cannot believe, and why so, 381. Why men either will not believe or believe with d••fficulty that all our sinnes were pun shed in Christ, 374 Pardon generall is believed with most difficulty, 43, 131 132, 374. Provision for our bodily sustentation is hard∣lier believed then for our spi∣rituall and why so. 44, 45. we ought to depend on God alike for both, 47. See Faith.
• Our benefit by Christ pertains to our body aswell as to our souls, 179, 180

C

• CEremonious persons are se∣vere and rigorous, and why so, 243
• Charity in what it consists. 246 its eminency above faith and hope, ibid.
• Christs agony, what 299. Bene∣fit by Christ set forth by an apt similitude, 111. Why it is not accepted of all, 4••9. Befo••e we can believe it we must feel the evil of Adam, 416. It is suspended in part till the resurrection, 418. What it is to the creatures, 388. It pertains to our bodies aswell as to our souls, 179, 180. Ends of Christs com∣ing in the flesh, 24. How Christ is the head of the Church, 268, 269. How Christ is to be imitated, 225 What form of life Christ took upon him, 329 And why such a form was neces∣sary, 318 It shewed the way of mortification, 329 Two generations in Christ, divine and humane, and how we are to conceive of both, 421 How

• ... Christs obedience reacheth to all, 416. Christs full sa∣tisfaction set forth, 376. how we are to conceive of the members of Christ, 429. Christ the word, 422. Two times in Christ, viz. opprobry and glory, and how we are to conceive of him in both, 425
• The Christian crosse what, 225 In what the whole Christi∣an duty consists, 53. In what the Christian perfection du∣ly and decorum do consist, 180, 181. How a true Chri∣stian life is to be attained, and wherein it consists, 53 59. A great testimony of a Christian life, 430. Christi∣an profiting is known by be∣ing solicited to doubt, 389. When Christian suffering is most acceptable, 346. The faithfull were not called Christians till they were baptized, 60. True Christi∣ans are mercifull and piti∣full, 214
• Christianity how esteemed at first, and how since. 59
• Church, Christ is the head thereof, 268
• What Conceit we are to have of Christ and his members, 421, 425, 429
• Condemnation why attribu∣ted to infidelity, why to evil works, 369
• Confidence in prayer, 234. how it is required and why, 141
• Three sorts of Conscience, 1. By naturall law: 2. By written law: 3. By the Go∣spel, 351. How strongly Conscience contradicts the belief of forgivenesse of sins against Scripture and conti∣nuall preaching, 375, 376. Peace of Conscience how hardly attained, 374
• Consideration with precedent prayer, a speciall means for right interpreting the Scri∣pture, 192
• Three Covenants between God and man in Christ, 24. Hu∣mane wisdome is uncapable of these Covenants and why so, 25. What benefits we do and shall enjoy by believing these Covenants, 27
• The Creatures execute Gods generall will, 136. As the Creatures were marred by mans fall, so they shall be re∣paired in mans reparation, 317
• The Christian Crosse what, 225 when a man is truly said to take up his Crosse, 55
• Curiosity, how pernicious it is, 197. The holy Scripture must be read without it, ib. What desires of knowledge are curious. 320, 356

D

• HOw Damnation is attri∣buted sometimes to infede∣lity sometimes to evil works 368
• Whence the fear of death in god∣ly men proceeds, and the de∣sire of it in some estranged from piety, 149. How it ty∣rannizeth over worldly men, 227. Our benefit by Christs death, 303
• Deniall of our selves, See self.
• Depravation of man, it is two∣fold, naturall and acquisite, 18. 305, How both are re∣paired, 19. 306. And disco∣vered by Gods written law, 24. In what mans Depra∣vation consists, 7••. 305. How generall and great it is and how restrained, 190. Humane wisdome knows one¦ly the acquisite Depravation 305
• The effects of mans disobedi∣ence to God, 37. How Adams disobedience per∣tains to all, 416
• Divel, See evil spirits. The Divels tyranny, 1••7
• Who are solicited in doubt, and who not, 3••9. To be solicited to doubt, is a signe of Chri∣stian profiting, ibid. Reme∣dies against being solicited to doubt, 39••

E

• A Good signe of Election, 258 Errours, See sin••es and ig∣norance. Those Errours that men pretending piety run in∣to are very dangerous, 285
• How farre the examples of Saints do help us in the Chri∣stian way. 154
• Christian experience, 233, 385 430. 431. In spirituall things it is the chief thing, 193, 233, 386 It confirms faith, and how, 385. When a man hath experience of what he believes, 386 The Chri∣stian businesse consists not in knowledge but experience, and why so, 199, 203, 430.

F

• FAith in what it consists, 114 243, 385. Where••n its effica∣cy is seen. 420. A particular revelation from God neces∣sary to it, 25. Two parts of it, viz. to believe, and to have confidence, 244. Man of h mself capable of the former not of the latter ibid. Of fai h had by relation and revelation, 124 Foure chief objects of faith in respect of Chris•• 26, 27. Our faith is proportionable to our know∣ledge of God and Christ, 239 Defect of faith is in the best,

• which they ought to acknow∣ledge and the Divels policy in keeping them from this ac∣knowledgement 240 Hinde∣rances of fai h 13, 14, 2••4. Helps to it, 384. It is confir∣med by experience, 385. How salvation is attributed to faith and good works, 369. See Belief.
• How the things that come to us by Gods favour are known 338
• Flesh, what Saint Paul under∣stands by it. 87. All works of it offend God and why, ibid. The tyranny of it, 227 How it is to be mortified 203 The effects of them that live according to it, 279. Some fruits of it in novices in Christ, seem to be fruits of the spirit, 378 Fl••sh some∣times contradicts flesh, but alwayes the spirit, 115. See Spirit and works.
• Mans Freewill consists onely in outward, not in spirituall things, 176

G

• TWo generations in Christ, divine and humane, 421.
• Men cannot understand the di∣vine generation of the Son of God, and why so, 356, 423
• Spirituall gifts are not under∣stood till they be enjoyed, 431
• The glory of God and Christ in∣creaseth by the recovery of Gods image in man. 3
• Why God demands of us what we of our selves cannot per∣form, 289. All things are to be attributed to God, and why man will not yield to this, 168, 248
• Mans folly in not believing the Gospel is set forth by a simi∣litude, 131
• Gods free grace in Christ set forth by a similitude, 111. How God tryes our graces, 71
• Grief, according to the world, and God, how known, 282. and the effects of both, ibid.

H

• MAns happinesse consists in knowing God and Christ, 3
• A twofold hatred of God, viz. generall and particular, 78
• How the h••alth of the mind is to be restored and preserved, 64
• In what holinesse consists, 313
• How honour tyrannizeth over men. 227. It restrains un∣regenerate mens outrages more then conscience, and why so, 190
• In what hope consists, 246. and

• How it is preserved, 110
• How profitable humility is to a Christian, 187
• We must beware of hypocrites, and how they are to be known, 157

I

• THree kinds of ignorance, 398. which excuse sin, and which do not, 3••9
• In what the Image or likenesse of God consists, 2, 252. Man was created after it, 2. 179. 403 how he lost it, 2, 252, 403 How it was in Christ before his death, and how after his resurrection, 2. How far it is recovered by the regene∣rate in this life, 2, 180. They shall fully recover it in life eternall, 2, 180. A Christi∣ans chief exercise in this life ought to be to recover the i∣mage of God, ibid. and how a man may help himself therein, 181, 404. What was that image of God which man pretended unto and the effects thereof, 252. They one∣ly which have the image of Christ know God and Christ 4. See more in the 72. and 106. Considerations.
• A man by imitation of Christ obtains piety, justice, and ho∣linesse, 55, 317. Christian perfection obtained by it, 332 Why and how Christ is to be imitated, 225, 331, 335
• Signes of impiety, 69 Who are impious, 380. The impious cannot believe and why, 381
• Incorporation in Christ onely mortifies, 305. 341. Our mortification increases pro∣portionably to it, 344. The true and infallible fruits of it, 38
• How damnation is attributed to infidelity, and how to e∣vil works, 369
• Infirmity, See Weaknesse.
• Inspiration, 233. See Reve∣lation.
• Naturall instinct, 213
• Interpreting. See Scripture
• Humane wisdome cannot judge of the actions of God, and of his children, 217, 238, 239. The contrary judgement of men with the spirit, & with out it in spirituall matters, 264. We must be modest in our judgement of spirituall things. 265
• In what justice consists, 314 Gods justice redounds to the believers benefit, 34. Justifi∣cation what, 365. It begets piety not piety it, ibid. How to dispoil our selves of our own justifications. 388. They who pretend to justifie them∣selues, know neither God nor themselves, 412, 413.

• See more under the title of Christ.

K

• THe kingdome of God and Christ in what it consi••ts in this life, 228, 268. How it is attained, and what a man brings of his own thereto, 56 The sweetnesse of it, and in what it consists, 228. How men are reduced unto it, and who onely. 39. How God deals with men before he sets them into it, and how they are qualified who enter into it, and the priviledge they enjoy who are in it, 15 16. None do rightly know it, but they who are in it, 17. It ought to be the chief subject of Christian preaching, 16. They who would enter into it feel the tyranny of the de∣vil, the flesh, horrour and death, and being once entred into it, are freed from the three former in this life, and from death at the resurrecti∣on, 228 Of Christs consigning of his kingdome to the Fa∣ther, 229
• Mans happinesse consists in knowing God and ••hrist, and what kind of know∣ledge it must be, and who onely have it, 4. How farre the knowledge of God by the Scripture and creatures, may conduce to every mans happinesse, 5. How we may come to the knowledge of God, 308. How and when it is perfected, 203. In what it consists if it be true and efficacious, 258 it breeds a love of God proportionable, ibid. And a good opinion of him, 128. A Christian knows God by Christ foure manner of wayes 308. The difference between the knowledge of God and Christ had by inspiration, and that which is gotten by wit, judgement, and humane in∣dustry, 145. The knowledge of God gotten onely by rela∣tion works false opinions of God. 125
• What evil the not knowing our selves causes, 169. The lack of knowledge of our selves and God, make us that we accept not the grace of the Gospel and benefit by Christ, ibid.
• After what manner, and by what degrees the knowledge of spirituall things is wrought in us, 264. Who have certain knowledge in spirituall matters, 241. The knowledge of divine treasures is h••d by the benefit of Christ and how, 267 Desire of knowledge in the

• judgement of humane wis∣dome a perfection, in the judgement of the holy spirit an imperfection, 236 Desire of knowledge is to be mortified, 324, 237. What desires of knowledge are cu∣rious, 320
• Why the tree of knowledge of good and evil was forbidden to man, 320. That which the Scripture calls the know∣ledge of good and evil, the wise men of the world call humane reason, prudence and naturall light, 403
• Mans knowledge before the fall was by spirituall light, since by naturall light, 321, 405

L

• WHat Gods common lan∣guage to his Saints is, 84
• Why the written law came, 24 How farre the law of nature binds us to God, ibid. Moses law, See Servitude.
• In what Christian liberty con∣sists, how it ••s known, and to be exercised, 119
• Of naturall and spirituall light, 321, 414
• Of likenesse of God, See image.
• A great testimony of a Christian life, 430. We must begin to live a life here, much like that which we shall live in everlasting life, 418. We are to keep our selves in that form of life in which we were found when we were called to be the sons of God, 331. Why it was necessary that Christ should live in that form of life in which he did, ibid. How our life is bid with Christ in God, 330, 336. Humane wisdome be∣lieves not eternall life, 26. The desire of another life af∣ter this is a signe of prede∣stination, 153. It is a signe they are imotous in whom no desire of another life is, ibid. The tree of life, and what naturall virtue God set in it 321
• The effects of Gods long suffe∣rance. 11. See more sub tit. Patience.
• Gods love generall & particu∣lar, 78. Mans love to God, & how caused, ibid. Of the love of God and the world, and who love God aright, 72. Of our love of God wrought by God and by our selves, 74. Divers manners of our love to God, 257. In what the true and efficacious love of God doth consist, 258. How and in what degree a pious man bestowes his love on the creatures, 259. Our love of God how and when made perfect, 263. It answers our

• knowledge of him and our union with him, 256

M

• SIns through malice, 398. It is the sinne against the holy spi∣rit, and the sinne to death, 400
• Martyrdome of body and soul what, 55, 225. who are most exposed to martyrdome, 330
• How to conceive of the mem∣bers of Christ, 429
• True Christians are mercifull, superstitious are rigourous, 213
• Who they are that seek merit by their works, 170
• Mortification of affections and appetites, why necessary and by what wrought, 92. 100, 159, 232, 341, 344. Whence a Christians mortification proceeds, 173, 340. Mortifi∣cation is an imperfect death, 134. The certainest way to obtain it, 200. It is wrought onely by incorporation in Christ, 305. Differences be∣tween them who are morti∣fied by their own industry, and them that are by the ho∣ly spirit, 205. Three estates in them whom the spirit mortifies, 209. How a mans proceeding in mortification is known, 147. The profit that is gotten by it, 203. It makes us like Christ, 201. Christs life shewed the way of entire mortification, 328. What form of life is most fit to obtain it, 339. It is a coun∣tersigne whereby to know our selves the sonnes of God, 341 All religions pretend it, 205 It is proportionable to the de∣grees of our vivification, 135. How the knowledge and sense of the things of God do mortifie the flesh, 200, 240
• How to know when our inward motions are of the holy, the evil, or a mans own spirit, 312. Motions of the flesh and spirit, 174. 293. How motions of the flesh are to be overcome, 173. How to know when we are moved of God to put a thing in ex∣ecution, and when not, 84, 95, 212, 293. How to know when motions to pray are of the humane, and when of the holy spirit, 212. It behoves pious persons to keep good ac∣count with their motions, 21••. 293. The motion of the holy Spirit is more or lesse ef∣ficacious according to the measure of our mortificati∣on, 232
• Certain mysteries which men pry after, and yet cannot understand, and why so, 356

N

• HOw farre the law of nature doth oblige us to God, 24 Naturall depravation, 18 Naturall conscience 356 Naturall piety what, 24, 355 Naturall light 321, 403 It was not from the first crea∣tion 404. 405 How far it is to be used and how far to be mortified 407

O

• HOw Christs obedience reacheth to all 416
• Our Obligation to God by the law of nature, 24. It is discovered by Gods written law, ibid.
• Offence, See Scandall.
• What opinion we are to have of Christ and his members, 428, 429. How to take our selves off from opinion of our own righteousnesse, 388

P

• WHy pardon generall is hardlyest believed. 43. See Remission of sinnes.
• The Passion of Christ. 299, How dangerous passion is in matters of religion. 401
• How great Gods patience ap∣pears being compared with mans revengefulnesse, 10. See long-sufferance. In what Christian patience consists, 99
• Peace of conscience is hardly obtained, 375. who onely have it, 378
• In what Christian perfection consists, 182, 331. How it is attained, 332
• Physick and Physicians how to be made use of to conserve bodily health. 8
• Piety in what it consists, 113. 314. 365. It is a fruit of justification, 365. An ex∣cellent priviledge of it, 28 The signes of it, 69. 286 The kinds of it, viz. Natu∣rall, Hebrew, Christian, and what each of them is, 352. and how men are qualified by attending unto each of them, ibid.
• Who are pious, 380. Why they believe with difficulty ••82 how they govern themselves in things befalling them, 215
• Pilgrim See Stranger.
• Two Powers in Christ and his members, and what the saints of the world and the Saints of God, know from either. 294
• A good signe of Predestination 152
• The Lords prayer expounded, 247. Prayer when by the holy spirit and when by our own spirit, 61, 183, 193. And how each are to be dis∣cerned,

• ... 163, 183. Who pray as they ought, 161, 183. Prayer with Consideration the best means to understand and interpret the holy Scri∣ptures by, and how to be made use of, 193. Confidence in prayer how and why re∣quired, 141. Why prayer with great confidence is sometime not heard, when with lesser is. ibid. 235
• The kingdome of God ought to be the chief subject of Chri∣stian preaching. 16
• Gods presence e••joyed and not; with the effects of both, 72 73 Whence the se••se of Gods presence to the soul is cau∣sed 183, Whether Gods pre∣sence seen or felt be the grea∣ter savour, ibid.
• Pride, see Ambition.
• Our profession made in ba∣ptisme is to be observed, or else baptisme becomes fruit∣lesse to us, 62
• How to behave our selves in spirituall prosperity, ••43 outward prosperity hinders faith, 14, 44
• When our purposes are good, 23 Our wills in our purposes must be remitted to God, and why so, 20 In all our purpo∣ses we must first consider whe¦ther that which we purpose be accepted of God, 23

R

• Humane reason, why to be mortified, and if so, why God ••ut it in man & where∣to it serves 36 84 406. See more, Sub tit. wisd. and na∣turall light.
• Rebellion against God; see disobedience.
• Our fall and Redemption set forth by a comparison, 37 255.
• Regeneration what, and how wrought 90 404 It is not understood of naturall men 357. How the good works of the Regenerate and unregenerate d ffer 28 87. How Christians know God by regeneration 310
• How warily we ought to be∣have our selves in matters of Religion 401 402. All Religions pretend mortifi∣cation 205
• Rem ssion of si••nes is hardliest believed, and why so 374
• In what mans R••paration consists 179 ••••5 ••56 404. The creatures shall be repair∣ed in mans reparation 317
• What maintains us in our Re∣solutions 92
• Of Christs Resurrection and our rising again with him 303. To whom onely Christs Resurrection shall be glori∣ous 418. The Resurrection

• is not believed by humane wisdome 25. The glory of our Resurrection shall an∣swer the degrees of our vi∣vification 134. Vivificati∣on is an imperfect Resurre∣ction 135. The benefit by Christ is suspended in part till the Resurrection 417 &c. Who onely believe them selves dead in Adam and raised up in Christ 419
• Particular Revelation from God is necessary to faith ••5. Blessednesses consists in be∣lieving by Revelation 33. Christians know God by Re∣velation of Christ 388 Re∣velation 233. See Inspira∣tion.
• Whence Revenge in men pro∣ceeds 10 &c.
• How to take our selves off from the opinion of our own Righteousnesse 308

S

• WHy God required the sa∣crifices of the law, and yet delighted not in them, 412
• Salvation why attributed to faith, and why to good works 364
• The full satisfaction of Christ set forth, 376. Who have certain satisfaction in all things, and who not, the rea∣ons of both, 335.
• Scandall and the differences of it, 269. When it is tolerable and when not, 277. How to behave our selves for the a∣voiding of it, ibid.
• Scripture how to be made use of for conserving the health of the mind, 8. How to be read by us, 106. 197. How the knowledge of it is gotten and when, 199. What are the best means of interpret∣ing of it, 192 The difference between the spirits and the scriptures guiding of pious persons, 22••. How the scri∣pture confirms our hope in the promises, 109. How far onely the scripture and ex∣amples of Saints may direct men in the Christian way while they are without the Spirit, 154. The scripture compared to a candle, the ho∣ly spirit to the sun, ibid. 2••2.
• Securi••y or certainty divine, 436
• Wherein s••lf-denyall consists, 225
• Hebrew servitude what, 119
• Sinne made man subject to Gods mediate will, 137. The difference of sinnes and sin∣ners, and how men sinne a∣gainst themselves, their neighbours, Christ and God, 66. The signes of divers kinds of sinnes, 69. Sinnes

• of ignorance and whence they arise, 398. When they excuse and when not, 399. How sin both originall and actuall was satisfied for by Christ, 376
• Sonnes of God and Adam who, 5. By what each do govern themselves both for the reco∣vering and conserving of bo∣dily and spirituall health, 6, 7
• Sorrow, see grief.
• How diversely God communi∣cates his spirit to his, 18. How to exercise our selves that we may obtain the holy spirit, 155. How we may know when the holy spirit prayes works or understands in us, 161, 193. The holy spirit compared to the sun 154 155, 222, 223 How we know God by the communication of the holy spirit. 309 The spirit is alwayes opposed by the flesh, 1••4. 1••5. A signe of the spirits work in us, 118. The holy spirit executes Gods immediate or particular will 1••7. The effects of them that live according to the spirit, 279 Humane wisdome erres in presuming to under∣stand the things of the pi∣rit, 153, 218 How Christi∣ans in the beginning of their incorporation into hrist are deceived about the fruits of the spirit, 378
• How God bestowes spirituall things and why he bestows them not ordinarily without mans industry. 58, 98. The contrary judgement of spiri∣tuall things in men that have the spirit and that are without it 64, 265. Pious persons ought to be modest in judging of spirituall things, 265. Spirituall gifts are not understood till they be enjoyed, 431
• The evil spirit is more impetu∣ous in its motions in the wicked, then the holy spirit is in the pious, 230. How evil spirits disquiet pious persons, 145, 38••. By what the evil spirits hinder faith, ibid 390, 391
• How and where men account themselves strangers or pil∣grimes, 360. How we are strangers or pilgrimes with God in this life, 181, 195. Who account themselves strangers in this world, who not, and the reasons of each, 360
• What suffering is most Christi∣an, 344. What suffering is a signe of mortification, ib. 345 Suffering by our own and o∣thers wills, when good and when not, 346
• Who are superstitions 380. Su∣perstitious men believe with

• ease, and why so, 381. Su∣perstitious and ceremonious persons are severe and rigo∣rous 213
• THe most ordinary temptati∣on which befalls pious per∣sons, 287
• The Testimony of Jesus Christ what, 194. Two parts of it, ibid.
• Divine Treasures, see Know∣ledge.
• The Tree of knowledge of good and evil why forbidden to man, ••20. And what vir∣tue God had set in it 321. The Tree of life and what naturall virtue God had set in it, ibid.
• How God tries our graces and dispositions, 71. The ends of Gods trials of men and the signes of piety and impiety by it, ibid. & 72
• Troubles or Tribulation, see Afflictions.
• We must trust in God in out∣ward afflictions 47. How we must trust in him when we suffer as Saints, and how when we suffer as men of the world, 49

V

• HOw mans vitiousnesse is restrained by honour and conscience. 190
• How hristians know God by inward vision, 311
• Our vivification is effected by Christs resurrection, 304 It answers the degrees of our mortification, 135. It is an imperfect resurrection. ibid. 418, 419
• Divine mysteries which mans curiosity would, yet cannot understand, 356. Under∣standing when by the spirit and when by humane wis∣dome, 165
• Our union with God is pro∣portionable to our love of him 257 In what the union betweene God and man con∣sists, 26 What are the ef∣fects of our union with God 262. How and when our union with God is perfected, 263
• Of certainty of vocation, and why it is necessary, 95. To believe with difficulty is a signe of our vocation, 96. The continuall remembrance of our vocation is the most certain way to obtain morti∣fication. 2••0. The effects of that vocation that is from God. 92

W

• WEaknesse according to the flesh and spirit, and how both are known and their effects, 283. Two weak∣nesses in Christ and in his members, 294. What the Saints of the world and the Saints of God know from

• either, 293. In what weak∣n••sse of body and mind con∣sists, 334
• Our wills must be remitted to God in all our purposes, and why, 20, 84, 94. By re∣mitting our wills to God, he will fulfill our wills, yea do more then we desire, 122. It is a great part of piety to remit our wills to Gods dis∣posing. 72, 84. Two wills in God, the first mediate or generall, ••37. the second immediate or particular, 176, The effects of either ibid. The creatures are exe∣cutioners of Gods generall will, the holy spirit of his particular, 136. Man by sinne subject to Gods medi∣ate will, before not, 137, 176. How Christs obedience hath freed his from it, ibid.
• Thy will be done how under∣stood, 139, 149. All are subject to Gods immediate will, 176. Gods immediate will twofold, of mercy and wrath, ibid.
• The sonnes of Adam govern themselves by humane wis∣dome, 6. It is uncapa∣ble of the covenants betwixt God and man in Christ, 25. It opposes believing, 51. How it erres in presuming to understand the things of the spirit, 154, 168, 217. It will not attribute all things to God, and why so, 168. It cannot judge of the things of God and his chil∣dren. 217, 3••7. The actions of God and of his children seem absurd to humane wis∣dome, 170, 2••9. It judges justification a fruit of piety, 365. The blindnesse of hu∣mane wisdome in divine matters, 241, 367. See more of humane wisdome, p. 87, 102. 164, 169, 248. See also reason & natural light. Serpentine wisdome, 158
• Christ the word, 422
• How damnation is attributed to evil works and unbelief, 369. And how salvation is attributed to good works and faith, ibid. The good works of regenerate and un∣regenerate, and how they differ, 28. 87.
• All works of the unregenerate flesh offend God, 87
• God more respects the qua∣lity then the quantity of our good works, 371. Who onely do works acceptable to God, ibid. When we work by the holy spirit, and when by humane wisedome, 164. The world is to be aban∣doned before we can become true Christians. 53

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