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INDEX.

N. B. The references are to the number of topics, on the top of the pages. Fig.
ures in a parenthesis refer to specifications which are inserted under a few of the
subjects,

Ability of God to sanctify, 494. | Bad company, 109.

Of man, 289.

Abrahamic covenant, 104-7.
Acceptance with God, 489.
Activity and dependence, 253.
In conversion, 505-6.
Adam's sin, consequences, 150.
Adoption, 490.
Adultery, 361-3.
Afflictions common, 1.
From God, 2.
Beneficial, 3.
Short, 4.

Support under, 5.
Demand sympathy, 6.
Misimproved, 7.
Aged, duties towards, 8.
Agency of God, 243.

Of the Spirit, 499-501.
Alms-giving, 421, 450.
Amusements, 9.

Angels, how employed, 10.
Angels apostate, 11.

Character and devices, 12,
13.

Suggestions of, 14.
To be resisted, 15.
Anger, sin and folly of, 597.
Apostates, 16.

End of, 17.

Never truly regenerated, 18.
Assurance of hope, 326.
Atheism and unbelief, 592.
Atonement, see Redemption,
484.

Backbiting, 589.

Backsliding common, 19.

Offensive to God, 20.
Backsliders, precepts for, 21.

Baptism, [No. 1] design of, 22.
Proper administrators, 23.
Proper subjects, 24.
Mode of, 25.

John's baptism, [No. 2] 27.
Christ baptized, 28.
Enjoined, 29.

Of households, 30.
Import and modes of, 31.
Bearing injuries, 196, 428.
Benevolence of God, 214.
Of Christ, 49, 51.
Of saints, 547.
Disinterested, 369.
Works of, 364, 450
Bible inspired, 32.
True, 33.

Will be fulfilled, 34.
Confirmed by miracles, 35.
By prophecy, 36.
Intelligible, 37.
The rule of faith, 38.
The means of grace, 39.
To be taught and read, 40.
A written revelation, 41.
Sin of perverting it, 42.
Bishops, 89, 90.
Blasphemy, see Swearing, 577.
Blessedness of God, 212, 213.
Of heaven, 313.
Blindness of sinners, 165.

And delusion, 249.
Boasting, 422, 553.
Boldness, 403.
Bond-service, 558.

Bridling the tongue, 591.
Brotherly love, 99.

Capital crimes, 296.

Censoriousness, 589.
Charity, see Love, 368.
Chastisement of children, 424.
Chastity required, 362.
Cheerfulness, 43.

Chief end of God, 203.
Of man, 272.
Children, docile, &c. 44.
Duties of to parents, 45.
Correction of, 46.
Childhood, season of, 47.
Christ's example, 48.
Self-denial, 49.

Deadness to the world, 50.
Love and compassion, 51.
Condescension, 52.
Meekness and modesty, 53.
Diligence, 54.
Prayerfulness, 55.
Christ, a preacher, 56.
A reprover, 57.

Applauded, 58.

Persecuted unto death, 59.
Christ's humanity, 60.
Dependence, 61.
Subjection as a son, 62.
Exaltation, 63.
Divine titles, 64.
Equality with God, 65.
Divine attributes, 66.
Divine works, 67, 68.
Divine honors, 69, 70.
Offices, 71.
Mystery, 72.

Final triumph, 73.
Christ a king, 74.

Christ's spiritual kingdom, 75.
Generally opposed, 76.
Will overthrow others,
77, 78.

And occasion joy, 79.
A general warning, 80.
Its progress, 81.
Its duration, 82.

Church, design of, 83.
Foundation of, 84.
Beloved and prayed for, 85.
Safe, 86.

Its head and lawgiver. 87, 88.
Its officers, 89, 90.

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Compassion to sufferers, 6.
Of God, 215, 447.
Of Christ, 51.

Complacency, divine, 433.
Condescension, 110.
Of Christ, 52.

Conditions of the gospel, 279.
Of salvation, see Terms,
Confession of sin, 111.
Conformity to the world, 172.
Conscience, faculty of, 112.
Seared and defiled, 113.
Often misleads, 114.
Will not always sleep, 115.
To be enlightened and obey-
ed, 116.

Of others to be respected, 117.
Comforts of, 118.
Consideration, 119.
Contempt and scorn, 467.
Contending for truth, 184.
Contention, quarrelsome, 597.
Contentment, 120.

Convention, ecclesiastical, 91.
Conversion, see Regeneration,
494.

Of the Jews, 350.
Conviction, 496.
Courtesy, 121.

Covenant of redemption, 483
Abrahamic, 104-8.
Covetousness 122, 123.

Creation, its author, 124.
Time employed in, 125.
Use of the stars, 126.
Wisdom of creation, 127.
Crucifixion of Christ, 59.
Cruelty, 163, 567.

To servants, 561.
Cursing, see Swearing, 577.
Custom, power of, 128.
Darkness, works of, 161.
Day of judgment, 140.
Deacons, 89, 90.
Death, came by sin, 129.
The common lot of all, 130.
Time of appointed, 131.
Ordered by God, 132.
Soon approaches, 133.
Often sudden, 134.
Destroys not the soul, 135.
Desirable to the good, 136.
Patient waiting for, 137.
Dreadful to the wicked, 138.
Preparation for, 139.
The second, 474.
In impenitence, 475.
Of Christ, 59.
And general judgment, 140.
Why appointed, 141.
Will come suddenly, 142.
Destruction of earth, 143.
Final separation, 144.
Will reveal Christ, 145.
Secret things revealed,

146.

Final decisions of, 147.
Deceit and falsehood, 370, 371.
Deceiving ourselves, 556.
Decrees of God, 233.
Delight in God, 543.

Delusion, 165, 249.
Dependence, 244, 245.
And activity, 253.
Depravity, man's fall, 149.
Early consequences of, 150.
Ground of punishment, 151.
Nature of, 152.

Its relation to law, 153.
Its prevalence, 154.
Native, 155.

Depravity, enmity against
God, 158.

Disobeying God, 159.
Forgetting God, 160.
Works of darkness, 161.
Sensuality, 162.

Ingratitude and cruelty, 163.
Stupidity and ignorance,
164, 165.

Deceit and hypocrisy, 166, 7.
Under restraint, 168.
Identity of in all ages, 169.
Despondency, 170.
Devices of Satan, 13.
Devils, 11-15.
Diet, 194.

Dignity of man, 372.
Diligence, 171.
of Christ, 54.

Directions to sinners, 506.
Discipline of church, 96.
Dishonesty, 594.
Disinterested love, 369.
Disobedience to God, 159.
To parents, 424.
Divine perfections, 204-228.
Divine teaching, 504.
Divinity of Christ, 64-71.
Of the Holy Spirit, 319.
Divisions and separations, 100
Divorce, 377.
Dress, 172.
Drunkenness, 337-341.
Early piety, 47.
Edification, 97.
Effectual calling, 502.
Elders of the church, 90.
Election, national, 237.
Individual, 238.

Enmity against God, 158.
Envy, 173.

Error, destructive, 174.
Trials of, 175.
To be refuted, 404.
Errorists to be avoided, 176
To be reproved, 404.
Example required, 177.
Good and bad, 178.
Of Christ, 48.

Total, and strong, 156, 157. Excommunication, 96.

Excuses of sinners, 290, 291.
Expostulation, divine, 287.
Extortion, 595.
Extravagance, 179.
Faith, its nature, 180.

In Christ and in truth, 181.
Examples, and effects of, 182.
Strength of, required, 183.
Contending for, 184.
Of miracles, 185, 186.
Spurious, 187.

Faithfulness of God, 216–491.
Fall of man, 149.

False teachers, 414-416.
Fasting, directions for, 188.
Exemplified, 189.
Faults to be reproved, 513.
Fear of God, 267, 403.
Of man forbidden, 267, 403.
Fellowship with God, 543.
Of saints, 99-101.

Of errorists forbidden, 176,
415.

Female industry, 190.
Piety and kindness, 191.
Subordination and speaking,

192.

Fighting, 595.
Flattery, 193.

Food, directions for, 194.
Fools, 195.

Folly of sin, 595.
Forbearance required, 196.
Abused, 197.
Of God, 217.

Of saints, 546.
Foreknowledge of God, 209.
Forgetting God, 160.
Forgiveness divine, 489.
Required, 198.

Formalism, 187.

Fornication, 361-363.

Fraud, 594.

Free agency, 253.

Free inquiry, 531, (2.)
Friendship, 199.

Spurious, 200.

Future punishment, 471-482.
Gentleness, 429, 546.

Glory of God, 205, 272, 273.

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Mode of existence, 229, 230.
God's prerogative of property
in us, 231.

Over natural law, 281, (2.)
To give law, 231, (3.)
To regenerate or not,231,(4.)
To try by tempters, 231, (5.)
To form the heart, 231, (6.)
To employ creatures,231,(7.)
To require life, 231, (8.)
To punish by rulers, 231, (9.)
To vindicate, 131, (10.)
God's regard for his rights, 232.
God's purposes, perfect, 233.
Eternal, 234.
Universal, 235.
Respecting evils, 236.
In national election, 237

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God's purposes in personal | Gospel, its conditions, 279.

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Previous to faith, 239.

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Supplies our wants, 244.
Upholds all, 245.
Preserves all, 246.
Controls the heart, 247.
Controls popular favor,
248.

Over moral evil, 249.
Brings good out of evil,
250.

Not approves sin, 251
Motives of God, 252.
Freedom under, 253.
Objections and objectors,
254, 255.
Wonderful, 256.
Reasons for, 257.
Will glorify him, 258.
Demands submission, 259.
Wisdom of viewing, 260.
God's law supreme, 261.
Sacred, 262.
Reasonable, 263.
Requires perfection, 264.
Penalty of, 265.
God's requirements, love, 266.
To fear him, 267.
To trust in him, 268.
To obey and worship, 269.
To rejoice in him, 270.
To submit to him, 271.
To honor him, 272, 273.
Reasonable, 274.
God's reward of obedience,
275.

Punishment of disobedi-
ence, 276.

Godliness, gain of, 530.
Good out of evil, 250.
Goodness of God, 218.
Gospel, its origin, 277.
A scheme of grace, 278.
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Comprehensive, 250.
Its provisions, 281.
Its standard of duty, 282.
Everlasting in effects, 283.
Opposed by sinners, 284.
Its penalty fearful, 285.
Gospel invitations, 286.

With expostulations, 287.
Sincerity of, 238.
Capacity to accept, 289.
Rejected by sinners, 290.
Guilt of rejecting, 291.
Government of God, 243–260.
Moral, 275, 276.
Parental, 423.
Government civil, 292.

Qualifications of rulers, 293.
Duties of rulers, 294.
Duties of subjects, 295.
Penalties, 296, 297.
Opposition to, 298.
Wicked rulers injurious, 299.
Wicked rulers disobeyed,300
Grace of God, 222.
In salvation, 492.
Opposed, 284.
Gratitude, 301.
Hands, laying on of, 358.
Happiness, 302.

Derived from all things, 303
Of heaven, 313.
Of God, 212.
Haughtiness, see Pride, 466.
Heart, what is it? 304.

Divided-Treasure of, 305.
Sinful or holy, 306.
Its voluntary changes, 307.
Required in service, 308.
Controlled by God, 247.
Heathenism, 330–334, 418.
Heaven a place, 309.
Its holiness, 310.
Its rest, 311.

Its nearness to Christ, 312.
Its happiness, 313.

Its rewards and glory, 314
315.
Unfading and eternal, 316
Hell, 317.

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