backsliding, 23. covetousness, 137. bad company, 179. error and errorists, 177. intemperance, 366. lewdness, 405. perverting Scripture, 50. false teachers, 477.
the devices of Satan, 18. soul-murder, 555. suretyship, 717.
tempters and temptation,"
trusting in man, 170. self-deception, 704. unrighteousness, 733. worldly idols, 741–2.
See also Threats. in this Index. Censoriousness forbidden, 729. Charity, see Love, 412-414.
see also Liberality, 406-408. Chastisement of saints, 2-4. "of children, 494. Chastity required, 404–5 CHEERFULNESS, 52. CHILDREN, duties of, 53. 'correction of, 54. 'sometimes pious, 55. CHRIST'S EXAMPLE, 56. 'obedience to God, 57. self-denial, 58.
pastors, teachers, etc., 101. deacons, 102.
elders, plurality of, 103.
CHURCH ORDINANCES:
baptism and the Lord's Supper
preparation for, 105.
privilege of, 106.
should be observed, 107. CHURCH ORDER, ETC.:
an early Convention, 108. discipline, 109.
"rules for edification, 110. "love and fellowship, 111. disfellowship, 112. CHURCH UNITY, 113. "not to be rudely broken, 114. "its proper limits, 115.
root and branches, 116.
Contentment, a duty, 133.
Contrast, (law and gospel,) 306. "saints and sinners, 645-656. Controversy, God's, 230. with God, 272, 695. Conversion necessary, 589. "of the Jews, 382. Conviction of sin, 590. COURAGE required, 134. COURTESY required, 135. Covenant of redemption, 575. "with Abraham, 117–121. Covenanting with God, 502. COVETOUSNESS, 136. "prohibited, 137. "punished. 138. " evils of, 408. CREATION produced, 139. "time employed in, 140.
of the orbs, for lights, 141. "indicates wisdom, 142. Crimes, capital, 315, 316. Crucifixion of Christ, 68. Cruelty of sinners, 701.
to parents, punished, 494. Divinity of the Father, 212-248. "of the Son, 74-82..
"of the Spirit, 346.
Divisions and separations, 114. Divorce discountenanced, 427. Dress, precepts on, 173. Drunkenness forbidden, 366. Earth, to be destroyed, 386. Economy required, 172. Effectual calling, 597.
Edification, rules for, 110.
Egotism forbidden, 703. Elders, to teach, 101.
authority of, 455.
"plurality of, when needed, 103. Election, national, 253. “individual, 254.
Enmity against God, 690, 740. ENVY forbidden, 174. Equality, ministerial, 101. "of rights, 631-5. ERROR corrupting, 175. "tries mankind, 176. Errorists to be avoided, 177. Evangelists, 101. Evidence of piety, 602. "of true faith, 186.
Evil, moral, overruled, 267–8.
EXAMPLE required, 178. precepts on, 179.
"of Christ, 56-66.
Excommunication, 109.
Excuses of sinners, 373, 706. Exercises of the heart, 329. "sinful or holy, 505. Expediency of doing right, 286, "of maintaining truth, 433. "of civil government, 311. Expostulations divine, 371. Extortion forbidden, 733. Extravagance forbidden, 180. FAITH, nature of, 181.
"counted for righteousness. 182.
Faith in Christ necessary, 183.
exemplified, 184. "effects of, 185. "evidence of, 186. "should be strong, 187.
contending for, 188.
"of miracles, 189, 190.
"often spurious and ruinous, 19%. Fall of man, 157.
Falsehood, see Lying, 416.- FASTING acceptable, 192. examples of, 193. "often spurious, 194. Faults reproved, 610, 611. Fear of God, required, 290. "of man forbidden, 460. Fellowship with God, 657. "with saints, 111-113. "with errorists, 177, 477. FEMALE INDUSTRY, 195. piety and kindness, 196.
subordination and speaking, 197 Fighting forbidden, 735, 736. Fight of faith, 738.
Firmness required, 712.
FLATTERY, common, 198.
"characteristic of sinners, 702.
FOOD, precepts on, 199.
Folly of sin, 733.
FOOLS described, 200.
FORBEARANCE, 201, 737.
spurious, 205.
Gentleness required, 499.
exemplified, 62, 660. Glorifying God, 300, 301 Glory of God, 214, 277. "of Christ, 82.
630." of saints in heaven, 672. Gluttony reproved, 199.
GOD seen by intuition, 206. "made known by his works, 207. a moral agent, 208. "his chief end, 209.
"his mode of existence, 210, 211.
brings good out of evil, 268.
approves not sin, 269.
"has motives above ours, 270.
"disturbs not our freedom, 271.
"objections against, 272-3. "wonders of, 274.
"incomprehensible, 275.
"makes men know the Lord, 276
"will secure his glory, 277.
GOD'S MORAL PERFECTION:" a solid ground of joy, 278.
"demands attention, 279. GOD'S LAW, supreme, 280.
"the Decalogue, 281.
sovereignty and independence, 234." "truth, 235.
"vindicative justice, 236-7. zeal, 238.
GOD'S PREROGATIVES: "to own us as his property, 239. "to fix natural law, 240.
"to give supreme moral law, 241.
"to regenerate or not, 242.
requires true love to God, 288-9. requires the fear of God, 290-1. requires trust in God, 292-4. requires supreme devotion, 295. requires joy in God, 296-7.
requires submission, 298-9.
requires honoring God, 300-1. GOD'S MORAL GOVERN MENT:
"requires obedience, 302.
"to set up rulers to scourge us, "to visit iniquity, 246. "to use men instrumentally, 247. "to vindicate himself, 248. GOD'S PURPOSES, best, 249. "éternal and immutable, 250. "universal and particular, 251. " include moral evils, 252. "include national election, 253. "include individual election, 254. "place election prior to faith, 255. 'include vessels of wrath, 256. include means and ends, 257. encourage the use of means, 258. GOD'S PROVIDENCE: "nature and efficacy of, 259. "extent of, 260..
"supplies our wants, 261.
punishes disobedience, 303. GOSPEL, its origin, 304. "its gracious design, 305. its distinctive terms, 306. "its plan comprehensive, 307. its high standard of duty, 308. "its fearful penalty, 309. "its provisions, 576-585, 672. Government moral, 302. GOVERNMENT CIVIL, 310. "expedient and necessary, 311.
demands qualified rulers, 312. "includes duties for rulers, 313. "includes duties for subjects, 314 its penalty for crimes, 315, 316. "its penalty for treason, 317.
its wieked rulers injurious, 318. "sometimes to be resisted, 319. Grace of God, 233, 305, 586.
Habit, see custom, 143. Hands, laying on of, 399-400. HAPPINESS sensual, 321. "intellectual, 322. "of self-denial, 323. "of holy obedience, 324. of loving God, 325.
"of trusting in God, 326. of a good conscience, 327. of heaven, 328, 339, 672. "of God, 215, 223. HEART, voluntary, 329. sometimes divided, 330. "has moral qualities, 331. "its controlling influence, 332. sincerity of demanded, 333. "divine control of, 264. Heathenism described, 359. HEAVEN, a place, 334. its pure light, 335. "its perfect holiness, 336. "its everlasting rest, 337. "its nearness to God, 338. "its pure happiness, 339. "its high rewards, 340, 672. "its perpetuity, 341.
its rewards, unmerited, 342. HELL, a place of fire, 343. "its dreadful misery, 573. "its degradation, 574. Heresies, see error, 176. HOLINESS, value of, 344. of Gud, 229, 230. HOLY SPIRIT, 345. his divinity, 346. his official work, 347. "sinning against, 348. judicial departure of, 349. promised believers, 350. outpouring of, 620.
agency of, 594-6.
Home, keeping at, 351.
Honesty required, 629. rewards of, 630. "of saints, 659.
Honoring God required, 300. HOPE IN GOD, 292-4, 352. "full assurance of, 353. HOSPITALITY, a duty, 354. examples of, 355.
Humanity of Christ, 69.
Human nature, untrusty, 170. HUMILITY, nature of, 356. "required and encouraged, 357. Hypocrisy exemplified, 702.
IDLENESS reproved, 358. "of sinners, 709.
IDOLATRY portrayed, 359. its gods a cheat, 360. "its worship forbidden, 361. "provoking to God, 362. "of sinners, 698-9. "worldly, 742.
IGNORANCE, sin of, 363. "of sinners, "07, 739. Illumination of saints, 598. Image worship forbidden, 361. Immortality of the soul, 422. Impartiality required, 629. Imperfection of saints, 507. Inability, moral, 166. Inactivity reproved, 1. Incarnation of Christ, 69. Inconsideration reproved, 132. Indolence reproved, 1, 358. Industry required, 1. "of Christ, 63.
Inexpediency of sin, 733. Infidelity and Atheism, 22. Ingratitude, 205.
of sinners, 701. Inspiration of Bible, 40. Instability, 364.
INTEMPERANCE, 365.
forbidden-penalty of, 366.
"liquor-sellers reproved, 367. "wisdom of abstinence, 368. "public men especially charged, 369 Intercession of Christ, 516. INVITATIONS, 370. "with expostulations, 371. "sincerely made, 372. rejected by sinners, 373. Irony, examples of, 374. Jesus, see Christ, 56. JEWS, numerous, 375. "their territory, 376. "their dispersion. 377. "their return to Palestine, 378. "obstacles removed, 379. "enlarged possessions, 380. "their future trials, 381. "their conversion, 382. Joy in God required, 296: JUDGMENT. general, 383. its design, 384.
"its suddenness. 385.
its final conflagration. 386 "its final separations, 387. "its final Judge, 388.
its particular disclosures, 389.
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