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Discover treason, 22.

Disobedience in general. See Obedience.

Disobedience threatened and punished, 14.

Disposal of man's ways by God, 70.
Dissimulation. See Hypocrisy.

Distribute to the poor, 15.

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Distrust of Israel while God was delivering Faint not in times of trouble, 20.

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EFFECTS of faith, 9.

Effects of God's love to men, 5.

Effects of the believer's love to God, 14.
Effects of love to each other, 15. 20.
Effects of sin, 4. 14.

Effects of the Spirit, 10. 19.

Elders of churches. See Officers thereof.

Election according to the purpose or grace
of God, 7.

Election of church officers, 25.
Emulation. See Envy.

Enchantment. See Witchcraft.
Encouragement. See Incouragement.

Enmity of blind zealots against the truth,
20. 26.

End of God in the saints' afflictions, 20.
Enemies of saints overruled by God, ib.
Enemies forced to acknowledge their inno-
cency, ib.

Envy, 58.

Epicures. See World.

Equality of the apostles, 54.

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Forsake not God or his ways, ib.

Fortress, God is to his. See Trust in God.
Free grace, 7, 8.

Frowardness of spirit. See Meekness.
Fruits of God's love to men, 5. 20.
Fruits of faith, 9.

Fruits of the Spirit, 19.

Fruits of men's love to God, 14.

Fruits of our love to the brethren, 15. 20.
Fruitfulness in good works, 14.
Fruitfulness therein is from God, 18.

GENTLE toward all men, 17.

Gifts extraordinary, and how they used them
in the church, 25.

Given up of God to hardness. See Hard-

ness.

Giver of knowledge, and all grace, is God,

18.

Glory of God, one end of his afflicting his
children, 20.

Glory reserved for believers, 35.

Glory not in ourselves. See Humility.
Glory in God and Christ, 14.
God, his name and attributes, 2.

His greatness, majesty, perfection, and
absoluteness: his Providence, ib.
God's speaking of old by visions, dreams,

&c. 53.

God's governing all things in the general, 2.
In disposing of men's ways, 70.
God said to repent, how, 31.

God knoweth the devices of Satan, and
wicked men, and overrules them, 20.
God upholds his in, and delivers them from
trouble, ib.

Goodness of God. See Bounty.

Good men, their character and behaviour, 10.
Good to all, 17.

Good in men, though little, commended and
rewarded, 48.

Gospel, its efficacy, 24.

Governors. See Magistrates in general.
Grace of God free in calling us, 7.

In pardon of sin, 8.

In justification, ib.

In reconciliation, ib.

In giving eternal life and salvation, ib.
Graces of the Spirit freely given of God, 18.
Grave. See Death.

Graven images, 38.

Greatness in the world. See World.
Greedy of gain. See Covetousness.
Grieve not the Holy Spirit, 19.

Grieve not the afflicted or persecuted, 20.
Grieve not the meek by offences, 15.

Grounds of comfort and support under per-
secutions, 20.

Hold fast to God and his way. See Perse-

verance.

Hold fast in suffering times, 20.
Holiness becometh saints, 14.
Holiness of God, 2.
Holy Ghost is God, 3.

What the Holy Ghost testifies about
persecutions, 20.

See Spirit of God.

Honesty toward all men, 17.
Honour God, 14.

Honour saints, 15.
Honour magistrates, 22.
Honour parents. See Parents.
Honour all men, 17.

Honour of the saints, 12.
Honour each other, 15.
Honours amongst men. See World.
Honours or magistracy are of God, 22.
Hope in God, in general, 14.

In time of trouble, 20.

When our case seems desperate, 47.
Human nature of Christ, 6.

Humble behaviour toward all men, 17.
Humbling of believers, God's end in af-
flicting, 20.

Humiliation of Christ, 6.
Humiliation for sin, 14.
Humility in man, ib.

God takes notice of it, is pleased, 48.
Hunger after good. See Invitation to come
to Christ.
Husbands, 16.

Hypocrites, hypocrisy, 26.

Their reward, ib.

Hypocrites, zealous persecutors, 20.

IDLENESS. See Industry.

Forbid to the righteous, 17.

Idolatry, 38.

Jesus the Christ, 5.

Jews' murmurings, 51.

Ignorance of divine things in general, 36.
Ignorance of man by nature, 5.

Ignorance of the dead about things here, 68.
Illuminations. See Knowledge.

HAPPINESS of saints. See Glory reserved for Images. See Idolatry.

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Haste, not to be neglected in spiritual im- Incorruptibleness of God, 2.

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Incouragement in affliction and trials, 20.
Incouragements to come to Christ for all
grace, 18.

To look to God when our case seems
desperate, 47.
Indifferency in religion. See Sincerity and

Zeal.

Indifferent things in worship, 15.
Integrity. See Uprightness.
Infiniteness of God, 2.

Infirmities of God's children. See Failings.
Intercession of Christ, 6.

Invisible God, 2.

Lord's day, 56.

Invitations to come to Christ. See Incou- Lord's Supper, 25.

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To all men, 17.

79.

See Words.

MAGISTRATES, magistracy, God's ordinance,

22.

Magistrates, but men in God's sight, ib.

Kindred, our Lord's, according to the flesh, Magistrates' duty: what they should be and

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do, ib.

Majesty of God, 2.

Maintenance of the clergy, 25.

Maintenance of the poor. See Poor.

Malice. See Envy.

Man's first state, 4.

Man's fall, ib.

Man's state under the law, ib.
Under guilt, ib.

Under the curse, ib.

Man's wickedness since his fall, ib.
Man's ignorance in that state, ib.

Labour for the best things. See Incourage- Man's impotency in spirituals, 18.

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Man's bondage to Satan, 4.

Man's sad state hence, ib.

Man's salvation, how, 5.
Marriages. See Husbands.

Martyrdom. See Suffering for Christ. See
Persecution.

Masters' duty to servants, 16.

Mediator, Christ, 6.

Mediation. See Intercession.

Mediation, 29.

Meekness of Christ, 5.

Meekness of man, 14.

Meekness toward brethren, 15.

Letters written to, and read in the churches, Meekness toward all; yea, enemies, 17. 20.

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Memory of God's goodness to be recorded,

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Ministers' sins complained of, 25.
Ministers' maintenance, ib.

Ministers of state. See Magistrates.

Miracles of Christ, &c. 41.

Moderation in all things, 14.

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Order of the church in their assemblies and
meetings, 25.

Ordinances of God in public worship, ib.

Ordination of church officers, ib.

More than men can bear, God will not put Ordinance of magistracy. See Magistrates.

upon them, 20.

Mortality. See Death.

Mortifications. See Departing from sin.

Outward privileges no security against judg-
ments, 74.

Own God in all we do. See Providence.

PANT after God, 14.

Parables of Christ, 41.

Murmur not against God, but wait quietly for Parents' duty toward children, 16.

Mourn for sin, 14.

Mouth. See Words.

Murmuring of Israel, 51.

his salvation, 20.

Murder, 59.

NAME of God, 2.

Nature of God, 2.

Nature of Christ, as to meekness, &c. 5.

Nature of the Spirit, 19.

Nature of man since his fall, 4.

Nature of faith, 9.

Nature of love, 15.

Nature of repentance, 31.

Necessary uses. See Trade.
Necromancy. See Witchcraft.

Neglect not seasons for good things.
Time.

New birth. See Character of saints.

Note God's kindnesses, 14.

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Notable things done by Christ and his apos- Persecuted, one's duty toward God, ib.

Toward persecutors, ib.

Their comforts therein, ib.

Persecutors' designs are known to God, ib.
Persecutors' reward, ib.

Obedience unto rulers, wherein proper, 22. Perseverance, the believer's duty, 14.

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Praises in general, 14.

Preachers in general, 24.

Preachers' recompense, 24, 25.

Preaching in church assemblies, 25.

Predestination. See Election and Calling,

Oppose all high thoughts of yourselves. See Prejudice to be avoided, 15.

Humility.

Presence of God desired by saints, 14.

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Proofs of faith, 9.

Proofs of saints in general, 20.

Proof of love to God, 14.

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Regeneration. See Character of saints.
Rejoice in God and Jesus Christ, 14.
Rejoice in afflictions and persecutions, 20.
Rejoice not at the hurt of enemies, ib.

Promises in general. See Privileges of Relation of God to his own. See Privileges

Saints.

Promises of divine grace, in general, 18.

In particular, for giving of knowledge,
ib.

To give faith, ib.

To make us fruitful, ib.

To enable us to persevere, ib.
Of life and strength, ib.

Promises of the Spirit, 19.
Promises to afflicted ones, 20.

Promises to Zion, the church of God, 25.
Promises of Israel's return, 55.

Promises of the things of this life.
World and Contentment.

of saints.

Relation between Christ and his church, 13.
Relation of church members to their parti-
cular congregations, 25.
Relations in the flesh, 16.

Relative duties. See Duties.
Rely on God. See Trust in him.
Religious wisdom. See Wisdom.
Remission of sin, 8.

Repentance in God, how, $1.

Report not others failings, 15.

Reports not hastily to be believed, ib.

See Resignation to God's disposal. See Con-

Promises of glory reserved for saints, 35.
Prophecies of Christ the Saviour. See Sal-
vation in general.

Prophesying in the church assemblies, 25.
Prosperity. See World.

Providence in general.

reignty.

See God's Sove-

tentment.

Respect for saints, 15.

Respect for all men, 17.

Resort not to such who use familiar spirits.
See Witchcraft.

Restore mutually such who sin or offend, 15.
Restoration of the Jews. See Return.
Resurrection of Christ, 6.

Providence to be acknowledged in all man's Resurrection of man's body, 33.

ways, 70.

Provoke not one another, 15.

Public judgments, 21.

Punishing of sin in the general, 4. 14.
Punishing of the righteous for sin, 11.

Purging of saints, God's end in their afflic-
tion, 20.

Purloining. See Theft.

QUALIFICATIONS of rulers, 22.

Qualifications of saints. See Characters
saints.

Qualifications of gospel ministers, 24.
Qualifications of church members, 25.
Qualifications of pastors of churches, ib.
Quarrels amongst church members, ib.

Amongst Christians in general, 15.

Quench not the Spirit, 19.

Quickened by the Spirit, ib.

Quiet spirit in general, 14.

Return of the Jews to their country, 57.
Return good for evil, 17. 20.
Revile not enemies, 20.
Revelation. See Scriptures.

Revelations of old, by dreams, voices.

&c. 53.

Reverence. See Fear. See Worship of God.
Reward of holiness. See Saints' privileges
and glory.

Reward of suffering for Christ, 20.

of Reward of sin, 4. 14.

Reward of hypocrisy, 26.
Reward of persecutors, ib.
Riches. See World.
Righteous God, 2.

Righteous dear to Christ, 20.

Righteous in God's sight. See Justification.
Righteousness amongst men, 17.

Righteousness, men's own, will not secure
their state, 74.

Quiet and submissive to God under afflic- Righteousness of the law will not justify, 4.

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