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Efau's Repentance unsuccessful, 334-
Eternity, happy, depends on our Zeal, 271.
Eucharift, how frequently the ancient Chriftians cele-

brated it, 255.

Examination of ourfelves, how neceffary, not to receive
the Sacrament unworthily, 252.

Example of Saints the Example of God, 145.

After

Expoftulations of a Chriftian with his Soul about neg-
lecting the Sacrament, 240. Again, 245.
receiving it, 241. About true Zeal, 270.

F.

Faction, how it abuses Zeal in our Times, 268.
Faith, its Acts and Offices, 43, 44. The Signs of it,
44, 45, 46. Its Confidence, 46. And Miracles,
ibid. How it differs from Hope, 48. All Prayer
must be made with it, 176. Will be judg'd by
Works, 271.

Fancy to be reftrain'd, 59. Its Delights not to be
indulg'd, 306.

Fafting the Duty of it confidered, 211.
Prayer, ziz. Directions for it, ibid.

215. The Benefits of it, 217.

Inftrument of
Abufes of it,

Fafts, partial and politick, the Sin of them, 215.
Fervency in Prayer requifite, 177.

Fear, Salvation to be wrought out with it, 226. The
beft Chriftians fubject to it, 286. The Caufes of it,
288. The juft Force of them, 308.

Fleshly Pleasures to be mortify'd, 96. The Infirmity
of the Flesh to be guarded against, 283. What it is
to walk after it, 304.

Food and Raiment a Subject of Prayer, 175.

Forms

Forms of private Prayer should be short, 182. Variety
of them recommended, 185.

Fortitude, the Virtue of it, go. It hardens Men
against Evil, 91. How neceffary for the other
World, 92.

Freedom of a religious Life, 143.

G.

Ghost, Holy, the Sin against it treated of, 319. And
fee the Terms us'd promifcuously with Spirit, 320.
What is meant by the Sin against it, 324.

what it is, 329, 332.

And fee

Gifts extraordinary, the Spirit of God understood by
them, 326. The Variety of them, ibid. & feq.
Glory, Degrees of it in Heaven, 139. Human, the
Vanity of it, 154. Of God, the end of Zeal, 259.
It minifters effectually to it, 274.

Gluttony, how it clogs the Spirits, 95.

God, what is understood by his Being, 1. By his Pre-
fence, 34
Jeq. The Pleasure of ferving him, 76:
Should be the Object of Contemplation, 100. Our
Nature to be reconcil'd to his, 103. His Happiness
the Treafury of divine Lovers, 104.

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Goods, worldly, how far they fhould be lov'd, 93.

Gofpel, how abus'd. 8. The End of it, ibid.

Grace, how God is prefent by it, 35. How it receives
growth from the Sacrament, 238. The Offer of it

univerfal, 330.

Graces, the exercise of them in receiving the Sacra-
ment, 244. The whole Chain diffolv'd if one Link
wanting, 261.

Grandeurs

Grandeurs of the World, why they are held in fuch Efteem, 154.

Gratitude, why it obliges Women to be religious, 17. Growth in Grace what it is, 334. In faving Grace, what, 339.

Great Men, how they fhould fear their Admirers, 157.

H.

Habits not to be mistaken for Nature, 263. Hands of God, the ineftimable Advantage of being there, 116.

Hatred, the Plague of Society, 121.

Happiness of Man the great Aim of God in establishing Religion, 8. Wherein it confifts, 13, &feq. What Women center in it, 14. None without Reason, 85. Degrees of it in Heaven, 139.

Hearing the Word of God, the Duty of it, 64. People too greedy of it in Lectures, 200.

Hearts of Men how God is prefent in them, 36. If honeft, need not fear, 341. Will condemn a Man,

342.

Heats, religious, how we may be deceiv'd by them, 336, 337.

Heaven the Seat of God, 35. The Wife will have their Converfation there, 78. The Freedom of it, 130. Degrees of Happiness there, 139. In what the State of it confifts, 150.

Hell, the intolerable Torment of it, 92. fion'd by the Malice of Devils, 123. State of it confifts, 150.

How occa

In what the

Hiero

Hierocles, his Account of the Pythagorean Philofophy, 13.

Holiness, what an Inftance Prayer is of it, 208. What an Inftrument, ibid. The Flower of God's Attributes, 274

Honefty, the Duty of it, 126.
Honour render'd to God by Prayer,
World, who have no taste of it, 283.
Hope, how it differs from Faith, 48.
ibid. Rules to govern it by, 49.
53, 54.

204. Of the

The A&s of it, Reasons for it,

Horror, that of the Wicked hereafter, 110, 111. Humility of Spirit, the Duty of it, 41. Confiderations upon it, 97. How neceffary in receiving the Lord's Supper, 253.

Hypocrify in Communities preferable to Profanenefs, 196.

I.

Jacob, how he ftole his Father's Bleffing, 333..
Idle Words, the Miftake about them, 314, &feq.
Slanderous understood by them, 318.

Idolatry, the Covetous guilty of it, 89.

Imitation of God's Perfections, the Pleasure of it, 107.

Immortality made a Jeft of by Atheists, 22.

Infidelity, means to avoid it, 47.

Injustice detefted by Barbarians, 127.

Integrity what we shall be try'd by at the laft Day,

309..

Intemperance, Cautions against it, 40. Not to be the Prologue to Fafting, 217.

Inter

Interceffion of Chrift gives Prayer a Bleffing, 174What Part of Prayer fo call'd, 180.

Intermiffion not to be fuffer'd in Prayer, 203.

Judgment, laft, what Sins it will condemn us for, 343.

Juftice, the Duty of it in Society, 125. In what the Practice of it confifts, 126.

Juft Men, their ineftimable Happiness, 170.

.K.

Kings, in what Senfe the Juft are fo, 171.

L.

Ladies, how abus'd by wicked Flatterers, 20. How they mifpend their Mornings, 190. A Senate. of them at Rome, what they did, 193. Their Amufements at Church, 196. This work addrefs'd to them, 232.

Lectures, Church, how fond People are of them,

200.

Liberties, innocent, allow'd by Chrift, 315.

Liberty, Chriftian, with refpect to the Lord's Day, 71. Of the heavenly Life, 145.

Life, Chriftian, the only delightful one, 82. Its Happiness and Ease, 145, 146, 147. The Neceffity of it, 149. To be firft made fure, 313.

Life, fenfual, its Uneafinefs, 147.

Light, few fin for want of it, 202.

Lives of Chrift's Difciples, as bright as their Doctrines, 279.

Lord's-day, how it is to be kept, 69, & feq. As a memorial of the Refurrection, 70. Directions for obferving it, ibid.

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