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5. How in providence, ib. 6.
How in redemption, ib. 7.
Pray; what it is to pray in Christ's

name, II. 163. 22. For whom are
we to pray, in eight particulars,
ib. 28 to 36. How are we to pray,
in six particulars, 164. 42. to 49.
Prayer to be made to God only, II.
161. 1. Four reasons of it, ib. 2.
Three kinds of prayer, secret,
private, and public, explained,
165. 50 to 62, Two reasons for
confessing sins in prayer, 166.
68. How may we know that our
prayers are heard, 167. 80. Two
ways whereby we may know if
mercies come to us in the course
of common providence, or as an
answer of prayer, ib. 81 to 84.
Lord's prayer, why called the
special rule of direction in pray-
er, 169. 10. Proven by two ar-
guments, that it is not designed
for a mere form, to the precise
words whereof we are strictly
tied down, ib. 16 to 28.
Predestinated, what, I. 47. 35.
Present, how God is present with

his church on earth, I. 23. 8.
How he is present in heaven,
ib. 9. How in hell, 24. 10.
Presumption, what, II. 187. 33.
Priest, what, I. 111. 1.
Privileges; five privileges of

God's children, I. 159. 25, &c.
Probation, state of, when applica-

ble to man, I. 65. 8.
Promise of eternal life, what, I.
93.79 to 81.
Property; difference between a
personal and an essential pro-
perty, I. 40. 20.
Providence, divine, proved by
five arguments, from reason, I.
56.3.-Extends to the smallest,
as well as to the greatest of the
creatures, ib. 7. How conver-
sant about good actions, ib. 12.
How about sinful ones, two
ways, 57. 13.

Providences of God, how to be
observed, I. 59.43.
Punishment of loss in hell, set

forth in four particulars, I. 85.

36.;-of sense, described from
some scripture expressions, ib.
37. Both proven to be eternal,
ib. 38. Eternity of punish-
ment, whence it arises, ib. 40.

R

Record of God, a ground of faith
to all the hearers of the gospel,
proven, I. 35. 12.
Redemption, covenant of redemp-
tion, not a distinct covenant
from that of grace, proved, I.
90. 50 to 58.
Regeneration, why called a crea-
tion, II. 131. 46. Why a resur-
rection, ib. 47.

Repentance, whether a transient
action, or an abiding principle,
II. 121. 3, 4. Flows from faith,
122. 16. The formal nature of
evangelical repentance, 123. 26
to 31. Two differences between
gospel and legal repentance,
124. 49. Seven evidences of
true repentance, ib. 51 to 58.
Three special seasons for the
exercise of it in the Lord's peo-
ple, 125. 61. Three ways how
we may know if our repent-
ance be genuine, or of a right
kind, 159. 22.

Reprobation, what, I. 47. 40.
Resurrection of Christ proven, I.
127.9 to 16. The necessity of it
in three respects, 129. 23, &c;
The general resurrection of the
dead, proven by two arguments,
both of which are explained at
large, 178. 2 to 8. Difference be-
tween the resurrection of the
godly, and the wicked, 180. 17.
Righteousness of Christ, wherein
it consists, I. 91. 60 to 71,
Rule; how men make themselves
their own rule, in three instan-
ces, II. 33. 20.

S

Sabbath, when first instituted, II.
60. 28. The first day of the
week proven to be the Chris-
tian Sabbath, of divine institu-
tion, by five arguments, each of
which are illustrated, 64. 19
to 34,

Sacrament, the two parts of it ex-
plained, II. 136. 7 to 16. The
form of a sacrament, wherein it
consists, 138. 26 to 29.
Sacramental elements in the sup-
per, described, II. 151. 10 to 15.
The sacramental actions ex-
plained, ib. 16 to 27. The end
of these sacramental elements
and actions unfolded, 152. 28.
32. Who ought to be kept
from the Lord's supper, 160.
34, 35, 36. Four things where-
in baptism and the Lord's sup-
per agree, 161. 44. Four things
wherein they differ, ib. 45.
Saints; the reason why saints in
heaven cannot be intercessors,
II. 42. 22.

Samson, whether guilty of self-
murder, II. 81. 6.

Four

Sanctification, habitual and actual,
how they differ, I. 164. 33.
Sanctification useful and neces-
sary in ten respects, 165. 45.
Six marks of it, 166. 51.
motives thereto, ib. 52.
Satan, his policy in enticing our
first parents to eat the forbidden
fruit, in five instances, I. 71.9.-
The way how to distinguish his
suggestions from the dictates of
the Spirit of God, II. 35. 47.
Satisfaction to justice necessary,
I. 113. 30 to 33. Three reasons
why it was demanded from
Christ, ib. 34.
School of affliction, what learned
at it, I. 110. 26.
Scriptures, why called a testa.
ment, I. 14. 23. A threefold
use of them, II. 128. 5. The
manner of reading them, in
three particulars, ib. 8 to 11.
Self, what is it for man to deny
himself, II. 35. 39 to 42.
Show bread, what meant by it, II.
14. 63.

Similitudes; to explain the doc-
trine of the Trinity by simili-
tudes, proven to be unlawful,
1. 43. 38.

Sin; that there is such a thing as
sin in the world, proven by four

arguments, I. 68. 2. Why called
want of conformity to the law,
69. 9. Why a transgression of
it, ib. 10. First sin, thé nature
of it, in six particulars, ib. 11.
&c. The aggravations of it, in
six instances, 71. 19.

Sin against the Holy Ghost, what,
I. 70. 20, &c. Four evidences
whereby a person may know he
is not guilty of it, ib. 26. Four
ways whereby it may be known,
that persons are guilty of it, II.
164. 39.

Sinai-covenant, opened, I. 90. 54.
and II. 18. 14 to 26.
Sinfulness of an action, wherein it

properly consists, I. 57. 22.
Son; Christ the Son proven to be
truly and properly the supreme
God, by four arguments, I. 41.
30, &c.

Son of God, the danger of assert-
ing that Christ is so called,
merely with respect to his me-
diatory office, I. 99. 20.
Sonship, Christ's, distinguished
from his office, I. 100. 22.
Spirit, why is God so called, I.

21. 12.

State, five scripture characters of

the state of sin and misery into
which man has fallen, I. 76.
8.
Subjects, five duties incumbent
upon them to their magistrates,
II. 75. 24.
Supper, why this sacrament is
called a supper, and why the
Lord's supper, II. 150. 1, 2.
Surety, in what sense Christ is so,
for his spiritual seed, I. 89. 38.

T
Tables of the covenant, and ark
of the covenant, why so called,
II. 15. 77.

Tables of the law, what was sig-

nified by their being written on
both sides, II. 18. 7, 8.
Testament; the New Testament
excels the Old, in five instances,
I. 15. 32, &c.
Testament, Christ's, what time
made, I. 95. 103. Who are the

legatees, ib. 105. Who is the
executor, 96. 106.
Temptation; two ways whereby
God may be said to lead a per-
son into temptation, and yet not
be the author of sin, II. 185. 2.
How he recovers his people out
of temptation, 189. 57..
Tempter, why is Satan so called,
II. 186. 13, 14. Two ways where-
by he manages his temptations,
enlarged upon, ib. 18 to 27.
Thoughts, the proper remedy and
antidote against sinful ones, II.
107.26.

Titles, four of them that are as-
cribed to God as the God of na-
ture, II. 48. 10. and six that be-
long to him as the God of grace,
ib. 11. His New Testament ti-
tles, what, ib. 12.
Transubstantiation, what, II. 154.
51. The absurdity of it in four
particulars, ib. 52 to 56.
The
difference betwixt it and con-
substantiation, 155. 57.
Trinity of persons,, proven from
the Old Testament, I. 38. 3.
from the New, 39. 7.
Truth of God, what, I. 35. 1.
Wherein manifested, ib. 7.

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a vow, 52. 56. The subject
matter of vows, ib. 57.

W
Want of original righteousness,
what, I. 77. 12.
Wealth, six ways whereby our
neighbour's wealth may be un-
justly hindered, and each of
them explained, II. 93. 9 to 38.
Will of God, twofold, and both of
them unfolded, II. 178. 1 to 4.
Will of man in a state of inno-

cence, whether indifferent to
good and evil, I. 55. 29.
Wisdom, how doth the wisdom of
God appear in creation, I. 27.
How in providence, 28.
16. How in redemption, ib. 17.
Witness, why is Christ so called,
I. 108. 5.

15.

Witness-bearing; five sorts of per-
sons, who may be guilty of bear-
ing false witness against their
neighbour, in public judicature;
and the manner how they may
be so, II. 99, 26 to 32.
Word of God, why committed to

writing, I. 13. 19. The manner
in which it ought to be preach-
ed, in six particulars, II. 129. 15
to 22. Four metaphors where-
unto the efficacy of the word is
compared in scripture, 131. 49
to 53. Four effects of receiving
the word with faith, 134. 13.
Three things implied in laying
it up in our hearts, ib. 18. Three
evidences of our laying it up
Works of necessity on the Sab-
there, ib. 19.
bath, what, II. 69. 36. instances
of them, ib. 37.
World; five things in the world,
which men naturally incline to
idolize, II. 35. 44. Two things
in it which give rise to tempta-
tions, 188. 41 to 47.

Worship; how are we to worship
God inwardly in our hearts, in
six particulars, II. 31.36. How
outwardly in our lives, in five
duties, ib. 37.

Worship; family, what, II. 68. 25.
proven to be a duty, from scrip-

ture precept, ib. 27; and from
scripture example, ib. 28.
Z

Zeal, what it is for God to have

zeal for his worship, II. 45. 12;
two ways whereby he manifests
his zeal for his own worship, ib.
13 to 34.

P. S. If the Reader would be pleased, now and then, to peruse this
Index, he would readily at every time, meet with some article or
other that would induce him to consult the book itself, till he were
gradually led on to a tolerable acquaintance with the whole; which
was indeed my principal design, in the composing this alphabetical
summary of the contents.

GLASGOW,
Nov. 25, 1765.

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JAMES FISHER.

FINIS.

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