A.

Abilities and opportunities to be improved in the work of our salvation, v., 255— motives urging to diligent, 258. Abounding sin in our day, v., 343.

Always ready, we ought to be, for our re moval from this world, v., 557-in the other world all must receive their part for eternity, v., 390.

Amen, what the meaning of is, ix., 642.

170.

Acceptable prayer, ii. 530-536.

Acceptance with God, the state of, described, xi., 155–165.

Acts xi. 18 explained, ii. 411-x. 33 explained, ii. 434, 435-xxvii. 23 explained, ix., 439.

Acts of faith justifying, ii., 403. Adam, our fall in. 1. In what sin his posterity fell with him. 2. How the first sin is imputed to us, i., 274-278. See vii. 177.3. How Adam broke all the ten commandments at once, vii., 178. -a public person, xi., 184—his breach of the covenant of works is in law his posterity's, 187-his being our representative is just and equal, 189. Adam's and the saint's heaven, the difference of, xi., 205-how his sin in breaking the covenant of works is ours, 240. Address to those who, at the communion table, have taken the Lord for their refuge and portion, v., 61-to those who cannot say they have, 67-to sinners to come out of the world, v., 359-362to different characters, ix., 108. Administration of the covenant of grace, viii., 519-552.

Admission to the Lord's table, iii., 652. Adoption. 1. What it is. 2. What are the parts of it. 3. The properties of,

vii., 614-628.

Adulteration of wares, a breach of the eighth commandment, ii., 300. Advices to guard against lying, ii., 329— 331-to prisoners of hope, ix., 599. Affronts and wrongs, how we are to do in case of, v., 180.

Against profane swearing, v., 132–141. Aims of a spiritual worshipper of God, iv., 480.

All desire to be hny, ix., 208-out of Christ are under a heavy burden which they cannot shake off, 200-shall not be inhabitants of heaven, v., 93.

ven, iii., 411.

An inquiry whence is the rise of the crook in our lot, iii., 533.

Angels, the, in heaven are established in holiness and happiness, i., 200.

Anger, holy, what it is, iv., 352-sinful, what it is, 353-men may be angry when there is just ground, 356-to retain in our breast sinful anger is to give place to the devil, 358. See v. 158164.

Answers to objections against being religious, iii., 333-to the question, Are faith and repentance in our power? ii.,

396.

Antichrist, that the pope is, ii., 64. Apocrypha, what opinion we are to form of the books so called, i., 22-the book of Wisdom canonical with papists, 133. Application of the doctrine that natural men, under the covenant of works, are under the curse, xi., 320-339. Appropriation of faith, vii., 256. Arguments to persuade sinners to leave the devil's family, i., 644-to induce parents and masters of families to attend to the duty of secret prayer, ii., 522to be careful to make out our evidences for heaven, iii., 47-51-to secure an interest in Christ, iv., 148-151-from scripture proving conservation a continued creation, vi., 226. Arianism and Socinianism rampant in England, v., 209. See foot note. Art of man-fishing, v., 5.

Articles, the conditionary, of the covenant of grace, viii., 441.

Assurance of God's love-1: The kinds of the-2. The children of God may the-3. How a child of God comes have the--4. The fruits by which it is distinguished from presumption. 5. The necessity of the, ii., 16-20. Atheism, forbidden in the first commandment, ii., 104.

B.

Backsliders, the cause of, considered, iv.,

595.

Baptism, the nature, necessity, and subjects of, ii., 474-479-who have a right to, vi., 125.

Barbarous persecution in Piedmont, ii., 135-whether their sins, while unrepented of, render the liable to eternal punishment, vi., 11.

Believing, what that is by which a sinner is united unto Christ, ix., 581-in order to contentment is, 1. A sure way. 2. A short way. 3. The only way, ii., 344 -in Christ lies in trusting on him as our Saviour, v., 285.

Believers have a true friend in the court of heaven, and cannot finally fall away, i., 475-have in them the old and the new man, vi., 320—in what sense they are said to be dead, iii., 342-the characters of those dead to the world, 344-353shall have a glorious resurrection, ii., 44-how Christ will acknowledge them after the resurrection, 48-why they should be familiar in the house over which Christ is set, ix., 432-the life of, is a great mystery, and is a strange sight to the world, x., 552-557--this world is a wilderness out of which they come leaning on their Beloved, 559-do enter into rest, v., 291-how they are of God, 303-how they are separated from the world, 304-may know that they are thus separated, 306--why left compassed with infirmities here, xi., 27-50

- though under the law as a rule, yet not under it as a covenant, 197. Benefits accompanying and flowing from justification, ii., 28-30-flowing to true believers from their union to Christ, viii., 203.

Beware of preaching smooth things, and

of closing with a call on account of stipend, v., 37, 38.

Black mark that of a soul who has no

more to look for but the world as his portion, ix., 241.

Blessing of the Lord, how to obtain the, iii., 154-159-why men fall short of the, 162.

Blood of Christ, two things in the which

wash out the stain of sin, vi., 556–573. Body, the, is under the curse of the law, xi., 294.

Boston converted by the ministry of the Rev. Henry Erskine, v., 11. See foot

note.

Broken heart, what is a, in the gospel

sense, ix., 555-how Christ binds up and heals a, 560.

Burdens, the saints lay all their, upon Christ, ix., 511.

Business, the great, of our lives, is to learn to die, v., 453.

C.

Call to come out of the devil's family, i., 644-651-to sinners to awake, iv., 423. Calling Christ Lord and not obedient to his laws, the folly and sin of, vi., 526. Case, the, of the thief on the cross no argument for delaying repentance, vi., 469. Catechism, the Shorter, by whom composed and for what end, i., 9-the Assembly's, a brief explication of, vii., 9— 144.

Causes of the Lord's controversy with us, ii., 667.

Caution to those professing to be married to Christ, v., 533.

Change, the, which sin has brought upon us, how lamentable! i., 184. Character, the, of those who attend ordinances, but not as becomes them, ii., 442-of many who sit down at the communion table, iii., 13-of the subject in which the mystery of grace is carried on by Jesus Christ, vi., 330-of those who are of God, v., 311—of those personally brought into the covenant of grace, viii., 455.

Charge to depart from iniquity, to whom given, x., 13-in what this departure consists, 14-20-some farther from iniquity at first than ever afterwards, 37. Children, how to teach to pray, ii., 533. Christ fulfilled all righteousness as the second Adam, i., 338-is the surety of the covenant of grace, 343-for what he became surety, 344 sinners have abundant security for coming to, 355, 356-the only Redeemer of God's elect, 375-the only physician of souls, iv., 364-is God and man, i., 384-all dying out of must perish, i., 387-is impious to ascribe any part of man's redemption to any other but, 388-the act of assuming human nature was voluntary, 393-calls to his bride to come to his Father's house, iii., 120-in what re spects eminently the Beloved One, xi., 150-how we may get into him, 168. Christ's body not made of any substance sent down from heaven, i., 401-offices in general, 476-484-support of his people under trouble, viii., 223-covenant of grace to whom offered, v., 520— objections to, answered, 520, 521. Christ a prophet like unto Moses-in what respects, i., 411-458-the sum and hope of the believer's life, iv., 240-as a child born to sinners as his relations, x., 183 -as a prince and counsellor, 204and the devil contending for sinners, v., 631-longs to show his liberality to sinners, ix., 172-admits of no rival, 380 --is appointed by the Father to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, &c., ix., 550-604-is presented to sinners Wonderful, the great

and best Counsellor, x., 215-222-247 -is shown to be the true God, the everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace, 251 -259-is given for a covenant of the people, ix., 130--136-a grant made by the Father for the salvation of lost sinners of mankind, i., 352.

Christian, the, grows in grace four ways, ii., 29-though weak in himself, is strong in Christ, ix., 139-149-meets with great opposition from the world, 319he is not a true who bears only visible badges of Christianity, 344-life, the, is the good fight of faith, vi., 620-627. Church, the, of England, by superstition and ceremonies, has corrupted the worship of God, and followed Antichrist, i., 40-of Rome the master, and of England the scholar, ii., (see foot note, 155)—of Christ is his special and peculiar kingdom, i., 478-not many in it who are God's people, iv., 477-1 Chron. xv. 13 explained, ix., 53-2 Chron. xxx. 8 explained, iii., 397.

Comfort to those who take due care that their souls be not gathered with sinners in the other world, v., 455-to the godly in the prospect of the resurrection, viii., 286-terror to the wicked, 287-313.

Coming out of the world lying in wickedness, what meant by? v., 358—see iii., 221-128-to Christ what is meant by, ix., 203 gospel call to come out of the world, v., 357. Commandment, the seventh, explained, ii., 276-284-the eighth explained, 286304 the first explained, ii., 92—103. Communicants, exhortation to, iii., 83, 84 | -many ruined, ix., 395. Communion of saints as one body, the nature of the, iii., 593-597-those partaking of the sacraments declare they belong to this communion, 599-the happiness of this privilege, 603-in baptism we are declared to be of this, 605. Complaining under crosses and afflictions, the evil of, iii., 288-no proper reason of while out of hell, 294-297. Converted, the, still have need of the Holy Spirit for sanctification, i., 660. 2 Cor. vi., 17, explained, v., 349-xii. 10, explained, ix., 138-xii. 9, explained, vi., 365-xiii. 5, explained. ii., 497iv. 18, explained, iii., 76.

1 Cor. x. 17, explained, iii., 592—i. 30, explained, ii., 19. Corruption, original, how conveyed, i., 291 -spies seeming faults in providence, ix., 62.

Covenant of works, i., 229 -240vice, iv., 36-deliverance, 39-41-connexion of these, 43-of grace largely treated, viii., 385-604-see also i., 321the promises of the, xi., 200- the pe

397.

nalty of the, 207-the seals of the the fatal step by which it was broken, 222

269.

Crook, the, in our lot, is of God, iii., 498how of God, and why, 507-527. Cross taking up the, and following Christ, vi., 313-a kindly name to a Christian, 316 helps to bear the, iv., 318. Curates, some of were suffered to continue in parish churches after the Revolution, V., 31.

Curse, the wicked shall lie for ever under the weight of the, in hell, xi., 317-320 --what is that the natural man is under, xi., 279.

Cursers and swearers have seared consciences, they look like hells, ii., 183.

D.

Danger, the, of not complying with the gospel-call, ii., 454-of abiding in the world that lieth in wickedness, v., 351— of holding the truth in unrighteousness, iii., 216-234.

Day of judgment, the, happy to believers, but miserable to unbelievers, ii., 51. Death, sanctification is perfect at, i., 659 -the saints pass into glory, ii., 37–41 -in what respects a dissolution, iii., 20-the fear of need not terrify those who have taken the Lord for their refuge and portion, v., 66-the death and resurrection of Christ the great ground of the saints' consolation, ix., 14-the nature of this consolation, 18. Decay of religion in the soul, the, 1. The causes of; 2. How to strengthen the things that remain, vii., 637–646. Decrees of God, the, 1. The nature of; 2. The object of; 3. The end of; 4. The properties of, i. 150--166. Delaying repentance, the danger of; why gospel hearers delay; this delaying ruinous to the soul, vi., 452-455. Deplorable, the case of those deprived of the ministry of the word, iii., 373–377. Description of the unregenerate world, v., 322 of the inhabitants of both parts of the other world, 410.

Design, the, of the gospel, ministers should seriously consider, v., 27.

Desire to do the will of God, a mark of sincerity in religion, ii., 594, Devil, the subtilty of the, seen in addressing himself first to the woman, i., 251— 253-never sleeps but ever watches for our ruin, iv., 394.

Devils at present under awful providences, i., 199. Differences, the, among the people of God here will soon be at an end, iv., 320-between the righteous and the wicked in their death, viii, 246- of the state of those with, and of those without, God in Christ as their refuge, v.,

86-between hypocrites and true Christians, ix., 453. Directions to obtain the Holy Spirit to apply the redemption-and comfort to the people of God in trials in this world, xi., 117-purchased by Christ, i., 543in prayer, 555 - how to enter in at the strait gate, x., 326-to the unconverted, 611-to Christians, v., 199. Disadvantages, the dreadful, that attend an unjustified state, i., 606. Discern, how to, that we are children of God, v., 196.

Discontentment, the evil of, ii., 351-remedies against, 359.

Dispensation, the, of Christ, keeping his people long in weakness in this world, vi., 367-of providence wholly faultless, ix., 62.

Distinguishing characters of true Christians, iv., 466.

Divine power necessary to believing the gospel report, x., 298-the experience of, very rare among professing Christians, 306.

Doctrines to be abhorred which tend to lessen the glory of Christ, iv., 246. Doctrine of the condition of men under the covenant of works, applied, xi., 269 -272.

Doing what God commands, a distinguish

E.

311.

234.

Doubtful, a Christian should not be in matters of religion, iv., 128-reason why he should not be, 129. Drawing near to God, the acceptable manner of, ix., 401-in what this consists, 414-how to know if we have with a true heart, 424-cases of conscience answered, 431.

Duelling a breach of the sixth commandment, ii., 272.

Duty, no sufficient knowledge of without the scriptures, i., 44-we owe to our neighbour, ii., 348,-the which God requireth of man, i. 52-58-of communing with our own heart, iv., 262-266of praying for the peace of Jerusalem, 448-of church communion, iii., 640-of self-examination, ii., 490— of ministers and people respecting public worship, also fasting, catechising, spiritual conference, &c., ii., 144-146-common to husband and wife, 213-219-common to masters and servants, ii., 231-236common to ministers, elders, and people, 237-246-of the tenth commandment considered, ii., 333-337-of those professing to be pilgrims here and looking for a better world, x., 130. Lying, the, day of saints, better than the day of birth, v., 480-the true desire of, what it is, 500.

Enjoyment of God the nature of the, i., 14 may go in yet be but trifling, x. 59–63.

is man's chief end, 16.

Enmity between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent, the ground of, ix., 326.

Eph. ii. 3, explained, viii., 98—v., 9, explained, iv., 228-238-iv. 11, explained, iv., 309-315-i. 7, explained, xi.,

149.

See vii., 503-506.

Espousals to Christ, the soul's, iv., 22—29. Eternal purpose of grace, how to conceive of the, vii., 183. See note.

Every sin deserves God's wrath and curse, ii, 390. Evidences of slighting the gospel report, x., 273-of counting all things but loss for Christ, iv., 177.

Evil, 1. What meant by; 2. What is deliverance from; 3. What is imported in this part of the sixth petition, ii., 636-of forsaking God and taking up with the creature, x., 148-why do this, 152-motives to return to God by repentance, 158- of Christ's friends lifting up the heel against him, iii., 253258-of a sleeping temper of spirit in Exaltation of Christ, the several steps of religion, iv., 420.. the, i., 505-526-necessary for the salvation of sinners, iv., 377.