PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
The Complete Works of Richard Sibbes — Volume 7
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XIV. Yea and Amen ; or, Precious Promises and Privileges. ISmo, 1638. Pp. 429, i. e. 1-215 and 217-429. For title-page, &c., see vol. iv. p. 114 for ■ Yea and Amen,' and vol. v. p. 250 for 'The Privileges of the Faithful.' XV. The Saint's Privilege ; or, A Christian's Constant Advocate. 18mo, 1638. Title ; table, pp. …
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have no memorial. It is a literary mine all un- wrought. Surely it will tempt some worthy antiquary some day. The Coles, and Simmonses, and Parkhursts, and Calverts to whom we owe many a stately folio and precious quarto, and equally priceless lesser volumes, deserve to have their names and labours revived. Cole's hera…
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302— vi. 343— vii. 220. Blackamore, iv. 24, 38. Bonefire, iii. 199. Bout, iii. I'il— iv. 12— vii. 149. Bowl, ii. 425. Brabbles, i. 261— v. 85. Bravery, iv. 123. Brook, iv. 257, 329— vi. 93, 304, 551 But, ii. 498. Butt, i. 397— iii. 190, 270. Capitulate, vi. 101. Captivate, v. 341. Cares, iv. 101. Cashier, ii. 76. …
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iv. 413, 414. Motives, V. 296. Motion, vii. 37, 57. Mued, iii. 253. Katural, iii. 29. Naturals, iii. 378— iv. 119_vi. 136. Natu- rally, iv. £05. Naught and naughty, ii. 170 — Iii. 62, 211, 230, 234— iv. 16, 117, 217, 232, 506, 509, 518— v. 223, 231, 298, 320, 419, 471, 611— vi. 15, 23, 30 143, 208, 405, 429, 459, 50…
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Want, iii. 186. Whilst, ii. 399— vi. 86. White, vii. 39. Wit, iv. 178, 233, 374, 393— v. 267, 274, 4G8, 470, 476— vi. 15, 104, 246, 249— vii. 389. Witty, ii. 295— iii. 112, 137, 190, 443 — iv. 283, 401, 451, 510, 518— vi 318— vii. 283, 287. Wittily, ii. 291. Without, ii. 421— iv. 70, 159— vi. 318. Wracked, ii. 109…
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304— V. 153— vi. 485. Damascene, iii. 535. Davenant, Bibhop, I. xliii. Ilavenant, Sir Wm., i. 350. Davidson, Rev. A. B., iii. 533 — vi. 175. Davenport, John, B. D., I. xxi, Iviii, Ixxiv, xcv, seq^. Davy, I. XXV. Demarest, i. 334. Democritus, ii. 618. Demosthenes, vii. 228. Denny, Sir Wm., i. 121. Descartes, v. 356. …
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Paulinu.s, iv. 487. Papinian, iii. 536. Pascal, iv. 37. Pattison, Rev. E., I. xvi. Patrick, Bishop, 1. 290, seq., 3C5 — ii. 495— V. 23— vii. 337. Pearson, Bishop, ii. 242— iv. 381. Pelagius, iv. 310. Pepys, I. Ixxiii. Perkins, 1. xxxv, Ixxxv, Ixxxvii. 252_ii. 435— iv. 309. Perry, I. Ixvii. Peyto, Samuel, I. xx- ' Phi…
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Able, V. 181 ; a Christian has an abler Spirit than his own,.v. 181, 182 ; the act, v. 190. Above, seek thing.s, v. 200, 201. Absence, of God's Spirit discourageth, i. 398 ; from Christ solaced, ii. 203 ; Christ absent, vi. 406 ; how know he is not, vi. 407. Absolute, go not to God as, iv. 333 ; no evil, v. 270. Ab…
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572 GENERAL INDEX. seasonable .and speedy end of, vii. 159 ; how ploiv follows, vii. 189 ; discover soul and sin, vii. VJO ; Christ manifested in, vii. 209. 'Apahtst' us, vii. o90 ; how far the enemies of God's children are against them, vii. 390 ; in what respect none are, vii. 390, 391. Age, vii. 43, 44, 45. Agr…
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'As,'iy. 292. Ascension, the Spirit given more abundantly since Christ's, i. 23 ; circumstances of Christ's, v. 526, vi. 443 ; a mystery, v. 527 ; how know, vi. 444 and vi. 445, 447 ; not separated from us by, vi. 449. Ashamed, be not, of Christ, vi. 433. Astrology, vi. 157. Assemblies, calling of, vi. 89. Assent,…
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' Beloved,' Christ, i. 11, 12 ; how we come to be Christ's, ii. 179. Benefits, v. 282. Bent, of the soul, vi. 98. Best, things at the feast, ii. 446 ; at the last, i, 341, 383, ii. 508 ; a true Christian is best, where best known, iii. 259 ; not seen, iv. 479, 480 ; of everything, vii. 222. Betimes, God to be sough…
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Carefulness, careful Christians, vii. 206. Carelessness, take heed of, vi. 426, 427. Carnal, confidence, danger of, ii. 2S3 ; man, viL 202. Cases, put, iv. 521. Castaway, v. 279, 2S0. ' Cast down,' iv. 398, vii, 52, 53 ; casting down disquiets, why, i. 142; remedies against, i. 143; what, vii. 53, 54 ; remedy for,…
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Christ, Description of, i. 1-31 ; withdraws himself, i. 4, 30 ; prophecy fulfilled thereby, i. 4 ; near- ness to God ; i. 4-11 ; calling and qualification, i. 4, 15, 16 ; execution of that calling, i. 4, 15 ; manner thereof, i. 4, 15, 29 ; a servant, i 5-11 ; abasement, i. 6, 7 ; head of elect, i. 9 ; chosen and choice…
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148 ; it should be the care of Christians to study the several excellencies of Christ, ii. 148, 149 ; signs of Christ that God shews to the souls of Christians, ii. 149 ; sights of faith which the soul frames to itself of him, ii. 149 ; why compared to an head of gold, ii. 149 ; he hath clear eyes, able to discern all…
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576 GENERAL INDEX. head, vii. 205. (See Faith, Love, Mystery, Mercy-seat, Preaching, Fear.) Cliristian, combat, we must Cpht before the victory, 1. 95, 96, 97 ; calling : what is the true ability to it ? grace, not gifts only, i. 242 ; par- ticular calling, directions for it, i. 243 ; par- ticular Christians, in re…
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church needs purging, i. 376 ; God cleanseth it when need is, i. 376, 377 ; it should severely punish sin, j. 378 ; it is God's spouse, i. 390 ; impregn.able, i. 303 ; in what respects compared to a garden, ii. 10, 11 ; cared for and protected by God, ii. 12 ; disposition is to please her hus- band, ii. 14 ; gives all …
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Comfort, Christ is a complete and all-sufScient comforter, i. 70, 72 ; consolation to weak Chris- tians, i. 86 ; that our victory lies with Christ, not ourselves, i. 97 ; who fit for comfort, i. 48 ; in the church's troubles, i. 244, 261 ; amiss, sought in sanctification, i. 138 ; have and hold comfort, grow up in holi…
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Community, in sin, lesse-ns not, vl. 169. Company, with saints is a means to keep us awake, ii. 51 ; evil, makes Christ withdraw, Ii. 68, 69 ; evil, ii. 207, ii. 448 ; good, a means to enable us to walk resolutely in God's ways, ii. 427 ; companions in sin shall be companions in suffering, iii. 110. Compare, ii. 246.…
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Co.isent, ii. 201. Voiuideration, the best objects of it, i. 181 ; hin- drances of, vi. 216. Consolation, ii. 476. Constancy, in sin to be shunned, i. 298, iv. 402, vii 134 ; nature constant, v. 435. Consvbstantiation, ii. 433. Consult, iv. 185. Contemplations, Divine Meditations and, viL 173 228 ; join reasoning…
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Covenanter, Faithful, vi. 1-25. Coverings, iv. 2-53. Covetous, man, vii. 58. Cowardice, in God's ways to be avoided, L 116, 117. Creator, comfort from God as, i. 409, 413, 414 ; served as, vi. 98. Creatures, all are obedient to Christ, ii. 7 ; in every creature beams of excellency, ii. 147 ; not able to help us in…
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Decay, not in grace, iv. 290. Deceitfulness, of the heart, iv. 57. Decree, v. 262. Defamers, vii. 219 Defects, three main, in man, 1. 16 . in life, ris9 from defects in trust, i. 222 ; a supply for all, i. 238. Defend, others, viL 219. Defer, ii. 510. Defiled, best actions of the just are, vi. 191. Deformity, i…
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Digesting, iii. 464. Diligent, to sin. i. 298 ; to know Christ's grace, iv. 617 ; diligent, vii. 216 ; diligence, how stirred up, vi. 307. Direction, in our ways afforded by grace, i. 60. Disagreements, removed, iv. 327. Discipline, iv. 227. Disconsolate, against God's wish, vi. 448 ; remedy, vi. 555 ; Christ spec…
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GENERAL INDEX. 581 341 ; there is a time of, as well as of living, vi. 509. Bar, sanctified, iv. 358. • Earnest,' what the Spirit is an earnest of, lii. 465 ; compared with, in five particulars, iii. 465, 466 ; how to know if we have, iii. 470-47- ; how to get. iii. 4S0-4S2 ; motives to labour for, iii. 482, 483. …
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Example, of others, of what force, i. 56 ; of governors prevail, i. 332 ; must not live by, il. 412 ; examples, iv. 197, 495 ; forcible, iv. 495 ; should move us, iv. 520, vi. 49 ; how to profit by, Iv. 620 ; good, must be imitated, and how to follow, V. 121, 122, 123 ; why they are given in Scripture, v. 122, 123 ; ex…
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vii. 343, 346 ; banisheth trouble, vii. 346 ; establislieth the heart, vii 347 ; stirs grace, vii. 347; how it easeth the soul, vii. 349; objec- tions against, vii. 352 ; makes things present, vii. 508. Faithfulness, of God to be trusted in, i. 412 ; he is faitliful, i. 411 ; we must be faithful in what he trusts to u…
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Fools-folly, wicked men, fools, vi. 136 ; why, vi. 136 ; folly in God's children, vi. 139, vii. 217. Forces, home or foreign, not to be trusted to, ii. 2S1. Forgiveness of sin, how known to be truly desired, ii. 262 ; to be desired above all mercies, ii. 262 ; misery of those who lack it, ii. 264 ; not easily attaine…
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God, love of, i. 7 ; God and man in Christ, i. 17 ; arguments with, i. 21 ; makes every man a governor over himself, i. 149 ; still left to a good heart when all others fail, i. 198 ; only is the object of trust, i. 203 ; cannot out of Christ, be thought on comfortably, i. 204 ; is some men's specially, i. 262; hence i…
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Good, Godliness, all comes from God, ii. 404 ; no saving good from man, ii 403 ; why good works cannot merit, ii. 404, 405 ; converse with, ii. 452 ; God's children do good in every condition, iii. 105 ; good by others' afflictions, iii. 101 ; sufferings of saints do good to others, iii. 101, (see Afflictions) ; in all…
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i GENERAL INDEX. 585 ii. 405 ; wait on God for, ii. 405 ; of a fructify- ing nature, ii. 338 ; fruit comes fiom God and us too, ii. 404 ; nature of, ii. 217 ; as of, vii. 210 ; suitable to waiting, ii. 506, 509 ; an earnest, ii. 610 ; sweetens all a Christian's conversation, iii. 14, 15 ; what, lii. 16 ; Christians …
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Salting, vii. 188. Happiness, present, aggravates eternal misery, i. 386 ; an expectation, ii. 211, v. 283 ; hereafter, V. 583 ; heaven, vii. 194 ; happiness, iv. 335 ; who are the happy, iv. 408 ; outlive, vi. 82 ; judgment of the world who are, v. 231 ; wicked outlive, vii. 5 ; of the godly, vii. 6 ; wicked, may kno…
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got, ii. 22s ; God present, ii. 228. Huldah, vi 29. Human, nature as in Christ, iv. 119 ; dignified by Christ, vii. 120, 121. Humiliation, Christ's exaltation purchased by, V. 323-3.56 ; deep, v. 441 ; inward, vi. 46 ; affec- tions of, vi. 46, 47 ; outward, vi. 47 ; motives to, vi. 51 ; promises to, vi. 61 ; how known…
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in others, i. 56. Indignation, a.gainst sin, vi. 271. Indisposition, to duty, rules then to be observed, i. G6. Indulgences, Vopish, iii. 99 ; comforted, iii. 99. Infallibility, how prophets and apostles were, and how not, iii. 355, 356. (See Error and Mii- take. ) Infidelity, negative is less than disobedience agains…
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Just, men, who they be, ii. 421 ; have respect to ail God's commandments, ii. 421 ; do all thing.s to a good end, ii. 421, 422 ; desire to grow in grace, ii. 422 ; love to brethren, ii. 422 ; have only cause to rejoice, ii. 422. Justice (see Sin), v. 269, vii. 267, 371. Justification, necessary connection between and…
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made excellent, and its source in Christ, v. 359'; spiritual life, v. 300 ; how know if we live life of faith, v. 365 ; in sanctiflcation, v. 367 ; of grace lively, v. 370 ; new lives, vi. 24 ; end of it, what, vi. 336 ; of a Christian is laborious, v. 102 ; directions how to frame, v. 28 ; how and wherein a blessing, …
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i. 250. Lydia's Conversion, vi. 517-534. Mad, an old charge, vii. 220 ; untrue, vii. 220, 221 ; reversed, vii. 221. Made, 'as though he would have gone farther' explained, iii. 532, 533. Magistrates, how far they may be mild and when rough, i. 55 ; needful to the church, i. 343 ; to be tender, vi. 64. Magnanimity, …
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Merit, against, iii. 191 ; merits, Iv. 479. Meritorious. (See Grace.) Merry, ii. 441. Mind, must be sanctified to hear the word, vl. .525. Ministers, how they should carry themselves to the weak, 1. 53 ; not to preach too austerely, i. 54 ; nor too darkly, i, 54 : nor doubtfully in dis- putes, i. 54 ; hardly believ…
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Nay, take no, ii. 206. Near, and nearer God, draw, vii. 73. Necessity, of bruising, i. 44, (see AIT) ; of what we pray for, vi. 195. Negative, knowledge, iv. 166. Negligent, ii. 207, v. 394, vi. 61. Neuters, hateful to Christ, vi. 304. New, popery is a new religion, iii. 377, 378 ; life, iv 69, 197, V. 199, vi. 2…
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Pa i"ns- taking, vii. 39. Fagavs, conversion hindered, v. 513. Parable, Christ teaches by, vii. 255. Pardon, of sin the great mercy, ii. 310 ; God pardons all, ii. 301, 302, 307 ; "why not appre- hended, ii. 310 ; how known, ii 311,312 ; when still subject to sir^ ii. 313 ; not obtained with- out humiliation, ii. 31…
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Please, seek to, God, iv. 183. Plenty, iv. 342 Plot, gunpowder, v. 159, 160. Ploughman, Discreet, vii. 139 - 150 ; ploughing needed, vii. 143, 144. Poison, sin as, vi. 141. Policy, carnal, i. 415 ; hinders our safety, i. 416 ; to be avoided, iii. 347 ; not to subordinate religion to state, iii. 279, 280. Poor, Ch…
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454; spring of, vi. 13; necessity of, v. 467; for peace, vi. 345 ; for benefactors, iv. 524 ; form of prayer useful, vi. 183 ; danger of neglecting, vi. 194; lays hold on God, vi. 194; look for answer, vi. 196 ; resignation of ourselves, vl. 202 (see Worship) ; what state we are fit to pray in, vi. 144 ; to God success…
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Profession and Justify.) Profaneness, persons, vi. 163 ; feel as Christ did toward, vii. 192, 193. Professors, loose life wounds the gospel, 1. 377 ; profession from teeth, outward, v. 201. Profitable, to be, vii. 39. Promises, Christ promised in the Old Testament, 1. 3 ; of God, what they are in different respects,…
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Recovery, from falling, ii. 204 ; recover, how, iv. 254 ; how Paul knew of, iv. 460 ; spiritual, vi. 401 ; Discouragement's, vii. 49-64 ; of God's children, vii. 55, 67, 82 ; how, vii. 67, 68, 83. Recreations, to be made good use of, iv. 511, vii. 214, 304. Redemption, wonder of, i. 7 ; Christ a special instrument of…
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325, 326 ; by whose power shall we rise, vii. 326, 327 ; in what state, vii. 327 ; glory of the resurrection body, vii. 328 ; uses, vii. 328 ; reasons, vii. 328, 329 ; uses, vii. 329 ; spiritual bodies, vii. 330 ; of wicked, vii. 331, 332 ; curi- ous questions, vii. 332, 333. Returning, to the Lord, ii. 255 ; how to …
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Satisfaction, only in heaven, ii. 228 ; against popish merits and, for others, iii. 99 (see In- dulgences) ; required in our restoring, iv. 503 ; corrections not for, iv. 108 ; full, v. 329. Saviour, Christ our, v. 142. Scandal, maltes it hard to be saved, i. 398. Scot, and lot, vii. 252. Scripture, why Jews unders…
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596 GEin^RAL INDEX. of contemporaries, TThltalcer, Paul Bayne, Henry Scudder, Ezekiel Culverwell, Dr John Preston, John Smith, John Ball, Richard Capel, L lixxi-cx, and VII. 661, 562 ; presentation to Vicarage of Trinity by the king, I. cxi ; another relaxation of •ordei-' of Gray's Inn, I. cxii ; Bishop Williams and…
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are forgiven, II. 265 ; bitterness eauseth re- pentance, ii. 290; is a disease, II. 302; God willing to pardon all, ii. 307 ; neglected prove Incurable, ii. 303 ; being disease, is to be cured, ii. 304, 305 ; to be searched out, ii. 310 ; subdued, an evidence of pardon, ii. 312 ; why suffered to remain, ii. 313, 314 ; …
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Slighting, iv. 171. Snare, in best things, iv. 123. Snuffers, iv. 486. Sobriety, iv. 170. Sociableness, society, comfort, and benefit of, iii. 76, 253 ; sociableness, vii. 132 ; trials of, vii. 133. Snliloquies, of special use, i. 191. Solitariness, ill for afflicted ones, I. 195 ; intoler- able to the ivicked. w…
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Spouse, of Christ is the church, i. 390, ii. 23 ; sons by nature, ii. 24 ; how to know we are, ii. 26; directions for those who are not, ii. 26; her excellent condition, ii. 23 ; necessity of having Christ for our, ii. 26 ; weak as well as strong, the, ii. 183 ; her earnest desire, ii. 197-208 ; spouse, ii. 197-208. S…
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Sword, of the Wicked, i. 103-118 ; of the Spirit, iy. S67. Table, service of God in obeying the Jd, vl. 505, 506 ; whence the breach of, vi. 139. ' Take out,' iv. 67. Taste, iv. 107 ; a most necessary sense, vi. 371. Teaching, and correction, iv. 79. I'ears, ii. 479, 482 ; necessity and comfort of, il. 4,S2 ; spri…
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Tremble, at God's word, vii. 31. Trent, Council of, error corrected, vi. 314. Trespasses, dead in, vii. 401, 402, 403. Trial, of trust, whether it be right, i. 226 ; com- fort against the fiery, i. 373 ; of ' testimony,' vii. 382, 383. Tribulation, God's children are subject to, iii. 52, 65, 79. (See Affliction, Pe…
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318 ; unworthy coming to the Lord's supper, iv. 61 ; of old, iv. 64 ; meaning of, iv. 64 ; irreve- rence, iv. 79. Upright (see Justice) ; uprightness, vi. 30. Us, all good in Christ before, i. 18 ; how the Spirit takes from Christ and gives to, i 18 ; how put on Christ for, i. 21, 22 ; what Christ did was for, V. 2…
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Weak, Christians, how they must be heartened with tenderness, i. 45, 53 ; a caution for them, i. 62 ; may sometimes be dealt with more roughly, I. 65 ; men should not pry into their weaknesses, i. 56; means to work us to receive them, i. 61, 62; weakness, what, 1. 65 ; doth not debar from mercy, i. 65 ; what actions t…
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Covenant) ; evidence of belief, v. 205 ; works, vii. 189 ; hope and faith, vii. 510. World, Worldly, worldly good hath some evil, and worldly evil some good, i. 166 ; plodding upon takes away desire of heavenly things, ii. 34 ; worldlings, excuses to keep them from Christ, i. 94, 95 ; not able to deprive us of God's Sp…
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vi. 27, xi. 23, 24, xiv. 1, xvii. 26, II. 86 99 II. 100-115 II. 115-121 II. 121-126 11.126-134 II. 134-140 11.141-147 n. 147-152 11. 153-161 II. I(il.l64 II. 165-168 11.169-171 11.171-181 II. 182-193 VII. 106-126 VII. 127-137 . II. 443-458 , II. 458-470 . 11.470-479 . 11.479-499 . 11.499-507 . 11.507-517 VII. 139-150 …
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Vol. I. p. 171, line 26 from top, insert 'here,' and read, ' This is that which hero put,' &c. Vol. I., Note /, p. 290. I gladly withdraw the long current charge against Sterne, in the light of Fitzgerald's new ' Life' (2 vols. 1864). One is always glad to have any stain removed from a great name : and though much in …
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Vol. v., Lady Brooke, p. 411. In the ' Memoir' contained in Parkhurst's funeral sermon for this illustrious and venerable ' lady,' will be found a very interesting notice of Sibbes's visits to her, and of their mutual regard. Vol, v.. Note b, p. 539, ' Common and profane;' read rather %omg. ' The rea- son' seems to be…
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