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Flavel, John, 1630?-1691 • SECTION 254

Section 254

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How Christ performs this office 109

Five things implied in Christ's being Mediator 110 How it appears that Christ only is so between God and man 112

In what capacity our Saviour performs this office 114 Several useful inferences from the doctrine of Christ's being

the only one 114 — 118

Meritorious, Whence Christ's death came to be so 1 89

How the purchase made by our Saviour was so 191

MinisterSy By what we should judge of their excellency 38

600 AM ALPHABETICAL TABLE FOE THE FIRST VOLUME.

Ministers^ How they should preach Christ 89.

How people should improve under their ministry 41

The great evil of despising them 9^

In what things Chri^^t was a pattern to them 128

Ministry^ The great evil of intruding into it without a due call 94«

The necessity of a standing one in Christ's church 125

Mother (of Christ) how our Saviour's tender care of her was

Oblation (of Christ) how the excellency of it appears 154 Vid. Offering.

Offering (of Christ) the nature and excellency of it shewn in

several things 156 The persons for whom, and the end for which it was offered 159

The comfort flnviiig to believers from it 194?

How the inflexible severity of divine justice appears in it 162

How our hearts should be affected with it 164

Old sinners^ their case exceeding dangerous 402

Ordinances of the gospel, whence the efficacy of them proceeds 94

Patience, (of Christ) the nature and eminency of it 859

The grounds and reasons of it 361

Directions for our imitation of Christ in it 364

Paul, (the apostle) the plainness of his preaching vindicated 312

How he made Christ, as crucified, his principal subject 313

Peace (of kingdoms) the Christian religion the best friend to it 381

Philanthropos, (a lover of man) God so called ; but never

PJnlangelos^ (a lover of angels) 614

Pilate, his great injustice in condemning our Saviour 299 Prayer, (Christ's last) how Christ evinced the care of his

How the saints perseverance is secured by it 249

Argumentative prayer recommended by it 25Q

How dying parents, &c. are directed by it 257

Prayer, (of Christ in the garden) Christ's last preparative for

How we should imitate our Saviour in it 273

The matter about which he pleads with his Father in it ihid.

The manner of it noted in four particulars 276

, Useful inferences from the consideration of it 279

"^ rice, how Christ was such in his death 184

-^ riesthoocl^ (of Christ) what is implied in it 144

AN ALPHABET rCAL TABLE FOR THE FIRST VOLUME. 601

Priesthood, The necessity of it proved and vindicated 147

Useful inferences from the doctrine of it 149

The virtue and fruits of it, liow exprest by divines 195

Prophet, Christ described in this office 118

What things are imphed in Christ's being so to the church 121

How excellently our Saviour executed this office on earth 123

The great usefulness of the doctrine of this office of Christ 125

Providence, How Christ rules and orders the kingdom of it 212

The instruments whereby our Lord exercises it 216

Excellent properties of it as exercised by our Saviour 217

Several profitable inferences from the doctrine of it 218

Purchase, How Christ's death is to be considered as such 191 Vid. Meritorious.

Peace, (with God) the articles or terms of it 477

The excellency of it, and deplorableness of being without it ibid.

Redemption, the wonderful love of God and Christ therein 52

What things are implied in it 178

Revelation, of God's will, how excellently Christ hath discovered it, 124. Vid. Prophet.

Roman senator, a courageous answer of one to Vespasian 353

Reconciliation, (with God) what it signifies 474 Why, and how it is obtained by the death of Christ 476 The conditions upon which it is offered in the gospel 477 The excellency of it, and usefulness of the doctrine concern- ing it 480

Rest, that of saints is chiefly reserved for heaven 523

Resurrection, of Christ, the certainty and necessity of it 488

Five excellent properties, shewing the manner of it 489

How it secures the resurrection of saints 49^

How it was the pattern of that of believers 494

How death is overcome by it 496

Resurrection, that of the saints will be very joyful on several

How we may ensure to ourselves a blessed one 499

Right-hand, of God, what it signifies in scripture 515

What things are implied in Christ's sitting at it 515

Several useful inferences from our Saviour's session there 520

AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE FOR THE FIIIST VOLUME. S

Page Sacrifice, the excellency and efficacy of Christ 153

Sanct'ification, how necessary it is for Christians 101

Sanctify myself^ how, and why Christ did this 96

Seven things implied in Christ's doing this 97

How Christ did lifor our sokes 100

Several useful inferences from our Saviour's doing it 101

Satisfaction of Christ, what it signifies 178

The truth of it proved and vindicated 183

Useful inferences from the doctrine of it 184

The impossibihty of our making it for ourselves 186

Whence a surplusage of merit in it arises 187

Saviour, How the Grecians were affected with the mention of a

Scattered, how Christ's disciples were so, 345. Vid. Sheep. Sealed, why God's committing authority to Christ is expressed

The office to which Christ was sealed by the Father 87

Four things implied in our Saviour's being so 88

How God the Father sealed Jesus Christ 89

The necessity of Chiist's being so 91

Several useful inferences from our Lord's being so ibid.

How we should endeavour to have the comfort of Christ's

Sclf-covjidence, the best are in danger of it 350

Self-denial, Christ the most eminent pattern of it 230

Sentence, (against Christ) the great evil of it, shewn in six par- ticulars 302 With what meekness our Saviour received his unjust one 304 Useful inferences concerning it ibid. Sheep of Christ, who of them were scattered from him 345 Eight arguments of their forsaking Christ in his sufferings 346 The occasions of their being scattered from Christ 348 The tenderness of their shepherd toward them 350 Several useful instructions from their forsaking Christ 355 Sin, How the exceeding evil of it is discovered 184 Solitude of Christ in his sufferings, considered and improved,

370. Vid. Sheep. Soul, (of man) the preciousness of it appears from the price of

How Christ commended his to his Father when dying 433

What IS imphed in a believer's commending it to God at death 444 The encouragements believers have to commend theirs to God 445

A>J ALFHABETICAL TABLE FOR THE FIRST VOLUME. 603

Page Soul, Useful inferences from the encouragements of commend- ing it to God 450 Spirit qfman^ to be commended to God at death 444

Yid. Soul Suffe?'ings of Christ, the greatness of those in his body 421

The pecuhar extremity of those he endured in his soul 422

Superscription on Christ's cross, explained and applied 333, ^x.

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