A Brighter Day Begins with His Word.

Flavel, John, 1630?-1691 • SECTION 255

Section 255

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Vid. Title. Sweetness of the Christian religion inferred from Christ's incar- nation 82 Sword, (of God's justice) how said to be awakened against Christ 344 What we learn from its being drawn against Christ alone 354 Sanctification, it Avas one end of Christ's death 478 Four excellent properties of this benefit 479 Sufferings of Christ, how vastly they exceed what any suffer

Teacher, Christ is so to the church in the most supreme

sense 118 How Christ performs this office, 123. Vid. Prophet. Thirst, The afflictiveness of it when violent 419 How that of Christ was occasioned by his extreme sufferings 421 Several useful inferences from that of our Saviour 425, ^c. Throne, How Christ obtains one in men's hearts 200 Time, The preciousness of that which is present 428 Title, (on the cross of Christ) the nature of it explained 333. ^c. How divine providence appeared in it 336 Useful inferences from the circumstances attending it 338 Trial of Christ, The injustice of it manifested 297 Testament of Christ, confirmed by his blood 480 What he bequeaths therein to his friends 481 The probat of it ; or, how we may prove our interest in it 482 Touch, in what sense Christ prohibited Mary to touch him 501 Travail ofCh'isfs soul. Why his sufferings are exprest by it 479 The fruits of it are deliverance from wrath to come, 15; Peace with God, 475 ; sanctification, 479 ; and confirma- tion of the gospel-covenant 480

Unbelievers, How dismal their state is at death 397

Understanding, How Christ is said to open it 131

What things are implied in Christ's opening it 133

In what way our Saviour opens it 163

Useful lessons from the doctrine of Christ's opening it 138, 4'C.

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Jf^EEPiNG, How Christ forbad it upon his own account 308

Why our Saviour required it of the Jews for themselves 309

Wisdom, The different notions of it in the book of Proverbs 42

Wisdom of God, How it shines forth in Christ's incarnation 82

Wonderjul, How iitly Christ is so called 99

Word, Why Ciirist is so called 72

Worlds How little ref^ard is to be had of its esteem or contempt 245

Worh of Christ, how it was finished on the cross 428

Worlhing, The necessity of it in religion 438

We should imitate Christ therein 439

Wrath, in what sense it is said to be to come 469

How eminently Christ delivered us from it by his death ihid.

Good evidence of being delivered from it 471

Zaleucus, a noted instance of his tempering justice with

Accept Ay CE with God, how believers have it through Christ 260 How Christ procures it for believers . 265

How the consideration of it should be improved ibid.

Admiral, vid. Lord High-Admiral

Advocate, what an excellent one Christ is 221

Ambassadors, (of Christ) ministers so called 50

What God's treating with sinners by them implies 51

The great concern about v/hich they treat with sinners 53

What qualifications they should be endowed with 13

Annihilation, not the worst of evils 252

Application^ (of Christ's benefits) the general nature of it ex- plained 17 The nature and necessity of it more particularly expressed in

eight propositions 19 — 2^

Several useful inferences concerning it 26

Assent of faith, doubts concerning it answered 124

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Page jBRiDEGROOMi What an incomparable one Christ is S19 Bringiiif^ us to God, What this phrase imports 281 The happiness of being interested in it 282 What iutiuence Christ's siifFerings have upon it 283 Useful deductions from Christ's being the author of it 28'1« Burden of sin, The greatness of it discovered 157 Whence a soul is supported under it 16S Why God causes it to press hard upon some sinners 164? Useful inferences from the consideration of it 16G Proper advices to them who are under the weight of it 169 Vid. Heavif laden BVindne!<s of mind. Wherein it consists, shewn 45^ That many are under it proved 455 The policies which Satan uses to procure and promote it 458 The dreadiulness of this judgment set forth in divers par- ticulars 464 Several very useful inferences concerning it 467 ^ody of man. The soul is strongly inclined to it 589 Wherein the soul discovers her love to it 590 Reasons of the souPs love to it 594 Wherein our love to it may be defective 602 Wherein the souPs love to it may l)e excessive 604 How we should rightly express our love to it ibid. Breath (of our nostrils) This feeble band ties the soul and body together 542 Several useful inferences concerning it 54^

Christ, How believers have communion with him 143

What it is to come to him, 172. Vid. Come.

What an excellent physician he is, 177. Vid. Physician.

How he is called the promised mercy, 203. Vid. Mercy.

How he is altogether lovely, 214. Vid. Lovely.

How he is the desire of all nations, 225. Vid. Desire.

How he is the Lord of glory, 236. Vid. Lord.

How he is the Consolation of Israel, 243. Vid. Consolation. Coming to Christ, what is implied and included therein 172

How Christ invites sinners to it 175

Why only sin-burdened souls are invited to it 175

Discouragements from it recited and answered ^ 178

It is the immediate duty and happipess of heavy laden sinners 181

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Page Communion, how all believers have it with Christ 143

The things wherein Christians have it not with Christ 145

Those things wherein Christ and believers have it 146

By what means Christians come to have it with our Saviour 148 The great dignity of our having it, shewn in six particulars 150 Several useful inferences from the doctrine of it 152, ^c.

Signs of having communion with Christ 155

Consolation (of Israel) Christ is so called 243

The nature of consolation opened 244

How Christ only is so to believers 245

None but believers are interested in it, and why 248

Whence believers themselves are sometimes without it 249

Several useful inferences from Christ's being so ibid.

Crucifixion (of the flesh) what it is, shewn negatively and posi- tively 870 Why the mortification of sin is expressed by it S73 The necessity of it to evidence our being in Christ 375 The sanctifying spirit is the only principle of it 377 How it evinces a soul's interest in Christ 379 Christ, Two sermons concerning our imitation of him 397 — 421

Vid. Imitation. Christy Whai abundant reason wc have to esteem him precious 584^ Crucifixion qfthefieshy several useful inferences concerning it 380

Dead, how all unregenerate sinners are not, and how they

Dead, The deplorableness of being so, in a spiritual sense 101 Vid. Death spiritual.

Death spiritual, the nature of it described in several particulai*s 85

The certainty of Christless souls being under it, proved 575

Desire of all nations, how Christ is so called 225

Five things implied in Christ's being thus stiled 226

The reasons of Christ's being esteemed as such 229

Several useful improvements of Christ's being so -' ihid.

Desires after Christ, Characters of the truth of them 230

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