Whence the spirits of good men are apt to sink under the de- lays of it 473 Considerations to support under the delays of it 474 How we may know when an afflicting one is sanctified 478 Signs that a prosperous one is not sanctified 479 Symptoms of a favourable one being sanctified to us 480 Its contrary aspects on good men, usually cause disorder in
How the mind may be kept, even under the contrary work- ings of it 485 Helps to resign our wills to (a^od, when a sad one is approach- in^r 486 Rr2
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Providences, should be recorded, when peculiarly remarkable 347
It is very useful to keep a written journal of them 897
Two narratives of eminently favourable ones at sea 498
Provisions, how divine providence sometimes appears in making
Records are kept of the offers of grace made to us 22
What things are registered in those of heaven ibid. Reasons of them, and inferences from the consideration of
Serious reflections concerning them 27
Relations, eminent providences of God in reference to them 395
Revolution, a sermon on the happy one (in 1688) 308
Rome, a remark upon its being called Babylon and Egypt 516
Security of sinners, some causes of that which is groundless 104 Sleep, sin has cast the souls of sinners into a deep one ibid,
Satan, why he makes great opposition to the gospel 204
Scribes and Pharisees, in what sense it was lawful to hear them 535
Sc7'ipture, its truth appears from the effects of it 187
Sea, an account of remarkable preservations on it 498
Sealing of the Spirit, the excellency of it 219 Sins, the heinousness of them should not hinder believing in
Several sorts and aggravations of them 162 Sinners, the more heinous encouraged, and the more civilized
excited to come to Christ 143
Sion, how we should be affected with the miseries of it 51
Southerland, (George earl of) Mr. FlavePs epistle to him 307
Superstition, the nature of it opened 522
Five arguments to dissuade from it 528
Truth is the proper object of the understanding 426
How many ways it is held in unrighteousness 282 Temptations, how eminently providence sometimes appears in
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Page ZTnbelief, whence the damning nature of it springs 203 Voice of Christ, the nature and several kinds of it 170 The properties of it 172 The most usual objects of it 178 The remarkable effects of it 181 That many hear it not, who hear the word, is matter of la- mentation 186 Having heard it, is a great encouragement to come to Christ 187 Several sorts of people exhorted to hear it 191
Tf^iTNESs for or against sinners in the last judgment 20
Will-worship, is a kind of idolatry 522 Womb, how providence appears in our formation and protection
WorTcs of God, what renders them truly great 311
World, how we may keep ourselves pure from its corruptions 544
Young people, a serious address to them concerning their
Adultery, the great evil and danger of it 315
Vid. Uncleanness. Afar-qff, how God understands our thoughts so 336
Arable-ground, soul-improving meditations upon it 41
Autumn, soul-profiting meditations upon gathering fruits in it 150
Vid. Fruits. Assurance of salvation, on what grounds a sincere Christian
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JBAB-ground, edifying meditations upon the improvement of it 48
The improvement of it spii'itualized in a poem 53
An awakening meditation on the incurableness of some such 65
Barren-ground^ a souLawakening meditation concerning it ibid.
Barrenness^ (spiritual) the dreadfuhiess of this judgment 5Q
Beasts, meditations upon clogging of them when they go astray 191
Believers, how far true grace may prevail in them 48
Birds, meditations upon the early singing of them 190
Meditation on their being catched with an hair 191
Bird-nests, a useful meditation on the curious frame of some 189
Callings, God sometimes blasts men's greatest industry in
Why providence frequently disappoints people in them ibid.
Camde, (king of England) a remarkable story of him 265
Cattle, a meditation on the husbandman's care of them 158
Thoughts on the hard labour and cruel usage of some of
Meditation upon seeking them when lost 167
Observations and reflections on fattening them 170
A poem on preparing them for slaughter 173
Chaff, how the wicked are compared to it 136
Compass, the necessity of it in navigation spiritualized ^65
Vide Mariner's Compass. Concealment, many encourage themselves in sin, by the hope
The vanity of hoping for it, in sinning against God 375 Vide Secresy.
Conscience, how it is represented by the helm of a ship 231
Contentment, Why good men have it 41
Queries to excite good men to abound in it 46 Corn, the danger of it between sowing and harvest spiritualized 100
Corn-land, meditations upon the plowing of it 61
Covenant, (of grace) the comfort it yields under trouble 634
Dearth, (through want of rain) the terribleness of this
judgment 81 Meditation, and a poem upon the dreadfuhiess of it, in a spiritual sense. Vide Famine. 86—88
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Page Decays of faithfulness, may be great in a Christian 48 Encouragements to endeavour a recovery from them 52 Deeds^ (written) meditations upon men's care to prove and pre- serve them. Vide Husbandmen. 17g Deer, a meditation on the hunting of one I95 Delays^ the danger of making them in religion 337
Vid. Repentance. Delight, (in spiritual duties) when it is of the right kind 37 It is very reasonable, and the want of it to be lamented 39 Disappointments, (in men's callings) several causes of them men- tioned and explained 39^ Divers sins which sometimes are the procuring cause of them 398 Several considerations to quiet our minds under them 402 We should especially take heed of eternal ones 405 Discontent, considerations to fortify the mind against it 45 Dog, meditation on his love to his master 19^ Drwikenness, an elegant description of it from St. Austin 297 It was too odious to many of the heathens ib'uh The exceeding evil and danger of it shewn in ten particu- lars 099^ ^c. Death, considerations to raise a Christian above the fear of it 490 A supposed mistake about means to prevent it should not
cause excessive grief 65S
Deceivers, (of themselves) the danger of being such 517
There are too many such among professors 518
Four causes of men's being such 513
Cautions in reference to the abounding of such 504
Warnings to professors to take heed of being such 525
Directions to those who are satisfied they are not so 527
Doubtful seasons, how we should keep our hearts in them 480
Vid. Heart. Duties of religion, how sincerity is discovered by the perform- ance of them ^QQ