Anger : God's anger when he shews none, i. 26 ; of God, vi. 15.
Annotatiom, English, iv. 69, 435.
Antidotes to poison, i. 307, 308.
Apostasii, vi. 352, seq.
Apostles, violent death of, iv. 263.
Apparel, iii. 43, seq.; of the vanity of strange, vi. 51, 52.
Appearance, the reasons of Christ's, in the presence of the Father for us, v. 397, (see under sin.) Glorious day of the saints, vi. 313, seq.; what the glorious, of God for his people ought to lead to, vi. 378, seq.
Appetite, delays sharpen, i. 389.
' Apple of the eye,' i. 309, 310.
^Apples of Odd,' i. 167, seq.; translated into Dutch, vi. 'Editor's Postscript.'
Approving a man's self to God ; the more a man makes it his great business to approve himself to God, the greater measure of holiness that man has attained to, iv. 408, 409.
' Ark fur all God's Noahs' ii. 1, seq.
Armour, best in temptations, i. 331.
Articles agreed on between the Father and the Son. I. Of tlie articles on the Father's part ; there are seven things which God the Father j)roniisetIi to do fur Jesus Christ, upon his undertaking the work of our redemption, (1.) That he will give him the Spirit in an abundant measure, v. 371, 372 ; (2.) That he will invest Jesus Chi-ist with a threefold office, and that he will account him, and furnish him with what- ever was requisite for the discharge of those three ollices, v. 373, 374, (see under offices of Chri.'it ;) (3.) That he will give to Jesus Christ assistance, support, jjrotec- tion, help, and strength, to carry on the great work of redemption, v. 380, 381 ; (4. ) That he shall not labour in vam, and that the work of redemption shall prosper in his hand, &c., v. 381, 382 ; (5.) God the Father promiseth to Jesus Christ rule, dominion, and sovereignty, v. 382, 383 ; (6.) To accept of Jesus Christ in his media- tory office, v. 383, 384 ; (7.) Highly to exalt Jesus Christ, and nobly to reward him, and everlastingly to glorifv him, v. 384-386. II. Of the articles of'the cove- nant on Christ's part ; there are six ob- servable things on C?hrist's side that wo are to take special notice of, (1.) Christ having cemented and agreed with the Father about our redemption, accordingly he applies himself to the discharge of that great and glorious work by taking a body, by assuming our nature, v. 387-300 ; (2.) Jesus Christ promiseth to God the Father that ho will freely, readily, and cheerfully accept, undertake, and faithfully discharge his mediatory office to which he was de- signed by him, in order to the redemp- tion and salvation of all his cho.sen ones, V. 390, 391 ; (3.) Jesus Christ promises and engages himself that he will confide, de- pend, rely, and trust upon the Father for
help and assistance to go througli liis work, kc, V. 391-393; (4.) Jesus Christ pro- mised and engaged himself to the Father that he would bear all and suffer all that should be laid upon hini, and that he would ransom poor sinners, and fully satisfy divine justice by his blood and death, &c., v. 393; (.5.) The Lord Jesus Christ was very free, ready, willing, and careful to make good all the articles of the covenant on his side, and to discharge all the work agreed on for the redemption and salvation of the elect, v. 393-395 ; (6 ) Christ having performed all the conditions of the covenant on his part, he now per- emptorily insists upon it that his Father should make good to him and his the con- ditions of the covenant on his part ; Christ, having finished his work, looks for hLi reward, v. 395-397 ; (7. ) The whole com- pact and agicenient between God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, about the redemption of poor sinners' souls, was really and solemnly transacted in open court, or in the High (.'ourt of Justice above, in the presence of the great public notary of heaven — viz., the Holy Ghost, v. 397, 398.
Assaults, stand against sudden, iii. 168, 109.
Assistance, divine, i. 75; none can be so against us as to hinder the, of God at a dead lift, v. 303-305.
Assurance, faith without, i. 95, 96 ; effect of faith not faith itself, i. 90 ; may be lost, i. 97; first faith, next, ib.; lightens afflic- tions, i. 391 ; desired, i. 463 ; possessed, i. 463, 464 ; get to heaven without, i. 464 ; such as have God for their portion should use all diligence to get, in their own souls that God is their portion, and that upon seven grounds, ii. 74, 75 ; it is one thing for a man to have God for his portion, and it is another thing for a man to have, in his own soul that God is his portion, ii. 77, 78; few saints die without some, that God is their portion, made good by divers arguments, ii. 132-136 ; special promises to give, ii. 132 ; experiences shew, ii. 132, 133; if not souls would fail, ii. 133; Lord's Supper intended to give, ii. 133, 134 ; s])rings of, in believers, ii. 134 ; saints above all, wish, ii. 135 ; preface, touching the nature of, ii. 316, 317 ; believers may in this life attain to. ii. 318, seq.; end of the Scriptures to help to, ii. 318, 319 ; other believers have attained to, iii. 3'20, 321 ; God engaged to give, u. 321, 322 ; the springs of, in all believers, ii. 322-324 ; Holy Ghost exhorts to, ii. 324, 325 ; the way and means to, propounded in Scrip- ture, ii. 3'25, 326 ; was one great end of appointing the Supper, ii. 326-328 ; were it not attainable, God never would have made such a difference between converted and unconverted, ii. 328-330; deniers of, ii. 328, seq.; God denies, for a time to his dearest, and reasons for, ii. 330-334 ; many Bweet, significant words in Scrij)ture to e.xpress, ii. .335-336 ; there may be true grace without, and reasons, ii. 336-341 ; may be denied long, and at last given, ii. 341, 342; may be lost, forfeited, ii. 342- 345 ; certainty of, can only be made known