Evidences awanting, i. 79 ; sound, solid, are the best way to prevent delusions, iii. 251, 252 ; two special rules are still to be seri- ously minded in propoiiuding of, for men to try their spiritual states by, iii. 252, 253 ; seven reasons why many men ci-y down marks and signs, and deny sanctification to be an evidence of men's justification, iii. 470, seq.; it is lawful and useful to make use of our gracious, iii. 474, seq. ; he that can find but one gracious evidence in his soul, may safely conclude that all the rest are there, iii. 476 ; what a Christian should do, when his are so clouded and blotted that he cannot read them, iii. 480, 481 ; when a Christian's shine brightest, his heart and the eye of his faith is to be most firmly fixed upon three royal forts, iii 482, seq., 492, seq.
Examination, want of searching and, into the sold an impediment to assurance, ii. 383, 384.
Examples to be imitated, I. Ixiv ; of the wicked a device of Satan, i. 84 ; Scrip- tures ag.ainst, i. 85 ; precepts not, i. 271 ; judgment, to follow evil, i. 272, 273 ; noble, i. 319, 320 ; we are bound to fol- low the best, ii. 100, 167 ; Christ's is for our imitation, iL 169, 170 ; highest, v. 283, 284.
E.r.cellcncii of Christ above man, above all men, yea, above Adam in inuocencv, v. 19.5, 190.
Excepted, none, i. 142.
E.rcluded, none, i. 277, 278.
Excuses all taken away, iii. 1.56.
Exercises, sj)iritual, I. Ixv; holy, i. 76; he that would have more holiness must be much in the exercise of that holiness he has, iv. 388, 389.
Exercise, gifts and graces for, iii. 125.
Expcdicncii: the more a man lives by the rule of, the more holiness he has attained to, iv. 409, 410.
Experiences of Mrs Brooks, I. Ixxvi, seq.; of old disciples, i. 193, 194 ; gracious, L 207,
208 ; enriched in by afflictions, i. 355, 356; greater by delays, i. 3S8 ; Mrs Blake rich in, i. 405 ; he that would keep close to Chris- tian duties must keep a diary of, ii. 292, 293.
Extenuating of sin, i. 19.
Extreme right, vi. 5.
Eije of God : he that would attain to greater measures of holiness must always remem- ber that the, is continually upon him, iv. 385, 386.
ii've?, opening of, i. 13 ; squint, i. 78 ; of God, 'i. 250, 251.
Fable of the trees, i. 323.
Faces, beautiful, iv. 36.
Faith hath Rachel's eye and Leah's womb, I. xliii ; false definitions of, i. 95 ; without assurance, ib. ; Bible definition of, i. 96 ; true, with much doubting, ih.; life of, the happiest, i. 378 ; keep up under afliictions, i. 396 ; a choice grace, ii. 359 ; a gift, ii. 41 8 ; a thing that accompanies salvation, ii. 431, 432 ; what it is, or the propeities of, ii. 446 ; the person of Christ the object of, ih.; his righteousness, second object of, ii. 447, 448 ; precious promises, third object of, ii. 448 ; of glory and blessedness laid up, fourth object of, ii. 450, 451 ; properties of that, that accompanies salvation, ii. 451-459 ; it puts itself into vital operation, ii. 451, 452 ; growing and increasing, ii. 45.3, 454 ; makes the world small and low, ii. 454, 455 ; heart- l)urifying, ii. 455, 456; soul-softening, ii. 457, 458 ; world-conquering, ii. 458, 4.59 ; hints concerning strong, ii. 459-460 ; weak, ii. 460-461; a conquering grace, iii. 129, 130; saints must seek to be rich in, iii. 182; why, iii. 183, seq.; Christ greatly re- gards, iii. 184, 185 ; what that is that gives a man an interest in Christ and in all those blessed benefits and noble favours that come by Christ, opened at large, v. 49-52 ; Christ being God-man, should raise and streng- then our, in our Lord Jesus, v. 182-184.
Faithfulness, of God's, v. 226, 227.
Falling into same sin, i. 110 ; no promise that saints will not do so, i. 111.
Fulls, from glory to dishonour, v. 5, 6.
False inferences, i. 77, 97; definitions of graces, i. 95; teachers, characters of, 149, seci.
Famines, great, vi. 191.
Far off, keep, from sin, ii. 107, 108.
Farewell ' sermon, ' I. lix-lxviii.
Favour, loss of king's, for page's, i. 264 ; de- sei-tion heightens God's, i. 377, 378 ; holy persons are highly in God's, iv. 424.
Fear, rejoice with, I. Lxviii; Gospel Fear, by Burroughs, I. Ixii, seq.
Fears: the imputed righteousness of Christ will answer all a Christian's fears, v. 238, 239 ; the signal presence of God with his people should arm them against all slavish, of men, v. 552, .55.3.
Feeling, under silence, i. 306, 307.
Feliriti/ of the world, mixed, i. 67.
Fellowship : unholy persons have familiarity and friendship with Satan, iv. 52, 53.
Feiv, yet innumerable, i. 82.
Fevmess of the saved : the number of those that shall go to heaven are but few, iv. 80-82.
Fighters against prayer, i. 330 ; fighting against God is labour in vain, v. 549.
Fire, sin a, i. 255, 256 ; terrible, dreadful, dangerous, pernicious, i. 256; hardens, ib.; active, ib.; penetrating, ib.; devouring, i. 256, 257 ; how the word is used in Scripture, vi. 17, 18, 20, seq.; (J.) Consider the intem- perate heat before the, vi. 130, 132 ; (2.) the suddenness and unexpectedness of tlie, vi. 132-135 ; (3. ) tlie force, violence, vebeniency, and irresistibleness of it, vi. 135-137; (4.) tlie swiftness of it : it flew upon the wings of the wind, vi. 137-142; (5.) the exten- siveness of the, vi. 142-143; (6.) the im- partiality of the, vi. 14.3, 144; (7.) the greatness of it, vi. 144-146; (8.) the ter- ribleuess of it, vi. 146-149; (9.) the time when the, began, vi. 149-151 ; (10.) the burning of London as a national judgment, vi. 151, seq. ; that tlie fire of Loudon was not so great nor so dreadful a fire as that of Sodom and Gomorrah is proved by five arguments, vi. 187-189 ; of the, in hell, vi. 197, seq.; four arguments to prove that it is very probable that there is material fire in hell, vi. 199, seq.; object.: if it be ma- terial, then it niay be quenched, vi. 200, 201 ; five answers to this, vi. 201, seq.: six differences between our common fire and hell-fire, vi. 203, seq.; object. : how will it stand with the unspotted holiness, justice, and righteousness of God to punish a tem- porary offence with eternal punishment with eternal fire ? answered seven ways, vi. 212, seq. ; famous fires in London, vi. 145, 146.
Fish fresh in salt sea, i. 6.
Fittest seasons, i. 289.
Flagons of Brooks' church still preserved, L xxxiv.
Flattery, i. 227, 228 ; take heed of flatterers, iv. 202, seq.
' Flesh and Blood,' i. 232.
Flu, God in the making of, i. 20.
Follow fully, i. 102.
Folhi, eight arguments to shew the, of such sincere Christians, who make their condi- tion worse than it is, iii. 282, seq.
Fools, all unholy persons are : they have all the characteristical notes and properties of, and this is shewed in eight particulars, iv. 55, seq. ; Christians are to have no special communion with, iv. G8.
Formalists shall not go to heaven, iv. SG, 87.