Graces, counterfeit, i. 99 ; two meanings of grace, ib. ; renewing and restraining, ib. ; temporary, i. 100 ; and sin, i. 107 ; excel in, though not in abilities, i. 126 ; dwell more on each other's, tlian weaknesses, i. 128 ; Go<l does so, i. 128, 129 ; increased by afflictions, i. 357 ; greatened by, i. 360 ; perfection of, reserved for glory, i. 424, 425 ; least, sufficient to salvation, i. 464 ; mistakes about, an impediment to assur- ance, ii. 385, 386 ; maintain actings of, ii. 414 ; gi'ow more and more in, ii. 429, 430; saints weak in, described, iii. 49, seq.; be thankful for least, iii. 75, 76 ; must live up to what we have, iii. 82, srq. .- cautions in looking on our graces, iii. 85, ser/. .- inherent, iii. 89, seq. ; xapts explained, iii. 102, 103 ; a gift of God, iii. 108, 109; gifts and, to be improvefl, iii. 141, seq.; comparisons of, iii. 14.5 ; when may a soul be said to be excellent in, iii. 147, seq.; to be sought for itself, iii. 165 ; means to be used to grow rich in, iii. 172 ; souls may be rich in, and not know it, iii. 180, seq. ; remoter, growth in, iii. 189, 190 ; balies in gi-ace, iii. 471, (see under De.^iires ;) where there is any one grace in truth there is every grace in truth, iii. 25.3, 254 ; the sense and evidence of the least grace, yea, of the least degree of the least grace, may afford some measure of assurance, iii. 259-261 ; probabilities of grace may be a great stay, support, and comfort to ]K)or Christians that want as- surance ; tluy aie nuidi more worth than ten tliousand worlds ; this is made good by ten arguments, iii. 288, seq. : six consider- able things about probabilities of grace, iii. 291, seei. ; he that prizes the least drachm of grace above ten thousand worlds, certainly that man has true grace in him, iii. 380 ; if a Christian can't say he has grace, yet he should not say he has no grace, for he may have grace and not know it, iii. 381, 3S2 ; it is tlie wisdom and ought to be the work of every Christian to own the least means of grace tliat is in him, though it be mixed and mingled witli many weak- nesses and infirmities, iii. 400, 407 ; it is
■the -wisflom and should be the work of every Christian to look upon all his graces and gi'iicious evidences as favours given him from above, as gifts dropped out of heaven into his heart, as flowers of Para- dise stuck in his bosom bj' a divine hand, iii. 4(37, 468 ; when you look upon your graces m tlie light of the Spirit it highly concerns you to look narrowly to it that you don't renounce and reject your graces as weak and worthless evidences of your in- terest in Christ, &c., iii. 4G8, 469; the Spirit does four things in respect of our graces, iii. 476, 477 ; Christians may safely rejoice in their graces, iii. 477, seq. ; the more grace any man hath, the more clear, the more fair, the more full, the more sweet will be his evidences for heaven, iii. 497, scq. ; when your graces are strongest, and your evidences for heaven are clearest, and your comfort more bright, then in a special manuer it concerns you to make it your great business and work to act faith afresh, upon the free, real, glorious grace of God, and u^ion the Lord Jesus Christ, iii.
; 499, .500 ; none can be so against us as to deprive us of the grace of the Spirit, v. 50S- 510 ; none can be so against us as to hinder our growth and increase in grace, v. 5'24, seq. ; God, by fiery trials, designs the re- viving, quickening, and recovering of the decaj'ed, of his people, vi. 41, 42 ; a fur- ther exercise of his childien's, vi. 42-45 ; the growth of, vi. 45-47 ; trial of, and dis- covery of their sincerity and integrity to the world, vi. 47-50 ; many Christians' graces in London were withering before the fiery dispensation, vi. 55, 56.
Gracious rather than great, i. 45.
Grass, a symbol of the believer's death, i. 465.
Grave, seek things to go with you beyond the, V. 281.
Great and honourable, speciallj' tempted, i. 117, 118 ; things worthy of great men, vi. 359.
Greater sins, greater need of a Saviour, i. 139.
Greatest sinners have obtained mercy, i. 140 ; saints, in future, i. 467.
Groaning in affiiction, i. 310.
Grounds upon which believers' title unto God as their portion is founded and bot- tomed, are three, ii. 39-41.
Growth, gradual, iii. 179 ; not always, iii. 188, seq. ; the afflictions and persecutions of the saints will further the, and increase of their grace, iv. 286, 287.
Grumble not though groaning, i. 306.
Guilt or grief, i. 10; upon the conscience, iv. 256, 257.
Halfpenny refused, i. 22.
Hand, golden, i. 73, 282 ; God's, and the rod in it, ii. 154-158 ; see the, of the Lord in the late fiery dispensation ; ten .arguments to work you to this, vi. 128, seq.
Happiness, not in worldly good, i. 68; true, i. 69, 252 ; ii. 7, 21 ; iv. 3, seq.
Happy and unhappy, saints that have God for their portion are the happiest men in all tlie world, though this blind, besotted world thinks otherwise, ii. 52-54.
Hard things passed through by Christ, i. 75.
Harlot, pleasure a, i. 201 ; Mary Magdalene not a, ii. 121.
Harmina, none can harm the saints, v. 493, 494.
Hatred of sin ; an hypocrite cannot hate sin as sin, iii. 447, 448 ; true, includes six things, iii. 448-451 ; Avhere there is true holiness there is a, of all ungodliness, iv. 109, seq. ; the sufferings of Christ should raise in us the greatest, of sin, v. 205-208.
Headship of Christ, Christ considered as a common head, v. 251-257.
Healing spirit, L Ixiv.
^ Hear me,' anecdote, i. 134.
Hearing, times of, times of assurance, ii. 360, seq. ; cautions on, ii. 365, seq.