Clinching, ii. 183; meat and drink, ii. I'M; God hath specially iionoured tliose who abounded in, ii. VJo, I'M ; no Cliristian has a dumb devil, ii. I'M ; these are re- proved that put off secret prayer till they are moved by the Spirit, ii. I'M ; that pray not at all, neither in tluir families nor in their closets, ii. I'M, 200 ; that are all for public prayer, but never care to go into their closets, ii. 200 ; who in their closets pray with a loud and clamorous voice, ii. 200, 201 ; our many businesses no excuse for neglecting, ii. 202 ; those wlio attended to, most prospered, ii. 202, 203 ; those who neglect, fool away more time, ii. 203 ; ' DO time' ilare not be pleaded on the great day, ii. 203, 204 ; a duty, or not a duty, ii. 20i), 207 ; calling, not to thrust out, ii. 207, '206 ; want ability to, answered, ii. 221, seq. ; God knowing our wants no objectioii to, ii. 23.5, scq. ; a conveuieut place for, wanted, ii. 237, seq. ; iulirmities beset us, ii. 238, scq. ; eleven instructions concern- ing closet i>rayer, ii. 248, seq. ; help to the conscientious discharge of closet prayer, ii. 277, seq. ; things to be remembered in order to faithful closet prayer, ii. 2'J2-29'J ; times of, answered, ii. '6'i)6, seq. ; a thing that accompanies salvation, ii. 433 ; defined, ii. 400, 401 ; what that is that accompanies salvation, ii. 4i)0 ; divine worship, ib. ; four requisites of, ii. 491, seq. ; right and undcr- standingly, ii. 41)1, 492 ; believingly, ii. 492 ; fervently, ii. 493, 494 ; assiduously, ii. 494, 495 ; a good end, ii. 496 ; betters the whole man, ib. ; difference of the godly and wicked, ii. 497, scq. ; he that will be holy must )>e much in, and be sure to tell Goii of eight things, iv. 229, seq. ; objec- tion, the prayers of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord largely answered, that it may never have a resurrection more, iv. 231, seq. ; he that would attain to higher degrees of lioliness nmst be much in secret, iv. 3!S9-391 ; none can be so against us as to hindtr private, v. 501, 502. Preach, great duty to, Cljrist, iii. 207 ; reasons, iii. 208, seq. ; how ministers are to preach Christ, iii. 210, 211 ; eleven rules for so doing, iii. 211. '■ Preacher,'' 1. xxvii ; preaching, character of
Brooks', L xxxii ; the best, I. xlvL PriCedenU, i. 348. 'Precious Kemedies,' i. 1, seq. ; all of God,
to the believer, ii. 97, seq. Precepts, not exam])les, i. 271. Preparations and qualifications, want of, i. 146 ; those not jircparcd and qualified as Satan suggests have received Christ, i. 146 ; scriptures evidencing this, i. 14tj, 147 ; such not required, i. 147. Presence of God, special, I. Ixi ; with JIrs Brooks, 1. Ixxx ; in affliction, i. 342 ; secret, i. 373, 374 ; choicest, in heaven, i. 422 ; gi-eatest and fullest, ib. ; soul-satis- fying, i. 422, 423 ; constant, permanent, i. 424 ; seven properties of the divine, v. 563- 565 ; no presence to the presence of God for it is-(l.) Of an almighty God, v. 591, 592 ; (2. ) Ol a living God, v. 592, 593 ; (3. ) Of an active God, v. 593 ; (4. ) Of a wakeful, a watchful God, v. 593; (5.) Of a wise God, v. 593, 594 ; (6.) Of a merciful, a compassionate God, v. 594 ; will make up the want or loss of all outward comforts,
v. 594 ; there is a sixfold presence of God —(1.) General, v. 457, 458; (2.) Miracu- lous, V. 4.58 ; (3.) Kelative, v. 458, 459; (4.) iNIajestical and glorious, v. 459; (5.) Judicial or wrathful, (6. ; (6.) Gracious, favourable, signal, and eminent presence of the Lord wiih his faithful people in their greatest troubles, deepest distresses, and most deadly danger, v. 400, seq. ; Quest. How does the Lord manifest his favour- able, signal, and eminent presence with his people in their greatest troubles, deepest distresses, and most deadly dan- gers ? I answer twelve ways — (1. ) By raising their faith to more than an ordinary pitch at such a time, v. 463, seq. ; (2.) By his teaching and instnicling of them under tlieir greatest troubles, v. 467-469; (3.) By raising, strengthening, and acting of their suffering graces, v. 470-471 ; (4.) By laying a law of restraint upon wicked men, upon the enemies of his peo- l^le, V. 471-472 ; (5. ) By guiding and lead- ing them into those patlis and ways which make most for their own peace and quiet, safety and security, v. 472-475 ; (6.) By encouraging, emboldening, animating, and heartening up of his people, kc, v. 475- 477 ; (7. ) By preserving them from troubles in the midst of troubles, from dangers in the midst of dangers, v. 477, scq. ; (8.) By frustrating and disappointing the plots, dangers, counsels, and contrivances of their niost powerful enemies, v. 483-488 ; (9.) By his svmpathising with them in all their troubles, &c., v. 488, 489; (10.) by pour- ing out upon them a greater si)irit of prayer and supplication tlian formerly they have had, v. 489-491; (11.) By drawing the hearts of his people nearer and closer to himself by all the troubles, &c., that do attend them in this world, V. 491-492; (12.) By rendering them in- vincible and unconquerable under all their troubles, &c., v. 492, scri. ; several pro- positions concerning the signal presence of God with his pcojile in their greatest troubles, &c.— (1.) That Christ is many times really present when he is seem- ingly absent, v. 539-541; (2.) That the signal presence of God with liis people in their greatest troubles and deepest distresses is only to be extended to his covenant people, v. 541-542; (3.) That a sincere Christian may enjoy the signal presence tif the Lord in great troubles, supporting and ujiholding of him when he lijis not the presence of God quickening and comforting of him, v. 542, 543; (4.) All saints have not n like measure of the presence of the Lord in their troubles and trials — some have more and some have less, upon five grounds, v. 543, .544 ; (5.) None of the saints have at all times, in all troubles and distresses, the same me.asure and degree of the presence of tiie Lord, but in one affliction they have more, in another less, v. 544; (6) I^Iany precious Cliristians may have tlie signal presence of God with them in their great troubles, and yet from a doubt they peremptoiily con- clude that they have not : the truth of this is made evident by an induction of ten par- ticulars, V. 544-546.— (See under Reasons.) Present, the only sure, i. 208, 209.
Preservation, often reservation, i. 46.
Preservative, soul, I. Ixiii.
Preservatives, soul, v. 282.
Presiuninr/, iii. 193, 194.
Prevailing, none can prevail against the saints, v. 493, se^.
Pride, used by Satan, i. 3 ; beware of, i. 60 ; ten propositions on, iii. 41, seq.
Principles, believer lives up to his, ii. 423, 424 ; which grace enables to live up to, iii. 164, seq.
Pririi-Kcy of heaven, ii. 164, seq.
Private opportunities, I. Ixv.
Prized, Christ to be, and its results, iii. 195- 198 ; holy persons do highly prize those that are holy, iv. 106, 107.