A Brighter Day Begins with His Word.

Brooks, Thomas, 1608-1680 • SECTION 271

Section 271

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Transaction, the manner and quality of the, between God the Father and Jesus Christ was by mutual engagements and stipula- tions : each person undertaking to perform his part in order to our recovery and eter- nal felicity, v. 370, 371. Treason, story of, i. 219. Treasures of a saint, i. 71. Trees of the forest, i. 323. Tremhling at the word, L Ixxiv, scq.; the

wicked, who do, ib.; the godly, ih. Trial of our state, I. Ixvii. Triumphing in Christ Jesus, the imputation of Christ's righteousness affords us the highest reason to rejoice and tiiumph in Christ Jesus, v. 244, seq. Tropldcs, i. 40.

Troubles do not hurt, i. 70, 71 ; delivered from by, i. 72 ; for sin, flows fromfaith.i. 147, 148 ; many, i. 287 ; impossible to sin out of, i. 324 ; prejudicial to do so, ib. ; ignoble, i. 324, 325 ; fly to God in, ii. 84 ; there is no such great evil in outward, as men conceive and imagine, v. 553, 554. Trust, take no truths on, I. Ixv. Truth, 1. xl, 8 ; receive affectionately, i. 57 ; sayings on, i. 58; hold fast, i. 59, 60; die, though cannot dispute for, i. 60; per- secuting times are truth -advancing tunes, iv. 288, 289. Try, what thou readest, i. 291 ; seven motives to try whether you have real holiness, iv. 95, seq. Turning; the third part of true repentance lies in turning from all sin to God, iii. 415, 416; (1.) that turning from sin which brings a man within the compass of the promise of forgiveness of sin, is a cordial turning from sin, iii. 416, 417 ; (2.) a true penitential turning is an universal turning, a turning not from some sins, but from all sins, iii. 417 ; eight great reasons why the true penitent turns from sin universally, iii. 417 scq. ; in answer to an objection it is declared, that a true penitential turning from all sin consists in six things, iii. 424, aeq. ; thirdly, a true penitential turning is a constant, a contiimal turning from sin, iii. 428, seq. ; Quest. : But in what respects is a true penitential turning from sin such a turning from sin as never to return to sin any more? In what respects is the penitent's turning from sin a continued and steadfast turning from sin ? Ans. This is a very sober, serious, weiglity question, and bespeaks a very sober, serious, and satisfactory answer, and therefore, it is

answered first, negatively, iii. 4.30, seq, ; and secondly, affirmatively, iii, 433, seq.; a true penitential turning from sin in- cludes a returning to God ; sin is an aversion from God, and repentance is a conversion to God, iii. 434, scq.

Twigs, of the rod, i. 313.

'Types, the scape-goat was a most lively type of Christ, v. 253, seq.

Unbelievers, we are to have no secret, no special communion with, iv. 63, 64 ; un- belief doth very ill become the saints in a day of jubilee, v. 555-557.

Uncertainties, be not content vrith, v, 283.

Uncertainty of worldly things, i. 65 ; symbol of, ii. 5.

Understanding, leaning on, i. 226, 227.

Ungodly, i. 334, 335.

Unliolu, a holv jjerson will be holy among the, iv. 139-141."

Union and love, i. 129 ; near, of saints, i. 131, 132 ; death dissolves not, between Christ and believers, i. 451 ; persecuting times are uniting times, iv. 287, 288 ; resd holiness ia an infallible evidence of thy real union with Christ, iv. 417 ; none can be so against us as to hinder our, with Christ, v. 513, 515.

Universal, the more, a man's obedience is, the more holy that man is, iv. 403, 404 ; five and twenty arguments for universal obedience, v. 41, seq.; an objection against universal obecUence answered, v. 45, 46 ; obedience consists in nine things, v. 46, seq. ; the covenant of redemption looks sourly upon the doctrine of universal re- demption, V. 399, 400.

Unkindness in little things, i. 21.

Unrighteousness : Christ's mediatory right- eousness takes away all our, v. 236, 237.

Unwillingness of Christ to save, a device of Satan, i. 148 ; disproved, ib. ; not tin- worthiness hinders, ii. 125, 126.

Unworthiness, i. 144 ; the unworthy alone receive Christ, i. 145 : Obj. "We would fain have God for our portion, but we are such poor, unworthy wretches, that wo very much question whether ever God will be- stow himself ujion such miserable, un- worthy souls as we are, &c., answered five ways, ii. 119-127; God gives himself o:dy to the unworthy, ii. 125.

Uprightness, enduring of persecution, an ar- gument of, iv. 281, 282 ; God's delight in the progress of the upright, vi. 335, seq. ; heart, vi. 340, scq.; upright hearts, will hold on in ways of God, vi. 343, scq.; up- right hearts few, vi. 345, 346.

Use, holy persons will be holy in the, of earthly and common things, iv. 127, 128.

Valuing: a man that hath God for his por- tion sets the highest value upon those that have God for theii* portion, ii. 103, 104.

Vanity of the world, L 64.

Vengeance, sleeping, i. 47.

Verily : what this word imports, iv. 48.

Vineyard, all not called to at first hour, i. 276.

Violet, L 136 ; iii. 248.

Virtue^s colours, i. 16.

Visions, of God obscure here, L 419.

Vocation : real holiness is a sure evidence of

a man's, iv. 418, 419. Voluntary and involvntary relapses, i. 112,

113. Voivs, he that wiU be holy must dwell much

upon his solemn, iv. 219-221.

Waiting, on God, i. 87 ; watch in, ib. ; patient, i. 306 ; a man that would have God for his portion must wait upon him in the use of all holy means, ii. 118, 119 ; times of, times of assurance, ii, 353, seq. ; a gift of God, ii. 418, 419, iii. 90, 91 ; he that will be holy must wait upon the word faithfully preached, iv. 216-218 ; he that will be holy, when he has done 'all must wait, iv. 238-240.

Walk together so far as agreed, i. 134; by rule, i. 158.

Walking : there is .no condemnation to such

who walk after the Spirit, iii. 280. Wantonness, i. 203, 204.

Wants of the wicked very great, i. 43, 44; such as have God for their portion in all their wants, troubles, and trials, run to their God, will fly to the Lord as their only city of refuge, ii. 84-87 ; God know- ing our, an objection answered, ii. 235, seq. ; he that would perfect holiness in the fear of the Lord, should labour to be more acquainted and affected with his spiritual, iv. 384, 385.

Warnings, ten arguments to work men to take heed of slighting divine, vi. 31, seq.

Watch, against vain thoughts, i. 87, 88 ; keep strong and constant, i. 160 ; Satan an example in, i. 160, 161.

Water-supply, burned early in Fire of London, vi. 131.

Ways to be chosen, I. Ixv; of holiness, crosses in, i. 47, 48 ; grace keeps holiest, i. 101 ; of God, five things on, vi. 342, seq. ; why upright hearts will hold on in, spite of everything, vi. 343, seq.; directions how to hold on in, vi. 354, seq.

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