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Brooks, Thomas, 1608-1680 • SECTION 272

Section 272

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Weak saints, characteristics of, iii. 49-60 ; the things that uphold, iii. 60-75 ; duty of, iii. 75, seq.; what is found in, so as to deter- mine a state of grace or no, iii. 78 ; would not choose his condition with men of the world, iii. 81, 82 ; mast not turn aside from ways of God from hardness, kc, ui. 91, seq.; must observe how God keeps will and affections of, iii. 93 ; must not make sense and feeling judges, iii. 94, 95 ; duty of strong to, iii. 95, seq.

Weakness, notice graces rather than, i. 128, 129 ; instances, ib.

Weapons, spiritual, i. 154.

Weep, a time to, i. 309, 310,

Weighty things, i. 150, 151.

Wicked company, i. 61 ; God's commands against, ib.; infectious and dangerous, i. 61, 62 ; Bible names of, i. 62 ; grief to saints, ib.; portion of cursed, ii. 22 ; com- pared to four things in Scripture, vi. 183, 184.

' Wiles' explained, i. 11.

Wilful, no engagement of God to those who run into, sufferings, v. 416, 417.

Will of Brooks, I. Ixxx, Ixxxi ; of God, i. 330 ; best, i. 397 ; fall in with, ib.

Willingness, unwilling, i, 25 ; shews grace, ii. 128, 129 ; Christ's sufferings should work in us the greatest, to suffer for Christ, V. 210, seq.

Wisdom, heavenly, i. 158, 159.

Within and without, i. 99, 100.

Withdr awing s, God prepares for greater re- freshings, i. 375; prevents his people from, ib. ; enhances the promises, i. 375, 376 ; causes sympathy with others, L 376, 377 ; conform to Christ, i. 378.

Witness, God a, against reproaches of saints, i. 383, 384 ; of the Spirit, their mistake pointed out who have made the, the only mark or evidence of or interest in Christ, iii. 249, seq.

Word, meanings of the, L Ixxiii; of God, the rule of all actions, iii. 165, 166 ; a holy man loves, for its holmess, iv. 135, 136 ; how a person may know when he is affected and taken with, as it is a holy, answered five ways, iv. 136, seq.; in season, a, V. 415, seq.

Working, all things shall work for good to the holy man, iv. 427, 428 ; nothing shall hinder the operation of all things for the saint's good, v. 498-500.

Works, of God, the same which are peculiar to God are ascribed to Christ in the blessed Scriptures, v. 159, seq.

World made a snare by Satan, i. 63 ; dan- gerous outwardly and inwardly, i. 66 ; engages the affections, i. 230; a man that hath God for his portion looks upon the woild as a poor, low, contemijtible thing, ii. 94-96 ; engaging m a crowd of worldly business hinders closet prayer, ii. 280-283 ; immoderate love of, impediment to assurance, ii. 389, 390 ; overcome by faith, ii. 458, 459 ; take heed of, and why, iv. 198, seq.; the more worldlings strive after, the more Christians should strive to perfect holinesss, iv. 365, 366 ; the vanity of the world discovered, vi. 252, seq. ; ten arguments to prove that a worldly spirit stni hangs upon the burnt citizens, vi. 255-259 ; ten maxims for the burnt citizens seriously and frequently to dwell upon, as they would have their affections moderated to the things of this world, vi. 259; how we may lawfully desire the things of the world, expressed in three jnirticidars, vi. 274, 275 ; there was a great deal of world- liness among the professing people of London, vi. 51-53 ; an inordinate love to the world will expose a man to seven great losses, vi. 53-55.

Worldling, ii. 84, 86.

Worship, Christians must stand for purity of, and why, iv. 328, seq.

Worst things reserved till last for wicked, i. 439, 440.

Worst men most of earth, i. 42.

Worship, divine honour and, is due to Christ, and by the angels and saints is given unto him, V. 161, seq.; (1.) All inward, is due to Christ, V. 162; (2.) All outward, is due to Christ, v. 162, 163; when Jesu3 Christ was declared to the world, God did command even the most glorious angels to worship him as his natural and co-essential Son, v. 164, 165.

Worth, at last, ii. 6.

Worthiness, i. 144, 145 ; if wait till worthy never will come to Christ, i. 145 ; pride seeks, i. 145, 146 ; God seeks not before he will give, ii. 125 ; if we wait for, we never will go to God, ii. 126, 127.

Woit/d-nots, ii. 126.

' Written it is,' i. 116; what is, is perma- nent, i. 288.

Yielding to lesser sins, i. 20.

Young men, i. 170 ; to be good betimes, i. 178 ; commanded to be, ib.; have opportunities, i. 179 ; picture of, L 204 ; exhortation to all, lb., seq.; lambs and kids, i. 206; God well-pleased with, i. 214.

Younger, chosen, i. 205, 206.

Youth, evils attending, i. 199 ; pride, L 199, 200 ; sensual pleasuies, L 200, 201.

Zeal of weak saints, iii. 54, 55.

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