AUegorisers of the statements of scripture, reproof of, viiL 343.
AUelujahs should sound as loud as supplications, i. 254.
All-siifficiency, God's, a sound belief of, the only way to defeat Satan's temp- tations, i. 275. God's, a thorough persuasion of, encourageth and feedeth both our dependence upon God and our subjection to him, vii. 417 ; implied in his making the world out of nothing, ib. ; in maintaining all things in their order, 418 ; in using them for his purposes, ib. ; a ground of trust, ih.; of submission to his disposing will, 419; to his commanding will, 420.
Alternations in the condition of God's children on earth, now vexed by the coming of the tempter, then cheered by the presence of angels, i. 326. Ambassadors for Christ,' the nature of their office, xiii. 290.
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Ambition, the true, is spiritual ambitioi), xiv. 44G.
Amen is either an affectionate desire or a great asseveration, i. 111.
Signifies either So let it be, or So it shall be, i. 253.
Sirjnacidum Jidei, et votum desiderii nostri, v. 375 ; should be to our praises as well as our prayers, ib. Aviiss, we pray, when our ends and aims are not right in prayer, iv. 338 ; Avhen we ask blessings for the use and encouragement of our lusts, 339 ; when our prayers are framed out of a carnal intention they are seldom successful ; we miss when we ask amiss, 341. Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium, his argument wich Theodusius the Great
against toleration of the Arians, x. 259. Ancienta (Ps. cxix. 100), may either mean men of former times, or aged men
of the same time, viii. 15 ; preferably the latter, ib. Angels serve God readily, i. 148; cheerfully, ib. ; constantly, ib. ; faithfully, not picking and choosing, 149.
Everywhere in scripture shown to be the first instruments of God's jirovidence, i. 284 : not ministers of conversion and sanctification, ib. ; question as to special guardian angels, ib.
Their visible ministry extraordinary, but their invisible ordinary and perpetual, i. 285 ; this invisible ministry matter of faith, 286.
Why they did not come to Christ till the devil had departed, i. 324 ; to show that Christ had no help but his own when he grappled with Satan, ib. ; to show that the going of the one is the coming of the other, ib. ; why they ministered to him after his temptation, ib. ; to put honour on him, who is their head and lord, xb. ; for his consolation, inward and outward, 325.
God maketli use of their ministry in supporting and comforting his afflicted servants, i. 333 ; delight in the preaching of the gospel, 334 ; in the holy conversation of the godly, ib. ; fight against the devil, and defend the godly in their extreme dangers, ib. ; why God uses their ministry, ib. ; to manifest xmto them the greatness and glory of his work in recovering mankind, ib. ; to maintain a society and com- munion between all the parts of the family of God, 335 ; to preserve his people from many dangers and casualties which fall not within the foresight of men, ib. ; many blessings and benefits conveyed through their ministry, 336 ; their office at death and judgment, ib.
Whether good or bad, often called in scripture thrones, i. 435 ; owe their being to Christ, 436 ; when created, 437 ; subject to Christ 438 ; why their creation so particularly and expressly ascribed to Christ, 439 ; to show his glory and majesty, ib. ; to obviate the Gnostic errors, ib. ; to show his right to their ministry, 440.
Christ did not die for, nor is their head as he is of the church, i. 462.
Romish worship of, is idolatry, iii. 99.
Acknowledged Christ, but men would not, iii. 249.
And archangels, God hath, always ready to defend a good cause, v. 245.
Originally created in holiness and happiness, v. 190 ; fallen through sin, 191 ; cannot tell how sin got access to them, 192 ; their number great, 193 ; time of their fall, ib. ; their punishment, 196.
In the election of, is shown grace, but. not mercy, v. 195.
Ministry of, v. 246 ; certain that they had a great care about the people of God in ancient times, ib. ; not Avholly ceased, though not so visible and sensible now, ib. ; children of God the proper object of, ib. ; all the children of God, without exception, 247 ; all angels so
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employed, ih. ; not certain that eacli child of God has a special angel, ib. ; yet all have all, 248 ; continues from the first conception till the entrance into glory, ib. ; ever administered according to God's pleasure, 249 ; order amongst both good and bad, 251.
Angels, are they to be judged at the day of judgment ? x. 29 ; the bad, but apparently not the good, ib. The holy, contemplate and admire the mystery of redemption, xviii. 203; the person of the Redeemer, 204 ; the way of redemption, ib. ; the grace vouchsafed to sinful men, ib. ; the mission of the Spirit, 205 ; the gracious providences of God in leading on the church to their eternal happiness, ib. ; the final glorious estate of the saints, ib. ; desire to look into these things, not out of curiosity, 206 ; nor from total ignorance of the mystery before it was brought about, 207 ; because they have such a deep sense of the worth of these things that they desire to know more, ib. ; delight in the mystery of redemp- tion because of the glory of God discovered therein, 208 ; and the good of men promoted thereby, ib.