Oall, Christ's, no Excuse against a Speedy Obeying, ii. 121.
-Callinj, effectual, God the author of, iii. 112 ; none else hath authority, ib. ; or power, 113 ; is by the gospel, 114; is to faith, holiness, and sal- vation, 115 ; its glory, 118 ; all who are elected thus called, 119. Of a soul to God is a new bes-ettins; and refreneration, iv. 117. All that the saints have and enjcy is from God, v. 15 ; gives us a war- rant that we may possess our privileges in Christ without iutrusion and usurpation, i^.; gives us encouragement, ib.; in calling, God worketh in a way suitable to his natui'e and ours, strongly and sweetly, ib. ; is from self to Christ, from sin to holiness, from misery to happiness, 16 ; is but election put in act, 18. EftV(;tual, notes and marks of, v. 21 ; the preparations made for it, ib. ; the instrument or means, the word, 22 ; the formal means or corre- spondent act of the creature to the call of God, 23 ; the concomitant
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dispositions of the soul that go along witli such a return, 24 ; godly sorrow, ib. ; holy wonder, ib. ; free resohition and confidence, ib. ; the fruits and effects, ib. ; a change in the whole heart, ib. ; a chancre in the life, 25. Calling/, several kinds of, distinguished, xii. 285 ; there is a proper and an im- proper calling, ib. ; the improper call general to all men by the works of creation and providence, ib. ; the use of this call to those who have no other, 287 ; the proper call is the voice of God in the word I of his grace, ib. ; why it is not vouchsafed to all, ib. ; is either ex-
■ ternal or internal, 288 ; may be either ineffectual or effectual, ib. ;
:' what these tv\'o kinds of callins: consist in, ib.
Upon a divine call we must obey, though we know not what will come of it, xiv. 232 ; how we shall know that we are called of God, ib. ; every man must have a particular calling, ib. ; this calling must be ] agreeable to the word of God, 234 ; we must see God in it, ib. ; in
the higher callings of ministry and magistracy, our call from God must be more solemn and clear, 235 ; the calling of magistrates must not be undertaken without invitation from those that have power to call, 235 ; ministers must look for both an internal and external call, 236 ; for ordinary callings, what is to be looked on as a call, 237 ; how we should behave ourselves in our callings, that we may manifest the obedience of faith, ib. ; some cases of difficulty determined, 239 ; how we shall know the place which God hath called us to concerning the fixing of our abode, 242 ; concerning flying in times of perse- cution, 245 ; more particularly concerning ministers, what is to be observed in fixing their station and place of service, 246 ; for gentle- men who travel to get knowledge and experience, 247 ; for mer- .. chants who remove for traffic, 248.
Of Christ is outward, by the ministry of the word, or inward, by the effectual working of the blessed Spirit, xviii. 6. Calumnies of the Romanists against the Reformers, iii. 91. Calvin, his forbearance regarding Luther, v. 260.
Canticles, a mystical scripture expressing the intercourse which passeth be- tween God and the church in the world, i. 111. Cares, ours are needless, fruitless, burdensome, but God's are assiduous^
powerful, blessed, i. 37. Carnal men cannot say the Lord's prayer without being afraid, i. 119. Vain hopes of, ii. 210. Confidence, dissuasion from, ii. 326.
Men do not look upon Christ as worthy of any esteem from them, iiL
255 ; because they look altogether upon the dark part of him, and
do not consider the light and glorious part, ib. ; because they want
the Spirit's discovery, ib. ; and the eye of faith, 256 ; because the
perverse inclinations of their hearts carry their souls another way, ib. ;
because they do not know what it is to want Christ, ib. ; they do not
know what it is to have an interest in Christ, ib. ; they esteem him
hypocritically in their words, indefinitely, partially, customarily, 257 ;
but not all of Christ, ib. ; nor always, 258 ; prefer every base lu.st
before him, ib. ; prefer the pleasing of men before him, 259 ; are.
ashamed of his cause, ib.
Confidence rooted in some vain principle and thought, iv. 53.
Men's hearts rise and fall with the news they hear, iv. 56.
Wisdom, either earthly, sensual, or devilish, iv. 307 ; that wisdom tobe-
suspected for naught which is found to be earthly, 308 ; sensual
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wisdom but folly, ib. ; that devilish which serveth envy and strife, 309. Carnal men send out their thoughts to forestall and fore-enjoy their content- ments ere they obtain them, iv. 387 ; their confidence of future events, ib.
Men make a scorn of a holy life, vii. 41 ; seriousness in religion they count mopishness and melancholy, ib. ; self-denial, humorous folly, ib. ; zeal in a good cause, distemper and excess, ib. ; holy singularity, factiousness, ib. ; fervour of devotion, imposture and enthusiasm, ib. ; serious speaking of God and heavenly things, canting, 42 ; faith in a future eternal state, fond credulity, ib. ; humility and forgiveness, simplicity or stupidness, ib. ; exact walking, scrupulosity and per- verseness, ib. ; reasons, ib.