their parents' sake, xiv. 205. Of believers, tbough born in sin and under the curse, are endowed with
s^iecial privileges, xiv. 406. Of believers, how far a blessing may be looked for on, xv. 465 ; rea- sons, 468 ; how this can be reconciled with experience, 469 ; to whom the })romise is most eminently fulfilled, ib. ; advice to parents, 470 ; advice to children, 471.
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-Children, a blessing from God, xviii. 86 ; muck of God's providence exer- cised about, ih. ; in giving strengtli to conceive, ib. ; in framing the cliild in the womb, ib. ; in giving strength to bring forth, 87 ; are 41 great blessing in themselves, and the more of them the greater, ib. ; a gift and blessing dispensed as a reward and heritage, 89 ; of godly parents, in better case than the seed of infidels, 9 1 ; dying before they ■come to the use of reason, no cause to doubt of their salvation, ib. ; living to years of discretion, have greater advantages of being godly than others, ib. ; if they fear and love God, their blessings are increased, ib.
We often forget the duty of, but God doth not forget the mercy of a father, xviii. 337 ; God spareth his, in withdrawing or modifying deserved judgments, 338 ; in pardoning the manifold imperfections of their services, ib. ; this a choice privilege, ib. ; grounds of sparing, 340 ; his merciful nature, ib. ; the satisfaction of Christ, 311 ; his gracious covenant, ib. ; his comfortable relation to us, 312.
Of God, in what sense it is said that they do not and cannot sin (1 John iii. 9), xxi. 59.
Of God, there is, and should be, a broad difi"erence between, and the children of the devil, xxi. 76 ; this difference should be manifest to themselves and others, ib. ; reasons, 77. Choosing Christ, a clear understanding, an unbiassed will, and serious con- sideration necessary to, xiv. 166. Christ, Transfiguration of, i. 337. Christ, Eedemption by, i. 117.
Ohrist, his Faithful Followers must Expect Trouble, ii. 11. Christ, not to be Offended in, the Ready Way to Blessedness, ii. 79. ■Christ, his example in secret prayer both engaging and encouraging, i. 1 1 ; out advocate to present our petiti(jns in court, the Spirit the notary to draw them up, 12.
Eeceived /■ro?>i God in the word, presented to God in prayer, i. 30.
A king different from other kings, i. 31 j a king of kings, ib.
Took a mother on earth that we might have a father in heaven, i. 15.
His future coming little regarded by epicures and atheists, i. 110 ; his coming either virtual or personal, ib.
His voice and the voice of the church are unisons, i. 112; his second coming really and heartily desired by the church and all the faithful members of it, ib. ; reasons of their longing, 113: yet they do not always long fur it as they ought, 118 ; this longing produces heavenly conversation, 120.
Sanctified every condition that he passed through, as poverty, tempta- tion, death, &c., i. 217.
.Subjected himself to the moral law-, i. 287 ; was the angel who led the Israelites in the wilderness, 289.
As an instance of temptation, so a pattern of victory and conquest, i. 323.
His death, as to men an act of violence, to his Father of obedience, to us of love, i. 363.
The beloved Son of God, both as second person and as Mediator, i. 381.
His tender care over his disciples in their faintings and discouragements. i. 109.
In relation to God, is the Lamb slain ; in dealing with Satan, he doth as a lion recover the prey, i. 120; his divinity essential to his re- demption, 121.
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Christ, in what respects the image of God, i. 428 ; in respect of his eternal generation, ib. ; in respect of the perfections of God shining forth in liini in his incarnation, ib. ; in his person, word, works, ib.
In what sense the first-born of every creature, i. 430 j doth not imply that he is to be accounted a creature, 431.
The creator of all things, i. 434.
His pre-existence before all creatures, i. 445 ; his true divinity, 446.
Sustaineth all things, i. 448 ; not only meritoriously, but efficiently, ib. ; not only indirectly, but directly, 449 ; not only mediately, but im- mediately, ib. ; yet so that he doth not overturn their nature, ib. ; in sustaining the creatures, is not a bare instrument, but a coequal agent with God. 450 ; reasons why all things must subsist by him, ib.
The head of the Church, i. 453.
As creator, by power brought us out of nothing ; as redeemer, by mercy he recovereth us from sin, i. 453.
Tlie beginning of the new creation, not passively, but actively, i. 464 ; in a way of order and dignity, ib. ; in a way of causality, 465 ; giving life and likeness, ib. ; why Christ the beginning, 466 ; for his honour, ib. ; suited to our condition, ib.
What it is to be oflfended in, ii. 81 ; dislike and displeasure with some- thing in him, ib. ; either keeping men off from him, or drawing them off from him, ib. ; occasion of offence to the Jews in his day, 82 ; his person, his doctrines, his sufferings, ib. ; danger of offence still, 83 ; through the many calamities that attend the profession of the gospel, 84 ; the purity, the self-denial, the simplicity, the mysteriousness of the gospel, 85.