His growth in wisdom and stature, xviii. 116; not in grace, but in wis- dom, ib. ; proof from scripture, 117 ; and from reason, ib.
Behoved to be of the same nature and stock with those whom he v?- deemed or sanctified to God, xviii. 432; that by the law of propinquity of blood he might have right to redeem us, ib. ; to give us a pledge of the tenderness of his love and compassion towards us, ib. ; that the same nature that sinned should suffer for sin, ib. ; that we might find a fountain of holiness in our nature, ib. ; to answer the types of the law, 433 ; to make a way for nearness between God and us, ib. ; to be a fit head of the mystical body, ib. See Incarnation of Christ.
His dyhig prayer for his persecutors a moral action, xix. 16; a taste and pledge of his mediation and intercession, 24.
His exact knowledge of all his sufferings, xix. 29.
Why so willing to die, xix. 44 ; out of obedience to his Father, ib. ; out of love to us, ib. ; this would finish his labours, 45 ; this furthered his triumph, ib. ; he was hastening to his own glory, ib.
To look upon as a lawgiver only, and not as a Saviour, is not to evan- gelise, but to legalise, xix. 447 ; his being head of the church importeth oneness of nature, 448 ; eminency, ib. ; fulness of perfec- tion, 449 ; authority and power to govern, ib. ; a strict irnion between him and the church, ib.; no other may usurp this honour and office, 451.
Interceding with God, xx. 158 ; powerfully administering the media- torial kingdom, ib. ; at the end of time will come from heaven and judge the world, 159 ; to true christians he will come as a saviour, 161.
Having laid down his life for us, we ought to be ready to lay down our lives for the brethren, xxi. 139 ; in what cases a man is to die for another, 140.
What he will be to us if we choose his ways and walk in them, xxii. 1 7.
The occasion of piercing his side, xxii. 33 ; the circumstance considered under a threefold aspect, 35 ; a symbol and type of his office, 39.
176 INDEX.
ChPvISt's Temptation and Tkansfiguration, i. 255. Chkist's Eternal Existence and the Dignity of his Person, i. 413. Christ's Person, Dignity of, i. 413.
Christ's Call, no Excuse against a Speedy Obeying, ii. 121. Christ's death set forth as a ransom and as a mediatorial sacrifice, i. 366 ; necessity of, 367 ; the sins and guilty fears of men need such a remedy, ib. ; the glory of God requires it, ib.
Indwelling in his jDeople, xi. 66 ; not essentially, for so he is everywhere, ib. ; nor personally, for that would involve a personal union, ib. ; but mystically, with respect to some peculiar operations which he worketh in them and not in others, ib. ; benefits of, ib. ; if Christ be not in us, the devil is, ib. ; where Christ is all the Trinity are, ib. ; where the Trinity are there is a blessing, 67 ; it is a pledge we shall have more, ib.
Death, exhortation to improve, xii. 79 ; a lively and effectual pattern of our dying to sin, 80 ; an act of self-denial, ib. ; an act of pain and sorrow, ib. ; a price ^jaid, ib.
Death set forth by the notions of a ransom and a sacrifice, xiii. 180.
Death, the end of, xiii. 195; a pattern to christians of dying unto sin, 196.
Innocency and purity, xiii. 305.
Second coming, it is the duty of God's children to look and long for, xvi. 208; reasons why, 209; objections answered, 214; the glory of it, 218; the preparation, ib. ; the appearance itself, 220; the con- sequences, 224 ; why the appearance of Christ will be so glorious, 226 ; comfort and advice, 228.
Victory in our nature over Satan, matter of great praise and thankful- ness to God, xviii. 16.
Coming into the world for our redemption sometimes represented as an act of obedience to God, sometimes of love to us, xix. 180.
Desertion by his father. See Desertion. Christian^ is a sacrifice to God, ii. 223 ; as separated from common use, ib. ; and dedicated to God, ib.
Has God's law for his rule, God's Spirit for his guide, the promises for his encouragement, God's glory for his end, vi. 13.
Life, all christians may have the approbation of God, the testimony of their own consciences, and the witness of the consciences of others, xiii. 104 ; the approbation of God should be chiefly sought after, but the others must not be disregarded, 106 ; how far the testimony of the consciences of others is to be regarded, 108. Christians, Discourses tending to Promote Peace and Holiness
among, ii. 1. Christians to be like a die in the hand of providence, content whether they be cast high or low, i. 77.
Kings in respect of power and privileges, i. 95.
Have to pray for the pardon of their sins, i. 176.
Must expect not only to be tempted, but to be often tempted, i. 307 ; the best may be tempted to the most execrable sins, ib.