Weak, are more swayed by fear, advanced by the love of God, ii. 66.
Should be a transcript of their religion, ii. 109.
The best, are those who have their corruptions most mortified, ii. 211 ; should now improve their Christianity to get power and strength against sin, 212.
Eeal, comparatively few, but absolutely many, iii. 13
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Chi'istians, weak, have sometimes gone tlirougli great temptations when strong ones have failed, iii. 177.
Eternal in Christ's eternity, iii. 370.
The very name of, presses us to care and holiness, iv. 204.
Private, should mutually confer for comfort and edification, iv. 475.
The best, but scholars and students in the knowledge and obedience of God's word, vi. 65.
Under the influence of the fear of God, are alike everywhere, because God is alike everywhere, vii, 174.
Are much affected with one another's mercies, vii. 280.
Think works never can have enough of their care, or too little of their trust, X. 64.
Some exposed to necessity, others in a capacity to relieve them, x. 65.
Are under a double law, of nature and grace, xiii. 76.
Their end far more noble than the designs of the best of the world, xix. 146 ; aim at glory, honour, immortality, ib. ; these they heartily desire, 148; and earnestly endeavour after, ib. ; this by patient con- tinuance in well-doing, 149 ; their reward is eternal life, 152. Christians life a constant hymn to God, or a continued act of worship, ii. 25.
Indentures (Matt. xvi. 24), xvii. 5. Christianity, the very knowledge of, breedeth joy, ii. 31 ; everything in it fitted to fill our hearts with joy, ib.; the wonderful mysteries of our redemp- tion by Christ, ib. ; the promises, 32 ; the enjoyments, 33 ; the pre- cepts of Christ, ib. ; the duties which concern our neighour, 35.
Its humanity, goodness, and kindness, with respect to ourselves and others, ii. 99.
Its excellence above the heathen religions, ii. 187 j above the Jewish, 188 ; exhortation to embrace, ib.
Its good nature, ii. 283.
Perfection of, to carry an equal mind in all conditions, iv. 440.
Excellence of, lieth in the fulness of its reward, the purity of its precepts, and the sureness of its principles of trust, v. 167,
Doctrine of, is a tradition, v. 490.
Not to be judged of hj the character of nominal christians, ix. 262.
Life, its scope and work, xiii. 35 ^ in what these consist, 36 ; we cannot be sincere unless our main design be the approval of God, ib. ; this a mark of difference between the sincere and the hypocrite, ib. ; must be carried on with great earnestness and industry, 39.
Doth adopt moralities into its frame and constitution, xviii. 96 ; because grace doth not abolish so much of nature as is good, but refines and sublimates it, by causing us to act from higher principles and to higher ends, 101 ; because these conduce to the honour of religion, ib,; they make for our peace and safety, 102 ; they flow from the grace of regeneration, ib. ; their contraries are condemned by the law of God, ib. ; they are not small things, 103.
Advanceth righteousness to a greater height, xix. 270 ; deduceth things from a higher principle, ib. ; measureth and directeth things by a perfect rule, 271 ; preferreth them to a more noble end, 274.
Light of, shining forth in the word of God and the lives and actions of christians, a great means of reproving and condemning the world, xix. 320 ; christians have a heavenly light communicated to them, ib.; true christians walk as children of the light, 321 ; this light shineth forth both in their words and deeds, ib. ; this light is a re- VOL. XXII. M
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proving liglit to the wicked and carnal world, 322 ; God is thereby glorified, 323 ; and men benefited, 324. Church compared, not to the sun, but to the moon and stars, i. 80.
Government of, is monarchical in regard of Christ the head, aristocra- tical in regard of officers, and in some respects democratical, with reference to the consent of the people in all church acts, i. 95.
However afflicted, is beloved and pitied by God's servants, i. 107.
What we should seek for, i. 109 ; her enlargement throughout the world, ib. ; the preservation and defence of those already planted, ih. ; comfort and deliverance in her afflictions, ib. ; a supply to her of all good furniture, internal and external, ib.
Mystical, all such as are called out of the world to be a peculiar people to God, i. 454.
What it is, i. 455 ; a society composed of all the elect, who have been, are, or shall be on earth, ib. ; divided into the church militant and the church triumphant, 456 ; the former called the universal church, ib. ; the universal visible church, ib. ; particular churches, ib. ; called a body in regard of the union of all the parts, 457 ; and of depen- dence on one head, ib.
Why it must have a divine and human head, i. 461.
Smallness of, not a ground of discouragement, iii. 395.
The heir of the cross, v. 432.
Of God hath suffered not only from the persecutions of enemies, but from the folly, rashness, and in judiciousness of friends, vii. 208.