Never prized but in their season, x. 309 ; in great troubles, ib. ; in the hour of temptation and hard conflict with doubt and corruption, ib. ; in times of great danger and defection, through terror and perse- cution, 310; in times of disheartening because of the difficulties of religion, ib. ; in the hour of death, ib. Coming of Christ, patient waiting for, what it is, ii. 246; looking, 247 ; longing, ib. ; inseparable from love to God, 249 ; its influence on the spiritual
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life, 250 ; necessity of divine concurrence to, 253 ; should be con- tinually expected, 255. Coming of Christ to judgment, a truth well known, firmly believed, and earnestly desired by all the saints, iii. 6 ; why earnestly desired, 8 ; objection answered, 10; belief and desire of, tends to heavenly- mindedness, 11; at his coming all his saints shall be gathered to him, ih. ; time of, to be patiently expected, not rashly defined or determined, 15.
Of the Lord, every manifestation of grace or judgment so called, iv. 410.
Of Christ, thought of, a burden and torment to the wicked, v. 348 ; a ground of trial whether we love God and Christ or not, ib. ; privileges to be enjoyed, 349 ; a day of manifestation, ih. ; of perfection, ib. j of congregation, ih.
Of Christ, our whole life a prei^aration for, ix. 330.
Of Christ, second, ix. 361 ; reason saith he may come, ib. ; from the nature of God, ib.; from the providence of God, 362 ; from the feel- ings of conscience, ib. ; from the conveniency of such a day, to vindicate truth and honesty from the false judgments of the world, ib. ; that the counsels and courses of God's manifold wisdom and justice may be solemnly applauded, ib. ; that God may fit us with all kinds of arguments against sin, 363 ; faith says he must come, ib. ; from Christ's merit and purchase, ib. : from his afiection to us, ib. ; from the affection of the saints to him, 364 ; from the constitution of the church, ib.; from his promise, ib. ; confirmed by an outward sign and memorial, 365 ; by a real pledge, his Spirit dwelling in us, ib. ; delayed, that there may be space to the world to repent, 366 ; that all the elect may be gathered, ib. ; to exercise our patience to the full, ib. ; not enough to believe the doctrine, but must improve it to the use of holy living, 371.
Of Christ shall be as of a bridegroom, ix. 392 ; between Christ and believers there is a mutual tie, consent, and obligation to each other, notably represented by the marriage covenant, ib. ; this relation begun, but not publicly solemnised, 395 ; perfected at his second coming, 396 ; there is a personal meeting, ib. ; the bridegroom and bride do both deck and adorn themselves, ib. ; there is an open manifestation of his dearest love, ib. ; we are brought home to his house, 397 ; there is an everlasting cohabitation and living with him, ib. See Prejiaration for, &c.
To God, what it is, xiv, 123 ; no coming to God but by Christ, 124.
Delay of Christ's, is not from want of kindness, or backwardness to our good, xviii. 229 ; nor from ignorance, as not knowing the fittest time to put a period to the course of the world or of our lives, ib. ; nor from forgetfulness of his promise, ib. ; nor from change of counsel, ib. ; nor from impotency and weakness, ib.
Of Christ, a day of manifestation, xx. 160; of perfection, ib. ; of gathering, 161 ; of glorification, ib. ; its end is to perfect our sal- vation, 162 ; is certainly and earnestly looked for by the godly, ib. ; looking for, implieth love, faith, hope, 163 ; preparation for, 166. Comings of Christ, the two, frequently mixed in the prophetical writings,
xviii, 74. Commandment, a good man feareth (Prov. xiii. 13), another feareth a punish- ment, i. 103.
Of God in the way, as terrible to a gracious heart as an angel with a flaming sword, vi. 43.
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Commandment, exceeding broadness of, naeans the exceeding fulness of scrip- ture, vii. 459 ; breadtli for use, ib. ; for duration and continuance, 461. Commandments, God gives us, which we cannot obey by our own strength, vi. 47 ; to keep up his right, ih. ; to convince us of our impotency, ih. ; to have us will, though we cannot do, ib. ; to bring us to lie at his feet for grace, 48.
Of God, all must be had respect to, vi. 54 ; small and great, ib. ; those that require public and those that require private duties, ib. ; those that concern the inward as well as those that concern the outward man, ib. • to be equally had respect to in vow and purpose, 55 ; in affection, ib. ; in endeavour, 56; all ratified by the same authority, ib. ; grace given in conversion to observe all, ib. ; a christian cannot be perfect in degrees if he be not in parts, 57 ; they who do not obey all, will not long obey any, ib.