Path of the, at first conversion God maketh us go in, vi. 361 ; by giving an inclination and tendency towards what is good, 362 ; preparation of heart for holy actions, ib. ; power and ability to do good works, 363 ; these principles he improves by vouchsafing his quickening, actuatine, assistinsj grace, ib.
Goodness of, appeareth from the admission of those who will not submit to them, vii. 8 ; from the sentiments which men have of a holy, sober, godly life, when they come to die, ib. ; by supposing the contrary of all that God hath commanded, ib.
Of God, not enough to approve or commend, but we must carefully set ourselves to the practice of them, vii. 13; hearing without doing disapproved, ib. ; knowledge without practice not right, ib. ; love not right unless it end in practice, ib. ; delight not right, ib. ; com- mendation not right, ib. ; obedience must be universal, 14; serious and diligent, ib. ; settled and ordinary, ih. ; persevering and patient, ih. • must flow from faith and love, 15 ; such observance necessary in respect of God the Father, who will not only be known and worshipped, but served by a full and entire obedience, ib. ; in respect of the Son, who is the author of eternal life to them that obey him, 16 ; in respect of the Holy Ghost, who is given to make graces operative, ib. ; in respect of ordinances, which are all means to this end, ih. ; in respect of graces, which are all imperfect till they end iu action, 17 ; in respect of the judgment, which is not only by what is believed, but by what is done, ib.
As much to be believed as the promises, vii. 213; that God is their author, ib. ; that they are to be received with reverence as his, 214 ; that they are holy, just, and good, ib. ; that obedience is indispensably required of us, 216 ; that God loveth those who obey, and hateth those who despise his law, without respect of persons, ib. ; that one day we shall be called to account, 217 ; necessity of believing, ib. ; they are parts of the divine revelation, ib. ; they have a necessary connection with the promises, ib. ; gratitude resulting from faith in the promises will put us upon it, 218 ; our trust in the promises is commensurable to our fidelity to the commandments, ib. ■ faith in the promises is itself obedience to a command, 219 ; utility of believing, ib. ; that we may begin with God, to yield up our wills absolutely to his will, ib. ; that we may hold on with God in our aweful, watchful, serious course of godliness, ib. ; results of believing, 221 ; we will not please ourselves with a naked trust in the promises while we neglect our duty to God, ib. ; our faith will be Uvely and
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operative, ih. ; we sliall obey the commandments as God's command- ments, ih.
Commandments, God's, it is the property of a gracious soul to delight in, ix. 20 ; because of the proportion and suitableness of the object to the grace in his heart, ih. ; because of possession of it and communion with it, ih. ; because of precedent love to it, ih. ; effects of this delight, 21 ; en- largement of heart, ih. ; a thirst for more of it, ih. ; makes the opera- tion to the object more perfect than it would be, 22. To keep, is a laborious thing, and requireth great diligence, ix. 204 ; requireth spirit and courage, ih. ; much self-denial and submission, 205. Keeping of, is legal or evangelical, ix. 223.
What it is to keep the, xxi. 201 ; how this is a gospel conscience, 205 ; reasons why this constitutes a good and quiet conscience, 206.
Commands of God, legal and evangelical, vi. 337.
COMMENTAKY, PRACTICAL, ON THE EPISTLE OF JaMES, iv. 1.
Commentary, Peactical, on the Epistle of Jude, v. 1. Common work of grace may go far as to faith, ix. 324 ; as to hope, 327 ; as to love, 328 ; is not likely to hold out, ih. ; even if it do not fall out, is not enough to qualify for heaven and everlasting happi- ness, 329. Communion with God lieth in fruition and familiarity, i. 16.
An hour's, with God, better than all the world, i. 117.
With God breedeth some assimilation to him, i. 349.
With God, conformity the ground of, iv. 371.
Of saints, excellency of, vii. 285.
With the death of Christ signifieth, by way of privilege, that we are partakers of the benefits of his death, xi. 163 ; by way of duty, that we are bound to renounce sin, ih. ; the sacraments are a solemn means of, 164; union with Christ the ground of, ih. ; this union and communion signified and sealed by the sacraments, 165; the sacraments chiefly relate to our communion with Christ's death, 166; shown by the interpretation of both in scripture, ih. • and by the rites used in both, 167 ; by the nature of the case, 168.
With the church no small privilege, xiv. 398; should be earnestly sought both for ourselves and our children, 399.