Is a turning from the creature to God, xi. 391 ; from self to Christ, ib. j from sin to holiness, both in heart and life, 392,
Eequires a supernatural work upon us to cure our unholiness, as well as a supernatural work without us to overcome our guiltiness, xiii. 243.
If the grace given us in, were only that we might be converted if we would, divers absurdities would follow, xiii. 246. Conviction of sin goes before conviction of righteousness, iii. 201.
Of the world, a matter of great importance, xi. 44 ; it is much for Christ's honour that even his enemies should have some esteem of him, ib. ; for the clearing of his pi'ocess at the last day, ib. ; their conviction conduceth to others' conversion, 45 ; for the safety of the church, ib. ; they may be brought so far as to give the church the beneiit of their gifts and abilities, power, and authority, 46 ; they serve as a warning to the saints, ib. ; serveth to lessen the judgment of some, to increase that of others, ib.
Not improved usually maketli a man turn devil, xviii. 359.
May come to nothing, xviii. 363 ; through levity, ib. ; addictedness to lusts, ib. ; unskilfulness in handling wounds of conscience, 364 j want of God's grace, ib. 'Convictions but occasion greater hardness of heart, vii. 132.
Of sin not to be slighted, xi. 48 ; but not to be rested in, 49. Corrections, necessary, and contemptuous speeches or reproofs, differences
between, iv. 243. •Corruption more exasperated when conviction begins, i. 102.
Sin so called, because it is a blasting of our primitive excellency and purity, ii. 215.
In man, hindering his believing in Christ, cannot be done away without the Spirit's manifestation, iii. 21 ; in the mind, ignorance, ib. ] and unteachableness, 213 ; ^in the heart, carelessness, ib. ; and stubbornness, 214. •Cou7isel of God in the gospel despised, slighted, and contradicted by the carnal world, ii. 105.
And intents of God, men set themselves to frustrate, when they will do things in despite of providence, iv. 337; when they seek by carnal policies to make void God's promises or threatenings, ib. ; when they, when crossed by providence, seek happiness elsewhere by unlawful acts and means, ib. ; when they say, 7 will, without God's leave, ib. ; when they make reiterated endeavours against the church, ib.
The scriptures give us good, for our general choice, vi. 230 ; and for
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particular actions, ih. ; in perplexed and doubtful cases, help us to- understand how far we are concerned in point of duty and conscience, 231 ; teach us to go to God for wisdom, ib. ; to ask God's leave and God's blessing, ib. ; to submit the event to God, ih. ; to make use of this counsel we need the fear of God, 233 ; meekness, ih. ; dependence, 234 ; obedience, ib. Countenance, God's people may want the light of his, viii 410 ; to teach them that earth is not heaven, ih. ; to conform them to Jesus Christ, ih. ; his justice requires it, when we surfeit of our comforts, and play the wanton with them, ib. ; to raise our value of spiritual comforts, 411 j when the children of God want this light, they will pray and seek for the restoration of it, 412 ; because of the value of the privilege, ih. ; because they deal with God by faith, as others deal with men, 413 ; because they have tasted the sweetness of it, ih. Courage, christian, is a power to suffer, as military is a power to do, great thing?, viii. 126 ; Peter exhibited the military when he ventured on a band of men, but failed in the christian when he was foiled by a damsel's question, ih. ; requires a heart weaned from the world, ib. ; a heart entirely devoted to God, 127; a heart purged from sin, ih. ; a heart that lieth under a deep sense of eternity and things to come, ih. Covenant, new, not merely a law or commandment, i. 104.
Entrance into, is by a fixed, unbounded resignation of ourselves to God,
ii. 134. Kew, contains the only solid grounds of rejoicing, iii. 1.55. Mercy and grace of, iii. 164; in the frame of it, ib. ; in the dispensation
of it, ih. ; at the very close of all, 165. That there was between the Father and the Son appeareth by such titles given to Christ as do infer it, iii. 376 ; by the words recorded in scripture that passed between God and Christ, ih. ; by the carriage of Christ, 377 ; what it is, ih. ; Christ's engagement to do something by way of merit and impetration, ih. ; and in the application of his merit, 378 ; God's promise that he shall have the help of the Spirit, 379 ; and success in his work, and final glory for himself and his people, ih. ; covenant with believers founded on this eternal covenant, 381 ; that with Christ a covenant of works, with believers of grace, ih. ; these two covenants give the most comfortable representation of Christ that can be made, 382. Of works, condition of man under, very miserable, iv. 227 ; how we may know under which covenant we are, 228 ; a shrewd presumption that we are under the old bond if we cannot discern how our copy and tenure is changed, ih. ; much may be discerned from the present ^tate of our hearts, 229 ; much of the suitableness or unsuitableness of our hearts to a state of grace, ib. God hath ever delighted to deal with his creatures in the way of, v. 462 ; duties and privileges of the new, 463 ; privileges are pardon and life, ib. ; duties on entering into, are repentance and faitb, 464 ; in our progress, there must be a constant renouncing and forsaking the enemies of God and our souls, 465 ; loving, following, and serving God, ib. ; living in the hope of the coming of Christ and of eternal glory, ib. Not to be interpreted by providence, but providence by the covenant, vii. 258.