The trial of Abraham's faith, xiv. 353 ; the greatness of it, ib. ; his behaviour under it, 354.
In difficult cases, we must do our duty, and refer the event and success to the power of God, xiv. 369.
Spieth light at a little hole, xiv. 420.
Teaches men openly to renounce all worldly honours, advancements, and preferments, when God calls us from them, or when we cannot enjoy them with a good conscience, xiv. 431 ; how far the honours and glories of the world are to be renounced, ib. ; how faith operates in this renunciation, 434 ; use of this doctrine, 439 ; sundry considera-
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tions and motives to check ambition and affectation of worldy great- ness, 443 ; exhortation to those in honour to be of Moses' spirit, 446. Faith, whoever would have commerce with God must have faith, xiv. 470 ; as necessary to religion in general, so also in duties of worship, ih. ; but especially in the sacraments, 478.
Living by, what it is, xv. 48 ; implies assent, consent, and affiance, ih. ; how and when we are said to live by faith, ih. ; this life must be extended not only to spiritual duties and acts of immediate worship, but to all the actions of our natural and temporal life, 51 ; we never act nobly or live comfortably till we live by faith, ih. ; this life is glory begun, 52 ; if we would have this life begun in us, we must study the grounds of faith in the promises of the gospel, wait for God's power to settle our hearts on these grounds, and look for the operations of the Spirit, 53 ; the effects of it, 54 ; how we may im- prove this life to a cheerful walking with God in a course of obedience, ib.
The work of, with respect to justification, in what it consists, xv. 58 ; how we must set faith a- work, 61.
The work of, with respect to sanctifi cation, in what it consists, xv. 69 ; with respect to the promises, 71 ; with respect to mortification and vivification, 72 ; with respect to the life of glorification, 75 ; how we must do that faith may have its perfect work with respect to this life of glory, 83 ; the work of faith with respect to this present life, 85 ; some maxims and principles of faith that have an influence on this life, 88 ; the acts of faith with reference hereto, 93 j how we may bring our hearts thus to live by faith, 98.
The necessity of temptations to, xv. 102 ; is the great remedy against temptation, 104 ; the grounds and support of a christian's faith in the midst of temptation, 107 ; the acts of faith with respect to temp- tation by Satan, 110; in what sense faith is said to overcome the world, 113; what this faith is, 114 ; the necessity and profit of the work of faith respecting this kind of temptation, 115 ; the acts of faith in its victory over the world, 117 ; how we may bring our hearts into such a frame as will enable us to triumph over the temptations of the world, 119.
The need of, in troubles and afflictions, xv. 121 ; the grounds and prin- ciples of faith under affliction, 124; the work of faith under afiiic- tion, 131.
The influence of, upon obedience, xv. 135 ; the obedience that is required of us, ih. ; the necessity of faith as to this obedience, 137 ; the work of faith in order to obedience, 141 ; what we must do that faith may have such an influence upon us, 143.
The use of, in prayer, xv. 145 ; the kind of faith requisite in prayer, 146 ; the necessity of faith in prayer, 150 ; reproof of those that do not pray in faith, 151 ; exhortation to faith in prayer, 152 ; how we may know that we pray in faith, 153.
The use of, in hearing the word, xv. 154 ; the word a proper object of faith, 155 ; in order to profit, hearing must be accompanied by faith, ih. ; how many things come short of true faith, 160 ; what the true faith is that must be mingled with the word, 161 ; the necessity of this mixture in order to profit, 163 ; the efficacy of faith in the hear- ing of the word, 169 ; whence faith hath this power, i6. ; reproof of divers sorts of hearers, 171 ; exhortation to entertaining the gospel with a sound and lively faith, ib. ; how we may get this faith, 172.
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Faith, the work of, is to apply the promises, wait in the use of means, use meditation, and so stir up love, xvi. 263.
We must not measure faith by the person, but the person by his faith (TertuUian), xvi. 268.
A means to allay trouble of heart, xvi. 352 ; fear and sorrow vanquished by, 353.
The nature of, xviL 110 ; the object, 111 ; the assent, 112 ; historical and temporary, to be excluded, 113; the kind of consent, 115; the properties of, 117 ; the sight of, considered as to its certainty and power, 118 ; the acts of, 119 ; self-denial essential to, 122 ; love, 125 ; relation of the word to faith, 126; the acts of faith as to the word, 129; the effects these acts produce, 131 ; notes of a strong and grown faith in respect to the word, 133; love of Christ, 135; victory over the world, 140; waiting on God, 144.