Of the centurion, the nature of it, xvii. 147 ; how it was wrought in him, 149; the fruits of it, ih. ; encouragements from his example, 153.
The Syrophoenician .woman an instance of, xvii. 155 ; the kind of woman she was, 156 ; her trials and temptations, 157 ; her victory over them, 161; application, 164.
Abraham a pattern of, xvii. 167; the ground of his faith, 168, 179; what the seed was that was promised in the covenant, 169 ; what the blessings, ib. ; the strength of his faith, 170, 181 ; his clear vision and sight of Christ, 170 ; his rejoicing in Christ, 173 ; the grounds of this rejoicing, 174 ; the nature of it, 176; how far dilficulties are to be considered, 183 ; the fruit of his faith, 188.
The foundation of all true Christianity, xvii. 420 ; the requisites of a sound belief, 422; hope the immediate effect and product of, xvii. 423 ; godly conversation the consequent and fruit of sincere belief, 424 ; reasons why this is true Christianity, 427.
The necessity of, xvii. 461; the nature of, 462; the objects proper to, 463 ; the kind of sight there is in, 464.
' The eye of the soul,' xvii. 462.
True and lively, doth apprehend all things as present in God that iti wanteth in the creature, xviii. 171.
A means to be justified, confession a means to be saved, xviii 245.
Saving, determined partly by the object or matter believed, xviii. 251 , partly by the subject of it, or the acts of the soul about it, ib.
And confession connected as cause and effect, xviii. 255 ; or as the siga and the thing signified, ib.
Love and hope, the main pieces of the christian armour, xviii. 454 ; their nature, 455 ; their mutual respect to one another, 458 ; their use in the spiritual conflict, 459 ; they impel us to do our duty with all diligence, ih. ; restrain and subdue corrupt inclinations, ih. ; fortify against evil without, 460 ; without them we cannot pray to God, or hold any sweet communion with him, ib. ; without them we are not prepared for death and judgment, 461 ; means of getting, 463.
In Christ, the nature of it, xxi. 212 ; how faith in Christ and love to the brethren are conjoined, 216. Faithful Followers of Christ must Expect Trouble, ii. 113. Faithfulness of God in all the troubles and afflictions of his people, vii. 291 ; to be acknowledged, not only iu the general, but with reference to ourselves, ih. ; not only Avhen we are at ease, but under the sharpest and smartest discipline, ih. ; this acknowledgment must be from the
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heart, 292 ; not enough to acknowledge justice, but faithfulness also, ib. ; must be fixed by faith as past all question, 293. See Affiictmi, Faithfulness, &c.
Faithfulness of God relateth to his promises, whereby he hath engaged himself to his people, vii. 407 ; dependetli upon his unchangeable nature, but is confirmed to us by experience, ib. ; the experience of all generations doth confirm, ih. ; experience of, in former ages, of use to those that succeed, 409 ; to be satisfied of, of great importance to believers, 410. See Earth, stability of. Christ's, to his Father, in revealing his mind, and in referring all to his glory, X. 219.
Fallen state of man, disorder of, xix. .57 ; the creature preferred before God, ib. ; the body before the soul, ib. ; earth before heaven, and time before eternity, 58 ; danger of, ib.
Falling away from the power and practice of godliness, iii. 34 ; indicated by coldness in duties, ib. ; and boldness in sinning, 35 ; from a true religion to a false, ib. ; out of weakness of mind, ib. ; or out of vile aftection, 36.
Falsehood is either in point of opinion or practice, viii. 54.
A man should say nothing but what he really thinks, xiv. 328 ; it is the right of our neighbour that we should speak the truth, ib. ; a lie is a perversion of the order of nature, ib. ; we resemble the devil in nothing so much as in falsehood and lies, 329 ; God never dis- pensed with this precept, ib. ; nothing more odious to the light of nature, ib. ; especially odious in matters of religion, ib. ; cautions against dissimulation, 330.
Faeewell Sermon, ii. 409.
Fast Sermon on Isaiah xliii. 22, xv. 298.
Fast Sermon on Malachi iii. 7, xv. 315.
Fast Sermon Preached before the Parliament, xvi. 23.
Father, in what sense God is, i. 40 ; of Christ, as the second person, and not only as incarnate and mediator, ib. ; of men, in a general considera- tion and respect, by creation, 41 ; this gives some advantage iu prayer, 42 ; more particularly, in Christ God is the father of believers, 43 ; this conduceth to our confidence in prayer, 45 ; and furthereth our duty in prayer, 48. How God performs the part of, i. 46 ; giving his children free access to him, ib. ; supplying all their wants, ib. ; pitying their miseries, 47 ; disciplining them with indulgence, wisdom, and care, ib. ; providing guardians for them, ib. ; laying up an inheritance for them, ib. Called the only true God, to exclude the idols of the Gentiles, and to