note the order and economy of salvation, x. 141. Being first in order of the persons, is to be looked upon as the party oft'ended by sin, x. 223; as the highest judge, 224; as the supreme author, it was his contrivance and motion to Christ to regard the case of sinners, ib. ; as the supreme cause, he assisteth Christ in the accomplishment of his work, 225 ; as supreme judge, he appointeth his suiferings, and the measure of the satisfaction he is to make, ih. God is, in a general sense, of all by creation, xix. 7 ; more especially of his own people by adoption, 8 ; we must submit to his fatherly authority when we cannot see our interest in his special fatherly love, 10.
Fatherhood of God, speaketh comfort to us, iii. 143; and duty, 144; his fatherly love floweth in the channel of redemption, 144.
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FmtJls of men, two great, tlie one in point of choice, the other of pursuit,
vi. 289. Favoic7', three things commend, ii. 342 ; the goodwill of the giver, ih. ; the greatness of the gift, ib. ; the unworthiness of the receiver, 343.
God's, his people desire earnestly and constantly, above all things, vii. 119; when they have not yet attained any sense of it, 120; when they have lost it by sin, ib. ; their earnestness in seeking, ib. ; reasons why they so prize, 121.
God's, furnisheth us with a remedy against wants, troubles, sins, vii. 315 ; is the fountain of all blessing, tb. ; sweetens every comfort, 316.
And mercy, God's constant method to encourage all who serve him, by showing them all manner of expressions of, viii. 378 ; objections answered, ib. ; should encourage us in waiting upon him and praying to him, 380.
And loving-kindness, God's, the main argument which his children have to plead in prayer, ix. 89 ; a modest, pious, and humble argu- ment, ib. ; a comfortable, encouraging argument, 90. Fear, why excited in holy men by manifestations and appearances of God, i. 402 ; to humble them to whom he vouchsafed so great a favour, ib. ; to prepare them for making known his will by leaving an impression of his excellency upon them, 403.
Slavish, the cause of enmity to God, ii. 243.
Of God, and regard of men, two restraints which God hath laid upon us, the one to preserve religion, the other to preserve human societies, iv. 336.
Slavish, hateth God for his holiness, and feareth him for his wrath, V. 361.
Of God is either servile, a fear of wrath, which the worst may have, vi. 408 ; or filial, a fear of reverence, ib. ; the latter the great principle that both hindereth us from sin and quickeneth us to duty, 409.
Of God is either servile, by which a man feareth God and hateth him, vii. 172 ; or filial, by which he feareth God and loveth him, ib. ; the latter includes the fear of reverence, 173 ; and the fear of caution, ib. ; is the grand principle of obedience, ib. ; the great pull-back and con- stant preservative of the soul against sin, ib. ; the great excitement to obedience, 174; not contrary to our blessedness, 175 ; not contrary to our comfort and joy in the Lord, ib. ; not contrary to courage and holy boldness, ib. ; not contrary to the grace of the gospel.
And knowledge maketh up a godly man ; knowledge without fear breedeth presumption, and fear without knowledge breedeth super- stition and blind zeal, vii. 335.
Carnal, caution against, viii. 7.
Of God, double — filial, which draweth us to him, and servile, which driveth us from him, viii. 231,
Of God's judgments not an infirmity, but a duty, viii. 234 ; usefulness of, 235.
Slavish, a great hindrance to the faithful discharge of our duty to God, ix. 462 ; begotten in us by a false opinion of God, 463 ; that he is tyrannical in his laws, 467 ; niggardly in his gifts and helps of grace, ib. ; hard to please and easy to ofi"end, 468 ; these prejudices very natural to us, 469.
There is a twofold — filial and servile, childlike and slavish, xii. 101.
Of the Lord an argument to persuade us to sincerity and obedience, xiii. 91 ; they who take the Lord for their father and themselves for
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his children must consider him as an exact and impartial judge of all their actions, ib. ; the strictness and justice of his judgment, 92 ; his final sentence a matter of terror, 93 • the execution, in case of failure in our duty, terrible beyond expression, ib. ; the wrath of God the greatest evil that can befall us, ib. ; different kinds of fear distin- guished, 96 ; reasons why true fear of the Lord should have au influence upon us, 97 ; the means how this fear cometh to be raised in us, ib.
Fear tliat sanctifieth, and that only awakeneth for a time, distinction be- tween, xviii. 360. Holy, is of two kinds — of reverence, xviii. 411 ; of caution, 412.
Fears, carnal, hinder the soul from closing with the mercy that is in Christ, iii. 202 ; of God's anger, ib. ; of being too bold with the promises, ib. ; of the sin of presumption, ib. And cares relieved by consideration of God's faithfulness, vii. 298.