God's moral, is by laws, vii. 415 ; natural, is that order into which, by his positive decree, he hath necessitated and disposed all creatures for the benefit of the world, ib. ; is ordinary, 416 ; or extraordinary, ib. ; no creature can decline or avoid, ib. ; celestial bodies are his servants, ib. ; angels are his ministers and hosts, 417 ; winds, seas, and storms, ib. ; sickness and disease, ih.
Of God is not for the ruler's benefit, but the subjects' welfare, xi. 335.
Of the world, God's way of, both external and internal, xii. 8.
God's governing power consists in legislation and judgment, xii. 30.
God's, seen in rewarding, xviii. 418; in punishing, ib. ; in all acts of judicature, God is no respecter of persons, 419.
Church, is directive rather than authoritative, xix. 429 ; must be meekly submitted to, ih. ; civil, 438 ; economical, ib. ■Grace, increase of, produces increased sense of want, i. 37.
A diffusive, spreading thing, i. 79.
And mercy, distinction between, i. 161.
Revealed and offered in the most comprehensive terms, that none may be excluded, or have just cause to exclude themselves, i. 494.
The more it is tried and exercised, the more it is evidenced to be right and sincere, i. 331 ; strengthened by trial^ ib.
Sanctifying, inseparable from pardoning, i. 424.
Sanctifying and renewing, to be got from Christ, i. 443.
Exhibits not only the goodness, but also the wisdom and prudence of God, ii. 257.
General, must in some way be made particular, else it cannot profit us, ii. 305.
Every act of, hath a necessary dependence upon that work of Christ which is most suitable to it, iii. 353.
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Grace, in the covenant of, Christ sustains several relations, iii. 385 ; the testator or author of the covenant, ih. ; the mediator of the covenant, ih. ; the surety of the covenant, 386 ; the prime federate, ib. ; unioa with Christ entitles to benefit from his actings in all these re- lations, 386.
Has influence on every faculty, and especially on the understanding, iii. 423.
Exercise of, must not be interrupted till it is full and perfect, iv. 35 ; they that have true, will not be satisfied with little, 36.
Always, after a taste, longeth for more, iv. 139.
Its glory not obvious to the senses, but inward and hidden, iv. 191.
We have not a right apprehension of, till we can see it yieldeth us more than the world can yield us, iv. 351 ; those that would have, must take the right way to obtain, ih.
Not impossible, or without passions and affections, iv. 468.
True, differences between, and false, or formality, v. 37 ; restraining, is only an awe upon the conscience, inclining men to forbear sin, though they do not hate it, ib. ; common, may be in them that fall away and depart from God, 38 ; characteristics of in Heb. vi. 4, 5, ib.
Immediately wrought by the Holy Spirit, yet our thoughts in believing must not stay till we ascend and come up to God the Father, v. 41 ; because all beginneth with the Father, ib. ; whatever is done by Christ is done with respect to the Father's love, ib. ; a great support and comfort to faith to consider of the Father in the act of believing, ib. ; in the Father's love are many circumstances which are very engaging to the soul, which are not to be found in the other divine persons, 42.
Directing, necessity of, v. 51 ; from the blindness of our minds, 52 ; the forgetfulness of our memories, ib. ; the obstinacy of our hearts, 53.
Importance of growth in, v. 87 ; where there is life there will be growth, ib. ; if we do not grow, we go backward, ib. ; an ill sign to be con- tented with a little, ib. ; we cannot have too much, 88 ; according to our measure of, so will be our measure of glory, ib. ; suiteth with our present state, ib. ; suiteth with the bounty and munificence of God, ib. ; a necessary piece of gratitude, 89 ; may learn of our Lord Jesus, ib. ; may learn of worldly men, ib. ; observations concerning growth in, 90 ; infallible signs of, when we grow more spiritual, more solid, more humble, 91.
Influence of, not the warrant of duty, but the help ; not the ground or rule, but the efficient working cause, vi. 240.
Preventing, working, co-working, vi. 271.
The great work of, is to make God our last end and our chiefest good, vi. 373.
Necessity of, to bring us into a state of doing God's will, vi. 377 ; Pelagian system, ib.
Frees from the yoke of oppressing fears, and the tyranny of command- ing lusts, vi. 483.
Sanctifying, to understand and keep God's law, the best gift that God has to bestow, vii. 247.
The life of, begun and carried on in a constant way of dependence upon God, vii. 433 ; vitality or liveliness of, not dispensed by a certain law, but according to the sovereign will and good pleasure of God, 434.
God gives habitual, called the new heart, viii. 188 ; and actual, ib. ; uses of the latter, 189 ; to direct us in the exercise of grace formerly