Our chief, consists in the vision and fruition of God, xii. 265. Worldly, the greatest misery that can light upon men to be condemned
to, xviii. 296. The highest worldly, may consist with God's hatred, and the greatest adversity of the saints with his love, xviii. 305.
Hardness of heart, what is meant by, xvii. 192 ; the nature of it, ib. ; the kinds of it, 196 ; the causes of it, 199 ; the heinousness of it, 202; observations concerning it, 205 ; application, 209 ; exhortation to beware of, 213; means to a cure, 214, 238; Pharaoh a notable instance of, 221 ; a judgment of God on obstinate sinners, ih. ; how God hardeneth the heart, 226 ; the causes of it, 231, 234, 236.
Haste to keep the commandments of God, importance of, vii. 135 ; ready obedience is a good evidence of a sound impression of grace on our hearts, ib. ; the sooner we turn to the ways of God, the better we speed, 136; danger and hazard in delay, 137; mischief of delay, 140; the reasons for delay are very inconsiderable, 141 ; there are very urgent reasons to quicken us to make haste, 1 43.
Hatred of sin, our duty, viii. 56 ; because this is the true principle of resist- ance against sin, ib. ; because it is a true distinctive evidence between the good and the evil, ib. ; implies a universal repugnancy in every part of a man against sin, ih. ; is a fixed and rooted enmity, ib. ; is an active enmity, ib. ; such an enmity as desires and endeavours to destroy it, both root and branch, 58 ; must be universal, 59 ; every sin hateful to God, and therefore should be to us, ib. ; our covenant relation with God implies that there be no reservation, 60 ; every sin doth damage and mischief to the soul, ib. ; is a part and fruit of true wisdom, ib. Two kinds of, viii. 330 ; of flight and aversation, ib. ; of enmity, 331 ; with both, false ways must be hated, ib. ; different from mere anger, ib. The world's, christians must expect, x. 365 ; especially ministers, 366 ;
by the malice of men, 367 ; by the providence of God, ih. The world's, to the people of God, reasons of, x. 376 ; difference and estrangement in course of life is a provoking thing, ib. ; differences about religion are very deadly, ih. ; it is not only a difference about religion, but between the true religion and false, ib. ; causes of, 377 ; the devil's instigation, ib. ; on man's part pride, which is impatient of reproof, ib. ; and envy at God's favours bestowed upon them, 378 ; exhortation against, 379 ; advice to those who are the subjects of, 380. Of the world towards the children of God, a thing not to be wondered at, xxi. 103; what is meant by 'the world,' ib. ; who are God's children, 105 ; the nature of the hatred of the one to the other, 106; the reasons of this hatred, 107 ; how we are so apt to wonder at the hatred of the world, 108 ; why this is forbidden, 109 ; reasons to take off our wondering, ih. Of our brother, what it is, xxi. 123 ; what is meant by our ' brother, 125 ; the nature of this hatred, 126 ; how it is murder, 127.
Headship of Christ over his church, consists in government and influence, i. 458 ; as governor, it belongs to him to make laws that shall bind all his people, ib. ; to institute ordinances for worship, 459 ; to appoint
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officers, ib. ; to maintain and defend Lis people in the exercise of these things, ih. Headship, belongeth to Christ according to both his natures, i. 460 ; duties which this relation bindeth us to, 463.
Of Christ over his church in regard of influence is by the gift of his Spirit, i. 460. Healing by Christ's stripes, iii. 286 ; implies a disease incurable by human art, ib. (see Disease and Sin) ; consists in delivering from sin, 290 ; its fault, 291; its stain, ib.; its guilt, ib. ; its punishment, ib. ; begun when we repent and believe, ib. ; is carried on by degrees in sanctification, 292 ; completed in heaven, ib. ; means of, his stripes, ib. ; how to be got, 294. Hearing of Christ, what it imports, i. 395 ; requires a resolute consent or resignation to his teaching and instruction, 396 ; this resignation must be unbounded and without reserve, 397 ; it must be speedy as to the great solemn acts of submission, ib. ; must be real, practical, and obediential, 398 ; reasons why this prophet must be heard, ib. ; it is the beloved Son of God that speaks, ib. : the matter which he speaketh is the best that can be spoken or heard, ib. ; danger of not hearing him, 399 ; questions for self-examination concerning, 400 ; advice to weak christians regarding, 401.
Of the word should be highly valued, iv. 131 ; should be ready to take all occasions of, 132 ; preparation necessary for, 144 ; chiefly the lay- ing aside and dispossessing of evil powers, 146.