A form of the divine goodness, ix. 160 ; implies the ready inclination that is in God to relieve our misery, notwithstanding sin, ib. ; is either general, special, or peculiar, 161 ; peculiar is to God's elect in Christ, and is seen in the first grace in pardoning all their sins, ib. ; and in all the subsequent graces that they stand in need of, ib. ; tenderness of, shown by the compassion of Christ, who is the image of his father, in the days of his fles.h, 162 ; in his readiness to hear and help his people in their afflictions, ib. ; in the motives that induce him to show mercy, the bare sight of our misery, 163 ; greatness of, ib. ; shown by the multitudes to whom God hath done good, ib. ; the multitude of benefits he bestoweth on every one, 164 ; the greatness of these effects, the sending of his Son aud the gift of the Spirit, ib.
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Mercy and charity, works of, rather than of piety, assigned as the reason of the sentence of absolution, x. 58 ; the special is put for the general, ih. ; works of mercy are singled out, because the Jews were more negli- gent of these than of acts of worship, 59 ; these are most evident and sensible, ib. ; the excellency of charity is represented, and commended to the covetous world, ib. God maketh one, to be the pledge of another, xi. 135. God's, not wholly made void to his people, notwithstanding their many
sins and failings, xviii. 46. And grace, distinction between, xx. 342. Merit, the intervention of Christ's, doth not hinder the freedom of forgiveness, i. 196. Of Christ, not the first cause of God's love, but the manifestation, fruit, and effect of it, ii. 341. Messiah promised in the Old Testament, to be God, i. 447.
The Jews' erroneous opinion of, a reason of their rejection of Christ, iii. 196. Michael, the archangel, not Christ, as some suppose, v. 243. Midnight, rising at, to give thanks, can neither be enforced as a duty, nor yet
can be condemned, vi. 170. Mind, corruption of, and sensuality of heart, go together, v. 266. Minding of the flesh is the influence of the flesh upon all the faculties, the understanding, will, and affections, as also upon our practice and con- versation, xi. 459. Minds, o[ierations of, are either Xoy/ff.ao/, discourses and reasonings, xviii. 400 ; 6v/Mri(!i:c, musings, 401 ; or vcrtf/^ara, contrivances and counsels, ib. Ministers, three things make — prayer, meditation, and temptation (Luther), i. 215. Peculiarly exposed to vainglory, iii. 305. Are remembrancers from the people to God, and from God to the people,
V. 171. Exhortation to, to endeavour after unity, v. 400. Should pray for their charge, x. 248. Of the gospel persuaded to a greater concord and amity in the joint
discharge of their work, x. 332. Are not only to study new things, but to inculcate those that are of a common use, x. 406 ; with these cautions, that it be in matters mainly necessary, and that it be with variety of enforcement, to avoid tedious- ness, ih. And people, their duty to one another, x. 479, 488. Are in esteem when men lie under distress of conscience, xxi. 254. Ministry, work of, to shake and batter the empire of the devil, i. 99.
Evangelical, exceedeth the prophetical, both as to excellency and neces- sity, ii. 131. And office about God, the lowest honourable, iv. 15. Work of, not to contend with ghosts and antiquated opinions, but the
errors and sins of the present time, iv. 436. Holiness a good preparation for, x. 417 ; they who are designed to serve
God in a special manner must look after special purity, ib. Necessity of a call to, x. 472 ; is extraordinary or ordinary, ih. ; ordi- nary is both inward, ih. ; and outward, 473 ; election is the people's right, 474 ; ordination is the right of the elders, 475 ; confirmation, of the magistrate, ib. ; is an office, 477 ; a standing office, 478 ; excel- lency and dignity of, 484 ; duty of, 485.
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Ministry of reconciliation, ministers are ' ambassadors for Christ ' to reconcile us to God, xiii. 290 ; the nature of their office explained, ib. ; the value and authority of it, 291 ; the credit and respect due to their message, ih. ; the manner how their office is to be executed, 293 ; with love and sweetness, meekness and patience, ib. ; the matter or mes- sage about which they are sent, reconciliation to God through Christ, ih. ; exhortation to sinners to become reconciled to God, 295 ; the n- -essity of it, ih. ; God's condescension in it, 301 ; the value and worth of the privilege, 302 ; the benefits depending on it, 303 ; the great dishonour done to God in refusing it, ih. ; exhortation to chris- tians to become yet more reconciled to God, 304 ; persuasives to, ib.
Miracles done in one age for confirmation of the true religion should suffice for after ages, i. 298 ; why not necessary now, 299. Popish, reasons for rejecting, iii. 67.
Are extraordinary works, iii. 71 ; their author God, either immediately or mediately, ih. ; their end to confirm some truth, ib. ; Christ's, necessary to confirm his person and office, 72 ; and sufficient, ih. ; ceased when the faith of Christ was sufficiently confirmed, 73 ; sus- picion attaches to those who pretend to revive, ib. ; in attestation of false doctrines, are lying wonders, 74 ; such are those of Popery, ih. ; seven points in Popery sought to be confirmed by, ih. ; pilgrimages, prayers for the dead, purgatory, invocation of saints, adoration of images, of the host, the primacy of the Pope, 75. Wrought in Christ's name, were wrought by power, but ended in mercy,