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Papists, their idolatry condemned, i, 320 ; their distinction between dov7.£ia and Xa-^sia inept, 321.
Their shameless usurpation in calling the Pope the head of the church, i. 462.
Their distinction between precepts of necessary duty and counsels of perfection, ii. 59.
So living and dying, great difficulty, if not impossibility of their salvation, iii. 78; distinction to be made of those who know no better, ib.
Their fault in regard to traditions, iii. 133.
Their derogatory doctrine that Christ made full satisfaction only for sins committed before baptism, iii. 277.
And Socinians, their account of the justification of Abraham, iv. 256.
Their error about unwritten traditions, v. 497 ; set them far above scrip- tures, 498.
Afraid of the scriptures, as a thief of a candle, viii. 356.
By a pageantry of ridiculous ceremonies make religion contemptible, xiii. 118.
Their plea as to apostolic succession a knowledge after the flesh and not after the Spirit, xiii. 221.
Their error as to the merit of works, xvi. 41. Parables are either argumentative or representative, ix. 319. Paradise, the opinions of Augustine, TertuUian, and others upon, xiv. 36. Pardon, grounds of assurance of, i. 193 ; srounds of seeking and hoping for, 194.
Full, yet not always the sense of it, i. 196.
Of sin, necessity of seeking, ii. 178 ; since a reasonable nature im- plies a conscience, a conscience implies a law, 179 ; a law implies a sanction, or a confirmation by penalties and rewards, ib. ; a sanction implies a judge, 180 ; a judge implies a judgment-day, ib. ; this certainly infers a condemnation to a fallen creature, unless God set up another court for his relief, 181 ; this has been done conveniently to God's honour, and we must sue out our pardon, 183 ; our misery without, 184; benefits consequent on, 185.
"Without, there is no blessing, ii. 190 ; nothing less than, will serve the turn, ib. ; blessing of, showed by consideration of the evils we are freed from, 191 ; and the good depending on it, ib. ; what to be done in order to obtain, 192 ; for the glory of God that there- should be stated terms of obtaining, 193 ; and for our comfort, ib. ; the terms are faith and repentance, 194.
Absolute, without satisfaction, might have exposed God's laws to con- tempt, ii. 259.
And confession, a connection between, iv. 456.
Freeness and readiness of, abused to licentiousness, xi. 302 ; offered to penitent sinners on purpose that they may forsake their sins, ib. ; belongeth only to the penitent, ib. ; they are expressly excluded that securely go on in sin, 303.
A benefit of the new covenant, xii. 120.
And life, the gospel teaches how Ave may be made partakers of, xviii. 242 ; by telling us what Christ hath done, 243 ; and what we are to do, ib.
Cannot be had without acceptance, but the acceptance may be doubt- ful while it is real, xx. 32. Of sin, what Christ doth and hath done in order to, xxi. 271 ; why
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no other but Christ can procure this benefit, 274 ; the necessity of •faith that it may be applied to us, 277 ; the use of baptism in respect of, 180. Pardoning mercy the ground and foundation of all our hope and comfort in our restoration after distresses, xv. 438 ; reasons of this, ib. ; is the chief glory of God, 441 ; the excellency of the christian reli- gion above all others in this respect, 445 ; the effect this should have on us, 446. Payments should seek blessings for their children, xiv. 391 ; are guilty of more sin than they are aware of in depriving their children of the privi- lege of baptism, 393; should strive to keep up religion in their families by the education of their children, 394.
Their duty lieth greatly in providing meet callings for their children,
■ xiv. 423.
Exhorted to bring up their children for God, xviii. 93. Parliament exhorted to endeavour after unity, v. 404. Paschal lamh prefigured the person of Christ, xviii. 477 ; his death on the
cross, ib. ; the fruits and benefits of his sacrifice, 480. Passing from death to life, what it is, xxi. 114 ; love of the brethren a sure
sign of, 119. Passions, great and excessive inconvenience of, i. 373. Patience, threefold, ii. 248 ; hearing, ib. ; waiting, ib. ; working, 249 ; its influence upon religion, 252.
In running the race set before us, needed because of the length of the race, ii. 420 ; the impediments, ib. ; the discouragements from the spectators, 421.
Of Christ under oppression, iii. 337.
A grace of excellent use and value, iv. 33.
Christian, is a submission of the whole soul to the will of God, iv. 419; the judgment subscribeth, then the will accepteth, then the aflfections are restrained, and anger and sorrow brought under the restraint of the word, ib. ; progress of, ib. ; the soul seeth God in the suffering, God acting with sovereignty, sovereignty modified and mitigated in the dispensation of it with justice, mercy, and faithfulness, ib.
Persuaded by the example of the saints, iv. 426.
Of God, in not taking a full revenge of his creatures till the last day, x. 86.