Of the Godhead do all concur to the happiness and salvation of be- lievers, xix. 157 ; the Father by love, ib. ; the Son by his grace, 158; the Holy Ghost by his communion, ib. ; all imply riches of goodness, bounty, and liberality, 159 ; make way one for another, and work into each other's hand, ib. ; why they concur, 160 ; that we may have the higher esteem of the work, ib. ; that we may give equal glory to all the persons, ib. ; that we may with more confidence expect the beginning, progress, and consummation of our salvation, 161 ; that the whole glory may redound to God alone, 162. Personal application of Christ may be dark and received, or clear and open, XX. 32 ; the one necessary, the other comfortable, 33 ; reasons, 34 ; because things that nearly concern us do most affect us, ih. ; because general grace must be made particular, else it cannot profit us, ib. ; the scripture insisteth much upon a personal entering into covenant with God, ih. ; our interest in him is the ground of our comfort and confidence, 35. Pebsuasive to Unity in Things Indifferent, ii. 68.
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Peter, his proposal to make three tabernacles had something that was goorl' in it, i. 372 ; and something that was evil, 373 ; an instance of great and excessive passions, 374.
Peter Martyr^ s discourse at Naples, and its effect, xiii. 113.
Petitions in Lord's prayer, why fourth and fifth connected by ' and,' i. 1G7 ; because without pardon all the good things of this life will do us no good, ih. ; to show us our unworthiness, 168; because sin is the great obstacle and hindrance of all the blessings which we expect from God, ih.
Pharaoh cried, Take away this curse ; the sincere penitent, Take away this sin, ii. 206. A notable instance of hardness of heart, xvii. 221,
Pharisaism very natural in the best, i. 7
Pharisees hypocrisy in giving alms, i. 4 ; and in prayers, ih. ; prayed rather to men than to God, 8. Submitted to John's baptism though they hated Christ, because it was then in esteem, xiii. 201.
Philip, injured by Paul as a persecutor, easily reconciled to Paul as a convert, ii. 327.
Philoso'phy inferior to Christianity, vii. 426
Piety, a great fruit and token of, is provision for the afflicted, iv. 176.
More instances of, in the married state than in monasteries and clois- ters, xii. 57.
Pilgrimage, the godly count this world, and their whole estate therein, a
house of, vii, 66 ; here is no fixed abode, ih. ; they have no
rest, ih. ; they believe and look for a better estate after this life, ih. ;
they not only look for it, but seek after it, 67 ; they are dealt with
as strangers, ih.
Pilgrims, the great thing they should seek after is the straightest way to heaven, vi. 183. Find in God's word matter of rejoicing during their exile and absence from God, and all the inconveniences that attend it, vii. 71; in the word they have the discovery of eternal life, 72 ; and sure directions how they may obtain this blessedness promised, ih. ; the examples of their countrymen, ih. ; many seasonable cordials against fainting by the way, ih.
Pillar of cloud and fire, a type of Christ, i. 480.
Plant, tender, comparison of Christ to, refers to the meanness and poverty of his condition, iii. 220.
Pleasing of God is, negatively, not pleasing the flesh, xi. 482 ; not pleasing men, 483 ; positively, is our great duty and business in the world, ih. Of God should be our great end and scope, xix. 290 ; his favour is our happiness, his wrath our misery, ih. ; as we are creatures, 291 ; as we are new creatures, ih. ; we cannot be sincere unless this be our aim and scope, 292 ; ma]:eth us serious and watchful, ih. ; solaceth under the difficulties of obedience, ih. ; is by doing what he hath required of us in his word, ib. ; in order to know his mind we must make search and trial, 295.
Pleasure of God in Christ as mediator, i. 386 ; as to the design, ib. ; as to the terms, 387 ; as to the execution and management of it by Christ, 388 ; propounded as the foundation on which God will build his church, 389. Christ hath forbidden none but what may be a sin or a snare to us, ii. 34.
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Pleasure of God, which pi'ospers in the hand of Christ, is the whole decree
of God about the good of the creatures, iii. 398 ; more general, in the
evangelising of the world, 399 ; more special, in the reconciliation
of sinners to God, ih.
All sins rooted in love of, iv. 98.
And outward comforts, much caution should be exercised in the use of,
V. 77. Being enjoyed, do not satisfy, vi. 7 ; being inordinately loved, defile,
8 ; being lost, increase our trouble and sorrow, ih. Bodily, God forbiddeth none, but as it hindereth our greater pleasure, xviii. 373 ; where the heart is mortified and subdued to God, there is no such pleasure as the contempt of" bodily, ih. Of God's goodness, when it is fulfilled in us, xx. 317 ; when grace is operative and vigorous, ih. ; when the Spirit dwelleth within us to keep grace a-work, 318 ; when internal and external acts of faith con- cur, ib. ; advantages of this, ih. ; objective and subjective grace, 320 ;. practice gives experience of the comfort of religion, ib. Pleasures, eternal, excel temporal, as holiness doth sin, xx. 17. Plots against the interests of God and his people in the world, an ancient practice, vii. 382 ; to foment divisions among themselves, ih. ; to divide between them and their rulers, 383 ; to divide between them and God, ih. ; to discourage and suppress religion, 384 ; to intro- duce persecution, 385 ; against private persons, ih. ; usually begin in pride, 386 ; God can protect his people against, 387 ; by his wisdom, ih. ; the care and vigilancy of his providence, 388 ; he doth protect them, ih. ; God's law forbiddeth all, 389. And snares for the mischief and ruin of others, especially of God's people, the work of the wicked, viii. 131 ; it is a deliberate, volun- tary sin, ih. ; it is a sign that evil is connatural to them, ih. ; they are of the devil's trade, 132 ; it is a sin contrary to the love of God and man, ih. ; contrary to the gentleness and simplicity of the christian religion, ib. Policy., carnal, caution against, viii. 7 Politicians, carnal, their opposition to the gospel, ii. lOo. Poor and rich, grace maketh, alike before God, iv. 66.