Its place in ascertaining the way of truth, vi. 310.
Tells us of the existence of God, but faith doth more assure the soul »f it, and impresseth the dread and awe of God upon our souls, vii. 214.
A middle faculty, that standeth between things above and things below, and may either be debased by sense or elevated by faith, xi. 218.
Its place in regard to revelation, xiii. 354.
The wonders of creation not understood by, but by faith, xiii. 409 ; not the judge of controversies in religion, 412.
Not to be heard against scripture, xv. 214. Hehdlion, total, not simply, and in itself, better than formal profession, iv.
213. liehuking for sin must be faithful, compassionate, and prudent, xix. 111. iLeceiver should remember, giver forget, iv. 39.
Jiecdving, in the gospel, God is always on the giving and never on the receiv- ing hand, x. 237. Recognition of the Lord's will in ordinary speech, iv. 392 ; good to accustom the tongue to holy forms of speech, ih. ; children of God use them frequently, ib. ; the very heathens wont to use them with some religion, ih. ; when used, the heart must go along with the tongue, otherwise they are profanations, ih. : not necessary always to express, ■ though there must be always implicitly or expressly a submission to the will of God, ih. Reconciliation with God, what it is, i. 495 ; how obtained, 496 ; the assur- ance we have that it has been obtained, 498 ; how and on what terms applied to us, 501 ; exhortations to enter into, 502,
With God, one of the prime benefits of the gospel, ii. 156 ; consists in pardon and sanctification, 157.
By Christ the sum and substance of the gospel, xiii. 252; what it is, ib. ; sometimes ascribed to God, sometimes to Christ, and sometimes to believers themselves, 254 ; the nature of the foregoing breach, 255 ; the nature of the reconciliation, 257 ; the many blessings we derive from it, ib. ; our right to this privilege begins as soon as we believe in Christ, 259 ; how far Christ is concerned in it, and why, 260 ; exhortation to admiration of the love and mercy of God in reconcil- ing the world to himself through Christ, 260.
Implieth in its nature a pardon of sin, xiii. 271 ; pardon of sin very necessary to the end of reconciliation, 273 ; the end of reconciliation is walking in a course of holiness. 274 ; this holiness carried on in a state of love and friendship with God, 275 ; pardoning mercy in Christ the great argument which breedeth and feedeth this love, ib. ; is that which is most expressly, directly, and formally in view in the death of Christ, ib. ; this was the great difficulty, how sin might be remitted, 276; the privilege of the covenant of grace, and the difference be- tween it and the law, 276 ; the necessity of obtaining this benefit, 277 ; the readiness of God to bestow it, 278; the excellency of the privilege, 279.
How the benefit of, is applied to us, xiii. 282 ; God would not do us good without our knowledge, therefore would give us notice, ib. ; as not without our knowledge, so not against our will and consent, 283 ; not by force, but persuasion, ib. ; to gain our consent the word an accommodate instrument, 284 ; it is not enough that the word be written, but it must be preached, 285 ; reasons of this, ib. ; to preach
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the word to us God liath appointed men of tlie same mould as our- selves, to whom he hath intrusted the ministry of reconciliation, 286 ; the love and wisdom of God herein, 287.
Recreation, a christian showeth himself to be a christian in, as well as in his business, vi. 150.
Iiedeemer, great comfort that there is a, ii. 294 ; that he is ours, 29 G ; that he liveth, 297 ; that there is a certainty of persuasion of all this, 299 ; this comfort applicable in all afflictions, 300. The person of our, a point of great concernment, to be often thought upon, xviii. 212 ; his relation to God, ib. • and to the universal church, ib.
' Redeeming the time,' what it means, xix. 359.
Redemption by Christ, i. 417.
Redemption supposeth captivity or bondage, i. 419 ; this bondage was to sin, Satan, and the wrath of God, 420 ; a price was paid Vjy way of ransom to God, ib. ; none fit to give this ransom but Jesus Christ, who was God-man, 421 ; nothing done by Christ could be a sufficient ransom, unless he had crowned all by laying down his life, and undergoing a bloody and violent death, 422 ; from this ransom and act of obed- ience there is a liberty resulting to us, ib. ; we are not partakers of this liberty till we are in him, and united to him by faith, 423 ; remission of sins a part, and a principal part, of redemption, ib. A visible efi'ect and demonstration of God's love to us, iii. 147; an ample representation and commendation of the greatness of his love to sinners, ib. Completeness of, x. 172. Of our bodies, what is meant by, xii. 188; why it is applied to the