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Salvation, common, wherein all saints are concerned, v. 100; all chosen by the same grace, ib. ; all have the same Christ, ib. ; all equally justified by the same righteous one, ib. ; all by the same faith, ib. ; all under the same rule and direction, 101 ; all one in one mystical body, ministering supplies to one another, ib. ; beware of impotency, 102.
Of God, the fruit of his mercy, effectually dispensed and applied to his people according to his word, vi.'439.
Eternal, the ground of, is mercy, or pity of the creature's misery, vi. 444 ; dispensed according to the word, 445.
Is put for temporal deliverance, for the exhibition of Christ in the flesh, for the benefits we have by Christ on this side heaven, for everlasting life, vii. 349.
Far from the wicked, ix. 146; temporal, ib. ; because all outward things are at God's disposal, ib. ; it belongeth to God, as judge of the world, to see that it be well with the good and ill with the bad, ib. ; in this covenant, declared in his word, he promiseth temporal happiness to the godly, and threateneth misery and punishment to the wicked, 147 ; objection stated, i6. ; and answered, 148; eternal, 150 ; reasons, ib. ; the inseparable connection between privileges and duties, ib. ; the perfect contrariety between the temper of wicked men and this salvation, 151 ; they care not for God, who is the author of salvation, ih. ; they slight Christ, who is the pro- curer of salvation, ib. ; they despise the word, in which we have the offer of this salvation, 152; they refuse the beginnings of sal- vation, ib.
None can and do rightly hope for, but those that keep the command- ments, ix. 224 ; because God hath enjoined means and end, and offered the promises with a qualification, ib.; because true hope is operative, and hath an influence this way, 225 ; because there is no such thing to damp hope and weaken our confidence as sin, ib. ; because our hope is increased by our diligence in the holy life, ib. ; none do and can keep the commandments but those who hope for salvation, 226.
Longing for God's temporal, implieth a sense of our impotency, ix. 277 ; dependence upon God's fatherly care and powerful jjrovi- dence, 278 ; holy desires vented in prayer, ib. ; waiting God's leisure, and submission for the kind, time, and means of, ib. ; reasons and encouragements for, 279 ; God hath bound himself by covenant as our God, ib.; he is able to make his covenant good- through his power, ib. ; wisdom, 280; and love, ib.
Longing for God's eternal, is the duty and property of God's children, ix. 285 ; reasons, from the object, ib. ; the subject, 286 ; the end and use of this longing, 287 ; the state and condition of the pre- sent world, 288 ; motives to long for, ib. ; means to, 290.
How far all are bound to hope for, xii. 203 ; no salvation without hope, ib.
Of infants, xiv. 81.
None can hope for, but those that keep God's way, xv. 15 ; none can keep God's way but those that hope for salvation, 16.
By grace, the greatness of it, xvi. 59 ; its completeness, 60 ; excel- lency, ih. ; the judgment on those that despise the offer, 62 ; direc- tions, 63 ; reasons why salvation is said to appear to all men, 65.
The difficulty of, xvii. 63; wherein the difficulty consists, 64; how this should be reflected on, 68 ; why, 69 ; is impossible for a man
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of his own natural strength, 73 ; reasons why, 74 ; those who have a deep sense of their impotency and carnality should encourage themselves by reflecting on the power of God's grace, 79. Salvation consisteth of redemption and conversion, the one by way of im- petration, the other.of application, xviii. 161 ; was Christ's great end and business, 162 ; excellence and reality of, 166 ; thankfulness for, the great duty of christians, 168.
Christ's, is both privative and positive, xix. 453 ; both temporal and eternal, ib. ; eternal is begun here in justification and sanctification, 454 ; is not typical^ but real, ib. ; accompanied by satisfaction, merit, and power, 456.
Means of, xix. 478 ; causes and means of, must not be separated from one another, nor confounded with one another, ib.
The whole business of, floweth from the pleasure of God's good- ness, XX. 284 ; and is accomplished by his almighty power, 286.
The causes and means of, xx. 303 ; the love of God, ib. ; the satis- faction of Christ, ib. ; the operation of the Spirit, ib. ; the conversion of the sinner, 304 ; the word and sacraments, ib. ; these must not be confounded one with another, ib. ; nor separated, 305.
We best promote our own, in promoting the glory of Christ, xx. 332.
The effect of grace, xx. 342 ; mercy and grace distinguished, ib. ; is ascribed both to God and Christ, 343 ; the causes, means, and end, 344. Sanctification begins with mortification, ii. 214.
Not only an external dedication, but an internal and real change, iii. 106; connection between, and belief of the truth, 107; of cause and effect, ib. ; of concomitancy, ib. ; of subordination, 108.