In what sense Christ is said to take away, xxi. 4 ; the means by which he takes it away, 5 ; reasons why, since Christ came to take away sin, we should not live in it, 6 ; Christ propounded in the scripture as our pattern and example, 10; what sin is, 14; how it is taken away, 15 ; what we must do that it may be taken away, 19 ; the grounds we have that Christ will take it away, 21 ; why union with Christ is inconsistent with sin, 28.
While men live in a sinful course they are children of Satan, and not of God, xxi. 44 ; our being children of either is to be determined by practice, not profession, ib. ; reasons why evil-doers are cliildren of Satan, 45 j the destruction of the kingdom of Satan Christ's design in coming into the world, 50 ; the advantage we have by the one over the other, 51 ; the power of Satan over the fallen creature, 52 ; his work without us and within us, 53 ; how Christ destroys the works of the devil, 56.
In what sense it is said of the children of God that they do not and cannot sin (1 John iii. 9), xxi. 59 ; opinions of the fathers on this passage, ib. ; the true sense of the words, 60 ; vindication from abuse, 66.
The commonness of, xxi. 99 ; its heinousness, 101 ; means to avoid it, ib.
When it is said to have dominion over us, xxi. 367 ; reasons why we should take care that sin reign not over us, 370 ; helps to resist the dominion of sin, 375 ; how we may know when sin hath dominion over us, 376.
Some sins greater than others, xxi. 391 ; wherein this difference con- sists, ib. ; how lesser sins make way for greater, 395 ; cautions against divers excuses for sin, 396.
Remission of, implieth both justification and sanctification, xxii. 50 ; when ascribed to Christ it noteth justification, when to the Spirit,
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sanctification, ih. ; justification considered with respect to the fault, the guilt, and the punishment, 51 ; whether all sins are forgiven at once, 53 ; the extent of the privilege, ib. ; what the blood of Christ doth as the meritorious cause, 54 ; whence it hath its cleansing power, 56 ; the persons who receive this benefit, 58. Sincerity, a kind of perfection, iv. 205. Singing of psalms, a duty of the gospel, iv. 441 ; scruples about, ih.
Psalms, a godly exercise, xvi. 157. Sinlessness, question of the possibility of, in this life, merely curious, and of no use and profit, iv. 275 ; of particular actions may be possible, ib. Sinners, misery of impenitent and unpardoned, i. 175.
God may choose the worst of, iv. 267. Sinning, many several ways of, iii. 304 ; by reason of the activeness of man's spirit, ib. ; through diversity of constitution, ib. ; from different businesses and occasions in the world, 305 ; custom and education, ib. ; company and example, ib.
None absolutely good and exempted from, iv. 277 ; sins of the best are many, 298. Sin-offering usually called sin, iii. 369.
Sins, God may blot out of his book, when he doth not blot them out of our consciences, i. 179 ; do not bring eternal death on pardoned persons, but may occasion temporal troubles, 180.
Of particular persons often bring mischief on the whole community, i. 188.
All mortal and damnable, i. 137.
Kenewed, need new pardon, i. 426.
Not mortified, are mortal, ii. 451.
Not all equal ; all damning, not all alike damning, iv. 213.
Whether any are so foul in their nature that a child of God cannot fall into them, iv. 276 ; some gross corruptions very contrary to grace, into these they may fall, though very rarely and seldom, ih. ; other sins extremely contrary to nature itself, into which a renewed man cannot fall, ih.
Seldom go alone, iv. 335 ; wantonness goes with drunkenness, envy ■with covetousness, &c., ib.
Degenerate human nature doth not only practise, but glory in, iv. 395 ; of ignorance, are sins, though more remissible, 396 ; of knowledge are most dangerous, ih. ; of omission, as well as of commission^ 'iggra- vated by knowledge, 398.
Often the cause of sickness, iv. 455.
Multitude of, doth not hinder our pardon or conversion, iv. 481.
Incident to sharp and tedious afflictions, vii. 375 ; impatience and murmuring against God, ih. ; a spirit of revenge against the instru- ments of our trouble, ih. ; using indirect means for our relief, 376; desponding and distrustful thoughts of God, 377 ; questioning our interest in God merely because of the cross, ib. ; not only de- spairing, but atheistical thoughts, ih. \ considerations to preserve us from, 378 ; we make our condition so much the worse if we fall into sin because of trouble, ih. ; a sincere love to God will make us adhere to him when he seemeth to deal most hardly with us, ib. ; by for- getting God's precepts we put away comfort from us, ih. ; afflictions rightly imposed will make us remember God's precepts rather than forget them, 379.
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Sins of tlie justified, doubtful whether they will be mentioned in the day of judgment, x. 58 ; certainly not to their trouble and confusion, ib.