Wilful, against an express commandment, x. 341 ; against express warnings of those who wish well to our souls, ib. ; against checks of conscience, and motions of God's spirit in our hearts, ib. ; against restraints of providence, ib.
All are in their own nature mortal, xi. 376 ; small, are the mother of great, and the grandmother of great punishments, 377.
Even the greatest, except that against the Holy Ghost, are pardonable, xix. 10 ; remission of, is the free gift of God, and a special benefit, ib.
How we may be partakers of other men's, xix. 239 ; by counselling, ib. ; by alluring and enticing, ib. ; by consenting, 240 ; by applaud- ing, ib. ; conniving, ib.
Secret, have aggravations which other sins have not, xix. 314 ; they are more against knowledge and conviction, 315 ; they have atheism annexed to them, ib. ; are more studious and premeditated, 316 ; involve the more in sin, ib. ; bring great mischief, ib. ; God loveth to discover, 317.
Forgiveness of, what it is, xx. 383 ; how obtained, 386 ; such as have obtained, are bound to express their gratitude and thankfulness to God, 388 ; reasons why, ib. Slander killeth three at once : him that is slandered, his family ill report ; him to whom it is told, his belief with a lie ; him who tells it, with the sin of detraction (Bernard), iv. 294.
Either to devise or receive, very faulty and sinful, vi. 420. Slavery to sin implieth a willing subjection, xi. 413 ; customary practice
and observance, ib. ; inability to come out of this condition, ib. Sleep of souls between death and the resurrection an unfounded conceit, i. 91.
Of the disciples on the mount of transfiguration whether natural or special, i. 370 ; was a weakness on their part, ib. ; yet directed and overruled by God, 371.
In the worship of God, warning against, i. 371.
Spiritual, is when graces are not lively and kept in exercise, ix. 349 ; a weak and dead faith, that consists more in a form of knowledge than a lively assent to the truths of godliness, ib. ; a feeble and sleepy love, ib. ; a cold and careless hope, 350 ; efi"ects of, ib. ; intermission of care and caution, ib. ; abatement of zeal and fervency, ib. ; f orgetful- ness or non-attendancy to the Lord's coming, ib. ; may seize not only on young christians, but those of long standing, 351 ; when we are in greatest danger we are usually most secure, 352 ; may be shown in public relations, ib. ; after some solemn service, ib. ; though there be an intermission of the acts of grace, yet no intermission of the habits of grace, 353; a universal slumber is not usually incident to the saints, ib. ; they are more easily alarmed and roused up than those that sleep the sleep of death, ib. ; when they arise again, and repeat, and do their first works, they are more earnest and fervent than they were before, ib. ; reasons, ib. ; imperfection of grace, ib. ; outward occurrences, both prosperous and adverse, 354 ; conversing with spiritual sluggards, ib. ; a dead worship, ib. ; a lesser degree of care- lessness making way for a greater, slumber for sleep, 355 ; the omission of holy duties, ib. ; grieving the Spirit, 356; immoderation in worldly things, whether cares or delights, ib. ] signs of, 357 ; motives against, 359 ; means to avoid, ib.
336 INDEX.
Slothfulness is wickedness, ix. 471 ; because total omissions against know- ledge and conscience, especially of necessary duties, are great sins, ib. ; the motives which drive us to idleness and sloth are paltry, base, and such as offer great wrong to God, 472 ; negligent unfruitfulness is a breach of trust, to which we are bound by covenant, ib. ; when we cease to do good, evil must needs ensue, 473 ; means against, 474 ; faith, 475 ; patience, ib. ; love, ib.
Sviall things, their influence upon great, iv, 285.
Snares laid for the godly by Satan and by wicked men, viii. 127 ; to entice them from their duty, ib. ; to endanger their safety, ib. ; of a mixed nature, to entice by endangering, and endanger by enticing, 128.
Sobriety & necessary grace, xvi. 118; some prejudices removed, 119; what it is, 120 ; sobriety in pleasures and recreations, 122 ; rules to be observed in the choice of, 124 ; helps to sobriety in the use of, 126 ; the baseness and danger of carnal jjleasures, 129 ; sobriety in meats and drinks, 130 ; becomes all persons, especially magistrates, minis- ters, women, and youth, 131 ; what this sobriety is, 132 ; sobriety in apparel, rules for, 134 ; how the abuse of, may be discerned, 136 ; helps to, 139; sobriety in worldly cares, 140; what this worldly care is that is to be moderated, 140; whence it ariseth, 141 ; the cure of it, 143.
Societies, human, great influence of religion on the welfare of, vi. 4D0.
Sodnian doctrine as to the nature of Christ, xx. 306.
SociNiANS, Christ's Eternal Existence, and the Dignity of his Person, Asserted and Proved, in Opposition to the Doctrine of the, i. 413.