Socinians, their evil blasphemy that Christ only died by occasion of sin, not for sin, iii. 277.
Sodom and Gomorrah, their sin, v. 220 ; how suffering the vengeance of eternal fire, ib. ; their destruction the world's great example, 226.
Solifidians, the doctrine of the, disproved, xvii. 430.
Sonship of Christ, the foundation on which his church is built, i. 389 ; the question put to those that would enter upon Christianity, ib. ; the engagement of his disciples to adhere to him, ib. ; the end for which the scriptures were written, ib. ; the ground of submission to Christ in all his offices, 390.
Sons of God, this privilege considered as to the real grant on God's part, xii.
97 ; as to believers' sense of their adoption, ib.; that this is a great
privilege will appear if we consider our present relation to God or our
future inheritance, 98.
Of Joseph, reasons why they were blessed rather than others, xiv. 396 ;
in what manner this blessing was bestowed, 397. Of God, their glorious relation to God, with the effects and fruits of it, is not seen by the world, xx. 453 ; because it is spiritual there is a veil upon it, 454 ; it is hidden, 455 ; it is future, 456 ; reasons why this glory doth not now appear, 457 ; the apprehension we should have of it for the present, 467.
Sons of the Clergy, Sermon Preached before the, xv. 463.
Son'ow, godly, a christian never more joyful than after, yea, in, iv. 373.
God alloweth and even requireth, iv. 425 ; what kind he al- loweth and requireth, 427 ; unlawful, 430 ; such as overwhelmeth and dejecteth the spirit, ib. ; such as is peevish, ib. ; such as is im- patient and discontented, 431 ; such as unfits for duty, ib. ; excessive,
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very dislionourable and derogatory to Christ, 432 ; a dishonour to our profession, ib. ; very prejudicial, 433 ; very unreasonable, ih. Sorrow, God's children oftentimes lie under the exercise of such deep and pressing, as is not incident to other men, vi. 265 ; their burdens are greater, ib. ; their sense is greater, 26G ; their exercise is greater, 267.
Immoderate, and uncomely dejection of spirit checked by consideration of God's faithfulness, vii. 278. iScul, all other things must be hazarded for the saving of, ii. 141 ; only faith will make us do this, ih.
Blessedness of the saint's, in heaven, ii. 466 ; perfection of knowledge, ib. ; complete love, 467 ; complete union with, and fruition of, God, ib.
Its diseases greater than those of the body, as being seated in the nobler part, as a cut in the body is worse than a rent in the clothes, iii. 286.
Travail of Christ's, the affliction of his whole man, but chiefly of his inward man, iii. 401 ; suifered in his reputation, 402 ; in every part of his body, and through every sense, ib. ; consummated in his pain- ful, shameful, and accursed death, ib. ; in his soul, 403 3 his desertion, ib. ; the apprehension of his Father's wrath, 404.
Salvation of, a christian's main care, iv. 151.
God must be served with, as well as with the body, ix. 228 ; because God hath a right to both, as he made both, ih. ; because soul-service is suitable to his nature, 229 ; because the soul is the principal thing, ih. ; isfons actionum ad extra,, ib. ; tei'mimis actionum ad intra, 230; it is hearty soul-service that will bear weight in the balance of the gospel, ib.
Is with Christ presently after death, xi. 94.
At death, is sanctified and purified from all imperfections, and brought into the sight and presence of God, xii. 15 ; at the resurrection, shall assume its body again, ib.
That it is distinct from the body appeareth from scripture, reason, and experience, xiii. 27 ; that it is not only distinct from the body, but can exercise its operations apart from it, and that the souls of the saints actually do so, proved from scripture, 29 ; at death the soul immediately appears in the presence of the Lord, ih.
Of man is a spirit, xix. 62 ; immediately framed by God, 63 ; returneth at death to God as judge, ih. ; its immortality. Hi. ; proved from scrip- ture, 64 ; from reason, 68. Soundness of heart is opposed to the form of godliness, vii. 340 ; and to the sudden pangs and hasty motions of temporaries, ih. ; is such a re- ceiving of the word into the heart that it is rooted there, and dif- fuseth its influence for the seasoning of every affection, 341 ; requires an enlightened understanding, 342 ; an awakened conscience, ib. ; a rightly-disposed will, 343 ;. the afi"ections purged and quickened, ib. ; value of, shown by the respect God hath to it, ib. ; and the evil it freeth us from, 344 ; directions to attain, 348. Sovereignty- of God modified and mitigated in the dispensation of it with infinite justice, ii. 337 ;. great faithfulness, 338 3 great wisdom, ih. ; much love, ih^
Of Christ over his church is superadded to the sovereignty of God, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, as creator, xix. 458 ; is comfortable and beneficial to us, 459. Sparing, sordid, a sure sigti of a worldly heart, iv. 403.