is patience, ii. 331. To God's will is not insensibility, ii. 335 ; but a work of the judgment,
ib. ; and of the will, ib. ; grounds of, 336, To the will of God, we must pray and wait with, viii. 257 ; for the mercy itself, in what kind we shall have it, 258 ; for the time, ib. ; for the ways and means, ib. To authority, ecclesiastical, civil, or economical, a duty^ xix. 432 ; to be in love, ib. ; in the fear of God, ib. Substance (u-TrosTuaic), meaning of the word, xiii. 324. Success, not too much stress to be laid on, iii. 246. Stiifering and doing, which is the greater, xiii. 334,
The greatest, to be chosen before the least sin, xix. 355. Sufferings of Christ, inward, iii. 267 ; the assaults of spiritual wicked, ness, ih. ; the desertion of God the Father, ib. ; the impressions of his Father's wrath, ib. ; suffered to free us from the wrath which he endured, 268 ; to satisfy for our sins that he had taken upon him, ib. Of Christ at his death, many and bitter, iii. 274.
Of Christ laid on him by ordination and appointment of God the Father, iii. 370 ; he chose Christ's person, and designated and deputed him to the office of mediator, ih. ; bestowed him upon us, 371 ; determined all his sufferings, ib. ; not only foreknew and permitted, but concur-
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red, ib. ; by witlidrawing of bis presence and the sight of his favour, 372 ; by sustaining the wicked instruments in their natures, beings, and actings, ib. ; by serving his love and glory by their wickedness, ih.
Sufferinrjs of God's people are very short, though they seem long, x. IIS.
Christ's, greatness of, xi. 5 ; none of the martyrs suffered as he did, ih. ;
his willingness to suffer for us, 6. Meaning of the word, xii. 139 ; temporal sufferings and eternal glory contrasted, 140 ; the counterbalancing temporal things Avith eternal necessary to prevent the dekisions of the flesh, ib. ; this may be done by comparing the things of time with the things of eternity, 1-41 ; our sufferings come from men, but our glory from God, 142 ; our sufferings earthly, but our glory heavenly, ib. ; our sufferings short, but our glory eternal, ib. ; as they are short, so they are light, 143 ; the need of faith in temporal afflictions, 145; and of the influ- ence and assistance of the Holy Ghost, 146. Are helps to repentance and recovery, xix. 10 ; God's people should
endure willingly whatever he calleth them to, 11. Of Christ, the believer's fellowship in, xx. 60.
Stdcide, some christians committed, in Diocletian's persecution, to avoid tor- ture, X. 392 ; condemned, ib. ; an act of disobedience and distrust, a disparagement and dishonour to the cause which we maintain, ib.
tSiui, why a horse was offered to, i. 88.
An example of unweariedness in labour, xii. 177.
Siq^ererogation, works of, an absurd error, iii. 90. Works of, conceit of, disproved, ix. 385.
Superstition, a bastard religion, is tyrannous, and puts men upon tedious ser- vices, i. 33. Is either negative or positive, ii. 13.
Support under afflictions promised as a great blessing, viii, 102; accepted by the saints with thanksgiving, ib.
>S'«_^:)re??zac?/, absolute, belongeth only to him wlio hath absolute power, iv, 385.
God's, is not precarious, but is backed with a mighty power, vi. 197 ;
in the management of even men, he useth much condescension, 198 ;
in making motions of peace to them, ib. ; in seeking to reclaim them,
and soften them by many mercies, ib.
Sureti/, Christ became, for us, iii. 355.
Help of God expressed under the notion of, viii. 248 ; implieth the danger imminent, ib. ; that distress and m.isery cometh as a debt that must be paid, 249 ; that we are insolvent and undone unless some course be taken to satisfy the creditor, ib. ; that the surety take on himself the obligation of the debt, ib. ; God a sufficient surety, ib.
Swalioived up, meaning of the expression, ' Mortality is swallowed up of life,' xii. 473.
Swearinfj, light and inconsiderate, a great sin, iv. 435 ; other sins have an external bait, here is nothing but glorying in our shame, ib.
Sympathy of Christ the true grounds of comfort to his people, iii. 254.
Tabernacle a type of Christ, i. 480.
Talents, what things are to be accounted, ix. 434 ; all things that God hath entrusted us with, or anything that may help to promote the glory of God, ib. ; sanctifying gifts or the graces of the Spirit, 435 ; sub- servient helps, 436 ; gifts of nature, both of tlie mind and body, ib. ; outward interests, as wealth, honour, and power, ib. ; provi-
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dences, wliether mercies or afflictions, ib. ; ordinances and instituted helps, 437 ; what it is to trade with them, ib. ; to use them well and holily, ib. ; to be laborious according to our gifts and oppor- tunities, ib. ; obligation to improve, 439 ] th'ey are not only a gift, but a trust, ib. ; this trust is committed to servants, ib. ; a formal covenant on their part, ib. ; the fruit, comfort, and excellency of the thing trusted is best seen in the use, 440 ; to employ aright requires prudence, 441 ; fidelity, 442 ; industry, ib. ; unfaithfulness in im- proving due to laziness, 445 ; foolish modesty and pusillanimity, 446 ; self-love, ib. ; distracting businesses or love to the world, ib. ; fear of danger in being publicly active for God, ib. Talking, good, cannot excuse bad walking, iv. ^25. Tamerlane, his good speech to Bajazet, i. 161.