Our profession must be kept even in lesser, viii. 323.
In scripture of two sorts, the porch and the secret chambers, viii. 346, 348.
The most precious will do us no good unless they be digested into love and practice, xi. 318. Trying (proving) all things is a christian's duty, xix. 295 ; every one that feareth God should be acquainted with his word, and have his senses exercised therein, ib. ; we are not to take up opinions by chance, but by choice, 296 ; the judgment of others will be no plea for us in the last day if we be wrong, ib. ; cautions against abuse of, ib. ; the end of, is that we may walk as children of the light, 298. Tm'ning to God, in what it consists, xxi. 476.
Twelve tribes scattered abroad, show the severity of God's justice, iv. 19 ; the infallibility of his truth, 20 ; the tenderness of his love to the believers among them, ib.
Unbelief, positive cause of, is in ourselves, iii. 215.
Heinousness of the sin of, v. 176 ; no sin doth so much dishonour God, • ib. ; against it God hath most declared his displeasure, 177; is the
mother of all sin, ib. ; final, au undoubted evidence of reprobation, ib.; depriveth us of much good of the comforts of providence, ib. ; some more heinous than others, 180; is negative, 182; or positive, 183 ; reigns in all natural men, ib. ; is broken in the godly, 185 ; its cure, 187. Natural to us ; a sin we suck in with our milk, vi. 400 ; coldness in duty, and boldness in sinning, come from, 402. Unbeliever, like a wave of the sea, always rolling ; believer like a tree, much shaken, but firm at root, iv. 51 ; tliough he may receive something, has no right to expect anything from God, 52. Unchangeableness of God, iv. 113; lessons from, 114. Unclean persons can have no commerce with God, iv. 371. 6''?^c^ea?^?ie5S excludeth from the kingdom of Christ, xix. 215; because it is contrary to the covenant by which the entrance is into that kingdom, VOL. XXII. Z
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ih. ; because of God's express exclusion, ih. ; from the heinous nature of the sin, 216; because unclean persons are not meet for heaven, 217; the exclusion so absolute and peremptory, that it admits no ex- ception but that of sincere repentance, ib. ; if the children of God fall into, they lose not their right, but their present fitness, 219. Unction, extreme, of the Papists, is but a ridiculous hypocrisy, iv. 447.
The saints have a special, from Christ, to enlighten and confirm them in the truth of the gospel, xxii. 95 ; what this unction or anointing is, ib. ; the author or fountain of it, 99 ; the benefit, ' Ye shall know all things ' (1 John il 20) ; how this is to be understood, ib. ; why this anointing confirms us in the truths of the gospel, 101 ; what we should do to get this unction, 103. Understanding is the great wheel of the soul, and guide of the whole man, iii. 423 ; all the great opposition to faith is from, ib.
David begs for, again and acrain, vi. 25 G.
Got by the precepts of the word is better than that gotten by long ex- perience, viii. 16 ; it is more exact, ib. ; a more sure way of learning wisdom, whereas experience is more uncertain, 17 ; a safer and a cheaper way of learning, ib. ; the way by age and experience is long, and so a man's younger age must be miserable and foolish, ib.
Is vain, unless it lead to hatred of siu, viii. 63 ; he is made wise that is made better, ib.
Spiritual, necessity of, ix. 30 ; because of our ignorance and folly, which is the cause of all our sin, ib. ; because knowledge is our cure, ib. Undertalcings must all be referred to the will of God, iv. 393 ; measuring all our actions by his revealed will, ib. ; undertaking any action more comfortably when we see God in it, ib. ; not binding the counsels of God in our desires and requests, ib. ; constantly asking his leave in prayer, ib. ; still reserving the power of his providence. Ungodliness, God being the first cause, ignorance is ungodliness, v. 136 ; and want of dependence on him, 137 ; and not observing his providence, ib. ; and not sanctifying the things we use and undertake by asking his leave and blessing, 138 ; God being the chiefest good, it is ungodli- ness not to think often of him, ib. ; not to delight in communion with him, 139 ; not to fear to ofi"end him, ib. ; not to care to please him, 140.
God being the supreme truth and authority, it is ungodliness not to receive the counsels of his word with all regard and reverence, v. 140 ; not to yield him reverence in worship, ib. ; not to give a willing sub- jection of our hearts and lives to his laws, 141 ; God being the utmost end, it is ungodliness not to aim at his glory in all acts, natural, moral, spiritual, ib.
What is meant by, xvi. 75 ; what it is to deny ungodliness, 77; what it is in itself, 78 ; negatively, in denying God his due honour, rever- ence, and obedience, ib. ; positively, in putting actual contempt and scorn upon God, 88 ; cautions against, ib. ; means to avoid, 89. Unification of the heart, v. 453.