with God, 397 ; as to the benefiting and profiting of others, 398. Unseen and eternal things, the man who has made them his great scope and
aim can easily do and suffer anything for God, xviii. 275 ; looking
upon, implieth faith, 276 ; hope, 277 ; and expectation, 278. Unwritten Traditions, Scripturk sufficient without, v. 485. Upbraiding, God's not, what it is, iv. 39. Ujyi'ightness, what it is, xxi. 379 ; its inconsistency with the reign of sin,
382 ; the privileges of being upright, ib. ; how we may know w^hether
we are upright with God or not, 385 ; persuasives, 387 ; means, 388.
Vainglori/ sometimes the motive principle to excellence in public gifts, xiiL 447.
Valeiitinian for conscience' sake gave up the place of a tribune, and afterwards became emj^eror, vii. 156.
Valley of weeping, what in Ps. Ixxxiv. 6 ; is ' the valley of Baca ; ' the Sep- tuagint renders ' the valley of weeping,' xii. 181.
Value of things to be estimated by eternity, xx. 103 ; sin, afflictions, suffer- ings for Christ, death, ib. ; enjoyments of the world, duties, graces, Christ, the favour of God, 104.
Vanity of the creature, creation teaches us a lesson of, xii. 1 80.
Vehemency in religious duties, how true from false may be distinguished, xiii. 463.
Veil that must be taken away before we can have a true discerning of the mysteries revealed in the word of God, vi. 1 64 ; the veil of ignorance, ib. ; of carnal knowledge and wisdom, 165 ; of prejudice and corrupt affections, ih. ; of carnal sense, ih.
Veneration of relics but a fond conceit, xiv. 416.
Vengeance of God on the wicked, sometimes lawful to imprecate, iv. 469 ; moral difference between public and private persons, ib. ; in public cases we must not desire revenge directly and formally, 470 ; God's people do not desire vengeance against particular persons, ib. ; their prayers are against the plots rather than the persons of their enemies, ib.
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Victory, Christ's, over sin, death, and the law, ii. 443 ; is imputed to us, ib. ; the benefit is imparted and applied to us, 444. The christian's, not to be measured by prosperity or adversity, but by
his adherence to God, vii. 156. Of faith, tlie true believer is more than conqueror over the trials and tribulations of the world, xii. 393 ; the author or cause of the victory is Christ working through the Holy Spirit, ib. ; the nature of the vic- tory explained, ib. ; the ends or things we contend for, 394 ; how we are more than conquerors, 396 ; who they are that will be more than conquerors, ib. ; reasons why we are more than conquerors, 397 ; per- suasions to get such a degree of faith, love, and patience as will make us more than conquerors over the world, 403. Of Christ over Satan is by his incarnation, xviii. 19 ; by his passion, or death on the cross, 20 ; by his resurrection and ascension, ib. ; by his sitting at the right hand of God, ib. ; by his secret and invisible providence, ib.
Violence, none in Christ, in spirit, words, or practice, iii. 366.
Virgins, christians are called, for the purity of their faith, ix. 321 ; of their worship, 322 ; of their conversation, ib. Foolish, do not represent members of a church corrupt in worship, dis- cipline or doctrine, ix. 323 ; nor scandalous members of a pure church, ib. ; nor only those that have a false or counterfeit profession, ib. ; but those who had a common, though not a saving, work in their hearts, ib. See Common work.
Virtue cannot be supported without the thought of a world to come, iii. 7.
Vision of Christ, in what it consists, xx. 460 ; is either ocular or mental, ib. ; three things are necessary to — a prepared faculty, a suitable object, and the conjunction of these, 462 ; the season when we shall enjoy this, 466.
Volition and veUeity, difference of, vi. 50.
Waiting for the coming of Christ would much quicken us to repentance, ii. 251 ; engageth to holiness, and putteth life into obedience, ib. ; would produce a more heavenly temper and conversation, ib. Implies an earnest expectation of what is to come, and a patient sub- mission to God for the present, xii. 187.
Wallcing with God, what it implies, xiv. 52.
With God, in what it consists, xv. 405 ; reasons enforcing this duty, 409.
Wander, readiness to, men are the more sensible of, the more experience they have of the ways of God, vi. 96 ; through a large sense of duty, ib. ; and greater experience of difficulties and dangers, 97.
Wantonness, how the grace of God may be turned into, v. 49.
War, in a wicked man's heart, between him and his conscience, iv. 326 ; between conviction and corruption, 326 ; between corruption and corruption, ib.
Wars, whether any are lawful, iv. 327 ; nothing in scripture expressly against, ib. ; seemeth to be somewhat in the letter of scripture for, 328 ; may be proved lawful by such reasons and consequences as do well suit with the analogy of faith and the intent of the scriptures, ib. ; so little in scripture about it, because nature is so prone to, 329 ; conditions to lawfulness of, ib. ; a good cause, good authority, a right end, a right way of conducting, ib.