Necessity of, to work faith, xi. 21 ; is the warrant of our faith, 22 ; is the power of God to produce it, ib. ; God has so appointed because it is most suita.ble to man's nature, ib. ; it is agreeable to his own coun- sels to try the reprobate by an outward rule and offer, wherein they have as much favour as the elect, 23 ; it commendeth his grace to the elect, ib.
The proper cure for soul diseases, xiii. 285; must not only be written, but preached, ib.
Of God, meaning of the term, xiii. 429.
Use of faith in hearing, xv. 154; a proper object of faith, 155; in order to profit, hearing must be accompanied by faith, ib. ; the neces- sity of this, 163; the efficacy of it, 169; reproof of divers sorts of hearers, 171 ; exhortation to entertaining the gospel with sound and lively faith, 171 ; how we may get this necessary faith, 172.
The relation of, to faith, xvii. 126 ; the acts of faith with respect to the word, 129 ; the effects these acts produce, 131 ; notes of a strong and grown faith in respect to the word, 133.
Of God, has a threefold sense, xvii. 151.
Of God, a more conducible means to persuade us to repentance than if one should come from the dead, xvii. 353 ; proof of this doctrine, 354.
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Word of God, or doctrine of faith in Christ, convincing power of, xviii. 361.
Its power, xxi. 238 ; an argument of its divine authority, ib. • an encouragement to preaching, 239 ; must be soundly taught and closely applied, 240. Words are but the female issue of our thoughts, works the male, vi. 138.
Christians should make great conscience of, xix. 201 ; our tongues are not our own, to speak what we please, ib. ; our words and speeches will be brought into the judgment, ib. ; words do much discover the temper of the heart, 202 ; our tongue is our glory, ih. ; our speeches are regarded by God, 203 ; the well-ordering of our words is a great point of Christianity, ib. WorJc, not the matter maketh good, but the principles, v. 29.
Glorifieth God ; not words and empty praises, but a holy conversation, X. 179 j every man hath his own, ib. ; given him by God, 181 ; by his word, ib. ; by his providence, ib. ; this must be finished and per- fected, 182; to finish and perfect should be our great care, ib. ; rea- sons, ib. ; this is the end why we were made, ib. ; from God's right and interest in us, ib. ; we shall be called to our account, 183 ; be- cause of the great benefit that cometh to us by it, ib. ; the end ennobleth a man, ib. ; God will have his glory upon us, if not from us, 184 ; it must be our last end, otherwise our mind will be distracted by a multiplicity of ends and objects, ib.
Of faith, what it is, xx. 315 ; assent, consent, and dependence, ib. ; con- fession and obedience, ib. ; better discerned in the external than the internal acts, 316.
Of glorification, God hath appointed that we should first glorify him before he glorify us, xx. 332 ; inconveniences which would other- wise follow, ib. ; we must glorify him on earth before he glorify us in heaven, 333 ; reasons why, ib. ; of whom Christ will say, ' I am glorified in them,' 334 ; it is a promised glory, ib. ; the suitableness between our work and reward, 335 ; we may certainly and lawfully expect this glory, ib. ; our work stated, 337 ; means prescribed, 340; motives, 341. Working together for good, all things that befall God's children are directed by his providence to their eternal happiness, xii. 258 ; the nature and extent of this privilege, 259 ; doth not comprehend sin, ib. ; the man- ner in which it is brought about, 261 ; its end and issue, ib. ; the certainty of this privilege, 263 ; the grounds of it, ib. ; is not to be detei-mined by our fancies and conceits, but by the wisdom of God, and its respect to the chief happiness or true good, 264; not always the good of the body or of outward prosperity, nor presently enjoyed and felt, 265 ; a particular good must give way to a general, ib. ; if true of individuals, is much more true of the church, 266. Workmanship, christians are, of God, by natural creation, and by superna- tural renovation, ii. 385. Works, whether duties to God or man, not the first moving cause to incline God to show us favour, ii. 404 ; not our righteousness, ib. ; not the first means to apply the grace of the Redeemer, ib. ; follow the accept- ance of Christ, as necessary to continue our right to freedom and life, ,405.
Judgment according to, iv. 221 ; of the wicked shall be produced as the merit of their ruin, of the godly as evidences of glory, ib.
An evidence of true faith, iv. 239.
Eatify the Spirit's witness, iv. 258.
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Wo7-ks vvitliout faith, a roof without a foundation ; faith without works, a foundation without a building, v. 335.