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Worship, reverence a special qualification of, xiv. 403 ; gesture in, ih.
Duties of, how we may be said to do too much in, xv. 342 ; must not go beyond what is written, 344 ; love feasts, how far warranted, 345 ; ceremonies and gestures, how far they may be used, 346 ; how we may be said to do too little in duties of worship, 347 ; reasons why we must closly adhere to the commandment, 349 ; the scripture the only sure rule for the clearing of scruples and doubts as to duties of, 352 ; marks by which we may discover whether we take the word as the ground and rule of our duties, 355 ; what it is to use the ordinances in faith and obedience, ih. A privilege ; not only the way to heaven, but the beginning of heaven,
xix. 99. The chief, consists in imitation, xix. 176. t
Worthiness, three kinds of, xx. 213 ; dignitas equalitatis, convenientice, dirpiationis, ih. Is of desert and proper merit, xx. 294 ; of meetness and suitableness, ib. ; of acceptance, 295. Worthy to be counted of the calling and privilege of christians, an excellent benefit, xx. 296 ; the mere fruit of the Lord's grace, 297 ; shown by suitableness to our principle, rule, and end, 301. Wrath, terrribleness of God's, seen in the sufferings of Christ, iii. 405.
And passion, vain excuses for, v. 260. Writing, great importance of, v. 98 ; abuse of, 99.
Yoitth the fit time for giving heed to holiness, vi. 83.
The great duty of, as soon as they come to the full use of reason, is to inquire and study how they may cleanse their hearts and ways from sin, vi. 87 ; the word of God is the only rule sufficient and effectual to accomplish this, ib. ; to have this efficacy, there needs much care and watchfulness, ib. ; why in youth, ib. ; it is reasonable, ib. ; it is necessary because of the bent of youth, and the abundance of temp- tations, 88 ; inconveniences that will follow if they do not, ib. ; lament- able that so few take to the ways of God, 89 ; exhortation to, 90.
May many times have more of heavenly wisdom than aged men, viii, 19 ; that God may show the freedom and sovereignty of his grace, 20; sometimes to manifest the power of his grace, ib. ; this not to be taken so but that there should be reverence shown to the aged, 21 ; nor to prejudice the general use of taking counsel of the aged, ib. ; not to be discouraged, ib. ; nor despised, ib. ; encouragement to, to betake them- selves to the ways of God, ib. ; of those that have the education of, 22 ; caution to, ib.
Especially concerned to avoid evil company, viii. 185.
Zeal, partial, always the note of hypocrites, ii. 11.
Carnal, is a passion for our different interests and opinions which leads to detraction, ii. 277.
Envy and strife goeth often under the mask of, iv. 304.
Excellent and well-tempered when grief is mixed with anger, viii. 426.
Carnal is either that which comes from an ill cause and produceth ill effects, viii. 467 ; or that which hath an ill object, though it may be a good cause from which it proceeds, ib. ; or that which hath no ill object, but exceeds in the measure and degree, 468 ; spiritual, holy, proceeds from love to God and what belongs to God, ib. ; its objects, to preserve the truth of God inviolate, 469 ; his worship uncorrupted
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and his institutions pure, 470 ; his servants free from injury and oppression, 471 ; its acts with respect to these objects, ib. ; quickens us to our duty, and makes us publicly active for God, ih. ; maketh us spare no cost, yea, judgeth that best done for God which costs us most, ih. ; vents itself by holy grief and anger when any of these are violated, 472 ; must be accompanied with knowledge and discretion, ih. ; must be mingled with compassion, that, as we mind the glory of God, so we may pity deluded souls, 473 ; must be constant, 474 ; we must seek for great and pure, if we have any love to God, his laws, and his ways, 475 ; notes by which it may be discerned, 47G. Zeal, true, not seen so much in fighting with antiquated errors, as in being established in the present truth, xi. 122. Carnal men count the zealousness of God's servants to be madness, evidenced from scripture, xiii. Ill; what it is in Christianity which is thus reckoned, ih. ; why it is so, 112 ; reasons showing how justly this crimination might be retorted on the carnal world, 114. In good works a note of God's people and a fruit of Christ's pur- chase, xvi. 275 ; what good works are, ih. ; the kinds of them, ih. ; the requisites of a good work, 278 ; what it is to be zealous of good works, 279 ; the place of zeal with respect to good works, 280 ; ex- hortation, 283.
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