Aim — Holy men work from holy aims and ends, 330.
All — Christ is all in all to us, 371, 372.
Alone — The devil set on Christ when he was alone, 76. (See Solitariness. )
Amen — Amen, what, and how taken, 382, 3S3 ; a double amen, 421; all promises in Clirist yea and amen, 382, aeq., 390, seq.
Anointing — What kind of persons were formerly anointed, 442, 444, 446 ; the order of our anoint- ing in Christ, 443, 446 ; the graces of the Spirit resembled to anointing, or ointment, why, 443- 446.
^nti5«%._Antiquity of our church and religion proved against the papists, 375, 376, seq ; popish religion not ancient, 377.
J^)o?oui/.— Christians are often driven to their apo- logy, 204.
Apostle. — The privilege of apostles above oidl- nary ministers, and how they dift'er from them, 8 ; St Paul's prerogative above other apostles, 8 ; apostles and prophets, how .subject to err and mistake, and how not, 355, 356
Application.— Hitcdi^Aity of application of thepro- mises to ourselves, 421.
-Four degrees or kinds of assent, 523.
Assurance —A Christian ought and may be as- bured of his estate in i;race, 466 ; all Christians have not the like assurance, nor at all times, 466, 467 ; God's children may be assured that they shall persevere to the end, 468 (see Per- severance) ; we may be assured from a little measure of grace, that we are in the state of grace, 470.
Authority Why St Paul alleged human authn.
rity in his epistles, and in his dealings with men, 9, 10 ; what power or authority the church gives to the Scriptures, 9, 10, 523. (See Church, Scripture.)
Believe. — How hardly man's heart Is brought to believe, 54, 464.
Best A true Christian is best, where he is best
known, 259.
Bless To bless God, what, 23; how God blesseth
us, and how we bless God, 23; we add nothing to God, when we bless him, 23 ; why we ought to bless God, 23 : we ought to bless God for Christ, 27; blessing, what, 15 ; the Pope's bless- ing nothing worth, 15. (See Praise, Thankful, ne.ss.)
Brother. — Timothy, St Paul's brother, how, 10; all Christians, or all believers, are brethren, 10.
Called Men in Scripture are often called by that
which they are led and ruled by, 261, 347.
Censure. — Against censuHng those that are under crosses and afflictions, 115, 141 ; men are prone to censure men's callings tor some particular actions, 357 ; sin must be censured and judged when it is committed, 4S9.
Ceitainty. — A double certainty, 111,421 : how the prophets and apostles were certain and infal- lil>le, and how not, 355, 366.
Christ Christ three ways taken in Scripture, 82;
Christ is the main object of preaching, 369 ; Christ is all in all to us, 371, 372 ; h-jw to think ot Christ. 371 ; God's love to us founded in Christ, 385, 386 ; how to get into Christ, 396 ; Christ a Prophet, Priest, and King, 446 ; the Scripture sets forth Christ by all cumfortable terms that may be, 60.
Chri.'itian. — What is done to Christians, is done to Christ, 86 ; a true Christian is best where he is
* This ' Alphabetical Table,' prepared by Dr Thomas Manton, it has been deemed proper to retain, and accoranioilate to the pagination ot our reprint. It.does not furnish those minuter details and references that belong to an Index proper, such as will be' given with the clOMng volume of this edition of the Works ; but as the ' Commentary' is extensive, it will prove acceptable as an interim guide to the 'treasures, new and old,' of this Treatise.
This ' Commentary,' it is necessarv to observe, is not a fragment of an intended Exposition of the entire Epistle, but a Treatise on the ' Apology of St Paul,' complete within itself, according to the design ot the author. Cf. page 528, last line G.
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best known, 259 ; a sound Christian loves and values all Christians, 432; Christians are pro- phet:*, priests, and kings, how 1 447, seg. (See Saint.) CAuroA. —Whether the church can give authority to tlie word or Scripture, 9, 10, 523 ; God hath a church in most wicked places, and among most wicked people, 10 ; every Christian ought to be a member of some particular church or congresiation, 11, 12 ; the church hath its name sometimes, 1, from the mixture in it, 2. from the better part of it, 12 ; churches not to be left or forsaken for some corruptions in them, 322. Civil — A mere civil man. who, 14.
Comfort, Consolation Comfort or consolation,
what, 44, 45, 86 ; God the God of comfort, how, 44, 45 ; what this title attributed to God implies, 47 ; whatsoever the means of comfort be, God is the spring and fountain of it, 49 ; God can create comfort out of nothing, 47 ; God can raise comfort out of contraries, 47, 48 ; what use to be made of this, that God is the God of comfort, 48, 49, seq.; reasons or grounds why Christians are uncomfortable, 50 ; God comfortetli his people in all tribulation, 51, 52, 53, 54 ; objection against this answered, 52, 74 ; God applieth comfort answerable to all miseries in this life, 52, 53 : to comfort what, 54; what use to be made of this, that God is the God of all comfort, who comforteth us in all our tribu- lation, 54, 55, seq.; how to derive comfort from the God of comfort, 55 ; no comfort for such as go on in sin, 56 ; comforts for those that are relapsed, 57 ; general comforts should be had for all kind of maladies and grievances, and which be they, 57, 58 ; means tor obtaining of comfort, 57, 59-64 ; to keep a daily course of comfort, how, 59, 60 ; Christ in Scripture is set forth by all terms that may be comfortable, 60 ; means whereby we may be enabled to comfort others, 65, 66,69, 70; all God's cliildren have in- terest in divine comforts, why, 66 ; divine com- forts are not impaired by being communicated, 66; God conveys comfort to men by men, 67, 68; we should be willing, ready, and aole to comfort one another, 67, 68, 69, 75, 76; experience a great help to comfort others, why, 76, 77, 78 ; objec- tions of such as complain of want of comfort answered, 74 ; our comforts and consolations are proportionable to our sufferings, 86 ; great- est comforts follow greatest sutTerings, why, 86; what hinders comfort in affliction, 90 ; no com- fort for wicked men, 90 ; comfort or consolation abounds by Christ, 91 ; why Christians are no more comfortable, 92: suffering a necessary precedent of comfort, why, 108 ; those that suffer as they should, are sure of comfort, 110. Commendation — A man may speak in commenda- tion of himself, and in what cases, 204. Communion. — ^Bond of communion of saints, 432. Companion. — Companions in sin shall be com- panions in suffermg, 110.