Able, V. 181 ; a Christian has an abler Spirit than his own,.v. 181, 182 ; the act, v. 190.
Above, seek thing.s, v. 200, 201.
Absence, of God's Spirit discourageth, i. 398 ; from Christ solaced, ii. 203 ; Christ absent, vi. 406 ; how know he is not, vi. 407.
Absolute, go not to God as, iv. 333 ; no evil, v. 270.
Abundance, of grace, iv. 471, 475 ; abound or want, v. 179, ISO ; abounding, v. 215.
Abuse, ii. 242.
Accepted, in Christ, }. 12; acceptance, vi. 72; acceptable to God, vii. 2)4.
Accusations of Satan, how to answer, ii. 179, 181.
Achaia, tlie country wherein Corinth was, iii. 11.
Acknowledge, the good as well as evil in us, ii. 47 ; or acknowledgment, what, iii. £00, 314 ; to acknowledge Christ, what, iii. 315 ; Christ acknowledged in the minister, iii. 315, 316 ; how to know whether we acknowledge the minister, iii. 315, 317.
Acqtiaintance with God, ii. 515, iv. 186; and familiarity witli God, vi. 17.
Action and Actions, how to know whether from a good ground, i. 82 ; what, are to be imputed to weak Christians, i. 75, 76 ; what are the prin- ciples of them, i. 191 ; holy, riglitly performed, bring strength, ii. 85, 89 ; of Christ, all pre- cious, ii. 153; good always with comfort, ii. 364 ; three sorts of, good, ill, indifferent, iii. 241 ; holy, by change, iv. 258 ; principles of, iv. 380 ; imperfection of good, v. 184 ; act, v. ItO ; answerable, v. 199 ; measui'e of, v. 301 ; of grace, reflected actions, vi. 40 ; follow good, ■\ii. 89 ; principles in, vii. 199 ; holy, shunned, vii. 211 ; be not discouraged in doing good, vii. 214.
Activity, grace is active and vigorous, i. 60, 61.
Acts of Apostles, quotations in, iii. 529.
Adam, advance from Adam's state in Christ, i. 19, 31, iii. 419, 425, iv. 208 ; his .sin what, v. 520 ; redemption, exceeds our estate in Adam, vi. 326,ast and 2d, vii. 191.
Adoption by Christ, iv. 134, 146, 502.
Admiration, admire God's love, i. 263, iv. 174; admire God, v. 284 ; holy admiration, vii. 19 '.
A dultery, corporal and spiri tual adulterers, hardly reclaimed, ii. 387.
Advancement, v. 347, 352.
Advantage, take, ii. 206.
Advantages, vi. 553, 554.
Adventure, of faith, makes a rich return, i. 266.
Advise, iv. 185.
Affection and Affections, their conflict one with another, i. 162 ; how to be ordered, i. 159 ; in case of God's dishonour no affection is exces- sive, i 159 ; why they do not always follow the judgment, j. 254 ; God most to be affected, i. 268 ; ought not to cleave to base things, ii. 25 ; are like their objects, ii. 25 ; of Christians are in Christ's goveriinient, ii. 109 ; where it is in truth, it will discover itself by outward expres-
sion, ii. 110 ; true, are serious in the things of God, ii. 124; Christ the best object for them to be spent on, ii. 157 ; chaste, ii. 205 ; not con- cealable, ii. 243 ; their use, ii. 368, 369 ; ought to be placed on their right objects, ii. 375 ; why planted in the soul, ii. 390, 391, v. 478 ; look to, iv. 102, 187, 193, vii. 217 ; large, Iv. 469 ; not taken away by religion, vi. 305 ; commanding affection, v. 276 ; as the wind, v. 303 ; to God, vi. 10 ; on right objects, vi. 55 ; avoid opposite, vi. 58 ; to religion, strong in women, vi. 52 J ; mixed, vii. 187 ; cold, vii. 195 ; drawn out after . truth, vii. 196 ; stiiTed up, vii. 202 ; try our state, vii. 440 ; wanting, shew want of faith, vii. 442 ; shame ourselves in want of, vii. 443 ; pray for, vii. 443 ; to be kept tender, vii. 445, why sometimes dead, vii. 448. (See Gospel, Hatred, Mystery.)
Affectionate, converse with, iv. 197.
Affinity, v. 282.
Affliction and Afflictions, must take heed of iip- patiency in, i. 67 ; why we are oft foiled with small and courageously pass through great, i. 94 ; a sign of Christ's love, ii. 11 ; a means to make us prize Christ, therefore not to mur- mur, ii. 146 ; Christ never more near his church than when in, ii. 140 ; sweetest communion with Christ under the greatest, ii. 140 ; strength in, ii. 204, 207 ; how to know they are not in wrath though continued, ii. 320 ; not to com- plain of, ii. 257 ; profitable to God's children, ii. 358, o5u ; necessary, ii. 376 ; happens in the sunshine of the gospel, ii. 378 ; small ones not regarded make way for greater, ii. 379 ; oui carriage therein must be good, ii. 40-1 ; God will deliver his out of all, ii. 317 ; how, ii. 317, 318 ; godly afflicted more than others, and why, ii. S17 ; discovers false brethren, ii. 317; God's children subject to, and why, iii. 52, 53, 65, 79, 117 ; God's people are sensible of, and why, iii. 120, seq. ; good men lying under afflictions and crosses are subject to rash and hard cen- sures, iii. Ill, 112, 115, 116 ; of the saints are for the good of others, how, iii 94, 95 ; the good we get by others' afflictions is by stirring up grace in us, iii. 101 ; God aims at many things in the same affliction, iii. 106 ; effects of to God's children and to the wicked, iii. 153 ; affliction called death, iii. 161 ; sharp, iv. 100 ; bearing, iv. 362 ; multiplied, iv. 399 ; sweetest, iv. 408 ; life discovered in, iv. 418 ; Christ most glorious in, iv. 419, 434 ; fresh faith needed in, iv. 442 ; light affliction, iv. 478 ; weans, iv. 478 ; daily, v. 375 ; conform us to Christ, v. 491, vi. 237 ; Christ works in the afflictions of his church, V. 492 ; how Christ rules in, v. 532 ; church, when afflicted, v. 533, 534 ; why sent of God, vi. 143, 144 ; prayer a remedy in, vi. 144 ; lead to gentleness, vi. 162 ; stir up devotion, vi. 165 ; benefit of, vi. 184; God appears in the night of, vi. 318 ; to whom afflictions are sanctified, vi. S47 ; seasonable, vi. 395 ; how to prevent, vii. 103, 104 ; comfort in, vii. 141 ; no lo.ss, vii. 141, 142 ; seeli not vain relief from, vii. 143 ; neede<l, vii. 143 ; envy not the unafflicted, vii, 144 ; no strange things, vii. 144 ; God's ends, vii. 144 ; a time for rest from, vii. 145 ; best are sorest tried, vii. 146 ; not to dismay, vii. 147 ; will not overbear, vii. 148 ; wisdom of God in, vii. 148 ; deliverance from not to be hindered, vii. 149 ;