'As,'iy. 292.
Ascension, the Spirit given more abundantly since Christ's, i. 23 ; circumstances of Christ's, v. 526, vi. 443 ; a mystery, v. 527 ; how know, vi. 444 and vi. 445, 447 ; not separated from us by, vi. 449.
Ashamed, be not, of Christ, vi. 433.
Astrology, vi. 157.
Assemblies, calling of, vi. 89.
Assent, vi. 542 ; four degrees of, iii. 523.
Association, must join with those that are good, ii. 337 ; all wicked will end in everlasting hatred, ii. 375, 376.
Assurance, by the Spirit, i. 19, 22 ; faith and yet no full assurance, i. 62 ; what to do in the want of, i. 252 ; to be sought betimes, i. 417 ; of Christ's love, ii. 205, 207 ; why pray still, ii. 225 ; how know, ii. 243 ; causeth thankfulness, ii. 273 ; a Christian may and ought to be assui'ed of his state in grace, iii. 400 ; all Christians have not the like, nor at all times, iii. 400, 467 ; God's children may be, that they shall persevere to the end, iii. 408 ; we may be assured from a little measure of grace, iii. 470 ; may know, iv. 141, 142 ; base to lose, iv. 179 ; grow in, iv. 198 ; known, iv. 450 ; no enemy to good work.s, iv. 518 ; labour for, v. 317, 401 ; springs from faith, V. 393 ; freely given, v. 395 ; not full always, v. 400 ; freed from objection, v. 401 ; what to do when not, v. 402 ; command, v. 403 ; may get, v. 440 ; time to come, v. 448 ; lesser, V. 454 ; how to get, vi. 178, 179 ; mav attain it, vi. 389, 479, 480 ; peace with, vi. "339, 390 ; maintain, vi. 481, vii. 212 ; how it worketh, vi. 545 ; makes not secure, vii. 207 ; distractions in, vii. 212 ; how to know our state in want of, vii. 431.
Atheism,, hnn^s judgment, i. 302; atheists, iv. 341. (See Nature.)
Attend, Attention, God opens the heart to, vi. 525 ; necessary, vi., 527 ; directions to attend on the word, vi. 527 ; trials of attending aright, vi. 529.
Attendance, occasional at church, ii. 240 ; on teaching, iv. 146.
Attire, selling and wearing rich, lawful, vi 521.
Atlribntes, of God are to be applied to ourselves, i. 412 ; of God in Christ, vi. 325.
Austerity, in ministers to be used wisely, i. 53, 98.
Authority, iv. 167; of Holy Spirit, ii. 441,493; why St Paul alleged human in his epistles and dealings with men, iii. 9, 10 ; what power of authority the church gives to the Scriptures,
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iii. 9, 10, 523 ; of Chri.st from his Father, vi. 374. (See Church, and Scripture.)
JBabylon, ii. 248.
Back, faith with strong reasons and arguments, i. 245.
Backsliding, God's children prone to, ii. 302 ; the Returning Backslider, ii. 248^35 ; backsliding, V. 259 ; danger of, vii. 4U8-413.
' Balaam's Wish,' vii. 1-15.
Baptism, made an idol by papists, ii. 379 ; rested in, V. 317 ; faith sealed, v. 392 ; and circumci- sion, vi. 22 ; want of, no prejudice to salvation, vi. 22 ; ground of baptizing infants, vi. 22 ; aggravation of sins after, vi. 24; the ark a figure of, vii. 478 ; parts of, vii. 479 ; children, why baptised, vi. 486; binds, vl. 487; cove- nant in, vi. 487 ; what sins renounced in, vi. 487 ; how to use, vi. 488 ; a seal of salvation, vi. 530 •; how to think of, vi. 530.
Barrenness, in goodness ought not to discourage us, ii. 333 ; under means, not endured by God, ii. 349.
Barsillai and David, vii. 35, seq. ; old, vii. 35 ; incapable of service, vii. 36 ; done duty only, vii. 36 ; his son, vii. 36 ; to be imitated, vii. 40, 41.
Base-minded, be not, vii. 125 ; base things, what like, vii. 195.
' Beast's Dominion,' vii. 517-533 ; the beast, who, vii. 519 ; and dragon compared, vii. 520 ; state of Rome the beast, why, vii. 521 ; ill carriage towards kings, vii. 527 ; to further the destruc- tion of, vu. 531; shall fall, vii. 532. (See Hatred.)
Beauty, of a well ordered soul, i. 167 ; of Chris- tian's works performed in season, i. 248, 249 ; wherein it consisteth, ii. 137, 138 ; of Christ is especially spiritual, ii. 138 ; Christ most beau- tiful, ii. 138 ; of God, ii 229, 236 ; why not dis- covered, ii. 236 ; eveiything in its own place beautiful, v. 315.
Bea, grace, iv. 128, vii. 221 ; the Spirit, iv. 147, 172, 301 ; will be carried on, vii. tiSS.
Beppar, Christ not a, iv. 500 ; a beggar, iv. 526, 527.
Begin, when we should, vi. 87 ; Christ a media- tor from the beginning, iv. 497 ; great things from small beginnings, vi. 520.
Behaviour, good, vii. 38.
Behold, i. 4, 5, vi.78, vii. 109 ; beholding, iv. 269, 270.
Belief,.believe, believing, believing in Christ more glorifiesGod than if wewereas pure as Adam, ii. 184 ; how hardly man's heart is brought to be- lieve, iii. 54, 464 ; beheve not but love, iv. 175 ; God and his servants, iv. 346 ; belief after Spirit of faith, 449 ; belief against belief, v. 273; believe, all to, v. 389 ; condemned for not, T. 390 ; Christ believed on , how, v. 517 ; en- couragements to believe, from Christ, v. 520, 521.