Christ, Description of, i. 1-31 ; withdraws himself, i. 4, 30 ; prophecy fulfilled thereby, i. 4 ; near- ness to God ; i. 4-11 ; calling and qualification, i. 4, 15, 16 ; execution of that calling, i. 4, 15 ; manner thereof, i. 4, 15, 29 ; a servant, i 5-11 ; abasement, i. 6, 7 ; head of elect, i. 9 ; chosen and choice, i. 10 ; the Beloved, how, i. 11, 12 ; com- fort, i. 12, 13, 14 ; God and man, i. 17 ; a priest. i. 17 ; full supply in, i. 20 ; fulness of, i. 21 ; to be offered to God, i. 21 ; ascended, i. 23 ; riches of, i. 24 ; strives not, i. 29 ; an especial sen-ant of God in the work of our redemption, i. 42 ; ha will not break the bruised reed, i. 43 ; his oflice calls him to this work, i. 43 ; he was clothed with our nature, that he might succour the tempted, i. 45 ; though oft he seem an enemy, yet he is a true friend indeed, i. 71 ; is an all- suSicient comforter, i. 72 ; we should not har- bour hard conceits of, i. 72 ; he doth rule as Lord over his own, i. 82 ; the government of his church is well ordered, i. 82 ; we should aU submit to his government, i. 91 ; he alon« maketh us victorious, i. 91, 92, 93 ; is salvation, clothed in man's flesh, i. 259 ; is Best, or St Paul's Strait, i. 335-350 ; his sufferings for man's sin, i. 351-369 ; his presence more and more desired where there is true grace, ii. ]3 ; why earnestly desired of the church, ii. 14 ; how to know he is present with us, ii. 21 ; his presence a heaven to Christians, ii. 21 ; having his presence need fear nothing, ii 22 ; is our brother, ii. 22, 23 ; we ought not to be ashamed of him or of his cause, ii. 23 ; the comfort of his being our brother, ii. 23, 24 ; he only is the church's husband, ii. 24 ; being our husband, our sins or unworthiness should not discourage us, ii. 25 ; how to know we are espoused to him, ii. 26 ; we must be ruled by him, ii. 26 ; is to be followed in all conditions, ii. 26 ; directions for such as are not ytt in him, ii. 26 ; excel- lency of their condition who ai'e one with him, ii. 26 ; wheresoever he comes, he comes not empty, ii. 28, 29 ; communion with to be en- deavoured after, ii. 29 ; he and the church mutually feast each other, ii. 32 ; compared to a feast in sundry respects, ii. 32 ; there is that in him which answereth to all our wants, ii. 32, 33 ; in him we enjoy choice rarities, ii. 33 ; in him there is an overflowing of all that is good for our good, ii. 33 ; how ha is our friend and we his, ii. 36 ; why he sometimes uses us hardly, ii. 37 ; is a constant friend, ii. 37 ; he still desires a further and further communion with his church, ii. 58 ; why he withdraws him- self from us, ii. 58, 59 ; how to know he dwells in us, ii 64 ; we should cherish good concep- tions of him, ii. 64 ; labour to entertain him, ii. 66 ; benefits of entertaining him, ii. 67 ; he hath never enough of his church till he hath it in heaven, ii. 70 ; low stooping for the good of our souls should quicken us to receive him, ii. 71 ; all love scattered in relations is united in Christ, ii. 72 ; his love to his church is free, tender, and invincible, ii. 73, 74 ; his love is incomparable, ii. 76, 77 ; his wonderful love set forth in his low abasement for us, ii. 77 ; compared to a dove, ii. 78 ; how his righteous- ness is made ours, ii. 81 ; he looks not upon us in our present imperfections, but as lie means to perfect the work of grace in us, ii. 83 ; com- munion with him is not easily attained, ii. 87 ; communion hindered by false reasonings and excuses, ii. 87 ; he sometimes leaves his church and particular members, ii. 101 ; the kinds of Christ's leaving his church, ii. 101 ; ends why he leaves his church, ii. 101 ; the cause of his withdrawing comfort from us rests in ourselves, ii. 103; never leaves his totally, ii. 104, 105; his grace the cause of ours, ii. 104, 105 ; won- derful in his goodness to his saints, ii. 109;
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hearts of God's children sometimes fail them for want of his presence, ii. Ill, 112 ; his pre- sence and absence makes the summer and winter of a Christian's soul, ii. 112 ; we should depend upon him when he seems to be absent, ii. 115 ; we ought to be in love with his govern- ment, ii. 120 ; he is a most beautiful pei'son, ii. 138 ; his beauty spiritual, ii. 138, 139 ; he is the chiefest of all, ii. 139 ; all our fulness comes from him, ii. 139 ; he is set forth by all the excellencies of the creatures, ii. 139 ; he only was king, priest, and prophet, ii. 140 ; of his kingly, priestly, and prophetical offices, ii. 140 ; he is set forth in his graces of mercy and meekness, ii. 141 ; he hath the pre-eminence in all things, ii. 141 ; his excellency is the church's, ii. 142; his supereminent excellence ought to draw those to him who are not yet in him, ii. 142 ; two forcible reasons to draw us to him, ii. 142, 143 ; our sins should not hinder our coming to him, ii. 142, 143 ; Christians justified in their choice of him, ii. 150 ; folly of those who refuse him and choose base transi- tory things, ii. 143 ; the woeful state of those who accept not him being offered them, ii. 143, 144 ; we must have respect to him, in choice and love, to other things, ii. 144, 145 ; means how to highly esteem of him, ii. 145 ; exalting of him in our hearts is a strong preservative against sin, despair, and all discouragements, ii. 145 ; folly of delaying to seek him till old age, ii. 145, 146 ; how his death is a sufficient satisfaction for the sins of the whole world, ii. 147 ; he hath many excellencies in him, ii.