576
GENERAL INDEX.
head, vii. 205. (See Faith, Love, Mystery,
Mercy-seat, Preaching, Fear.)
Cliristian, combat, we must Cpht before the victory, 1. 95, 96, 97 ; calling : what is the true ability to it ? grace, not gifts only, i. 242 ; par- ticular calling, directions for it, i. 243 ; par- ticular Christians, in regard of the chicfest privileges, have the same regard as the whole church, ii. 6, 7 ; should walk as men severed from the world, ii. 11 ; should be fruitful, ii. 11, 12 ; not to wrong them, ii. 24 ; weak not to be discouraged, vi. 32, 33 ; no Christian but hath somewhat to welcome Christ with, ii. 32, 33 ; gracious are abased for defects and indisposi- tions to good, ii. 39 ; may know his state though he be mi.xed with flesh and spirit, ii. 46, 47 ; is what his heart is, ii. 49 ; how differenced from hypocrites, ii. 50 ; who the l:)est, ii. 50, 51 ; waking, their excellence, ii. 55 ; know the voice of Christ, even in a sleepy state, ii. 56 ; true are discerned by their spiritual taste of the word, ii. 56 ; at the lowest, longs after Christ, ii. 58 ; Christian love should be confined to Christ, ii. 84 ; are not to wrong themselves by false judg- ing their own state, ii. 8G ; lives should be a communion with Christ, ii. 87 ; wanting com- fort not to be censured, ii. 103 ; at worst have some sparks of grace left in them, ii. 106, 107 ; to be a sound Christian is no easy thing, ii. 118 ; all not alike deserted of God and afflicted, ii. 118, 119 ; in the upbraidings of conscience should look as well on the good in them as the ill, ii. 136 ; care should be to study the several excellencies of Christ, ii. 148 ; should endeavour to be suitable to Christ their head, ii. 150 ; have more cause to boast their portion in Christ than worldlings of the world, ii. 165 ; in what respects compared to lilies, ii. 169 ; why they want outward thing.s, ii. 178 ; it is the Christian's happiness, he is not his own, ii. 181 ; weak as well as strong, the spouse of Christ, ii. 184 ; excellency of walking in divine light above others, ii. 1S6 ; happiness in these days in regard of the plenty of means they enjoy, ii. 190 ; chief distinctions of, ii. 219 ; roughly used, ii 441 ; hard'to be, ii 503 ; why hated of the world, ii. 291 ; place no confidence in the creature, ii. 282 ; Christian course, to be in love with it, ii. 409 ; a Christian's gloiy is to be fruitful in his places, ii. 348 ; their comfortable state, ii. 345, 348 ; compared to liUes for growth and grace, ii. 336 ; ought all to be excellent in their kind, ii. 330 ; compared to corn. ii. 258 ; fruitful under good means, ii. 258 ; like vines for fruitfulness, ii. 359 ; unfruitful as the worst of men, ii. 360 ; who are fruitful God takes a special care of, ii. 361 ; weak, not to be dis- couraged, ii. 362, 363 ; how they send forth a sweet scent, ii. 363 ; what is done to Christians is done to Christ, iii. 86 ; a true Christian is best where he is best known, iii. 259 ; a sound, loves and values all Christians, ii. 4.32 ; as prophets, priests, and kings how, iii. 447, seq. ; any a teacher, iv. 338, 339 ; earnest, iv. 429 ; poor yet rich, iv. 504, 505, 506 ; Christian's main scope is to apprehend Christ, v. 103 ; Christianity is a race, v. 186 ; are members of Christ, V. 120 ; must do all things in the Lord, V. 48, 49 ; Christian's end, v. 289-322 ; careful, not easy to be, v. 306, vi. 171 ; secure state of, V. 343 ; true Christian, who, v. 461 ; weak, vi. 100 ; how to regard Christians, vi. 408 ; dignity of, vi. 436, 437 ; difference between and others, vi. 301, 505, vii. 475 ; disposition of true, vi. 304 ; artificial, vii. 190.
Church, compared to weak things, i. 43 ; it should be merciful in censures, i. 55 ; as Christ, so should we commiserate the distressed church, 1. 76 ; the Church of Rome is tyrannical over wounded consciences, i. 77 ; the church shall have victory, i. 97 ; visitation, i. 371-384 ; of God, is his house, i. 374 ; why, i. 374 ; he pro- vides for it, i. 374 ; whether the English Church be God's house i. 376; proved, L 376; the