Decay, not in grace, iv. 290.
Deceitfulness, of the heart, iv. 57.
Decree, v. 262.
Defamers, vii. 219
Defects, three main, in man, 1. 16 . in life, ris9 from defects in trust, i. 222 ; a supply for all, i. 238.
Defend, others, viL 219.
Defer, ii. 510.
Defiled, best actions of the just are, vi. 191.
Deformity, ii. 238 ; pore not on, vii. 102.
Dejection, ii. 516, v. 180 ; useful, v. 257 ; Chris- tians subject to, vii. 340 ; dishonours Christ, vii. 342 ; Christ forbids it, vii. 343 ; grounds of, vii 343.
Delay, not the praising of God, i. 254 ; answers to prayer delayed, why, ii. 224 ; repentance not to be delayed, vi. 212 ; why God delays help, vi. 146 ; danger of delaying, vi. 212.
Deliberation, in what things to be used, i. 337.
Delight, is brought into the soul by grace, i. 53.
Delight, in God, how wrought, vi. 352, 353; ia Christ, the ground of it, i. 13.
Departure, of God, ii. 247.
Denial, Self, — of ourselves necessary, wherein, i. 168 ; notes of it, i. 169 ; wicked policy to deny Christ to avoid danger, v. 52, vii. 156, 210, 411.
Deliverance, we have daily from God, should cause us to glorify him, i. 329 ; God doth not deliver his children at the first, why, iii. 161, 162 ; after he has done his work, iii. 162 ; time to deliver, when, iii. 16.3, 164 ; God's children always stand in need of, iii. 165 ; God delivers outwardly and inwardly, iii. 166, 170 ; Christians have de- liverance from trouble, iii. 167 ; a double de- liverance, iii. 168 ; experience of, ground of confidence, iii. 162, 168, 171 ; objection against the doctrine, iii. 169 ; deliverance, various or manifold, iii. 170, 171 ; God will deliver his people out of all trouble, iii. 171 ; delivered, to death, iv. 429, 430 ; i.ssue of, iv. 431.
Delivering, grace, vii. 208.
Demos, vii. 412.
Deordination, of nature to be looked upon, and how, i. 176 ; most needful is to do, i. 177.
Dmendence, iv. 126, 127, v. 309 ; upon God, vii. 526.
Depths, children of God fall into, vi. 161 ; make us more desirous of heaven, vi. 162 ; God up- holds in, vi. 163 ; reasons, vi. 163 ; comfort in, vi. 165 ; religion supports in, vi. 165.
Description, of Christ, i. 3-31.
Desertion, then Christ should be put between God and us, i. 271 ; outward and inward, ii. 101 ; to prepare for it, ii. 103 ; causes of it in ourselves, ii. 103 ; and of it, &c , ii. 101, 102, 177 ; signs of, ii. 112 : what Christians are to do in, ii. 116,
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117 ; benefits of, ii. 116, 117 ; after Christ visits his church with abundant comfort, ii. 172 ; to Bee distemper is no wonder, ii. 176 ; when usually Christ returns after it, ii. 177 ; deser- tion, iv. 391, V 217, 258, 374, 407, 43S. Desires, how ordered, i. 60 ; what, i. 338 ; of Christ's children after his presence makes Christ grant it, ii. 20 ; the church is carried from desire to desire after the presence of Christ, ii. 20, 21 ; earnest, ii. 200, 201, 215. v. 278 ; ground of, 201, 203 ; desiring, person, ii. 200 ;
202, 203 ; of Christ's love, ii. 203 ; further, il,
203, 204 ; reasons, ii. 204, 205 ; holy, spiritual, ii. 218, 219 ; chief distinctions of a Christian, 11.219; kindled from love of God, ii. 220 ; honour to God, ii. 220 ; test of right, ii. 221, vii. 3S7 ; things from God, ii. 222 ; turn into prayers, ii. 222 ; unsatisfied, fully, ii. v04 ; of union and communion, iv. 185 ; holy, iv. 431 ; answerable, vi. 644; earthly love, vi. 16; fervent, con- stant, religion consists of holy desires, vi. 98 ; growing, vi. 99 ; beyond strength, vii. 192 ; ehew what is, vii. 187 ; in the will, vii. 187 ; outstrip, wicked in, vii. 8 ; differences of, In men, vii. 8 ; best character of a Christian, vii. 11 ; wicked desire not heaven aright, vii. 11 ; directions for holy desires, vii. 12 ; God leaves not good desires, vii. 14.
Despair, of mercy, no cause of it, i. 287 ; may be where there is only a general apprehension of mercy, i. 264 ; to be avoided, i.318 ; despair, iv. 110 ; not in, iv. 397, v. 371, vi. 166, 167, viL 496 ; comfort against, v. 482, 517, iv. 616.
' Despise,' what, vii. 2S0.
Destruction, spiritual means the best to prevent, ii. 254 ; destroyed not, iv. 398 ; how to prevent our own, vii. 472.
Devil, enemy to God's children, i. 397 ; be not in- debted to, iv. 173 ; how Christ dealt with, iv. 263 ; opposes ordinances, iv. 339 ; motions of, vi 164 ; carnal men better than the devil would have them, v. 229 ; Christ destroys works of, vii. 224.
Devotions, who help in, vii. 200.
Dew, God as, vii. 222.
Difference, between a carnal Christian and an- other, i 251 ; of excellence, iv. 173 ; of evil, iv. 173 ; of heaven and earth, iv. 480 ; differences, vii. 198 ; discern, vii 294 ; of people, vi. 232 ; death of godly and wicked, vi. 5uy, and vii. 6.