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Richard Sibbes • SECTION 382

Section 382

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Digesting, iii. 464.

Diligent, to sin. i. 298 ; to know Christ's grace, iv. 617 ; diligent, vii. 216 ; diligence, how stirred up, vi. 307.

Direction, in our ways afforded by grace, i. 60.

Disagreements, removed, iv. 327.

Discipline, iv. 227.

Disconsolate, against God's wish, vi. 448 ; remedy, vi. 555 ; Christ specially cares for, vii. 215.

Discouragement, in affliction, incident to God's people, i. 133 ; causes, in ourselves, privative, positive, i. 136, 137 ; we are apt to ca.st down ourselves, i. 142 ; reasons against, the hurt that comes by it, i. 143 ; crosseth our own prin- ciples, i. 145 ; in times of, should not think too much of our corruptions, i. 156; a godly man knows how to bear himself in, i. 157 ; be not with grace begun, iv. 284, 285, v. 407, vi 391, vii. 339 ; Recovery, vii. 49-64 ; sinful to be dis- couraged, why, vii. 52, 53 ; imperfection, no ground of, why, vii. 99.

Discovery, degrees of, iv. 165 ; descerning our state, vi. 178 ; Christ discovers himself, vi. 422 ; by words, vi. 422 ; begins, vi. 423 ; not our fault therefore, vi. 424

Discretion, in alms-giving, iv. 524, 525, vii. 139- 150.

Diseases, vii. 172 ; of the soul, how to know them, ii. 303.

Disgrace, what to do under, ii. 490, 491 ; in-

jpocency, patience, courage, sincerity, prayer,

Ii. 491 ; disgraces, v. 375 ; comfort in, v. 491.

Ditgraces, of the time ought not to make us think the worse of others, ii. 120.

Dishonour, only wicked men dishonour God, vi.

150. Disobedience, against the gospel, the greatest sin,

wny, i. 388 ; how known, 391. Dissembling, dissimulation, grounds of, iii. 231 ; a threefold dissimulation, (1) before, (2) in, (3) after, the project, iii. 231, 232; objection for dis- sembling answered, iii. 234 ; man naturally prone to, iii. 231-237 ; to be avoided, iii. 300, 3(11 ; a Christian is no dissembler, iii. 301. (See Sirtndation). Disputations, their censure, \. 54 ; when jangling, Bee how they di.squiet the peace of the church, i. 77 ; dark, useless, iv. 182 ; away with, v. 403 ; whence, and whether all good or bad, v. 22. Dispense, no dispensing with God's law, Iii. 380. Displease, take heed of displeasing God, vi. 148. Disposition, spiritual, ii. 247, 453, 497, iv. 181. Disproportion, ii. 465.

Disquiet, we may be disquieted for that which It is not sinful to be disquieted for, i. 155 ; dis- quietness, three notes of that which is not be- fitting, i. 156 ; for sin, when it exceeds mea- sure, i. 156 ; disquietment, proper for the soul, beside those of the body, i. 160 ; cause of all, i. 199. Distempers, fall, if arraigned before reason, L 146 ; what to do in spiritual, vi. 156 ; hinders not Christians dying in faith, vii. 418. Distress, distressed persons, God very merciful to,

ii. 294. Distrust, the cause of all disquiet, i. 199. Dissolved, v. 278. Divine, true, vii. 200 ; divinity transcends other

arts, vi. 140. Division, in a land forerunner of judgment, L

379, 380. Doctrine, should keep sound what has been left us pure, i. 331 ; of Christ is sweet and sound, 11. 153, iv. 178. Doing, all from Christ, vii. 205. Dogs, wicked men are, resemblances, v. 65, 66. Dominion, no man hath, over another's faith, iii. 499 ; what is no domineering over the faith of others, iii. 600 ; what is, iii. 500 ; who are guilty of, iii. 501, the Church of Rome, how and wherein, iii. 501 ; grounds of, iii. 505. DmMe, doubling a great sin, iii. 234 ; man by nature prone to, and grounds, iii. 237 ; some persons and callings more prone to than others, iii. 237 ; a Christian is no doubler, iii. 301 ; double-dealing, vi. 167. Doubts, and needless scruples, how hushed, i. 68; arise from popish doctrine of works, i. 133; Komish, disallowed, i. 417 ; kills thankfulness, ii. 272 ; of God's mercy, a great sin, ii. 309 ; cause of it, iv. 517 ; doubtings, v. 256, 447, 448 ; wliy, vii. 196 ; doubts, vii. 353. Dragon. (See Beast.)

' Draiv near,' vii. 69. 78, 87 ; when, vii. 88. Dress, vanity of, iv. 437. Drunkenness, spiritual, vi. 35. Duty, not to be hindered by consideration of our infirmities, i. 65 ; indisposition to duty, how known and prevented, rules, i. 66 ; discourage- ments, in whom they arise, i. 67 ; more to be thought of than comfort, i. 247 ; to be done with united forces or spirits, i. 139; holy, en- couragements to be frequent in, ii. 28; spiri- tual, why shuffled off by men, ii. 89 ; enlarge- ment to, iv. 231 I moral to be taught, iv. 340 ; enaliled to perform, iv. 369 ; on reasons, iv. 495 ; two ways considered, v. 77, 78 ; heavenly, their source, v. 200 ; owing, v. 315 ; enabled to, V. 342 ; spring of, v. 349 ; under Christ in all, V. 369, 370 ; duty upon duty, t. 439 ; stirred up to, vi. 177 ; enforced, vi. 480 ; spiritual, vii. 190 ; good, difference in unsound Christians, vii. 190 ; hindrances in, vii. 190 ; discharge all, vii. .345 Divell, in house of God, ii. 215, 226 ; why, ii. 22T. J>ying, iv. 406 ; in Christ, iv. 406, 407, 408, 411 ; to ourselves what, v. 1:92, 293 ; to the Lord, v.

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