Example, of others, of what force, i. 56 ; of governors prevail, i. 332 ; must not live by, il. 412 ; examples, iv. 197, 495 ; forcible, iv. 495 ; should move us, iv. 520, vi. 49 ; how to profit by, Iv. 620 ; good, must be imitated, and how to follow, V. 121, 122, 123 ; why they are given in Scripture, v. 122, 123 ; example, vii. 209.
Exaltation, Christ's, purchased by humiliation, V. 322-356; think of, v. 332; comfort and security of, v. 333.
Excellency, of God to be branched out for our several uses, i. 271 ; of Christ, why set forth by his church, ii. 162, 163 ; of people, what, v. 473 ; of the gospel above the law, iv. 201-305 ; in the gospel, iv. 360 ; what degree, iv. 378, 379 ; of the saints, vii. 100.
Excellent, things prepared, Iv. 105 ; all from Christ, V. 166.
Except, God excepts none, vll. 195, 196.
Excommunication, ii. 242.
Excuse, no excuses, unless invincible necessity or unremoveable impediment, will avail, ii. 94 ; folly of those who plead present-.excuses, ii. 94, 05 ; for not giving, iv. 525.
Exercise, of grace, a means to keep it alive, I. 74 ; cautions, i. 75 ; preserves the soul, i. 199 ; holy, vi. 551 ; of all graces, vii. 354.
Expectation, ii. 211 ; what to expect from Christ, V. 347.
Experience, of God treasured up in the heart would much help faith, i. 277 ; to be called to mind, i. 216; communicated to others, i. 217; of God's care and love expressed, we may collect the future, i. 320, 417 ; experience, ii. 512, iv. 167, 412 ; former, a ground to expend like mercies, iii. 171, seq. ; of our miseries in Christ, V. 480 ; ours teach what Christ's .sufferings were, vi. 162; what a bitter thing sin is, vi. 162; compare experiences, vii. 208 ; not naked faith, vii. 213 ; wisdom of God, by, vii. 204.
Extremities, whereunto the godly are suffered to fall, and why, I. 216, ii 294, iii. 117, 119 ; God's people sensible of, iii. 120 ; extremity, iv. 392, 393 ; (see Afflictions, Suffcriiigs, Tribidation, Cry) ; God to be sought in, vi. 129 ; difference of men in, vi. 129; extremity, vi. 164, 396, 397. 471, vii. 188, 213
Eyes, Christ hath clear, to see all, ii. 151 ; should restrain from sin, ii. 151 ; of God continually on all his children, ii. 394, 395 ; our eye should
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be apon him, ii. 396 ; should make us bold in his ciiuse, ii. 395 ; ' eye hath not seen,' v. 381 ; desire God to open, vii. 427.
Face, open. iv. 252, 253 ; of Christ in gospel, Iv. 322; of God, what, vi 200; God hides, vi. 200, 201 ; how to be sought, vi. 201 ; seekiup God's, what, vi. 125 ; directions how, vi. Vi' ; en- couragements to, vi. 131
Fade, men fade as leaves, vi. 197.
Fair, never more so than when she judgeth her- self deformed, i. lo6 ; church fair under dis- graces, ii. 135 ; from whence it comes, ii. 135, 136 ; inward and hidden, ii. 135. (See Beauty).
Failure, failings pardoned where is no malicious intention, i. 24S ; how to make use of Chi'ist in, i. 21 ; failure, how, v. 188, lyl.
Faint, not, iv. 477.
Faith, upheld by promises, i. 5 ; may have, and no assui'ance, 1. 62 ; strong and weak, how each stands, i 86 ; wealc, how it prevails, i. 86 ; how shaken, i. 110 ; to be strengthened, i. 110 ; must own God especially, i. 262, 263 ; why, i. 264 ; relies on a double principle, i. 213 ; why so requisite in Christians, i. 213; shaken by the devil and wicked ones, i. 134 ; must be prized, and how this may be, i. 217, 218 ; in us BO seeds of, as of obedience, i. 222 ; its eiiBcacy, i. 399 ; takes hold by little, i. 414; active and passive, i, 415 ; is strengthened by deliverance, i. 325 ; sign of our interest in heaven, i. 328 ; kept waking is a means to preserve our soul awake, ii. 61 ; will bear through all discourage- ments, ii. 98, 99 ; as it receives, so it makes us give ourselves to Christ, ii. 183 ; exercised, ' tried,' ii. 207, 500 ; come in, to ordinances, ii. 244 ; walk by, ii. 441 ; how by, ii. 538, iv. 170 ; great needed, ii. 493 ; exercised by promises, iv. 118; twofold, iv. 142; difference between and presumption, iii. 422 ; double act of, (1) di- rect, (2) reflect, iii. 467; of standing by faith (see Standing) ; to have dominion over the faith of others (see Dominion) ; the foundation must not be self, iii. 522 ; built upon the word, not on tradition, iii. 522, 523 ; popish, not so, iii. 623,624; sure and certain, iii. 524; will per- severe and hold out to the end, iii. 623, 624 ; it is by it we stand and withstand, iii. 524 ; a Christian wins victory by, iii. 624, 52) ; the sacrament a means to strengthen, iii. 528 ; strengthened, iv. 66,116: grow, iv. 138; pre- cious, iv. 343 ; vessel of, iv. 351 ; worked, iv. S78 ; fundamental, iv. 440 ; spirit of faith, iv. 440, 441 ; one faith, iv. 446, 447; infuseth vigour, iv. 456, 457 ; excellent use of, iv. 465 ; touch of, V. 191; how obtained, v. 115; doth that which nUrist doth, v. 241 ; Life of, v. 357- 384 ; fountain of, v. 359 ; why is faith the grace of life, V. 360 ; die by, v. 3S0; mighty, v. 384; act and fruit of, v. 390, 391, 396; how know, v. S96 ; special time, v. 397 ; carries on to death, V. 397 ; reason must stoop to, v. 467 ; marries the soul to Christ, v. 514 ; the grace of applica- tion, V. 515; Christ the object of, v. 616 : what conception to have of faith, v. 519 ; put for all graces, v. 620 ; trials of, v. 521 ; to be cherished, ,T. 528 ; in those who do good in their life-time, iv. 524; nature of faith, vi. 254 ; spirit of, vi. il77 ; to get into Christ by faith, why, vi. 493 ; 'trials of, vi. 534; makes us draw near to God, vK. 34; shored up, vii. 117; unites, vii. 189; vorks love, vii. 197 ; Jiow to bring into the heart, vii. 197 ; seek large, vii. 198 ; Spirit needed for, vii. 110; double act of, vii. 213; Triumphant, vii. 414-61; in use of means, vii. 46 ; does that God doth, vii. 466 ; enlivens all ^Traces, vii. 467 ; strengthened by experience, vii. 474 ; to be laboured for, vii. 475, 476 ; one from the beginning, vii. 414 ; perseverance in, vii. 415 ; carries through all, vii. 415 ; die in, what, vii. 415 ; overcomes death's terrors, vii. 416 : eye of it, vii. 422 ; seeth afar off, how, vii. 423 ; sight of, how to help it, vii, 426 ; two branches of, vii. 439 ; seek Spirit of faith.