i. 250. Lydia's Conversion, vi. 517-534.
Mad, an old charge, vii. 220 ; untrue, vii. 220, 221 ; reversed, vii. 221.
Made, 'as though he would have gone farther' explained, iii. 532, 533.
Magistrates, how far they may be mild and when rough, i. 55 ; needful to the church, i. 343 ; to be tender, vi. 64.
Magnanimity, v. 373.
Malady, threefold, vii. 351.
Malefactors, vii. 214.
MaJice, iv. 236, 237, 313 ; Satan's, v. 443. (See Reproach.)
Man, union to Christ. I. 6 ; and God united, I. 6 ; not to be a prescriber of his own way, ii 420 ; three kinds of, v. 359 ; young, vi. 3" ; Josiah, young, vi. 84; earthly, 'vi 398, 399; why the gospel dispensed by, v. 507 (see God) ; out of Christ, iv. 123 ; understanding creature, vi. 3 ; dead, vii. 398-407 ; the wisest, vii. 45, 75, 76 ; unsubdued, vii. In7.
Manifestation, of God, different wavs of, iv. 323 ; of Christ, vi. 394 ; when doth Christ manifest his Father's love ? vi. 396 ; Christ's death, vi. 400, 401 ; and of, vi. 401.
Manna, ii. 448, 517.
Many, not all, iv. 82
Marriage, a spiritual contract, ii. 201 ; consent, ii. 201 ; communication of all good things, ii. 201 ; resemblance between temporal and spiritual, ii. 23, 24. (See Faith.)
Martha, vii. 289.
Martyrs, ii. 434, iii. 532, iv. 163, 164.
Marvel, marvelling, ii. 469.
Mary, Virgin, worship of, iv. 304, vii. 110 ; mis take of, vi. 420 ; addressed by Christ, vi. 421 ; the name, vi. 421, 422 ; command to, to whom, when, vi. 431 ; sweet message, vi. 433 ; choice of, vii. 288-297.
Mass, ought not to be present at, ii. 380, vii. 196.
Massacre, of France terrible afterward to the king, i. 149.
Mean, no calling, i. 294.
Means, must be used, not neglected. 1. 89 ; whether relied on or no, i. 225 ; Christians are sensible of, they enjoy, ii. 57, 58 ; outward without the Inward work of the Spirit will do no good. ii. 69 ; outward, must not be rested in, ii. lofi ; usually God works with, ii. 166 ; of salvation not profited by, bring destruction, ii. 349 ; in the use of to look up unto God, ii. 40fi ; means, ii. 221, 467, 468 ; sanctified, ii. 469 ; in reading Scripture, ii. 496 ; attendance on. iv. 123 ; for grace, iv. 127; omit none, iv. 146, 147; use carefully, iv. 215, 216 ; greatness of sinning against, vi. 495 ; false confidence overturned by weak, vii. 465 (see Faith) ; God brings elect under, vi. 523.
Measure, of faith and grace, iv 444.
Mediator, there is none so pitiful as Christ, L 75, 76. (See Beginning.)
Meditation, iv. 267, v. 16i5 ; order to meditate on Christ, v. 638 ; meditation v. 334 ; divine, and contemplations, vii. 178-228, 181 ; examples of, vii. 182, 183.
Meeltness, contented becomes a Christian, I. 66 ; definition and effects of, ii. 78.
Melancholy, charge of, ii. 456, 457 ; how to act under, vii. 212.
Mephibosheth, lame, iv. 305
Mercy, abused, i. 22, /3 ; of Christ, will not break the bruised reed, i. 43, 44 ; not less in heaven than on earth, i. 45 ; how we may know our- selves rightly qualified for mercy, i. 46 ; signs of one fitly qualified for, i. 47 ; means to qualify us, 1. 47 ; who do offend against Christ's mercy,
i. 73; who may lay claim to, i. 75 ; abused, turns to fury, i. 73; of God must not be limited by man's sins, 1. 229 ; it is God's name, he pleads for it, i. 279 ; of Christ must not be presumed on, i. 390 ; exceptions against Christ's mercy, i. 393 ; God's must be specially noted, i. 309 ; consideration of is the way to glorify him, i. 330 ; God's scope in the new covenant, ii. 309 ; are complete to his children, ii. 265 ; sweeteneth all his attributes, ii. 292 ; agreeable to God's nature, ii. .325 ; chiefly to those who stand in need of, ii. 293 : to others an evidence of pardon of our sins, ii. 264 ; a charter of God's child, il. 296, 297 ; tender, ii. 483, iv. 82 ; what, iii. 30 ; God styled the Father of. why, iii. 29, 30, 31 ; why not of mercy only, iii. 30, 31 ; use to be made of God's mercifulness, iii. 31, seq. ; against presuming upon, iii. 32, 33 ; men prone to, iii. 32, 33 (see Presumption^ ; all God's attributes without, are terrible, iii. 30 ; objec- tions of a dejected soul answered, iii. 36 ; to whom unlimited, iii. 32 ; how to be made fit for, iii. 42 ; how to improve daily, iii. 42, 43 ; kinds of, iii. 31 ; the special glorv of God in Christ, iv. 3.30 ; fly to God's, iv. 93,' 94, vi. 173 ; free, vi. 174; mercy-seat a type of Christ, v. 498 ; in God answers all objections, vi. 327 ; sins greater than God's mercy, not, vi. .3'3 ; meditation of a help to glorify God, vi. 334 ; mistake in applying, v. 354; spring of all our felicity, v, 45, 46 ; extends to temporal bless- ings, V. 46 ; wonderful, vi. 456 ; exact, vii. 207 ; magnified, vii. 372 ; matchless, vii. 151-164; not to be overcome, vii. 198 ; God rich in, vii. 198 ; none so merciful as God ; vii. 155. 156 ; exceeds all sin, vii. 202.