Merit, against, iii. 191 ; merits, Iv. 479.
Meritorious. (See Grace.)
Merry, ii. 441.
Mind, must be sanctified to hear the word, vl. .525.
Ministers, how they should carry themselves to the weak, 1. 53 ; not to preach too austerely, i. 54 ; nor too darkly, i, 54 : nor doubtfully in dis- putes, i. 54 ; hardly believed, i 307 (see Watch- men) ; woeful state of those who despise, ii. 68 ; setting forth Christ's excellencies to be in love with, ii 168 ; only with the Spirit, i, 19; set forth variously, iv. 352, 353 ; must win by life as well as doctrine, iii. 260 ; joined with Christ in acceptance, iii. 317 ; a faithful is joy of his people, iii. .317 ; a great gift and bless- ing, iii. 318, 329, 33"o, 331 ; people's grace joy of, iii. 319 ; all good from Christ by, iii. 372 ; consent of, help to faith, iii. 373 ; to be prayed for (see Prayer) ; set forth variously, iv. 352, 353 ; earthen vessels, why, iv. 342 ; how, v.
354, 355 ; use while we have them, iv. 355 ; not prejudicial to, iv, 356; success of, iv. 361; variou.sly represented, iv. .^67 ; names of, v. 254 ; as brethren, v. 36 ; fellow-labourers, v. 37, 38 ; fellow-soldiers, v. 38 ; highly to be prized and loved, v. 48, 49 ; though they reprove and cross, V. 49 ; may flee, v. 53 ; blessing of to be regarded, vii. 20 ; duty of, vii. 481 ; uncon- verted, vii. 193.
Miracle of Miracles, vii. 105-126.
Mischief, to contrive is the sign of a man notorl- ouslv wicked, i. 300 ; therefore to be abhorred, 1. 301.
Misery, out of Christ, iv. 69, vi. 412 ; happy in all, V. 270 ; of others to be seen. vi. 67 ; sight of, vi. 82; get out of sin, vi. 168 ; ungodlv's, S. 385-394; of wicked men, vi. 142; why God suffers men to fall into, vi. 143.
Misgivings, whence, vii. 213.
Mission, home, iii. 529.
Mistakes, ii. 499 ; holy men are subject to, iii.
355, 356. (See Error.) Moderators, catholic, i 388, Modest, in desires, ii. 206.
Moon, in the change, nearest the sun, so W8 to
God in greatest dejection, i. 135. Morality, v. 268.
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GENERAL INDEX.
Afortification, necessary, i. 400 ; two especial wavs of, ii. 6 ; mortification, iv. 414, vii. 205, 212; ground of, v. 536; labour for, v. 72; means, v. 73 ; signs, v. 97, 93.
Moses. (See Glory )
Motions, of siu to be at first crushed, i. 160 ; to be cherished, vii. 13,
Motives, to love, iv. I'.iS, 109.
Mountain, symbol of the church, ii. 444, 445.
Mourning, for our own sins and of others is the way to avert judgment i. 332; house of, iv. 90 ; act of, vi. b'J-7o ; befitting, vi. 63 ; why a Christian must mourn, vi. 66 ; when to leave off, vi. 69 ; spiritual, vi. 265-292 ; spiritual mourner is happy, vi. 267, 28S ; carnal, vi. 26S, 270; proof, vi. 268, 271; works repentance, vi. 270; issue of, vi. 271; unhappiness in not mourning, vi. 278 ; wherein spiritual, differ- enceth, vi. 274; how get, vi. 275; order, vi. 276 ; motives, needful, reasonable, profitable, comfortable, vi. 270-278; end of, vi. 279, 2s0 ; from promise of 'iod, vi. 280 ; experience of God's people, vi. 280 ; nature of sorrow, vi. 231; better spring, vi. 282 ; manner, vi. 2S3 ; end, vi. 283 ; nature of the comfort, vi. 284, 2S9 ; cause of, vi. 2S4; labour for, vi. 286 ; when it is spiritual, vi. 2S7, 283 ; must mourn, why, vi 238 ; resolve to, vi. 288 ; how know, vi. 291 ; universal, with prayer and thankfulness, vi. •J91, 292 ; for sins of the times, vi 226, 227.
Murder, of the tongue, i. 135.
Murmuring, kinds of, v. 19, 20 ; causes and remedy, v. '20, 21 ; in trouble, cause of, vi. 141; means, vi. 2t, 41; of salvation, vi. 100, 333; attended on yet, vi. 394, 39.5.
• My,' vii. 62
Mysteries, ii. 461, 463 ; 'mysterium,' v. 539 ; what, V. 461, 462 ; the gospel, how, v. 462, 463 ; every grace a, v. 463 ; all in Christ, v. 464 ; bless God for, v. 456 ; how to come to, v. 466, 467 ; who teacheth, v. 468 ; how to know, v. 46S ; diffe- rent attitudes of men toward, v. 469 ; of iniquity, v. 471 ; popery, v. 471, 492 ; why suffered, v. 491, 492 ; godliness a great, v. 472 ; how to be affected with, v. 474; believing on Christ a, v. 517 (see Controversy and Ascen- sion) ; mysteiT, vii. 266. Mystical, the church, v. 464.
Name, men have, by that they are ruled by, iii. :i6.', 346 ; God's children leave a good, vi. 439, v. 260. Nativity, of Christ, how to be celebrated, vi. 328. Nature, of Christ is tender to weak Christians, therefore should not despair, i. 71 ; our nature ill, i. 63 ; unclean naturally, i. 63 ; of man since sin came in, subject to misery, i. 132 ; proved and applied, i. 132, 133 ; favourers, enemies of gi-ace, i. 175 ; divine, the only counter-poison of sin, i. 177 ; natural righteousness in Adam, i. 173 ; natural sin in us, voluntary, i. 174 ; nature and Christianity different, i. 405 ; of God and the soul and of grace, ii. 217 ; benefit of Christ's taking our, v. 480 ; not to defile, v. 485 ; faith above, v. 519 ; things made use of, vi. 221 ; see what we are by nature, tainted, vi. 189; actual sins shew the corruption of, vi. 191 ; three things in man by, vii. 464 ; atheism against, vi. 143 ; God takes particular notice of, vi. 520 ; human, in Christ, iv. 119 ; cannot rise above itself, vii. 196 ; no go.spel in, iv. 159 ; above, iv. 213