454; spring of, vi. 13; necessity of, v. 467; for peace, vi. 345 ; for benefactors, iv. 524 ; form of prayer useful, vi. 183 ; danger of neglecting, vi. 194; lays hold on God, vi. 194; look for answer, vi. 196 ; resignation of ourselves, vl. 202 (see Worship) ; what state we are fit to pray in, vi. 144 ; to God successful vi. 148 (sea A Miction) ; spirit of, vi. 13 ; God notices, vl. 72 ; why, vi. 73 ; barrenness in, vii. 74 ; strong arguments in, vi. 95 ; a holy, vi. 105 ; power of, vi. 108 ; to the Bord, only, vi. 166 ; constancy In, vi. 166 ; fervent, vi. 166, 167 ; wilful neglect of God's word, vi. 167 ; sin hinders, vi. 168 ; Christ's comprehensive, vi. 397 ; Spirit brings, vi. 406 ; be much in, vii. 73 ; affection leads to, vii. 142, 143 ; perseverance in, vii. 187 ; exer. cises grace, vii. 187 ; quintessence of, vii. 202 ; what prayer is, vii. 203 ; not easy, vii. 203 ; may not be heard, vii. 203 : comfort, refused, vii. 2j3 ; spirit of, bestowed, vii. 203 ; tempting God in, vii. 204 ; watch unto, vii. 208 ; neglect of, leads to miscarriage, vii. 211 ; knot of, loosed, vii. 229-252 ; exhortation to, vii. 231 ; a common duty, vii. 232 ; assurance of, vii. 232 ; conditions and limitations, vii. 232, 233 ; heathens heard, vii. 233 ; made to God by Christ, lawful, a right end, time and manner, vii. 233 ; qualities of, vii. 233, 234 ; companion of, vii. 234 ; attendants, vii. 234, 235 ; limita- tions of, vii. 235, 236 ; lawfulness, vii. 236 ; why delay, vii. 236, 237 ; means and ways, vii 237, 238 ; manner of granting, vii. 239 ; measure, vii. 240 ; necessity of faith in, vii. 241 ; diffi- culty of and causes, vii. 242 ; David's com- plaint, vii. 243 ; hindrances, vii. 243, 244 ; uses of all things, vii. 245, 246 ; read prayers, vii. 245 ; how to increase, vii. 247 ; considerations towards, vii. 248, 249 ; objections, vii. 249 arguments to faith, vii. 250 ; imperfectioi ■ no bar, vii. 251 ; seek to know our faul' vii. 251 ; Sibbes' prayer before sermons, vi 337.
Preach, Christ the main object of, iii. 369, v. 508, 609 (see Word and Ministry) ; what, v. 605 necessity of application in, v. 505, 506 ; use of 60S ; Christ profits not, but as preached 608, 509 ; Christ preached, how, v, 609, (see Law and Preaching.) •
Preaching, i. 27, 28 ; grand object of, iv. IIV . liberty of, iv. 227 (see Preach) ; force of it, vii. 469 ; the word preached the usual means of faith, vi. 526 ; how to be prized, vi. 627.
Predestination, v. 212, 213, vi. 2U.
Pre-eminence, of Christ, i. 18.
Preference, iv. 166.
Preparation, prepare for an alteration of thy state and spirit, i. 141 ; preparation, ii. 450 451, iv. 64 ; prepared, good, iv. 157 ; God pn pares for, iv. 175 ; work of necessary, vi. 622 from God, vi. 522 ; remove hindrances, vi. 522 progress of, vi. 522 ; not to be rested on, vi. 623, vii. 196.
Prerogatives, how to use our, v. 244.
Presence of God in the worst times, i. 248, 11. 228, 229 ; Christ vouchsafes, ii. 20 ; how to know we enjoy it, ii. 21 ; is an heaven on earth, ii. 21 ; need fear nothing, ii. 21, 22 ; want of casts down, ii. 112, 113 ; shunned by the carnal, il. 113, 114 ; in discouragement, though not felt, U. 114. 115 ; personal hath a special power, iii. 329 ; of God, how considered, vi. 124 ; of God, vi. 48.
Present, too much addicted to, i. 316, 317 ; pay« ment, Iv. 124 ; things as, affect us, vii. 422.
Preservation, is from God, i. 325. (See Provi- dence.)
Presumption, against presuming on God's mercy, iii. 32, 33 (see Mercy) ; difference between faith and, iii. 422 ; presumption, iv. 110, 516, v. 371 42,T ; distinguished, vi. 473, 474
Preventing, vii. 198.
Pride, of the Romish church, who stumble at Christ's lowliness, i. 77 ; if purged a sign of interest In heaven, 1. 328 ; to be avoided, i.
GENERAL INDEX.
593
S45 ; a sin against all the commandments, iii. 207, 208 ; grounds against, v. 485 ; cause of our Fall, iv. 503 ; what talies the fuel away, vi. 238 : must be taken down though the spirit be dejected, i. 147 ; and passion, mischievous, 1. 146. Priestly oflBce of Christ, i. 16, 17 ; priests, Chris- tians as, iii. 447, 448. Principles, different, iv. 422 ; in a Christian
dwells, vi. 192 ; lay up, vii. 392. Private, exercise with contempt of public, con- demned, V. 507. Privilege, none exempt from judgment, 1. 382 ; and prerogatives, iv. 129 ; advance in, from the Law, iv. 238, 239 ; esteem .spiritual, iv. 511 ; of the faithful, v. 259-285 ; whence to esteem, V. 511, 512 ; Saint's, vii. 357-366. Prizing, v. 277 ; of Christ , v. 405. Proclamations of God and men differ, v. 514. (See