Repentance, a powerful exhortation to repent- Rome, Christian, her cruelties to the Protes-
they have sighed for immortality and a better state of the church 145 their happiness in heaven in regard of knowledge of propensity
of sensible pleasure
what sentiments the ancient saints en- tertained of themselves when under a cloud danger of presumptive thoughts 275 there is a similarity between us and the ancient saints in five respects 281, &c. 282
their high vocation why the saints are still death
subject to 340 the army i 263 Sanctification, sin of opposing it ii 312 (see Regeneration and Holiness) Satan, his victories often ruinous to his king- dom i 76 he seeks to seduce us from the truth six ways
Saladin, exposed his shroud to
142 he assails the Christian four ways; by the illusive maxims of the world, by the pernicious example of the multi- tude, by threatenings and persecu- tion, and by the attractions of sensu- al pleasure 145 his power is borrowed; limited in dura- tion, in degree; and whatever desire he may have to destroy us, it cannot equal the desire of God to save us
his design is to render man unlike his Maker 332 he is the most irregular and miserable of all beings 370 Saturnalia of the Romans, its origin ii 372 Saul, the king, his consecration accompanied by the spirit ii 391 Saurin, his life, born at Nismes, escapes with his father to Geneva i xvii becomes an ensign in Lord Gallo- way's regiment, which then served in Switzerland; but on the peace with France he returned to his stu- dies, and preferred the ministry ib. preaches five years in London character of his preaching he settles at the Hague
is noticed by the Princess of Wales, afterward queen Caroline, to whom his son dedicated his posthumous
ib. his ministry was attended by princes,
magistrates, generals and scientific men; his courage in reproving 386 Schem, (Rabbi) his contrast between the tem- ple and the palaces of princes i 193 Schoolmen, many of their errors proceeded from monastic habits, illustrated by the doctrine of reprobation
Scripture characters, the distinction between
little sin conducive of great crimes the apology of those who charge sin upon their constitution, not admissible ii 77 Sin causes three sorts of tears to be shed 323 the sin or blasphemy against the Holy Ghost
328 the sin unto death, as stated by St. John 329
inquiry concerning this sin may proceed from the melancholy, the timorous, and the wilful apostates Sinner, hardened and impenitent Sinners abuse the long-suffering of God, in the disposition of a devil, a beast, a philosopher and a man i 111 they reason in a reproachful manner in regard to their love of esteem, and honour, and pleasure, and ab- horrence of restraint Sinners are slaves in five respects
they must live to expiate their crimes
much of our time is lost in lassitude 213 and in the cares of this life Timothy, St. Paul's love to him Tithes of three kinds Tongues, the gift of tongues on the day of Pentecost, had three excellencies
Transubstantiation, its absurdities
i 196 167 it is admirably refuted Trinity, the personality of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, asserted in refuta- tion of Arianism ii 309, &c. i 90 demonstrated by Philo i 222 the doctrine stated, and defended ii 357. 394 advantages of this doctrine 359 their connexion is a high argument in favour of revelation i 42 this connexion should induce minis- ters to pursue a regular system 44 Pilate's question, What is truth? 132 it might refer to the Messiah, or to the truth which the heathens sought
Statesmen reproved i 78 amenable to the divine laws 377 Stoical obstinacy, a specimen of it in Zeno ii 56 Study, its difficulties for want of means ii 67 Swearing, the sinfulness of it i 407 Superstitious conclusions, caveats against them
truth defined, and its price
Truth, seven rules to direct our researches | Upright, (the) their praise is wise, real, hum- ble and magnanimous
prejudices are highly obstructive in
the acquisition of truth the word of truth exemplified in the pleasure it affords in qualifying us to fill our stations in life, in exempt- ing us from unreasonable doubts, in fortifying us against the ap- proaches of death 138 the radiance of truth is superior to the glimmerings of error 224 sell not the truth; that is, do not lose the aptitude of the mind to truth 236
do not make a mercenary use of it
350 Vision, the beatific i 327, &c. Voice of the rod ii 347 Voorburgh, the weeping and rejoicing at the consecration of the French church ii 363
War, a reference to Louis XIVth, and others i 322 its deplorable effects i 396. ii 89 Ways of God, ways of light, justice and com- passion
ii 412 Ways of men, ways of darkness, blasphemy and despair ii 412 Whiston censured for obtruding the apostoli- cal constitutions as genuine 1279 Will, the difference between the efficiency of the Creator's and the creature's will i 120
the perfection of the will and sensibility i 260
Wisdom of the world, and the foolishness of God explained i 212
St. Paul's divine wisdom in the se- lection of arguments, when writ- ing to the Hebrews
Witness of the Spirit, (the direct)
see Assurance, and see also a note by the translators 386 Woman, the unchaste ii 43 she is distinguished from Mary of Bethany, and from Mary Magda- lene ib. her repentance had four characters ib.
Woman, a disputation whether her love was | Worldly minded men faithfully warned i 263. the cause or the effect of her par- don
Wood, hay and stubble, are expressive of light doctrines
World, the vanity of the
ii 163 48 Whether the apostles were ignorant of their living to the end of the world 336 excellence of the world to come i 55 Works, good works cannot merit heaven i 300 good works must of necessity be con- nected with faith as the fruits ib. five objections to the contrary, ably
ii 97 i 54 its insufficiency to satisfy the soul 147 this world is not the place of felicity 179
its draws us off from truth and virtue 428 vanity of worldly policy in attempt- ing to govern nations by the max- ims of infidelity, rather than those of religion ii 54 the instability of all worldly good 62 the Christian is crucified to the world
220 the degrees and difficulties of it 221
Wormwood and gall, a metaphor
Zacharias, son of Barachiah or Jehoida, the high priest, with other conjectures i 108 ii 37
Zeal exemplified from prophets Zuinglius, (Suingle) the Swiss reformer ii 102
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