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An Index of the Explanations given in this Volume; that is, an account of the principal subjects arranged in the order of the alphabet; so that the reader may find out where to turn for the explanation of any subject he wishes.

[The letter (a) at the end of the line, shews that the subject is to be found in the Application. When this is not put, the subject is to be found in the Explanation.]

A

Affections sanctified to the christian's good (a)
Afflictions, not necessarily a token of God's wrath (a)
Agrippa receives Festus's account of Paul
Almost Christians, their state described (a)

Ananias and Sapphira, their sin and punishment

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(of Damascus) instructs Saul in christianity

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(the high priest) insulting Paul, is rebuked of him. 313

Angels. foretell the Lord's return to earth

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in what their office consists (a)

Antioch, christians there send relief to their brethren at

Jerusalem

Apostles, imprisoned, miraculously released, preach the

Gospel.

Apostles, before the Sanhedrim. Peter's defence

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confer about the reception of the Gentiles
write to the church at Antioch

Apollos, his character;-confirmed in the truth

Aquilla, his Nazarite vow

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Ascension, that of our Lord described; previous conversa

sation with His disciples

Athens described; Paul's preaching there; its effects

Authorities, to be respected (a)

B

Baptism, that of our Lord and John contrasted
Barnabas, his self-denial

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Bereans, compare Paul's preaching with Scripture
Boldness of saints and sinners contrasted (a)

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Caius Caligula, his blasphemous pretensions overruled for

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Christ, reproach for his sake to be borne (a)

Christians, the language of their hearts the same in all

ages

Christians, their mutual love and its effects (a)

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should be able to appeal to their own example (a) 285 must acknowledge and act on the "whole counsel of God" (a)

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may defend themselves, but not recriminate (a) 374 Christian ministry, its object to confirm as well as comfort (a) 190

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love, to be shewn in adversity as in prosperity (a) 128

Church, its primitive state of holiness and happiness

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its primitive state to be our aim (a) Conscience, the danger of resisting it (a) Conversion, the effect of sovereign grace (a)

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not to be doubted because sudden, nor expected
without use of means (a)

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Converts, to be freely received (a)

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the warmth of their first love to be cherished (a) 150

Convictions, the danger of trifling with them (a)

Corinth, Paul's preaching there; its effects

Cornelius, his character; and vision

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his alms and prayers insufficient for salvation (a) 139

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Curiosity as to God's purposes reproved (a)

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D

Deacons, their appointment

Demetrius stirs up the Ephesians against Paul
Disciples filled with the Holy Ghost while praying
Distress, the duty of relieving it (a)

E

Election, does not involve reprobation (a)
Elymas, opposing the Apostles is struck blind.
Eneas, miraculously healed by Peter

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Ephesians, their ignorance of the Holy Ghost
Ethiopian eunuch, his conversion

Eutychus, restored to life by Paul

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his restoration compared to spiritual awakening (a) 280

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Faith in Jesus, the source of all strength (a)

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given in proportion to trials (a)

Falsehood, its guilt aggravated when it involves others (a)

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a sin especially against God (a)

Fear of man, overcome by the Spirit's power (a)

Feelings not to be depended on (a)
Felix, his conduct towards Paul
Festus, Paul's defence before him

Gallio silences Paul's accusers

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G

mistakes concerning him corrected (a)

Gamaliel, his advice to the Council

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wisdom but not faith in his advice (a) Gentiles, Jewish prejudices against their conversion (a) Gifts, why bestowed, how to be received and used (a)

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to be employed for the spiritual good of others (a) God, His forbearance with our infirmities and prejudices (a) 169 vague and false notions of Him that prevail (a) His providence and grace work together (a) His providence to be implicitly relied on (a)

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Gospel, its success not to be estimated by human probabili

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Gospel, its effects at Ephesus similar to those it produces

now (a)

Gospel, the guilt of impeding its progress (a)

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the danger of rejecting it (a)

Good works, when condemned by the world (a)
Grace, its effects should be praise and prayer (a)
Grecians, their murmurs; how appeased

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Hatred more often smothered than eradicated (a)
Herod Agrippa, persecutes the christians
his pride and punishment

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Holy Ghost, his actual presence with his people (a)
leads enquirers to receive instruction humbly (a)
his comforting assurances to tried believers (a)
Holy Spirit, his influence to be prayed for and expected (a)
the danger of resisting (a)

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Human frailty overruled for good (a)

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heart, more readily assumes wrong than right (a)
I

Iconium, the Apostles driven thence

Ignorance, often connected with opposition to truth (a)
Infirmities of man overruled for good
Intercessory prayer, its source and power

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the earnestness of it for Peter

J

Jailor at Philippi, his conversion

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Jesus, belief in, and preparation for, his coming enforced (a) salvation only in him (a)

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the sum and substance of the christian ministry (a) 99 his sympathy with the persecuted, and judgment on persecutors (a)

Jewish rulers persecute the disciples

Jews, to have the first offer of the Gospel (a)

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Joel, his prophecy quoted and applied by St. Peter
Judas, application of prophecies relating to him.

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Languages, their miraculous gift to the Apostles
Libertines, this word explained

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Lots, the lawfulness of casting them enquired into (a)
Lydia, her conversion

Lystra, a cripple miraculously cured there

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its inhabitants first seek to stone, then to worship
the Apostles

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Mary, the last mention of her name in Scripture (a)
Matthias, his election to the Apostleship

Means, to be used in dependence on providence (a)

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of grace, Spirit needed to make them effectual (a) 216 of safety, not to be presumptuously neglected (a)

Ministers, claim our prayers and help (a)

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their inward call by the Holy Ghost (a)

Missionaries, need our prayers (a)

Motives, the danger and guilt of worldly ones (a)

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Nazarites, Paul sanctions their vows

Oaths, their awful guilt (a)

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Opportunities of good not to be neglected (a)
Opposers of the truth, their sin progressive (a)
Opposition to truth, to be expected (a)
its varied forms (a)

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readiness to find occasions for it (a) 243
its effects on its agents and objects (a) 186
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Party spirit, to be avoided. (a)

Passions, gather strength by indulgence. (a)
Paul, preaches Christ at Antioch.

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his journeyings in Asia

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his missionary tour with Silas

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his imprisonment with Silas, and miraculous deliver-

ance

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the wisdom and faithfulness of his preaching (a)
visits Ephesus

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goes with Barnabas and Titus to a conference at Je-
rusalem

reproves Peter for his judaizing conduct

his conduct with regard to Acquilla and Peter con-
trasted (a)

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the effect of his preaching at Ephesus

his first epistle to the Corinthians when and where

written

leaves Ephesus;-his care for the Corinthians

his anxiety for his converts,-lesson to be drawn from

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arouses a dispute between Scribes and Pharisees

his conduct before the people and before the Sanhe-

drim contrasted (a)

conspiracy against his life detected

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