Exposition of John 17

The Analysis and Context of the Prayer and Chapter, pag. 1, 2, 3.

• [Ver. 1] Doctr. The words of Christ very remarkable, p. 4.
  • Reasons. In respect of the
    • Author whose they were, as being the words of him that was
      • 1. The Fathers Son and wisdom.
      • 2. Our great Prophet and Preacher. p. 5.
    • Matter what the words were, as being
      • 1. Gospel-words.
      • 2. Spiritual words of life and Salvation. p. 6.
    • Manner how they were spoken; viz. with grace, authority and power, p. 7.
  • 1. Use. Therefore Christ's words to be highly valued, in his
    • Gospel,
    • Messengers, p. 8.
• 2. Doctr. The very gesture and utterance of prayer and such like circumstances to be considered, p. 10.
  • Reas.
    • 1. Being apt to promote and further spiritual service, p. 11.
    • 2. Express and testify the affections of the heart.
  • 1. Use. Condemns the neglect of outward bodily worship, p. 12.
  • 2 Direct.
    • 1. We are not bound to the same gestures as they of old, p. 13.
    • 2. Reverend gestures should be most observed in public.
    • 3. Use such as may further, not hinder spiritual service.
    • 4. Take heed of hypocritical gestures.
  • 2. Vocal prayer when necessary and requisite, p. 14.
• 3. Doct • . God the Father of Christ, and so apprehended by him in prayer.
  • Expos. Sons by
    • Creation, p. 15.
    • Adoption, p. 15.
  • 1. Use. Consol. Being Sons of God in Christ.
    • 1. He will hear us.
    • 2. He will provide for us, p. 17.
    • 3. He will protect us.
  • 2. Use. We must therefore obey him as Lord, as being our Lord by
    • 1. Creation.
    • 2. Redemption.
    • 3. Covenant-obligation. p. 19.
  • 3. Use. Wonder at his love that would give his Son.
  • 4. Use. Learn we to apprehend God as Father. 1. Motive. This assurance will advance our Confidence. 2. Will increase our importunity with God. 3. Will make us hopeful of audience and success. 4. Will comfort us against our defects and imperfections in prayer, p. 22.
  • 5. Marks of God's Children. 1. They are like him in holiness, mercy, &c. 2. Have the Fathers Spirit. Signs of that— p. 24.
• 4. Doctr. God hath his set time of doing: and we should know that to be the fittest time, p. 28.
  • 1. Use. Condemns those who appoint a time to God for the execution of his works, p. 29.
  • 2. Use. Be not hasty with God but wait. 1. For he waits for us. 2. Is not slack but active. 3. The fault is in us. 4. God's hour will come, p. 30.
• 5. D ctr. It hath been the Fathers design and purpose to glorify his Son Christ, p. 32.
  • Confirm. 1. From the Titles given to Christ. 2. From his names in reference to Christ. 3. Place at his right hand. 4. Authority and Power given him.
    • 5. From his offices of highest honor; King, Priest and Prophet. All good to the Church being by him only
      • 1. Procured. p. 34.
      • 2. Revealed. p. 34.
      • 3. Dispensed. p. 34.
    • 6. From his being qualified with fitting gifts, p. 35.
  • Reas. As the Recompence of his sufferings. 2. That the Father may be glorified in the Son, p. 36.
  • 1. Use. Terror to those that dishonor Christ.
    • 1. To Unbelievers that refuse him.
    • 2. To self-seekers and unsanctified persons, p 39.
    • 3. To them that slight the Spirit of Christ.
    • 4. His M • ssengers, p. 40.
    • 5. To those that forsake Christ and fall away from him.
  • 2. Use. Comply with God to glorify Christ. Not only with but against our own honor, p. 42.
  • Motives 1. All things made to that end. 2. It is the way to be honored. 3. It is most acceptable to God, p. 44.
• 6. Doctr. Christ's desire to glorify the Father, is to this end, that he may bring glory to the Father, p. 46.
  • Reas. He was therefore Mediator, and the Fathers servant. 2. As God, he is one with the Father, p. 48.
  • Use. Desire good things, but in reference to God's glory.
    • 1. Then we may be sure to speed, God himself being concerned, p. 49.
    • 2. Christ will intercede for us, p. 49.
  • 2. Use. Give God the honor of our gifts.
  • "How Christ hath power over all fl • sh, by his
    • Legislative power, p. 53.
    • Judiciary power, p. 53.
• 7. Doctr. All mankind under the authority of Christ, as he is man and Mediator of the Church, p 52.
  • Christ hath power of
    • passing sentence upon all flesh.
    • executing sentence upon all flesh.
  • Use. They taxed who submit not to Christ's Authority and Law. As
    • 1. Unbelievers, their
      • 1. Sin. Against
        • God,
        • Christ, p. 56.
      • 2 Danger.
    • 2. The Uncharitable or Disobedient, p. 58.
  • Arguments against them, p. 59. None free from the Law, p. 60. Believers are under the power of the Law, p. 61, 62. The Law how not given to the Righteous, p. 63.
  • 2. Use. Christ being our only Lawgiver doth not discharge our obedience to men, p 64. Our faith and conscience not subject to men.
  • 3 One man not to censure and judge another without Authority. 4. Use. Against private revenge, p. 66.
  • Direct. against self-revenge. Put away
    • 1. Carnal lusts.
    • 2. Carnal reasons and provocations, p. 68
    Thereby you
    • 1. Invade Christ's property.
    • Hinder Christ from doing vengeance.
    • 3. Give place to the Devil.
    • 4. Provoke Christ to take vengeance on you, p. 67.
  • 6. Use. Comply with Christ's authority and endeavor to please him. p. 69.
  • 7. Use. Terror to wicked men; Comfort to the godly, p. 70.
• 8. Doctr. Christ's authority over all Fesh is chiefly for the benefit and salvation of his own people, p 72.
  • Reas. His Mediatorship was to that end. 2. The wicked might have been destroyed, but not his people otherwise saved, p. 74. 3. The Father out of love invested him with this power. 4. His authority remains but so long till his people reap good by it, p. 75.
  • 1. Use. Our encouragement to stoop to this authority of his. 2. Ministers directed how to use their power received from Christ's, p 76.
  • 3 Use. His Judgments executed not so much for the destruction of Enemies, as the preservation of his friends, p. 77.
  • 4. Let the wicked have better thoughts of Christ, that he came not for their destruction, p. 79.
  • 5. Believe the certainty of salvation. 6. Use. How we are bound to be thankful to the Father and the Son, p. 81.
• 9. Doctr. They that are Christ's have life from Christ, p. 82.
  • Life of
    • Sanctification, p 83.
    • Justification, p. 83.
  • Use. Examination. 1. Quickned by Christ are strangely altered. 2. Long after spiritual food. 3. Are acted by the principles of that life.
  • 4. They live to Christ, not unto themselves, p. 85. 2. Use To be thankful to Christ.
• [Ver. 2] 1. Doctr. The life which Christ bestows upon his people is eternal.
  • Confirm. 1. For it hath no inward principles of frailty. 2. No outward force can prevail against it to destroy it, p. 87.
  • 1. Use Supports us against temptations and fears of failing. 2. Comfort against the frailty of natural life, p. 89.
  • 3. Use. Not content with this life, seek for that which is eternal by 1. Endeavouring for the light of knowledge. 2. Saving faith. 3. Attending to the Gospel.
• 2. Doctr. Eternal life is Christ's free gift, p. 91. Reas. that life being by those that are his
  • 1. Unbought, p. 92
  • 2. Unsought, p. 92
  • 3. Unthought, p. 92
• 1. Use. It should encourage all to come to Christ for life. 2. Fear not to lose this life.
• [Ver. 2] 3. Doctr. God the Father gives some to Christ in special manner, p. 97.
  • Reas. All the world is the Fathers by Creation. Use. Strange that the Father should give, and Christ should accept of such a gift.
  • 2. Use. The Elect cannot perish. 1. Such a gift being not vain. 2. Christ will not lose or reject such a gift.
• 4. Doctr. Christ as Mediator hath power to give life to such as are so bestowed, and to none else, p. 101.
  • Reas. He being the Fathers Minister and Servant. Use. 1. Despair not of those that are dead in sins, p. 103.
  • 2. Be not proud of their Prosperity and high condition in the world, nor cast down with affliction, p. 104.
  • 3. Use. Christ came not to quicken and save all men.
• [Ver. 3] "Knowledge, how life eternal. Doctr. The life of Grace which is eternal, is begun in holy Knowledge, p. 108.
  • Confirm. For the great impediment to life is ignorance. 2. Christ the Efficient gives it by working in us Knowledge. 3. Knowledge and the Gospel the instrumental means of life. 4. God's first work in us is the englightning our understanding, p. 109.
  • 1. Use. Learn to value Knowledge. 2. Sad condition of the ignorant. 3. Labor for holy knowledge. Follow Christ in his Gospel—
    • Ordinance, p. 114.
    • Grace, p. 114.
    • Duty, p. 114.
  • 4. Use Do what you can to instruct others, Preaching Faith.
• 2. Doctr. The knowledge in which eternal life consists, is the Knowledge of God and Christ too, p. 116.
  • 1. We must so know God as to fear and obey him. 2. That is but vain without the knowledge of Christ, p. 117.
  • Reason. 1. For that is but the knowledge of our Creation, in which we were lost. 2. Without this we know not God as reconciled, p. 119. 3. Without knowledge of Christ we know him not as ours. 4. We do but know him without Faith, p. 120.
  • Use. 1. The dangerous state of Heathen people. 2. Let Ministers instruct their people, in such a knowledge, p. 122. 3. Labor to know Christ. Motives 1. Till then you can be assured of no blessing from God. 2. You can have no blessing in love, 123. 3. No duty you do to him can be accepted. 4. You can hope for no pardon of sin. 5. Cannot come to God with boldness, 124.
• "What meant by the only true God, p. 126. viz. the whole Essence of the Godhead.
• 3. Doctr. That the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost is the only true God, p. 128.
  • Reason. For he only hath being of himself. 2. He is the living God. 3. None can do that which he doth. 4. He only is Eternal.
  • 1. Use. Be stirred up to confirm your faith of this. Motives. 1. For then the more and better we shall walk with him. 2. Serve and obey him. p. 130.
    • Direct. 1. Give full assent to the Scriptures. 2. Know him to be above all other God's. 3. Be resolved & not doubtful of this point. 4. Pray for faith in this particular, p. 133.
  • 2. Use. Obey, serve and honor him as the true God, p. 134.
  • 3. Use. Let us have no other God but him only, p. 135.
    • Serve the Lord and not
      • Idols, p. 136.
      • Times, p 138.
      • Lusts; neither your own, nor that of others, p. 139.
    • 2. Fear none but him. 3. Trust in him alone, p. 140.
  • 4. Use. Learn from hence to be at unity among ourselves. 5. Learn to see our happiness of having chosen him for our God, p. 141.
• 4. Doctr. That Christ is the Apostle or Messenger of God, p. 142.
  • Explication. 1. Sent from God and from heaven. How possible, p. 143. 2. Into the world. 3. The errand on which he was sent, viz. to
    • make peace.
    • preach peace.
  • 4. Therefore fitly qualified with
    • 1. Authority.
    • 2. Ability. Fulness of
      • Merit to make peace, p. 145.
      • Spirit to preach peace, p. 145.
  • 1. Use. Admire the mercy of the sender. 2. Of him that would be sent. Void of fear and constraint, p. 147
  • 2. Be all entreated to receive and entertain him: For 1. His errand is your business. 2. It's for your good and advantage. 3. The Father expects you should honor his Ambassador and Son. 4. He will avenge the refusers of him. 5. This Messenger can prevail with God for you, p. 149.
    • Direction. 1. Receive him so as to hearken to him. 2. To believe in him. 3. To obey him, p. 150.
• 5. Doct. Whoever will be glorified with God in heaven, must glorify him first on earth, p. 152
  • Reason. It is the everlasting counsel and decree of God. Use. 1. Against vain expecters of future glory, p. 153.
  • 2. Use. Learn to glorify God here. 1. By a vocal declaration. 2. By a real representation in what you
    • 1. are, p. 154.
    • 2. do. p. 154.
    God's glory how to be our aim in all.
• [Ver. 4] 1. Doctr. That Christ was ordered by his Father in the work he did in this world, p. 156.
  • Expl. Christ was so ordered in his works of
    • Satisfaction. His obedience
      • Active, p. 157.
      • Passive, p. 158.
    • Application. p. 158. As by the
      • 1. Promulgation of the Word.
      • 2. Internal operation of the Spirit, p. 159.
  • Reas. 1. Christ was the Fathers creature. 2. The Fathers servant, p. 160.
  • 1. Use. Admire the humble condescension of Christ. 2. Learn to be humbled in like manner, and to suffer willingly, p. 161.
  • 3. Use. Some do the good, others the evil which God hath not given them to do, p. 162. Danger of neglecting God's order, p. 164.
• "How Christ had finished the work before his Passion, p. 165.
• 2. Doct. Christ did not do his work by halves, but went through with it, p. 166. Sufferings of Christ's body
  • Natural,
  • Mystical.
• 1. Use. Who guilty of adding to the works of Christ. 2. Let us persevere in our work and finish it. Five Motives hereunto, p. 169.
• [Ver. 5] "What glory Christ prayed for. Doct. Christ as Man in some measure partaker of the divine glory.
  • 1. By the grace of union. 2. By the grace of dispensation from the Father, p. 173.
  • 1. Use. Know the advancement of our nature in the Person of Christ. 2. Their personal advancement that belong to Christ, partly in
    • 1. Fruition.
    • 2. Assured expectation.
  • 3. This should make us despise the shame of this world. 2. So to walk as not to be a shame to Christ, p. 174.
• [Ver. 6] "How Christ had manifested God's Name. Doct. Christ made an absolute and complete discovery of his Father to the people;
  • 1. By his Personal appearance in the flesh. 2. By his Word and Gospel. 3. By his Spirit, p. 178.
  • 2. Q. Why Christ only makes this discovery? R. 1. None but he is able. 2. None but he is fit to make this discovery, p. 180.
  • 3. Q. Why the discovery he makes is so full and absolute. R. 1. As being the faithful Prophet of his Church. 2. That the discovery may be effectual.
  • 1. Use. The ignorant inexcusable. 2. Learn to bless his Name for this discovery. 3. Grow up in the knowledge of this Name made known, p. 182.
  • 4. Use. Be satisfied with the discovery which Christ hath made; search not beyond it. Pride, Sin, Danger, vanity thereof, p. 184.
  • 5. Use. Walk worthy of this discovery. i. e. Despair not under sin or misery, p. 185.
• 2. Doct. Some the Father giveth to Christ out of the world. 2. A certain number of them. 3. Being once the Lord's, they are no longer of the world.
  • Confirm. 1. The actual members of Christ are dead with Christ; and of another world, as are their kindred and alliance, p. 190.
  • 3. Their habitation is spiritual, so is their action and traffic.
  • 1. Use. Therefore the world storms and rageth at men's being given up to Christ. 2. Examin. Are we given up to Christ? p. 192.
  • Marks. 1. They are not conformable to this present world. 2. They speak the language of another world, p. 193.
    • 3. They dearly affect their Countrymen. 3. Use. Think not strange of ill usage in the world, p. 194.
  • 4. Use. Regard not the things of this world. 5. Follow not a multitude to sin. Its safe and honorable to be retired. 6. Be not troubled at worldly troubles.
• 3. Doct. All Christ's people were first belonging to the Father, p. 197.
  • 1. The Father essentially taken. 2. All belonged to God; 1. By Creation. 2. By Election. 3. Christ's people not so his as not the Fathers.
  • 1, Use. Christ will tenderly keep those that are so given him. Word of God
    • Inward and Essential, p. 202.
    • Outward and Declaratory. p. 202.
• 4. Doct. They whom the Father gives to Christ keep his word, p. 203.
  • Christ's Word is kept
    • In the memory, by retaining.
    • In the heart, by believing.
    • In the affections, by loving.
    • In the life, by obeying with obedience
      • Active.
      • Passive.
  • Use. Exam. Are we so given up to Christ, that we keep his Word? p. 205.
  • 2. Use. Direct. For helping memory. 1. Be intent, and fix your mind on the Word. 2. Get a good understanding. 3. Value the Word. 4. Strengthen the memory by meditation, repetition, conference. 5. Set instantly to practice the truth you hear. 6. Pray for the Spirit to do his Office.
  • 3. Use of Examination. Do we keep Christ's word by Faith? Some believe none of it. 2. Some but part of it, p. 208.
    • 3. Some believe not the threatenings. Marks. They that believe the threatenings, quake and tremble at them. 2. Take some course to avert them.
    • 4. Some believe not the promises. 1. The sad and fearful. 2. They that are troubled with doubts, cares, distractions. 3. The wavering and inconstant. 4. They that will suffer nothing for it. Cautions. 1. You are not to believe all that is presented under the title of God's Word. 2. It's no sign of Infidelity to move questions. 3. Nor to have some doubtful thoughts concerning clear truth, p. 212.
  • 3. Exam. Have we kept the Word in our affections by loving it! p. 213. Marks. 1. Lovers of the Word desire on all occasions to converse with it. 2. Hear as often as they may. 3. Exercise themselves in the reading and meditation of it. 4. Endeavor to be inwardly acquainted with it. 5. Will not easily quarrel with and disobey it. 6. Will hardly part with it. p. 216.
  • 4. Motives to love the Word; As being 1. the means of conversion. 2. A light of direction. 3. A Teacher to inform you. 4. Means to confirm you. 5. To comfort. 6. To save you. p. 218.
  • 5. You must keep the word by obeying it. 1. Not by partial, but by a total obedience. p. 220. 2. With a cordial obedience. 3. Constantly to the end. Directions. 1. Pray God to teach you. 2. Find out and mortify the lusts that hinder you. p. 223.
• 5. Doctr. To entertain the Word as we ought, we must know for certain that it is the Word of God. p. 224.
  • Reason. 1. Then we shall receive it with holy fear. 2. That we may give it full credit and belief. 3. That we may yield full resignation and submission. 4. That we may allow it absolute and universal obedience. 1. Use. See the cause of men's slighting and disobeying the Word. p. 229.
  • 2. Use. Learn how to entertain the Word aright, viz. By believing that it is God's. Scriptures proved to be the Word of God. 1. By the evident accomplishment of promises. 2. By the joint testimony of the Church. 3. By consent of the Writers. 4. By the effectual and mighty working of it on men's hearts and souls. 5. By the blood of many Martyrs, sealing it with their lives. p. 231. 2. The Spirit of God assures us that the Scripture is God's Word. 1. By removing impediments. 2. By giving grace fitting us to receive.
• [Ver. 7] Doctr. Christ hath approved himself a faithful Prophet, and Messenger to his Church. p. 234.
  • Confirm. 1. As having added nothing to his message. 2. That he hath taken nothing from it. How Christ did, and did not tell them all. p. 236.
  • 1. Use. Diligently observe and hear this Prophet. 2. Trust him. 3. Try other Prophets. p. 237.
  • 4. Use. Not a word of his must be nelected or slighted. 5. Seek no further for direction in matters of Salvation. p. 239.
  • 6. Let Ministers learn to be so faithful. 1. Adding nothing; as doth 1. the superstitious. 2. Sceptic. 3. vain-glorious Teacher. p. 241.
    • 2. Not mincing or diminishing the Word. 1. Otherwise they are guilty of the blood of souls. 2. Diminish their own mercy. 3. Expose themselves to the ignominy and contempt of men. 4. To the injuries of men. Q Why ungodly men have prevailed? p. 243.
• [Ver. 8] 2. Doctr. The faithfulness of God's Messenger availeth much to commend him and his message to the people. p. 244.
  • Use. Hence so many Ministers slighted, because unfaithful. 2. A Minister shows himself faithful, 1. In the right delivery of his message. 2. To a right end. Not satisfying their own passions: nor aiming at their own respects. 3. In a passive way.
• 3. Doctr. The good reception of the message depends upon the people's good opinion of the Messenger. p. 247.
  • Use. Do not rashly judge of God's Messengers. You may judge of him; 1. by his entrance. 2 By his ability. 3. By his readiness to love.
• [Ver. 9] 1. Doctr. Christ intercedes for none but his own people. p. 250. Reas. He is a Priest and Mediator only for them.
  • 1. Use. Christ died not for all without limitation. 2. Use. The sad condition of those without the Church.
  • 3. Use. Happiness of those that belong to Christ: Having union with him that is so near to God. 2. Son near to you. 3. That can never die. p. 253.
    • This gives us boldness in address. 2. Supports us in the sense of our imperfections. 3. Assures the success of our Petitions. 4. Keeps from despair under sin.
• 2. Doctr. That all Christ's people belong to God the Father. Confirm. As being more his by being Christ's. 1. For he hath none to share with him but Christ. 2. His title to them being strengthened and enlarged. 3. By unity.
  • 1. Use. Therefore Christ's people excellent and precious. 2. Walk worthy of such a relation. For 1. your sins dishonor him more. 2. They are sharply and sooner chastised for their sins, p. 257.
  • 2. Use. The Saints comfort. 1. They shall be the more surely heard. 2. God doth more dearly love them. 3. God will tender their wrong, either
    • 1. Defending; Or
    • 2. Avenging them.
  • 4. God will provide for them. 5. He will not lose them, p. 257.
• [Ver. 10] 1. Doctr. Christ is glorified in all that belong to him.
  • Confirm. For the
    • present life he is glorified in their Grace, p. 261.
    • future he is glorified in their Glory, p. 261.
  • 1. Use. They who live to Christ's dishonor are none of his. 2. It should quicken and stir us up to labor; 1. For grace and holiness here. 2. After glory hereafter, p. 263. How Christ absent from the Father, p. 265.
• 2. Doctr. Christ as Man is gone out of this world to the immediate presence of his Father, p. 266.
  • Reas. 1. That his humiliation might be recompensed with honor. 2. Because he hath no more to do here. 3. Hath much to do there. 1. He was to triumph there over his enemies and ours. 2. That he might send down his Spirit to his people. 3. Intercede for them. 4. To prepare a place and make heaven ready for us. 5. Christ is gone, that he may now virtually draw us after him.
  • 1. Use. Expect him not here till he return from heaven. 2. Make much of his spiritual presence among us: Therefore 1. take heed of grieving his Spirit: Either by unkind slighting, or stubborn resistance. 2. Take singular and mighty comfort in his Spirit. 3. Receive and entertain the graces of this Spirit, p. 271.
  • 3. Use. Follow Christ in our spirits; As 1. by our thoughts and meditations. 2. By our affections. 3. By our desires and anhelations of the Spirit, p. 273.
• 3. Doct. The world always an uncomfortable place to Christ's Disciples, p. 274.
  • 1. Here they are continually exposed to many trials and troubles. 2. Vexed with the sins of others, but chiefly their own. 3. Banished from Christ, p 273.
  • 1. Use. Look not for joy and quietness from the world; but provide for evil. 2. Think it not strange. 3. Love not the world, nor to continue in it, p 277.
• [Ver. 11] 1. Doctr. God holy in himself, and so looked on by Christ, p. 280. 1. Use. We are so to apprehend God in our prayers as Christ did; that he is holy: For 1. It puts our heart into the best fame. 2. It will make us come cleanest from sin. 3. It will help to humble us in our Confessions, p. 283. 4. Will encourage us in our Petitions for the cure of sin. 5. Will make us more thanful for holiness, p. 284.
• 2. Doctr. They that belong to Christ, are kept by the Almighty power of God, p 285.
  • 1. By the power of God assisting and strengthening them against temptations.
  • 2. Guarding and defending them by his
    • immediate or p. 287.
    • mediate power, p. 287.
  • Reas. 1. Only his power can keep them. 2. His power is engaged; 1. By his Sons Prayers. 2. By his own promise.
  • 1. Use. We are strong, not in ourselves, but in God.
  • 2. Use. That we cast not away our confidence in any condition; be our danger
    • Inward, p. 290.
    • Outward, p. 291.
  • 3. Use. In any distress have recourse to this Name; Seek him 1. Early, 2. Humbly, 3. Heartily, 4. Reformedly, 5. Constantly. p. 293.
• 3. Doctr. Christians unity, a matter of greatest difficulty and concernment, p. 295.
  • 1. Because they have in them much fleshly corruption. They are 1. Proud; 2. Selfish; 3. Of divers tempers and constitutions, conditions, Interests.
  • 2. Of high concernment; 1. To their growth and thriving. 2. To their comfort. 3. To their peace with God. 4. To their preservation. 5. Furtherance of the Gospel, p. 303.
  • 1. Use. Let us labor and strive for unity. 1. By mortifying inward lusts. 2. Chasing away quarrelsome reasonings. 3. Avoid quarrelsome persons. 4. Be furnished with much wisdom from above. 5. Let the virtue of peace rule in us. 6. Be earnest in prayer for it, p. 307, 308.
• [Ver. 12] Doct. Christ keeps them safe that are bestowed on him by the Father, p. 311.
  • 1. Some given to Christ by Election. 2. By actual union. How are they kept? 1. Not from suffering. 2. Not from all sin. 3. But from perishing.
  • 1. Use. That Christ can lose any, a doctrine prejudicial; 1. To the honor of Christ. 2. To the comfort of his people.
  • 2. Use. You that are Christ's, he will keep safe, out of love, and out of duty to the Father; in reference to his
    • Injunction, p. 316.
    • Intention and expectation, p. 316.
    That this Doctrine doth not breed security and negligence, p. 319.
  • 3. Use. That Magistrates and Ministers be Shepherds like to Christ, p. 320.
• 2. Doct. In the eternal Decree some designed to destruction. Whether from foreseen works.
  • Some arguments against Universal conditional Election. Objections answered, p. 328.
• 3. Doct. What ever is foretold in Scripture shall be accomplished, p. 332
  • 1. The Author of Prophesies unchangeable. Threatenings have an implicit condition. 2. The Author of all Scripture true. 3. So the Word.
  • 1. Use. Terror to threatened sinners. 2. Comfort to the Church. 3. Use. Believe both threatenings and promises, p. 336.
• 4. Doct. Christ the Author and Original of his people's joy, p. 338
  • 1. As he is their Prophet to instruct them. 2. As their King to rule them. 1. Subduing their enemies he gives them peace. 2. His Spirit. 3. Rewards. 3. As he is their Priest; 1. By his Sacrifice reconciling them to God. 2. Interceding for them, p. 340.
  • 1. Use. They that are out of Christ have no true Joy. 2. Hence let us fetch our Joy, p. 341.
• [Ver. 13] 2. Doct. Christ would have his people to be full of holy Joy, p. 342. For this end,
  • 1. He gives them the Gospel of Salvation and Consolation. 2. Pretious promises. 3. Glorious Ordinances. 4. Clear discoveries and revelations of himself. 5. Sends the Comforter unto them. 6. Gives them deliverance. 7. Purchased heaven for them.
  • Reason. 1. Out of self-respect. He shares in their comfort. 2. To recompense their sorrows. 3. That they may abound in duty, p. 346.
  • 1. Use. Woe to those that vex and grieve his people. 2. It taxeth those that will abide in heaviness and discontent, p. 347.
    • Direct. 1. Be conversant in the Word of Christ. 2. Meditate on the Joys of heaven. 3. Take heed that sin and Satan steal not away this Jewel.
    • Marks of spiritual Joy. 1. It is chiefly moved with spiritual things. 2. Proceeds from a good Conscience. False Joy, p. 351.
• 3. Doct. Knowledge of Christ's Intercession, a special means to fill us with Joy, p. 352.
  • 1. Comfort against outward and inward Enemies. 2. Against Satan's accusations. 3. Against our weaknesses and imperfections in prayer. 4. Against the defects of all our graces. 5. Assures us of his love and care. Use. Therefore study this point, p. 356.
• [Ver. 14] Doct. The world is wont to hate Christ's Disciples. Divers exceptations of the word World, p. 359
  • They that entertain the Word cross the world. 1. In their Judgments. 2. In their Wills. 3. In their lives and conversations, p. 360
  • 1. Use. The Disciples of Christ therefore commonly vilified. 2. Admire the mercy and power of God that keeps them against so
    • many enemies.
    • strong enemies.
    • bitter enemies.
  • 3. Use. Christians ought to be cautious how they walk in the midst of such; apt to
    • Misconstrue things doubtful, p. 363.
    • Aggravate the least offense, p. 363.
    • Blaspheme God and Religion, p. 363.
  • 4. Use. Think not strange to be so used in the world. But think; 1. That God and Christ love you. 2. That Christ was in the same condition, p. 364.
    • 3. that the hatred of the world is no impediment to your blessedness. (i.e.) Our Interest and Communion with Christ. 2. Much less to that happiness to come.
• [Ver. 15] Doct. Removal out of this world, is not the proper subject of Petition, p. 366.
  • Reason. Because not simply and in itself a blessing.
  • Desire of death unlawful in the Saints.
  • Use. That we pray not to be rid of troubles by death. 1. Being that life, though in troubles, is a mercy. 2. We may have the mercy to outlive troubles. 3. In the worst of times you may be serviceable to the Church of Christ. 4. More instrumental to God's glory then in better times. p. 370.
• 2. Doct. God can and will preserve those that belong to Christ from all all evil, p 371.
  • 1. From the assault of temptation. 2. From the prevalency thereof. 3. From the hurt of the temptation. So from the 1. Act. 2. Guilt. 3. Hurt of Corruption, 374
  • 3. Keeps them from Affliction; 1. That it touch them not. 2. That it stay not too long with them. 3. By way of preservation and delivery in it. 4. From the hurt of it.
  • 4. Doth them good by Affliction. 1. Thereby awakening them. 2. Humbling them. 3. Drawing them nearer to himself. Use. Happiness of all in Christ, 379
  • [Ver. 16] "Vain Repetitions. Christ's Disciples; that they are of another world, are in this like unto him, p. 381.
  • Christ living here was of another world. 1. As coming from above. 2. Because he lived in another world. 3. Was going to another. So his Disciples, p. 383.
  • 1. Use. Exam. 1. Strangers to this world are not conformable thereunto. 2. Love those of the other world. 3. Have another language.
  • 2. Use. No wonder that they are made a gazing stock. 3. Use. Live like heavenly Citizens. 4. Use. Regard not this world nor vanities thereof, p. 386,
  • 5. Use. Do not desire or fancy long continuance here. 6. Use. Why should we be unwilling to part from hence, p. 387.
• 2, Doct. The Word of God is the ordinary means of Sanctification. Explicat. 1. The work is begun. 1. Preparatively by the Law. 2. Really by the Gospel, p. 389. 2. So it is carried on.
  • 1. Use. Let Ministers be instant and diligent in preaching. 1. Though the fruit of their endeavors be not always manifest.
    • 2. Though they want success, they must labor still. 3. So they shall not want recompense. 4. The Elect are thereby brought to heaven, 391.
  • 2. Use. Let people be persuaded to hear the Word. 3. Use. People thrive not in grace, because they wait not on this Ordinance. 4. Attend upon the Word.
  • 5. Use. That ye may profit by the Word; Remove 1. Pride, 2. Unbelief. 3. Strong Passion. 4. Prejudice against the Teacher. 5. Labor to digest it. 6. Use earnest prayer.
• [Ver. 17] Doct. The Word of God, especially the Gospel, is the Truth.
  • 1. The Word of God is all Truth. 2. The Gospel is the Truth, p. 396.
    • Gospel-Truth the most excellent. 1. Christ being the most precious subject thereof. 2. The most delightful Subject.
  • 2. For the manner of revelation most perspicuous. 3 For the confirmation. 4. For the operation; 1. Works grace. 2. Infuseth life, p. 398.
  • 1. Use. The whole Word to be believed. 2. Use. Let us give it the preferment. 1. In our Inquisition. 2. In our Acceptation, p. 401.
  • 3. Use. The Gospel-truth must be accordingly maintained; 1. By our Arguments and Reasons. 2. By our sufferings. 3. Must be obeyed. The disobedient reproved.
• [Ver. 18] Doct. The Apostles and Ministers of Christ are sent by him. Cant. Not only by him: But 1. By the Father and Holy Spirit. 2. By the Church, p. 407
  • 1. Use. They blamed who take this honor upon themselves.
  • 2. Use. Therefore the Pastors power but ministerial. 3. They must deliver
    • his message. p. 410.
    • for his Ends. p. 410.
  • 4. Use. Let the Church prove those that pretend to the Ministry. Whether furnished with competent Ability. 1. Of Knowledge. 2. Of Utterance. 3. Whether furnished with propensity and readiness to use their gift. 4. Whether qualified with Sincerity, p. 412.
  • 5. Use. Entertain his Ministers; 1. With double honor. 2. Give them audience.
  • 6. Use. Bear with their plainness and sharpness of Reproof, p. 413.
• 2. Doct. Ministers Commission not restrained to any Nation or Country. Reas. 1. His Kingdom to be erected. 2. Churches to be planted over all the world, p. 416.
  • 1. Use. Ministers justified in their propagating the Church in America. Promote it with our Prayers. 2. Use. Matter of joy and thanksgiving, p. 423.
• 3. Doct. The resemblance of Christ's Mission with that of the Apostles. The similitude and dissimilitude of their sending; In regard of 1. their Authority and Power. 2. In regard of Qualification. 3. In relation to the Message. 4. To the end for which they were sent, p. 426.
• [Ver. 19] 1. Doct. Christ did willingly set himself a part to be an Offering and a Sacrifice to the Father. Reason. There was no power able to overcome him, p. 432.
  • 1. Use. As the greater was his love, so should be our praise. 2. Let us learn as willingly to offer up ourselves, and all we have, p. 433.
• 2. Doct. Christ did offer himself for our Sanctification. Reason. His Design being not only to preserve and justify, but to save us too, and glorify himself in us.
  • 1. Use. Abuse not this grace. 2. Be stirred up to strive after holiness. 3. A terror to ungracious wretches.
• 3. Doct. Christ's Intercession extended to those that shall believe. Use. This should encourage us to pray for the unconverted, p. 438.
• 4. Doct. Christ the object of true believers faith. Expl. How the Word. 2. God. 3. Heaven and Salvation the objects of faith, p. 440.
  • 1. Use. Be not satisfied with a general assent unto the Word. 1. Endeavor to know Christ aright. 2. Believe that Christ is such a one. 3. Embrace this truth in the heart.
  • 2. Use. Hence appears the imperfection of inherent righteousness. 3. The perfection of imputed righteousness and Justification. 4. Relie on Christ's for salvation. p. 442
• [Ver. 20] Doct. The Gospel the instrumental means of faith. Expl. The Law prepareth, not worketh faith.
  • 1. Use. The sad condition of those that want the Gospel. 2. Use. Revelations and new discoveries no ground of faith. 3. Let unbelievers duly hear the Gospel, p. 445.
• 2. Doct. It is the will of Christ that his Disciples should be one among themselves, and one in God. Though distant, they are one. 1. As having one Spirit. 2 One faith. 3. One heart and affection. God and Christ are one. 1. By Hypostatical union. 2. By dear affection. 3. By inexpressible agreement and consent. So the Disciples are one in both. 1. By mystical union, &c.
  • 1. Use. Know the glorious privilege of Christ's Disciples. It implying 1. Intimate Communion with God. 2. Special interest in him. 3. It imports great acquaintance with them both. 1. They know God more immediately then others do. 2. More distinctly, p. 452.
    • 3. That they have more easy and familiar access to him. 4. More immediate enjoyment of all comforts and content. 5. The best safety. 2. Use. Admire God's goodness pleased so highly to advance and honor us. 3. Use. Walk worthy of such an honor. For 1. This aggravates sin, committed in him. 2. Makes it specially observed by him. 3. To be more severely chastised, p. 457.
  • 3. Use. Let true believers use this their interest in all exigencies and str • ights. 4. Let those without God not molest and hurt believers, p. 58.
  • 5. Use. Let true believers be knit to God and Christ in love. Direct. 1. Pray earnestly for it. 2. Increase your knowledge of God. 3. Have daily more Communion with him. 4. Put away the love of worldly things. 5. Frequent the company of those that love God. 6. Use. Agree with God and Christ in all respects every way. Else you are 1. Irregular. 2. Undutiful. 3. Agreement among ourselves is nothing worth.
• [Ver. 21] "World what it signifies. Doct. Unity of Christ's Disciples makes the world have better thoughts of their Master, p. 466.
  • Use. Divisions of the Church, make Christ, the Gospel and Religion to be undervalued and little set by.
• [Ver. 22] 1. Doct. Christ communicates his glory to true believers. 1. His Titles. 2. Sitting at the right hand. 3. Authority and power. 4. His three Offices. 5. Gifts, p. 473.
  • [Ver. 23] "Christ in believers, and God in him, for the union of all. Doct. This is the perfection of believers union, p. 477. Use. The defective union of worldly men.
• 2. Doct. The Father loves believers as he doth Christ. Reas. For he loves them; 1. In Christ. 2. Through Christ. 1. Use. Depend on him. 1. Without doubting. 2. By real love. 3. Use. Comfort to all true believers. In that 1. He will uphold them as he did Christ. 2. Assist us in his service. 3. Reward his own work in us. 4. Hear us. 5. Provide for us.
• 3. Doctr. Christ's will is even a Law with the Father. Reas. 1. Being the only Son. 2. The Beloved. 3. Never asks amiss. 4. Sueth for nothing but what he deserver, p. 491. Use. How to make Christ our Advocate.
  • [Ver. 24] Direct. 1. To prepare their hearts, they must be 1. Purged. 2. Humbled. 3. Fixed. 4. Awakened.
  • Then 2. For
    • Matter of prayer, search the promises, p. 496.
    • Manner. Pray without wrath. 2. Doubting. 3. With much zeal.
  • 2. If we pray acted by Christ's Spirit, 1. There will be zeal. 2. Desires spiritual. 3. For spiritual things chiefly, Not to be spent on lusts. 4. We shall pray constantly.
• 2. Doct. It is Christ's will that they who are given him should be in heaven. Reas. He loves them with a love, 1. Of benevolence. 2. Of Complacency. 3. To see his glory.
• 3. Doct. God hath loved Christ from all Eternity. Reas. Being like him both as God and Man. Use. Woe to them that hate Christ. They hate Christ. 1. Who willingly obey sin. 2. Who love and hate that which Christ doth not. 3. Who are friends to the Enemies of Christ, & Contra, p. 513.
  • 2. Use. God therefore loveth them that love Christ. Christ is amiable and worthy of our love. 1. In respect of his perfections, p. 515. 2. In respect of our Interest and propriety in him. 3. Of his great love to us. 4. Of that he hath done for us. 3. Use. Admire that he should so use him as he did for our sakes. 1. Giving him up to the hands of sinful men, and to his own wrath. 2. So using him for such as we are, p. 517.
  • 4. Use. Comforts to those that belong to Christ; that they are loved from everlasting.
• 4. Doct. God is a very just and righteous God. Confirmed 1. From the largeness of his Jurisdiction. 2. The Immensity of his presence. 3. From his inward propensity and disposition.
  • 1. Use. This should settle our minds amidst the confusions and disorders of the world. 2. Use. Comfort to those that are abused and oppressed. 3. Use. Come into him and become his subjects. 4. Use. Terror to the ungodly 5. Use. Comfort to the righteous, even in God's Justice. 6. Use. Admonition to Magistrates. Perswasions to execute Justice. 1. It will settle the land. 2. Be amiable to God. 3. Beneficial to yourselves, p. 526
  • 7. Use. Meditate on God's righteousness. It will 1. help us against sin. 2. Strengthen our faith in prayer, p. 528.
• [Ver. 25] Doct. Unbelievers and unsanctified persons know not God in such manner as they ought, p. 531.
  • 1. Know him not so as to delight in him. 2. Nor so as to serve and obey him. 3. Nor so as to know him in Christ.
  • Reason. 1. Unbelieving Heathens want the means of knowledge. 2. Unbelieving Christians want the Spirit to unveil
    • 1. The understanding.
    • 2. The Gospel.
  • 3. In every unbeliever there's something
    • 1. Redundant, to repel divine Truth.
    • 2. Wanting to receive it. viz. The Spirit of God.
  • 4. They are unwilling to know God, p. 535.
  • 1. Use. The misery of unsanctified unbelievers. 2. Use. Admire God's mercy in vouchsafing us the means of knowledge, p, 537.
• 2. Doct. That Christ alone knows God immediately, and others by his means, p. 539.
  • Use. None saved by his own natural knowledge.
• 3. Doct. The most saving knowledge hath defects and imperfections, standing in need of farther declaration, p. 541.
  • Reason. Christ doth not show them all at once. 1. Because they are not capable. 2. That he may keep them humble.
  • 1. Use. Be not proud of your knowledge. 2. Use. Comforts to the humble. 1. A sign that thy knowledge is right and sound. 2. It's the measure which Christ hath alloted thee. 3. The time is coming when these thy defects shall be supplied.
    • 4. We shall be rewarded according to
      • our practice;
      • not our knowledge.
• [Ver. 26] Doct. Christ will be making farther declarations of his Fathers Name to the worlds end, p. 546.
  • 1. By his written Word and Ministers in all ages. 2. By his holy Spirit, p. 548.
  • 1. Use. Believe what he hath spoken. 2. Expect the execution of his promise. 3. Thereunto strive with Christ in prayer, p. 549.
• 2. Doct. The Love which is in true believers, comes from God.
  • Reason. For it cannot be Originally in, of or from ourselves; yet not without means.
  • Use. If we want it, have recourse to God. Love is the chiefest thing
    • 1. That comes from God, p. 554.
    • 2. That conformeth us to God, p. 554.
• 3. Doct. Declaration of the Fathers Name is a special means to work love in them.
  • Reason. 1. Beauty is a part of his Name. 2. Goodness. 3. Mercy. 4. Love, p. 557.
• 4. Doct. Where Love is, there Christ is.
  • Reason. 1. For where Love, there the Spirit. 2. Faith. 3. God is, p. 560.
  • 1. Use. Misery of those that love not God and his children. 2. Comforts to those that have love in them. They have Christ; and therefore 1. Have intimate Communion with him. 2. Have free access to him. 3. Have the confluence of all Accommodations. 4. Are secure.
  • 2. Let Christ live quiet in your hearts. Excellency of Christ's prayer.

An Alphabetical Table of the Chief Heads contained In this TREATISE.

A
• ADopted children, page. 15
• Admire the love of God and of Christ, page. 20, 98, 146, 161, 361, 455, 537
• Affections of the heart testified by outward gesture, page. 11
• Affliction should not dismay us. See Tribulation, page. 104, 195, 290, 291, 367
• Abilities of Christ, page. 145
• Active Obedience of Christ, page. 157
• Our Advancement in Christ, page. 174
• The Apostle and Messenger of God is Christ, 142, 149, 234, 235, other Apostles, page. 407
• our Affections are to keep Christ's word, page. 204, 213
• Apostates from Christ, page. 41, 210
• Application of Christ, page. 158, 441
• Assurance: Means and benefit thereof, page. 22
• our Active and Passive obedience, page. 203
• Authority, grace and power of Christ's words, page. 7. 473
• Authority of Christ over all men, 52, 144. for the benefit and Salvation of his people, page. 72, 73
• Agreement with God and Christ necessary, page. 465
• Agreement. See Unity. The benefits thereof, page. 303 304
• All things revealed by Christ, in what sense, page. 236
• Aimiableness of Christ, page. 514, 515
• Adding to the work of Christ, page. 168
  • word of Christ, page. 241
• Absence of Christ from the Father, page. 265
• Ascension of Christ, 266. End, fruit, and benefits thereof. page. 267

B
• PArtial Believers, page. 208, • 99
• Belief. See Faith. Wrought by the Gospel, page. 443, 444
• Believers not free from the Law, page. 61, 62
• Believe the Trinity, page. 130, 132
  • the Scriptures, page. 133, 399
  • in Christ, page. 149, 150, 441
  • Christ's word, 204. 559, not all that is so called, page. 211
• Believers privileges, page. 256, 379, 450, 451. 479, 480, 561
  • Their sins more heinous, page. 257
  • Have many enemies, and why, page. 360, 363, 458
• Object of Believers faith, Christ, page. 439
  • The Word, God, Heaven, and Salvation, page. 440
• Believers loved as Christ, page. 478, 479
• Body of Christ Natural and Mystical, page. 167
• Bodily outward worship not to be neglected, page. 12
  • Rules and directions for it, page. 13

C
• Certainty of salvation, page. 80, 314, 315
• Christ, the Fathers Son and Wisdom, page. 5, 16
  • Our great Prophet and Preacher, ib. 339
  • Glorified by the Father, page. 32
  • Author of all good to the Church, page. 34. 72, 123, 124
  • To be glorified by us, and how, page. 42, 44
  • One with the Father, page. 48
  • Came not to quicken and save all men, page. 105
  • Must be known, page. 119, 120, 123
• Comforts to the sons of God in Christ, page. 17, 22
• Comforts to the godly, page. 17, 22, 70, 253, 257, 342, 452, 518
  • Against injuries of the world, page. 194, 258, 352
  • To the distressed, page. 290, 291, 365, 524
• Our Conscience and Faith not subject to men, page. 65
• Conference, page. 206
• Sons by Creation, page. 15, 19
• By Creation all the world is the Fathers, page. 98, 199
• Knowledge of our Creation, page. 119
• Christ the Fathers Creature, page. 160
• Curiosity condemned, page. 183, 445
• Sinfulness thereof, page. 184

D.
• DEath not to be prayed for, page. 366, &c.
• Believers Dead to the world, page. 190
• Comforts against Death, page. 89 93, 387
• Desire good things, page. 49
• Dishonourers of Christ, page. 38, 39, &c. 262
• Disobedient condemned, page. 59, 70, 162, 164. 404
• Despair not of those that are dead in sin, page. 103, 185, 255, 438
• Disorderly walkers, page. 162, 163
• Divine glory communicated to Christ, page. 173
• Discovery of the Father. See Manifestation.
• Doubtful are unbelievers, page. 210, 212
• Disobedience to the word whence it proceeds, page. 229
• Discord, the causes thereof, page. 296
  • Evils and inconveniencies thereof, page. 467

E.
• WHo the Elect, page. 192, 197
• Elect cannot perish, page. 99, 312
• End of all is God's glory, page. 43, 154
• Eternal God, 129. Eternal love of God, page. 509
• Eternal life from Christ, page. 86
  • What it is, page. 87
  • To be sought after, and how, page. 90
  • Christ's free gift, page. 90
  • Unbought, unsought, untaught, page. 92, 93
  • How it consists in knowledge, and begun therein, page. 108
• Enemies outward and inward, page. 353, 360, 363
• Evil. How Christ preserveth from all Evil, page. 371, 372, &c.
• Excellency of Christ's people above others, page. 257
  • Of the Gospel above other Truths, page. 397

F
• FAith, page. 90, 120, 129, 133, See Belief.
• Father. God to be apprehended under that notion; page. 15, 21
• The Father glorified by Christ, page. 46
• Fears of failing, page. 88, 185
• God must be feared, page. 117, 140
• Fearful are unbelievers, page. 211
• Father essentially taken, page. 198
• Free love and mercy of God and Christ, page. 91, 92, 147
• Faithfulness of Christ and his Ministers, 244, 246. Signs, page. 247
• Christ's word to be kept by Faith, page. 207, 208, 226
  • To be heard with Fear, page. 225

G.
• GIft of Christ wonderful, page. 98, 516, 517
• Some given to Christ in special manner, page. 97, 189
• Outward fitting Gestures in prayers requisite, page. 12, 13
• Gifts of Christ, 35. See Qualification, page. 412, 413
• Glory of Christ, page. 32, 33, 170, 472
• Gospel the subject of Christ's words, page. 6, 8
  • To be attended, 90. 114. The Instrument of life, page. 109, 398
  • Means to Sanctification, page. 389
  • The Truth, page. 396
• God not slack, page. 30
• Glorifieth Christ, page. 32
• Only true God, page. 126
• Godhead of the Trinity, page. 128
• They that have made choice of God, happy. page. 141
• They must glorify God here, who will be glorified hereafter, page. 152
• Vain expecters of future Glory, page. 153
• How God is to be glorified here, page. 154
• The Glory that Christ prayed for, page. 170, 171
• Christ Glorified in those that are his, page. 261, 472

H.
• HAters of Christ, page. 512, 513
• Hearers, how they may profit by the Word, page. 395, 396
• Hearing necessary, page. 392, 445
• Heathen people in dangerous state, page. 121, 251, 534
• Heavenly conversation, alliance, kindred, 190, 191. Marks thereof, page. 385
• Honor of God to be aimed at, page. 49, 50, 154
• Honor from honoring Christ, page. 44
• Hour of God, page. 28, 29, 30
• Hope of Heaven, page. 174
• Hinderances to obedience, page. 223
• We must be Humble as Christ was, page. 162
• Humiliation of Christ, page. 161
• Hypocritical gestures in prayer, page. 13
• Humility commended, page. 542, 543
• Holiness of God, page. 280
  • Knowledge thereof very profitable, page. 281, 282
• Holiness to be labored for, page. 435

I.
• IDols not to be served, 136. Causes of Ignorance, page. 531, 533
• Ignorance an impediment to life, page. 109
• Ignorant persons sad condition, 113, 444 inexcusable, page. 182, 533, 534
• For the Instruction of others, page. 115, 122
• Incarnation of Christ, page. 178
• Impatient are unbelievers, page. 209, 210
• Intercession of Christ, page. 250, 252, 253, 267 340, 352, 438
• Judging and censuring others unlawful, page. 65. 248
• Judgments sent not so much for the destruction of enemies, as preservation of friends, page. 77
• How to Judge of true Ministers, page. 248, 249, 411, 412
• Imperfections of the Saints, page. 296, 374, 441, 541
• Joy, Christ the Author and Original, page. 338
  • None to those that are out of Christ, page. 341
  • Means and matter of Joy, page. 343, 348
  • Marks of spiritual Joy, page. 350
  • False Joy, page. 351
• Justification, page. 442
• Justice commended, page. 526
• Justice and righteousness of God, page. 519, 520, to be meditated, page. 528
  • A comfort to the righteous, page. 523, 524

K.
• CHrist Keepeth those that are given him, page. 201
• Word of Christ how Kept, in the memory, heart, page. 204
• Power of God Keepeth those that belong to Christ, page. 285
  • How they are Kept, and why? page. 286, 287, 312, 313
• Knowledge to be labored for, page. 90, 108, 109, to 114
  • The beginning of eternal life, page. 108, 109
• Knowledge of God and Christ too, necessary, page. 116, 536, 537
• Knowledge of the Father without the knowledge of Christ is but vain and insufficient, page. 117, 118
• The most perfect Knowledge here imperfect, page. 541, 543

L.
• LAnguage suitable for Christians, page. 193, 385
• Law, none free from it, page. 60
  • Believers under the binding power of the Law, page. 61, 62
  • How given to the righteous, page. 63
• Law-giver, none but Christ, page. 64
• Life from Christ, page. 82
• Life of Sanctification and Justification, page. 83
• Christ our Lord by Creation, Redemption, Covenant, page. 19
• Life not be valued, 89, 93, a mercy, page. 367
• Come to Christ for Life, page. 93
• Love towards God; how to get and increase it, page. 460, 461, 552, 553
• Love of God and Christ to be admired, 20. See Admire.
• Love unto the Word, 213. Marks thereof, page. 214, 216
• Loveliness of Christ, page. 515, 516
• Lusts of our own or others not to be obeyed, page. 139
• Where Love is, there is Christ, page. 558, 559
  • Misery of those that have no Love to God or his children, page. 561

M.
• MAgistrates to execute Justice, page. 525, 526
• Marks
  • Of faith, page. 209
  • Of living by Christ page. 84, 85
  • Of God's children, page. 24
  • Of being given up to Christ, page. 192, 193, to 212
• Mediator Christ, page. 47, 52, 73, 101, 145, 250
• Messengers and Ministers of Christ not to be slighted, page. 40, 413
  • How they ought to use their delegated power, page. 76, 406, 408, 414
  • Their faithfulness required, page. 245, 246, 390
  • Their duty, page. 391
• Message and errand of Christ, page. 148, 410
• Manifestation of the Father by Christ, page. 177
  • Wherefore by Christ alone, page. 180
• Memory, means to strengthen it, page. 206, 207
• Meditation, page. 206, 215, 272

N.
• NAme of the Father declared a special means to work love in those that hear it, page. 556, 557
• Name of God is beauty, mercy, goodness, love, page. 557
• Name of God manifested by Christ, page. 176
  • Have recourse to it in any distress, page. 292
• Natural knowledge insufficient, page. 539, 540
• Natural life how frail, page. 89, 387
  • A blessing, page. 367, 368
• Neerness of Christ to God, page. 33, 48, 253, 256, 265
• Neerness of believers to God, page. 446, to 450, 453, 474, 562
• Nobility of true Chirstians, page. 257, 448, 454

O.
• OBedience due to Christ, page. 19, 69, 76, 150, 203
  • Due to men also, 64, to the Word, page. 220
• Offices of Christ, page. 34, 181, 236, 250, 339, 473
• Obedience of Christ active and passive, page. 157, 158
• One God, page. 129, 130
• Omnipotent, page. 129
• How to Obey and serve God, page. 130, 134
• God Only to be served, page. 134 136, 138
• Our Obedience ought to be total, cordial, constant, page. 220, 221, 228
• Our Obedience active and passive, page. 203
• Christ Ordered by the Father in his works, page. 156, 157, &c.

P.
• MAtter and manner of Prayer, page. 496, 497
• Preparation of the heart for Prayer, page. 492, 493
• Passion of Christ, page. 158, 165, 166, 433
• Perfect manifestation of the Father, page. 180
• Perfection of Christ's work, page. 168, 169, 181, 442
  • Words, page. 239, 241, 242, 445
• Peace of Christ, page. 145
• Power of God doth preserve believers, page. 286, 287
• Power of Christ
  • Legislative, page. 53, 432
  • Judiciary, page. 53, 432
• Prayer, the outward gesture and utterance thereof to be considered, page. • 10
  • Vocal when necessary and requisite, page. 14, 154
• Prayers of whom sure to be heard, page. 17, 22, 49, 254, 354
• Pride, page. 104, 296, 393
• Praise
  • vocal, page. 154
  • real, page. 154
• Propagation of the Gospel, page. 416, 548
• Preservation. See Keeping, page. 361
• Preaching of Christ, page. 4, 159, 178, 546, 548
• Practice a help to the memory, page. 206
• Perseverance. Motives thereunto, page. 169
• People of Christ are the Fathers, page. 198, 255
• Promises to be believed, 209, who believe them not, page. 210
• Our great Prophet is Christ, page. 234, 236, &c.
• Prophecies shall be accomplished, page. 332, &c.

Q
• WHo Quickned by Christ, page. 84, 85
• Qualification of Christ, page. 144, 425
• Questioning proves not want of faith, page. 212

R.
• THat Christ ought and how to be Received, page. 149, 150
• Receive and entertain the Spirit, page. 271, 272
• Private Revenge condemned, page. 65, 66, 67.
  • Sinfulness thereof, ibid.
• Remedies and rules against Revenge, page. 67, 68
• Repetition, page. 206, 380
• Reproof, page. 413
• Resignation to the Word, page. 228

S.
• SAnctification, means thereof, page. 388
  • End of Christ's Office; page. 434
• Satisfaction of Christ, page. 157
• Christ the Fathers Servant, page. 47, 102, 160
• Scriptures to be believed and assented to, page. 132, 444, 445
• Scriptures proved to be the Word of God, page. 230, 231
• Sons by
  • Adoption, page. 15
  • Creation, page. 15
• Sons of God, 15, 16, 17, their comfort, ib. Signs. page. 23, 24
• Spiritual desires how discerned, page. 498, 499
• Spiritual service promoted by gesture and utterance, page. 11
• Signs of the Spirit, 24, 500. Of Spiritual Joy, page. 350
• Spirit of Christ slighted, page. 40, 270, 271
• Service of God, 134. See Obedience.
• Sending of Christ, 142, 145, &c. Of Ministers, page. 406, 425, 426
• Spirits operation, page. 159, 178, 206, 233, 548
• Shame of the world, page. 174
  • To Christ, page. 175
• Our Strength is in God, not in ourselves, page. 289, 290
• Sufferings of Christ glorious, page. 36, 161, 433
• Society to be made choice of, page. 459, 460
• Solitude, page. 195
• Helps and remedies against Sin, page. 283, 284
• Sins of Christians more sinful then of others, page. 257, 456, 457
  • Sooner and more sharply chastised, ibid.
• How the Saints are kept from Sin, page. 373, 374
• How to follow Christ in our Spirits, page. 273
• How we are to Seek unto God, page. 293
• Security, page. 319, 563
• Believers ought not to be Sorrowful, page. 342, 347

T.
• THreatnings have an implicit condition, page. 333
• Threatenings to be believed, 209. Comfort to the Church, page. 338
• Thankfulnsss due to God and Christ, page. 81, 86, 182, 284, 423,
• Set Time of God the fittest, page. 28
• Time not to be prescribed to God, page. 29
• Time -servers condemned, page. 138
• Titles of Christ, 33, communicated to believers, page. 473
• Temptation, how we are kept from it, page. 372
• Tribulation. See Affliction; Benefits thereof, page. 370, 378, 379
  • How we are kept from it, page. 373
• Trial of Prophets, page. 237, 411
• True God, page. 128, 129, 133, 335
• Cleer Truths may be questioned and doubted, page. 212
• Truth the whole word, but especially the Gospel, page. 396, 397
  • To be maintained, how, page. 402
  • To be obeyed, page. 403
• Trust in God alone, page. 140, 237
• Trials and troubles of this life, page. 275, 277

V.
• VEngeance. See Revenge, page. 67
• Unbelievers dishonor Christ, page. 39
• Unbelievers sin and danger, page. 56, 208, 395, 531, 537
• Uncharitable, page. 58, 59
• Ungodly, 70. See Wicked; why they have prevailed, page. 243
  • Their destruction not intended by Christ, page. 72, 77, 79
• Unity of the Trinity, page. 128, 130, 173
• Unity to be studied and put in practice, page. 141
  • A matter of great difficulty and concernment, page. 295, &c.
• Benefits of Unity; and means conducing, page. 307, 308, 459, 466
• Union of believers, page. 446, 447, 474
  • How one as God and Christ are one, page. 448
  • Defective Union of worldly men, page. 478
• Universal Redemption, page. 251, 328
• Understanding, page. 109
• Vocal prayer, page. 14
• Vocal praise, page. 154

W.
• WAit God's time. Motives thereunto, page. 30
• Will of Christ a law with the Father, page. 490, 491
  • That they who are given him should be in heaven, page. 501
• We must suffer Willingly, page. 161, 433
• Wicked men dishonor Christ, page. 39
• Words of Christ worthy of our observation, page. 4, 5, 6, 7, 401
  • To be highly valued, page. 8, 149, 206, 214, 216, 218, 238
  • How kept in the heart, memory, &c. page. 203, 205
  • To be loved, and the signs thereof, 213, 214. Motives, page. 218
• Word of God inward and essential; outward and declaratory, page. 202
• God's Word must be known to be his, page. 224, 225
• Work of Christ how finished before his Passion, page. 165
  • Is full and perfect, page. 166, 167
• Worlds shame to be despised, page. 174, 194
• True believers are of another world, page. 90, 193
• World rageth at true Converts, page. 191, 360
• This World to be undervalued and contemned, page. 195, 196, 277, 386, 459
• This World an uncomfortable place to Christ's Disciples, page. 274
  • Vexations and troubles thereof, page. 275
• Worlds hatred and enmity against Christians, page. 359, 360
• Christians as Christ was, are of another world, page. 381, 383
  • Signs and Marks thereof, page. 384

Z.
• ZEal to be used in prayer, page. 497
• Zeal and fervency will accompany the Spirit, page. 498

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