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Commentary on 2 Corinthians 1

Richard Sibbes (1577-1635) · 357,821 words · 1590 min

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Assurance.
  • A Christian ought and may be assured of his estate in grace, p. 487
  • All Christians have not a like assurance, nor at all times, p. 488
  • God's Children may be assured that they shall persevere to the end, p, 489
  • See Perseverance.
  • We may be assured from a little measure of grace, that we are in the state of grace, p. 491
  • Authority.
    • Why S. Paul alleged human authority in his Epistles, and in his dealing with men, pag. 4
    • What power or authority the Church gives to the Scriptures, p. 3, 4, 545
    • See Church, Scripture.
      • B.
    • Believe. HOw hardly man's heart is brought to believe, p. 48, 486
    • Best. A true Christian is best, where he is best known, p. 273
    • Bless.
      • To bless God what, p. 17
      • How God blesseth us, and how we bless G •… d, ibid,
      • We add no •… hing to God, when we bless, him, ibid.
      • Wh •… we ought to bless God, ibid.
      • We ought to bless God for Christ, p. 21
      • Blessing what, p. 9
      • The Popes blessing nothing worth, ibid.
      • See Praise, Thankfulness.
    • Brother.
      • Timothy S. Paul's Brother, how. p. 4
      • All Christians, or all Believers are Brethren, ibid.
      C.
    • Called. MEn in Scripture are often called by that which they are led and ruled by, p. 275, 365
    • Censure.
      • Against censuring those that are under crosses and afflictions, p. 124, 150
      • Men are prone to censute men's callings for some particular actions, p. 375
      • Sin must be censured and judged when it is committed, p. 510
    • Certainty.
      • A double Certainty, p. 120, 440
      • How the Prophets and Apostles were certain, and infallible, and how not, p. 374
    • Christ.
      • Christ three ways taken in Scripture, p. 77
      • Christ is the main object of preaching, p. 388
      • Christ is all in all to us, p. 391
      • How to think of Christ, p 390
      • God's love to us founded in Christ, p. 404, 405
      • How to get into Christ, p. 415
      • Christ a Prophet, Priest, and King, p. 467
      • The Scripture sets forth Christ by all comfortable terms that may be, p. 55
    • Christian.
      • What is done to Christians, is done to Christ, p 81
      • A true Christian is best where he is best known, p. 273
      • A sound Christian loves and values all Christians, p. 450
      • Christians are Prophets, Priests, and Kings, how. p. 468, &c.
      • See Saint.
    • Church.
      • Whether the Church can give authority to the Word or Scripture, p. 3, 4, 545
      • God hath a Church in most wicked places, and among most wicked people, p. 4
      • Every Christian ought to be a member of some particular Church or Congregation, p. 6
      • The Church hath its name sometimes 1. From the mixture in it.
        2 From the better part of it. ib.
      • Churches not to be left or forsaken for some corruptions in them, p. 339
      • Civil. A mere civil man who, p. 8
    • Comfort, Consolation.
      • Comfort or Consolation what, p. 39, 8 •…
      • God the God of comfort, how. p 39, 40
      • What this Title attributed to God implies, p. 42
      • Whatsoever the means of comfort be, God is the Spring and Fountain of it, p. 43
      • God can create comfort out of nothing, p. 42
      • God can raise comfort out of contraries, p 42, 3
      • What use to be made of this, that God is the God of comfort, p. 43, 44, &c.
      • Reasons or grounds why Christians are uncomfortable, p. 45
      • God comforteth his people in all tribulation, p. 46, 48
      • Objection against this answered, p. 47, 69
      • God applieth comfort answerable to all miseries in this life, p. 48
      • To comfort wha, p. 49
      • What use to be made of this, that God is the God of all comfort, who comforteth us in all our tribulation, p. 49, 50, &c.
      • How to derive comfort from the God of comfort, p. 50
      • No comfort for such as go on in sin, p. 51
      • Comforts for those that are relapsed, p. 52
      • General comforts should be had for all kind of maladies and grievances, and which be they, p. 52, 53
      • Means for obtaining of comfort, p. 52, to 60, & 69
      • To keep a daily course of comfort, how. p. 54, to 60
      • Christ in Scripture is set forth by all terms that may be comfortable, p. 55
      • Means whereby we may be enabled to comfort others. p. 60, 61, 64, 65
      • All God's Children have interest in divine comforts, why. p. 61
      • Divine comforts are not impaired by being communicated, ibid.
      • God conveys comfort to men by men, p. 62, 63
      • We should be willing, ready, and able to comfort one another, p. 62, 63, 64, 70, 71
      • Experience a great help to comfort others, why. p. 65, 66, 67
      • Objections of such as complain of want of comfort, answered. p. 69
      • Our comforts and consolations are proportionable to our sufferings, pag. 82
      • Greatest comforts follow greatest sufferings, why. ibid.
      • What hinders comfort in affliction, p. 97
      • No comfort for wicked men, p. 98
      • Comfort or consolation abounds by Christ, p. 99
      • Why Christians are no more comfortable, p. 100
      • Suffering a necessary precedent of comfort, why. p. 117
      • Those that suffer as they should, are sure of comfort, p. 118
    • Commendation. A man may speak in commendation of himself, and in what cases, pag. 215
    • Communion. Bond of Communion of Saints, pag. 450
    • Companion. Companions in sin, shall be companions in suffering, p. 119
    • Conceit.
      • We should have a good conceit of others p. 322, 323
      • It's good to have a good conceit of others, p. 344
      • See Hope, Opinion.
    • Confidence.
      • Certain account of, and looking for death, is a not able means to draw us from self- confidence, p. 136
      • God's Children prone to self- confidence, p. 137
      • See Trust.
    • Conformity. A threefold conformity with Christ, p. 118
    • Conscience.
      • Conscience what. p. 219, 220, &c.
      • Three things joined with Conscience, p. 221
      • God hath set up a Court in man, wherein Conscience is, 1. Register. 2. Witness. 3. Accuser. 4. Judge. 5. Executioner, p. 222
      • Conscience God's Hall, wherein he keeps his Assizes, ibid.
      • Judgment of Conscience a forerunner of the great and general Judgment, ibid.
      • Conscience beareth witness. p. 223
      • What manner of witness Conscience is, viz. 1. Faithful. 2. Inward, ibid.
      • How to have Conscience witness well, p. 224, 227
      • An ignorant man cannot have a good Conscience, p. 225
      • Why men have bad Consciences, ibid.
      • Papists cannot have a good conscience, why. p. 226
      • The witness of a good Conscience the ground of joy, why. p. 227, 235
      • A good Conscience breeds joy, 1. In life. p. 228, to 232
        2. In death.
        3. At the day of Judgment.
      • A good Conscience comforts in all estates and conditions whatsoever, p. 228, 229, 230
      • Why a good Conscience doth not always witness comfort, p. 231, 232
      • Means how to joy and rejoice in the witness of Conscience, p. 233
      • Nothing worse then a bad Conscience, p. 236, 237, 238, 239
      • Labor for a good Concience, ibid.
      • Commen •… atior of a good Conscience, ibid.
      • How to have a good Conscience, p. 240
      • God's Children have place in the Conscience of others, p. 320
    • Contraries.
      • God is able to raise comfort out of contraries, p. 42, 43
      • God carries on the work of our salvation by contraries, why, p. 146
    • Conversation.
      • Conversation what. p. 266
      • Christianity may stand with conversing abroad in the world, p. 267
      • Keligion makes a man converse abroad in the world untainted, ibid.
      • A Christians Conversation is best, where he is best known, p. 273
    • Corinth.
      • Corinth a very wicked City, yet ever there God hath a Church, p. 4
      • What is now become of the Church of Corinth, p. 5
      • Corinth the Metropolis or Mother-City of Achaia, p. 6
      • See Achaia.
      D.
    • Danger. God suffers his Children sometimes to fall into extreme perils and dangers, why, p. 125, 126, &c.
    • Day.
      • Christ hath a Day, p. 339
      • There be two special days of Christ, ibid.
      • The measure of a Christians joy is, as it will be esteemed at the day of Judgment, p. 340
      • We should often think of the day of the Lord Jesus, p. 341
      • See Judgment.
    • Death.
      • God's Children are sometimes very sensible, and much afraid of death, why, p. 130, 131
      • How and in what respect the Saints desire death, p. 133
      • Christ was afraid of death, and yet thirsted after it, how, p. 132, 133
      • God's Children are often deceived concerning the time •… f their death, why, p. 134
      • Death uncertain, how. ibid.
      • The time of death uncertain, why, p. 134, 135
      • Certain account of, and looking for death is a means to draw us from self-confidence, and from the world, and to make us trust in God, p 136
      • Physicians fault in flattering the sick, and feeding them with false hopes •… f long life at the point of death, taxed. ibid.
      • Affliction called Death, p. 171
    • Deliver.
      • God doth not deliver his children at the first, but suffers them to be brought to a low ebb, to a very sad condition, and why, p. 171, 172
      • God delivers after he hath done his work, p. 172
      • God's time to deliver, when. p. 173
      • God's children always stand in need of deliverance, p. 175
      • God delivers both outwardly, and inwrdly, p. 176, 180
      • Christians have deliverance from trouble, p. 177
      • A double deliverance of God, p. 178
      • Experience of God's deliverance in time past, a ground of confidence to expect the like for time to come p. 172, 178, 182
      • Objection against the Doctrine of God's delivering his people from trouble, answered, p. 179
      • Deliverance various, or manifold, p. 180
      • God will deliver his people out of all trouble, p. 181
    • Dispense. No dispensing with God's Law, p. 399
    • Dissembling, Dissimulation.
      • Grounds of Dissimulation, p. 244
      • A threefold Dissimulation, 1. Before the project, p. 224
        2. In
        3. After
      • Objection for dissembling answered, pag. 247
      • Man naturally prone to dissemble, p. 244, 250
      • Dissembling to be avoided and declined, p. 371, 372
      • A Christian is no Dissembler. p. 317 See Simulation.
    • Dominion.
      • No man hath dominion over another's faith, p. 519
      • What is no domineering over the faith of others, p. 520
      • What is domineering over the faith of others, ibid.
      • Who are guilty of domineering over other men's faith, p. 521
      • The Church of Rome guilty of domineering over the faith of others, how, and wherein, ibid.
      • Grounds from whence this domineering over other men's faith ariseth, p. 527
    • Double.
      • Doubling a great sin, p. 247
      • Man by nature is prone to double, and the grounds of it, p. 250
      • Some persons and callings are more prone to doubling then others, ibid.
      • A Christian is no doubler, p. 317
      E.
    • Earnest.
      • WHat the Spirit is an Earnest of, p. 486
      • The Spirit resembled to an Earnest in fiv e particulars, p. 486, 487
      • How to know whether we have the Earnest of the Spirit, p. 493, 494, 495
      • How to get this Earnest of the Spirit. pag. 501, 502, 503
      • Motives to labor for this Earnest, pag. 504, 505
    • End. Holy men work for holy Ends, p. 347
    • Equivocation. Popish Equivocation odious and abominable, p. 246, 372, 516
    • Error.
      • How Prophets and Apostles were subject to errors and mistakes, and how not, p. 374
      • See Infallible, Mistake.
    • Experience. Former Experience a ground to expect like mercies for the future, p. 182, to 188
    • Extremity.
      • God sometimes suffers his children to fall into great extremities, and why, p. 126, 127
      • God's people are sensible of their extremity, p. 129
      • See Afflictions, Sufferings, Tribulations.
      F.
    • Faith.
      • Difference between Faith and Presumption, p. 441
      • A double act of Faith, 1. Direct, pag. 488
        2. Reflect.
      • Of standing by Faith. See Standing.
      • To have dominion over the Faith of others. See Dominion.
      • The foundation of Faith must be out of a man's self, p. 544
      • True Faith is built upon the Word or the Scriptures, not upon unwritten Traditions, p. 544, 545, 546
      • Popish Faith not built upon the Scriptures, but upon Traditions, p. 545, 546
      • Faith sure and certain, p. 546
      • True Faith will persevere and hold out to the end, ibid.
      • It's by Faith that we stand, and withstand all opposition whatsoever, ibid.
      • Faith a Christians victory, by it he conquers all adversary powers, ibid.
      • The Sacrament a means of strengthen Faith, p. 550
    • Falsehood. Falsehood to be declined, p. 371, 372
    • Father.
      • God as the Father of Christ to be praised, p. 21
      • See Praise.
      • God the Father of Christ, our Father, and the Father of mercies, how. pag. 21, 22
      • Why God is called the Father of mercies, p. 23
      • Why not the Father of mercy, but of mercies, ibid.
      • Uses to be made of this Title of God, The Father of mercies, p. 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
      • See Mercy.
    • Flesh.
      • Flesh what. 276, 364
      • Carnal wisdom why called Flesh, ibid.
      • To purpose and consult according to the Flesh, a ground of lightness, p. 366
      • How to know whether we consult according to the Flesh, p. 367
      • Signs whereby to know that we are not led or advised by the Flesh, ibid.
      • How to avoid fleshly wisdom, pag. 368, 369
      • See Wisdom.
      G.
    • Generation. PRerogatives of Christ's Generation, p 388
    • Gentle.
      • Gentle courses first to be used, why. pag. 510
      • When gentle means prevail not, severe must be used, ibid.
    • Glory, Glorying.
      • Whether a man may glory of anything in himself? how he may, and how not, p. 216
      • Cautions for glorying in grace, pag. 241
      • God's glory manifest in the Gospel, viz. the glory of his, 1. Justice. 2. Mercy. 3. Wisdom. 4. Power. 5. Truth, p. 438, 439
      • God's glory is displayed by the Ministry. p. 439
      • Grace and Glory differ but in degrees, p. p. 490
    • Good.
      • God's children do good in every condition, p. 113
      • What good we get by others afflictiens, p. 109
      • The sufferings of Saints do good to others, how. ibid.
      • See Afflictions.
      • God in all outward things that are ill, intends the good of the soul, p. 151
      • A good man a public good, p. 272
      • A good man should take occasion to do good, p. 354
      • The good things the wicked enjoy, are not blessings, but curses and snares to them, p. 414
      • How to know they are so, p. 414 415
      • How to know that the good things we enjoy, we have them in love, p. 415
    • Govern, Guide. All inferior creatures areunder the guidance and government of some Superior, p. 289
    • Grace.
      • Grace sweetens all a Christians conversation, p. 9
      • Grace what, p. 10
      • Christians though in the state of Grace, yet still need Grace, p. 119, 349
      • How to have continual assurance of grace, p. 12, 13
      • A man may know his own estate in grace, p. 234
      • Objection against this answered, p. 235
      • Why the Apostle names Grace, not Wisdom, p. 289, 290
      • Grace twofold, p. 296
      • Grace wrought in us described, p. 296, 297
      • All our wisdom comes from grace, pag. 297
      • Every thing necessary to bring as to heaven, is a grace, p. 298, 351, 352
      • All the good we have is of grace, p. 298
      • God is ready to give us grace, p. 299
      • Signs of being led and guided by grace, p. 302, to 309
      • Helps or Means to be led and guided by grace, p. 309, to 312
      • The Preaching of the Word is a special Grace, p. 347
      • Every benefit and blessing is a grace, p. 298, 351, 352
      • We ought to strengthen radical graces, viz. 1. Humility. 2. Faith. 3. Knowledge, p. 454
      • We may be assured from a little measure of Grace, that we are truly in the state of grace, p. 491, &c.
      • How to know whether the little grace we have be true grace, p. 493, &c.
      H.
    • Health.
      • HEalth is a gift, yea, a great blessing of God, p. 202
      • All other blessings are uncomfortable without health, ibid.
    • Holy.
      • Holy men are but men, subject to mistake, p. 374
      • Holiness and Happiness differ but in degrees, p. 490
      • Those that look to be happy, must first be holy, p. 491
    • Hope.
      • A double effieacy in Hope, p 120, 123
      • We may steadfastly hope for performance of Divine truths, p. 123
      • We should hope well of others, p. 323, 344, 345, 346
      • See Conceit, Opinion.
    • Hypocrite.
      • Wherein a true Saint differs from an Hypocrite, p. 8, &c.
      • A Christian no hypocrite, p. 8, 317
      • Profane Professors are gross Hypocrites, p. 7
      I.
    • Jealousy.
      • Men are wondrous prone to Jealousy and suspicion, p. 356, 506
      • Whence Jealousy or suspicion ariseth, p. p. 357, 507
      • Jealousy what, ibid.
      • M •… schief from Jealousy, ibid.
      • We should labor to avoid Jealousy, why. p 508
    • Inconstancy.
      • Public persons should labor to avoid the just imputation of Inconstancy, pag. 359
      • Grounds or causes of Inconstancy, p. 360, 361, 362
      • We must not take that for Inconstancy, which is not, p 361
      • Remedies against Inconstancy, p 3 •… 3
      • Carnal men Inconstant, p. 370
    • Indulgences.
      • Popish Indulgences what, p. 107
      • Popish Indulgences confuted, ibid.
      • See Satisfactions.
    • Infallibility.
      • How the Prophets and Apostles were infallible, and how no. p. 374
      • See Error, Mistake.
    • Ingratitude.
      • Ingratitude a horribe sin, p. 204
      • A Carnal man Ingrateful, why. p. 19
    • Joy, Rejoice.
      • Christians have their joy, or a Christians estate is a joyful, and a rejoicing estate, p. 217, 528, &c.
      • A Christians joy is spiritual: he rejoices in spiritual things, and what these are, p. 217, 218
      • Wicked men dare not reveal their joy, but seek to hide the ground of it, p. 218
      • A Christian is not ashamed of his joy, why. ibid.
      • A faithful Minister is the joy of the people, why, pag. 333, 528, 530, 531, 32, 533
      • The people's proficiency in grace is the Mininisters joy, p. 336
      • Salvation termed joy, why. p. 528
      • The end of the Ministry is to be helpers of the people's joy, p. 528, 530, 531, 532, 533
      • How Ministers are helpers of the people's joy, p. 531, &c.
      • Objections answered, p. 533, &c.
      • Joy is that frame and state of soul, that Christians are in, or should labor to be in, why. p. 528, &c.
      • Reasons or Motives why Christians should be joyful, p. 529, &c.
      • Ministers only helpers, not authors of joy, p. 535, &c.
      • God's Spirit alone speaks joy and comfort to the soul, why. p. 536
      • Faith breeds joy, how. p. 538
      • Signs or Evidences whereby to know whether our joy be good, p. 539, 540
    • Journey.
      • It's a commendable thing for Christians to bring one another on their journey, p. 355
      • Our Journey to heaven certain, pag. 375
      • How S. Paul could be deceived in his journey, and not in his doctrine, p. 373, 374
    • Judgment.
      • God's Word, •… r the holy Scriptures the Judge of all Controversies, p. 382, 383
      • Properties of a Judge, p. 383
      • Judgment of Conscience a forerunner of the great and general Judgment, p. 222
      • The measure of a Christians joy is as it will be esteemed at the day of Judgment, p. 340
      • We should of ten think of the day of Judgment, p. 341
      • See Day.
      K.
    • King. CHristians are Kings, how, p. 469, 470
    • Knowledge.
      • God is known in his 1. Nature. pag. 158
        2. Promises.
        3. Works.
      • If our knowledge be not spiritual, we fall into, 1. Sin. 2. Despair. 3. Apostasy. p. 549
      L.
    • Legacy.
      • GOds Promises are Legacies, p. 435
      • Difference between a Legacy and a Covenant, ibid.
    • Lightnesse.
      • Public persons should avoid the just imputation of Lightnesse, p. 359
      • Grounds of Lightnesse, p. 360, 361, 362
      • Remedies against Lightnesse, p. 363, &c.
      • To purpose according to the flesh is a ground of Lightnesse, p. 366
    • Lie.
      • All sorts of lies are unlawful, p. 247
      • A lie what, p. 372
      • Equivocation is a lie, ibid.
      • See Equivocation.
    • Live. We may not live as we list, if we mean to die well, p. 271, 272
      M.
    • Mercy.
      • MErcy what, p. 24
      • God styled the Father of Mercies, why. p. 21, 22, 23
      • Why not called the Father of Mercy, but of Mercies, p. 23, 24
      • Use to be made of God's Mercifulness, or in that he it the Father of Mercies, p. 25, to 38
      • Against presuming upon God's mercy, p. 27, 28
      • Men are prone to presume of God's mercy, p. 26, 27, 28
      • See Presumption.
      • All God's Attributes without mercy are terrible, p. 23
      • Objection of a poor dejected soul against the Doctrine of God's mercy, or mercifulness, answered, p. 30
      • To whom God's mercy is unlimited, viz. to repentant souls, not to presumptuous sinners, p. 27
      • How to be made fit for, or capable of mercy, p. 36
      • How to improve mercy daily, p. 37
      • Kinds of God's mercies, p. 24, 25
    • Merit. Against Merit, p. 202
    • Minister, Ministry.
      • Ministers must win by life as well as by doctrine, p. 274
      • Ministers joined are with Christ in acceptance and neglect, p. 333
      • A faithful Minister is the joy of the people, ibid.
      • The Ministry is a great gift and blessing of God, p. 334, 346, 347 348.
      • The people's proficiency in grace is the Ministers joy, p. 336
      • All the good we have by Christ, is conveyed by the Ministry, p. 39
      • Consent of Ministers is a help to faith, p. 391
      • Ministers are to be prayed for by the people. See Prayer.
    • Mistake.
      • Holy men are subject to Mistakes, pag. 374
      • See Error.
      N.
    • Name. MEn have oft their name and denomination in Scripture by that which they are ruled by, p. 275, 365
    • New. Popery is a new Religion, p. 396, 397
      O.
    • Oath.
      • OAth what, p. 376, 515
      • An Oath lawful, p. 516, 517
      • Kinds of Oaths, p. 376, 514, 515
      • A Christian life is a kind of Oath, p. 518
      • Conditions of an Oath, pag. 376, 514, 515
      • An Oath not good unless necessary. p. 376, 515, 516, 517
      • Qualifications of an Oath, ibid.
      • None but good men should take an Oath, p. 515
      • Parts of an Oath, ibid.
      • An Oath to be taken only in serious matters, p. 515, 517
      • See Swearing.
    • Occasion. A good man must take all occasions to do good, p. 354
    • Oil, Ointment. The Spirit with its graces compared to Oil, or Ointment, p. 464, &c.
    • Old.
      • Our Religion is the old Religion, p. 394, 395, &c.
      • Popery no old, but new Religion, p. 396, 397
    • Onenesse.
      • A Christian man is one man, he doth act one man's part, p. 317
      • There is but one Faith, p. 394
      • One Catholic Church, ibid.
    • Opinion.
      • It's good to cherish a good Opinion of others, p. 323, 344
      • See Conceit, Hope.
      P.
    • Partake. THose that partake in other men's sins, shall also partake in their sufferings, p. 119
    • Paul.
      • St. Paul's prerogative above other Apostles, pag. 2
      • St. Paul's modesty and humility, p. 3
      • S. Paul had a good opinion and conceit of the Corinthians, p. 322
      • How S. Paul could be deceived in his journey, and not in his doctrine, pag. 373, 374
      • How Timothy is called S. Paul's brother, p. 4
      • S. Paul's course to hold out in holy resolution to the end, p. 324
    • Peace. True Peace issues from Grace, p. 14
    • Persecution.
      • They that persecute the Saints, persecute Christ, p. 81
      • See Affliction, Suffering, Tribulation.
    • Perseverance.
      • Resolution to persevere, and hold out in a good course to the end, p. 323
      • S. Paul's course to persevere in holy resolution to the end, p. 324
      • God's Children may be assured that they shall persevere and hold out to the end, pag. 489, &c.
      • He that is in the state of Grace, shall persevere in it to the end, p. 490
    • Physician.
      • Physicians do ill in flattering the sick, and feeding them with hopes of long life, when they are at the point of death, p. 136
      • We should open the case of our souls to our spiritual Physicians, p. 535
    • Policy.
      • A Christian should avoid the imputation of carnal Policy, p. 365
      • Not to subordinate Religion to State- Policy, p. 294, 295
    • Pope, Popery.
      • Popery crosses the Word of God, p. 385, 386
      • The Popes Treasury what, p. 107
      • Popery founded upon Traditions, p. 545, 546
      • Popery a rotten and unsound Religion, ibid.
      • Popish Religion is full of Contradictions, p. 386
      • Popish Religion is full of uncertainties, p. 386, 387
      • How and wherein Popish and Protestant Religin agree, and differ, p. 395, 398
      • It's safer to be a Protestant then a Papist, p. 397
      • Whether a Papist may be saved, pag. 397, 398
      • Popery to be detested, because it teacheth men to trust to their own works, and satisfactions, p. 142
    • Praise.
      • God the object of Praise, how, p. 20
      • God to be praised as he is the Father of Christ, p. 21
      • Praise follows prayer; or, After prayer praises are due, p. 204
      • The praises of many are grateful and acceptable to God, ibid.
      • How the unreasonable creatures praise God, p. 206
      • We are to praise God for others; for all sorts of men, ibid.
      • Wherein praise consists, p. 207
      • See more in Bless, Thankfulness.
    • Prayer.
      • Prayer is a means to convey all good, and deliver from all ill, p. 188
      • God's children can pray for themselves, p. 190
      • Christians ought to help one another by prayer, p. 191
      • People ought to pray for Ministers, p. 193, 200, 201
      • What is to beg'd of God or prayed for for Ministers, ibid.
      • Christians have not the Spirit of prayer at all times alike, p. 193
      • Prayer is not a work of gifts, but of grace, p. 194
      • Divers gifts in prayer, ibid.
      • Prayer is a prevailing course with God, and why, p. 195, &c.
      • How to know whether our prayers help the Church, p. 199
      • It's an ill condition not to be able to pray, p. 200
      • God will deliver the Ministers by the people's prayers, ibid.
      • It's a good thing to beg the prayers of others in sickness, p. 203
      • The more eminent men are, the more they are to be prayed for, p. 215
    • Preach.
      • Christ is the main Object of Preaching, p. 388
      • See Ministry, Word.
    • Presence. Personal presence hath a special power, p. 346
    • Presumption.
      • Against presuming upon God's mercy, p. 27, 28
      • See Mercy.
      • Difference between faith and presumption, pag. 441
    • Pride. Pride is a sin against all the Commandments. pag. 219
    • Priest. Christians are Priests, how. pag, 467, 468
    • Promise.
      • God deals with men by Promises, pag. 402
      • Promise what, p. 403
      • All Promises made in Christ, pag. 403
      • All the Promises are Yea, and Amen in Christ, p. 407, 408, &c.
      • Several kinds of Promises, p. 413
      • Till a man be in Christ, he hath no good by the Promises, p. 418
      • What right a man out of Christ hath to the Promises, p. 419
      • Comfort from the Promises to them that are in Christ, pag. 420, 421, &c.
      • How to make use of the Promises, and to have comfort by them, pag. 424, 425, &c.
      • What to do when in trouble we cannot call to mind any particular Promise, p. 425
      • We should make the Promises familiar to us, p. 428
      • Signs or Evidences of believing the Promises, pag. 432, 433, 434, &c. to 438
      • Promises are Legacies as well as promises, p. 435
      • God's Promises called a Testament, a Will, ibid.
      • Necessity of application of the Promises to ourselves, p. 440
      • None have interest in the Promises, but such as find a change in themselves, p. 473
    • Prophets.
      • How Christians are Prophets, pag. 468
      • Prophets and Apostles how subject to error, how not, p. 374
    • Providence. Providence what, p. 177
      R.
    • Rejoice. See Joy.
    • Religion.
      • NOt to subordinate Religion to State-Policy, p. 294, 295
      • Religion tends to practice, p. 295
      • Popish Religion is a carnal Religion, p. 312, 313
      • The most Religious men are the best States-men, p. 315
      • Wherein our Religion and the P •… pish agree, and differ. p. 395, 398
      • Popish Religion unsound and rotten, p. 546
      • Popish Religion is not founded upon the Scriptures, but upon Tradition, p. 545, 546
      • Popish Religion crosseth the Word of God, p. 385, 386
      • Popish Religion is full of contradictions, p. 386
      • Popish Religion is full of uncertainties, p. 386, 387
      • It's safer to be of the Protestant Religion, then of the Popish, p. 397
      • Whether one living and dying in the Romish Religion may be saved, p. 397, 398
    • Repentance. Late Repentance (such as is in time of sickness and death) seldom true Repentance, p. 33
    • Reproof.
      • It's a sign of a gracious heart to endure reproof, and to esteem and affect the reprover, p. 330, 513
      • A Minister must not spare to reprove people for sin committed, p. 512, &c.
      • A three-fold Reproof, or Correction, p. 514
    • Resolution. Of good Resolutions, pag. 323, 324, &c.
    • Resurrection.
      • The Resurrection is an argument to strengthen faith, p. 167
      • There will or shall be a Resurrection, p. 167, &c.
      • God raiseth the dead, p. 167, to 171
    • Rock. What is meant by Rock, Matth. 16. 18. p. 394
      S.
    • Saint.
      • OUr love and respect should be carried to all Saints, p. 5
      • God scatters his Saints, why. p. 6
      • All that make profession of Religion, should indeed be Saints, ibid.
      • Professors called Saints, why. ibid.
      • Four things required to make a Saint, viz. 1. Separation. 2. Dedication. 3. Qualification. 4. Conversation, pag. 7, 8
      • How to know a Saint from a mere civil man, p. 8
      • True Saints wherein different from hypocrites and formal professors, ibid.
      • See Christian.
    • Salvation.
      • Salvation wrought by affliction or suffering how, and how by Christ, p. 108, to 113
      • How Afflictions or Patience in suffering afflictions helps to salvation,. p. 110, 111, 112
      • Two ways to obtain salvation, p. 108
    • Salutation.
      • Use of holy Salutations three-fold, p. 9
      • Salutations should be holy, p. 10
      • God's Name when taken in vain in salutations, ibid.
      • Salutations in what cases to be omitted, ibid.
    • Satisfaction.
      • Against Popish Merits and satisfactions for others, p. 107
      • See. Indulgences.
    • Scripture.
      • How to know the Scripture to be the Word of God, and truly Divine, p. 386, 392
      • Whether the Scriptures receive any authority from the Church, p. 3, 4, 545
      • The Scripture is to be believed for itself, not because of the Church, p. 392, 393
      • See Word.
    • Seal.
      • Christ the head is first sealed, and then the members, viz. Christians, pag. 473
      • Our sealing what. p. 474
      • Four uses of a Seal, p. 474, 475
      • The Spirit compared to a Seal, wherein. pag. 474, 475, 476, 478, 481
      • How the Spirit differs from other seals, p. 476
      • How the Spirit seals us, p. 476, 477
      • Four things the Spirit works in this sealing, 477, &c.
      • How to know the sealing of the Spirit, or that we are sealed by the Spirit, p. 477, 478
      • Objection against the Spirits sealing answered, p. 479, &c.
      • Motives to labor to get the Spirits sealing, or to have the image of Christ stamped upon our souls by the Spirit, pag. 481, to 486
    • Simplicity.
      • Simplicity what, and how taken, p. 216, 242, 243
      • Why called godly simplicity, or the simplicity of God, p. 243
      • Difference between Simplicity and sincerity, p. 241
      • S. Paul's conversation in Simplicity, how. p. 241, 242
      • To what things Simplicity is opposed, p. 244, 245, 246
      • Directions or Means to get Simplicity, p. 251
    • Simulation.
      • Of Simulation, p. 244
      • Aggravations of this sin, p. 245
      • See Dissembling.
    • Sincerity.
      • Sincerity what. p. 253
      • How Sincerity differs from Simplicity, p. 241
      • Why called godly Sincerity, or the Sincerity of God, p. 253
      • A Christians conversation in the world should be in sincerity, p. 253, 271
      • Sincerity in good actions how discovered, or tried, p. 254, 255
      • Sincerity how tried or discovered in ill actions, p. 256
      • Sincerity how tried or discovered in actions indifferent, p. 257
      • Motives to labor for sincerity, pag. 258, 259, 263, 264
      • Means to get sincerity, pag. 260, 261, 262
      • Corruptions and imperfections may stand with Sincerity, p. 264, &c.
      • Order in sincerity how to be kept, pag. 265
      • Sincerity extends itself to all the frame of a man's life, p. 266
      • We must have our conversation in sincerity while we live in the world, pag. 271
    • Singularity. There is a spirit of singularity in many, pag. 3
    • Slander. How to arm and fence ourselves against Slander. pag. 357
    • Society. The comfort and benefit of Society, p. 71, 267
    • Solitarinesse.
      • Solitarinesse very dangerous, pag. 71, 267
      • See Alone, Society.
    • Son. Christ the Son of God how differing from others sons, p. 388
    • Soul
      • God's Spirit alone speaks comfort and peace to the soul, p. 536
      • God in all things that are ill intends the good of the soul, p. 151
      • The soul must have somewhat to trust to, ibid.
      • People should do well to open the case of their souls to their spiritual Physicians, p. 535
    • Spirit.
      • The Spirit with its graces compared to Anointing, or Ointment. See Anointing, Ointment.
      • The Spirit compared to an Earnest. See Earnest.
      • The Spirit compared to a Seal. See Seal.
      • Why the work of Grace is attributed to the Spirit, rather then to the Father, or the Son, p. 498
      • Why the Spirit is said to seal, and to be an Earnest, and not the Father, or the Son, ibid.
      • Means to attain or come by the Spirit, p. 501, 502, 503
      • How to know that we have the Spirit, p. 499, 500
      • Of our anointing by the Spirit, p. 463, to 473
      • Of our sealing by the Spirit, p. 473, to 485
      • God's Spirit alone seals comfort to the soul, p. 536
    • Stablish.
      • Stablishing grace necessary, why. pag. 442
      • Christ is the foundation of our stability, p. 443
      • Our judgment, will, affections, &c. are stablished in Christ, p. 444
      • It's only God that can stablish the soul; he must do it, none else can, pag. 446, &c.
      • As God can, so he will stablish us, pag. 446, &c.
      • God stablisheth us by working in us stablishing graces, viz. 1. Fear. 2. Wisdom. 3. Faith. 4. Peace of Conscience, &c. 449
      • Means of stablishing, or whereby we may come to be stablished, pag. 455, 456, 457
      • Signs or Evidences of our stablishing, p. 458, to 463
    • Strength. How these two may stand together, 2 Cor. 18. We were pressed out of measure above strength, and 1 Cor. 10. 13. God is faithful, and will lay no more upon you then you shall be able to b •… r, p. 124, 125
    • Suffering.
      • The sufferings of Christ abound in us, or, God's Saints are subject to many sufferings, why. p. 74
      • All Christians suffer, how. p. 112
      • A threefold suffering in the Church since Christ's time, p. 76
      • The sufferings of Christians are the sufferings of Christ; and why so called, p. 77
      • Christ's sufferings twofold, ibid.
      • Differences between the sufferings of Christ, and ordinary crosses, p. 78
      • Motives to suffer for Christ, ibid.
      • How the sufferings of Saints do good, or are profitable to others, p. 109
      • God's children partake of the sufferings of others, how. p. 115
      • Suffering must prec •… de comfort, and why, p. 117, &c.
      • Those that suffer as they should, are sure of comfort, p. 118
      • See more in Affliction, Persecution, Tribulation.
    • Suspition.
      • Mans nature is prove to suspicion, pag. 356, 506
      • Grounds of suspicion, from whence it ariseth, p. 357, 506, &c.
      • Suspition what, p. 357, 507
      • How to arm ourselves against suspicion, p. 357
      • How to know when suspicion is evil, p. 358
      • Suspition is more then fear, less then judgment, p. 507
      • Suspition makes the worst construction, ibid.
      • Why the Devil cherisheth suspicion, ibid.
      • Mischief from Suspition, ibid.
    • Swearing.
      • What meant by the prohibition, Swear not at all, p. 376, 516, 517
      • To swear by none but God, p. 515
      • Swearing lawful, p. 516, 517
      • Ordinary swearing condemned, p. 376, 516, 517, 518
      • Objections for common and ordinary swearing answered, p. 517, &c.
      • Original causes of ordinary swearing, p. 518, 519
      • Motives against ordinary swearing, p. 519, 520
      • Means against ordinary swearing, pag. 519
      • Ordinary swearers curse themselvse, p. 518
      T.
    • Thankfulness.
      • IT's the disposition of God's people to be thankful for mercies received, pag. 16
      • We are to be especially thankful for spiritual favors. p. 18
      • Means to become thankful, p. 18, 19, 20, 208, 209
      • A carnal man unthankful, why. pag. 19
      • Motives to thankfulness, pag, 20, 210, 211, 212
      • Not only verbal, but real thanksgiving is required, p. 212
      • See Bless, Praise.
    • Tradition. Popish faith is built upon Traditions, p. 345, 346
    • Treasury.
      • The Popes Treasury what, p 107
      • The Popes Treasury confuted, ibid.
      • Christ is the only Treasury of the Church, ibid.
    • Tribulation.
      • God's Children are subject to Tribulation, p. 47, 60, 74
      • See Affliction, Persecution, Suffering.
    • Trust.
      • God's Children are prone to trust in themselves, why. p. 137, 138
      • Not to trust in anything, but in God, p. 139, 142, 143, 144
      • Signs of trusting in these outward things, as riches, &c. p. 139, 140
      • It's a dangerous thing to trust in ourselves, or in the creature, why. p. 141
      • Popery to be detested, because it teacheth men to trust to their own works, satisfactions, &c. p. 142
      • We must not trust our own graces, pag. 142
      • Creatures may be trusted to subordinately, p. 144, 145
      • Worldlings trust in the creature above God, yea, against God. p. 144
      • How to cure false confidence, or trusting in ourselves, and in the creature, pag. 145, 147
      • To trust in God a lesson hardly learned, p. 148
      • God to make us trust in him, is fain to cast us out of ourselves, ibid.
      • God is the sole and proper Object of trust, p. 153
      • God in Christ the Object of trust, ibid.
      • It's a man's duty to trust in God, pag. 154
      • Trials of trust in God, or Signs whereby to know whether we trust in God, p. 155, 156, 157
      • Helps or Means to trust in God, pag. 158
      • Trust in God how to be exercised in great afflictions, p. 161
      • Trust in God how exercised in the hour of death, p. 162
      • God to strengthen our trust hath given us his, 1. Promise. 2. Seal. 3. Oath. 4. Earnest. 5. A pawn. 6. Seizin. p. 164
      • Objection against trusting in God answered, ibid.
      • A Christian may trust or rely on God for the time to come, p. 178
      • Trust what. p. 321
      • See Confidence.
    • Truth.
      • Truth may not be spoken at all times, p. 246.
      • God is true and faithful, how. p. 379
      • Objection against this answered, pag. 380
      • How to know the Word of God to be true, p. 386, 392
      • It's a matter of comfort to believe the Word of God to be true, p. 377, &c.
      • The Word of God, or Evangelical doctrine is most true and certain, p 392
      V.
    • Vain. MInisters labor is not in vain in the Lord, p. 1
    • Vehement. Carnal men are vehement, p. 371
    • Unbelief. The heart of man is full of unbelief, and can hardly be settled in the persuasion of Divine truth, p. 485, 486
    • Uniformity. A Christian is uniform, p. 317
    • Union. There is a threefold Union, viz. 1. Of Christ, and our nature. 2. Of Christ and his members. 3. Of one member with another. p. 116
      W.
    • Wait.
      • GRounds of waiting upon God for deliverance from trouble, or Motives thereunto, p. 173, &c. 426
    • Way. It's a commendable custom for Christians to bring one another on their way, p. 355
    • Weak. The weakest creatures have the strongest shelters, p. 448
    • Will.
      • Everyone in his calling placed by the Will of God, p. 2, 3
      • The more will, advisednesse and deliberation in sin, the greater the sin, p. 249
    • Wisdom.
      • Wisdom manifold, p. 274, 275
      • Wisdom what, p. 275
      • Carnal or fleshly wisdom described, p. 275, 276, 277
      • Why called fleshly Wisdom. p. 276
      • All carnal men have not fleshly wisdom, p. 278
      • Fleshly wisdom is where there is no simplicity, nor sincerity, ibid.
      • God's children not ruled by fleshly wisdom, why p. 279, 288, 289
      • Mischief of carnal wisdom, pag. 280, 281
      • Carnal or fleshly Wisdom hinders our joy and comfort, p. 287, 288
      • Popery is founded on carnal Wisdom, p. 312
      • How to avoid fleshly Wisdom, pag. 368, 369
      • A Christian needs Wisdom, why. p. 291
      • Wisdom may be had, p 292
      • We should go to God for Wisdom, pag. 292, 293
      • God gives Wisdom for the things of this life, p. 293
      • True Wisdom toucheth conversation, p. 299
    • Word.
      • The Preaching of the Word accompanied with God's Spirit, is able to convert and change the most wicked hearts •… hat be, pag. 4, 5
      • See Ministry, Preaching.
      • It's a matter of consequence to believe the Word of God to be true, certain, and immutable, p. 377, &c.
      • The Word of God is the Judge of all Controversies, p. 382
      • Christ the Word, how. p. 409, 467
      • The Word of God is most true, certain and infallible, p. 392
      • How to know the Word of God to be true, p. 386, 392
      • See Scripture.
    • World.
      • Christianity may stand with converse in the World, p. 267
      • Religion makes a man converse in the world untainted, ibid.
      • Wicked men called the World, why. p. 275, 4, 365
      Y.
    • Yea, and Nay.
      • GRounds of Yea, and Nay, p. 371
      • Dissemblers are Yea, and Nay, all at once, p. 372
      • All Promises and Prophecies are Yea in Christ, p. 407, 408, 409, &c.
    Trin-uni Deo gloria.