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379, 432, 516, 662, 484; sun of glory, 724; of righteousness, 81, 451; teaching
of, 659; temptation of, 356; titles of, 369, transfiguration, 514, 660; triumph
of, 306, 522, 665, 730; trust in, 558, 712 (See Faith in); types of, 454, 508;
unchangeable love, 299; union to, 398, 699; unseen, yet beloved, 347;
value of, 347; victory over sin, &c., 487, 444, 422;-over Satan, 428; vision
of, 419, 387, 304; way, truth, &c., 668; wept over Jerusalem, 514, 660; wis-
dom of God, 339,-and power of God, 480; our wisdom, &c., 342; wonder-
ful, 299; world subjected to, 322; worshipped, 291, 301, 304, 321, 404, 519-
523, 665; worthy the Lamb, 524, 699; youth invited to, 607; zeal of, 156.
Christian, 71, 365; aged, 157-8; almost, 465; in darkness, 537, 540; dignity and
happiness of, 572; dying, 756; farewell of, 648; fellowship, reception into,
741; friends, 627; happy, 696; led to heaven, 216; love, 697; race, 312; re-
ligion, excellency of, 452; resurrection of, 763-4; soldier, 563, 718; song,
571; virtues, 467; warfare, 421, 718. See Saints.

Christianity. See Gospel.

Ciristmas, 509-512, 656-658. See Christ.

Church, afflicted, 163, 172, 601; beauty in the eyes of Christ, 328; birth-place
of the saints, 180; bride of Christ, 119, 325; built on Christ, 232; conversing,
&c. with Christ, 324-6; and Christ, 120; Christ the refuge of, 600; our de-
light, 93; espousals to Christ, 327; founded in blood, 616; garden of Christ,
328; gathered and settled, 258; of the Gentiles, 119; and God, 176; God's
care of, 60, 261, 309, 412, 616; God fights for her, 121; God's garden, 191;
God present in, 176; God terrible to her enemies, 166; going to, 249; of the
Jews and Gentiles, 180; its future increase, 616, 622, 723-30; joining a,
740-1, 600; love to, 742; militant, 698; persecuted, 104, 117, 163, 174; prayer
of, heard, 205, 216; restoration of, 726; safety of, 192, 295, 121; safety
and honour of a nation, 123; seeking Christ, 324; welcome to it, 741; wor-
ship and order, 123. See Saints.

Churches at Ephesus, &c., 602-5.

Circumcision, abolished, 453; and baptism, 450.

Close, of worship, 587, 738; of the year, 640.

Coldness lamented, 394, 469, 701.

Colonies planted, 219.

Collection, charitable, 623.

Comfort, breathed after, 242; in covenant with Christ, 397; in sorrows, 403,
413, 712; true and false, 534; from the word, 238. Comforts, Gospel, 715;
of life blest, 254. See Afflictions, Joys.

Comforter, 366, 540, 574; invoked, 673, 706.

Communion with Christ, 382; and with saints, 475, 214; with God, 235, 142

See Sacrament.

Compassion of Christ, 488. See Christ, God.

Condescension, of Christ, 62; of God, 61, 275, 400.

Conference, religious, 584, 745, 737.

Confession of sin, 133, 97, 348; conscience relieved by, 99.

Confidence in God, 565.

Conflict, spiritual, 541, 538, 705.

Conscience, good, 709; guilt of, relieved, 110; pleasures of a good, 408; secure

and awakened, 350; tenderness of, 242.

Consolation under bereavement, 757; prayer for, 713. See Affliction.

Constancy in the gospel, 376, 536.

Consuming fire, God a, 311.

Contention, complaint of, 246; and love, 358.

Contentment, 551; prayer for, 709-10.

Contrite heart, 707.

Conversion, 528-31, 690-3; delay of, 679, 337-8; difficulty of it, 467; display of
grace, 253; joy of, 103, 531, 695; joy of heaven, 343, 696; of the world, 724.
Convert, new, 533, 695.

Conviction of sin, 528, 529, 690, 691; by the cross of Christ, 423, 432; by the law,
350, 340.

Correction for sin, 216.

Corner-stone, Christ a, 232, 234.

Coronation of Christ, 521, 327.

Corruption of manners, 67.

Corrupt nature from Adam, 450, 655.

Country, our, the care of heaven, 84; happy, 275.

Courage, in affliction, 245; in Christian warfare, 421, 718; in death, 73, 413, 710.
Covenant, with Abraham, 212; with Christ, 180; blessings of the new, 675; chil-
dren in, 349, 606; comfort in, 397; engagements, 600; everlasting, 601; of
grace, sure, 183; hope in, 362; joining in with God, 740; new, sealed, 475.
Covetousness, 304, 407, 436.

Creation, 596, 459, 417; of man, 269; new, 451, 341; and providence, 99, 104,
209, 280; and grace, 266; and redemption, 262, 395; preservation, &c. of
the world, 381.

Creator, God the, 506; Christ the, 292; praise to, 201.

Creatures, God above them, 334; love of, dangerous, 402; praising God, 282-6;
vain, and God all-sufficient, 100; vanity of, 459.

Cross of Christ, 349, 353, 662-3 (See Christ); bearing the, 550, 700; crucifixion to

the world by, 478; our glory, 486; rejoicing before, 663; repentance at the,
439, 379; way to the crown, 716; welcomed, 701.

Crown of the saint in glory, 716.

Crucifixion to the world, 478.

Curse of the fall, 346.

Custom in sin, 466.

DANGERS, of our earthly pilgrimage, 405, 407, 558; of love to creatures, 402;
of sinners delaying repentance, 682.

Darkness, 537-9, 708; God's presence, light in, 406; hope in, 68, 543; joy return-
ing, 708; of Providence, 441, 548; spirit addressed in, 540.

Day, of grace and hope, 337; of judgment, 653, 761; of Pentecost, 672.

Days of man few, 397.

Dead, in the Lord, blessed, 301, 755; and the living, where? 755; to sin by the
cross, 346.

Death, 184; appointed to all, 643; and burial of saints, 375, 757; of children,
646; of Christ, 516; courage in, 73, 413, 710; deliverance from it, 96, 232
desirable, 306, 411, 644; dreadful or delightful, 404; easy by the sight of
Christ, 392, 483; and of heaven, 413; effect of sin, 187; and eternity, 390;
fear of, adverted to, 393, 414; no fear in, 710; fervent desires in view of,
754; of friends, pious, 648, 757; gain to a believer, 649; and glory, 348, 411;
God's presence in, 403, 445, 754; happy, 302, 757-8; issues of life and, 679;
of ministers, 698, 760; preparation for, 187, 306, 412; and resurrection, 125,
184, 441; of saints, 648, 757; of a saint and a sinner, 645; of a sinner,
375; a rich, 126; of a sister, 758; triumphed over, 294, 301, 441, 756; warn-
ing to prepare for, 643, 760, 412; welcomed, 644; of a young person, 647.
Deceitfulness, of sin, 461; of the world, 402.

Decrees of God, 434, 506, 351, 298.

Dedication, self, 236, 422; social, 692; of a house of worship, 594.
Deity of Christ, 292, 404.

Delay of sinners, 643, 681-2, 337-8.

Delight, in the church, 93, 175; in Christ, 382; in God, 77, 143, 161, 398; in the
scriptures, 237, 239; in worship, 143, 175, 177, 382.

Deliverance, begun and completed, 178; breathed after, 242; from death, 96, 232;
from despair, 76, 256; from distress of soul, 113; from enemies spiritual, 424;
from persecution, 135, 194; praise for, 103; from shipwreck, 218; from
slander, 96; surprising, 253; and submission, 358; from temptation, 194;
from a tumult, 231. See Enemies, Church, Salvation.

Depart! 435, 439.

Departure from Christ, resolution against, 535, 557.

Depravity, 70, 133, &c., 318, 450, 655.

Dependence, 633. See Faith.

Desertion, and distress of soul, 68, 92; and hope, 116; and temptation, 468.
Despair, and hope in death, 75; deliverance from, 76, 256.

Despondency, 538; cheered, 543, 426; reproved, 308-9.

Devil. See Satan, Victory.

Devotedness, 708, 235-6, 230.

Devotion, 235, 584, 382, 394; daily, 137; and nightly, 261; sick-bed, 112. See

Morning, Evening, and Lord's Day.

Disease, sin a, 463.

Dismission, 587, 738.

Dissolution of the world, 381.

Distance from God loved, 466.

Distinguishing love, 433.

Distress of soul relieved, 708, 712.

Dominion of God, 209, 506, 414; over the sea, 416.

Doubts and fears-folly of, 708; scattered, 418; suppressed, 56.

Doxologies, 288, &c., 492, &c., 775-6.

Dragon and Michael, 319.

Dry bones, vision of, 578.

Drunkard and glutton, 217.

Dullness complained of, 389, 394.

Duties, daily, 633; to God and man, 71.

Dwelling with God, 89. See Heaven.

EARTH and heaven, 380, 405; no rest on, 459; paradise on, 409.

Earthly joys forsaken, 380.

Education, religious, 102, 169.

Effusion of the Spirit, 458, 672.

Egypt's plagues, 213.

Election, 298-9, 601, 341, 316, 351.

Emmanuel, 367, 420, 461, 511, 553, 562.

End of the world, 469, 766.

Enemies, love to, 105, 220.

Enmity, of the carnal mind, 318; of Satan to Christ, 346.

Envy and unbelief cured, 108.

Epiphany, 659.

Eternity of Christ, 292, 339; and death, 390; of God, 383, 414, 191, 185; joyfully
anticipated, 642; serious prospect of, 641; succeeding life, 407; a thought
of, 75i.

Evening, and morning psalms and hymns, 57, 261, 332, 377-8, 631, 747; of Lord's

day, 736; Saturday, 735.

Evidences of grace, 92, 359, 270.

Exaltation of Christ, 54, 84, 154. See Christ.

Example, of Christ, 455, 513, 669; of saints, 456, 533.

Excellencies of Christ, 367, 556, 671.

Excellency of religion, 452.

Exhortation, to praise God, 720; to prayer, 590; to repentance, 681-2; against
a sectarian spirit, 698; to seek God, 677.

Expostulation, 576, &c., 685, &c.

Exultation in the reign of Christ, 122.

FAITH, adores the divine glories, 427; of assurance, 345, 544, 562; assisted by
sense or preaching, &c., 456; in Christ our sacrifice, 457, 562; encouraged
by example, 533; evidence of things unseen, 353, 451; fainting, 538; in
God, 141; and knowledge of Christ, 347, 345; living and dead, 363; joy of,
467; for pardon, &c. in Christ, 428; power of, 532, 701; preciousness of,
532; triumphing in Christ, 300; and unbelief, 449; walking by, 451.
Faithfulness, of Christ, 712; of God, 181, 415, 410.

Fall, of angels and men, 388; of man, 508, 655, 318; and recovery, 346, 421.
Falsehood and blasphemy, 68.

Family blessings, 255; government, 203; love and worship, 260, 629.

Father, God our, 322, 629.

Farewell, Christian's, 648; missionary's, 732; to missionaries, 732; to the world,

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Few saved, 467.

Finished! 444, 516, 613.

Flattery and deceit complained of, 68.

Flesh, and blood of Christ, 484, 611 (See Christ, Bread); and sin mortified, 467,

359; and spirit, 457; our tabernacle, 348.

Following Jesus, 693.

Folly of mankind, 70, 393, 125; of sin, 463

Food, spiritual, 295, 324, 382, 740.

Fools made wise, 70.

Forbearance of God, 438.

Forerunner, Christ a, 693.

Foretaste of heaven, 391.

Forgiveness, of injuries, or "love, &c.," 359; of sin upon confession, 97.

Formal worship, or hypocrisy, 128, 361.

Fountain, Christ a, 614, 667, 368; opened for sin, 689.

Fortitude, holy, 563, 421.

Frailty, and folly, 393; of life, 676, 385, 275, 186.

Free grace, 298, 687.

Fretfulness cured, 108.

Friends, meeting and parting, 627; death of, 648.

Friendship, 260, 627.

Fruits, of Christ's death, 86; of faith, 363; of holiness and grace, 359; of the
Spirit, 344.

Funeral, 650, 750, 760, 412, 184, 293, 301. See Death, Saints.

GENTILES, Abraham's blessing on, 319, 349; called, 147; Christ revealed to,
297; church of, 119; given to Christ, 159; gathering of, 721; owning God,

197.

Gethsemane, 515, 661.

Glorified martyrs, 310; body, 441.

Glory of Christ, 118, 429; of the church, 726; of God in creation, &c., 209; in
redemption, 523'; to God in the highest, 767. See Christ, God, Gospel, Grace,

Zion.

Glorying in the cross, 486, 536.

Glutton and drunkard, 217.

God, absence of, forever intolerable, 439; all in all, 431, 254; almighty, 655, 192,
198; all-seeing, 268; all-sufficient, 100-1; attributes specified, 106, 470-2;
avenger of saints, 444; our banner, 552; being of, 505; care of saints, 60, 89,
102, 138; in the church, 176, 180; creation and providence, 100, 200, 209;
Creator, 506, 201, 374; of man, 269; and Redeemer, 395; compassion_of,
207, 277; condescension, 61, 225, 400; confidence in, 565; consuming fire,
311; controversy, 592; decrees, 506; deeds of, recounted, 169; our defence
from sin, 56; defence of Zion, 616; our delight, 398; dominion of, 209, 414,
471, 506; dwelling with, 89; dwells with the humble, 337; eternity, 383, 414,
191, 186; exalted above creatures, 334; faithfulness, 181, 410, 415, 397-8;
Father, 322, 472, 589; fear of, 80, 242, 697; glories above reason, 427; glo-
rified in Christ, 401; in the gospel, 449; the salvation of sinners by Christ,
152, 655-6; glory in creation and providence, 209; and redemption, 395; in

redemption, 523; glory and defence of Zion, 412; goodness of, 277, 206, 505,
152, 639; governing, 148; grace, 348, 401, 314, 438; greatness of, 276, 225-6;
guide of the pilgrim, 563; our happiness, 431; hearer of prayer, 631; holi-
ness of, 201, 334-6; hope and help, 273, 67, 93, 161; house of, loved and
longed for, 175-7; incarnate, 292, 460; incomprehensible, 427, 473; invis
ible, 380, 470; invocation to, as Father, Son, &c., 574; judge, 64, 126 (See
Christ); just, 336, 64, 77; justice glorified in mercy, 655; kingdom supreme,
174, 444, 506; love in sending his Son, 437, 343; love to, 397, 708; makes
men happy, 52, 555; loves the righteous, and abhors the wicked, 66, 235;
majesty of, 107, 181, 192, 225; terrible, 387; merciful in chastisement, 207;
mercy, 264, 655, 311, 438; mercies of, acknowledged, 208, 554; innumerable,
272; name proclaimed, 507; of nature and grace, 106; omnipotent, 655; om-
nipresent, 270; omniscient, 270; panting after, 116; patience of, 419, 438;
peace from, 554; perfections, 106, 223, 264, 470-2; 507, 655-6; our portion,
57, 161, 431; power and majesty, 655, 192; and goodness, 423; and Zion's
safety, 192; praised, 194, 264, 279, 417, 720, 766-8; praise due to, not to
idols, 262; presence, light in darkness, 406; rejoiced in, 431; our preserver,
248, 314, 139, 267, 377; providence, 106, 147, 169, 280; mysterious, 548, 162;
our provider, 552; purposes of, 506, 548; reconciled in Christ, 460; refuge of
the church, 121, 601; in trouble, 66, 78, 136, 188; regard to the pious, 580;
rewarder, 77; rising to God, 700, 567; safety in, 565, 141; Saviour, 335;
searches the heart, 268-70, 361; seeking him, 144; our shepherd, 87, 564;
sight of him, 387; sovereign, 191, 351, 506; our sun and shield, 176; supreme,
174, 444; terrible to sinners, 387; thunderer, 411; Trinity, 492, 394-5, 574,
775-6; the true, 227; trust in, 141, 552, 555, 565; truth of, 410, 278, 139, 183,
267, 201; unchangeable, 414, 191-2; unity, 262, 395, 492; vengeance of, 400;
and compassion, 150; walking with, 547; wisdom, Christ the, 480; in form-
ing man, 271; in his works, 222; word (See Scriptures); works wondrous,
263; worshipped with reverence, 201; wrath of, 311, 761.
Goodness of God, 277, 505. See God, Grace.

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Gospel, attested by miracles, 454; a blessed, 182; blessedness of hearing it, 297;
comforts, 715; command to preach it, 357; constancy in, 536, 376; exem-
plification of, 359; glorifies God, 449; invitation of, 294, 357, 686-9; and law,
352, 446, 340; no liberty to sin, 346, 359, 363; ministry of, 597, 297; mysteries
of, 298, 353; power of, 455, 120, 221; praise for, 199; sinned against, 352
spread of, 159, 619, 727; success of, in early ages, 458; success various, 353 ;
times happy, 297; treasure in earthen vessels, 597; worship and order, 123.
Government, of Christ, 119; of God, 148; from God, 165, 174, 461.
Grace, adopting, 322; converting, 466, 579; covenant of, sure, 183; electing, 316,
351; evidences of, 92; free, 687; in revealing Christ, 298; glorious change
produced by it, 253-4, 531; and glory, 198, 401, 489; and holiness, 359; jus-
tifies, 340; and law, 340; and nature, state of, 345; necessity of renewing,
527, 341; pardoning, 256; preserving, 314; proffered, 296; quickening, 245;
restoring and preserving, 267; salvation by, 694, 361, 348; sovereignty of,
298; tried, 252, 148; truth and protection, 139.

Graces of the Spirit, or beatitudes, 344.

Gratitude, 554, 556, 208.

Greatness of God, 276. See God.

Guide, God a, 563.

Guilt confessed, 133, 110, 97.

HABITS or custom in sin, 466.

Happiness, in God, 696, 431, 277, 254, 206, 102, 144, 87, 57; of love to God, 397;
of regeneration, 531, 695; of a saint, 572, 696.

Harvest, 148, 280-1, 636; past, 680.

Hatred and love, 358.

Health, sickness, &c., 59, 95; prayed for, 112–13; preserved by God, 385; restored,
317, 229, 95.

Heart, changed, 531; change of, prayed for, 527; Christ in the, 360; contrite,
707; hard, complained of, 434; healed by mercy, 530; known to God, 268,
361; purity of, makes happy, 234.

Heathen perishing, 720, &c. See Gentiles.

Heaven, 345, 310, 751; anticipated, 644; desired, 187, 753, 567; difficulty of going
to, 467; dwelling-place of Christ and God, 387; of saints, 90, 310, 717; and
earth, 405; happiness of, 677, 752; hope of, by Christ, 305; our support on
earth, 413; makes death easy, 413; joy of, over conversions, 343. 696; in-
visible and holy, 345; meditation of, 467; prepared for, 306; sin and misery
not there, 426; society blessed in, 393; strength from, 308; view of, 568,
716-17; worship of, humble, 415.

Heavenly, Jerusalem, 752; joy on earth, 391, 409; mindedness, 408, 696; rest,
752, 413.

Heavens declare God's glory, 81.

Heavy-laden invited, 357, 686-8.

Hell, or vengeance of God, 400; holy fear of it, 439; and judgment, 312; victory

over, Christ's, 487.

Help, prayer for, 693.

Helpless, God the hope of, 273

Hinder me not, 692.

Holiness, and comfort from the word, 238; conflict with sin, 541; earnestly de-
sired, 241, 691; förbids sin, 359; of God, 201 (See God); and grace, 359; ne-
cessary, 345; and peace encouraged, 104.

Holy Spirit, absence feared and deprecated, 689; earnestly desired, 394, 527,
672-3, 725; effusions of, 458, 672; fruits of, 344; gift of, at Christ's ascen-
sion, 151; influences experienced, 531; operations and power of, 453, 341;
sealing and witnessing, 366; teaching of, with the word, 240, 582.
Hope, in afflictions, 116, 714; in the covenant, or the anchor of the soul, 362; in
darkness and desertion, 68, 116; encouraged, 543; in God, 161; of heaven
by Christ, 305; support in trial, 413; life the day of, 337; lively, and gracious
fear, 544; of resurrection, 73-5.

Hosanna, of children, 63; to Christ, 301, 495; for Lord's day, 232, 735.

House of God, 258; going to, 249; longed for, 177.

Humanity of Christ, 292, 662. See Christ.

Humiliation of Christ, 321, 363.

Humility, God dwells with, 337; in heaven, 415; and meekness blessed, 344;
and pride contrasted, or the Pharisee, &c., 358; and submission, 258.

Husbandman's Psalm, 148.

Hypocrisy exposed, 128; judgment of, 127; and sincerity,

Hypocrite or almost Christian, 465-6.

361.

IMMORTALITY recognized, 73–5, 411–14, 651, 679, 751–66.

Impenitence, 449. See Sin, Sinner.

Importance, of religion, 634, 675; of time, 640, 678, 337, 407.
Incarnation of Christ, 198, 292, 510. See Christ.

Incomprehensible God, 427, 473.

Inconstancy in religion, 536, 541, 385-6.

Indwelling sin lamented, 350.

Infants, 646, 738. See Children.

Influences, divine, 531, 453. See Holy Spirit.

Ingratitude to divine goodness, 419.

Inspiration, 462.

Instruction, divine, 91; from the Scriptures, 236, &.; of the young, 102.

Intemperance, 217, 170.

Intercession of Christ, 395, 525.

Invisible God, 389.

Invitation of Christ and the Gospel, 357, 294, 686-9.

Invocation to Father, Son, &c., 574, 737. See Holy Spirit.

Issues of life and death, 679.

Israel, led from Egypt, 168, 216, 227; rebellion of, 169; punished, 215; resto-
ration of, 727

JEHOVAH reigns, 191; Jesus, 561; Jireh, 552; Nissi, 552; Rophi, 553; Shalem,

554.

Jerusalem, heavenly, 752; wept over, 514, 660.

Jesus, deares of names, 460, 670-1 See Christ.
Jews. See Izrael.

John the Baptist, 314.

Joy, at conversion, 696, 343; of conversion, 103, 695, 253; of faith, 467, 347;
heavenly on earth, 391, 409; spiritual, restored, 418, 708; in worship, 250.
Joys, carnal, parted with, 380; of heaven, 345, 752; of saints, 547, 696.
Jubilee, 588, 729.

Judgment, anticipated, 680; Christ coming to, 652, 761-6, 320; day, 126, 199,
651, &c., 761, &c.; prayer in view of, 761; saints' confidence in, 765-6;
welcomed, 761-2.

Justice of God, 336, 64, 77; glorified in mercy, 655; satisfied by Christ, 179.
Justification, 299, 98, 256; not by works, 340, 347.

KINGDOM, of Christ, 159, 200, 303, 523, 729; of God, 174, 444, 724; seek first
the, 677.

LAMB that was slain, 291, 304; Moses and, 313; worshipped, 321; worthy
th, 524. See Christ.

Law of God condemns, 340; convinces of sin, 350; delight in it, 237; and Gos-
nel, 446.

Levitical priesthood, fulfilled in Christ, 381.

Liberality, 223-5, 623-7.

Liberty, spiritual, 346.

Life, the day of grace and hope, 337; a dream, &c., 75; frail, 385, 407, 676,
issues of, 679; short, 184, 188, 334, 397; tree of, 478; uncertain, 676; vanity
of, 124, 677.

Light, in darkness by the presence of God, 406; given to the ignorant, 298; and
salvation by Christ, 314; shining out of darkness, 548.

Living, and the dead, where? 755; and dying with God present, 445; stone,
Christ a, 233.

Long-suffering of God, 438, 419.

Looking, to Christ, 349; forward, 702.

Lord's Day, 190, 232, 382, 418, 583, 735-6; evening, 736; morning, 58, 142, 735;
prayer, 589; supper, 474, 611, &c., 663, &c., 739, &c.; and baptism, 474. See
Sacramental.

Love, banquet of, 324, 482; brotherly, 260, 697; and charity, 359; of Christian
friends, 627; Christ's dying, 476; of Christ to his church, 331; to sinners

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