ADAM, first and second, Psalm 8.
Afflicted, pity to them, 35, 41; support-
ed, 55, 145, 146; their prayer, 102,
143; happy, 73, 94, 119, 14th part.
Aflictions, hope in them, 13, 42, 76;
support, 119, 14th part; instruction
by them, 94, 119, 18th part; sanctified,
94, 119, 18th part; courage in them,
119, 17th part; removed by prayer,
34, 107; submission to them, 39, 123,
131; in mind and body, 143; trying
our graces, 66, 119, 17th part; with-
out rejection, 89; of saints and sinners
different, 94; gentle, 193; moderated,
125; very great, 77, 102, 143,
Aged saint's reflection, 71.
All-seeing God, 139.
Angels, guardian, 34, 91; all subject to
Christ, 89; worship Christ, 97; praise
the Lord, 103; present in churches,
Appeal to God against persecutors, 7;
concerning our sincerity, 139; humi-
lity, 131; Searcher of hearts, 119, 21st
part.
Ascension of Christ, 24, 47, 68, 110.
Assistance from God, 138, 144.
Atheism of the heart, 54; practical, 12,
14, 36; punished, 10.
Attributes of God, 36, 111, 145, 147.
Authority from God, 75, 82.
Backsliding, 25; restored, 51; pardon-
ed, 78, 130.
Blessing of God in this life, 127.
Blessings of a family, 428, 133; of a
nation, 144, 157; of the country, 65,
147; of a person, 1, 32, 112.
Blood of Christ cleansing, 51, 69.
Book of nature and scripture, 19, 119,
4th part; happiness, 147.
Brotherly love, 133; reproof, 141.
Business of life blessed, 127.
Care of God over his saints, 34.
Charity to the poor, 37, 41, 112; and
justice, 15, 112; mixed with impre-
cations, 35.
Children praising God, 8; blessings,
127, 128; instructed, 34, 78.
Christ the second Adam, 8; his all-suf-
ficiency, 16; his ascension, 24, 68, 110;
the church's foundation, 118; the
shepherd, 23; his coming, the signs
of it, 12; covenant made with him,
89; first and second coming, 96, 97,
98; the true David, 35, 89; his death
and resurrection, 16, 22, 69; the eter
nal Creator, 112; exalted to the king.
dom, 2, 8, 21, 72, 110; our example,
109; faith in his blood, 41; God and
man, 86; his Godhead, 102; our hope,
4, 51; his incarnation and sacrifice,
40; the king and the church his
spouse, 45; his kingdom amoug Gen-
tiles, 72, 87, 132; his love to enemies,
35, 109; his majesty, 97, 99; his
mediatorial kingdom, 89, 110; his
obedience and death, 69; his personal
glories, 45; priest and king, 110; his
resurrection on the Lord's day, 118;
our strength and righteousness, 71;
his sufferings and kingdom, 2, 22, 69;
his sufferings, 69; his zeal and re-
proaches, 69.
Christians, qualifications, 15, 24; church
made of Jews and Gentiles, 87.
Church, its beauty, 45, 48, 112; the
birth-place of saints, 87; built on
Jesus Christ, 118; delight and safety
in it, 27, 48, 84; destruction of ene-
mies proceeds thence, 70; gathered
and settled, 132; privileges, 132; of
the Gentiles, 45, 47; God fights for
her, 10, 20, 46: God's presence there,
84, 132; God's special delight, 87,
132; God's garden, 92; going to it,"
122; the house and care of God, 135; of the Jews and Gentiles, 87; its increase, 67; prayer in distress, 80; restored by prayer, 85, 102, 107; its safety, 46; is the safety and honour of a nation, 48; the spouse of Christ, 45; its worship and order, 43; wrath against enemies proceeds thence, 76. Comfort, holiness and pardon, 4, 32, 119, 11th and 12th parts; and support in God, 16, 94; from ancient provi dence, 77, 143; of life blessed, 127; and pardon, 130.
Company of saints, 16, 109. Complaint of absence from public wor ship, 42; of sickness, 3; desertion, 13, 88; pride, atheism, 10, 12; of temptations, 13; general, 102; of quarrelsome neighbours, 120; of afflictions in mind and body, 143. Compassion of God, 113, 145, 147. Communion with saints, 106, 133. Confession of our poverty, 16; of sin, repentance, and pardon, 32, 38, 51, 130, 143.
Conscience, tender, 119, 13th part; its guilt relieved, 32, 38, 51, 130. Contention complained of, 120. Converse with God, 63, 119, 2d part. Conversion and joy, 126; at the ascension of Christ, 110; of Jews and Gentiles, 87, 96, 106.
Corruption of manners general, 11, 12. Counsel and support from God, 16, 119. Courage in death, 16, 17, 71; in persecution, 119, 17th part.
Covenant made with Christ, 89; of grace unchangeable, 89, 106. Creation and providence, 33, 104, 135, 136, 147, 148.
Creatures, no trust in them, 34, 62, 146; vain, 33; praising God, 148.
Day of humiliation in war, 60. Death and resurrection of Christ, 16, 69; of saints and sinners, 17, 37, 49; and sufferings of Christ, 22, 69; deliverance from it, 31; and pride, 49; and the resurrection, 49, 71, 89; cou rage in it, 16, 17, 23; the effect of sin,
90. Defence in God, 3, 121; and salvation in God, 18, 61.
Delaying sinners warned, 95. Delight in the law of God, 119, 5th, 8th and 18th parts; in God, 18, 42, 63,
73, 84, Deliverance, 88; from despair, 18; from deep distress, 34, 40; from death, 31, 118; from oppression, 56; from persecution, 53, 94; by prayer, 34, 40, 85, 126 from slander, 31; surprising, 126; from temptation, 3, 6, 13, 18; from a tumult, 118.
Desertion and distress of soul, 13, 25, 38, 143.
Desire of knowledge, 119, 9th part; of holiness, 119, 11th part; of comfort and deliverance, 119, 12th part; of quickening grace, 119, 10th part, Despair and hope in death, 17, 49; de liverance from it, 18, 130, Devotion, daily, 55, 134, 139, 141. Direction and pardon, 23; and defence prayed for, 5; and hope, 42. Disease. See Sickness.
Distress of soul, 25; relieved, 51, 88,
Dominion over creatures, S.
Doubts suppressed, 3, 31, 143.
Drunkard and glutton, 117, 79.
Duty to God and man, 15, 24.
Education, religious, 34, 78.
Egypt's plagues, 106.
End of the righteous and wicked, 1, 37. Enemies overcome, 18; prayed for, 36, 119; destroyed, 12, 48, 70.
Envy and unbelief cured, 37, 49.
Equity and wisdom of Providence, 9.
Evening psalm, 4, 139, 141.
Evidences of grace, 26; of sincerity, 18, 19, 139.
Evil times, 12; neighbours, 120; magistrates, 11, 58, 82.
Exaltation of Christ to the kingdom,
2, 21, 22, 69, 72, 110.
Examination, 26, 139.
Exhortations to peace, 34.
Faith of persecuted saints, 35; in the blood of Christ, 32, 51; in divine grace and power, 62, 130.
Faithfulness of God, 39, 105, 111, 145, 146; of man, 15, 141.
Falsehoods, 12; deliverance from them,
Family government, 101; love and
worship, 133; blessings, 128,
Fears and doubts suppressed, 3, 31, 34;
in the worship of God, 89, 99; of
God, 119, 13th part.
Flattery complained of, 12, 36.
Formal worship, 50.
Frailty of man, 89, 90, 144.
Fretfulness discouraged, 37.
Friendship, its blessings, 133; unfaith
ful friends, 31.
Funeral psalm, 86, 90.
Gentiles given to Christ, 2, 22, 72;
church, 45, 66, 72, 87; owning the true God, 47, 96, 98.
Glory of God in our salvation, 69; and grace promised, 84, 89, 97.
God all in all, 127; all-seeing 139; allsufficient, 16, 33; his attributes and providence, 36, 65, 147; his care of
mints, 7, 34; creation and providence,
33, 101, &c.; his hand, 75; our de
fence, 3, 33, 61, 115; eternal, and
sovereign, and holy, 93: eternal, and
man mortal, 90, 102; faithfulness, 80,
105, 111; glorified, and sinners saved,
69; goodness, and mercy, and truth,
145, 146 power and goodness, 66;
great and good, 68, 144, 145, 147;
heart-searching, 139; our only hope,
142; the judge, 9, 50, 97; kind to his
people, 145, 146; his majesty, 97;
and condescension, 113, 144; mercy
and truth, 36, 89, 103, 145; made
man, 8; of nature and grace, 65; our
portion, and Christ our hope, 4, 73;
his power and majesty, 98, 89, 93, 96;
our preserver, 121, 138; present in
his churches, 84; our refuge, 46; his
Sovereignty and goodness to man, 8,
113, 144; our comfort, 94; governor,
75, 82, 93: his vengeance and com-
passion, 68, 97; unchangeable, 89,
111; his universal dominion, 103;
his wisdom in his works, 111, 139;
worthy of all praise, 145, 146, 150.
Good works, 15, 24, 112.
Goodness of God, 8, 103, 111, 145, 146.
Gospel, 19, 45, 110; joyful sound, 89,
58; worship and order, 48.
Government of Christ, 45; from God,
75.
Grace, its evidences, 26, 130; above
riches, 144; without merit, 16, 32;
of Christ, 45, 72; and providence, 83,
86, 135, 136, 147: preserving and
restoring, 138; truth and protection,
57; tried by affliction, 17, 66, 125,
and glory, 82, 97; pardoning, 130.
Guilt of conscience relieved, 32, 38, 51,
Happy saint and cursed sinner, 1.
Harvest, 65, 126, 147.
Idolatry reproved, 16, 115, 135.
Imprecations and charity, 35.
Incarnation, 96, 97, 98; and sacrifice of
Christ, 40,
Infants, 139. See Children.
Instruction, 25; from scripture, 119, 4th
and 7th parts; in piety, 34.
Israel saved from the Assyrians, 76;
saved from Egypt, and brought to
Canaan, 77, 106, 107, 135, 136; rebellion
and punishment, 78; punished and
pardoned, 106, 107; travels, 107, 114.
Jehovah, 68, 83; reigns, 94, 96, 97.
Joy of conversion, 116. See Delight.
Judgment and mercy, 9, 68; day, 1, 26,
50, 97, 98, 149; seat, 9.
Justice of providence, 9; and truth
towards men, 15.
Justification free, 22, 130.
Knowledge desired, 19, 119, 9th part.
Law of God, delight in it, 119.
Liberality rewarded, 41, 112.
Life and riches, their vanity, 49; short
and feeble, 39, 89, 90, 144.
Longing after God, 72, 63.
Lord's-day psalm, 92, 8, 11; morning,
5, 19, 63,
Love of God to the righteous, and hatred
to the wicked, 1, 11; to our neighbour,
15; of Christ to sinners, 35; of God,
63; of God unchangeable, 89, 106; to
enemies, 35, 109; brotherly, 133.
Luxury, 78; pardoned, 107.
Magistrates warned, 58, 82; qualifica-
tions, 101; raised and deposed, 75.
Majesty of God, 68. See God.
Man, his vanity as mortal, 39, 89, 144;
mortal, and Christ eternal, 102; won-
derful formation, 139.
Marriage mystical, 45.
Master of a family, 101.
Health, sickness, and recovery, 6, 30, Meditation, 1, 63, 119, 5th and 6th parts.
31: prayer for, 6, 38, 39.
Heart known to God, 139.
Hearing of prayer and salvation, 4, 10,
26, 102,
Heaven and resurrection, 17; the saints'
dwelling-place, 24.
Holiness, pardon, 4; desired, 119, 24
part; professed, 119, 3d part, 139.
Hope in darkness, 13, 17, 73; of resur-
rection, 16, 71; in death, 17, 49;
prayer, 27; for victory, 21; and di-
rection, 42; in afflictions, 42, 143.
Hosanna of the children, 8; for the
Lord's day, 118.
Humiliation day, 10; for disappoint.
ment, 60.
Humility and submission, 131, 139.
Hypocrites and hypocrisy, 11, 53.
Melancholy reproved, 42; and hope,
77; removed, 126.
Mercies, 68, 103; innumerable, 139
everlasting, 136; recorded, 107; and
judgment, 9; and truth of God, 36,
89, 103, 136, 145, 146.
Merit disclainied, 16.
Midnight thoughts, 63, 119, 5th and 6th
parts, 130.
Ministers ordained, 132,
Miracles in the wilderness, 114.
Morning psalm, 3, 114; of a sabbath, 5,
19, 63.
Mortality of man, 39, 49, 90; and hope,
89; God's eternity, 90, 102.
Nation's prosperity, 67, 144; blessed
and punished, 107.
National deliverance, 75, 76, 124, 126. Nature and scripture, 19, 119, 7th part; of man, 139.
Obedience, sincere. 18, 32, 139; better than sacrifice, 50.
Old age, death, 98; and resurrection, 71, 81.
Pardon, 4; of backsliding, 78; and direction, 25; prayed for, 38; and confession, 32; of original and actual sin, 51; plentiful with God, 130, Patience under afflictions, 39; under persecutions, 37, 44; in darkness, 77, 130, 131.
Peace and holiness encouraged, 34; with men desired, 120.
Perfections of God, 111, 136, 145, 147. Persecuted saints, their prayer and faith, 35, 44, 74, 80, 83.
Persecution, deliverance from it, 7, 53, 94; courage in it, 119, 17th part. Persecutors punished, 7, 75, 129, 149; their folly, 14; complained of, 35, 44, 74, 80, 83; deliverance from them, 9, 10, 94.
Perseverance, 138; in trials, 119, 17th part.
Personal glories of Christ, 45.
Pestilence, preservation in it, 91.
Piety, instructions therein, 34.
Pleading without repining, 39, 123; the
promises, 119, 10th part.
Poor, charity, 15, 37, 41, 112.
Portion of saints and sinners, 11, 17, 37.
Poverty confessed, 15.
Power and majesty of God, 68, 89, 145.
See God.
Practical atheism, 14, 36, 53. Praise to God from children, 8; for creation and providence, 33, 104; to our Creator, 148; for eminent deliverances, 34, 118; general, 86, 145, 150; for the gospel. 98; for health restored, 20, 116; for hearing prayer, 66, 102; to Jesus Christ, 45; from all nations, 117; and prayer public, 65; for protection, 57; for providence and grace, 36; for rain, 95, 147; from the saints, 149, 150; temporal blessings, 68, 147; for temptations overcome, 18; in war, 18. Prayer heard, 4, 34, 65, 66; in time of war, 20; and hope of victory, 20; and praise public, 65; and hope, 27; in church's distress, 80; heard and Zion restored, 102; and faith of per secuted saints, 36, 37, 56; and praise for deliverance, 34, 38; fervency in, 119, 19th part. Preserving grace, 138.
Preservation in public dangers, 46, 91, 112; daily, 121.
Pride and atheism punished, 10, 12; and death, 49.
Priesthood of Christ, 51, 110.
Princes vain, 62, 147,
Profession of sincerity, repentance, &c.,
119, 3d part, 139; false, 50.
Promises and threatenings, 81; pleaded,
119, 10th part.
Prosperity dangerous, 56, 73.
Prosperous sinners, 37, 49, 73.
Protection, truth and grace, 57; by day
and night, 121.
Providence, 9; and creation, 33, 135, 136; and grace, 36, 147; and perfec tions of God, 36; its mystery unfold. ed, 73; recorded, 77, 78, 107; in air, earth and sea, 35, 65, 89, 104, 107, 147. Prudence and zeal, 39.
Psalm for soldiers, 18, 60; for old age,
71; for husbandmen, 65; for a fune
ral, 89, 90; for the Lord's day, 92;
before prayer, 95; before sermon, 95;
for magistrates, 101; for households,
101; for mariners, 107: for glutton
and drunkards, 107; for America, 107.
Public praise for private mercies, 116,
118; for deliverance, 124; worship,
absence from it complained of, 24;
prayer and praise, 65, 84.
Punishment of sinners, 111, 37; and
salvation, 78, 81, 108.
Purposes, holy, 119, 15th part.
Quarrelsome neighbours, 120.
Quickening grace, 119, 16th part.
Rain from heaven, 65, 135, 147.
Recovery from sickness, 6, 30, 116.
Relative duties, 35, 133.
Religion and justice, 15; in words and deeds, 37.
Religious education, 34, 78. Remembrance of former deliverances, 77, 143.
Repentance, 32; and prayer for pardon and strength, 38; and faith in the blood of Christ, 51.
Reproach removed, 31, 37.
Resignation, 39, 123, 131.
Resolutions, holy, 119, 14th part.
Restoring grace, 23, 138.
Resurrection and death of Christ, 2, 16; of the saints, 16, 17, 49, 71; and death, 49, 71, 89.
Reverence in worship, 89, 99.
Revolution, American, 18,
Riches, their vanity, 49, 144.
Righteousness from Christ, 71.
Sacrifice, 40, 51, 69; incarnation of
Chris', 40.
Safety, 91; triumph of the church in
national desolations, 46; in God, 61. Saints happy and sinners cursed, 1, 119,
1st part; safety, 12, 46; the best com-
pany, 16; characterized, 15, 24; and
sinners' portion, 1, 17; dwell in hea-
ven, 15, 24; punished and saved, 78,
106; God's care of them, 34; reward-
ed at last, 50, 90, 92; and sinners'
end, 1, 11, 37; patience, 37; chastised
and sinners destroyed, 94; die, but
Christ lives, 102; punished and par
doned, 106, 107; conducted to heaven,
106, 107; tried and preserved, 66, 125;
afflictious moderated, 125; judging
the world, 149.
Salvation of saints, 10; and triumph,
18; and defence in God, 61; by Christ,
66, 85.
Satan subdued, 3, 6, 13.
Scripture compared with the book of
nature, 19, 119, 7th part; instruction
from it, 119, 4th part; delight in it,
119, 5th and 18th parts; holiness and
comfort from it, 119, 6th part; per
fection of, 119, 7th part; excelleucy,
119, 8th part; attended with the Spi-
rit, 119, 9th part.
Seasons of the year, 65, 147.
Secret devotion, 34, 119, 2d part.
Seeking God, 27, 63,
Self-examination, 26, 135.
Shepherd of saints is Jesus, 23,
Sheep, strayed, 119, 22d part.
Sick-bed devotion, 6, 38, 39, 116.
Sickness healed, 6, 36, 116.
Signs of Christ's coming, 12, 96, &c.
Sin of nature, 14; original and actual,
51; and chastisement of saints, 78,
106; universal, 14.
Sincerity, 19, 26, 22, 139; proved and
rewarded, 18; professed, 119, 3d part.
Sinners cursed and saints happy, 1, 11;
and saints' portion, 1, 17, 37, 50; ha
tred and saints' patience, 36; destroyed
and saints chastised, 94; sins of tongue,
12, 34, 50.
Slander, 31, 120.
Bouls in separate state, 17, 146.
Spirit given at Christ's ascension, 68;
his teaching, 51, 119, 9th part.
Spiritual enemies overcome, 3, 18, 144;
blessings, 81; mindedness, 119, 2d
part.
Spouse of Christ is the church, 45.
Spring of the year, 66; and summer, 65,
104; and winter, 147.
Storm and thunder, 29, 135, 148.
Strength prayed for, 38; from Christ,
71; of grace, 138.
Submission, 123, 131; to Christ, 2; to
sickness, 39.
Success of the gospel, 19, 110.
Sufferings and death of Christ, 22; king
dom of Christ, 2, 22, 69, 110.
Summer, 65; and winter, 147.
Support, 16.
Surety and sacrifice of Christ, 40.
Temptations overcome, 3, 18; in sick-
ness, 6; escapes from them, 25; of
the devil, 13; support under them, a
55, 94.
Tender conscience, 119, 13th part.
Thanks, public, for private mercies,
116, 118. See Praise.
Threatenings and promises, 81,
Thunder and storm, 29, 135, 136, 148.
Times, evil, 11, 12.
Tongue governed, 34, 39.
Trial of our graces by afflictions,
185; of our hearts, 26, 139.
Triumph at the last day, 149.
Trust in ereatures vain, 62, 146.
Truth, grace and protection, 57, 145,
146; deliverance by it, 118,
Unbelief cured, 37; punished, 96,
Unchangeable God, 89, 111.
Vanity of man as mortal, 39, 89, 144;
of life and riches, 40.
Vengeance, 68; against the enemies of
the church, 76, 149.
Victory prayed for, 20; over temptations,
6, 18, 144.
Vineyard of God wasted, 80.
Vow's paid, 116; of holiness, 119, 15th
part.
Waiting for direction, 25; for answer
to prayer, 85, 130, 143.
War, 20; disappointments, 60; victory,
18; spiritual, 18, 144.
Warnings of God to his people, 81.
Watchfulness, 19, 141.
Weather, 65, 107, 135, 147, 148.
Wickedness of man, 14, 36, 51,
Wisdom of God in his works, 111.
Works of creation and providence, 104,
147, 148; and grace, 19, 33, 111, 135,
136; profit men, 16.
World's hatred, 37.
Worship and order of the gospel, 48;
delight in it, 84; with reverence, 89,
99; daily, 56, 134, 141; in a family,
133; public, 63, 84, 122, 132; absence
from it, 42, 63.
Zeal and prudence, 39.
Zion, 15; its privileges, 132.
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