God ceafeth Wars, Pfal. 46. 9.
Watchfulness,
A Duty very often mentioned,
134, b, 12. 287, a, 4.
Watchfulness to be joined with
Prayer, 145, b, 12.
Prov. 4. 23.
We fhould watch over our Hearts,
Mat. 15. 19. Over
our Words, Pfal. 17. 3. Pfal. 39.
1. Prov. 10. 19. Prov. 13.3. Jam.
1. 26. And over our Actions,
Prov. 4. 26. Eph. 5. 15.
Motives to watchfulness: The
deceitfulness of Sin, Heb. 3. 13.
The Vigilance of the Devil to de-
ftroy our Souls, 1 Thef. 3. 5.
Pet. 5. 8. The Danger of Falling,
on Jch. 10. 28. 789, b, 18. The
Uncertainty when Chrift will come
to Judgment, 134, b, 28. 136, a,
15. 851, a, II.
I
The Wicked are compared to a
To Bri-
troubled Sea, Ifa. 57. 20.
ers, Thorns, and Scorpions, Ezek.
2. 6. To Drofs, Pfal. 119. 119. and
to a Dog, Pfal. 59. 6. To repro-
bate Silver, Jer. 6. 30. To the
morning Cloud, and early Dew,
Chaff, and Smoke, Hof. 13.3. To
Weak,
The Duty of Chriftians towards Stubble, Pfal. 83. 13. To a barren
them, 655, b, 3.
Heath, Jer. 17. 6. To Swine, Mat.
7.6.
Weights.
Falfe Weights and Ballances con-
demned, Hof. 12. 7, 8. Mic. 6.
10, 11.
Weights and Measures must be
just, Lev. 19. 34, &c. Deut. 25.
13, &c. Prov. 11. 1. Prov. 20. 10.
appeared in white, 458, a, 15. An
gels appeared in white bright
cloathing, 458, a, 19. 509, b, 18.
Whoredom,
See Fornication.
Wicked
People defcribed: There is no
Faithfulness in their Mouth, their
inward Part is very wickedness, they
flatter, 604, b, 7. They boaft of
their own Hearts defire, they have
Pleasure in Wickedness, 720, a, 4.
They take not hold of the Paths of
Life, Prov. 2. 19. but choose their
own Ways, Ifa. 66. 3. and caft off
the thing that is good, Hof. 8.3.
They plow Wickedness, Hof. 10.
13. The Wicked live to themselves,
2 Cor. 5. 15. To the Lufts of Men,
1 Pet. 4. 2. After the Flesh, Rom.
8. 12. They live in Sins, and walk
in them, Col. 3. 7. They work
the Will of the Gentiles,
3. Walking according
Courfe of this World, Eph. 2. 2.
after their own ungodly Lufts,
Jude ver. 18. They fow to the Flesh,
Gal. 6. 8. and fulfil the Defires of
the Flesh, and of the Mind, Eph.
2. 3.
I Pet.4
1.4
to the
Whisperers,
See Tale bearers.
White,
An Emblem of Purity and Holi-
nefs, 1031, b, 9. 1082, a, 32.
Our Lord, at his Transfiguration,
The Unrighteous and Wicked
fhall not inherit the Kingdom of
Heaven, 686, a, 15. Chrift will
bid the Workers of Iniquity to de-
part from him, 39, a, 1. The ter-
rible Confternation the Wicked will
be in, 333, a, 20. Referved to the
Day of Deftruction, 989, b, 12.
Wickedness must not be commit
ted under pretence of doing good,
Rom. 3. 8.
Widow
Widow.
Of the Choice of Widows or Dea-
conneffes, on 1 Tim. 5. 9.
Widows not to be oppreffed, but
taken care of, 953, a, 16.
Wiles.
Of God. See Scriptures.
It is not the will of God that
any fhould perifh, 867, a, 30.
Will.
•
Our Wills ought to be conform
ed and refigned to the Will of God,
29, b, 9. 328, b, 19. 552, a, 12.
Wifdcm
Motives to study true Wisdom;
it is of ineftimable Value, Job 28.
1.2, &c. Prov. 3. 13, &c. It is pro-
fitable to our felves, Prov. 2. 11.
Prov. 9. 12. The end thereof is
Salvation, 2 Tim. 3. 15.
The Devil has his Wiles, Devices, Wisdom, &c, I Cor. 1. 30.
and Depths, 814, a, 28.
Will
Of Ged, 644, a, 5, 28. 667, a, 1.
801, b, 30. God difappointeth the
Devices of the Crafty, 672, a, 19,
b, 1.
The Wisdom of our Bleffed Sa-
viour, Mat. 22. 15, &c. The Peo-
ple were aftonished at his Doctrine,
40, 3, 6.
Wisdom.:
True Wisdom confifts in fearing
God, and departing from Evil, Job
28. 28. In doing his Command-
ments, Pfal. 11. 10. and keeping
the Law, Prov. 28. 7. In obferv.
ing the Works of God, and his lov-
ing-kindness, Pfal. 107. 43. In be-
ing wife unto that which is good,
and harmless concerning Evil,
Rom. 16. 19.
The Wisdom from above is pure,
peaceable, gentle, eafie to be in-
treated, full of Mercy and good
Fruits, without Partiality, and
without Hypocrifie, Jam. 3.17.
Wifaom is to be obtained by ask-
ing it of God, 1 Kings 3.9. Jam. 1.
5. whofe Gift it is, 1 King. 3. 12,
Prov. 2. 6. Ecclef. 2. 26. 794, b,
15. 885, a, 23. By applying our
Minds to Wisdom, and feeking dili-
gently after it, Prov. 2. 2, &c. and
by ftudying the Laws and Com-
mandments of God, Pfal. 119.
98, &c.
Jefus Chrift is made unto us
"1
Offenfual and worldly Wisdom,
676, a, 10. Not to be gloried in,
Jer. 9.23.
See Knowledge.
Some good Works particu
larly mentioned in the ho-
ly Scriptures; feeding the Hun-
gry, cloathing the Naked, visiting
the Sick, the Fatherless, and Widow
in their Affliction,relieving the Op-
preffed and Prisoners, Lending, Giv.
ing,fhewing Mercy,making Peace be
tween thofe who are at Variance,17,4,
16. 25,a,7. 139,a,7. Ha.1.17. Mat.25.
34, &c. See Alms. The Precepts of
doing as we would be done unto,
and of loving our Neighbour as
our felves, include all poffible good
cation of poor Children, &c.
Works, as contributing to the Edu-
We are to do good to all Men,
to be had to good Chriftians, 847,b,9.
but a more efpecial regard ought
Motives to do good Werks; the
Example of Chrift, who went a
bout doing good, Acts 1o. 38. The
Reward promifed, 294, a, 17. We
fhall be rewarded according to
our Works, 94, b, 6. 732, b, 22. To
neglect doing good Works finful, and
expofes the Guilty to Condemna
tion and Punishment, Mat.7.19.
Mat. 25.24, &c. Mat. 25.42, .
431, b, 2, 32.
Good Works the beft Evidence of a
right Faith, Jam. 2. 18, 26. An e-
minent Part of true Religion, Jam.
1. 27. 791, a, 8, 17.
Good Works are pleafing to God,
Phil. 4. 18. Heb. 13. 16. 506,1,
13. God is glorified by them,
429, 2, 8. And therefore they are
not always to be done in fecret,
on Mat. 6. 1.
Our Works not the Caufe which
moved God to provide a Method
for our Salvation, 538, a, 27.
World
Worldly-mindedness,
See Covetousness.
Worthip.
A
God is only to be worshipped,
Mat. 4. 10.
Jefus Chrift an Object
of Religious Worship. See Chrift.
Publick Worship expreffed by cal-
ling on the Name of the Lord,
Gen. 12. 8. Gen..13.4. Gen. 21.
33. Not to call upon or Worship
God, a part of the Character of
wicked Man, Pfal. 14. 4. Pfal. 53.4.
There were Churches or Places
a
for publick Worship in the Apoftles
Time. See Churches.
Texts whence our conftant At-
tendance on the publick Worship of
God (not being reafonably hin-
dred) may be inferr'd, Pfal. 45. 11.
Pfal. 65. 1, 2, 4. Pfal. 84. 1, &c.
Pfal. 95. 2, 6. Pfal. 107. 32. Mat.
318. 20. A&ts 16. 13, 16. Rom. 10.
914, 17. 468, a, 11.
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Examples of good young Perfons:
Obadiah, 1 King. 18. 12. Jofiah,
2 Chron.34.3. Timothy, 2 Tim.3.13.
Wicked young People made Exam-
ples of God's Juftice: Er, and O-
nan, Gen. 38. 7, &c The Sons of
Eli, 1 Sam. 4. 11. Amnon, 2 Sam.
13. Abfalom, 2 Sam. 18. 9.
order to their being fooner admit-
If the Good die young, it is in
ted to Happiness, but wicked young
People are threatned to have their
Lives fhortned by way of Punish-
ment, Prov. 10. 27.
Z.
Zeal
Is put for the Heat of the Affe-
ction of Love, Joh. 2. 17. accom-
Panied with defire, &c. 2 Cor. 7.
II. For a commendable Emulati-
on even to outdo others in well-
doing, 2 Cor. 9. 2. For an earneft
Col. 4. 13. For Envy, Acts 5. 17-
defire to do good to any Perfon,
A&ts 7.9. A&s 13. 45. A&s 17.
Word tranflated Indignation and
5. In thefe Places the Greek
Envy, fignifies Zeal.
Our Zeal cannot be good, unless
the Object thereof is good, 760,b,2.
Some have a Zeal which is not ac-
cording to Knowledge, 564, b, 1.
Zeal in Perfecuting the Church,498,
St. Paul condemns himself for his
a, 16. The Nature of true Zeal; Sec
the Note on the Preface, p. 14. Ex-
amples of a commendable Zeal, 115,
b, 2. 547, a, 20.
Of a mistaken, blind, difordered
Zeal, Mat. 10. 21. Mat. 26. 51. Luk.
The Ceremonial Law a roke, 9. 54. Joh. 8. 59. Joh. 16. 2. A&s
7. 57, &c. A&s 21.27, &c.
Chriftians ought to be zealous of
good Works, 798, a, 27.
NI S.
Of the Love, Delight, &c. of
David to the Houfe and Worship of
God, Pfal. 26. 8. Pfal. 84. 1, &c.
Pfal. 122. 1, &c.
The Apoftles and first Christians
affembled together publickly to
worship God, 468, a, 10.
They frequently reforted to the
Temple. See Temple.
475, a, 15.
Though publick Worship is a part
of Religion, yet it is not accepta-
ble without the Amendment of
our Lives, 87, a, 7. Jer. 7.3, &c.
We must marfhip God with our
Hearts, as well as Lips and Bodies,
87, a, 2, 7. 594, b, 10. 824, a, 21.
General Rules refpecting the Cir-
C cumftances of Religious Worship, I
Cor. 14.26, 40.
•
Of Preparation for publick Wor-
fhip, 1 Sam. 16. 5. Ecclef. 5. 1, 2.
Of Reverence in the Houfe of
God, Lev. 26 2. Pfal.89.7. Kneeling
a proper Pofture of Worship,496,b,15.
Y.
Yoke.
The Toke of Chrift eafie, Mar.
11. 30%
Young
Men, their Duty, 887, a, 24. 890,
a, 1. Prov. 1. 8, 10, &c. Prov. 3.
1. Prov. 4. 3, &c. Prov. 23. 19.
Young People are not to defer the
Duties of Religion, to their old
Age, Eccl. 12. 1. Lam. 3: 27.
The Duty of young People to the
Antient, 875, a, 13.
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