TABLE OF THE. Chief MATTERS OF THINGS CONTAINED IN THE Laft Seven VOLUMES.. **The letters denote the volumes, the figures the pages?. A Bomination of defolation, what meant by it, x. 28, &c. Abraham, The excellency of his faith and obedience in his offering up his fon, iv. 21. The reasonableness of it, iv. 27. Objections against it answered, iv. 27. The nature and reason of his trial, iv. 21. An example of submiffion and obedience, iv. 35. Offering up his son, a type: of Chrift, iv. 47: Abraham's bofom, why paradife fo called, vi. 180. pifts abuse of this do&rine, iv. 95. vi. 172. vii. 268.. Addition of any thing to the Chriftian religion, as necessary to falvation. The evil and danger of it, v. 3, 12. The pretence of infallibility no warrant for this, v. 2. How far the church of Rome chargeable with this, v. 13. Chri ftians capable of judging when fuch additions are made,, v. 6. Adoption of Chriftians, what, vi. 64. Advocate, Chrift our Advocate in heaven, ix. 179. How this a ground of comfort to Chriftians, ix. 181, &c. Afflictions, Arguments for patience under them, iv. 347, 359. vi. 72, 197, 386, 387, 389, 390. ix. 178. Of good men, no argument against the providence of God, ix. 152. Their end and usefulness, vi. 392, 393. vii. 29, 30. Of men ;; how reconciled with the goodness of God, vii.. 28. Age C-3> Age, The impiety of our age, v. 377. vi. 55. Allurements of the world, iv. 86, 87. How to be overcome, iv. 88. Alphonfus, His blafphemous speech concerning the creation of the world, vi. 378. Ambition, The temptation of it, iv. 41, &c. 88. Remedies against it, iv. 89. How refifted by our Saviour, viii. 252. Anabaptifts, Their abufe of Chrift's commiffion for baptism, vi. 138. Ananias and Sapphira; The severity of their punishment accounted for, vii. 87. Angels, Their existence, iv. 284. Their nature, iv. 286. The feveral orders of them, iv. 287. Their office and employment, ibid. Good, their special office towards good men, iv. 289, 297. The worship of them forbid, iv. 235, 249, 252, 300. The practice of the church of Rome in this matter, ibid. The doctrine of guardian Angels, iv. 290. Prefent at our devotions, iv. 293. Say not before the Angels that it was an error, Eclef. v. 9. explained, ibid. The woman to have a veil over her head because of the Angels, 1 Cor. xi. 10. explained, iv. 294. Michael the Arch-angel difputing about the body of Mofes, Jude 9. explained, iv. 295. The certainty of their miniftry, iv. 297. God's goodness in it, iv. 299. Good, how to be imitated by men, i 302. Anthropomorphites, Their error, vii. 150. Antichrift, The character of him, iv. 362. Anxiety about worldly things; remedies against it, vi. 381. Apoftacy, The nature of this fin, iv. 151. The degrees of it, iv. 153, 155. The heinousness of it, iv. 156. The danger of it, iv. 158. vi. 57, 58. An exhortation against it, iv. 161. From the reformed religion, the danger of it, iv. 161. vi. 94, 96, Of the church of Rome, iv. 155, Apostles, The import and defign of their commiffion, vi. 133, c. How far it was limited, vi. 140. Chrift's promise to be with them always to the end of the world, the meaning of it, vi. 141. This promife cleared from the interpretation of Enthufiafts and Papifts, vi. 143, 145, 147. This promife no warrant for infallibility, vi. 148. The condition of this promife to the paftors of Chrift's church, vi. 150. The danger of not performing them, vi. 152. Credible witpeffes, why, x. 62. Their teftimony, how fufficient to perfuade belief, x. 63, &c. What affurance after-ages have of this, ibid. &c. The practice of our church in commemorating them vindicated, iv. 311. The abuse of this. in the church of Rome, iv. 312. Their example to be imitated, iv. 313. Ap Appearance of Chrift after his refurrection, viii. 293, 300 His first appearance to the women, why not taken notice of by St. Paul, viii. 294. His appearing to the five hundred brethren, a difficulty about it cleared, viii. 295. His appearing to James, why mentioned by St. Paul only, ibid. Why he appeared to his followers only, and not to the unbelieving Jews, viii. 298. Ariftotle, his notion of the world's eternity, v. 113. vii. 139. ix. 267. Armies, how employed by the Romans in times of peace, iv. 223. Afcenfion of Chrift, the circumstances foregoing it, viii. 334. The circumftances of it accounted for, viii. 335, &c. The benefits of it, viii. 339. How a confirmation of our faith, viii. 342. ix. 412, &c. What ground of comfort to Chriftians, viii. 344. What influence it fhould have upon us, viii. 346. Afcenfion, The effects of Chrift's afcenfion, iv. 269. Aemblies, The danger of forfaking the publick assemblies, iv. 154. Affiftance in our duty, to be asked of God, vii. 367. This more fully discovered by the gofpel, x. 89. Aftrology, The vanity of it, vi. 351. Atheism, The danger and impiety of it, v. 132. The unreafonablenefs and folly of it, vi, 297, &c. vii. 39. ix. 265. By whom chiefly promoted, x. 126, &c. Atheists, The unreafonablenefs of their arguments, vii. 97. Their partiality, x. 109. Attributes of God, vi. 255. Rules for rectifying our opinions concerning them, vi. 260, &c. Attrition, what, iv. 95. Auricular confeffion, not of abfolute neceffity, vii. 247. The doctrine of the church of Rome herein, ibid. Their design in this doctrine, vi. 238. Auftin the Monk, his character, and an account of his pretended planting the gospel in England, ix. 64. B Babylon, the Great, Rome papal, iv, 362. Baptifm, the nature and form of it, vi. 137, 138. Chil "dren not excluded from it, vi. 149. How fucceeded circumcifion, v. 292. Why called illumination, vi. 76, &c. Holy Ghoft, how conferred in baptism, viii. 391. The fin and folly of neglecting it, viii. 408. The office of baptifm, fome exceptions against it answered, viii. 392. ried with Chrift in baptifm, what meant by this expreffion, viii. 322. Bu Baptizing with the Holy Ghoft, and with fire, what meant by this expreffion, viii. 350, Braft Beast with ten horns in the revelations, what meant by it, iv. 361, 364. Becanus, his notion concerning divine revelation, the absurdi. ty of it, ix. 215. Becket (Thomas), his Saintfhip, iv. 319. ix. 65. Belief, Nothing that implies a contradiction the object of our belief, iv. 30, 34. vid. Faith. Belief, faving, how the gift of God, vi. 227. A perfuafive to live anfwerably to it, ix. 318. The danger of the contrary, ix. 210, 320, &c. Believing that Jefus is the Chrift the Son of God, what included in it, ix. 284, &c. This proved to be Christian faith, ibid. &c. Bleffed. More bleed to give than to receive; this faying of our Saviour confidered, ix. 118, &c. Blessedness of our future ftate, vii. 323, &c. Wherein it confifts, iv. 325, 327. vii. 325, &c. viii. 169. Bleffing, Our Saviour's bleffing to his disciples, viii. 335. Bodies, how raised up at the last day, vii. 325. viii. 164, &c. Bonaventure's corruption of Ifaiah, lxiii. 3. ix. 317. Brute beafts, the common notion of their fouls. viii. 49. What ̧ becomes of them after death, viii. 50. The difference between the fouls of men and beasts, ibid. C 35. C Alamities, The great calamities that have befallen mankind, how confiftent with the goodness of God, vii. Calling, Diligence in our calling, a part of religion. v. 210, 211. viii. 144. Our obligation to it, ix. 108, &c. None exempted from fome calling, ibid. The duty of those of a high calling, ix. 110. Canaan, The woman of Canaan's faith, why commended by Christ, iv. 33. Canaanites, Their extirpation, the severity of it accounted for, vii. 37. Capacity, That God requires nothing above our capacity, iv. 58. Care, What it is to caft our care upon God, vi. 382, &c. Motives to it, vi. 348. Care about this life, in what fenfe forbidden by our Saviour, V. 55, 58. Carpocratians, Their herefy, vii. 69.. Cafuifts of the church of Rome, their looseness, v. 39, 194.. Cenfuring of others, arguments against it, viii. 119. 120. Centa Centurion's faith, why commended by Chrift, iv. 33. Ceremonies external, their indifferency, vii. 153. How much relied on by the church of Rome, vii. 154. Why commanded to the Jews, vii. 156. How far complied with by our Saviour, viii. 246. Certainty, wherein it confifts, viii. 55. The abfurdity of the church of Rome in this point, ibid. Changes that preceded the coming of Chrift, iv. 222. The providence of God remarkable herein, iv. 223. Changes in religion, why fo difficultly effected, vi. 24. 273. X. 94. Charity, The nature of this duty, vii. 196. The extent of it, vii. 196, 199: The excellency of it, vii. 197. The mea. fure of it, vii. 205. The pleasure of it, vii. 208, &c. The advantage of it in this world, ibid. ix. 126. ward of it in the next world, vii. 211. ix. 126. Charity, Rules for beftowing our charity, vii. 201, &c. A perfuafive to perfeverance in it, vii. 206. The re Charity of Chrift, a pattern for our imitation, viii. 244, &c. ix. 129, &c. Of the primitive Chriftians, vi. 49. Charity, The want of it, vid. Uncharitableness. The neglect of it, in what cafes moft heinous, vi. 177: Charles, The reftoration of King Charles the fecond, iv. 401. viii. 333, 346. Child, The marks of a child of God, vi. 281. viii. 426. Children not fit for the examination of religion, iv. 57. How far this is allowed by the law of France, ibid. Children of this world, and the children of light, who, vi. $235. Children of this world, in what refpects wiser than the children of light, vi. 238. This accounted for, vi. 245, &c. The inferences from it, vi. 248. Chillingworth, why called a Socinian, ix. 265. Chrift, the latenefs of his appearance accounted for, vi. 31, 32. How men faved by him before his coming, ibid. Chrift, as a man, how called the Son of God, vi. 62. His unlimited authority, vi. 133. His offices, vi. 402. His humiliation, how fitted to the work of redemption, vi. 402, 403. The feveral parts of it, ibid. The cafe of fuch who never heard of him, v. 397. The unreasonableness of mens prejudices against him, vi. 15, &c. x. 110. His extraction vindicated from the prejudices of the Jews, vi. 17. The meanness of his outward condition confidered, vi. 18, 29. His miracles cleared from the exceptions X. III. of |