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which are fincere, con. xvi. 6. Singing of palms, a part of religious worfhip, con xxi. 5. Slandering, finful, cat. 145.

Songs that are lafcivious, forbidden, cat.

139.

The foul of man is immortal, con. iv. 2. cat. 17. The state of fouls, when feparate from their bodies, con. xxii. 1. cat. 86.

Sovereignty, God hath most fovereign dominion over his creatures, to do by them, for them, or upon them whatfoever he pleaseth, con. ii. 2. The light of nature fheweth that God hath lordship and fovereignty over all, con. xxi. 1. Eternal fovereignty to be afcribed to God alone,

cat. 196.

We are to pray with due apprehenfions of his fovereign power, cat. 175, 189. Spirit, See Holy Ghost. Stage-Plays, forbidden, cat. 139. Stews, not to be tolerated, cat. 139. Supererogation, impoffible, con. xvi 4. Superiors, Why filed fathers and mothers,

cat. 125. How to be honoured, con. xxiii. 4. cat. 127. Their duty, con. xxiii 1, 2, 3, cat. 119. Their fins, cat. 130. See magiftracy.

Superftition. God may not be worshipped ac

cording to the imaginations and devices of men, con. xxi. 1. Religious worship not inftituted by God himself, is not to be ufed or approved, cat. 109. All fuperftitious devices, &c. finful, cat. 109, 113. Supper, See Lord's fupper. Surety, Chrift the furety for believers, cat.

71. He was throughly furnished to execute that office, con viii. 3. And God accepteth fatisfaction from him as their furety, cat. 71.

Suretyship, that is not neceffary, is to be a

voided, cat. 141. Sufpenfion from the

Lord's table, con. xxx. 4. Swearing, See oaths. Vain or rafh fwearing

by the name of God, or to fwear at all by any other thing, is to be abhorred, con. xxii. 2. Synods, Sec councils.

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TALE-BEARING, cat. 145.

Temptation. Why God leaves his children t manifold temptations, con. v. 5. The wicked given up to the temptations of the world, con. v. 6. Temptations to fin are to be avoided and refifted, cat. 99. 66. 135, 138. How temptation is to be prayed against, cat. 195. Teftament. The books of the Old and New Testament are the word of God, con. i. 2. cat. 3. And the only rule of faith and obedience, ibid. See scriptures. Teftament, why the covenant of grace is

called a teftament, con. vii, 4. As it was adminiftred under the law, it is called the Old Testament, con. vii. 5. And as adminiftred under the gospel, it is called the New Teftament, con. vii. 6. Thanksgiving, to be joined with prayer, con.

xxi. 3. cat. 108. 178. It is to be made in the name of Christ, con. xxi. 3, Solemn thanksgiving, a part of religious worship, con. xxi. 5.

Toleration. A falfe religion not to be tole rated, cat. 109.

Tradition, no pretence for using fuperstitious devices in the worship of God, cat. 109. No traditions of men to be added to the scripture, con. i. 6. Transubstantiation is repugnant not only to

fcripture, but to common fenfe and reafon, con. xxix. 6. And is the cause of manifold superstitions, yea of grofs idolatries, ibid.

The tree of life was a pledge of the covenant of works, cat. 20. The Trinity, See God, perfons. Truth between man and man, how preferved and promoted, cat. 144. What things are contrary to it, cat. 145.

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UNION of the clect with Christ, con.

XXV. 1. xxvi. 1. cat. 66. It is infeparable, cat. 79. Believers are united to one another in love, con. xxvi. 1. Union of the two natures in Christ, See perfonal union.

Unregenerate, the ufe of the moral law to

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them, cat. 96. Their best works cannot please God, and why, con. xvi. 7. But their neglect to do what God commands, is more finful, ibid. Vocation, See Calling.

Vow, a part of religious worship, con. xxi. 5. What it is, and how to be made, con. xxii. 5, 6. To be made to God alone, con. xxv. 6. cat. 108. What vows are unlawful, con. xxii. 7. Violating of law

ful vows, and fulfilling of unlawful, is finful, cat. 113. Ufury, unlawful, cat. 142.

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may be waged by Christians under the New Testament, con. xxiii. 2. The Wicked. Their-condition in this life, cat. 83. Immediately after death, con. xxxii. 1. cat. 86. In and after judgment, con. xxxiii. 2. cat. 89.

Will. The counfel of God's will is most wife and holy, con. iii. 1. cat. 12. It is unfearchable, con. iii. 7. cat. 13. It is free and immutable, con. v. 1. cat. 14. And most righteous, con l. 1. How the will of God is to be done and fubmitted to, cat. 192. The will of God, revealed in the fcriptures is the only rule of faith, worship and practice, See Scripture. Chrift revealeth to his church by his Spirit, and word the whole will of God, in all things concerning their ediEcation and falvation, cat. 48. Free-will. The will of man is neither forced, nor by any abfolute neceffity of nature determined to do good or evil, con. iii. 1. ix. 1. Man in his state of innocency had freedom and power to will and do good, con. iv. 2. ix. 2. cat. 17. By his tall he loft all ability of will to any fpiritual good accompanying falvation, con. vi. 2, 4. ix. 3. cat. 25, 192. The will is renewed in converfion, con ix. 4. x. 1. cat 67. It is made perfectly and immutably free to do good alone in the ftate of glory only, con. ix. 5. Word. See fcripture, reading, preaching,

hearing.

Worldly mindedness, finful, cat. 105. 142. Works. What are good works and what

not, con. xvi. 1. Good works are the fruits and evidences of a true and lively faith, con. xvi 2. The uses and ends of good works, ibid. Ability to do good works is wholly from the Spirit of Christ, con. xvi. 3. The actual influence of the Spirit is required for the performance of them, ibid. This no plea for negligence, ibid. Supererogation, impoffible, con. xvi. 4. We cannot by our best works merit pardon of fin or eternal life at the hand of God, and why, con. xvi. 5. Yet the good works of believers are ac. cepted by God in Christ, and rewarded, con. xvi. 6. The works of unregenerate men cannot please God, and why, con. xvi. 7. But to neglect to do what God commands, is more finful, ibid. All perfons fhall in the day of judgment, receive according to what they have done in the body, whether good or evil, con. xxxiii. 1.

Worship. To God is due from his crea

tures, whatever worship he is pleased to require, con. ii. 2. The light of nature fheweth that God is to be worshipped, con. xxi. 1. But the acceptable way of worshipping God, is inftituted by himfelf in the fcriptures, ibid. He may not be worshipped according to the imaginations and devices of men, con. xxi 1. cat. 109. Falfe worship is to be opposed, cat. 108. As alfo any worship not instituted by God himself, cat. 109. But there are fome circun ftances concerning the worship of God which are to be ordered by the light of nature and Chriftian prudence, according to the general rules of the word, con. i. 6. Religious worship is to be given to God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghoft, and to him alone; and that only in the mediation of Chrift, con. xxi. 2 cat 179, 181. The parts of religious worship, con. xxi. 3, 5. Religious worship not tied to any place, but God is to be worshipped every where

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