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Con. 3:7. Cat. 13. The Glory of GOOD WORKS, See Works.

his eternal Power, Wisdom and Goodness the End of the Creation, Con. 4: 1. The Manifeftation of the Glory of his Wisdom, Power, Juftice, Goodness and Mercy, is the End of all God's Works of Providence, Con. s; I. Cat.18.The End of God's appointing the last Judgment is the Manifeftation of the Glory of his Mercy and Justice, Con.33:2. To glorify God is the chief End of Man, Cat. 1. God is glorified by good Works, Con. 16: 2. GLUTTONY, a Sin, Cat. 139... GOD, The Light of Nature sheweth that there is a God, Con. 21: 1: Cat. 2. What it declares concerning him, and of our Duty to him, Con. I: I. 21: I. It is not fufficient to give that Knowledge of God and of his Will, which is neceffary unto Salvation, Con. 1: 1. Cat. 2. The Attributes or Perfections of God, Con. 2:.1, 2. Cat. 7, 101 There is but one only God, Con. 2:1. Cat. 8. There are three Perfons in the Godhead diftinguished by perfonal Properties, Con. 2:3. Cat. 9, 10. The Co-equality of the Persons proved, Cat. 11. To him is due from all his Creatures, whatsoever Worship, Service or Obedience he is pleased to require, Con, 2: 2. Our Duty to God, Cat. 104, 108, 112, 116. What contrary to it, Cat. 105, 109, 113, 119. 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 21: 2. Cat. 179,

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GOSPEL. How the Covenant of Grace is adminiftred under the Gospel, Con. 7:6, Cat. 35. Without the Gospel no Salvation, Cat. 60. Con. 10: 4. In it. Chrift doth not diffolve but ftrengthen the Obligation to the Obedience of the Moral Law, Con. 19:5. Believers under the Gospel have a greater Boldness of Access to the Throne of Grace than Believers under the Law did ordi narily partake of, Con, 20: 1, GOVERNMENT, See Church, Magiftrate.

The GRACE of GOD, Election is of God's mere free Grace, Con. 35. Cat. 13 How the Grace of God is manifefted in the fecond Covenant, Con, 7:3. Cat.32. Effectual Calling is of God's free and fpecial Grace, Con. 10: 2. Cat. 67. Juftification is only of free Grace, Con. 11: 3, Cat. 70. 71. Adoption is an Act of free Grace, Con. 12. Cat. 74. The Communion in Grace which Believers have with Chrift, Cat.69. All faving Graces are the Work of the Spirit, Con. 13 and 14 and Is. Cat. 32,72,75,76,77. And do always accompany Faith, Con. 11:2. Cat. 73. Perfeverance in Grace, Con.17. Cat. 79. Increase in Grace, Con. 13:13. Cat. 75, 77. Affurance of Grace, Cona 18. Cat. 80. 81.

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ARDEN. Why and how Sin-
ners are hardned, Con. 5: 6.
Believers may have their Hearts
hardned, Con. 17: 3. !
HEAD. The Elect are infeparably.

united to Chrift as their Head,
Con, 25: 1. 26: 1. Cat. 64,66. He.
is the only Head of the Church,
Con. 25: 6.
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HEARING. What is required of
thofe that hear the Word preach-
ed, Con. 21: 5. Cat. 160.
HEAVEN, the State of the Bleffed,
Con. 32: 1. 33:2. Cat. 86, 90.
HELL, the State of the Damned,

Con. 32: 1. 33:2. Cat. 29, 86,89.
The Meaning of thefe Words in
the Creed, He defcended into Hell,
Cat. 5o.

HERETICKS to be rejected, Cat.
IOS.

HOLINESS. God is moft Holy in
all his Counfels, Works andCom-
mands, Con. 2:2. Man was creat-
ed holy after the Image of God,
Con. 4: 2. Cat. 17. But by the
Fall he became wholly defiled,
Con. 6:2. Believers, are by the
fanctifying Spirit ofChrift,quick-
ned and ftrengthned to the Pra-
&tice of Holiness, Con. 13: 1, 3.
Cat. 75. And are made perfect-
ly Holy in Heaven, Con. 32: 1.
Cat. 86, 90. See Sanctification.
The HOLY GHOST equal with
the Father, Con. 2: 3. Cat. II.
He is promised to the Elect in
the Covenant of Grace, Con. 7:
3. Cat. 32. By him they are uni-
For
ted to Chrift, Con. 26: 1.
by him the Redemption purcha-
fed by Chrift is applied to them,
Con. 8:8. 11:4. Cst. 58,59. By

lievers grow in Grace, Con. 13: §
Cat. 75. The outward Means are
by him made effectual to the
Elect for Salvation, Con. 7:5, 6.
25: 3. Cat. 155, 161. Prayer is
to be made by his Help, Con. 21:
3. Car, 182. Ability to do good
Works is from him, Con, 16: 3.
Affurance of Faith is attained
by his witneffing with our Spirits
that we are the Children of God,
Con. 18:2. Cat. 85. By his abi
ding within Believers they are
fecured from falling totally away
from the State of Grace, and are
kept by the Power of God through
Faith unto Salvation, Con. 17:2.
Cat. 79.

HOPE of Glory, Com. 18: 1. Cat.
83. The Hope of Hypocrites,

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Con. 18: I. HUMILIATION of Chrift, Con. 8: 2, 4. Cat. 46. in his Conception and Birth, Cat. 47. in his Life, Cat. 48. in his Death, Cat. 49. after Death, Cat. 50. Making ProfefHYPOCRISY, fion of Religion in Hypocrify, o for finifter ends, finful, Cat. 113. The Hypocrite's Hope, Con, 18:1. HYPOSTATICA L. See Perfonal, IN

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DLENESS, unlawful, Cat, 139%

him they are effectually called, DLENE

IDOLATRY, all the Kinds of it

forbidden, Cat. 105, 109. All Monuments of Idolatry ought to be removed, Cat. 108. JESTS perverting the Scripture to profane Jefts, finful, cat. 113. JESUS, Why fo called, Cat. 41, See Chrift.

Con. 10: 1. Cat. 67. And have
Faith wrought in their Hearts,
He is
Con. 14: 1. Cat. 59, 72.
given to them in Adoption, Con.
12. Cat. 74. And applying the
Death and Resurrection of Chrift
to them, by his powerful Ope-
ration they are fanctified, Con.
13:1. Cat. 75. Having Repen-
tance wrought and all other fa-
ving. Graces infused into their
Hearts, Con. 13: 1. Cai, 32, 75,
76, 77. Through the continual, I MAGE.
Supply of Strength from him, Be-

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IGNORANT, not to be admitted to the Lord's Table, Con. 29: 8. Cat. 173.

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and their Perfeverance depends upon his continual Interceffion for them, Con. 17: 28 Cat. 79.

Righteousness, and Holiness, Con. 4: 2. Cat. 17. This Image is renewed by San&tification, Cat. 75. and fully perfected in Heaven, Con. 32: I. Cat. 86, 90. IMAGE-WORSHIP of all Kinds, discharged, Cat. 109. IMPUTATION. The Guilt of Adam's firft Sin is imputed to all his Pofterity, Con. 6: 3. The Obedience and Satisfaction of Chrift is imputed to Believers, Con. II: 1. Cat. 70. His Righteousness is imputed to them, Cat. 71, 77. INCARNATION of Chrift, Con.

8: 2. Cat. 37, 39. INCEST discharged, Cat. 139. Inceftuous Marriages, which are within the Degrees of Confanguinity or Affinity, forbidden in the Scriptures, can never be made lawful, Con. 24: 4. Unjuft INCLOSURES and Depo

pulations forbidden, Cat. 142. INCREASE of Grace, is from a continual Supply of Strength from the fanctifying Spirit of Chrift, Con. 13: 1, 3. Cat. 75,

77. INNOCENCY. The State of Man in Innocency, Con. 4: 2. Cat.

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Joy in the HOLY GHOST, the Fruit of Affurance, Con. 18:1, 3. Cat. 83. Believers by falling into fome Sins, may grieve the Spirit, and be deprived of fome Measure of their Comfort, Con. 17: 3. 18: 4.

JUDGE. Chrift the Judge of the

World, Con, 8: 1,4. 33: 1. How he fhall come at the laft Day, Cat. 56.

The JUDGMENTS of God upon Sinners in this World, Con 5: 6. Cat. 28, 83. How Believers may bring temporal Judgments on themselves, Con. 17: 3.

God is

Juft and terrible in his Judg ments, Con. 2: I.

The LAST JUDGMENT, What, Con. 33:1. Appointed for Angels and Men, Con. 8:4. 33: I. Cat. 88. The End of its Appointment, is the Manifeftation of God's Mercy and Juftice, Con. 33:2. Chrift fhall be the Judge, Con. 8: 4. 33: I. How he fhall come to judge the World, Cat. 56. Why he would have us certainly perfwaded of it, Con. 33: 3. Why the Time of it is concealed, Con. 33:3. Cat. 88. The Judgment of the Righteous, Con. 33: 2. Cat. 90. The Judgment of the Wicked, Con, 33: 2. Cat,

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Con, 11: 3. in the last Judgment, KING. Chrift the King of his

Con. 33: 2.
JUSTICE in Contracts and Com-

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merce between Man and Man, Cat. 141, 142.4 JUSTIFICATION, What, Con. ir: 1. Cat. 70. All the Elect, and they only are justified, Con. 3: 6. Whom God did from all eternity Decree to juftifie, Con. 11: 4. But they are not justified till the Holy Spirit doth in due Time actually apply Chrift unto them, Ibid. How Juftification is of God's free Grace, Con. II: 3. Cat 71. Faith is neceffarily re quired for Juftification, Cat. 71. But it juftifies a Sinner only as it is an Inftrument, by which he receiveth Chrift and his Righteouf

Church, Con. 30: 1. How he executeth the Office of a King, Cat. 45. What meant by the coming of his Kingdom, Car. igr. KNOWLEDGE, God's Knowledge is Infinite, Infallible and Independent upon the Creature, Con. 2:2. The Knowledge which may be had of God and of our Duty to him by the Light of Nature, Con. I: 1. 21: 1. Cat. 1. The Scriptures are only fufficient to give that Knowledge of God and of his Will, which is neceffary unto Salvation, Ibid.

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ABOUR is to be moderately

nels, Con. 11: 1, 2. Cat. 73. The Lufed, Cat. 135, 136.

exact Juftice, and rich Grace of God are both glorified in the Juftification of finners, Con. II: 3. Juftification, the fame under the Old Teftament as under the New, Con. 11:6. It is infeparably joined with Sanctification, Cat. 77. How they differ, Ibid. Thofe that are juftified are perfectly freed in this Life from the revenging Wrath of God, that they never fall into Condemnation, Cou.17: 1. Cat. 77579. But Corruption remaining in them, Con. 6:5. 13: 2. Cat. 78. They fall into many Sins, Con. 17:3. Cat. 78. Which God continues to forgive; upon their humbling themselves, confeffing their Sins, begging Par don, and renewing their Faith and Repentance, Con. 11: So

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LAND-MARKS not to be removed, Cat. 142.

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LAW. The Ceremonial Law, what, Con. 19: 3. It is abrogated now under the New Teftament, Cɔn. 19:3. 20:1. How the Covenant of Grace was adminiftred under the Law, Con 7: 5. 8:6. Cat. 34. The JUDICIAL LA w expired with the State of the Jews, Can. 19: 4. And obliges no further than the general Equity of it requires, Ibid.

The MORAL LAW, What, C.

93. Given to Adam with 2 Power to fulfil it, Con. 4:2. 19: 1. Cat. 92. The Ten Commandments the Sum of it, Can. 19:2. Cat. 98. Tho' Believers are not under it as a Covenant, Cm. 19: 6. And are not able perfectly to keep it, Cat. 149. Yet it continues to be a perfect Rule of Righteousness, Con. 19:2. Binding all, as well justified Perfons as others, Con. 19:5. Chrift, in the Gospel, having not abolished but much

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Arengthned the Obligation to the Obedience of it, Ibid. And altho' no Man fince the Fall can, by the Moral Law, attain to Righteousness and Life, Con. 19: 6. Cat. 94. Which Chrift alone hath purchased for the Elect by his perfect Obedience, Con. 8: 5. Yet it is of great Ufe to all, Con. 19:6. Cat. 95. The Ufe of it to the Regenerate, Con. 19:6. Cat. 97. The Ufe of it to the Unregenerate, Cat, 96. Not contrary to the Grace of the Gospel, but doth fweetly comply with it, Con. 19: 7. The Spirit of Chrift fubduing and enabling the Will of Man unto a free and chearful Obedience to the Will of God, Con. 19 7. Cat. 32. Unneceffary LAW-SUITS to be avoided, Cat. 141, 142. LIBERTY. Chriftian Liberty, What, Con. 20: 1. Wherein it is inlarged under the Gofpel, Ibid. The End of Chriftian Liberty, Con. 20: 3. Liberty to Sin inconfiftent with it. Ibid. It is not intended to deftroy Ecclefiaftical or Civil Powers, but to fupport and preferve them, Con. 20: 4. Neither are Men thereby allowed to publish Opinions or maintain Practices, that are contrary to the Light of Nature, or to the known Principles of Chriftianity, or fuch as are deftructive of the Peace and Order of the Church, ibid.

not to be taken away except in cafe of publick Juftice, lawful War, or neceffary Defence, Cat. 136.

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LIGHT OF NATURE, What may
be known of God and of our Du
ty to him by it, Con. 1:1. 21: 1.
Cat. 2. It is not fufficient to
make us Wife unto Salvation,
Con. 11. 10:4. 21: 1. Cat. 2,60.
It is of the Law of Nature that
a due Portion of Time be set a-
part for the Worship of God,
Con. 21, 7.

Wanton Looks, finful, Cat. 139.
LORD'S PRAYER, See Prayer.
LORD'S SUPPER. The Inftitu-

tion, Nature and Ends of it, Con. 29: 1. Cat. 168. Chrift not offered up to his Father, nor any real Sacrifice for Sin made in it, Con, 29: 2. The Mafs abominably injurious to Chrift's one only Sacrifice, ibid. The outward Elements in this Sacrament are not to be adored, Con. 29: 4. They ftill remain truly Bread and Wine, Con, 29: 5. The Doctrine of Tranfubftantiation is repugnant not only to the Scripture, but even to common Senfe, and has been and is the Cause of grofs Idolatries, Con. 29:6. How Chrift hath appointed Bread and Wine to be given and received in the Sacrament, Con. 29: 3. Cat. 169. It is only to be adminiftred by a Minifter of the Word lawfully ordained, Con, 27: 4. Cat. 176. It is not to be received by any one alone, Con. 29: 4. It is to be received in both Kinds, ibid. What Relation the Elements in this Sacrament have to Chrift crucified, Con. 29: 5. How Christ is present there, Con, 29, 7. Cat.: 170. How Believers feed on him therein, ibid. What Preparation is required for receiving it, Cat. Hh 4

LIBERTY of Confcience what it is, and what repugnant to it, Con. 20: 2. Making Men the Lords of our Faith and Confcience, unlawful, Con. 20:2. Cat. 105S. LIFE, Eternal Life purchased by Christ's perfect Obedience to the Law, Con. 8:5. The Tree of Life was a Pledge of the Covenant of Works, Car. 20. The Life of any

171.

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